Westland Provincial Gazette – 1870 – No. 31

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✨ Deceased Persons Estates

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[Extracted from the New Zealand Gazette, No. 49, of the 15th September, 1870.]

PARTICULARS of the Estates of Deceased Persons which have been placed under the charge of ROBERT ABBOTT, Esq., Curator of the Estates of Deceased Persons, during the Month of July, 1870.

No.	Name of Deceased.	Colonial Residence.	Supposed British or Foreign Residence.	Date of Rule. or Order.	Value or Estimated Value of Personal Estate.	Time of Deceased’s Death.	Remarks.
14	Robert Blake	Miner, Paddy’s Gully, up the Grey River.	Ireland	...	Not known.	June 15, 1870	Killed by falling tree.
15	James Black	Labourer, Kanieri.	Antrim, Ireland.	Effects sold for and paid for funeral.	3 2 0	May 23, 1870	Died of apoplexy. Said to have real estate in Ireland.
15	Robert Chiswell	Miner, Kanieri.	Devonshire	...	Valueless	June 29, 1870	Drowned in Pioneer Water Race.
6	Robert Kermode, alias Commode	Miner, Paddy’s Gully, up the Grey River.	...	...	Not known.	June 15, 1870	Killed by falling tree.
11	"Long Jack"	Seaman on board ketch "Pearl."	...	...	Not known.	Sept. 8, 1869	Drowned in Grey River.
12	John Lewis	Miner, Maori Pnt., Greenstone.	South Sea Islander.	Effects worth little, given for funeral.	...	July 15, 1870	Killed by fall of earth.
26	Owen McKenna	Miner, Noble’s Gully, Nelson.	...	...	15 3 0	May 24, 1870	Andrew McKenna, (a brother), took possession and paid expenses.
11	Robert Wynne	Miner, New River, Greymouth.	Jersey	...	16 10 6	July 15, 1870	Died of heart disease. Taken to pay funeral.

Dated at Hokitika, this 2nd day of August, 1870.

ROBERT ABBOTT,
Curator.

Printed by JOSEPH PHILIP KLEIN, authorised Printer for the time being of the "County of Westland Gazette."

VUW Te Waharoa — Westland Provincial Gazette 1870, No 31

The Westland Provincial Council was based at Hokitika and met at the Supreme Court House (depicted) from 1868-1875.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

⚖️ Estates of Deceased Persons under Curator

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated2 August 1870
KeywordsDeceased Persons, Estates, Curator, Hokitika
👱🏽 Names

9 names identified

Robert Blake, Miner, killed by falling tree
James Black, Labourer, died of apoplexy
Robert Chiswell, Miner, drowned in water race
Robert Kermode, Miner, killed by falling tree
Long Jack , Seaman, drowned in river
John Lewis, Miner, killed by fall of earth
Owen McKenna, Miner, died of heart disease
Robert Wynne, Miner, died of heart disease
Andrew McKenna, Brother of deceased

👩‍💼 Officials

Robert Abbott, Curator

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