Westland Provincial Gazette – 1870 – No. 7

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✨ Deceased Persons' Estates

[Extracted from the New Zealand Gazette, No. 5, of the 22nd January, 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 December, 1869.

No.	Name of Deceased.	Colonial Residence.	Supposed British or Foreign Residence.	Date of Rule or Order.	Value or Estimated Personal Estate.	Time of Deceased’s Death.	Remarks.
4	Allen, Charles, minor	Ross	Ireland	...	...	17 Dec., 1869	Next of kin will administer.
5	Ford, Elisha, miner	Grey River	...	...	...	22 Dec., 1869	Drowned in Grey River—watch, ring, and 13 ounces of gold handed to mate at inquest.
20	Miller, Walter, baker	Greenstone	Scotland	...	£9	4 Dec., 1869	Died in Hokitika Hospital.
21	Monro, George, violinist	Grey District	...	...	...	5 Dec., 1869	Said to be Pensioner. Formerly in British Army.
22	M’Turk, William	Invercargill	Scotland	...	Valueless	12 Dec., 1869	Died at sea, on s.s. Gothenburg.
6	Peel, John, miner	Waimea	Cumberland	...	£900	18 May, 1868	Died in Brisbane Hospital.

Dated at Hokitika, this 31st day of December, 1869.

Robert Abbott,
Curator.

Printed by Joseph Print Klein, authorised Printer for the time being of the ‘County of Westland Gazette.’

VUW Te Waharoa — Westland Provincial Gazette 1870, No 7

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

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

⚖️ Particulars of the Estates of Deceased Persons

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated31 December 1869
KeywordsDeceased persons, Estates, Curator, Hokitika
👱🏽 Names

6 names identified

Charles Allen, Deceased minor
Elisha Ford, Deceased miner
Walter Miller, Deceased baker
George Monro, Deceased violinist
William M’Turk, Deceased
John Peel, Deceased miner

👩‍💼 Officials

Robert Abbott, Curator of the Estates of Deceased Persons

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