Hi all who are helping be tremendously. Sorry I have a full time job and work weekends as well so time to myself is hard so cant log often to answer your questions.
I have just dug out all the old paper work and found an Affidavit of Roberts a solicitor in Townsville for Mary Wilson (previously Mary Child). This was filed in the Supreme Court of Queensland Townsville on the 12th January 1914 . On the paragraph 3 on the first page of the affidavit it read-
At the time of his (John Child) death the said deceased left no estate in Queensland and it has only now become necessary to apply for a grant of letters of Administration of his estate by reason of certain moneys in England having become payable to the estate of the said deceased.
It is also recorded that publication of application for the estate of John Child was in Qld gov gazette, Qld law reporter, Croydon Mining News and Townsville bulletin between the dates of 4th October1913 and the 16th October 1913.
To the supreme Court of Queensland Townsville On the 26th August 1914 Mary Wilson signed the Inventory and Affidavit verifying Inventory of the Personal estate of John Child was-
Amount to which deceased was entitled under Will of Martha Taylor deceased: in 308Pounds 2shillings and 8pence.
This was the first time that I had found the name Martha Taylor. It is a mystery to whom she was and how John Child came to be the beneficery of her will.
I have now also come across a Notice of resealing of Grant. It is stamped 28th August 1914 in Northern Supreme Court Townsville
It reads:
The High Court Of Justice, Principal Probate Registry, London
(hand written date) 22/7/14
Sir,
I beg to give you notice that the undermentioned Grant, which issued under the Seal of your Court, was, on the date stated, Resealed in the Principal Probate Registry of the High Court of Justice in England
Name of Deceased: John Child
Nature and Date of Grant: A 6/2/14
Date of Resealing: 16/6/14
The Registrar of Probates,
Supreme Court
(hand written) Townsville, Queensland
Signed Pemberton
Chief Clerk,
Notation Department
Now another stamped paper Queensland Stamp Duty - Impressed duty 10 Ten shillings. It is hard to read the old English Writings so I think it says
This Indenture made this Seventeeth day of October 1914 between his living children and Mary Wilson formerly Mary Child.
It goes on in saying John Child was adjudicated insolvent on the fourth day of August 1876 and whereas since his death certain moneys have become payable to his estate in consequence of the death of Martha Taylor AND WHEREAS the trustees of the said Martha Taylor's settlement required that letters of Administration of the goods of the said John Child should be applied for before paying over the share to which the said deceased was entitled AND WHEREAS Letters of Administration were on the Sixth day of February 1914 granted by the Supreme Court of Queensland at Townsville to the said Mary Wilson the lawful widow of the said deceased AND WHEREAS the Official Trustee in Insolvency at Townsville has claimed from the Trustees of the settlement of the said Martha Taylor all moneys to which the said John Child was entitled.....
I am still today non the wiser of who this generous lady was.
Hope someone can help solve this great mystery. Thank you all. Hope this has not become too confusing.
