Bothwell Families

These pages provide a glimpse into the life of the Bothwell Families during the 1800s.
You will find Family Trees and Individual Timelines which may not be exhaustive but will be updated as more research is conducted.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information provided.

James Dalwood (1820-1893)
Mary Dunstone (1822-1915)

🏠Property History

Family of James Dalwood and Mary Dunstone

James Dalwood. 🧑🏻 Individual Timeline

b: abt 1820, Stoke Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England; d: 23 Mar 1893, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 24 Mar 1893, Queenborough Cemetery, Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia.

Spouse - Mary Dunstone. 👧🏻 Individual Timeline

b: abt 1822, Martock, Somerset, England; m: 1840, Yeovil, Somerset, England; d: 22 Jul 1915, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: aft 22 Jul 1915, Queenborough Cemetery, Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia.

Children of James Dalwood and Mary Dunstone:

  1. Sarah Ann Dalwood - b: abt 1841, Stoke Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England; d: 4 Nov 1931, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 7 Nov 1931, Queenborough Cemetery, Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - William Wilson, b: abt 1825, place unknown; m: 6 Jul 1861, Minister's house, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 11 Sep 1903, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

  2. John Dalwood - b: abt 1842, Stoke Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England; d: 4 Dec 1922, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

  3. Caleb Dalwood - b: abt 1844, Stoke Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England; d: 1918, Hotham, Victoria, Australia.

  4. James Dalwood - b: abt 1846, Stoke Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England; d: 1934, Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia.

  5. Winifred Dalwood - b: abt 1847, Stoke Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England; d: 1916, West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

  6. Hannah Dalwood - b: abt 1850, Stoke Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England; d: 1944, Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Spouse - George Wilmot, son of Stephen Wilmot and Elizabeth Skinner, b: 18 Jun 1842, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; m: 30 May 1876 Colac, Victoria, Australia; d: 1931, Geelong Victoria, Australia.

  7. William Dalwood - b: 9 Feb 1855, Hamilton, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 8 Apr 1855, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 16 Apr 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: aft 16 Apr 1859, the General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

  8. Mary Dalwood - b: 14 Jul 1856, Brighton, Tasmania, Australia; d: 25 Jan 1934, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 27 Jan 1934, Carr Villa Cemetery, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Henry Walter Priest, son of John Priest and Elizabeth Stuart, b: 23 Aug 1855, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; m: 11 Apr 1882 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia; d: 20 Aug 1934, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 22 Aug 1934, Carr Villa Cemetery, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia .

  9. William Alfred Dalwood - b: 5 Oct 1858, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 24 Sep 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 25 May 1935, West Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 27 May 1935, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Florence Eliza Sturgeon, daughter of John Sturgeon and Louise Whitehouse, b: 11 Sep 1872, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; m: 15 Oct 1892, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; d: May 1967, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 20 May 1967, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

  10. Malvina Dalwood - b: 24 Mar 1860, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 20 May 1860, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 29 Oct 1918 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Ernest Albert Morrisby, son of George James Morrisby and Sophia Birchall, b: abt 1861, place unknown; m: 16 Sep 1885, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; d: 31 May 1909, Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia.

  11. Rosina Dalwood - b: 21 Nov 1861, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 27 Jan 1862, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. d: 29 Jun 1939, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 1 Jul 1939, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - William James Currell, son of Edwin Currell and Ellen Hex, b: 1860, Mitcham, Surrey, England; m: 9 May 1888, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; d: 9 Nov 1929, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 11 Nov 1929, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

  12. Vincent Dalwood - b: 15 Jan 1865, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 2 Mar 1865, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 16 Jun 1943, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; crem - 17 Jun 1943, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Emily Louisa Sturgeon, daughter of John Sturgeon and Louise Whitehouse, b: 29 May 1870, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; m: 7 Feb 1891, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; d: 19 Apr 1944, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; crem: - 21 Apr 1944, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Properties in Bothwell purchased by James Dalwood

[2-Gg3, Hh] Wentworth St

For more information on these properties click on the links under each map.
Complete and downloadable maps of the township are on the Property History page.

Tasmanian Archives: Maps - Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified) & Bothwell 2 (B38), AF819/1/27 (modified)

Individual Timeline for James Dalwood (1820-1893)

Abt 1820 - James Dalwood was born at Stoke sub Hamdon, Somerset, England.

1840 - James Dalwood and Mary Dunstone married in Yeovil, Somerset, England.

Abt 1841 - Birth of his daughter Sarah Ann Dalwood in Stoke sub Hamdon, Somerset, England.

Abt 1842 - Birth of his son John Dalwood at Stoke sub Hamdon, Somerset, England.

Abt 1844 - Birth of his son Caleb Dalwood at Stoke sub Hamdon, Somerset, England.

Abt 1846 - Birth of his his son James Dalwood at Stoke sub Hamdon, Somerset, England.

Abt 1847 - Birth of his daughter Winifred Dalwood at Stoke sub Hamdon, Somerset, England.

Abt 1850 - Birth of his daughter Hannah Dalwood at Stoke sub Hamdon, Somerset, England.

16 Apr 1854 - Arrived at Hobart, Tasmania, Australia on board the Maitland on application of Captain Langdon.
James Dalwood, age 34, Church of England, neither read or write, estate manager.
Mary Dalwood, age 32, Church of England, read little, glover.
Sarah Dalwood, age 13, Church of England, read little, glover.
John Dalwood, age 12, Church of England, read little, post and tree carrier.
Caleb Dalwood, age 10, Church of England, read little.
James Dalwood, age 8, Church of England, read only.
Winifred Dalwood, age 7, Church of England, read little, glover.
Hannah Dalwood, age 3, Church of England.

9 Feb 1855 - Birth of his son William Dalwood at Hamilton, Tasmania, Australia.

10 Feb 1855 - Lived at Montacute, near Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; occupation - labourer.

8 Apr 1855 - Baptism of his son William Dalwood at Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

14 Jul 1856 - Birth of his daughter Mary Dalwood at Brighton, Tasmania, Australia.

12 Aug 1856 - Lived at Brighton, Tasmania, Australia; occupation - farmer.

5 Oct 1858 - Birth of his son William Alfred Dalwood at Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

16 Apr 1859 - Death of his son William Dalwood from croup at the age of 4 years at Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; occupation - carter.

24 Sep 1859 - Baptism of his son William Alfred Dalwood at Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

2 Jan 1860 - [1-B6] Patrick St, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. James Dalwood (occupier, inserted), Edward Andrews (owner), house, annual value £10.

24 Mar 1860 - Birth of his daughter Malvina Dalwood at Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

20 May 1860 - Baptism of his daughter Malvina Dalwood at Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

20 Nov 1860 - [1-F2] Patrick St, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. James Dalwood (occupier), Robert Whiteway (owner), house, orchard, annual value £10.

21 Nov 1861 - Birth of daughter Rosina Dalwood at Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

19 Nov 1861 - [1-F2] Patrick St, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. James Dalwood (occupier), Robert Whiteway (owner), house, orchard, annual value £12.

27 Jan 1862 - Baptism of his daughter Rosina Dalwood at Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

Bef 17 Nov 1863 - [1-15] Elizabeth St, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Property transferred from Thomas Smith to James Dalwood but no conveyance has been found.

11 Jan 1864 - [1-15] Elizabeth St, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Land granted to James Dalwood - 0a 2r 1p.

18 Jan 1864 - [1-15] Elizabeth St, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Deed of Grant enrolled and recorded to James Dalwood - 0a 2r 1p.

15 Nov 1864 - [1-15] Elizabeth St, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. James Dalwood (owner, occupier), house, annual value £16.

15 Nov 1864 - [1-15] Elizabeth St, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Hugh Brash and Richard Sheppard (occupiers), James Dalwood (owner), house, annual value £10.

15 Nov 1864 - [2-Gg3,Hh] Wentworth St, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. James Dalwood (occupier), Mrs King (owner), grass paddock, 10 acres, annual value £5.

15 Jan 1865 - Birth of his son Vincent Dalwood at Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

2 Mar 1865 - Baptism of his son Vincent Dalwood at Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

1867 - Lived at [1-15] Elizabeth St, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; occupation - wood and water carrier.

Bef 13 Mar 1866 - [2-Gg3,Hh] Wentworth St, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Harriet Matilda King conveyed to James Dalwood however a conveyance has not been located - 3a 3r 20p [2-Gg3], 5a 2r 11p [2-Hh].

26 Feb 1867 - [1-15] Elizabeth St, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. James Dalwood (owner, occupier), house, annual value £16.

26 Feb 1867 - [1-15] Elizabeth St, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. William Knowles (occupier), James Dalwood (owner), house, annual value £6.

26 Feb 1867 - [2-Gg3,Hh] Wentworth St, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. James Dalwood (owner), cultivated paddocks, 10 acres, annual value £5.

7 Dec 1868 - Nominated Simon Arnett and Henric Nicholas as fit and proper persons to be elected as a Councillor for the Rural Municipality of Bothwell.

1 Mar 1870 - [1-15] Elizabeth St, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. James Dalwood (owner, occupier), house, annual value £16.

1 Mar 1870 - [1-15] Elizabeth St, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Joseph Barnes (occupier), James Dalwood (owner), part of house, annual value £5 4s.

1 Mar 1870 - [2-Gg3,Hh] Wentworth St, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. James Dalwood (owner), cultivated paddocks, 10 acres, annual value £5.

23 Apr 1877 - [1-15] Elizabeth St & [2-Gg3,Hh] Wentworth St, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Newspaper advertisement.
AUCTION. Property in Bothwell to be sold at Melton Mowbray. Roberts & Co Will sell by auction at Melton Mowbray, by order of Mr Dalwood, the following Valuable Property, in Township of Bothwell: A Substantial Stone Cottage of 4 rooms and attic, 4-stall stable and other outbuildings, large garden well stocked with fruit trees, with a cottage containing 4 rooms on same lot, the whole having a frontage of 175 links on Alexander-street. 10 Acres of Land divided into two paddocks, securely fenced and watered. The attention of investors and parties requiring a comfortable residence is invited to the above as the whole forms a most compact and valuable property. Terms - One-third cash deposit at sale; balance by bills at 6 and 12 months, bearing interest at 7 per cent.

19 Mar 1878 - [1-15] Elizabeth St, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. James Dalwood (owner, occupier), house, annual value £16.

19 Mar 1878 - [1-15] Elizabeth St, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Mrs Tripp (occupier), James Dalwood (owner), house, annual value £4.

19 Mar 1878 - [2-Gg3,Hh] Wentworth St, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. James Dalwood (owner), cultivated paddocks, 10 acres, annual value £5.

29 Sep 1880 - Newspaper article.
At the Road Trust meeting held on 25 Sep 1880, it was agreed to pay an account of £1 5s from James Dalwood for work completed on the streets.

22 Mar 1881 - [1-15] Elizabeth St, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. James L Smith (occupier), James Dalwood (owner), house, annual value £4.

22 Mar 1881 - [2-Gg3, Hh] Wentworth St, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Richard Allen Jnr (occupier), James Dalwood (owner), land, 10 acres, annual value £7.

25 Jul 1883 - [1-15] Elizabeth St, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. James Dalwood conveyed to Mrs Rebecca (Whiteway) Blake for £250 - 0a 2r 1p.

8 Nov 1883 - [2-Gg3,Hh] Wentworth St, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Newspaper advertisement.
REAL PROPERTY ACT. Whereas the persons named at foot hereof have each respectively for himself made application to have the Land set forth and described before his name brought under the operation of ‘The Real Property Act,’ Notice is hereby given that unless Caveat be lodged with the Recorder of Titles, by some person having estate or interest in the said Lands, on or before the date herein below for each case specified, the said pieces of Land will be brought under the operation of the said-Act as by law directed. Diagrams delineating these parcels of Land may be inspected at the Lands' Titles Office, Hobart Town, and at the Police Offices of the various Municipalities and Districts in which the lands are situated. Suburbs of Bothwell. 5a 2r 11p - fronting on Adelaide-street, Wentworth-street, King-street, and on Mount Adelaide Reserve respectively. 3a 3r 20p - fronting on Mount Adelaide Reserve, King-street, and Schaw-street respectively, and adjoining Lot 2. Originally granted to George King. James Dalwood, (Application 2,200), 24th November, 1883.

Bef 4 Dec 1883 - [2-Gg3,Hh] Wentworth St, Bothwell - James Dalwood conveyed to Isaac Blake however a conveyance has not been located - 3a 3r 20p [2-Gg3], 5a 2r 11p [2-Hh].

23 Mar 1893 - James died from morbus cordis at the age of 73 years at Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

DALWOOD - On Thursday, March 23, 1893 at his residence, 116 Argyle-street, James Dalwood, late of Bothwell, in the 70th year of his age.

24 Mar 1893 - Buried at Queenborough Cemetery, Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia.

26 Apr 1893 - Probate granted to his wife Mary (Dunstone) Dalwood of all his real and personal estate with a gross value sworn under £1,354.

21 Aug 1930 - Newspaper article.
SARAH (DALWOOD) WILSON. Daughter of Mr James Dalwood, of Stoke, Somerset, is able to recollect from her childhood the slavery imposed on people, who in those now far-off days had to work for a living. Her parents were employed as glovers at Martock, where gloves were made for the fashionable folk of London. The gloves worn by dignitaries at the funeral of the Duke of Wellington were made here - the first, second, and third mourning series - from material sent by the London outfitters, and frequently, Mrs Wilson recollects, her mother had to work until nearly midnight to complete extra orders. She was paid 1s 6d a dozen for making lisle thread gloves, and if the stitches were not sufficiently closely sewn, down came the wages, it was such hard toil that led the Dalwoods to think of emigration, and accordingly in 1853 or 1854, as a child of 13 years, Sarah Dalwood accompanied her parents to Tasmania. They settled at Bothwell, where Mr Dalwood established a timber yard.

Individual Timeline for Mary Dunstone (1822-1915)

Abt 1822 - Mary Dunstone was born at Martock, Somerset, England.

1840 - James Dalwood and Mary Dunstone married at Yeovil, Somerset, England.

Abt 1841 - Birth of her daughter Sarah Ann Dalwood at Stoke sub Hamdon, Somerset, England.

Abt 1842 - Birth of her son John Dalwood at Stoke sub Hamdon, Somerset, England.

Abt 1844 - Birth of her son Caleb Dalwood at Stoke sub Hamdon, Somerset, England.

Abt 1846 - Birth of her son James Dalwood at Stoke sub Hamdon, Somerset, England.

Abt 1847 - Birth of her daughter Winifred Dalwood at Stoke sub Hamdon, Somerset, England.

Abt 1850 - Birth of her daughter Hannah Dalwood at Stoke sub Hamdon, Somerset, England.

16 Apr 1854 - Arrived at Hobart, Tasmania, Australia on board the Maitland on application of Captain Langdon.
James Dalwood, age 34, Church of England, neither read or write, estate manager.
Mary Dalwood, age 32, Church of England, read little, glover.
Sarah Dalwood, age 13, Church of England, read little, glover.
John Dalwood, age 12, Church of England, read little, post and tree carrier.
Caleb Dalwood, age 10, Church of England, read little.
James Dalwood, age 8, Church of England, read only.
Winifred Dalwood, age 7, Church of England, read little, glover.
Hannah Dalwood, age 3, Church of England.

9 Feb 1855 - Birth of her son William Dalwood at Hamilton, Tasmania, Australia.

10 Feb 1855 - Lived at Montacute, near Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia

8 Apr 1855 - Baptism of her son William Dalwood at Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

14 Jul 1856 - Birth of her daughter Mary Dalwood at Brighton, Tasmania, Australia.

12 Aug 1856 - Lived at Brighton, Tasmania, Australia.

5 Oct 1858 - Birth of her son William Alfred Dalwood at Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

16 Apr 1859 - Death of her son William Dalwood from croup at the age of 4 years at Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

24 Sep 1859 - Baptism of her son William Alfred Dalwood at Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

24 Mar 1860 - Birth of her daughter Malvina Dalwood at Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

20 May 1860 - Baptism of her daughter Malvina Dalwood at Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

21 Nov 1861 - Birth of her daughter Rosina Dalwood at Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

27 Jan 1862 - Baptism of her daughter Rosina Dalwood at Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

15 Jan 1865 - Birth of her son Vincent Dalwood at Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

2 Mar 1865 - Baptism of her son Vincent Dalwood at Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

1867 - Lived at [1-15] Elizabeth St, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

23 Mar 1893 - Death of her husband James Dalwood from morbus cordis at the age of 73 years at Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

26 Apr 1893 - Probate granted from the estate of her husband James Dalwood of all his real and personal estate with a gross value sworn under £1,354.

22 Jul 1915 - Mary died at the age of 93 years at Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

DALWOOD - Entered into rest on July 23, 1915, at her late residence, 148 Argyle-street, Mary, relict of the late James Dalwood, of Bothwell, in the 94th year of her age. Northern papers please copy.

Aft 22 Jul 1915 - Buried at Queenborough Cemetery, Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia.

17 May 1916 - Newspaper article.
WILL DISPUTE. THE PRACTICE COURT. A Family Dispute. In the Practice Court yesterday, before the Chief Justice (Hon H Nicholls), Mr Davenport Hoggins appeared in support of an originating summons seeking the direction and advice of the Court for Orlando Morrisby, trustee of the estate of a family named Dalwood, which consisted of money and Gas Company shares representing approximately £961. The motion had reference to the wills of the late James Dalwood, senior, of Hobart, and of his widow, Mary Dalwood, who recently died in Argyle-street. Mr O Morrisby was the trustee under both wills, and the Court was asked to say whether Mary Dalwood had a power of disposition, inter vivos, by will of the personal estate of her late husband bequeathed to her for her solo benefit during her life; how the debts, funeral and testamentary expenses, were to be paid, the persons to whom the trustee should distribute the estate, and direction as to a claim of £792 made by Mary Currell, a daughter, for nursing and maintenance of the widow, who had been an invalid for many years. Mr Hoggins appeared for the trustee and the children, excepting James Dalwood, the son, for whom Mr Horace Walch (Simmons, Wolfhagen, Simmons and Walch) appeared. Mr Hoggins stated that his clients were prepared to act on the direction and advice of His Honor on the questions raised. Should the estate redistributed in accordance with Mary Dalwood's will, or, in the alternative, must it be distributed between the parties named by her late husband's will? James Dalwood, senior, made his will a long time back, and died 22 years ago. Under his will he left everything to his wife for her life, making no restrictions as to how she was to deal with the estate. On his death the widow transferred everything into her own name, and dealt with the money and shares as her own property. Before her death Mary Dalwood made a will; but there was a difference between the two wills. In the husband's will he left out the name of his eldest daughter, and Mrs Dalwood, in her will, left out the name of the son, James Dalwood. That son lived in Victoria, and had not come near his parents or attended their funerals, having been away 40 years. The widow left the money and shares between the children, but not in the same way as her husband did. The trustee proved Mrs Dalwood's will, and realised on the gas shares, when James Dalwood, the son, and a daughter residing in Melbourne, put in claims, and so he now wanted the direction of the Court as to how he should distribute the money. Mr Walch raised the question whether Mrs Dalwood took a life interest only, or an absolute interest, and he contended that she only took a life interest, with the residue to the children. His Honor: What belonged to Mrs Dalwood passed under her will, and what belonged to the husband passed under his will. Mr Hoggins: But the husband, in his will, did not restrict her as to what she disposed of or spent. After argument, His Honor intimated that he would give judgment next day.

25 May 1916 - Newspaper article.
WILL DISPUTE. THE PRACTICE COURT. A Family Dispute. In the Practice Court yesterday, before the Chief Justice (Hon Herbert Nicholls), his Honor gave his reserved judgment in the matter of an originating summons by which Orlando Morrisby, trustee of the estate of a family friend Dalwood, which consisted of money in the bank and Gas Co shares, representing approximately £961, sought the advice of the court. The motion before the court had reference to the will of the late James Dalwood, senior, of Hobart, and the subsequent death of his widow, Mary Dalwood, who recently died in Argyle-street. Dalwood, senior, by his will left the property to his wife with remainder to his children. The widow, in her subsequent will, treated the property as her own and disposed of it differently; and the question was whether she had more than a life interest, and whether the property should, pass to the next-of-kin under the husband's or the widow's will. Mr Davenport Hoggins appeared for Orlando Morrisby, trustee, and the children, excepting James Dalwood, junior, a son, for whom Mr Horace Walch (Simmons, Wolfhagen, Simmons and Walch) appeared. His Honor held that the will of James Dalwood, senior, must be upheld, and that the widow had only a life interest, as contended by Mr Walch for James Dalwood, junior. Mr Hoggins said that when he drew up Mary Dalwood's will, and subsequently lodged it for probate and paid probate duty on it, on behalf of Mr Orlando Morrisby, the trustee, he had no notion of the existence of the husband's will, and so he asked for his Honor's directions as to a refund of the trustee's costs of probate of the widow's will. His Honor thought there should be no difficulty in getting a refund of the duty paid under the widow's will if it was paid under the erroneous belief that the estate belonged to the testatrix. Mr Hoggins asked that the funeral expenses of the widow be paid out to the estate. His Honor said he could not see how he could order them to be paid out of money that did not belong to the widow, excepting for her life. As a matter of decency, the relatives should pay him funeral expenses, but a judge had no power to make an order on the ground of decency. Mr Walch: A lot may be said on the other side. Mrs Rosina Currell, a daughter, is claiming nearly the whole of the estate for nursing and maintenance of the widow, and ought to have those expenses. Mr Hoggins asked his Honor what about the claim of Mrs Currell. His Honor said that if it were a bona-fide claim she could sue in the ordinary way. There was ample authority for that. Mr Walch applied for the costs of his client in the matter, which were allowed.