(Handwritten)

Estate of Charles Holmes, late of Stellarton, Merchant, deceased, Testate

 Copy of Will for the Registrar of Deeds

I Charles Holmes of Stellarton in the County of Pictou and Province of Nova Scotia, Merchant do make and Publish this my last Will and Testament.

I give devise and bequeath unto my beloved wife Eliza Holmes all my Real and Personal property of every kind and nature, wheresoever situate for her Sole and Separate use and benefit.

I nominate and appoint as Executrix and Executor of this my Will my said wife Eliza Holmes and William McKinlay of Stellarton.

Dated at Stellarton this ninth day of August A.D. 1886.

Signed          Charles Holmes      L.S.

Signed  and Sealed  in the presence of us, who in his presence of the Testator & of each other have hereto Subscribed our names as Witnesses.

Sigd       ----  John McGillivray
 "         ----  William McKinlay

County of Pictou Sf

In the Court of Probate of Wills

I do hereby certify that the foregoing instrument consisting of one page, is an exact and literal copy of the last Will and Testament of Charles Holmes late of Stellarton in the County of Pictou, Merchant, deceased, Testate, which has been duly filed and admitted to Probate in accordance with the practice of the Court.

Given under my hand at Pictou, this 31st. day of August A.D. 1886.

John H. Lane  Registrar

To the Registrar of Deeds for the County of Pictou

Province of Nova Scotia
 Registrars Office, Pictou,  24th March 1887  I certify that the within Instrument was duly registered at 4 PM of the above day in the Registry of Wills Book No 1, pages 375 & 376 on the certificate of John H. Lane Rgr. of Probate

John Ferguson  Regr.