The Last Will and Testament of John Horgan 1883
John Horgan arrived in South Australia in 1852 aboard the ship "China". In 1863 he married Hanorah O'Leary and in 1883 at the time of his death he had 6 surviving children. Here he makes provision for them by leaving the distribution of his assets to his wife. The right of women to inherit land had only been passed in South Australia in 1883 which suggests that John was in tune with political developments of the time.
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| Extract - John Horgan 1883 |
This extract is from the will of John Horgan of Linwood. It reads:
June 21st 1883
Last will and Testament of John Horgan Linwood
near Tarlee South Australia. I John Horgan of
Linwood near Tarlee Province of South Australia do
hereby bequeath to my wife Hanorah Horgan (formerly
O'Leary) all my worldly possessions which she will
distribute among the children of our marriage. I
further empower her in the said distribution to
make use of her discretionary powers giving to each
equal or unequal shares of said property. In the event
of my wife's death I appoint David O'Leary Linwood
near Tarlee John Hogan Taylors Gap near TarleeProvince of South Australia& Daniel Horgan Taylors
Gap near Tarlee Province of South Australia Executors
& trustees of my worldly possessions And to this
my present will I appoint the aforesaid David O'Leary
John Hogan & Daniel Horgan my executors.
John Horgan
We the undersigned witnesses do hereby certify that the above
Testament was duly signed by us severally in the presence of him
and each other Witnesses Timothy Hogan, John Q Hogan
David O'Leary was Hanorah's brother, John Hogan was married to Johanna Horgan, John's elder sister and Daniel Horgan was his younger brother. The witness Timothy Hogan was the son of John and Johanna Hogan. John Q Hogan was related to John Hogan one of the executors.
