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1900 HANDBOOK OF JAMAICA

JUDICIAL AND LEGAL

 

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SUPREME COURT

(Name of Holder, Office, Date of First Appointment to Public Service)

CLARKE, Sir Fielding, Kt. - Chief Justice - Feb. 1881

COX, E. F. H. - Second Class Clerk and Librarian - 1 June 1888

DeCORDOVA, O'Connor - Reg. of Sup. Ct. of Judicature & Clk. of Kingston Circuit Court - 1 Nov. 1895

FARQUHARSON, A. W. - Crown Solicitor - 7 July 1894

LUMB, Hon. Chas. Frederick, M.A., LL.D - Puisne Judge - Mar. 1887

NORTHCOTE, Hon. Ernest Augustus, LL.B. - Puisne Judge - 4 Nov. 1882

NETHERSOLE, J. M. - Administrator-Gen'l. and Trustee in Bankruptcy (no appt. date)

OUGHTON, T. B. - Solicitor Gen'l. - 1 Jan. 1894

RICHARDS, A. G. - Second Class Clerk - 14 April 1880

RICKARD, G. R., Third Class Clerk - 1 April 1896

SCHOOLES, Hon. H. R. Pipon - Att'y. Gen. - Mar. 1873

SCOLTOCK, Sidney - Clerk to the Attorney General - 1 Feb. 1894

SLADER, C. H. Yorke - First Class Clerk - 3 April 1883

VAZ, Horatio - Crier of the Supreme Court and Kingston Circuit Court - 1856

THE BAR IN JAMAICA - BARRISTERS AT LAW

(Name and when called to the Bar)

BRANDON, David - Aug. 1866

BROWN, H. J. C., B.A., Oxford - 6 April 1899

BURKE, S. C., Jnr., B.A., Cantab. - Dec. 1890

CARGILL, J. F., B.A., LL.B, Cantab. - Feb. 1890

JOSEPHS, H. A., LL.B, Cantab. - 25 Nov. 1896

JOSEPHS, Spencer M. H., F.R.G.S. - 3 Oct. 1899

OUGHTON, T. Bancroft, LL.B - 6 June, 1887

ROPER, H. L., B.A. - 28 Nov. 1892

SISNETT, Herbert K. McD. - 21 Mar. 1898

STERN, Philip - 1870

TOMLINSON, Fred. Chas., B.A., Cantab., 29 Nov. 1892

SOLICITORS

(Name, date of admission, P. O. address - * indicates names of solicitors who have retired

from practice or who hold government appointments and are precluded from practice.)

ABRAHAMS, Adolphus Emanuel - 9 Feb. 1891, May Pen

ALLWOOD, James - 6 June 1866, May Pen

ALLWOOD, John Humber - 4 Dec. 1890, Brown's Town

ALLWOOD, J. W. - 12 July 1898, Kingston

ASHENHEIM, Lewis (Corinaldi & Ashenheim) - 7 Feb. 1896, Kingston

BALFOUR, David* - 5 June 1893, Mandeville

BAQUIE, Robert Cyril - 12 Mar. 1891, Mandeville

BELL, C. T. - 9 Oct. 1882, Falmouth

BELL, E. A.* - 17 June 1876, Kingston

BICKNELL, C. A. - 9 April 1890, Spanish Town

BOURKE, Wessesley (Harvey & Bourke) - 14 Oct. 1870, Kingston

BRANDON, David - 8 Oct. 1866, Kingston

BROWN, G. S. Philpotts (Lake, Samuel & Brown) - 14 Aug. 1896, Montego Bay

BRYANT, Robert W. - 21 Jan. 1898, Kingston

BURKE, E. E. - 5 April 1894, Kingston

BURKE, S. C. - 22 June 1855, Kingston

CALDER, C. M.* - 1 Aug. 1881, Falmouth

CARGILL, S. (Nuttall & Cargill) 16 Dec. 1892, Kingston

CLARK,G. H. - 17 Dec. 1897, Black River

CLARK, W. P.* - 10 Dec. 1886, Savanna-la-Mar

CLARKE, Chas. Lister - 16 Aug. 1895, Savanna-la Mar

CLOUGH, W. G.* - 9 June 1871, Mandeville

COHEN, Manderson - 11 June 1866, Montego Bay

CORINALDI, A. J. (Corinaldi & Ashenheim) - 17 Dec. 1880, Kingston

DAVIS, H. E. Henderson - 9 May 1884, Kingston

DAYES, Harold W. W. - 13 Aug. 1891, Kingston

D'COSTA, Alfd. H. (Lindo & D'Costa) - 31 Mar. 1894, Kingston

deCORDOVA, O'Connor* - 8 June 1888, Kingston

DELAPENHA, Edgar, S.D. - 1 June 1891, Black River

EWEN, Guy S. - 31 Mar. 1894, Falmouth

FARQUHARSON, Arthur W. (Farquharson & Milholland) - 22 Feb. 1884, Kingston

FARQUHARSON, M. S. - 30 Mar. 1840, Savanna-la Mar

FINLASON, A. W. B. - 27 Jan. 1898, Kingston

FISHER, H. Seymour* - 3 Aug. 1887, Kingston

FISHER, J. W. - 8 Feb. 1848, Stewart Town

FLEMING, Alfred Augustus - 16 Aug. 1888, Spanish Town

GARSIA, H. (Oughton, Garsia & Ogilvie) - 6 Feb. 1868, Kingston

GOFFE, C. H. Clementson - 6 Aug. 1883, Port Maria

GOODIN, J. Alexander - 21 Aug. 1898, Morant Bay

GRANT, A. C. - 11 Oct. 1880, Montego Bay

GRAY, Leonard - 16 July 1895, Kingston

GRAY, W. Baggett - 10 June 1878, Kingston

GUNTER, G. G. - 2 Dec. 1889, Kingston

GUNTER, J. E. - 21 Aug., 1896, Kingston

HART, Daniel - 15 Oct. 1875, Savanna-la Mar

HART, George - 1 Dec. 1890, Kingston

HARVEY, T. L. (Harvey & Bourke) - 10 Feb. 1863, Kingston

HENDERSON, W. A. - 2 May 1884, St. Ann's Bay

HENDRICK, A. J. - 2 Mar. 1893, Manchester

HONIBALL, R. D. - 20 June 1898, Kingston

JACKSON, Frank - 31 Aug. 1896, Kingston

JACQUET, Sydney - 1 June 1885, Port Antonio

JOHNSON, John Henry - 19 Aug. 1892, Kingston

JONES, Ernest Hann - 14 June 1892, Kingston

KINGDON, A. V.* - 30 Dec. 1885, Kingston

LAKE, Alexander L.P. (Lake & Samuel) - 5 Aug. 1889, Kingston

LEACH, J. V.* - 14 June 1881, Spanish Town

LEVY, Arthur - 17 Feb. 1862, Mandeville

LEWIS, J. Daly - 25 Nov. 1861, Mandeville

LEWIS, Walter Everard - 6 July 1899, Manchester

LYNCH, E. B.* - 9 June 1851, Spanish Town

LYNCH, Edward Lloyd - 2 Sept. 1895, Port Antonio

LYON, Wm. Edwin - 2 Dec. 1889 - Port Antonio

McGREGOR, J. M. - 19 July 1897 - Mandeville

MARCH, John F. - 8 June 1865, Spanish Town

MILHOLLAND, J. F. (Farquharson & Milholland) - 9 June 1887, Kingston

MORAIS, Eugene L. F. - 11 Aug. 1879, Kingston

MORRISON, Wm., Jr. - 6 July 1899, Kingston

MUSSON, John T.* - 16 Oct. 1875 - Port Antonio

NASH, James - 15 June 1882, Montego Bay

NUTTALL, E., B.A., LL.M., Cantab. (Nuttall & Cargill) - 4 Feb. 1892, Kingston

OGILVIE, Charles McDonald (Oughton, Garsia & Ogilvie - 14 Oct. 1889 - Kingston

O'MEALLY, James - 7 Feb. 1873 - Kingston

ORRETT, W. H. - 11 Oct. 1881, Kingston

PALACHE, J. Thomson - 11 Feb. 1873, Mandeville

PICKWICK, William Samuel - 5 Dec. 1890, Port Maria

POUYAT, H. F.* - 13 Oct. 1866, Kingston

PRESTON, L. J.* - 10 Oct. 1863, Lucea

RERRIE, Richard Pitt - 15 Apr. 1892, Montego Bay

ROBINSON, Herbert C.* - 11 Oct. 1892, Kingston

STERN, Philip - 30 Aug. 1872, Kingston

SAMUEL, L. L. (Lake & Samuel) - 13 June 1878, Kingston

SEATON, Joseph Anthony - 16 July 1894, Port Maria

SMITH, E. G. Osborne - 2 May 1884, Kingston

SIMPSON, H. A. L. - 21 July 1898, Kingston

STONE, L. J. - 16 Feb. 1899, Kingston

TRENCH, C. LeP. - 25 June 1896, Half-way Tree

VAUGHAN, H. E. - 19 July 1897 - Clarendon

VENDRYES, A. L.* - 9 Dec. 1878, Kingston

VENDRYES, Charles L. - 8 Feb. 1888, Kingston

VENDRYES, Henry - 17 Oct. 1861, Kingston

VENDRYES, P. Emile - 6 June 1876, Kingston

VERLEY, B. L. - 10 Jan. 1898, Grange Hill

WALCOTT, R. A. - 27 April 1883, Kingston

WATSON, John Robertson - 13 Aug. 1891, Kingston

WATSON, S. H. - 15 June, 1867, Kingston

WOLFE, E. Bolivar - 8 June, 1877, Kingston

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE VICE ADMIRALTY COURT

(Name of Holder, Office, Salary [not transcribed], Date of First Appointment to Public Service).

CLARKE, Sir Fielding, Kt., Chief Justice of Jamaica (no date)

deCORDOVA, O'Connor - Registrar and Surrogate, 1 November, 1895

NORTHCOTE, Hon. E. A., Deputy Judge, Senior Puisne Judge of the Sup. Court, 4 Nov., 1882

HALL, C. T., Marshal (no date)

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ADMINISTRATOR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT

TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY

(Office, Name of Holder, Salary [not transcribed], Date of First Appointment to Public Service).

NETHERSOLE, John M. - Adm. Gen. and Trustee in Bankruptcy, 1 September, 1893

NOSWORTHY, R. - First Class Clerk, 8 Jan., 1880

CLUNIE, B. O. - Third Class Clerk, 1 March, 1896

AARONS, A. F. (no date), Assistant Clerk

MASSY, E., (no date), Typist.

ADVOCATES

(Name, Date of First Appointment to Public Service)

BURKE, S. C. - 25 June, 1870, Kingston

HARVEY, T. L. - 1 June 1885, Kingston

LEVY, Arthur - 11 June 1874, Mandeville

PALACHE, J. T. - 1 June 1885, Mandeville

VENDRYES, Henry - 10 Oct. 1897, Kingston

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE RESIDENT MAGISTRATE COURTS

(Name of Holder, Office, Salary [not transcribed], Date of First Appointment to Public Service of Jamaica) [traveling allowance provided for magistrates and clerks].

KINGSTON:

VICKERS, Ed - Resident Magistrate, April 1888

KINGDON, A. V. - Asst. Resident Magistrate, 1 October, 1889

FISHER, H. S. - Clerk, 8 February, 1889

HEYLIGER, W. A. - Assistant Clerk, November 1885

FACEY, A. H. - Assistant Clerk, 1 April, 1888

RANDALL, J. E. - Assistant Clerk, February, 1891

AARONS, M. H.- Assistant Clerk, February, 1990

NICHOLAS, A. E. - Assistant Clerk, 1 March, 1893

MULLINGS, J. A. - Assistant Clerk, February, 1893

BATLEY, H. - Assistant Clerk, October, 1889

SMITH, T. A. G. - Assistant Clerk, 1 February, 1892

SEGREE, W. A. - Bailiff, 1 January, 1990

ST. ANDREW:

VENDRYES, A. L. - Resident Magistrate, February, 1880

BALFOUR, David - Clerk, 1 September, 1897

DAVIS, F. J. W. - Assistant Clerk, 19 October, 1887

BRODHURST, A. C. - Bailiff, 20 January, 1890

ST. THOMAS:

EGERTON, R. - Resident Magistrate, July, 1892

HILL, J. L. - Clerk, 22 July, 1875

COX, S. A. G. - Assistant Clerk, 4 October, 1888

CHAMBERLAINE, C. J. - Bailiff, 12 July, 1889

PORTLAND:

MUSSON, John T. - Resident Magistrate, November, 1888

GRAY, L. S. - Clerk, 22 February, 1898

CATHCART, W. B. H. - Assistant Clerk, 1 February, 1890

MOORE, E. T. - Assistant Clerk, 1 February, 1892

GALE, C. A. - Bailiff, 1 June, 1871

ST. MARY:

BEARD, C. H. - Resident Magistrate, 28 January, 1898

TUCKER, D. A. - Clerk, October, 1881

SEATON, R. E. - Assistant Clerk, 1 February, 1892

LAWRENCE, J. A. - Assistant Clerk, - 1 March, 1894

HAMILTON, Jas. - Bailiff, 1 November, 1871

ROCHESTER, Z. - Assistant Bailiff, (no date)

ST. ANN:

REECE, I. R. - Resident Magistrate, 1 April, 1888

THOMAS, J. S. - Clerk, 17 September, 1868

ROBERTSON, G. D. - Assistant Clerk, 1 April, 1888

MILLER, W. B. - Assistant Clerk, 1 April, 1897

HEADLY, H. G. - Assistant Clerk, 1 March, 1889

MAXWELL, W. D. - Assistant Clerk, 1 March, 1894

DOBSON, Saml. - Bailiff, 1 April, 1888

TRELAWNY:

PRESTON, L. J. - Resident Magistrate, 1 February, 1870

BURKE, S. C., Jr. - Clerk, 1 September, 1898

BRODERICK, H. - Assistant Clerk, 1 April, 1888

DUFFUS, W. A. - Assistant Clerk, 1 March, 1893

HOGARTH, W. - Bailiff, 1 April, 1888

ST. JAMES:

HALL, Maxwell - Resident Magistrate, 1 April, 1884

HUMBER, J.C. - Clerk, 1 August, 1869

MELLISH, C. E. - Assistant Clerk, February, 1892

BANBURY, A. J. - Assistant Clerk, 1 February, 1890

BROWNE, W. A. S. - Assistant Clerk, 1 April, 1897

LINDO, B. F. - Bailiff, 9 November, 1881

HANOVER:

CALDER, C. M. - Reg. Mag. for Hanover and Westmoreland, 1 April, 1888

LEWIS, R., Clerk - 10 December, 1890

LANGLEY, A. E. - Assistant Clerk, 1 April, 1888

GORDON, E.- Bailiff, 1 April, 1888

WESTMORELAND:

CALDER, C. M. - Res. Mag. for Westmoreland and Hanover, 1 April, 1888

HUGGINS, C. P. - Clerk, December, 1890

LOPEZ, A. E. - Assistant Clerk, 1 June, 1888

COOPER, E. G. - Assistant Clerk, 1 February, 1890

MORRIS, P. H. - Assistant Clerk, 1 April, 1895

WILLIAMS, E. C. - Bailiff, 2 December, 1892

ST. ELIZABETH:

THORNTON, S. L. - Resident Magistrate, 4 December, 1896

COLE, F. E. - Clerk, 29 October, 1890

MICHELIN, W. P. - Assistant Clerk, February, 1890

GOODIN, F. T. - Assistant Clerk, 1 February, 1892

MURRAY, E. S. - Assistant Clerk, 1 April, 1897

YOUNG, F. C. - January, 1886, Bailiff, 7 January, 1886

MANCHESTER:

FISHER, W. W. - Resident Magistrate, 13 September, 1895

CLOUGH, W. G. - Clerk, 5 June, 1872

NUGENT, H. P. F. - Assistant Clerk, 1 June, 1888

DICKSON, C. H. - Assistant Clerk, 7 November, 1898

O'GRADY, J. - Bailiff, 1 June, 1879

CLARENDON:

CLARK, W. P. - Resident Magistrate, December, 1892

PILLINER, G. B. - Clerk, 6 February, 1871

MACINTOSH, A. C. - Assistant Clerk, 1 February, 1891

JAMES, C. A. J. - Assistant Clerk, 1 October, 1871

LINDO, H. - Bailiff, 1 April, 1888

ST. CATHERINE:

LEACH, J. V. - Resident Magistrate, 1 April, 1888

ROBINSON, H. C. - Clerk, 1 April 1898

DeLEON, A. H. - Assistant Clerk, 1 June, 1888

PENNY, Edwd. W. - Assistant Clerk, December 1875

HOPWOOD, Lenworth A. - Assistant Clerk, 20 June, 1893

HERON, G. W. - February, 1892

MESSIAS, F. S. - Bailiff, November, 1880


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