| In the House of Lords. |
| ON APPEAL FROM HIS MAJESTY'S COURT
OF |
| APPEAL IN IRELAND. |
| To the Right Honourable the House of
Lords. |
| PETITION OF RIGHT. |
| The humble Petition and Appeal |
| OF |
| JOHN MURPHY, OF SPAWELL ROAD, WEXFORD, IN |
| THE COUNTRY OF WEXFORD, as Administrator of |
Elizabeth Murphy, deceased.
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| YOUR PETITIONER HUMBLY PRAYS:- |
That the Matter of the Order in the Schedule hereto may be reviewed
before His Majesty the King in His Court of Parliament, and that the
said Order may be reversed, varied or altered, or that the Petitioner
may have such other relief in the premises as to His Majesty the King
in His Court of Parliament may seem meet; and that His Majesty's Attorney
General for Ireland for and on behalf of His Majesty may be ordered
to lodge such printed cases as he may be advised and the circumstances
of the cause may require in answer to this Appeal, and that service
of such Order on the Solicitors in the cause of the said Respondent
may be deemed good service. |
[signature] Edmond Lipton |
| [signature] James Norman |
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THE OLD AGE PENSIONS ACT, 1908.
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Appendix. |
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CLAIM TO PENSION.
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No. 1. |
| NOTE - Claims should not be made more than four months before the
date on which the claimant will attain the age of seventy. |
Claim to Pension dated 26th October, 1908. |
NOTE - "If for the purpose of obtaining or continuing an old
age pension under this Act, either for himself or any other person,
or for the purpose of obtaining or continuing an old age pension
under this Act for himself or for any other person at a higher rate
than that appropriate to the case, any person knowingly makes any
false statement or false representation he shall be liable on summary
conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months with
hard labour." (Old Age Pensions Act, 1908, section 9 (1).).
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1. |
Full name of claimant - |
ELIZABETH MURPHY, |
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*Home address - |
Grahormack, Ballycogley, |
* The postal address in full of the claimant
must be given. |
| Co. Wexford. |
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3. |
Occupation - |
A labourer's wife. |
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4. |
Sex - |
Female. |
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5. |
Are you single? |
Single. |
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or married? |
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or a widower or widow? |
Widow. |
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If a married woman or a widow, what was your maiden
name? |
Elizabeth Devereux. |
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6. |
Age, |
71. |
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Date of birth - |
1837. |
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7. |
† Place where born - |
Ballyrane, Killinick, Co. Wexford. |
† Give exact address if possible. |
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8. |
Are you a British subject? |
Yes |
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9. |
‡ Have you lived in the United Kingdom
for the whole of the last twenty years? |
Yes. |
‡ If the claimant answers this question
in the negative, he will not necessarily be disentitled to a pension. |
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At what place or places did you live during those years? |
Thornville and Grahormack,Co. Wexford. |
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10. |
How much have you coming in per week in money? |
Nothing. |
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What are your other means of subsistence
(if any)? |
Little from children. |
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Do you pay rent for the house or lodging
in which you live? |
6d. per week. |
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