Quick Answer The J294 death notice is the official Master’s form completed when a deceased estate is reported in South Africa. It records the deceased’s details, family, will and assets — and its information reappears in the J193 and J187 Gazette adverts. Image: Wikimedia Commons contributor, via Wikimedia Commons What Is the J294 Death Notice? The J294 is the official “Death Notice” form used when a deceased estate is reported to the Master of the High Court. It captures the basic facts the Master needs to open the estate file: who the deceased was, whether they left a will, who the surviving relatives are, and what the estate roughly contains.…