Obituary: … Sir Robert John Pinsent, D.C.L., Judge of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland, died at his father-in-law’s rectory, in Norfolk, the other day. He was the son of the late Judge Pinsent, of Labrador, and was born in 1834. He married, first, a daughter of Mr. J. R. Cooke, and, secondly, Emily, only child of the Rev. F. W. Homfray, M. A., Rector of Bintry, Norfolk. He was called to the Bar of Newfoundland in 1856, became Q.C. in 1865, and Solicitor-General in 1873. He was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court in 1880, when he received the honour of knighthood. (sic)
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GRO0062 Hennock: Anna Brown Cooke: 1837 – 1882
GRO0254 Hennock: Emily Hetty Sabine Homfray: 1845 – 1922
GRO0747 Hennock: Robert John Pinsent: 1834 – 1893
GRO0748 Hennock: Robert John Pinsent: 1798 – 1876