Hampshire Advertiser: Wednesday 9th November 1870

The Major and Mayoress’s Fancy Dress Ball at Southampton: (Alderman F. and Mrs. Perkins) gave a grand fancy dress ball at the Hartley Institution on a very extensive scale in honour of the approaching marriage between her Royal Highness the Princess Louise and the Marquis of Lorne, and it was also a very gratifying wind up to his worship’s term of office as the chief magistrate of the town, which he has held for the fifth time … Among those who attended in costume or evening dress were Lieutenant Spottiswood, full dress uniform of a subaltern of the 107th Regiment … Etc … (includes – from a very long list) … (Miss) Pinsent, Titania, the Fairy Queen … (also) … Pinsent, evening dress … and (uniform) … Pinsent, jun. Bombardier, 1st Hants. V.A. …


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Referenced

GRO0420 India: Henry John Pinsent: 1812 – 1894
GRO0899 India: William Henry Pinsent: 1845 – 1895