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Colonies and India: Wednesday 9th May 1888

Imperial Institute of the United Kingdom, the Colonies & India: The National Memorial of the Jubilee of the Queen’s Reign: …First List of Private Subscriptions from the Colonies: … Colony of New Zealand: … (list includes) … C. P. Pynsent Esq. … £1. 0s 0d … 

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GRO1214 Hennock: Charles Pitt Pynsent: 1824 – 1903

Birmingham Daily Post: Tuesday 8th May 1888

Sale of Properties: May 8, 1888: By Roderick & Son, to be sold by auction at the property mart, 6 Temple Row West, Birmingham … (several properties including the “Duke of Cambridge,” in Great King Street and numerous other properties in Lozells, Rookery and Yardley Road and in Aston) … Lot 9: Lozells Road: Three substantial and handsome residences, Nos. 230, 232 and 234, in the Lozells Road near to George Street and the Villa Cross, …  For plans and particulars … (include for Lot 9) … Barlow, Smith and Pinsent, Solicitors, Waterloo Street …

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Leamington Spa Courier: Saturday 5th May 1888

Forthcoming Prosecution of the Greenways: Police Warrants Issued: A deep sensation was created in the neighbourhood of Warwick and Leamington and indeed throughout the whole of the country, when it became known, on Tuesday morning, that the Government has at length come to the decision to direct a prosecution against the two principal partners of the late Greenway Bank, for alleged breaches of trust … (long discussion) … The Charges against the Bankrupts: As stated above, all the three charges which are made against the bankrupts belong to the class of offence known misdemeanour. In regard to the Cowper bill, the following facts may be mentioned which have not been previously made public. Directly the petition in bankruptcy was filed by Messrs. Green way, and it came to the knowledge of Messrs Barlow, Smith, and Pinsent (the solicitors acting for the debtors) that the draft question had been dealt with improperly, Mr. Cowper was approached with view to settlement of the matter. Two interviews took place between Mr. Pinsent and Mr. Cowper’s solicitor in Leamington, but it was found impossible to make any satisfactory arrangement. Eventually Mr. Kelynge Greenway’s son was communicated with, and an interview took place between him and Mr Cowper’s legal representative. … (continues) … …

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GROxxxx Devonport

Leicester Journal: Friday 4th May 1888

Borough Police: … Tuesday, Before J. Stafford (in the chair), J. H. Williams, W. Winterton … (etc) … …  Alfred Hallam, shoe riveter, 2, Queen-street, was chanted with stealing 2s. 6d., the money of John Pinsent, keeper of the Sir Robert Peel beer house, Bedford Street, on the 20th April. — Prosecutor said on Monday afternoon his wife gave him half a crown to change and used the word “Alf.” He went into the tap room and asked whose change it was, and Hallam said “mine,” and he gave him 2s. 6d. He did not think it was right and went to ask his wife about it. Whilst doing so, the prisoner went out of the house. Afterwards he went to the Melton Street Brewery, where he saw the prisoner – told him he had made a mistake and asked for the 2s. 6d again. Prisoner said he had never had it, and he got him into custody. — Mrs. Pinsent said she received a half-crown from a young man named Alfred Frith, and gave it to her husband, asking him to change it for “Alf,” meaning Frith. — A man who was in the taproom of the “Sir Robert Peel” deposed to seeing the prisoner receive some money from the prosecutor. — P.C. Lenton said he received the accused into custody. — When he charged him with the offence he replied, “I never done it; I never had it.” Hallam now admitted the offence — He was recommended to leniency by prosecutor, and fined 10s- or seven-days’ hard labour.

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GRO0229 Tiverton: Elizabeth Johnson: 1837 – 1909
GRO0501 Tiverton: John Pinsent: 1836 – 1899

Lyttelton Times: Wednesday 2nd May 1888

New Zealand Obituary: The death is announced at St. John’s Newfoundland, on Feb. 28, after a lingering illness, at the age of twenty-five years, of Mr. Robert Hedley Vicars Pinsent (late of the Registrar-General’s Department, New Zealand), eldest son of the Hon. Mr. Justice Pinsent, of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland.

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GRO1142 Hennock: Robert Hedley Vicars Pinsent: 1862 – 1888
GRO0747 Hennock: Robert John Pinsent: 1834 – 1893

Leicester Daily Mercury: Tuesday 1st May 1888

This Days’ Police: Town Hall … Theft by A Trick: Alfred Hallam, shoe rivetter, 2 Queen Street, was charged with stealing 2s 6d, the money of John Pinsent, keeping the Sir Robert Peel beerhouse, Bedford Street, on 30th April. Prosecutor said on Monday afternoon his wife gave him half a crown to change and used the world “Alf.” Witness went into the tap room and asked whose change it was, and Hallam said “Mine,” and the witness gave him 2s 6d. He did not think it was right and went to ask his wife about it. Whilst doing so, the prisoner went out of the house. Witness afterwards went to the Melton Street Brewery, where he saw the prisoner. Told him he had made a mistake and asked for the 2s 6d again. Hallam said he had never had it, and the witness gave him into custody. Mrs. Pinsent said she received a half crown from a young man named Alfred Frith and gave it to her husband, asking him to change it for “Alf.” Meaning Frith. A man who was in the taproom of the “Sir Robert Peel” deposed to seeing the prisoner receive some money from the prosecutor – P.C. Lenton said he received the accused in custody. When he charged him with the offence he replied: “I never done it; I have never had it.” – Hallam now admitted the offence. He was recommended to leniency by the prosecutor, and the Bench imposed a fine of 10s- or seven-days’ hard labour.

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GRO0229 Tiverton: Elizabeth Johnson: 1837 – 1909
GRO0501 Tiverton: John Pinsent: 1836 – 1899 (?)

Totnes Weekly Times: Saturday 28th April 1888

Newton Abbot Board of Guardians: At the annual meeting of this body held at the Union, the Clerk (Mr. J. Alsop) took the chair at the outset, and as the returning officer, stated that he had conducted the recent election of guardians in accordance with the requirement of the Local Government Board. The Guardians elected for the different parishes in the Union were as follows: … (includes) … Bovey Tracey: Henry Pinsent, William Mann, William Wreyford:  …

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GRO0412 Hennock: Henry Pinsent: 1844 – 1894

Birmingham Daily Post: Thursday 26th April 1888

In the matter of the Companies Acts, 1862 and 1867, and in the matter of the Birmingham Liberal Club Building Company (Limited): The creditors of the above named company are required, on or before the 1st day of June 1888 to send their names and addresses and the particulars or their debts or claims (if any) to the undersigned solicitors for the liquidator of the said Company, whose address is 39 Waterloo Street Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, and if so required by notice in writing from the said liquidator to prove their debts or claims at such time as shall be specified in such notice; or in default thereof they will be excluded from the benefit of any distribution made before such debts are proved: Dated this 20th day of April: Barlow, Smith and Pinsent, 39 Waterloo street Birmingham.

[see also Birmingham Daily Post: Thursday 3rd May 1888]

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Birmingham Daily Post: Wednesday 25th April 1888

Inquests in Birmingham: Mr. Hawkes (coroner) held an inquest yesterday at his Court, Moor Street, on the body of Elsie Perkins, aged eight weeks, whose parents live at 15 Court, 10 house, Highgate Street. On Friday night the deceased was taken to bed by her parents and at six o’clock the following morning the mother found the child dead on her arm. The medical evidence showed that death was caused by suffocation. A verdict of “Accidental death” was returned. An enquiry was held relative to the death of James Stokes (32), brass worker, Barn Street who died at the General Hospital on Sunday morning from injuries received in an accident in Vyse Street on the 20th ult. Mr. A.W. Freeman (Messrs. Barlow, Smith, and Pinsent) watched the case on behalf of Messrs. F. Whitfield and Co., safe-makers, Oxford Street. …

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Birmingham Daily Post: Tuesday 24th April 1888

Mr. Hugh Mansfield Robinson, LL.B. (Lond.) solicitor (office of Messrs. Barlow, Smith and Pinsent, Birmingham) has been appointed assistant solicitor in the Town Clerk’s office at Nottingham.

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