Among the passengers on board the ill-fated Orion when she went down, was Mr. Splatt, one of whose family is related by marriage to Mr. Pinsent, corn-merchant of this city. Mr. Splatt and his family were on their way to Australia to join some relatives. On the going down of the vessel he was separated from his family, and though he himself was saved, his wife and three daughters were drowned. In addition to this affliction, he lost £700 in gold, which went down with the Vessel. He is represented as most distracted by this sad calamity.
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GRO1194 Hennock: Joseph Burton Pinsent: 1806 – 1874