Highweek: The Highweek enquiry was held in the Church Institute. Amongst those present were the rector, the Rev. E. G. Beckwith, Mr. F. C. Rowe, Mr. W. L. Shilston (representing the Urban Council), the R. H. W. Foss (churchwarden), Mr. T. Underhay (clerk to the feoffees), Mr. H. T. Parker, Mr. H. H. Riccard, Mr. F. Watts, Mr. A. B. Segar, Mr. K. Lloyd Downes (churchwarden), Mr. W. Vicary, Mr. J. Wright, and Mr. W. S. Pinsent. Although the parish of Highweek was now part of the Urban District of Newton Abbot, said the Commissioner, the charities still remained as before for the benefit of the old parish of Highweek and the people who lived there. The last occasion there was an inquiry into the charities there was in 1820, when the commissioners came to Newton Abbot. They then found parish lands, Gilberd’s almshouses, Bickford’s gift, Hayman’s gift and Bearne’s gift and the feoffees had administration of most of these. (detailed description of the various bequests to the parish) …
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GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920