First Hants Engineers’ Ball: This ball, we are informed, took place at the Victoria Rooms on Thursday evening. Dancing commenced at half-past nine and continued till four o’clock the next morning. … The stewards who were present on the occasion were the mayor (Edwin Jones, Esq.) Lieut. Robins, R.E. Lieut. Washington R.E., Captain Lancaster H.M.A., Mr. Charles Crew … (continues)… Misses Robins, Mrs. Pinsent, Mr. W. H. Pinsent … It was a matter of much regret that the commanding officer of the corps, Captain Buchan, was prevented through domestic afflictions, from being present.
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GRO0140 India: Charlotte Best Sharpe: 1819 – 1904
GRO0899 India: William Henry Pinsent: 1845 – 1895