1911 – Page 3 – The Pinsent Family

Stratford upon Avon: Friday 24th March 1911

The Workhouse Question: The position of the Solihull Board of Guardians under the Greater Birmingham scheme, when the Board will be left with a workhouse much too large for the requirements of the union which will remains was discussed … … At Tuesday’s meeting it was reported by the clerk (Mr. F. L. Thompson), that the committee of the Board had met Mr. Pinsent, their solicitor, and had had submitted to them a draft clause as settled between the town clerk and Mr. Pinsent and amended by the counsel on behalf of Birmingham. …

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GROxxxx Devonport

London Daily Chronicle: 21st March 1911

Birth: … Pinsent: On the 18^th March at 16, Maresfield Gardens, N. W., the wife of Ross Pinsent of a son.

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GRO0009 Devonport: Adolphus Ross Pinsent: 1851 – 1929
GRO0085 Devonport: Basil Hume Pinsent: 1911 – 2000
GRO0281 Devonport: Ethel Mary Philomena Whitelaw: 1869 – 1955

Stratford upon Avon: Friday 17th March 1911

The New Cemetery: The question of the provision of a new cemetery for Solihull has been further advanced by the District Council … The opportunity has been taken of embracing Shirley and Olton. The site selected is a Sandy Hill, and Messrs. Pinsent and Co., have forwarded to the District Council the draft agreement for the purchase of the land. …

Northampton Herald: Friday 3rd March 1911

The Feeble-Minded: The Present Stress: What of the Future: Lecture by Mrs. Pinsent: The following lecture on “The Care of the Feeble Minded” was given on Thursday week by Mrs. Pinsent in the Lecture Hall Free Library at a meeting in connection with the National Society for the Care and Control of the Feeble Minded. At the outset of her address, Mrs. Pinsent said that in order to thoroughly understand the full extent of the harm caused by the neglect of the mentally defective, they must first consider the existing laws concerning defectives and ascertain how far they enable them to deal satisfactorily the question. … (long discussion of the issue) … Concluding, Mrs. Pinsent said that the Government were attempting to deal with the mentally defective through four different departments. First the Board of Education provided unsuitably education for the mentally defective children. That education did not render them self-supporting or self-standing citizens. … (continues) …

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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949

Exeter and Plymouth Gazette: Saturday 11th February 1911

Devon County Show: Progress of Arrangement: A meeting of the Council of the Devon County agricultural Association was held at the Castle of Exeter yesterday. The Earl of Devon presided over a large attendance. It was decided to grant permission, on the usual terms, for the holding of a Dog show in connection with the show at Newton Abbot in May. … … Mr. W. F. Pinsent (sic), of Newton Abbot, wrote offering two silver cups for competition in the harness classes at the show. The Secretary (Mr. E. R. Callender) said the Council had nothing worthy of such a good offer. The Chairman suggested that the Secretary write and say that there were no classes in the harness section worthy of the offer and ask Mr. Pinsent if the cups could be offered for some other completion. It was ultimately decided to leave the matter in the hands of the secretary. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Pinsent for his kind offer.

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GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920

Exeter and Plymouth Gazette: Friday 13th January 1911

Newton Abbot Fanciers: Annual Exhibition: yesterday, in the Alexandra Hall, Newton Abbot, the annual show of the Newton Abbot and District Fanciers’ Association took place. The entries, which numbered 450, constituted a record. The silver cup presented by the President (Mr. W. Pinsent) for the best canary shown by a member, was won by Mr. C. Rowden of Newton, …

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GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920

Hampshire Post and Southsea Observer: Friday 13th January 1911

Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Smyth’s Dance: Last Tuesday evening Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Smyth, of Stanleigh, gave a delightful dance at the Royal Portland Hotel, Southsea, to about ninety young people. … Mrs. Pilkington was well dressed in delicate pink satin, with a veiling of ninon de soie, bordered with exquisite embroidery. Miss Phyllis Pinsent favoured white crepe de chine, with a trimming of crystal, and finished with a tucker of drawn chiffon …