Tag: 1923

Western Daily Press: Thursday 19th July 1923

Deaths: Pinsent – William Henry J. Pinsent, beloved husband of Louisa Pinsent of Clifton, passed peacefully away, aged 82.

[No date given]

[see also Western Daily Press: Friday 20th July 1923]

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GRO0595 Bristol: Louisa Broad: 1837 – 1926
GRO0906 Bristol: William Henry John Pinsent: 1841 – 1923

Gloucestershire Echo: Tuesday 17th July 1923

Cheltenham: Sale with Vacant Possession of a First Class Detached Family Residence occupying a choice position on high ground near the College. Engall, Cox and Co., have been instructed to sell by auction … Eslington, Thirlestaine Road … … Further particulars may be had from Messrs. Pinsent & Co., solicitors, 6, Bennett’s Hill, Birmingham, …

[see also Gloucestershire Echo: Tuesday 10th and 31st July 1923].

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Western Evening Herald: Tuesday 17th July 1923

Early Morning Noises: Sir, – Reading in Friday night’s paper of a noisy motor-bicycle has prompted me to air a grievance of much the same sort. Every morning regularly at 6 o’clock two Corporation ‘buses stop outside 64 Salisbury road snorting, chuffing, changing gears, etc. The noise is terrible. It wakes my whole household. We can sleep through a thunderstorm, but not the noise of those buses: S. Pinsent, 64 Salisbury Road.

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GRO0778 Bovey Tracey: Samuel George Caleb Pinsent: 1875 – 19511)

Portsmouth Evening News: Tuesday 17th July 1923

Empire’s Doctors to Meet at Portsmouth: Programme Outlined: Within the next few days Portsmouth will be invaded by prominent doctors from all parts of the world … … The Section of Medical Sociology meets all day on Friday, July 27th. The subject for discussion is “Mental Deficiency in its Social Aspects — (a) education, (b) segregation, and (c) sterilisation.” The President of this Section is Dr. H. B. Brackenbury and one of the Vice-Presidents is the Right Hon. Sir Leslie Scott, K.C., H.P., Dr. William Potts, of Birmingham, and Mrs. Ellen Pinsent, of the Beard of Control, will open the discussion; Dr. Henry Devine, of Portsmouth, deal with segregation; Dr. C. Macfie Campbell, Director, Boston Psychopathic Hospital, U.S.A., will speak on “The Methods of Organisation for Supervision of Mental Defectives”; Dr. Joseph F. E. Prideaux. Headquarters Mental and Neurological Inspector, Ministry of Pensions, and Miss Evelyn Pox, Honorary Secretary of the Central Association for Mental Welfare, will deal with the educational aspect; Dr. W Norwood East, Senior Medical Officer, Brixton Prison, will discuss “incidence of Crime and Mental Defect; and Dr. A. R. Gibbons, of London, will speak on The Sterilisation of Mental Defectives.” Apparatus for menial tests and an exhibit of’ work done by mental deficients will be shown in the Pathological Museum, and a film illustrating the education of mentally defective children will be shown by Miss Evelyn Fox in the Exhibition on Friday afternoon. Members of the public who are especially interested in this subject may obtain invitations on request from one of the Honorary Secretaries, Dr. Arnold Lyndon, O.B.E., Grayshott. Hindhead, Surrey, and Dr. A. 11. Roberts, Commercial Road, Portsmouth.

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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949

Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer: Thursday 12th July 1923

At the annual meeting of the British Medical Association, to be held at Portsmouth towards the close of the present month, the section of Medical Sociology will consider the subject of “Mental Deficiency in its Social Aspects.” The session will be opened by Dr. W. Potts, psychological expert to the Birmingham Justices and Mrs. Ellen Pinsent, a member of the Board of Control. Papers are to be read on “The Sterilisation of Mental Defectives”, “Incidence of Crime and Mental Defect,” and “Segregation.”

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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949

Mirror: Friday 15th June 1923

Care of Defectives: Annual Meeting of Surrey Association: Discussion on the Hostel Scheme: The annual meeting of the Surrey Voluntary Association for the Care of Defectives was held on Thursday afternoon of last week, at 84, Eccleston Square, London, S.W., Col. the Hon. A. G. Broderick (President) was in the chair, and the attendance included the following: … … Two Definitions of “Hostel”: Mrs. Hume Pinsent, Commissioner of the Board of Control, said that the Mental Deficiency Act would be a dead letter if it were not for the Voluntary Associations. She was afraid that the idea of Hostels formulated by the Board of Control was a little different to that presented by the Association, but she thought they could come to some arrangement. Boys and girls who would always be feeble-minded and would always want some of the kind care which a mother gave to a child were kept in one institution for six or seven years, with the result that they got stale (hear, hear). They wanted a change and a less confined life. With benefit to themselves and to the community they might be transferred to a Hostel, where they would get affection and motherly care. A Hostel, in the mind of the Board of Control, meant home for trained cases, but Surrey had in mind a small, certified institution where cases which were giving trouble could be trained. If Surrey were going to have such an institution, the Board would be glad if they would not use the word “Hostel,” as the Board were trying to monopolise that word for their idea. She was sympathetic with Surrey in trying to establish such an institution. The danger of sending defectives straight to a Hostel from their homes and allowing them to go out to daily work however was that those in charge of them would not be familiar with their tendencies as would be the case of those defectives who had been in an ordinary institution for six years. A girl who was unstable and had an erotic temperament should not be sent out to daily work. The difficulty would be to get jobs for the defectives, but she was glad to hear that the Association had approached some factories and had hopes of work being found. Some cases which would not be very good in domestic service would make good factory hands. FACTORY WORK v. DOMESTIC SERVICE: Mrs. Le Personne expressed the opinion that it would be dangerous to put the girls into factories and thought they would be better and happier in service. Mrs. Pinsent stated that a forewoman would take them to and from the factories. The girls were most likely to come to disaster in service, as mistresses could not keep their eyes on them all the time. Domestic service was appalling for the number of girls who came to disaster. …

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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949

North Devon Journal: Thursday 14th June 1923

Cricket: Barnstaple Grammar School 2nd XI v. Wallingbrook 1st XI: This match was played on the Wallinbbrook School Ground at Chulmleigh on Saturday and some good lay was witnessed: Scores: Barnstaple: First Innings: Total 51 (Pincent took two wickets): Barnstaple: Second Innings: Total 42 (Pincent took 4 wickets): Wallingbrook School: First Innings: Total 38 (Pincent b. Gammon 1): Second Innings: Total 45 (Pincent, run out 2) …

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Western Morning News: Monday 11th June 1923

EXAMPLE OF JACK CORNWELL, V.C.: The second anniversary of Jack Cornwell Senior Temple, International Order of Good Templars, was celebrated at a public meeting in West-hill Mission Room, Plymouth, Bro. H. who presided, pointing out to the young people the desirability of emulating the example of Jack Cornwell, the boy V.C.: A musical programme was contributed Misses C. Spry, D. England, M. Eve, Leonard Pinsent, A. Rundle, and Messrs. W. Luckham, P. Bulleid, and E. Weale, and “The Belles.” The Secretary (Sis. Doris Doble) reported an increase of 12 members over the previous quarter. The temple holds the Educational Shield, having the highest marks in the district (secured by Bro. C. Crowley), and five its members are D.J.C. officers.

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Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette: Saturday 26th May 1923

Bath Visitors’ List: Grand Pump Room Hotel: … (includes) … Mrs. H. C. Pinsent (London) … Miss H. A. Pinsent (London) …

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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949
GRO0422 Devonport: Hester Agnes Pinsent: 1899 – 1966 

Kent & Sussex Courier: Friday 11th May 1923

Tonbridge Guardians and Rural Council: … Mental Deficients: A communication from the Board of Control relative to the recent visit of Mrs. Pinsent stated that the mental deficients at Pembury were carefully and kindly treated.

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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949