Tag: April 1867

Cape and Natal News: Monday 22nd April 1867 

Natal: … … REGISTRATION OF WILLS: A strange fact in the matter of wills transpired during a case heard at the Resident Magistrate’s Court lately. It appears that a will cannot be properly registered in this colony, the notary public being the solo custodian. This being the case, it may often happen that wills may not have the proper formalities required by English law, as was really the case in one instance mentioned at the Court by Mr. Advocate Pinsent, where a will was not signed even by the number of witnesses required by the colonial law. His Worship expressed his belief that this state of things afforded too many facilities for the forgery of wills, and was, indeed, likely to lead to many undesirable results … … 

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GRO0798 Devonport: Savery Pinsent: 1815 – 1886

Exeter and Plymouth Gazette: Thursday 18th April 1867

Newton Board of Guardians: The first meeting of the new board was held on Wednesday. The Rev. R. R. Wolfe on the motion of Mr. J. Creed was unanimously re-elected chairman. Messrs. T. Wills, E. S. Bearne, and E. Ford were re-elected vice-chairmen. The following gentlemen were appointed to the Assessment Committee: …  … The Following is a list of the guardians from the different parishes in the union: … … (includes) … G. Pinsent, Lustleigh … 

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GRO0369 Hennock: Gilbert Pinsent: 1840 – 1918

Hampshire Advertiser: Saturday 13th April 1867

SOUTHAMPTON BOROUGH QUARTER SESSIONS: These sessions were held on Thursday afternoon, before Mr. Compton, who sat as deputy for Mr. M. Bere, the recorder. The Court opened at 1 o’clock p.m., the learned gentleman being accompanied by the Mayor, Mr. Sheriff Bromley, Major- General Tryon, Alderman Mayes, and Mr. J. Bernard, magistrates, who occupied seats on the bench. The following gentlemen were sworn on the grand jury: — Mr. William Aldridge, foreman, and Messrs. H. J. Pinsent, C. Cray, John Foster, W. T. F. Ellis, J. Shalders, R. D. Ellvett, E. Potts, W. H. Rogers, James Cocks, Charles Rogers, C. Dixon, George Phillips, H. Abraham, G. M. Passenger, J. T. Dore, H. M. Payne, G. Bullock, C. B. Phippard, and H. Gaze. … 

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GRO0420 India: Henry John Pinsent: 1812 – 1894

Gloucestershire Chronicle: Saturday 13th April 1867

The Life-Boat Launch: The National Life-Boat Institution has now become one of those societies whose necessity was as universally recognised as that for the maintenance of hospitals or any other public means for the perseveration of life and health. … Fashionable Cheltenham, obliged to launch its boat upon an artificial lake in the centre of a pleasure garden, had done its work nobly; and now Gloucester, which might have taken the lead, follows suit with more than equal ardour … (discussion of lifeboat) …  Streamers waved from the yards and masts of the vessels in the two docks; several boats were upon the water; and the rowing club had manned their graceful eight and four-oar. The crew of the “eight” consisted of A. S. Helps, E. Cookson, C. N. Buchanan, P. New, B. H. Sheppard, J. M. Buchanan, W. A. Jones, P. W. Sparling (stroke), F. Butt (coxn.). The “four” was manned by W. Pinsent, I. Holland, B. Edwards, and F. Edwards (stroke), H. Hunt (coxn.). 

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