Tag: April 1878

Birmingham Daily Post: Thursday 25th April 1878

A meeting of the creditors of George Edkins, 68, Sutton Street, Aston, out of business, late Aston Road North, baker and coal dealer, formerly of Studley Holt Farm, Studley, farmer and brickmaker, was held yesterday, the offices Mr. Alfred East, Eldon Chambers, Cherry Street; Mr. East representing the debtor and several creditors. Other creditors were represented by Mr. Pinsent, solicitor, and Messrs. L. J. Sharp, of Ann Street, and W. G. Blackham (the receiver), of Exchange Buildings, New Street, accountants. The debtor’s statement of affairs, prepared by Mr. W. G. Blackham, showed — owing to unsecured creditors,  £518 10s 6d and assets estimated to produce £147 15s. After the examination of the debtor, the creditors decided to liquidate the estate by arrangement.

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GRO0738 Devonport: Richard Alfred Pinsent: 1852 – 1948

Birmingham Daily Post: Friday April 19th, 1878: Issue 6171

Birmingham County Court: Yesterday: Sitting in Bankruptcy: Before Mr. J. Motteram, Q.C., Judge: Re: Thomas Robinson, miller, Hamstead Mill, Handsworth. Mr. Pinsent appeared on behalf of the trustee (Mr. Sharp), and applied for an adjournment, sine die, the debtor did not appear, and the required order was made. … Re: Thomas Ball, baker, 3, Sheepcote Street. The debtor passed his public examination. Mr. Pinsent represented the trustee. (etc.) 

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GRO0738 Devonport: Richard Alfred Pinsent: 1852 – 1948

The Bristol Mercury and Daily Post: Saturday April 13th, 1878: Issue 9332

Bristol Imports: In the Calypso, from Bordeaux: Smith and Co., 1 hd 1case wine; Washbourne Bros., 12hds wine; … includes – Pinsent, 110 hds wine; etc.

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Trewman’s Exeter Flying Post or Plymouth and Cornish Advertiser: Wednesday April 10th, 1878: issue 5904

Castle of Exeter: A boy named Wright, thirteen years of age, was summoned for setting fire to some straw, and thereby damaging a quantity of mangold, the property of Mr. Pinsent, farmer of Doddiscombeleigh. The defendant’s father had worked for several years for the prosecutor, and the boy had also lately been employed by him. The boy admitted that he set fire to the straw, but said he did it accidentally. He had lost a brace-button, and used a piece of cord as a substitute; he had no knife to cut off the surplus cord, and lit a match to burn it off, and this set fire to the straw. Prosecutor, in answer to the Bench, said the boy’s general character was good; but he was subject to fits, and was further in the habit of setting matches on fire in different parts of the farm. It was in order to stop this practice that prosecutors had taken these proceedings. He only wished to have the boy cautioned. At the suggestion of the Bench, the prosecutor withdrew from the case, and the boy was dismissed with a caution.

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GRO0412 Hennock: Henry Pinsent: 1844 – 1894

Birmingham Daily Post: Monday April 8th, 1878: Issue 6161

The Queen’s Hospital, Birmingham: At a meeting of the committee of the hospital, held on Friday, April 6th, the chairman, Mr. Alfred N. Hopkins, the treasurer, Mr. Leonard Brierley, and the solicitor Mr. G. J. Johnson was re-elected for the ensuing year. The following were announced: New Subscriptions … … The following acceptable presents were also reported: Messrs. Gillot and Sons, a quantity of pens and penholders; Mr. C. Dudley, Sunday Magazines; Anonymous, copies of the News of the World; Mr. J. F. West, magazines; Mrs. Edwin Yates, a parcel of books and periodicals; Mrs. Slann, copies of News of the World; Anonymous, a parcel of tracts; Mrs. Pinsent, two bags of old linen; Mr. John Mitchell, pens and penholders; Mrs. T. T. Terry, a quantity of books and old linen; Mr. Frederick Sutton, a pair of crutches. The late Mr. Samuel Messenger has bequeathed a legacy of £100 to the Hospital.

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GRO0119 Devonport: Catherine Agnes Ross: 1830 – 1906

Western Times: Saturday 6th April 1878

Castle of Exeter: Yesterday: Before J. E. C. Walkey, Esq., Colonel Chichester, Capt. Chichester, Major Wyatt-Edgell, and A. H. A. Hamilton, E. A. Sanders, J. H. Ley, R. M. Davy and C. Tucker, Esqs. … A lad of 13, named Wright, was summoned for setting fire to some straw and thereby damaging a quantity of mangold, the property of Mr. Pinsent, farmer of Doddiscombsleigh. The defendant’s father had worked for several years for the prosecutor, and the boy had also lately been employed by him. On one of the fields was a mangold trench covered with straw; one day this was found to be on fire, and the lad was seen coming from that direction. On being charged with setting fire to the straw he admitted that he had done so but said that it was accidental. He explained that he had lost a brace button and had used a piece of cord as a substitute, he had no knife to cut off the surplus cord, and lit a match to burn it off, and this set fire to the straw. Prosecutor, in answer to the Bench, said he had no complaint against the boy’s father, who was a very good workman; the boy’s general charger was also good. He was, however, subject to fits, and was further in the habit of setting matches on fire in different parts of the farm; it was in order to deter him from this practice that the prosecutor had taken these proceedings. He only wished to have the boy cautioned. At the suggestion of the Bench the prosecutor withdrew from the case, and in dismissing the defendant the Chairman told him that had not the prosecutor agreed to this course they would have had no alternative but to send the case to the Assizes, as the charge was a serious one. The defendant must bear this in mind for the future.  

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GRO0412 Hennock: Henry Pinsent: 1844 – 1894

Exeter and Plymouth Gazette Daily Telegrams: Tuesday 23rd April 1878

Northam: Local Board: The first meeting of this Board, after the election of new members was held on Saturday: … (list of members) … Mr. W. Pickard proposed and Mr. Penhorwood seconded “That A. B. Wren, Esq., be the Chairman for the ensuing year”. This was carried. It was proposed and carried that Messrs. Williams, W. Pickard and Captain Sangster should be the Westward Ho! Committee …. (local business then) … A letter was then read by the Chairman, as follows … (from the Local Government Board, Whitehall, acknowledging that the Northam board had abandoned its original proposal for sewerage at Westward Ho and now needed L. 350 for their revised plan. The Board ask for a copy of the resolution and say they will sanction it) … “provided they are satisfied that the scheme will suffice for the drainage of Mr. Pynsent’s houses. In order that this may be ascertained, they request to be furnished with a section of the proposed main sewer, showing the level of its invert with referent to the level of the basement of these houses …

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GRO0835 Hennock: Thomas Pynsent: 1808 – 1887

Western Gazette: Friday 19th April 1878

Board of Guardians: The following is a list of the Guardians of the poor elected for the several parishes in the Langport Union for the year 1878-9: …. (includes) … Curry Rivel, Thomas T. Cuff, Burton Pynsent …

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