Tag: December 1900

Coventry Times: 26th December 1900

Webster’s Brickworks Limited: the third annual general meeting of the shareholders in Webster’s Brickworks Ltd. was held at the Works, Stoney – Road Coventry on Wednesday. Mr. F Warwick (chairman of the directors) presided, and the other directors were also present, namely Messrs. T. Smith, G. H. Thynne and H. Webster (managing director); also Messrs. H. C. Pinsent (solicitor), W. S. Aston (auditor), W. Elson (secretary), and a small number of shareholders. … (discussion of meeting) …

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GRO0435 Devonport: Hume Chancellor Pinsent: 1857 – 1920

Western Times: Friday 14th December 1900

Highweek: Mr. W. S. Pinsent presided at the meeting of the Parish Council on Monday.—The Sanitary Inspector (Mr. Rogers) reported that a broken drain Exeter-road had been repaired, and other sanitary matters attended to; the scavenging and removal of house refuse had been attended to; and there was no infectious disease in the parish.—Perryman’s account for scavenging, £ 7 13s, was directed to be paid.—The Lighting Committee reported that the mains for the proposed new lamps at Abbotsbury and Polybank’s building had not yet been laid. The Clerk was directed to again write to the Gas Company’s manager on the matter. In other respects, the parish had been satisfactorily lighted. —The Chairman read a letter he had received from the Clerk of the Urban Council asking this Council to cooperate with them petitioning the Great Western Railway Company for increased train service on the Moreton branch. — On the motion of Mr. Shilston, seconded by Mr. Shapley, this was agreed to. — The gas bill, £ 25 15s, for lighting the public lamps, and Mr. Hill’s bill 18s 6d, for repairing and painting lamps, were passed and payment ordered.

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GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920

Western Times: Thursday 13th December 1900

West of England Fat Stock and Poultry Show: 30th Annual Exhibition: It is the turn of Devonport this year, and so the 30th annual two days’ exhibition of the West of England Fat Stock and Poultry Society was opened yesterday in the Dockyard Borough … Poultry: Dorking, any colour, c. any age: W. Swain Pinsent, H. Reees, Nicholls and Son; ditto: h. W. Swain Pinsent, H. Reeves, F. Anderton …

[see also Western Times: Friday 14th December 1900]

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GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920

Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser: Wednesday 5th December 1900

Hunting Appointments: Taunton Vale Foxhounds: Friday, Burton Pynsent – at 11.

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Western Times: Tuesday 4th December 1900

The funeral of the late Mr. George Mills, of the Old Brewery, Newton Abbot, took place on Friday at the Wolborough Parish Churchyard and was largely attended … (description) … The large numbers present at the Churchyard included … (long list includes) … W. S. Pinsent …

[see also Western Times: Friday 7th December 1900]

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GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920