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The Week: … … Mr. John Pinsent and his happy bride returned home from the wedding tour on Monday last. Many merry peels were rung from old St. Leonard’s to welcome their return.
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GRO0471 Devonport: Jane Coles: 1853 – 1879
GRO0517 Devonport: John Ball Pinsent: 1844 – 1890
Newton: Welcome Home: On Monday Mr. John Pinsent and his happy bride returned home from their wedding tour and were welcomed with merry peals on the old St. Leonard’s bells.
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GRO0471 Devonport: Jane Coles: 1853 – 1879
GRO0517 Devonport: John Ball Pinsent: 1844 – 1890
Marriages: Pinsent – Coles: Aug 16, at Chardstock Church, John B. Pinsent, of Newton Abbot, to Jesse, daughter of the late Mr. Thomas Coles, of Axe Farm, Chardstock.
[see also Western Times: Friday 24th August 1877]
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GRO0471 Devonport: Jane Coles: 1853 – 1879
GRO0517 Devonport: John Ball Pinsent: 1844 – 1890
Petty Sessions: Tuesday: Before D. Atkinson (chairman) and G. B. Ellicombe, Esq.. John Hern, landlord of the King’s Arms Inn, Kingsteignton, was granted an additional hour each night of the Fair, 3rd and 4th June. Alleged Furious Driving — Richard Luscombe, a lad in the employ of Mr. Michelmore, draper, was charged with furious driving in Devon square on the 24th April. Mr. Creed defended. This was a case arising out of the recent carriage accident, which resulted fatally to one lady and serious injury to another. Jessie Hancock, elderly lady, said she was in Devon-square about four p.m. on the day in question when she saw two boys riding a truck in front of Western Terrace, going down the hill at furious pace. At the same time, she saw a pony carriage, in which were two ladies, on the road in front of the Lower Terrace. The pony, she thought, was frightened by the noise of the truck and started off. The younger Mrs. Pinsent was driving, and she saw her draw up the reins. The carriage and truck went down the hill together, but she did not think they came into collision. She did not know that the defendant was one of the boys that was in the truck. Geo. Bridgeman, a lad in the employ of Mr. Lamble, said he was with the defendant in the truck on the day in question; they saw the pony going very fast just as they were in front of the Freemasons’ Hall, and pulled directly they saw the accident and went to it. Sergt. Nicholls said he had seen the truck in question. It was guided by a rope to the handle but in his opinion, it was powerless going down a steep hill to put any check upon it. Mr. Creed, for the defence, argued at some length that no case had been made out as to the boys riding furiously within the meaning of the act. The Bench, however, thought the case proved, and after many complaints of similar practices they were determined to put a stop to it as far as they were able by imposing a penalty of 15s in this case, or in default 14 days imprisonment.
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GRO0471 Devonport: Jane Coles: 1853 – 1879
Devon: The Newton Abbot magistrates have fined two boys for riding on a truck, the noise of which frightened the pony which Mrs. Pinsent, jun. was driving and by the upsetting of which she was so injured that she died shortly afterwards.
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GRO0471 Devonport: Jane Coles: 1853 – 1879
Deaths: Pinsent: May 3, at Queen Street, Newton Abbot, Jane, wife of Mr. J. B. Pinsent, junr. Aged 26.
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GRO0471 Devonport: Jane Coles: 1853 – 1879
GRO0517 Devonport: John Ball Pinsent: 1844 – 1890
The Late Mrs. Pinsent: On Monday Dr. Henry Gaye, Coroner, and a respectable jury, sat at the Town Hall to inquire into the cause of the death of the late Mrs. Pinsent, whose serious and fatal accident has been already reported. From the evidence adduced it did not appear that the boys who were wheeling the wagon in the immediate locality from whence the pony started were the cause of it. The animal was shown to be rather spirited, too much so for timid ladies to manage. The jury returned a verdict of “Accidental Death.” The elder Mrs. Pinsent still lies in precarious condition: Funeral of Mrs. John Pinsent: — Yesterday a newly-constructed vault in Highweek Churchyard received the mortal remains of the above lamented lady, who a fortnight previously, whilst in the full vigour of health and beauty, received injuries through the running away of a pony and carriage, in which she and her mother-in-law were taking an afternoon drive. The injuries terminated fatally Saturday, the deceased being only 26 years of age. The hearse was followed to the graveyard by four carriages, containing the sorrowing relatives of the deceased, and behind these a large number of tradesmen followed on foot. The last sad offices were performed by the Rector, the Rev. S. G. Harris, in his usually solemn and impressive manner. Many of the shops were partially closed during the hour of sepulture, and much sympathy for the deceased and her family was expressed on all sides. Hopes are still entertained that the elder Mrs. Pinsent will recover, although the progress is slow.
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GRO0389 Devonport: Hannah Davie Swain: 1815 – 1887
GRO0471 Devonport: Jane Coles: 1853 – 1879
Newton: Death of Mrs. Pinsent, Junr.: This sad event, the result of the recent accident by the running away of a pony and carriage, took place on Saturday, to the great sorrow of a large circle of sympathising friends. In this case the deceased never recovered consciousness and fatal results were feared from the first. The elder Mrs. Pinsent, who was also seriously injured by the same accident, was slightly improved, and hopes are entertained that she will recover.
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GRO0389 Devonport: Hannah Davie Swain: 1815 – 1887
GRO0471 Devonport: Jane Coles: 1853 – 1879
Newton: The Late Accident: The elder Mrs. Pinsent has slightly improved during the last day or two, but her daughter in law, Mrs. John Pinsent still lies in a very precarious condition. No accident of recent date in the town has been more deeply deplored than this, and it would be impossible for sympathy towards sufferers to be more profound than it has towards those unfortunate ladies.
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GRO0389 Devonport: Hannah Davie Swain: 1815 – 1887
GRO0471 Devonport: Jane Coles: 1853 – 1879
Okehampton: Series Carriage Accident at Newton: On Thursday afternoon while Mrs. Pinsent, Senr. and her daughter-in-law, Mrs. John Pinsent, Junr. were out for a drive in their pony carriage and, when in Devon-square the animal became frightened by boys riding a grocery truck and being unmanageable, started off, and, crossing Queen-street, the carriage came in contact with the kerb and corner of the house belonging to Mr. King against which the ladies were thrown with considerable force, and seriously injured. They were immediately removed to their respective residences and promptly attended to by Drs. Gage and Scott. Up to a late hour they had neither of them recovered consciousness, and their injuries were pronounced by their medical attendants to be of a very serious character The carriage was completely smashed and the pony very injured. Much sympathy is felt for the sufferers as well as the rest of the family, who, from long residence in the town are well known and highly respected. … Also … The Carriage Accident at Newton Abbot: Mrs. Pinsent and Mrs. J. Pinsent, jun., who received such serious injuries in the carriage accident in Queen Street on Thursday last, still remain in a critical condition, although slight hopes are now being held out for their recovery. The elder Mrs. Pinsent has partially recovered consciousness, but the younger lady still lies insensible. Both are suffering from severe concussion of the brain.
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GRO0389 Devonport: Hannah Davie Swain: 1815 – 1887
GRO0471 Devonport: Jane Coles: 1853 – 1879