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Newton Abbot: Board of Guardians: At the weekly meeting on Wednesday the 22nd, W. Creed, Esq. in the chair, there were present … (includes) … Pinsent … The visiting committee’s report stated that there were 206 paupers in the house …
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GRO0508 Hennock: John Pinsent: 1799 – 1858
Important Meeting of the Board of Guardians: The usual weekly meeting of this board was held on Wednesday last. W. Creed, Esq., chairman of the board presided. There was a large attendance of guardians, including the following … (includes) … John Pinsent …
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GRO0508 Hennock: John Pinsent: 1799 – 1858
NEWTON ABBOT: Accident: On Tuesday last accident occurred to a man, named Hunt, a labourer, in the employ of Messrs. Pinsent and Co., on his returning home from the country, occasioned by the horse running away. The poor fellow’s leg is much shattered, but the sufferer progresses favourably, under the care of Mr. Gillard, surgeon of this town, … … (also) … Newton Abbot: Board of Guardians: This board met on Wednesday, W. Creed, Esq., in the chair. Amongst those present were … (includes) … John Pinsent (Were Barton) …
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GRO0508 Hennock: John Pinsent: 1799 – 1858
GRO0518 Devonport: John Ball Pinsent: 1819 – 1901
Newton Abbot: Board of Guardians: Mr. W. Creek, Esq., presided, and amongst those present were … (includes) … John Pinsent (Were Barton) …
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GRO0508 Hennock: John Pinsent: 1799 – 1858
Newton Abbot: Board of Guardians: This board met on Wednesday, W. Creed, Esq, in the Chair. Amongst the guardians present we noticed … (includes) … John Pinsent … Visiting Committee: The Rev F. S. Wall brought up the report of the above committee. It merely stated that the house was clean and orderly, and that there was no complaint to make, number in the house 210. The report was received and adopted.
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GRO0508 Hennock: John Pinsent: 1799 – 1858
To Tanners, Borough of Ashburton: To be let with immediate possession, by private contract, for such term as may be agreed on, all the capital tan yard, with good dwelling house, drying loft, bark barn, sheds and premises called the Old Mill. The tan yard contains 1 water pit, 5 lime and 83 tan pits, under cover; and drying lofts, in which 800 hides may be dried; improved bark mill; and lifting pumps, driven by a never-failing stream of water; extensive bark barn, with every other convenience for carrying on a large business. The house consists of two parlours, two kitchens, and eight bedrooms, washhouse, dairy, cellar and all convenient out houses; attached are stables and linhays for a cow or two. For viewing apply on the premises, and for all further particulars to Mr. Pinsent, Ware, Kingsteignton.
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GRO0508 Hennock: John Pinsent: 1799 – 1858
BATH AND WEST OF ENGLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY: The deputation for the Council have been Newton to-day, and they have decided that the Meeting of the above Society shall be held in this town, in 1857, provided the necessary Funds can be raised in a fortnight from this date, Newton Abbot, 24th April 1856. PRESENT SUBSCRIPTIONS: Rev. P. S. Wall (Chairman) £10; The Trustees of the Devon Estate £10; Messrs. Watts, Whidborne and Moir £25 0 0; Sir W. P. Carew, Bart £25 0 0; Sir J. Yarde Buller, Bart, £10 0 0 … (long list – includes) … Mr. John Pinsent, £5 0s 0d (and) Mr. Pinsent (Greenhill), £5 0s 0d.
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GRO0508 Hennock: John Pinsent: 1799 – 1858
GRO1036 Devonport: Thomas Pinsent: 1782 – 1872
Ploughing Matches: Newton Abbot Agricultural and Labourers’ Friend Society: The sixteenth anniversary of this society was celebrated on Monday last at Newton Abbot. The ploughing match tool place in a field occupied by Mr. William Mudge of Ford Farm, and the weather being fine, a large number of persons were attracted to the scene of the contest … Dinner at the Globe Hotel, which was served in a good style by the respected host … The Chairman then proposed the health of the Judges, Messrs. John Gidley, (Rattery); John Pinsent (Kingsteignton), and John Grills, (Abbotskerwell) – and observed that there were no men to whom those meetings were more indebted than to these gentlemen, who had to perform a difficult and arduous task (cheers)… Mr. Pinsent, in responding, expressed a hope that in their awards and prizes they had given general satisfaction. Mr. Gidley also responded: and said the judges had great difficulty in performing their duties, in as much as the crops varied so much, one farm having eight acres of swedes, one of common turnips and another as mangold … Mr. Grills said they had gone over four hundred acres of green crops that day …
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GRO0508 Hennock: John Pinsent: 1799 – 1858
Borough of Ashburton Devon, to Tanners and Others: To be let by private contract, with immediate possession, for such term as may be agreed on, all that capital “Tan Yard” with or without the dwelling-house, drying lofts, bark barn, sheds and premises called “Old Mills” situate at Old Mill, in the town of Ashburton, late in the occupation of Mr. Evans. The tan yard contains 1 water pit, 5 lime and 83 tan pits under cover; drying lofts, in which 300 hides may be dried, improved bark mill and lifting pumps, driven by a never-failing stream of water, extensive bark barn, capable of holding 200 tons of bark, with every other conveniences for carrying on a large business. Ashburton is situated in the centre of an excellent bark country. The House consists of 2 kitchens, 2 parlours, and 8 bedrooms, washhouse, dairy, cellar and all convenient out houses. It fronts into a walled garden, well stocked with choice fruit trees, and attached to the premises are stables for 4 horses, cow houses and other offices. The whole of the premises are substantially built and in excellent repair. For viewing apply on the premises, and all further particulars may be obtained of Mr. John Pinsent, Ware Barton, Kingsteignton.
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GRO0508 Hennock: John Pinsent: 1799 – 1858
South Devon and Newton Abbot Agricultural Society: (Abridged from the Plymouth Mail of yesterday): The great benefits which have been derived by agriculturalists from the operation of agricultural societies have added to the importance of every meeting tending to promote the noble and most useful art of agriculture, and there for it was natural to expect that the attendance at the annual meeting of the South Devon Society would be very numerous, especially when held in conjunction with the Newton Abbott Association … The dinner took place at Beazley’s Globe Hotel, at four o’clock, when a numerous company sat down to a substantial entertainment. The chair was taken by C. Kelson, Esq., and J. Belfield Esq. acted as vice-chairman. Amongst those present were … (list includes) … T. Pinsent … J. Pinsent …
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GRO0508 Hennock: John Pinsent: 1799 – 1858
GRO1036 Devonport: Thomas Pinsent: 1782 – 1872