Birmingham Daily Post: Wednesday 29th August 1888

Birmingham Musical Festival: First Day: The Morning Performance …  (detailed review) … Donations and Collections: The donations given yesterday amounted to £1,124 16s and the collections at the doors of the Town Hall after the morning performance, to £70 18s 7d … … The donations were as follows … (includes) … Mr. R. A. Pinsent, £5 5s …


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GRO0738 Devonport: Richard Alfred Pinsent: 1852 – 1948

Birmingham Daily Post: Friday 24th August 1888

The Ballot for Places: The ballot for choice of seats at the first four Festival performances took place yesterday, at King Edward’s High School, New Street, and was conducted upon the same lines as on previous occasions … (discussion) … Dr. Wade and Mr. Elwell looked after the issue of the president’s and vice-presidents’ tickets, which are exempted from the ballot; while the care of the plans of the hall and the record of the selections made from them was in the hands of Messrs. F. Everitt, Lawley Parker, E. Nettlefold, Bayley Marshall, R. E. Couchman, G.F. Lyndon, H. Parish, R. A. Pinsent, H. F. Elkington, F. B. Osborn, and B. Everitt.  …


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GRO0738 Devonport: Richard Alfred Pinsent: 1852 – 1948

Birmingham Daily Post: Wednesday 15th August 1888

Births: Pinsent – On the 12th inst, at Selly Wick, the wife of R. A. Pinsent, of a son.


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GRO0528 Devonport: John Ryland Pinsent: 1888 – 1957
GRO0569 Devonport: Laura Proctor Ryland: 1855 – 1931
GRO0738 Devonport: Richard Alfred Pinsent: 1852 – 1948

Birmingham Daily Post: Tuesday 14th August 1888

Women’s Hospital: At the last meeting of the committee, held at the hospital, Dr. Crosskey in the chair, the following donations and new subscriptions were announced: … New Subscriptions … (includes) … Mr. R. A. Pinsent, £1 1s. …


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GRO0738 Devonport: Richard Alfred Pinsent: 1852 – 1948

Birmingham Daily Post: Saturday 11th August 1888

In the High Court of Justice Chancery Division: In the matter of Joseph Hall’s Estate: Hall v Hall: Crosswells Building Estate: Langley Green, Near Oldbury: Freehold Building and Wharf Land … (description) … Particulars, with plan and conditions of sale, may be obtained of Messrs. Smith, Pinsent, Pinsent, and Freeman, Solicitors, Birmingham …


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GRO0435 Devonport: Hume Chancellor Pinsent: 1857 – 1920
GRO0738 Devonport: Richard Alfred Pinsent: 1852 – 1948

Birmingham Daily Post: Monday 16th April 1888

Funeral of Mr. John Cornforth: The funeral of the late Mr. John Cornforth, who died at his residence, Lime Grove, George Road, Edgbaston, on Monday, took place at the General Cemetery, Key Hill, on Saturday. The pallbearers were Messrs. A. Claddo, R. A. Pinsent, James Morris, Captain Rodgers, J. L. Porter and T. F. Walter, and the mourners, Messrs. E. Cornforth, T. Cornforth, G. Cornforth and J. Cornforth (brothers of the deceased) … (etc)


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GRO0738 Devonport: Richard Alfred Pinsent: 1852 – 1948

Leicester Daily Mercury: Friday 16th September 1887

The Suspension of Messrs. Greenway, Smith and Greenways: A Warwick correspondent telegraphs: Speculation is rife in Warwick and Leamington as to the appointment of a trustee on behalf of the creditors under the bankruptcy of Messrs. Greenway and Co. … continues … Accordingly, a hearing took place before the Registrar (Mr. Campbell) at which there were present Mr. Pinsent (Barlow, Smith, and Pinsent) as representing the Official Receiver; with Mr. Sanderson, of Warwick and Mr. Hassell of Leamington on behalf of the bankrupts; …


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GRO0738 Devonport: Richard Alfred Pinsent: 1852 – 1948

Leicester Daily Mercury: Friday 16th September 1887

The Suspension of Messrs. Greenway, Smith and Greenways: A Warwick correspondent telegraphs: Speculation is rife in Warwick and Leamington as to the appointment of a trustee on behalf of the creditors under the bankruptcy of Messrs. Greenway and Co. … (continues) … Accordingly, a hearing took place before the Registrar (Mr. Campbell) at which there were present Mr. Pinsent (Barlow, Smith, and Pinsent) as representing the Official Receiver; with Mr. Sanderson, of Warwick and Mr. Hassell of Leamington on behalf of the bankrupts; …


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GRO0738 Devonport: Richard Alfred Pinsent: 1852 – 1948

Birmingham Daily Post: Tuesday 13th April 1880

The Affairs of Messrs. Horsley Brothers: A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Horlsey Brothers, builders and contractors, Newton Street, Duke Street, Lawrence Street, Bartholomew Street, and the Priory, Birmingham, was held yesterday afternoon at the Queen Hotel. Mr. Parish, solicitor presided, and the debtors were represented by Messrs. Barlow, Smith, and Pinsent … (statement of affairs) … On behalf of the debtors, Mr. Pinsent explained that they had been prevented from carrying out the private arrangements outside the Bankruptcy Act previously agreed upon by the action of Messrs. Stone, of Bath who put an execution on 23rd March …

[see also Birmingham Daily Gazette: Friday 13th April 1890]


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GRO0738 Devonport: Richard Alfred Pinsent: 1852 – 1948

Birmingham Daily Gazette: Friday 26th March 1880

Horatio George Horsley, residing at 9 Newton Street, Birmingham,; Hubert Joseph Horsley, residing at South Yardley, Acock’s Green; and Alfred Howard Horsley, residing at 2 Lorne Villas, Westminster Road, Birchfield, and all of 9 Newton Street, and Duke Street and Lawrence Street and of Bartholomew Street and the Priory, all in Birmingham, builders and contractors, trading in co-partnership under the style of firm of Horlsey Brothers, have filed their petition for liquidation, with liabilities estimated at £21,000 and assets not yet ascertained. Upon the application of Messrs.  Barlow, Smith, and Pinsent, of 39 Waterloo Street, solicitors for the debtors, the Registrar appointed Mr. Charles Baker, of 7 Waterloo Street, public accountant, receiver and manager of the estate and granted an interim injunction to restrain proceedings by creditors.


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GRO0738 Devonport: Richard Alfred Pinsent: 1852 – 1948