Western Daily Mercury: Wednesday 27th April 1864 

Royal Naval and Military Free School: Devonport: At the annual general meeting of the friends and subscribers of this institution, held in the school room, King Street, on Tuesday the 26th instant, Charles Row, Esq., Mayor of Devonport in the chair, the following report and resolutions were unanimously adopted. … Report … (description of school) … Your committee have therefore drawn up an appeal to the generosity of the public to remedy this deficiency, which of all other sources, they desire to see increased rather than diminished. They have to lament the loss the institution has sustained during the last year of three of its principal and much respected supporters and annual subscribers, the late Admiral W. B. Mends, Col. Harris, of Mount Radford, and Rd. Pinsent, Esq., … … 


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West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser: Friday 22nd April 1864

General Drapery, Carpet, Furnishing, and Woolen Drapery: The remaining portions of the Stock in Trade of the late Mr. S. Pinsent, deceased, is now being sold off, on the premises, at an immense reduction in price, for Cash only: 31, 32, 33, Market Street Devonport. 


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Royal Cornwall Gazette: Friday 15th April 1864

General Drapery, Carpets, Furnishings, and Woolen Drapery: The remaining portion of the stock in trade of the late Mr. R. S. Pinsent, deceased, now being sold off on the premises at an immense reduction in price for cash only: 31, 32, 33 market Street, Devonport. 


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Western Daily Mercury: Wednesday 11th April 1864 

General Drapery, Carpets, Furnishing, Woollen Cloths, Fancy Trouserings, Etc. Etc. The remaining portion of the Stock of the late Mr. R. S. Pinsent will be sold off today and the following days, on the premises, 31, 32, 33, Market Street, Devonport. 

[see also through to Western Daily Mercury: Tuesday 26th April 1864] 


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Western Daily Mercury: Wednesday 6th April 1864

Pinsent & Co. Find it Absolutely Necessary to Close Their Establishment on Friday Next, April 8th, for the purpose of rearranging and marking stock. Open Saturday Morning, April 9, at ten o’clock: 31, 32, 33 Market Street, Devonport: April 6th 1864. 


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Western Daily Mercury: Monday 28th March 1864 

Sale of £17,950 worth of Drapery Goods Previously Announced, The Entire Stock-in-Trade of the Late Mr. R. S. Pinsent, deceased, will be Sold Off, on the premises, 31, 32, 33, Market Street Devonport: At an Immense Reduction in Price, for Cash Only: This will commence on Saturday April 2nd, and continue until the whole is disposed of: The Premises will be closed for three days prior to the first day of sale: Devonport: March 26th 1864.  

[see also following dates and issues] 


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Western Daily Mercury: Saturday 19th March 1864 

Richard S. Pinsent, Deceased: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all persons haring Claims or Demands against the estate of Richard Steele Pinsent, late of Market-street, Devonport, Mercer and Draper, who died on the12th day of February last, are hereby required forthwith to send In the particulars of their claims and demands to us, the undersigned In order that same may examined, and If found correct discharged. Dated this 19th Day of March, 1864: Little, Woolcombe & Venning, 26 Ker Street, Devonport, Solicitors for the Administratrix:  … … also … … Richard S. Pinsent, Deceased: Notice is hereby given that all persons indebted to the estate of Richard Steele Pinsent, of Market Street, Devonport, mercer and draper, who died on the 12th day of February, 1864, are hereby required forthwith to pay the amount of their respective debts at the Counting-house, Market Street, aforesaid, where attendance will be given from 10 to 4 o’clock, daily for the purpose of pursuing the same: Dated this 19th Day of March 1864, Little Woollcombe & Venning: solicitors for the Administratrix. 

[see also Western Daily Mercury: Wednesday 23rd March 1864 and other issues] 


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Western Daily Mercury: Saturday 20th February 1864

Funeral Sermon: We understand that a funeral sermon for the late Mr. R. S. Pinsent will be preached tomorrow evening by the Rev. J. Wood, at Hope Chapel, Devonport. The Rev. T. Horton was prevented by illness from attending the funeral: … also … Funeral of the late R. S. Pinsent, Esq., The last remains of the late R. S. Pinsent, Esq., of the firm of Pinsent and Co., drapers, Market Street, Devonport, were interred in the Plymouth Cemetery yesterday morning. The funeral cortege, which consisted of nearly twenty carriages, departed from the deceased’s residence, 34, Ker Street, at eleven o’clock and the coffin was conveyed to the hearse by eight of the assistants of the shop. A large number of friends of the deceased were present and the whole of the male assistants of the firm were at the funeral. The deceased was much respected by the inhabitants generally, who evinced their sorrow at this death by congregating in the streets to a great number.


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Patriot: Thursday 18th February 1864

Pinsent: February 12th: at 34 Ker Street, Devonport, of gastric fever, supervening an attack of bronchitis, Mr. Richard Pinsent, aged 43 years. 


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Western Times: Tuesday 16th February 1864

Death: Feb. 12th, at 34 Ker Street, Devonport, after a short illness, Mr. Richard Steele Pinsent, Mercer, aged 53.

[see also Western Times: Friday 19th February 1864] 


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GRO0741 Devonport: Richard Steele Pinsent: 1820 – 1864