Leicester Daily Post – The Pinsent Family

Leicester Daily Post: Wednesday 20th November 1889

Fox Terrier Coursing: Leicestershire Handicap: Second Round: Heath’s Rose beat Betteridge’s Fly; Evans Wasp beat Beaumont’s Wallace; Hubbard’s Catch-me-if-you-can, beat Bollard’s Young Tanner; Heath’s Lady beat Evans Wasp, Heath’s Rose beat Blackman’s Sam; Coleman’s Spring beat Smith’s Spot; Pincent’s Nell beat Ward’s Phil; Hodgkinson’s Punchaway a bye. Rose and Wasp each had two chances. Third Round: Rose beat Wasp, Lady beat Catch-me-if-you-can; Spring beat Rose (second chance), Nell beat Punchaway: Fourth Round: Lady a bye, Ross drawn, Spring beat Nell. Final: — Lady won the first course, Spring the second and Lady the third, thus gaining the first prize of £7 6s. Three the un-decided, in which Spring ran twice and Lady once, were run in consequence of the pistol missing fire.

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Leicester Daily Post: Tuesday 29th May 1894

Town Hall: Before Mayor (Ald. Hart,) Ald. Underwood, Messrs. G. Stevenson and O. Tabberer: … … (description of cases) … … Obscene Language: John/Walter Spencer, of Sheffield, charged with using obscene language in Belgrave-gate at 10.55 on Saturday night, was fined 10s, including costs, in default of seven days imprisonment. John George James Frith was similarly fined for a like offence in Horsefair Street on Saturday night. John Henry Worley, 48 Navigation Street, and Harry Pinsent, 7 Bow Street, were summoned for using obscene language on Anstey footpath at 3.15 on Sunday afternoon. Pinsent was sent to prison for 14 days, and Worley for seven days.

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GRO0405 Tiverton: Harry Pinsent: 1877 – 1905

Leicester Daily Post: Thursday 1st June 1911

Golf Carnival: The Bar Tournament: An entry of 113 had been received for the annual match play tournament of the Bar Golfing Society, play for which takes place at the Princes Course, Sandwich, Kent on June 7, 8,9, and 10. The draw is as follows: First Round (To be played in June) … (long list includes) … A. B. Langridge (10) v R. B. Pinsent (8) … (continues) …

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GRO0744 Hennock: Robert Burton Pynsent: 1869 – 1953

Leicester Daily Post: Thursday 14th October 1920

“Banker” at Shepshed: Nine Shepshed men, William Danvers, Baden Lester, Frank and Walter Danvers, Baden Lester (sic), William Coe, Walter Pinsent, Arthur Coulson and Sidney Brotherhood were summoned for playing “banker” at Shepshed on October 3^rd. P.C. Childs spoke to being with P.C. Brooks on Sunday afternoon and seeing the defendant’s playing “banker” in a field. They bolted on the approach of the constables but were recognized. Only Lester appeared at Court, and it was stated that the defendants were not youths, the youngest being eighteen. Frank and Walter Elliott and Pinsent were fined 10s each, Lester 15s, Danvers, Corah, Coe, Coulson and Brotherhood £1 each.

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GRO0873 Tiverton: Walter Pinsent: 1897 – 1947

Leicester Daily Post: Tuesday 21st December 1920

Boy’s Home Concert: A concert was given at the Boys’ Home, Highcross-street on Sunday by Miss Marjorie Moss, assisted by Mr. James Mawby, Mr. Harold Pinsent, Master James Hurren (vocalists), Madame May Moodie (piccolo), Master Ronald Brown (piano solos), Miss Dorothy Dobney (elocutionist). A feature of the evening was the piano solos by Master Ronald Brown and the solos by Master James Hurren, both youthful artistes. Miss Moss gave musical monologues and presided at the piano.

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GRO0392 Tiverton: Harold West Pinsent: 1900 – 1962

Leicester Daily Post: Monday 26th July 1915

Municipal School of Art: Successes in the National Competition: Last week the Board of Education published its list of the successful competitors in the National Competition for 1915, and once more the Leicester School of Art shows up prominently. This year no one of its students has carried off a gold medal – there being only seven in the country – but the average attainment of the competitors it sent in is exceedingly high, and will bear comparison with any school in the country … (continues)… commended … includes … Pinsent, Harold W., design for colour-print … (continues)

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GRO0392 Tiverton: Harold West Pinsent: 1900 – 1962

Leicester Daily Post: Friday 29th October 1909

The Care of the Feeble-Minded: Conference in Leicester: A conference was held in the Association Hall, yesterday, under the auspices of the National Association for the Feeble Minded. There was a numerous attendance of delegates from all parts of the country … (discussion) … Mrs. Hume Pinsent (Birmingham) spoke on “Compulsion versus Voluntary Methods” and discussed the difficulty of getting the mentally defective into colonies and keeping them there, when once they entered. She pointed out that there were at least sixty-six thousand mentally defective persons in urgent need of care, training, and control; and urged it should be the statutory duty of the local authority, assisted by a government grant, to obtain or provide suitable accommodation for the mentally defective in their districts … (discussion continues) …

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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949

Leicester Daily Post: Tuesday 28th September 1909

Leicester Schools’ Swimming Association: Annual Sports: The annual sports of the Leicester Schools’ Swimming Association took place at the Cossington Streets Baths last evening. There was excellent attendance, the building being packed with a large and enthusiastic crowd of youngsters, who cheered each item in no uncertain terms. … (description of event) …

Senior Girls’ Team Bowl (presented by Mrs. J. F. Faire): Melbourne Road (M. Clayton, M. Clarke and L. Warner), 1; All Saints’ (N. Bruce, C. Bardett, and I. Pinsent, 2; Mellor Street (B. Harris, A. Sprong, and M. Vernon), 3. All Saints’ gained a lead in the first length, but quickly lost it when the second of the Melbourne Road girls entered the water. Melbourne Road maintained the lead and won by about three yards: Time 2 min. 13 secs.

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Leicester Daily Post: Saturday 10th October 1908

Liberal Candidate Adopted: A meeting to select a Liberal Candidate to contest the Belgrave Ward was held last evening in the Nonconformist Schools, Belgrave Road, Dr. Hutchinson presided, and among those present were … includes … G. Pincent … Mr. Waddington, in moving the adoption of Councillor G. E. Hilton, as the Liberal candidate, said that in the discharge of the duties devolving upon during the time he had resented them on the Town Council, he had fully justified their expectation of him when he was elected three years ago …

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GRO0341 Tiverton: George Pinsent: 1861 – 1932

Leicester Daily Post: Saturday 10th October 1908

Municipal Elections: Belgrave Ward: Liberal Candidate Adopted: A meeting to elect a Liberal candidate to contest the Belgrave Ward was held last evening in the Nonconformist School Belgrave Road. Dr. Hutchinson presided, and amongst those present were Ald. S. Hilton, J.P., Councillors S. Hudson, and G. E. Hilton. Messrs. H. Waddington, Wilkes, Minchen, J. S. Gibson, A. Wilkes, I. Clayton, T. Hassill, G. Pincent, and J. W. C!ayton, W. Waddington, in moving the adoption of Councillor C. E. Hilton, as the Liberal candidate, said that in the discharge of the duties devolving upon hint during the time he had represented them on the Town Council, he had justified their expectations of him when he was elected three years ago. — Mr. Mason seconded.

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