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Concert: On Wednesday last a highly successful concert was held at the Board school rooms in aid of the newly formed football club. … includes … song, “What do they mean by ta-ra-ra-boom?”, Mr. H. Pinsent …
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GRO0897 Devonport: William Henry Pinsent: 1874 – 1949 (?)
“Ladies” Night at the Constitutional Club: The first social evening of the season at the Newton Constitutional Club, on Thursday, was made the occasion of a ladies’ night. There was a large number of ladies present and a capital programme was arranged, the excellence of which the best testified by the fact that more than half of the items were encored … … Mr. W. H. Pinsent was recalled for his whistling song “The Whistling Yaller Girl” … …
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GRO0897 Devonport: William Henry Pinsent: 1874 – 1949
Variety entertainment at Coombe: A highly successful Concert was given at the Coombe Schoolroom on Friday last by the Newton Variety Company. Unfortunately, many had to be turned away from the doors owing to the smallness of the room. Messrs. C. B. Kay and A. W. Dixon the two well known comics were in their best form… programme included … Mr. W. H. Pinsent whose whistling is so successful, obliged with the “Whistling Coon,” “Little Yaller Gal,” and “The Cat came Back.”
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GRO0897 Devonport: William Henry Pinsent: 1874 – 1949
Valuable Leasehold Shops, Beer-house and houses for sale: Rendell and Symons will offer for sale by public auction at the Fairweather’s Commercial Hotel, Newton Abbot, on Thursday October 26th, instant, at 3 p.m. the following valuable houses and shops in the under mentioned, or such other lots as may be determined at the time of sale: … Lot 1: All those two dwelling houses and shops being Nos. 3 and 5 Queen Street … … Lot 2: All that well accustomed Beer-house known as the “Temple Bar” and the dwelling house and shop adjoining being Nos. 7 and 9 Queen Street, aforesaid, on which they have a frontage of 31 feet, the whole being in the occupation of Messrs. Pinsent as yearly tenants, at the annual rent of £60. The “Temple Bar” is sublet by Messrs. Pinsent to Mrs. Terrell, and contains bar, bar parlour, washhouse, 4 bedrooms, and necessary offices. The dwelling-house and shop containing the same accommodation as above is sublet tot Mr. T. R. Combe. The apportioned yearly ground rent on this lot will be £ 2.: Lot 3: All that dwelling house and shop being No. 11 Queen Street aforesaid … … Lot 4: All that dwelling house and premises with grass plot in the front and garden in the rear thereof known at “Holmesdale” situate in St. Paul’s Road, Newton Abbot … … for any further particulars apply to the auctioneers, at Newton Abbot or Totnes or to Mr. W. Creed, Solicitor, Newton Abbot. Dated Newton Abbot, 4th October 1893:
[ see related: East and South Devon Advertiser: Saturday 28th October 1893: – No bidders for Lot 2]
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GRO0518 Devonport: John Ball Pinsent: 1819 – 1901
Newton Abbot: Devon: Valuable Leasehold Shops, Beer-house and Houses for Sale: Rendell and Symons will over for sale by Public Auction at Fairweather’s Commercial Hotel, Newton Abbot, on Thursday 26th October instant, at three p.m. the following valuable houses and shops in the under-mentioned or such other lots as may be determined at the time of sale: Lot 1: All those two Dwelling houses and shops being Nos. 3 and 5, Queen-Street, Newton Abbot, with a frontage of about 29 feet, in the occupation of Miss Smith, (whose tenancy expires at Christmas next) and Mr. Richard Dawe as yearly tenants at the yearly rentals of £32 and £28. At the rear is a bake-house and flour loft, also the stables with the store or loft over at the back 50 feet by 21, in the occupation of Mr. Tom Mardon, as yearly tenant at a rental of £8. The apportioned yearly ground rent on this lot will be £2. … Lot 2. All that well accustomed Beer-house, known as the “Temple Bar” and the dwelling-house and Shop adjoining, being Nos. 7 and 9, Queen-Street, on which they have frontage of 31 feet, the whole being in the occupation of Messrs. Pinsent yearly tenants, at the annual rent of £60, and sub-let by them to Mrs. Terrell and Mr. T. B. Coombe respectively. The apportioned yearly ground rent on this lot will be £2. Lot 3. All that Dwelling and Shop, being No. 11 Queen-street aforesaid, on which it has about 24 feet frontage, now in the occupation of Mr. Tom Mardon, at the yearly rent of £45, under an agreement for a lease of 7 years from Michaelmas, 1891. At the rear are stables with a back yard, having entrance from Victoria place. apportioned yearly ground rent on this Lot will be £1. The foregoing Lots are held on lease for the residue of a term of 90 years from Michaelmas 1852, under a yearly ground rent for the whole of £5. …
[see also Western Times: Friday 13th October 1893]
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GRO0518 Devonport: John Ball Pinsent: 1819 – 1901
S.S. Rome, from London, Oct. 14, from Marseilles, Oct. 21, for Bombay: … Bombay – From London … includes … Mrs. Pinsent … For Madras (via Bombay) = From London … Mr. C. Pinsent …
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GRO0133 India: Charles Powell Tronson Pinsent: 1849 – 1904
GRO0398 India: Harriet Ann Soden: 1860 – 1949
The Open Dog Handicap: In fine weather, the last portion of a 200 yards open dog handicap, commenced a week ago, was finished on Monday evening, at the Belgrave Road Grounds. The followers of canine contests turned up in large force, and the results were: Second Round: Heat 1, Marvin’s Floss, 16lb, 51 ½ yards start 1; Walton’s Jip, 16, 54, 2; Pincent’s Mona, 4 ½, 47, 3. Won by half a yard. … (heats & final) …
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GROxxxx Tiverton
In the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division: In re. The New British Iron Company (Limited): Notice of sale of various freehold lands and Buildings. Mr. Thomas J. Barnett is instructed to submit for sale by auction at the Dudley Arms Hotel, Dudley, on Tuesday, October 31st, 1893, at three for four o’clock, in the afternoon (subject to conditions of sale) in Twenty-six lots various valuable freehold properties and lands belonging to this estate comprising an area upward of 105 acres of land and including the very excellent residential property known as “Colman Hill House” … (etc) … Particulars with plans may be obtained from the Receiver and Manager of the estates, Walter N. Fisher, Esq., (Messrs. Fisher and Randle, Chartered Accountant), 4 Waterloo Street, Birmingham, Messrs. Smith, Pinsent, and Co., Solicitors, 39 Waterloo Street, Birmingham …
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Devonians in Birmingham and the Midlands: At the second annual general meeting of the above Society held in Birmingham, the Right Hon. Jesse Collings, M.P., (first President of Devonians in London) was re-elected President, together with the following Vice-presidents: – list (includes) … R.A. Pinsent (Devonport) … The Society now numbers nearly 200.
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GRO0738 Devonport: Richard Alfred Pinsent: 1852 – 1948
Crewkerne v Axminster: Crewkerne played their first match of the season on Saturday last, their opponents being Axminster. The game took place on the grounds of the latter. … The visitors, however, proved quite strong enough as they defeated Axminster by eight tries (twenty-four points) to nil. … Some good play on the part of Pinsent, the Axminster back prevented the visitors from scoring for a time but … For Axminster, Pinsent, Williams, and Taylor were chiefly noticeably … The times were as follows: Axminster … includes … F. D. Pinsent …
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GRO0520 Devonport: John Douglas Pinsent: 1872 – 1936