Western Times: Friday 4th March 1921

Devon and Cornwall Branch Meeting at Exeter: Members of the Devon and Cornwall Branch of the Surveyors’ Institution held their Spring meeting at the Rougemont Hotel, Exeter, when the President of the Institution (Mr. John Willmot, Birmingham) and the Secretary (Mr. Alexander Goddard, C.B.E., London) attended as guests. Mr. H. Bowden (Messrs. Elliott, Elles and Bowden) of Plymouth (the Branch Chairman, presided and the following other members were present: Fellows … (include) …  F. W. H. Pinsent … (discussion of education of surveyors and usage of agricultural weights and measures) … …

[see also Western Times: Tuesday 1st March 1921]


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GRO0322 Hennock: Francis Wingfield Homfray Pinsent: 1875 – 1948

Western Times: Monday 10th January 1921

Local and District News: … … Just before his death, Mr. W. S. Pinsent, who resided at “Minerva”, Highweek Street, Newton Abbot, expressed a wish to leave L.100 for the care and upkeep of the Highweek Churchyard: This wish has been generously carried out by his son. …

[see also Western Times: Tuesday 11th January 1921]


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GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920
 

Western Times: Thursday 21st October 1920

Property Sale at Newton Abbot: A successful sale of property conducted by Messrs. Rendell and Sawdye at Newton Abbot yesterday, “Minerva House ” Highweek, part the estate of the late Mr. W. S. Pinsent with the stabling, outbuildings and extensive gardens attached, was purchased by Mr. W. Vicary, J.P., C.A., for £2,200.  A freehold plot of land at the junction of Kingsteignton and Marsh roads, in the occupation of Mr. A. Knight, at £10 per annum, was sold to the tenant for £200. A free ground rent £2 2s 6d per annum on the adjoining blacksmith’s shop and dwelling house was sold to Mr. E. E. Chapple, for a client, for £100, and a freehold garden, having frontage of about 78 ft. on the Kingsteignton Road with an area of 4,753 sq. ft., or thereabout, was purchased by Mr. Parnell Tucker for £450. Messrs. Watts, Woollcombe and Watts were the solicitors concerned.


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GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920
 

Western Times: Monday 18th October 1920

South Devon Will: Mr. William Swain Pinsent, of Newton Bushel, Devon, for many, years a member of the Highweek Parish Council, and Chairman on the amalgamation with the Newton Abbot Urban District, a successful exhibitor of trotting horses, who died on September 4th has left estate of the value £32,548 5s 2d, the net personalty being £30,361 14s 7d. The will is dated November 3rd, 1919, and probate thereof is granted to John Douglas Pinsent of 2, Southsea-terrace, Southsea, son, and Arthur S.  Rendell, and Gerald Douglas Woollcombe: both of Newton Abbot. He gives £600 to his grand-daughter Dorothy Iris Prall, £250 to Arthur S. Rendell, £50 to Gerald D. Woollcombe, £100 to his housekeeper Margaret E. Rowe, and the residue of the property as to four-tenths to his son, John Douglas; two tenths each in trust for his daughters Ethel Mary Vaughan and Kathleen Blanche Prall, and two-tenths in trust for his son William Henry.

[see also Western Times: 19th October 1920:]


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GRO0282 Devonport: Ethel Mary Pinsent: 1869 – xxxx
GRO0520 Devonport: John Douglas Pinsent: 1872 – 1936
GRO0559 Devonport: Kathleen Blanche Pinsent: 1871 – 1949
GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920

Western Times: Friday 15th October 1920

Newton Abbot: RENDELL and SAWBYE have received instructions from the Executors the late W. S. Pinsent, Esq., to offer for SALE, by Public Auction, at The Commercial Hotel, Newton Abbot, on WEDNESDAY. October 20th, 1920, at 4 p.m. the following Valuable FREEHOLD PROPERTIES:- Lot 1,The substantially-built RESIDENCE known as “MINERVA HOUSE,” being No. 2, Highweek-street, replete with every modern convenience, and containing 3 Reception-rooms, Billiard-room, seven Bed and Dressing-rooms, Bath (h. and c.) and 6 Bed and Store-rooms on the second floor, together with ample Domestic Accommodation, excellent Stabling, Garage, and Outbuildings, and Extensive FLOWER, FRUIT and VEGETABLE GARDENS, with Vineries, hot and cold Glass-houses, etc., the whole extending to OVER ONE ACRE:  WITH VACANT POSSESSION ON COMPLETION OF PURCHASE. Lot 2, A Freehold Corner PLOT OF LAND, situated at the junction of Kingsteignton Road and the Marsh, forming an excellent BUILDING SITE and now in the occupation of Mr. A. Knight on a yearly tenancy at £10 per annum. Lot 3, A Freehold GROUND RENT of £2 2s 6d per annum, secured on and with the Reversion to the Blacksmith’s Shop Yard and Dwelling-house, situate adjoining Lot 4 and granted for a term of 99 years from December 25th. 1871. Lot 4, The Freehold GARDEN or BUILDING SITE situate between Lots 2 and 3 and having a frontage to Kingsteignton Road of 78 feet (more or less), and an area 4.753 square feet, or thereabouts WITH POSSESSION ON COMPLETION OF PURCHASE. Full particulars, with Conditions Sale, orders to view, may be obtained of the Auctioneers at Newton Abbot, Totnes and Ashburton; or of Messrs. WATTS, WOOLLCOMBE and WATTS, Solicitors, Newton Abbot.


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GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920
 

Western Times: Friday 10th September 1920

Newton Abbot: … … On Saturday last death claimed another victim in the person of Mr. William S. Pinsent of Minerva, Highweek Road, Newton Abbot, who for the greater part of his life carried on a brewery business in the town. He was nearly 80 years of age and was active practically up to the last.


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GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920

Western Times: Friday 10th September 1920

Funeral of Mr. W. S. Pinsent at Highweek: Mr. W. S. Pinsent, who died at Newton on Saturday at the age of 77, was buried on Tuesday in Highweek Churchyard, the service being conducted b Rev. E. G. Beckwith. The principal mourners were: – Messrs. John Douglas Pinsent and Wm. Hy. Pinsent (sons), and Donovan Pinsent (grandson): Others present included Messrs. J. Parnell Tucker, G. D. Woollcombe, J. L. B. Elms, T. S. M. Underhay, (representing the Highweek Feoffees and Highweek School Managers), W. R. Vicary and A. B. Segar (Feoffees of Highweek), E. F. Jutte (Messrs. Rendell and Sawdye), L. L. Pidsley (Heavitree Brewery Company), Wm. Terrell (a former employee) W. Jewell, W. Hannaford, and F. Heath (employees), L. Bearne, L. Coombe, J. Hawke, R. W. Williams, T. Shilston, H. Parker, A. L. Wills, W. T. Harvey, J. H. Heyward, H. J. Ball (Exeter), A. H. Tucker, C. E. Needs, W. H. Brock, W. Marshall, J. H. Wills, R. J. Badcock, J. E. Mills, W. Edworthy, G. Ellicott (Bovey Tracey), W. Haydon, J. Cook (Kingsteignton), W. Prowse (Abbotskerswell), T. Scott, M. Scott, C. Prowse (Bovey Tracey), C. Bowen and Mrs. Cook (Kingsteignton). Among the wreaths was one from the staff correspondent and scholars of Bearne’s British School.


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GRO0174 Devonport: Donovan Henry Douglas Pinsent: 1901 – 1980
GRO0520 Devonport: John Douglas Pinsent: 1872 – 1936
GRO0897 Devonport: William Henry Pinsent: 1874 – 1949
GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920

Western Times: Tuesday 7th September 1920

Death of Mr. W. S. Pinsent of Newton Abbot: On Saturday last death claimed another victim in the person of Mr. William S. Pinsent of Minerva, Highweek Road, Newton Abbot, who for the greater part of his life carried on a brewery business in the town. He was nearly 80 years of age and was active practically up to the last. It was only in September last that the deceased disposed of his extensive brewery business to the Heavitree Brewery Company, of Exeter. This included no less than between 40 and 50 of the best-licensed houses in the town and district of Newton Abbot. For a considerable number of years, the deceased was a member of the old Highweek Parish Council and was its chairman in 1901, when the body was amalgamated with Wolborough. Up to the time of his death, Mr. Pinsent was an active member of the Highweek Feoffees, and a manager of the Highweek Council Schools. He had also been identified with Beames (sic) Charity Schools. During his lifetime the deceased became interested in various hobbies. At one time it was poultry then dogs and horses, and in the pursuit of each he went to the extent of exhibiting, always with considerable success. His interest in trotting horses led him to erect the Royal Mews, which at present exist in the Kingsteignton Road. His passion for gardening and horticulture was, however, continuous, and he was rarely seen about without some specimen from his garden in this buttonhole. Deceased will be greatly missed for at heart he was generously disposed, and always ready to render financial assistance. Two daughters and two sons are left to mourn their loss.

[see also Western Times: Monday 6th September 1920]


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GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920

Western Times: Friday 12th December 1919

Chudleigh Knighton: A special meeting of the Parish Council has been held at the Club Room, Chudleigh Knighton, Mr. W. R. Hoile presiding. There were also present, Messrs. C. Snell, G. S. Campion, E. Ellis, J. Gale, W. J. Tuckett, R. G. Chapman, J. R. Langworthy, and J. N. J. Hellens (clerk). The members of the Parish Council at Chudleigh Knighton had strongly recommended the allotment field as the housing site, but a letter had been received from Mr. F. W. H. Pinsent, the district valuer, to the effect that negotiations with the present owners had failed owing to the fact that the outlying portions of the Pitt estate, of which this field formed a part, was to be offered for sale on December 10th, and suggested that the Council should consider an alternative site. The Council decided not to do this, but to write to the Local Government Board to see if a loan could be obtained to purchase the field for the parish. A letter was read from the Ministry of Health to the effect that a Parish Council could not borrow for this purpose, but stating that steps were being taken to endeavour to obtain the field for the parish if possible. It was decided to send a resolution to the members of the Newton Housing Committee, urging them to do their utmost to retain this field for the allotments and the building site, as there was no other field in the parish to equal it. … …


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GRO0322 Hennock: Francis Wingfield Homfray Pinsent: 1875 – 1948

Western Times: Thursday 13th November 1919

Surveyor’s Institution: Devon and Cornwall Branch Annual Meeting: The annual meeting of the Devon and Cornwall branch of the Surveyors’ Institution has been held at the Duke of Cornwall Hotel, Plymouth. In the unavoidable absence of Mr. J. E. Tory (Chairman), Mr. Percy Whitton (vice-chairman) presided, and the following members were also present: Fellows: Messrs. A. Body, J. F. Bowden, (hon-sec), H. A. Drew, J. G. Drew, A. D. Fenton, A. Pearse Jenkin, T. H. Kerslake, A. Michelmore, F. W. H. Pinsent, Edwin Savill O.B.E. (member of Council attached to the branch), … (etc.)

[see also Exeter and Plymouth Gazette: Thursday 13th November 1919]


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GRO0322 Hennock: Francis Wingfield Homfray Pinsent: 1875 – 1948