Newton Abbot: The Newton Abbot Agricultural Association held its thirty third annual meeting on Thursday. Mr. R. Maddicott, of Walborough Barton, and Mr. William Mudge accommodated the society with fields for the ploughing, hedging, and thatching. There were twentyseven ploughs in the competition. The judges were Mr. Cornish of Bishopsteignton, Mr. Anthony, junior, of Maldon and Mr. S. Soper of Hennock. The dinner was at the Globe Hotel, and the Earl of Devon presided … [toasts, speeches and prizes including] … Ploughing: Best ploughman with the double or one one way plough who has previously won a first prize in class 2 – First xxs John Beer with Mr. Widdicombe, Berry Pomeroy; Second, xxs Aaron French, with Mr. W. Reed, Bishopsteignton, Third, xxs John Wotton, with Mr. E. Ford, Abbotskerswell; Fourth xxs John Carnell with Mr. J. Pinsent, Rocombe.
To the youth with the double or one-way plough – First 30s, Thomas Caseley, with Mr. F. Pinsent, Kingsteignton; Second Thomas Warren with Mr. W. Bond, Coombeinteignhead.
To the female labourer who has lived or served the longest on the same farm or with the same master or mistress: First, 30s, Elizabeth Alger, fifty years at Lord Clifford’s; Ugbrook; Second 20s, Mary Honiwell, thirty five years with Mr. W. Sowton, Daignton, Ipplepen; third 15s, Ann Howard, twenty seven years four months on Mr. G. Pinsent’s farm, Kingsteignton, Fourth 10s, Ann Howard, twenty seven years with Mr. J. Vooght, Luton.
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GRO0369 Hennock: Gilbert Pinsent: 1840 – 1918
GRO0492 Hennock: John Pinsent: 1838 – 1916