Note in the West: It is an interesting fact that the year 1887 will not only be the jubilee year of her Majesty’s reign but will also include the jubilee of the incorporation of the borough of Devonport. … (continues) … The list of the Council chosen at the first election shows that Mr. Edward St. Aubyn, father of the present rector of Stoke Damerel, was the first mayor, and his name also appears among the councillors for Stoke Ward. The first alderman were: – Morice Ward, William Greenwood; St. Aubyn Ward, Richard Oliver Blackwell; St. John’s Ward, John Billing; Clowance Ward, William Payne Billing; Tamar Ward, Edward Abbott; Stoke Ward, William Hancock; the other six aldermen being Thomas Pinsent, George Field Somerville, Moses Williams Jeffery, John Norman, Cornelius Tripe, and David Paramore. … (continues) …
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GRO1036 Devonport: Thomas Pinsent: 1782 – 1872