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The Late Miss Ellen Wansey

From The Warminster Herald, Saturday 9th March 1889

The Late Miss Wansey

Last week we recorded the death of Miss Ellen Wansey, eldest daughter of the late Henry Wansey, Esq., of Sambourne. On the death of her mother, 21 years ago, she had removed to Bridport, where her two sisters reside, but her ever ready sympathy for all, and her benevolent kindness to the poor are not forgotten in Warminster, where none of the old family of Wanseys now remain, a family which for centuries has staunchly upheld the principle of freedom in religion and politics. She carried with her, her benevolent thoughts for others and her Christian love, and made a name for herself in her new surroundings which will not easily be forgotten, and she will be there mourned as few are on earth. Ever ready to help in every good work, she was till her death (aged 82), a Sunday school teacher, as she had been at Warminster in the Sunday school founded by her grandfather, William Wansey, in the year 1786, it being the third established in England after Mr. Raikes had originated the movement at Gloucester. She was also actively useful in the early days of the Cottage Hospital in Warminster. Amongst her other gifts we hear she has left a legacy of £50 to the school in North Row, £50 to the Aged Poor Society, and £50 to the Salisbury Infirmary.

The Halliday Pew

From The Wiltshire Times, Saturday 23rd June 1888:

Warminster. The Halliday Pew.
In the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court on Monday the case of Halliday versus Philipps and others came before Mr. Justice Day. This action is brought by Mr. James Halliday, of the Mansion House, East Street, Warminster, against the Rev. Sir James Erasmus Philipps, vicar of Warminster, and two churchwardens, to recover damages, the real object being to test the plaintiff’s right to a pew in the parish church. The defendants deny the plaintiff’s right to a pew.

[This was the start of a long drawn-out controversy which continued for about 10 years.]

J.W. Titt Emphasises The Advantages Of The Steam Roller

From The Wiltshire Times, Saturday 18th June 1887:

Warminster. The Advantages Of The Steam Roller.
At the Local Board meeting Mr. J.W. Titt said few of them were acquainted with the advantages of steam rollers in laying down stones. They were in use in large towns and were saving the ratepayers 25 per cent. He understood the Marquis of Bath was to engage one to lay a road at Longleat and he thought the Board should hire it while it was in the district, at a cost of £2 a day. [After some discussion, the matter was adjourned for a month.]

Presentation To Heytesbury Teacher

The Warminster And West Wilts Herald, Saturday 11 June 1887, reported:

HEYTESBURY. PRESENTATION TO A TEACHER. – Miss Emma Furnell, who has just completed her pupil teachership at the Heytesbury National Schools and has obtained an appointment as assistant teacher at Ringmer National School, Sussex, has been presented by the scholars and teachers of the Heytesbury Schools with a beautiful photographic album, in appreciation of her services; and Mr. and Mrs. Wright (master and mistress of the schools), have presented her with a Jubilee photographic frame.

An Obituary Of William Hardick

The Warminster And West Wilts Herald, Saturday 9 April 1887, reported:

DEATH OF MR. W. HARDICK.

Another old and much esteemed townsman has during the past week been called to join the great majority.

Mr. William Hardick was one of the oldest inhabitants, and during a long life – considerably longer than the allotted age of man – he made, in his quiet and unassuming style, friends on every hand.

He died on Monday afternoon, after an illness of several weeks’ duration, and passed away, as he had lived, peacefully and calmly.

He had earned an extensive reputation as an architect, and for a considerable time conducted a successful business.

He took very little active part in public matters, but his sympathies could always be counted on the deserving side.

He was a leading Nonconformist, and took the greatest interest in the affairs connected with the Baptist Chapel, where he worshipped.

For many years he was a leading supporter of the Whit Monday Sunday School meeting, and his presence will be much missed.

He was superintendent of the Sunday School connected with his own chapel, and the influence which he exerted in that position time alone can testify to.

In all his relation, he was thorough, and his urbanity, courtesy, and a straight-forward conduct earned for him universal respect.

The infirmities of a patriarchal age have kept him from mixing as freely as formerly in the scenes he loved so well for some time past, but his example and influence have left an impression upon all with whom he was connected.

The funeral took place on Thursday at the North Row Chapel, when the Sunday School teachers and representatives of religious bodies followed his remains to the grave.

The same issue of the Warminster and West Wilts Herald, carried the following notice:

DEATH
HARDICK. 14 April, at High Street, Warminster, William Hardick, aged 84 years.

Sale Particulars Of Property In West Street, Warminster, Sold By Trustees Of The Late Catherine Bleeck, Including ‘Bleecks Buildings’ 1886

The Wiltshire And Swindon History Centre, at Cocklebury Road, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3QN, holds the following document(s):

Sale particulars of property in West Street, Warminster, sold by the trustees of the late Catherine Bleeck, including the cottages known as ‘Bleecks Buildings’. Bundle also includes an abstract of title (1847-1886) and some draft conveyances. 1886. Farnfield and Nicholls, solicitors, Warminster. Reference 628/17/8.

Bankruptcy – John Northige Broughton, The Grange, Boreham, Warminster

From the London Gazette, 28th March 1882, page 1460

The Bankruptcy Act, 1869.
In the County Court of Somersetshire, holden at Frome. In the Matter of Proceedings for liquidation by Arrangement or Composition with Creditors, instituted by John Northige Broughton, of the Grange, Boreham, Warminster, in the county of Wilts, Schoolmaster.

JOSEPH RAWLINS, of Warminster, in the county of Wilts, Bank Manager, has been appointed Trustee of the property of the debtor. All persons having in their possession any of the effects of the debtor must deliver them to the trustee, and all debts due to the debtor must be paid to the trustee. Creditors who have not yet proved their debts must forward their proofs of debts to the trustee.

—Dated this 25th day of March, 1882.

George Henry Handel “Reappeared” At Heytesbury In 1857

From The Warminster Herald, Saturday 4th March 1882:

The current number of Cornhill contains an article on “Suggestive Surnames”, and after relating an anecdote of a Mr. Salmon who, on being presented with three children at a birth, named them Pickled, Potted, and Fresh, mentions a number of instances in which the names of great men have been applied to lesser individuals. Amongst these is mentioned George Henry Handel, who, it is said, “reappeared at Heytesbury, Wilts, in 1857.”

Warminster Documents – Receipt Book Of Payments Under The Will Of C.P. Phipps

1880

Warminster Documents; Receipt Book of Payments under the will of C.P. Phipps, dated 1880, reference: 2102/12, is held by the Wiltshire And Swindon History Centre, Cocklebury Road, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3QN, telephone 01249 705500.

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