Category: Persons – Surname beginning with P

Information about persons whose surnames begin with the letter P.

Lady Blanche Pelly Of Warminster

Notes compiled by Danny Howell. First published in Warminster & District Archive magazine, No.4. May 1990:

Blanche Lady Pelly was the daughter of Sir Frederick Vincent, 11th Bart., and second wife of Sir John Henry Pelly, 2nd Bart., who predeceased her. The Pelly family seat was in Essex but later at Thorngrove, Gillingham, Dorset.

Lady Pelly moved to Warminster in 1877, residing first at Vine House, Boreham Road, but in 1882 she had St. John’s Lodge, also at Boreham Road, built as her residence.

St. John’s Lodge was completed in January 1883 and Lady Pelly was so pleased with it she treated the builders, Joseph Gaisford of George Street, Warminster, and John Ponton of Back Street (later renamed Emwell Street), Warminster, and their respective employees to a supper at the Magnet Cocoa House (now the Farmers Hotel) on the corner of Sambourne Road and Silver Street, Warminster. One of Lady Pelly’s sons, Sir Harold Pelly, attended the supper in her absence. William Jervis Stent, the Warminster architect, was present, which suggests, maybe, that he was responsible for the design of St. John’s Lodge. After the supper the men indulged in games and smoking before leaving at about 11 p.m.

During her time at St John’s Lodge Lady Pelly supported many local causes, worked hard for St. John’s Church, and acted as a sick visitor. She was President of the Warminster Nursing Association. She also served for 27 years on the Warminster Board of Guardians, at the time when she and Miss Compton of Chitterne were the only female members. She gave up in 1922, due to ill health, but maintained her interest with regards the welfare of the inmates of the Poor Law Institution, particularly with the children and also donating gifts. Lady Pelly also took an active part in welfare matters in Wiltshire, serving on the County committees for the development of domestic education.

After several months of illness Blanche Lady Pelly passed away, in her 89th year, on Monday 16th February 1925. She was laid to rest at Gillingham Parish Churchyard, Dorset. She left two sons.

The eldest son was Sir Harold Pelly , 4th Bart. (the fourth son of Sir John Henry Pelly), who succeeded his half-brother in 1877. Sir Harold resided at Gillingham. His wife was Anna Pelly, formerly Anna Poore. She was the daughter of Major Robert Poore, of Old Lodge, Salisbury.

The younger surviving son was Mr. Arthur Pelly, who resided after his wedding at Scotsdale, Boreham Road, Warminster. He married the widow of the Rev George Atwood, who was for many years Rector of Bishopstrow.

James Erasmus Philipps ~ One Of The Great Benefactors Of Warminster

Adrian Phillips, in the book The Warminster Trail, compiled for the Warminster Festival 1989, and published by Aris & Phillips Ltd., wrote:

Canon Sir James Erasmus Philipps was one of the great benefactors of the town [Warminster].

He was born in 1824 at Boyton, just to the east of Warminster. He married on his appointment as Vicar of Warminster in 1859 and had a large family.

He was responsible for much of the religious life and buildings of Warminster in the second half of the 19th century.

Some are on our Trail: the restoration of the Minster Church of St. Denys, St. Boniface College, and the Community of St. Denys (Ivy House).

He also founded or built: St. Monica’s Girls School (now part of theWarminster School); the Minster C. of E. Primary School; the Cottage Hospital in 1866; the very splendid church of St. John’s (in Boreham Road).

All these buildings and foundations remain a remarkable memorial to a man who eventually died in Salisbury Cathedral Close in 1912.

Canon Sir James Erasmus Philipps

Adrian Phillips, in the book The Warminster Trail, published by Aris & Phillips Ltd. for the Warminster Festival in 1989, noted:

Canon Sir James Erasmus Philipps was one of the great benefactors of the town [of Warminster]. He was born in 1824 at Boyton, just to the east of Warminster, married on his appointment as Vicar in 1859 and had a large family. He was responsible for much of the religious life and buildings of Warminster in the second half of the 19th century. Some are on our Trail: the restoration of the Minster Church of St. Denys, St. Boniface College q.v.; the Community of St. Denys (see Ivy House). He also founded or built: St. Monica’s Girls School (now part of the Warminster School), the Minster C. of E. Primary School; the Cottage Hospital in 1866; the very splendid church of St. John’s (in Boreham Road). All these buildings and foundations remain a remarkable memorial to a man who eventually died in Salisbury Cathedral Close in 1912.

Two Warminster Composers: Jack Neat And Charles Pearce

From Yesterday’s Warminster, by Danny Howell, published in March 1987:

As well as films, the Palace Cinema in Warminster presented other entertainment including plays, pantomimes, operas and music. A benefit concert in June 1914, in aid of the fund for widows and orphan of the Empress Of Ireland disaster, featured a recitation by Mr. Dunford, a violin solo of Handel’s Sonata by C. Gray, songs by Gresham Robinson, and a song called The Camel’s Hump performed by Mrs Rothwell. Star turn of the show was Warminster resident Jack Neat, the son of the Fire Brigade Captain, J.H. Neat. Jack sang Anchored, one of the many songs for which he penned the music. He was well-known in London musical circles, where he often gave organ recitals. Among his other compositions were Catchy-Coo, Rhoda Ran A Pagoda, Weary Willie and March Rhodesia. The latter was dedicated to the Rt. Hon. Cecil Rhodes, and copies of the song were presented to the Royal Family and the Lord Mayor of London. Making an impromptu visit from the capital to his home town in January 1904, Jack Neat gave a solo concert at the Athenaeum, presided over by his father. He played his own numbers including The Ragged Dude, The Society Cakewalk, and The Skittle-Alley Coon. His biggest “hit’ of all time was probably She’s A Lassie From Lancashire, which became a popular music hall favourite and is still sung in variety shows today.

She’s A Lassie From Lancashire was co-composed with another Warminster resident, Charles Pearce, who once lived at 23 East Street (now demolished). Charles Pearce left Warminster in July 1891, when he was 17 and, under the stage name of Charles Cardow, became a popular singer, dancer and composer in his own right. Among his classic compositions was I Wouldn’t Leave My Little Wooden Hut For You. The big names of the day, including Vesta Tilley and Sir Harry Lauder, featured many of his songs in their acts. One of Charles Cardow’s biggest “hits’ was a song he composed one afternoon in Liverpool after noticing how the sailors in uniform seemed to have the prettiest girls on their arms. Instantly inspired, he jotted down a title and quickly wrote the verses and melody for All The Nice Girls Love A Sailor.

She’s A Lassie From Lancashire
From a dear little Lancashire town
A boy had sailed away,
Across the briny spray
To toil in the U.S.A.
When American girls gathered round
And sought his company
He’d say “There’s only one girl for me”

Chorus:
“She’s a lassie from Lancashire,
Just a lassie from Lancashire,
She’s the lassie that I love dear,
Oh, so dear!
Though she’s dressed in clogs and shawl,
She’s the prettiest of them all,
None could be fairer or rarer than Sarah,
My lass from Lancashire”

Night and day of his lassie he’d dream,
And under love’s sweet spell
He’d hear the fact’ry bell,
The sound he knew so well,
Home from work they would walk once again,
And though in reverie,
He’d say “There’s only one girl for me”
– Chorus
Day by day he kept plodding away,
And to his task he stuck,
Till by a stroke of luck,
A paying vein he struck,
As he wrote her to tell her that he
Would shortly cross the sea,
He’d say “There’s only one girl for me”
– Chorus

Charles Cardow’s more important claim to fame was his idea of staging seaside concert parties at English coastal resorts, based on the old minstrel shows made popular by the Christy Minstrels of America. In his final years, Charles Cardow lived at 65 Licander Road Mossley Hill, Liverpool, where he died in 1967.

Residents In Warminster, Surnames Beginning With P, 1922

1922
Private residents in Warminster,
Surnames beginning with P

Major Palmer, Alma Cottage, Church Street (apartment).

George Parham, 61 Boreham.

Francis Charles Parker, 20 Fore Street.

Oliver Parker, 1 Cromwell Gardens, East Street.

Samuel Hillier Parker, 15 Market Place.

Edward James Parrott, Bugley Farm.

Frank Parsons, 21 Portway.

Misses Partridge, Furneaux House, Church Street.

Ewart Stanley Payne, 9 George Street.

George Payne, 17 Chapel Street.

Miss Ellen Payne, Rose Cottage, Boreham.

William Henry Payne, The Hollies, Vicarage Street.

Arthur Pearce, 12A Vicarage Street.

Arthur Gerald Pearce, 39 South Street.

Frederick William Pearce, 75 Portway.

Henry Charles Stanley Pearce, Belleview, Marsh Street.

Oliver Pearce, Coronation Cottage, Deverill Road.

Mrs. Pearce, 21 Sambourne.

Thomas George Pearce, 17 Bread Street.

Walter Francis Pearce, 33 South Street.

Walter George Pearce, 12 Obelisk Terrace, Silver Street.

William Pearce, Portway.

William Henry Pearce, 27 South Street.

Dowager Lady Pelly, St. John’s Lodge, Boreham Road.

Mrs. Pengelly, 11 George Street.

John William Penn, 2 High Street.

Henry Arthur Frank Perkins, Edendale, West Street.

Arthur Perry, 52 Portway.

Ethelbert Phillips, 33 High Street.

Fred Bird Pickford, 4 Boreham Terrace.

George Ashby Pickford, Botany Farm.

Joseph Pinnell, Penleigh, West Street.

Robert Pinnell, 36 South Street.

William Herbert Pinnell, 88 West Street.

William James Pinnell, 32 Brook Street.

James Pocock Pinniger, Osborne Cottage, North Row.

Norman Ernest Pitts, Liskeard Villa, Victoria Road.

John Blakeney Pizzey, Cannimore Farm.

Mrs. Sarah Player, 15 Pound Street.

Frederick Pollard, 4A East Street.

Mrs. Ponting, 6 High Street.

Albert Stanley Poolman, 32 Victoria Road.

Henry Joseph Poolman, 26A Boreham Road.

Walter Poolman, 42 Portway.

Henry Portsmouth, Melville Cottage, Boreham.

Archibald Potter, 8 Furlong.

Miss Florence Prangley, 4 Silver Street.

Harry Price, 26A Bread Street.

John Witt Price, The Bungalow, 26 Deverill Road.

Charles Prince, Gashouse Farmhouse, Bath Road.

Oliver Prince, 25A Marsh Street.

Oliver John Prince, 12A Vicarage Street.

William Prince, 28 Portway.

Frederick Charles Pullin, Smallbrook Road.

William Pullin, 20 Portway.

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