Category: Persons – Surname beginning with P

Information about persons whose surnames begin with the letter P.

Thomas Ponting, Solicitor, Warminster

Thursday 13th August 1915

Mr. Thomas Ponting, of Ponting & Marshall, solicitors (which later became Farnfield & Nicholls), High Street, Warminster, journeyed to London to attend the trial of George Joseph Smith, of the notorious Brides-In-The-Bath murders. (Smith was hanged for his crimes on 13th August 1915).

Beatrice ‘Bessie’ Mundy, daughter of a Warminster bank manager, was one of Smith’s victims. George Smith and Bessie Mundy were married at Weymouth in 1910. It was in connection with the murder of Bessie that Thomas Ponting set off for London to attend the trial. While there he contracted a severe chill, from which he died on his return to Warminster. He died on 22nd April 1915. He was 73 years old.

Death Of Canon Sir James Erasmus Philipps

From The Wiltshire Times, Saturday 24th February 1912:

Warminster. Death Of Canon Sir James Erasmus Philipps.
Canon Sir James Erasmus Philipps, Bart., vicar of Warminster from 1859 to 1897, died at his home in the Close, Salisbury, on Wednesday. He was the founder of St. Boniface College, and of the college of St. Denys for training women missionaries . . . . . He was married to the Hon. Margaret Best, eldest daughter of the Rev. the Hon. Samuel Best and aunt of the present Lord Wynford . . . .

The Death Of Robert Philip – He Was Woodward On The Longleat Estate For Many Years And Treasurer Of Horningsham Reading Room

From Dawn Of Day, The Parish Magazine, No.289, January 1902:

Horningsham. Much sympathy has been felt in the parish with the family of the late Robert Philip, who passed away on Christmas eve after an illness of several weeks. Mr. Philip had been woodward on the Longleat estate for many years, and his geniality and kindness had made him many friends in Horningsham and the neighbourhood. As treasurer of the Reading Room also, since its formation, he had done good work, and did much to promote its best interests. His death, occurring as it did on the eve of Christmas, and just at the time when he and his family had been intending to leave the parish, occasioned very general regret.

Burial. December 28th [1901]. Robert Philip, aged 47.

Parish Of Warminster, Division One, Occupation Voters (Other Than Lodgers), 1899: Damask Farm

1899.
Warminster (Parliamentary) Polling District (Bb). Warminster County Electoral Polling District. Parish of Warminster. Occupation Voters (other than Lodgers). Division One. Persons entitled to Vote as Parliamentary Voters,. County Electors, and Parochial Electors.

Damask Farm

No. Bb650
Name of each Voter: Miles Parsons.
Place of Abode: Warminster.
Nature of Qualification: dwelling house.
Description of Qualifying Property: Damask Farm.

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.

Tenement, Curtilage And Garden In The Tenure Of Alexander Pierce At Boreham

Extract from The Deed Of Feoffment Of The Chapel Of St. Lawrence At Warminster And Other Property Belonging To The Chapel Feoffees, From Old To New Feoffees, 21st July 1876:

. . . . And Also one Tenement lying and being in Bourton otherwise Boreham within the parish of Warminster aforesaid with a Curtilage and Garden to the same tenement adjoining containing by estimation one rood, then or late in the tenure of Alexander Pierce or his assigns, adjoining to the Highway on the East part, to the land late of the Lord Audley on the South part and on the West part, and the lands of the Heirs of Alexander Staples on the North part.

Caution To The Public

From The Warminster Herald And General Weekly Advertiser For Wilts., Somerset & Dorset, Saturday 2nd August 1873:

CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC.
WHEREAS, much damage has lately been done to the grass growing in the Boreham Meadows, in the occupation of Mr. PHIPPEN, by boys who go to the meadows to bathe, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that any person found committing such damage in future, or found in any way interfering with the Water Hatches there, WILL BE PROSECUTED. Parties are at liberty to go through the meadows to the river for the purpose of bathing, provided they keep to the one beaten path.

Charles Bray and Thomas Lewis, apprentices, of Warminster, were summoned at the last Petty Sessions for having committed damage to the grass in the said meadows, but the summonses against them were withdrawn on their paying all costs, and agreeing to make the following public apology for their offence and misbehaviour towards Mr. Phippen:-

(Copy)
Mr. Phippen, – Sir, – I, Charles Bray, beg to apologise for trespassing on Mr. Phippen’s grounds, and for being insolent to him, and will not do so again if he will only forgive me this time. Charles Bray. July 1st 1873.

Mr. Phippen, – Sir, I, Tom Lewis, am extremely sorry for trespassing on your grounds, and if you will kindly overlook it this time I promise not to repeat the offence. Tom Lewis.

Bequests Left By Mr. Joseph Pocock

From The Warminster Parish Magazine And Church Register, No.10, Vol.4., October 1867:

The following bequests have been left by our respected townsman Mr. Joseph Pocock, of Church Street, who died at the advanced age of ninety-three, to various charitable institutions of the town and neighbourhood: The Salisbury Infirmary £100; Bath United Hospital £100; Salisbury Church Building Society £100; Wilts Friendly Society £200; Warminster National Schools £30; Warminster Aged Poor Society £50; Warminster Blanket Lending Society £50.

Deeds And Papers Relating To Property On Warminster Common, Including Probate Of The Will Of William Tavender

1806 – 1828

Five deeds and associated papers relating to property on Warminster Common; Warminster, Christ Church, Miscellaneous; including the copy probate of the will of William Tavender of Warminster, proved Arch. Sarum 1828, parties: Pearce, Marsh, Down, Tavender, Boor and Butt, dated 1806 – 1828, reference: PR/Warminster Christ Church/1391/65, is held by the Wiltshire And Swindon History Centre, Cocklebury Road, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3QN, telephone 01249 705500.

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