630 Wilts Obituary. 



Charles Frederick Hart, died Sept. nth, 1910. Buried at 



Devizes Cemetery. Born Oct. 25th, 1828. Son of James Hart, of 

 Brigg (Lines.), articled to Mr. (afterwards Sir John) Fowler, the well- 

 known engineer. He came to Wiltshire in 1857 and was employed on 

 the construction of the Berks and Hants Extension Line. Married 

 Elizabeth, d. of George Leighton, of Osgodley, Scarborough ; she died 

 in 1900. He became Secretary to the Berks and Hants Extension 

 Railway in 1850, and from this date he lived in Devizes. In 1882 he 

 became Manager and Engineer to the Kennett and Avon Canal, until 

 1899, when he retired. He was Chairman of the Boundway Parish 

 Council for many years, and churchwarden of Southbroom 1886 — 1904. 

 J.P. for Wilts, 1893. In religion a Churchman, in politics a Liberal. 

 He was a member of the Committee of the Wilts Archaeological Society, 

 and by his regular attendance at the meetings and in other ways showed 

 his interest in the Society. 



Obit, notice, Wiltshire Gazette, Sept. 15th, 1910. 



Rev. Charles Snelling Ruddle, died Sept. 6th, 1910. Buried 



at Durrington. Born 1833. King's College, London. Deacon 1858, 

 priest 1859 (Winchester). Curate of Frensham (Surrey) 1858 — 63. 

 Rector of Durrington 1863 until his death. Rural Dean of Amesbury 

 1879 — 1900. He was much interested in botany and antiquarian 

 subjects, and was for many years a regular attendant at the Annual 

 Meetings of the Wilts Archaeological Society, and was the author of 

 the following papers : — 



Notes on Common Lands in and around Durrington. Wilts Arch. 



Mag., xxxi,, 1 — 7. 

 Notes on Amesbury Church. Wilts Arch. Mag., xxxi., 29—32. 

 Notes on Durrington. Wilts Arch. Mag., xxxi., 331 — 342 ; xxxii., 



269—276. 

 The missing Register of Addison's Baptism, where is it 1 Wilts Notes 



and Queries, III., 140, 286—288. 

 The sad fortunes of some of the Clergy tvho once lived near Salisbury 



Plain. Wilts Notes and Queries, V., 2 — 9. 

 Obit, notices, Guardian, Sept. 16th ; Wiltshire Gazette, Sept. 29th ; 

 Salisbury Diocesan Gazette, Oct., 1910. 



Sir Walter Palmer, Bart., died April 16th, 1910. Buried at 

 Alsager (Ches.). Third son of George Palmer, of Reading, one of the 

 founders of " Huntley & Palmer's" Biscuit Factory. Born 1858, educated 

 at Tottenham ; University College, London ; and the Sorbonne, Paris. 

 B. Sc. of London University. Donor of £8000 to University College, 

 Reading. Married, 1882, Jean, d. of William Young Craig, MP., of 

 Alsager, Ches. J.P. and D.L. for Berks. Baronet 1904. For many 

 years a Director of " Huntley & Palmer's." Unionist M.P. for Salisbury 

 1900 — 1906. Contested the seat unsuccessfully in 1906, and continued 

 the Unionist candidate until 1909. He identified himself closely with 

 the welfare of Salisbury. His only child, Gladys Milton, married, 

 1904, Bertram Willes Dayrell Brooke, second son of Sir Charles Brooke^ 

 Rajah of Sarawak. 



Long obit, notice, Salisbury Journal, April, 23rd, 1910. 



