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Canon John Rich, died March 18th, 1913, aged 86. Buried at 

 West Tytherton. Born May 24th, 1826. Eldest s. of Rev. John Bostock 

 liich, of Ivinghoe, Bucks. Educated at a private school at Hampton 

 Wick, 1834 ; Scholar of Westminster, 1838, and as such was present at 

 the coronation of Q. Victoria ; Student of Ch. Ch., Oxon, 1844 ; B.A., 

 1848; M.A., 1851. Deacon 1851, priest 1856 (Chich.). Hon. Fellow 

 of St. Michael's Coll., Tenbury, 1856. Curate of Newtimber, Sussex, 

 1856 — 61. Vicar of Chippenham with Tytherton Lucas, 1861 until he 

 resigned in 1904. He was also Bector of Tytherton Kelloways, 1884 

 until his death. Hon. Canon of Bristol, 1882. Rural Dean of Chip- 

 penham, 1883 — 99. During his long tenure of the living the Parish 

 Church was well restored at a cost of £11,719, a new Church was built 

 at Lowden, both the Tytherton Churches were restored, and a new 

 Church school was built at Lowden. He married, 1861, Clara, d. of 

 Thomas Holmes Bosworth, of Westerham, Kent, who died in 191 1. He 

 leaves one son, Capt. Charles Rich, Governor of Northampton Prison, 

 and four daughters. In 1904, when he resigned the living of Chippenham, 

 he still continued to live in the town at Lowden Lodge. He possessed 

 considerable musical ability. He was for over thirty years hon. chaplain 

 to the 2nd Batt. Wilts Volunteers. He was greatly respected and 

 esteemed by all classes at Chippenham. 



Obit, notices, Times, March 20th ; Wiltshire Gazette, March 20th ; 

 Wiltshire Times, with a good portrait, March 22nd, 1913. 



Thomas Samuel Hill, died March 23rd, 1913, aged 69. Buried 

 at Holy Trinity, Trowbridge. Born, 1843, at Potterne, where his father 

 was a schoolmaster. Entered office of Messrs. Clark & Collins, solicitors, 

 Trowbridge, became assistant clerk to the Local Board, and assistant 

 magistrates' clerk. Became clerk to the Local Board, 1884, and to 

 its successor, the Urban Council, 1894, holding this important office 

 until his death. He was a prominent Freemason, but was best known 

 as a Volunteer, in which capacity he held the unique position of having 

 served during the whole existence of the force under that name from 

 1859 to 1908. He held the rank of captain. He possessed musical 

 abilities and was for twenty-six years choirmaster of North Bradley 

 Church. An earnest Churchman, he was greatly esteemed in Trow- 

 bridge, as the unusual demonstration of general respect at his funeral 

 showed. 



Obit, notices, Wiltshire Gazette, March 27th ; Wiltshire Times, with 

 portrait, March 29th ; Wilts News, with portrait, March 28th, 1913. 



Sidney Herbert, 14th Earl of Pembroke and 11th 

 Earl of Montgomery, P.C.j G.C.V.O., died suddenly, 

 March 30th, 1913, in Italy. Buried at Wilton. Born 1853, second 

 son of Sidney Herbert, Lord Herbert of Lea, Secretary for War 

 in the Palmerston Administration of 1859. Educated at Eton and 

 Christ Church, Oxon. Married 1877, Lady Beatrix Louisa Lambton, 

 eldest daughter of 2nd Earl of Durham. As Sidney Herbert he 



