502 Wilts Obituary. 



John Llewelliu, died Nov. 24th, 1913. Buried at Syston, Bristol. 

 Born March 1st, 1841. Eldest son of John Llewellin, one of the partners 

 of Llewellin k James, brass founders and bell founders of Bristol. He 

 himself became a partner imthe firm in 1865 until 1883, when he retired. 

 He bought "The Hazelands," in New Park Street, Devizes, 1887, coming 

 to live there in 1892. He married Edith, d. of Edward Bretherton, 

 1887. Originally a Liberal and Nonconformist he became a Unionist 

 and Evangelical Churchman, and since 1901 had been churchwarden of 

 St. Mary's, Devizes, 'and guardian, and was well known and esteemed 

 in Devizes in these capacities. His wife and three sons survive him. 

 He was the author of a brochure " Bells and Bell-founding," by X.Y.Z. 

 1879. 

 Long obit, notice, Wiltshire Gazette, Nov. 27th, 1913. 



Hubert ListOU Willcox, M.R.C-S., died Dec. 3rd, 1913, from 

 a scratch on the finger while performing an operation, aged 36. Buried 

 at Warminster. Third son of Dr. R. Lewis Willcox, of Warminster. 

 Educated at Warminster Grammar School and Cheltenham College. 

 House Surgeon at King's College Hospital, joined his father in practice 

 at Warminster, 1902. Married Alice de Rossignol, who survives him. 

 Much esteemed at Warminster. 



Obit, notice, Wiltshire Times, with portrait, Dec. 6th and 13th, 1913. 



Charles Nicholas Paul Phipps, of Chalcot, died Dec. 9th, 



aged 68. Born Nov. 4th, 1845. Son of Charles Paul Phipps, of Chalcot 

 (who was J.P., D.L., and High Sheriff of Wilts, 1875, and M.P. for 

 Westbury, 1869—74, dying in 1880). Educated at Eton. He was M.P. 

 for Westbury, 1880—1885, President of the West Wilts Constitutional 

 Association for many years ; J.P. 1878 ; Chairman of the Westbury 

 bench ; High Sheriff, 1887 ; and Alderman of the County Council from 

 its L beginning in 1888. He took a prominent part in the council 

 for many years and from 1904 — 1913 was Chairman of the Agricultural 

 Committee, having been Vice-Chairman for three years before that, and 

 the successful work of that committee has been very largely due to his 

 initiative and zeal. In a personal appreciation, Mr. C. H. Corbett, 

 Secretary of the Agricultural Education Committee ( Wiltshire News, 

 Dec. 26th, 1913), who had worked with him for over twenty years, 

 dwells on the amount of time and trouble which he gave during the 

 whole of that period to the work of the committee, and on the unvarying 

 courtesy and kindness which he displayed to all. He was a prominent 

 member of many agricultural societies and a Governor of the Dauntsey 

 Agricultural School. He served for sixteen years in the Wiltshire 

 Yeomanry, retiring in 1893, and was one of the founders of the Wiltshire 

 Working Men's Conservative Benefit Society. As a Freemason he was 

 Deputy Provincial Grand Master for Wilts. He married, 1874, Clare 

 Emily, third d. of Sir Frederick Hervey Bathurst, of Clarendon Park, 

 AVilts, by whom he had one son and six daughters. As an earnest and 

 consistent Churchman he took a prominent part both in his own 

 neighbourhood and in the Diocesan Synod, at Salisbury, which he 



