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Wilts Obituary. 



Lady Victoria Catherine Mary Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley. Died 

 March 29th, 1897. Buried at Draycot Cerne. Born 1818. Her mother, 

 who married the fourth Earl of Mornington, was the daughter and heiress 

 of Sir James Tylney Long, of Draycot. She resided at West Stoke, in 

 Sussex, where she was well known for her munificent charity. Obit, 

 notices, Wilts County Mirror, April 9th, Salisbury Journal, April 10th. 



James Eew Shopland, C.E. Died April 22nd, aged 55. Buried at Purton. 

 Born at Exeter he came to Swindon in 1870, removing to Purton a year or 

 so later — from which place he migrated again to Swindon three years ago. 

 As a civil engineer he carried out important works in many parts of England. 

 He was consulting engineer to the Midland and S.W. Junction .Railway, 

 and for some years had acted as Local Secretary to the Wilts Archaeological 

 Society. Obit, notice, Devizes Gazette, April 29th, 1897. 



Blanche Elizabeth Adelaide, Marchioness of Waterford, d. of the 8th 

 Duke of Beaufort. Born 1856. Married, 1874, John Henry, fifth Marquis 

 of Waterford. Died, 1897. A long and very interesting obituary notice, by 

 M.M., in the Observer, and another, by J.G.T., in the Guardian, are 

 quoted in the Devizes Gazette, March 11th, 1897. Both bear witness to 

 the very remarkable character of the life so early ended. Her beauty, her 

 wonderful charm, her great accomplishments, her piety — above all, her 

 " unique unselfishness " — are dwelt upon by those who knew her as the 

 characteristics which made her " undoubtedly one of the most potent 

 influences for good in London society." " Many qualities were combined 

 in Lady Waterford's irresistible influence, but the bond of them all was 

 undoubtedly the singular charm of her utterly unconscious unselfishness." 

 "A singularly noble and beautiful life." 



Henrietta Louisa Lear, daughter of J. W. Farrer, Esq., of Ingleborough, 

 Yorks, Master in Chancery. Born July 7th, 1824. Married, 1859, the 

 Eev. Sidney H. Lear, brother-in-law and chaplain of Bishop Hamilton. 

 Died at Salisbury Nov. 8th, 1896, aged 73. Buried in the Cloisters. Left 

 a widow in 1867 she lived since 1871 in the Close at Salisbury, closely 

 identifying herself with Church work of divers kinds in the diocese and 

 beyond it, and ever ready to give generously of her means for its support. 

 Keenly interested in women's work her name was well known in connection 

 with sisterhoods in the North and South of England. The Salisbury 

 Theological College owed much to her, the chapel especially being entirely 

 her gift. The screen in the Cathedral was erected by her to the memory 

 of her husband, and the beautiful altar cloths — fine examples of modern 

 needlework — were given and worked by her. A working men's club in 

 Salisbury also owes its existence to her generosity. Obit, notices, Guardian, 

 Nov. 18th, Standard, Nov. 17th, Wilts County Mirror, Nov. 13th, 

 Salisbury Diocesan Gazette, Dec, 1896. 



Her literary powers, which were very considerable, were also devoted to 

 the service of the Church, and amongst others she published the following 



