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Wilts Obituary. 



Jonathan PUCkeridge. Died March 13th, 1898, aged 79. Buried 

 at Milton Lilborne. Bora at Draycott Farm, near Pewsey, at the age of 

 15 or 16 he went to London, where in time he built up a successful grocery 

 business ; from which he retired to spend the remainder of his life at 

 Haybrook House, near Pewsey. He leaves four sons, Jonathan, Oliver, 

 William, and Percy. 



Obit, notice, Devizes Gazette, March 17th, 1898. 



Rev. G-eorge Wright Bence. Died Feb. 24th, 1898, aged 71. 



Em. Coll., Camb., B.A., 1850; M.A., 1855. Deacon, 1850; priest. 1851 ; 

 Gloucester and Bristol. Curate of Stratton St. Margaret, 1850—54; 

 Lyddingtoo, 1855—62 ; Vicar of Bishopston, Glouc, 1862—89. Rector of 

 Broad Blunsdon, Wilts, 1889, until his death. Hon. Canon of Bristol, 1884. 



H. W. Finniger. Died Dec. 13th, 1867. Buried in Westbury Cemetery. 

 The solicitor of Westbury, as his father was before him. The Salisbury 

 Diocesan Gazette, Jan., 1898, says : " A member of the governiug body 

 of almost every charity and every institution in the town, Mr. Pinniger 

 was the guiding and controlling influence of all public life of Westbury, 

 as well as being the personal friend and trusted adviser of rich and poor 

 alike. Great business capacity ... a profound knowledge of Westbury 

 people and of Westbury ways, combined with a stern rectitude . . . made 

 his influence a very powerful one in Westbury — and an ennobling one where- 

 ever it was felt. A devoted high Churchman, an example of striking 

 personal piety, he was very greatly esteemed at Westbury." Obit, notice, 

 Devizes Gazette, Dec. 30th, 1897. 



ReV. George Eastman, died Dec, 1897. St. Bees' Theolog. Coll., 

 1848 ; St. John's Coll., Camb., B.D., 1862. Deacon, 1849 ; priest, 1850. 

 Curate of Brixton, St. George's, Hanover Square, 1862 — 67. First in- 

 cumbent of St. Stephen's, Clapham Park, 1867 — 1886. Non-resident Rector 

 of Draycot Foliat, Wilts, from 1858 until his death. He was author of 

 several religious works. Obit, notice, Standard, Dec. 20th, 1897. 



ReV. William David Morrice, died Jan. 16th, 1898, aged 80. 

 Buried at Weymouth. B.A., St. John's Coll., Camb., 1839 ; M.A., 1842. 

 Deacon, 1840 ; priest, 1841. Curate of Leeds, 1840—42 ; Clovelly, 1842 

 —47 ; St. Andrew's Chapel, Plymouth, 1847—49 ; Westbury, 1850—1 ; 

 Oldland, Gloucs, 1852. Vicar of Longbridge Deverill and Monkton Deverill, 

 Wilts, 1852—74 ; St. Thomas', Salisbury, 1874—85, when he resigned and 

 retired to Weymouth. Rural Dean of Wylye, Div. 2, 1860—74. Rural 

 Dean of Wilton, 1880 — 1885. Preb. and non-residentiary Canon of Salis- 

 bury, 1863. He took great interest in educational work, and was from 

 1861 to 1885 joint secretary of the Diocesan Training College. 



Obit, notices, Guardian, Jan. 26th ; Salisbury Journal, Mar. 26th ; 

 Wilts County Mirror, Jan. 21st ; Salisbury Diocesan Gazette, Feb., 1898. 



