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PALMER FRANK of 10 South Vale Upper Norwood Surrey died 5 May 1923 in the River Wandle Mitcham Surrey. Administration London 26 June to Minnie Palmer widow. Effects £79 10s 1d.⁸

PALMER Samuel of Hutton near Weston-Super-Mare died 8 December 1925. Probate Wells 31 December to William Samuel Palmer wheelwright and Gilbert Palmer estate agents' clerk. Effects £705 8s 4d.⁹

LIGHT Emily of Glencairn Nursing Home Marshfield-road Chippenham Wiltshire widow died 25 March 1943. Probate Winchester 15 May to Edmund Frederick Stiles company secretary. Effects £586 1s.⁹

PALMER William Herbert of 82 Bassaleg-road Newport Monmouthshire died 16 September 1954. Administration Llandaff 8 October to Arthur Richard Llewelyn Palmer railway clerk. Effects £157 2s 3d.⁷

HEMENS Henry Palmer of Old Mixon Uphill Somersetshire farmer died 17 February 1902 at Wells. Administration London 9 May to Alice Emily Hemens widow. Effects £292 18s 8d.¹⁰

The village of Hutton was en fete on Thursday, on the occasion of the marriage of Mr Richard Ponting, of Binegar, near Bath, to Miss Margaret Hemens, only surviving daughter of Mr and Mrs Sidney Hemens, of the Court Farm, Hutton. The church too was beautifully adorned with flowers and foliage by Mrs Gibbs and the Misses Gibbs, wife and daughters of the Rector. Friendly demonstrations of regard and esteem were shown on every hand, and at the time fixed for the ceremony the church and the approaches thereto were crowded. During the arrival of the bridal party, Master Hathaway, who presided at the organ, played a succession of suitable voluntaries. The bride was accompanied by her father, by whom she was given away. She was attired in a rich cream satin dress trimmed with Duchesse lace, wreath of orange blossoms and tulle veil. She also carried a lovely bouquet, the gift of the bridegroom. The bridesmaids, five in number, were Miss Palmer (cousin of the bride), who wore a dress of cream nun's veiling trimmed with ruby plus, Misses Ponting and Withy, who wore cream and old gold with hats to match, and the Misses Gibbs and Beedle dressed in cream and electric blue with bonnets to match. Each of them wore a silver antique brooch, the gift of the bridegroom, and carried a handsome bouquet. The groomsmen were Mr Henry Ponting (brother and best man) Mr Henry Hemens, Mr John Hemens, Mr Ernest E Hemens and Mr Frank Hemens (brothers of the bride). The ceremony was performed by the Rev GH Gibbs, rector, assisted by the Rev Joseph Palmer, (Priddy), uncle of the bride. At the close of the service the organ pealed forth Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" and the bride and bridegroom on leaving the church were saluted with heavy showers of rice. The breakfast was served in a spacious tent on the lawn in front of the house by Mr Carey, of Weston-super-Mare, the centre of the table being graced by a magnificent wedding cake. The guests included, in addition to the bridal party, the squire of the parish, Mr AH Bistee, of the Court, the Rev GH Gibbs, Rev J and Mrs Palmer, Mr W Ponting and Mr E Ponting (brothers of the bridegroom) Mr and Mrs Jeffs, Mr and Mrs T Palmer, Mr and Mrs Batt, Miss Ponting, Mr and Mrs WH Beedle, Mr Spencer Tyler, Miss A Gibbs, Miss N Beedle, Miss Baker, Miss Ponsford, Mr C Palmer, Mr T Beedle, Master Walter Hemens and Master Leslie Hemens (brothers of the bride). The wedding presents included upwards of 100 really useful souvenirs from friends and relatives, in addition to one from the scholars of the Sunday school -- in whose welfare the bride had for many years evinced a deep inteest as teacher; also handsome testimonies of respect from the rector, Mr AH Bisdee, Mr Joseph Edwards, and other of the principal residents. A splendid clock was also presented to the bridegroom by his employees. The bridemaids were presented with very pretty brooches, as souvenirs of the happy event by the bridegroom. In the afternoon the happy couple left amidst the heartiest expressions for their future happiness, for Brighton, where they intend spending their honeymoon.⁴

HEMENS Ernest Edward of The Myrtles Hutton Somersetshire died 3 March 1945. Probate Bristol 7 May to Thomas Charles Dommett solicitor and Arthur William Harris farmer. Effects £4554 10s 6d.¹

HEMENS John of Fernside 18 Southside Weston-super-Mare died 16 December 1947. Probate Bristol 16 April to John Ernest Hemens chartered surveryor and Richard Hosken retired tobacconist. Effects £23116 4s 5d.¹⁰

HEMENS Sydney Walter of 6 Lauderdale-drive Petersham Surrey died 17 August 1957. Probate London 16 October to Sydenham Norman Burton Hemens commercial traveller and Margaret Mary Lawrence (wife of Geoffrey Stafford Lawrence). Effects £4037 8s 7d.⁹

Tuesday, February 7, 1928

Wedding
HEMENS-RITCHIE
On Saturday, 4th February, in the morning a quiet but very interesting wedding took place in St. Michael’s Church, when the Rev. GOODWIN married Wilfred Sydney HEMENS, only son of Mr. HEMENS of Willowmore, to Mary Isabel Frances RITCHIE, younger daughter of the late Dr. And Mrs. RITCHIE, of Queenstown.⁷

In loving memory
of
Wilfred Frank Hemens
died 29th July 1934
In Thy Gracious Keeping.⁹

HEMENS Leslie of 12 Carbery Avenue Ealing Middlesex died 8 December 1957 at 1 Carlton Road Ealing. Probate London 10 February to Arthur Edmund Hemens estate agent. Effects £2446 18s 1d.⁸

HEMENS Clara Elizabeth of 12 Carbery Avenue Ealing Middlesex widow died 3 February 1959 at Acton Hospital Acton Middlesex. Administration (with Will) London 13 May to Arthur Edmund Hemens estate agent and Maurice Leslie Hemens farmer. Effects £7599 4s 8d.⁹

PATRICIDE.--At Compton Dando, Samuel Ford and his wife had been quarrelling; their son, Alexander Ford, came home; some words of an angry nature then took place between the father and the son, when, shocking to relate, the son struck the father on the left side of his head, which caused such injury as to kill him instantly. Verdict of the Coroner's Jury, Manslaughter. He was committed to Shepton Gaol

Somerset Assizes.
MANSLAUGHTER.— Alexander Ford stood charged with the manslaughter his father, Samuel Ford.
Mr. Jardine, on the part the prosecution, was glad to be enabled to say, after going through the depositions, that facts appeared in coroner's inquisition which would render it unnecessary to bring the case before them ; and he was bound to say, so far from the prisoner being the means the death of his father, he thought, if all the evidence had been gone through, it would have been found to have arisen from excessive feelings of anger in the deceased; and he was further glad to say that the prisoner bore excellent character—that of a dutiful son.
The learned Judge fully concurred in what had fallen from the learned counsel, and directed a verdict of acquittal, ordering the prisoner to be immediately discharged.

PALMER Caroline of 3 Park-road Lower Weston Bath spinster died 16 November 1916. Probate London 23 February to Alfred Ernest Withy and Arthur Edward Withy solicitors. Effects £1086 8s.¹⁰