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Saturday 11 January 1947 – Death of Miss Emily Empey

WICKHAMFORD, DEATH OF MISS EMPEY

We regret to announce the death on New Year’s Day of Miss Emily Empey after a week’s illness.

The funeral service, conducted by the Rev J Jeffreys, took place on Monday.  Mr T Knight presided at the organ and Miss Empey’s favourite hymn “Abide with Me” and the Ninc Dimittia were sung by the choir.  Messrs N Haines, J Colley, C Summers and C Willis acted as bearers.  There were many beautiful floral tributes.

Saturday 25 March 1848 – Action brought against Reverend Thomas Gilbert Griffith for non-payment of debt

Lowndes v Griffith

This was an action brought by Mr Lowndes of Holywell Street against Rev Mr Griffith, formerly of Magdalen Hall, who lodged with plaintiff for three-quarters of a year in 1823 and contracted a debt of £35 4s 11d.  Some months after, the defendant paid the plaintiff £3 on account, and £1 after in 1842.  The plea set up was the statute of limitation.

Mr Mallam appeared for the plaintiff and Mr Brunner for the defendant.

13th May 1830 – Sale of stock, implements and household items belonging to the late James Harris

The notice below appeared in the Worcester Herald of Saturday 8th May 1830.  He had died the previous month.

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BADSEY, NEAR EVESHAM, TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION BY MR AGG

On Thursday, the 13th day of May 1830, on the premises of the late Mr James Harris at Badsey in the county of Worcester, by order of the Executors:

Thursday 11 September 1845 – Sophy Harris wins prize

VALE OF EVESHAM AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION

The annual meeting of this Society, exhibitions of stock, etc, took place today (Wednesday) at Evesham.  The ploughing match was postpone to the 8th of October, in consequence of the lateness of the harvest.  The following is a list of the prizes awarded today, and the proceedings at the dinner we shall report in a second edition early tomorrow morning ……..

LABOURERS AND DOMESTIC SERVANTS

Thursday 2 September 1841 – Drowning of William Harris

On Tuesday, C Best Esq held an inquest at Badsey, on view of the body of William Harris, aged 47, a native of Totnes in Devonshire, who was found in a well on Monday morning.  A witness named Richards, Beer-seller at Badsey, stated that he was drinking at his house on Sunday evening with several others, but that he was not at all intoxicated.  He left to go home about ten o’clock, and when he did so he observed that the night was very dark.  This was the last that was seen of him alive; and the next morning, about five o’clock, Elizabeth Saunders (the person with whom decease