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William Lethbridge [Obituary]

By 

Maxwell Adams (Ed.). 

Trans. Devon. Assoc., vol.  XLII, (1910), p. 47.

Provided by Mike Steer

The obituary was read at the Association’s July 1910 Cullompton meeting. The British Newspaper Archive provides a number of Western Times items related to Mr Lethbridge, of Wood, South Tawton. These include his Will,  a copy of a (1907) letter from Matthews Lethbridge; to nephew William Lethbridge- Kingsford assigning the advowson and right of presentation to the living of Wendron, Cornwall; and Wood, and £15,000 devised to his nephew William Lethbridge for life, with remainder to his sons, and notice of his death. These several items may be accessed here. (There is a requirement at the website to register for access to the documents.)
The obituary, from a copy of a rare and much sought-after journal can be downloaded from the Internet Archive. Google has sponsored the digitisation of books from several libraries. These books, on which copyright has expired, are available for free educational and research use, both as individual books and as full collections to aid researchers.

Mr. William Lethbridge, who became a life member of the Association in 1903, died in Switzerland on 9 March, 1910, at the age of forty-six. He succeeded to the property of Wood, near South Tawton, on the death of his uncle, Mr. Lethbridge, who was formerly a partner in the firm of Messrs. Smith and Son. He was of a retiring disposition, and the state of his health did not permit of his taking any prominent part in the affairs of the county. He was fond of gardening, and gave much personal attention to the beautiful garden and grounds of Wood. He had travelled much, and was a great lover of books. He was buried at South Tawton amid many tokens of the esteem in which he was held in the neighbourhood.