Mary Margaret Bowditch

1907 - 1996  (88 years)

• Name	Mary Margaret Bowditch
  Birth	19 Nov 1907	Melbury Sampford, Dorset, England   [1, 2]
  	Address: Hazel Farm
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	29 Dec 1907	Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England   [3]
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Evershot, Dorset, England   [4, 5]
  	Age: 3y
  	Living with her Grandparents, William and Sarah Bowditch.
  Occupation	Between 1922 and 1930	Golders Green, London, England   [6]
  	Housemaid
  	Young Mollie was sent to London to work in a "Big" house when she was 14.
  Confirmation	26 May 1922	Evershot, Dorset, England   [4]
  Residence	Between 1929 and 1931	Golders Green, London, England   [6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  	Address: 31 The Ridgeway
  	The Electoral Register for 1929, shows Molly living with Robert Ernest and Edith Sarah Smith. In 1911 the Smiths had been living in 38 St Gabriels Rd, Blomesbury, Cricklewood, and Robert was shown as an Umbrella manufacturer, tracing him back he was the son of James Smith, an Umbrella and Walking Stick manufacturer originally born in Bloomsbury, who in 1881 was living in a Farm house on Milkwood Farm, in Woodford Essex. Robert died in Golders Green on the 14 April 1930, he died at Hayes Cresent Nursing home, but his addresses were given as 31 The Ridgeway and 53 New Oxford Street, as of 2014 "James Smith & Sons" still operates from the same premisies on New Oxford Street and it probably looks much as it did in 1929. Robert left over fiften thousand pounds in his will, around one million pounds today. The 1931 Electoral role still shows Molly in Golders Green with Edith along with Kathleen Edith and Marjorie Evelyn Swinstead-Smith (her daughters), but by 1932 they have a new servant, so it would seem Molly had returned home or on to another job. The Probate for Edith Sarah in 1951, sees her leaving £5227 18s 3d to Marjorie.
  		31 The Ridgeway, Golders Green, London Media Date: 2012 Keywords: Picture
  		James Smith and Sons Umbrellas (2) Media Date: 2014
  		James Smith and Sons Umbrellas 53 New Oxford Street Media Date: 2014
  Residence	Between 1932 and 1934	Evershot, Dorset, England   [4]
  	She returned to Dorset at about the same time as Jack came out of the Army, Alan believes staying with her parentson her return.
  Residence	Between 21 Jan 1934 and 1936	Woolcombe, Dorset, England   [14, 15]
  	Alan was born here.
  Residence	Between 1936 and 1937	Evershot, Dorset, England   [4, 15]
  	Address: Fortunes Wood Farm
  Residence	Between 1937 and 1939	Cerne Abbas, Dorset, England   [15, 16]
  	Address: 6 Dorchester Road
  Census	29 Sep 1939	Cerne Abbas, Dorset, England   [16, 17]
  	Address: 40 Dorchester Road
  Ancestor Count	32
  Descendant Count	15
  Occupation	29 Sep 1939	Cerne Abbas, Dorset, England   [16, 17]
  	Unpaid Domestic Duties
  Residence	Between 1940 and 1943	Cerne Abbas, Dorset, England   [15, 16]
  	Address: 5 Folly Road
  	Alan can remember hiding under the stairs when a German bomber dumped his bombs down the Dorchester road and blew out the glass on thier old house on Dorchester road. Jack built a shelter in the garden, but it was only a bit of tin with a thin grass covering.
  Residence	Between 1941 and 1943	Yetminster, Dorset, England   [15, 18]
  	Address: Melbury Road
  Residence	Between 1943 and 1946	Yetminster, Dorset, England   [15, 18]
  	Address: Manor Farm
  	They shared the main farm house with the farmer Frank Partridge and.his family. Alan can remember the horses were called Prince and Blackbird, and Frank had a Austin 10 car with a trialler which they used to ride in the kids and not the horses. Alan used to ride the horses down to the Blacksmiths when they needed shoeing and ride them back after school.
  Residence	1945	Woolcombe, Dorset, England   [14, 15]
  	Rita was born here.
  Residence	Between 1946 and 1947	Yeovil, Somerset, England   [15, 19]
  	Address: 2 Swing Gate Cottages, Newton Hill, BA20 2RZ
  Residence	Between 1947 and 1947	Hinton Saint George, Somerset, England   [15, 20]
  	Address: Hinton Park Farm
  	The house was in a remote area, quite a long way from the village, Alan once opened as someone was knocking to discover a cow who poked her head in to see what was about.
  Residence	Between 1947 and 1963	Sydling St Nicholas, Dorset, England   [15, 21]
  	Address: 5 Marrs Cross
  Residence	Between 1963 and 1965	Brympton D'Evercy, Somerset, England   [15, 22, 23]
  	Address: 2 Highleaze Cottages
  	On the right as just before you reach the Brympton House turning, coming from Yeovil. Newpaper for Rita's wedding gives the address as 3 Houndstone Cottages.
  Residence	Between 1965 and Feb 1984	Alvington, Yeovil, Somerset, England   [15, 24]
  	Address: No 4
  Misc	20 Jan 1984	Alvington, Yeovil, Somerset, England   [24, 25]
  	Address: 2
  	Jack and Mollie celebrated their Golden wedding with a gathering of both children and all the grandchildren. Role: with
  		Newspaper - Western Gazette - 1984 - Mullins Jack and Mollie Goldend Wedding
  Residence	Between Feb 1984 and Oct 1992	Alvington, Yeovil, Somerset, England   [15, 24]
  	Address: No 4
  Residence	Between Oct 1992 and Jul 1994	Shepton Beauchamp, Ilminster, Somerset   [15, 26]
  	Address: 4 North Street
  	Molly moved to one of the houses owned by her grand daughter Jane's boss, Ian Hawkins.
  Residence	Between Oct 1994 and 11 Nov 1996	Wincanton, Somerset, England   [15, 27]
  	Address: Suddon House Nursing & Residential Home, West Hill
  	Once Mollies dementia got too bad for her family to cope, she moved to Suddon House, a specialist care home in Wincation, where she seemed happy, often helping with the dusting as she had done in her youth.
  _USED	Molly
  Death	11 Nov 1996	Wincanton, Somerset, England   [27, 28]
  	Address: Suddon House Nursing & Residential Home, West Hill
  Burial	14 Nov 1996	Brympton D'Evercy, Somerset, England   [22, 29]
  	Age: 66y
  	Address: St Nicholas Parish Church
  Person ID	I7	Taubman Family Tree
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	John William Herbert Bowditch,   b. 10 Jan 1878, Stockwood, Dorset, England d. 20 Aug 1964, Evershot, Dorset, England (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Judith Batten,   b. 25 Jun 1876, Farley, Wiltshire, England d. 5 Jul 1959, Evershot, Dorset, England (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	11 Oct 1900	Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England   [3, 30]
  	The Mebury Estate, belongs to the Earls of Ilchester, the Fox Strangeways, who also own(ed) the lands around Farley and Pitton, so it's likely Judith met William while working in the household of the Ilchesters, but no proof has yet been found.
  Notes	Judith was aged 24 and John was aged 23 and a laborer, both were living at Melbury Osmond. The marriage was witnessed by Henry Batten and Rosa Collin.
  Photos » Slide Show		William and Judith Bowditch
  		Bowditch Children Group Photo
  		William and Judith Bowditch Keywords: photos,Picture
  		Bowditch Children Group Photo Keywords: photos,Picture
  Family ID	F32	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Albert Jack Mullins,   b. 25 Feb 1906, Holywell, Dorset, England d. 14 Feb 1984, Alvington, Yeovil, Somerset, England (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	20 Jan 1934	Melbury Bubb, Dorset, England   [31, 32]
  	Witness Role: Witness Name: S. Gregory? Witness Role: The signature is not clear on marriage certificate
  Children	1. A.H.H. Mullins
  Photos		Newspaper - Western Gazette - 1984 - Mullins Jack and Mollie Goldend Wedding
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2018

  
  

• Event Map

  Load the map

  Birth - Address: Hazel Farm - 19 Nov 1907 - Melbury Sampford, Dorset, England Baptism - 29 Dec 1907 - Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England Census - Age: 3y - 2 Apr 1911 - Evershot, Dorset, England Occupation - Housemaid - Between 1922 and 1930 - Golders Green, London, England Confirmation - 26 May 1922 - Evershot, Dorset, England Residence - Address: 31 The Ridgeway - Between 1929 and 1931 - Golders Green, London, England Residence - Between 1932 and 1934 - Evershot, Dorset, England Marriage - 20 Jan 1934 - Melbury Bubb, Dorset, England Residence - Between 21 Jan 1934 and 1936 - Woolcombe, Dorset, England Residence - Address: Fortunes Wood Farm - Between 1936 and 1937 - Evershot, Dorset, England Residence - Address: 6 Dorchester Road - Between 1937 and 1939 - Cerne Abbas, Dorset, England Census - Address: 40 Dorchester Road - 29 Sep 1939 - Cerne Abbas, Dorset, England Occupation - Unpaid Domestic Duties - 29 Sep 1939 - Cerne Abbas, Dorset, England Residence - Address: 5 Folly Road - Between 1940 and 1943 - Cerne Abbas, Dorset, England Residence - Address: Melbury Road - Between 1941 and 1943 - Yetminster, Dorset, England Residence - Address: Manor Farm - Between 1943 and 1946 - Yetminster, Dorset, England Residence - 1945 - Woolcombe, Dorset, England Residence - Address: 2 Swing Gate Cottages, Newton Hill, BA20 2RZ - Between 1946 and 1947 - Yeovil, Somerset, England Residence - Address: Hinton Park Farm - Between 1947 and 1947 - Hinton Saint George, Somerset, England Residence - Address: 5 Marrs Cross - Between 1947 and 1963 - Sydling St Nicholas, Dorset, England Residence - Address: 2 Highleaze Cottages - Between 1963 and 1965 - Brympton D'Evercy, Somerset, England Residence - Address: No 4 - Between 1965 and Feb 1984 - Alvington, Yeovil, Somerset, England Misc - Address: 2 - 20 Jan 1984 - Alvington, Yeovil, Somerset, England Residence - Address: No 4 - Between Feb 1984 and Oct 1992 - Alvington, Yeovil, Somerset, England Residence - Address: 4 North Street - Between Oct 1992 and Jul 1994 - Shepton Beauchamp, Ilminster, Somerset Residence - Address: Suddon House Nursing & Residential Home, West Hill - Between Oct 1994 and 11 Nov 1996 - Wincanton, Somerset, England Death - Address: Suddon House Nursing & Residential Home, West Hill - 11 Nov 1996 - Wincanton, Somerset, England Burial - Age: 66y,Address: St Nicholas Parish Church - 14 Nov 1996 - Brympton D'Evercy, Somerset, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Mary Margaret Bowditch : London Portrait
  		Alan Mullins & Joyce Crabb Wedding
  		Mullins Family Group Jane and Stephen Taubmans Wedding
  		Bowditch Children Group Photo
  		Mollie Bowditch and Stella
  		Mary Margaret Bowditch : London Portrait Picture Note: Photographia, Golders Green, NW11 Keywords: photos,Picture
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Bowditch Children Group Photo Keywords: photos,Picture
  		Mollie Bowditch and Stella Picture Note: Back of photograph says "To Cissie with love from Mollie and Stella" and is stamped with the date. Media Date: 9 MAR 1927 Keywords: Picture

  
  

• Sources

  [S1055] . [S106] Birth Certificate : Mary Margaret Bowditch, 106. [S930] . [S936] . [S324] Census 1911 Evershot, Dorset, England RG14/12/4/52, (RG14/12/4/52), 324. [S1128] . [S483] London Electoral Register 1929 Hendon, 31 The Ridgeway. [S484] RG14 Piece: 7002 Schedule Number: 168 Tregarthen, 38 St Gabriels Rd, Brondesbury, Cricklewood NW Robert Ernest Smith. [S485] RG11; Piece: 1734; Folio: 53; Page: 2 Woodford, Essex Robert E Smith. [S486] Ancestry Tree davidthorp1952 Throp 2012. [S487] National Probate Calendar 1930 Robert Ernest Smith. [S505] London Electoral Register 1931 Hendon, 31 The Ridgeway. [S506] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 for Edith Sarah Smith. [S1108] . [S488] Alan Mullins (Verbal). [S1074] . [S556] Census 1939 Cerne Abbas, Dorset, England RG101/6955D/002/11, (RG101/6955D/002/11). [S890] . [S828] . [S1135] . [S908] . [S906] . [S778] Newspaper Unknown 1964 Brympton Girls Wedding. [S1111] . [S735] Newspaper - Western Gazette - 1984 - Mullins Jack and Mollie Golden Wedding. [S1114] . [S1110] . [S18] Death Certificate, 18. [S737] Newspaper - Unknown.Western Gazette - November 1996. [S38] Marriage Certificate : John William Herbert Bowditch & Judith Batten, 38. [S907] . [S6] Marriage Certificate : Jack Mullins and Molly Bowditch, 6.