Nora Winifred Bowditch

1909 - 2000  (90 years)

• Name	Nora Winifred Bowditch
  Birth	30 Oct 1909	Melbury Sampford, Dorset, England   [1, 2]
  	Address: Hazel Farm
  Gender	Female
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Evershot, Dorset, England   [3, 4]
  	Age: 1y
  	Address: Hazel Farm
  Confirmation	26 May 1922	Evershot, Dorset, England   [3]
  Ancestor Count	32
  Descendant Count	6
  Occupation	Abt 1923	Melbury Sampford, Dorset, England   [1]
  	Housemaid
  	She started working for the Digby Family when she left school.
  Occupation	Abt 1940	Mintern Magna, Dorset, England.   [5, 6]
  	Cook
  	She rose from Housemaid to Cook in the Digby household, eventually making many of the Celebration Cakes for Weddings, Christenings etc. Working at many of their houses including Mintern Magna, Sherborne and Corscombe.
  Death	Between Jan 2000 and Mar 2000	North Dorset   [2, 7]
  	Address: Registration District
  Burial	Address: St Andrews Church
  Person ID	I85	Taubman Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 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   [8, 9]
  	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	Richard Bedford Bagg,   b. Abt 1906   d. 1960, Taunton, Somerset, England (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	5 May 1934	Lewcombe, Dorset, England   [10, 11]
  	Address: Manor Church
  Children	1. Richard W H Bagg,   b. 21 Mar 1936, Dorchester, Dorset, England d. Dec 1992, Sherborne, Dorset, England (Age 56 years)
  Photos		Jim, Nora, Dick Bagg
  		Jim, Nora, Dick Bagg Picture Note: Nora Bowditch Keywords: photos,Picture
  Family ID	F73	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Sep 2018

  
  

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  Birth - Address: Hazel Farm - 30 Oct 1909 - Melbury Sampford, Dorset, England Census - Age: 1y,Address: Hazel Farm - 2 Apr 1911 - Evershot, Dorset, England Confirmation - 26 May 1922 - Evershot, Dorset, England Occupation - Housemaid - Abt 1923 - Melbury Sampford, Dorset, England Marriage - Address: Manor Church - 5 May 1934 - Lewcombe, Dorset, England Occupation - Cook - Abt 1940 - Mintern Magna, Dorset, England.  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Jim, Nora, Dick Bagg
  		BowditchGroup
  		Jim, Nora, Dick Bagg Picture Note: Nora Bowditch Keywords: photos,Picture
  		BowditchGroup Keywords: photos,Picture

  
  

• Sources

  [S1055] . [S25] GRO Index, Death Q1 Jan-Feb-Mar 2000 North Dorset 64 132, 25. [S936] . [S326] Census 1911 Evershot, Dorset, England RG14/12/4/54, (RG14/12/4/54), 326. [S1100] . [S488] Alan Mullins (Verbal). [S1188] . [S930] . [S38] Marriage Certificate : John William Herbert Bowditch & Judith Batten, 38. [S893] . [S25] GRO Index, Marriage Q2 Apr-May-Jun 1934 Beaminster 5A 923, 25.