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Cecil Harry Bowditch

Male 1905 - 1948  (42 years)


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  • Name Cecil Harry Bowditch 
    Birth 14 Nov 1905  Melbury Sampford, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Address:
    Hazel Farm 
    Gender Male 
    Census 2 Apr 1911  Evershot, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Age: 5y 
    Address:
    Hazel Farm 
    Confirmation 18 May 1920  Evershot, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Baptism 8 Jul 1934  Evershot, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Role: Godparent
    Census 29 Sep 1939  Evershot, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Address:
    Dryers 
    Ancestor Count 32 
    Occupation 29 Sep 1939  Evershot, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Shepherd 
    Occupation 1944 
    Farm Labourer 
    Address:
    Mr A E Newman, Ryme Intrinsica 
    Death Aug 1948  Ryme Intrinseca, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9] 
    Cause: Fractured skull 
    • Ryme Cyclist's Fatal Injuries

      Jury's Rider at Yeovil Inquest

      Returning a "misadventure" verdict.
      a Jury at a Yeovil inquest. On Tuesday. on a 44-year-old cyclist, who died
      from injuries received in a collision with a motor car at Melbury Osmond, added a rider that the car driver should have exercised more care.

      The cyclist Cecil Harry Bowditch, a farm worker of Church Farm cottages Ryme Intrinsica died early on Sunday morning at Yeovil Hospital, where he was removed after the accident at the Junction of Yetminster lane with the Yeovil - Dorchester Road on the previous evening.

      The car driver Fred Ford, a motor mechanic, of Ingleside Cottage, Ryme Intrinsica who was accompanied by his brother John William Ford, told the Deputy Coroner for South-Somerset (Mr. John Rutter) that on his way home from the Rest and Welcome Inn he saw Bowditch, who was one of two cyclists turn into the Yetminster lane and he followed in the car.

      "He was taking up a good half of the road and was wobbling" he said.

      I pulled out to the right hand side of the road and tried to get past. him the next thing was that I heard his handlebar or knee touch the side of the car and I pulled up as quickly as I could. Bowditch was lying in the road, unconscious, and with my brother's help I got him into the car and took him to hospital.

      Questioned by his solicitor, Mr G. N. Porter, Ford said that Bowditch was very nervous when cycling in the car headlights and had had previous accidents. John William Goatley, Chaple-Lane, Yetminster, who was cycling home with Bowditch said that when they saw the lights of a car coming from behind Bowditch went on ahead turning into Yetminster Lane with the car following. There was "a bump" and he found Bowditch lying in the road.

      PC. Doo told the Coroner that he made inquiries at the inn and ascertained that all four men had consumed a moderate amount of liquor, but none of them showed signs of intoxication when they left the Premises.

      Dr. J. W. G. Weddle said that cause of death was due to a fractured skull expressing agreement with the jury's verdict the Coroner said that a prudent motorist would have waited until the cyclist had ceased wobbling before endeavouring to pass. Had that been done the accident would not have occurred. [5, 6]
    Burial 28 Aug 1948  Ryme Intrinseca, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 10, 11] 
    Person ID I87  Taubman Family Tree
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2018 

    Father John William Herbert Bowditch,   b. 10 Jan 1878, Stockwood, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Aug 1964, Evershot, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Judith Batten,   b. 25 Jun 1876, Farley, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jul 1959, Evershot, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 11 Oct 1900  Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13] 
    • 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
    William and Judith Bowditch    		William and Judith Bowditch
    Bowditch Children Group Photo    		Bowditch Children Group Photo
    William and Judith Bowditch    		William and Judith Bowditch
    Keywords: photos,Picture
    Bowditch Children Group Photo    		Bowditch Children Group Photo
    Keywords: photos,Picture
    Family ID F32  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Irene McFarlane,   b. 1902 
    Marriage Jan 1942  Yeovil, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Address:
    St Johns Church 
    Photos
    Cecil and Rene Bowditch    		Cecil and Rene Bowditch
    Cecil and Rene Bowditch    		Cecil and Rene Bowditch
    Keywords: photos,Picture
    Family ID F43  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Dec 2013 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Address:
    Hazel Farm - 14 Nov 1905 - Melbury Sampford, Dorset, England    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 5y,Address:
    Hazel Farm - 2 Apr 1911 - Evershot, Dorset, England    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsConfirmation - 18 May 1920 - Evershot, Dorset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 8 Jul 1934 - Evershot, Dorset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Address:
    Dryers - 29 Sep 1939 - Evershot, Dorset, England    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Shepherd - 29 Sep 1939 - Evershot, Dorset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Address:
    St Johns Church - Jan 1942 - Yeovil, Somerset, England    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Fractured skull - Aug 1948 - Ryme Intrinseca, Dorset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 28 Aug 1948 - Ryme Intrinseca, Dorset, England Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Cecil and Rene Bowditch    		Cecil and Rene Bowditch
    William Herbert Bowditch Robert William Bowditch and Family    		William Herbert Bowditch Robert William Bowditch and Family
    Cecil and Rene Bowditch    		Cecil and Rene Bowditch
    Keywords: photos,Picture
    William Herbert Bowditch Robert William Bowditch and Family    		William Herbert Bowditch Robert William Bowditch and Family
    Media Date: EST 1941
    Keywords: photos,Picture

  • Sources 
    1. [S1055] .

    2. [S936] .

    3. [S326] Census 1911 Evershot, Dorset, England RG14/12/4/54, (RG14/12/4/54), 326.

    4. [S557] Census 1939 Evershot, Dorset, England RG101/6948B/006/26 Letter Code: WLAY, (RG101/6948B/006/26 Letter Code: WLAY).

    5. [S66] Cecil Harry Bowditch Inquest Newspaper Report, 66.
      Media Date: AUG 1948

    6. [S66] Cecil Harry Bowditch Inquest Newspaper Report, 66.

    7. [S1099] .

    8. [S732] Newspaper - Western Gazette - 1948 - Ryme Cyclists Fatal Injuries.
      Ryme Cyclist's Fatal
      Injuries

      Jury's Rider at Yeovil Inquest

      Returning a "misadventure" verdict.
      a Jury at a Yeovil inquest. On Tuesday. on a 44-year-old cyclist, who died
      from injuries received in a collision with a motor car at Melbury Osmond, added a rider that the car driver should have exercised more care.

      The cyclist Cecil Harry Bowditch, a farm worker of Church Farm cottages Ryme Intrinsica died early on Sunday morning at Yeovil Hospital, where he was removed after the accident at the Junction of Yetminster lane with the Yeovil - Dorchester Road on the previous evening.

      The car driver Fred Ford, a motor mechanic, of Ingleside Cottage, Ryme Intrinsica who was accompanied by his brother John William Ford, told the Deputy Coroner for South-Somerset (Mr. John Rutter) that on his way home from the Rest and Welcome Inn he saw Bowditch, who was one of two cyclists turn into the Yetminster lane and he followed in the car.

      "He was taking up a good half of the road and was wobbling" he said.

      I pulled out to the right hand side of the road and tried to get past. him the next thing was that I heard his handlebar or knee touch the side of the car and I pulled up as quickly as I could. Bowditch was lying in the road, unconscious, and with my brother's help I got him into the car and took him to hospital.

      Questioned by his solicitor, Mr G. N. Porter, Ford said that Bowditch was very nervous when cycling in the car headlights and had had previous accidents. John William Goatley, Chaple-Lane, Yetminster, who was cycling home with Bowditch said that when they saw the lights of a car coming from behind Bowditch went on ahead turning into Yetminster Lane with the car following. There was "a bump" and he found Bowditch lying in the road.

      PC. Doo told the Coroner that he made inquiries at the inn and ascertained that all four men had consumed a moderate amount of liquor, but none of them showed signs of intoxication when they left the Premises.

      Dr. J. W. G. Weddle said that cause of death was due to a fractured skull expressing agreement with the jury's verdict the Coroner said that a prudent motorist would have waited until the cyclist had ceased wobbling before endeavouring to pass. Had that been done the accident would not have occurred.

    9. [S25] GRO Index, Death Q3 Jul-Aug-Sep 1948 Yeovil 7C 299, 25.

    10. [S733] Newspaper (unknown) Ryme Intrinsica - Funeral of Accident Victum - Cecil Harry Bowditch.

    11. [S754] Barry Watts - Researcher.

    12. [S930] .

    13. [S38] Marriage Certificate : John William Herbert Bowditch & Judith Batten, 38.

    14. [S828] .


 

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