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Lilian Doris Rosam (1900-1998)

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Lilian Doris Rosam, Q2 1940

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • 21 Jul 1900

  • West Brixton, Lambeth, London2

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  • Address: 45 Solon New Road

  • Birth Reg:

  • 30 Aug 1900 (age 0)

  • The Register Office, Brixton, Lambeth, London3

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  • Doris' birth was registered by her mother Emily

  • Census (living with parents):

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 0)

  • 1901 Census - living with parents

  • Present (sibling):

  • 4 Sep 1904 (age 4)

  • Present at Baptism of her sister Edith Gladys

  • Register (living with parents):

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 39)

  • 1939 Register - Living with parents4

  • Guest:

  • Jun 1940 (age 39)

  • Guest at marriage of Oswald Charles Ensom and Ella Muriel Rosam

  • Guest:

  • 22 Dec 1956 (age 56)

  • Guest at marriage of Donald Robert Boyce Boyle and Patricia Hélène Wallace

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  • She was known as Dorrie and was the groom's mother

  • Guest:

  • 16 Sep 1967 (age 67)

  • Guest at marriage of Edward James Appleton and Winifred Evelyn Rosam

  • Death:

  • 2 Sep 1998 (age 98)

  • Petersfield, Hampshire5 6

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  • The exact date is given without supporting evidence in Martin Ensom's research and the registration district comes from GRO records. Before her death she had with her son Don and his second wife Wendy at their house in Alton until the increasing severity of Altzheimer's disease had meant that she required the constant care of a professional retirement home.

  • Cremation:

  • Sep 1998

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  • Funeral:

  • Sep 19987

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  • The service was attended by her son Don and his second wife Wendy; Don's first wife Pat and her husband Jack; Don & Pat's two sons (Doris' grandsons) Andrew and Neil and Andrew's wife Heidi; and members of the Ensom family.

  • Ashes:

  • Sep 1998 (age 98)

  • Alton, Hampshire8

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  • buried in the rose bed at the front of Don (her son) and Wendy Boyle's house|| The ashes were buried by Don and the informal ceremony was attended by Don's second wife Wendy, Pat (Don's first wife) & Jack Ward and Dorie's grandsons Andrew & Neil Boyle.

Marriage

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Spouse: Gilbert Robert Boyle

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Son: Donald Robert Boyce Boyle, 1995, age 62

Individual Note

never married although they had a son Donald Robert Boyle.|| Don as he was known in later life, was born at the house of his Godmother, Nancy Boyce, who was his mother's great friend.

At the time Gilbert was already married although the marriage had been dissolved; whether formally, by mutual consent or by desertion is not known so his parents could not marry although Gilbert maintained contact with his son in the early years. Apparently they all went on a camping holiday together when Don was young. Doris' sister Winifred tried to persuade them to live together so as to give Don 'a home'. Why this didn't happen is not known and Doris and Don lived with Doris' parents (Don's grandparents), William and Emily Rosam, at 10 Grove Road, Thornton Heath, until Don left home in 1950 to join the Royal Marines. Doris continued to work to support her son so in his early years Don was mainly looked after by his grandparents.

How Doris and Gilbert met is not known but Don's birth certificate shows his father to be a 'merchant motor and electrical' and his mother to be a 'private secretary in an electrical company'. Although the term 'merchant motor and electrical' is not fully understood it implies he sold electrical equipment probably as a commercial traveller and so he may well have met Doris when he called on the firm where Doris worked.9

Note on Marriage to Gilbert Robert Boyle

Tthey had a son Donald Robert Boyce Boyle. Don as he was known in later life, was born at the house of his Godmother, Nancy Boyce, who was his mother's great friend.

At the time Gilbert was already married although the marriage had been dissolved; whether formally, by mutual consent or by desertion is not known so his parents could not marry although Gilbert maintained contact with his son in the early years. Apparently they all went on a camping holiday together when Don was young. Doris' sister Winifred tried to persuade them to live together so as to give Don 'a home'. Why this didn't happen is not known and Doris and Don lived with Doris' parents (Don's grandparents), William and Emily Rosam, at 10 Grove Road, Thornton Heath, until Don left home in 1950 to join the Royal Marines. Doris continued to work to support her son so in his early years Don was mainly looked after by his grandparents.

How Doris and Gilbert met is not known but Don's birth certificate shows his father to be a 'merchant motor and electrical' and his mother to be a 'private secretary in an electrical company'. Although the term 'merchant motor and electrical' is not fully understood it implies he sold electrical equipment probably as a commercial traveller and so he may well have met Doris when he called on the firm where Doris worked.9

Sources

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Harold Edgar Butcher. Registrar for Highbury, Islington District, Certified Copy of an Enty of Birth for Donald Robert Boyce Boyle, (Original copy of Entry No 259 given to Lilian Doris Rosam on 29 March 1933). Custom Id: D2 109741; Mother's NameLilian Doris Rosam. Wendy Boyle.

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General Register Office, Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth for Lilian Doris Rosam, (Issued by General Register Office on 20 Feb 2009 in respose to Application No 967063-2). Custom Id: BXCD 710114; Cit. Date: 30 August 1900. Pat Ward.

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Ibid. DistrictLambethSub-DistrictBrixtonCountyCounty of LondonDate of Birth21 Jul 1900NameLilian Doris RosamInformant's SignatureEmily L. Rosam, MotherInformant's Residence45 Solon New Road, BrixtonDate Registered30 Aug 1900. Pat Ward.

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1939 Register for Household of William henry Rosam, (FindMyPast image ). Custom Id: National Archives RG101/1303F/015/41; Cit. Date: 29 September 1939.

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Martin Ensom, Research by Martin Ensom into the Ensom family, Recipient: Andrew Boyle, (November 2008). The date is given on the family tree. There is no supporting evidence. Andrew Boyle.

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CRI(E&W) for Death of Lilian Doris Rosam, Event Type: Death, Registration District: Petersfield, Hampshire, Volume: 35C, Page: 120, (Period, Sep 1998). Name:ROSAM, Lilian DorisRegistration District:PetersfieldCounty:Hampshire. General Register Office. Call Number: Deaths.

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P. H. Ward as recorded by J P W Ward, The Rosam Family, (2008/9). She was cremated. The service was attended by. Jack Ward, The Nook, Silver Street

Bampton

Tiverton

Devon

EX16 9NR. Tel: 01398332458, Email: familyhistory@blackwithies.demon.co.uk.

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Ibid. Her ashes were buried under a rose bush in Don & Wendy's front garden at Alton. Jack Ward, The Nook, Silver Street

Bampton

Tiverton

Devon

EX16 9NR. Tel: 01398332458, Email: familyhistory@blackwithies.demon.co.uk.

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Ibid. Don's parents and their relationship. Jack Ward, The Nook, Silver Street

Bampton

Tiverton

Devon

EX16 9NR. Tel: 01398332458, Email: familyhistory@blackwithies.demon.co.uk.