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Dodimead family
Dodimead family
In case anyone is looking for information on the family TNA have two files (CRIM 1/728) lists Mabel Gladys Dodimead as Mabel Gladys DIDDIMEADE!. There is also a divorce court file J 77/1883/8878 for her husband (Samuel David Dodimead), this appears to be before he married Gladys.
Re: Dodimead family
Defendant: Diddimeade, Mabel Gladys. Charge: Murder, attempted suicide
Reference: CRIM 1/728
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov. ... r/C4200838
Found not guilty at the Old Bailey of the murder of her baby in 1934. Husband refused to give evidence.
Newspaper reports (free on findmypast at the moment)
Long report of the trial in the Hendon & Finchley Times, 21 September 1934.
In January 1935 Mabel disappeared from a shop, and her body was found in the Grand Junction Canal at Heston.
At the inquest an open verdict was returned.
Mabel G Dodimead was buried at Hayes, 9 January 1935. Age 36.
Reference: CRIM 1/728
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov. ... r/C4200838
Found not guilty at the Old Bailey of the murder of her baby in 1934. Husband refused to give evidence.
Newspaper reports (free on findmypast at the moment)
Long report of the trial in the Hendon & Finchley Times, 21 September 1934.
In January 1935 Mabel disappeared from a shop, and her body was found in the Grand Junction Canal at Heston.
At the inquest an open verdict was returned.
Mabel G Dodimead was buried at Hayes, 9 January 1935. Age 36.
Re: Dodimead family
Makes sense that it was before he married Gladys! Otherwise Samuel might have been on trial for bigamy!
Divorce Court File: 8878.
Appellant: Samuel David Dodimead.
Respondent: Ada Gertrude Dodimead.
Co-respondent: George Hearn.
Type: Husband's petition for divorce [hd].
1922
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov. ... r/C8032137
Re: Dodimead family
There is a death certificate for the baby boy
Sep 1934 Hendon 3a 374 (Occasional Copy: A)
Dodimead, Keith David
Age 0
But is there a birth certificate
Newspaper says he was born on 20 June 1934.
Gladys was in a nursing home, but don't know where.
Keith died 17 July 1934.
Sep 1934 Hendon 3a 374 (Occasional Copy: A)
Dodimead, Keith David
Age 0
But is there a birth certificate
Newspaper says he was born on 20 June 1934.
Gladys was in a nursing home, but don't know where.
Keith died 17 July 1934.
Re: Dodimead family
An earlier report in the Hendon & Finchley Times 27 July 1934.
Edgware.
Murder Charge.
Mrs. Dodimeade's Brief Appearance Before the Magistrates.
Story of Arrest.
Followed by a report of the inquest held into the death of her son Keith (it says he was born on the 19th June)
A trip to the LMA for Mr. Thunder?
Middlesex Western Coroners District
https://search.lma.gov.uk/LMA_DOC/COR_MW.PDF
Edgware.
Murder Charge.
Mrs. Dodimeade's Brief Appearance Before the Magistrates.
Story of Arrest.
Followed by a report of the inquest held into the death of her son Keith (it says he was born on the 19th June)
A trip to the LMA for Mr. Thunder?
Middlesex Western Coroners District
https://search.lma.gov.uk/LMA_DOC/COR_MW.PDF