WITHERS, Rosina Rhoda^[1]

1895 - 1979  (84 years)

• Name	WITHERS, Rosina Rhoda
  Nickname	Rose
  Residence	1895
  	Address: 15b Beaconsfield Buildings Islington London, Middlesex Middlesex England
  Birth	4 Apr 1895	Islington, London, England   [2]
  	Address: Islington London England
  Baptism	21 Apr 1895	St Pancras, London, England   [3]
  	Address: St Pancras London England
  Gender	Female
  FACT	I0415
  Name	Bicknell
  Name	Rosina Withers
  Residence	1901
  	Address: 15b Beaconsfield Buildings Islington London, Middlesex Middlesex England
  Residence	1922
  	Address: 8 Hartington Road Chiswick London, Middlesex Middlesex England
  Residence	1928  [4]
  	Address: 27 Park Villas, Watford Road Wembley Wembley, Middlesex England England
  Residence	1939  [5]
  	Address: 77 Kings Avenue Greenford Greenford, Middlesex England England
  Permanent Record Number	224423392
  Death	13 Aug 1979	Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England   [6, 7]
  	Address: Peterborough England
  Person ID	I0058	Coyle-Williams-Bicknell Family
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	WITHERS, Charles George,   b. 10 Apr 1853, St Pancras, London, England d. 16 Sep 1902, Islington, London, England (Age 49 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	ATTRILL, Alice,   b. 3 Aug 1864, Portsea, Hampshire, England d. 20 Jan 1906, Islington, London, England (Age 41 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	19 Mar 1882	Portsea, Hampshire, England
  	Address: Portsea England
  Family ID	F0060	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BICKNELL, Bertie Louis William,   b. 20 May 1901, Chislehurst, Kent, England d. 25 Sep 1960, Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, England (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	1 Apr 1922	Brentford, Middlesex, England   [2, 8]
  	Type: 3a 483 - Jun 1922 Married at the Registry Office
  	Address: England
  Children	1. BICKNELL, Betty Mary,   b. 16 Sep 1927, Marylebone, London, England d. 7 Mar 2013, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England (Age 85 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   2. BICKNELL, Violet Doris,   b. 18 Aug 1922, Queen Charlotte's Hospital, Marylebone Road, London, England d. 2 Oct 2011, Exmouth, Devon, England (Age 89 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F0020	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Oct 2013

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Address: Islington London England - 4 Apr 1895 - Islington, London, England Baptism - Address: St Pancras London England - 21 Apr 1895 - St Pancras, London, England Marriage - Type: 3a 483 - Jun 1922 Married at the Registry Office,Address: England - 1 Apr 1922 - Brentford, Middlesex, England Death - Address: Peterborough England - 13 Aug 1979 - Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  According to her death certificate she was born in Portsmouth, Hants, England According to her daughter (Vi Bicknell I0066) she was about seven years old when her parents died. One of her half-sisters (probably her full sisters) took her in, but it was an unsuccessful arrangement. She was sent to an orphanage in Wembley, Middlesex, (opposite Barham Park and run by the Sylvester family in conjunction with the Arethusa School)*. She went into service, working at the Junior Carlton Club in London during the First World War (1914-1918), then working in service flats and private houses. She met her future husband, Bert Bicknell, when she was working for the Tiarcks family as head cook. Their marriage certificate records her as an assistant telephone operator. Bert and Rhoda went to live in Bayswater, where Violet was born. The family then moved to Sudbury and split up when Violet was 6 years old. There were several reconciliations and the family moved around - to South Harrow and Greenford. The Bicknell family was evacuated during World War 2, initially to Brownhill, Staffs and then to Stilton, near Peterborough. By this time Bert was a long distance lorry driver. He virtually separated from Rhoda in later years and there is evidence that he had another partner and they lived in Gerrards Cross. *The school was Sudbury Hall School. Girls, invariably for orphans or those from single parent families, trained for domestic service. In January 1911 she was elected "Best liked girl in the school". In January 1913 she was reported to have completed one year's service successfully. (These are the only details that can be found by the Shaftesbury Society and "Arethusa" - most of their records were destroyed by fire).

  
  

• Sources

  [S0001] Violet Bicknell, Personal Information (I0066). [S0003] BMD. [S0005] Birth Certificate (or copy). [S0097] England & Wales Electoral Registers (The British Library). [S0035] The British National Archives, 1939 Register (England & Wales). [S0085] England & Wales Deaths (General Register Office). [S0007] Death Certificate (or copy). [S0012] Marriage Certificate (or copy).