Catherine Bottoms[1]

Female Bef 1826 - 1881  (> 54 years)


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  • Name Catherine Bottoms  [2
    Born Bef 30 Oct 1826  Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Christened 30 Oct 1826  St Peter Church, Church Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Gender Female 
    Census 30 Mar 1851  Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 2 Apr 1871  Northwich, Cheshire, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Occupation 2 Apr 1871  Northwich, Cheshire, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 3 Apr 1881  Northwich, Cheshire, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 4 Apr 1881  Northwich, Cheshire, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Address:
    White Lyon Court No 2, Witton Cum Twambrooks, Northwich, Cheshir 
    Died 12 Oct 1881  Witton Street, Northwich, Cheshire, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    Age: 54y 
    Cause: broken neck, caused by a fall downstairs 
    • Northwich Guardian Wednesday OCT 19th 1881.
      The Fatal Fall Downstairs at Northwich.
      On Saturday afternoon, Mr Blunt, deputy coroner, held an inquest at the White Lion Inn, Witton Street, Northwich, on the body of Catherine Dignum, a widow, 54 years of age, residing at White Lion Court, who met her death by a fall downstairs on Wednesday night. - The next witness called was Mr Thomas Dignum, labourer, who stated that he lived at York Buildings, Witton, and that the deceased was his mother. he last saw her alive about three o'clock on the afternoon of the 12th inst., in Witton Street. Thomas Burgess came to inform him about 9.15 the same night that his mother was dead. She was fond of a drop of beer, but he could not say that she was drunk that day. She was not drunk when he saw her, but she had had some drink. - Thomas Burgess, labourer, White Lion Court, said that he lodged with the deceased. The last time he saw her alive was about 7.45 on Wednesday evening, when she told him that she would go to bed if he would straighten it for her, which he did. She went to bed in witness's presence and he left her there quite comfortable. She had had a little drink that night, but she was not drunk. She could walk steadily and did so in going upstairs. She sometimes would go to bed early and sometimes late. She did not complain of being unwell. Witness was called by some men to attend a meeting, which at first he refused, but having mentioned the matter to her, she advised him to go, and he went out at eight o'clock and returned exactly at nine. She told him to lock the door in going out, and he did so. When he came back, he struck a match to light a candle, when he saw the deceased lying quite dead at the bottom of the stairs. She lay with her head in one corner of the stairs, and on the left shoulder. he called in a neighbour and went for Dr Joynson - Fanny Hutchins spoke to seeing the deceased lying dead on the floor with her face bleeding. She was on her back, with one hand under her. - Dr Joynson, said he was called to the deceased's house, where he found her lying dead, but not in the opposition described by the previous witness. She had a wound on her left cheek bone. He noticed that there was an iron bar across the bottom of the stairs, and he was of the opinion that falling down stairs, and she being a heavy woman, her coming into contact with this iron caused her death. - By the Deputy Coroner: I did not ascertain whether her neck was dislocated or not, because the last time I made an examination I was reprimanded by the Coroner for doing so without his instruction. - The Deputy Coroner said he was sorry for that, but he would not have been reprimanded by him that day. - The jury, having been shortly addressed by Mr Blunt, returned a verdict of "accidental death".
    Buried 15 Oct 1881  St Helen Church, Witton, Northwich, Cheshire, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Person ID I5671  Foster
    Last Modified 16 Feb 2014 

    Father Robert Bottoms 
    Mother Catharine Unknown 
    Family ID F1511  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Spouse Thomas Dignum,   b. 11 Apr 1827, Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 4 Sep 1870, Northwich, Cheshire, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 43 years)  [1
    Married 24 Apr 1847  Northwich, Cheshire, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 11
    Children 
    +1. Thomas Dignum,   b. Abt Dec 1853, Northwich, Cheshire, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Mar 1938, Northwich, Cheshire, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years)
    Last Modified 24 Nov 2011 
    Family ID F1510  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - Bef 30 Oct 1826 - Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 30 Oct 1826 - St Peter Church, Church Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Apr 1847 - Northwich, Cheshire, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 24y,Address:
    Yorkshire, UK Buildings, Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK - 30 Mar 1851 - Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK
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    Link to Google MapsChild - Thomas Dignum - Abt Dec 1853 - Northwich, Cheshire, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 45y,Address:
    York Buildings, Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK - 2 Apr 1871 - Northwich, Cheshire, UK
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    Link to Google MapsOccupation - domestic servant,Age: 45y - 2 Apr 1871 - Northwich, Cheshire, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 54y,Address:
    White Lyon Court No 2, Witton Cum Twambrooks, Northwich, Cheshir - 3 Apr 1881 - Northwich, Cheshire, UK
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    White Lyon Court No 2, Witton Cum Twambrooks, Northwich, Cheshir - 4 Apr 1881 - Northwich, Cheshire, UK
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    Link to Google MapsDied - Age: 54y,Cause: broken neck, caused by a fall downstairs - 12 Oct 1881 - Witton Street, Northwich, Cheshire, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 15 Oct 1881 - St Helen Church, Witton, Northwich, Cheshire, UK Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S23] Census 1841 - 7 Jun 1841, HO107 piece 121 folio 5/5 page 4 (Reliability: 2), 21 Dec 2009.

    2. [S4] CRI, Jun 1847, Northwich, vol 19, p170 (Reliability: 3), 21 Dec 2009.

    3. [S1032] UK Census 1851 Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK HO107-2165-551-8 (Head is Thomas Dignum.), (HO107-2165-551-8), HO107-2165-551-8, 30 Mar 1851.

    4. [S771] UK Census 1881 Witton, Northwich, Cheshire, UK RG11-3526-31-7 (Head is Catherine Dignum.), (RG11-3526-31-7), RG11-3526-31-7, 3 Apr 1881.

    5. [S8] IGI, batch no P020273 (Reliability: 3), 21 Dec 2009.

    6. [S897] UK Census 1871 Witton, Northwich, Cheshire, UK RG10-3697-83-32 (Head is Catherine Dignum.), (RG10-3697-83-32), RG10-3697-83-32, 2 Apr 1871.

    7. [S45] Census 1881 - 4-Apr-1881, RG11 piece 3526 folio 31 page 7 (Reliability: 3), 22 Feb 2010.

    8. [S4] CRI, Dec 1881, Northwich, vol 8a, p146 (Reliability: 3), 22 Feb 2010.

    9. [S1594] Northwich Guardian newspaper (Reliability: 3), 8 Mar 2011.

    10. [S2] Parish Records (Reliability: 3), 8 Mar 2011.
      Info provided by Elaine Hanson.

    11. [S2] Parish Records, Cheshire Archives and Local Studies (Reliability: 3), 24 Nov 2011.
      Record Group: 08-0497 p1

      Ref ID: Page: 23 Record number: 45