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Hi Steve.
Thank you for that re the certificate. If you do find anything give me a shout!
I'll give you some details that I have on Florence to begin with - and I have a question about Isabel Sarah.

As I said Florence was in the Dorchester Workhouse in the 1911 census. She had a base born dau named Dorothy Jessie D. MITCHELL on 16 Jul 1911 (who eventually dieD on 26th June 1992.) Then Florence married Percival MOORE in the Sep Qtr 1917 in the Blandford Region, and then had two children - Nora V MOORE (b Sep Qtr 1918 Blandford Region) and Waler C O MOORE b 15 Aug 1920.

Dorothy Jessie married Charles HARDY (which is where my relationship comes in - Charles was my 1st cousin once removed) on 14 Jul 1934 and they went on to have four children. (Not sure how many details of the family you would like!)

Re Isabel Sarah - I have her as one of 10 children to Henry James and Elizabeth MITCHELL - (with one child extra from Elizabeth from unknown partner). I have Isabel only down as Sarah, and as being born abt 1892 in Melcombe Bingham but no details on her marriage etc.

If you want any other information that I may have just let me know - might be easier if I send you a report of the details I have on Henry and his descendants - let me know.

Cheers, Marion

Under the British Listed Buildings you will find that the Dalkeith Hotel went from 83 - 101 Old Christchurh Road -
1. OLD CHRISTCHURCH ROAD
5186 (North Side)

SZ 09 SE 13/150 No 83-101, (Dalkeith Building
II
2.
Terrace of shops, offices and dwellings. Dated 1893. Principally brick with limestone trim and detailing, and some sections of timber framing; steep roofs, with plain tiles and various multiple stacks with 'Tudor' detailing. A long run of building with complex varieties of eclectic detailing including 'free-style' elements deep wings at back with canted corners and courtyards. Four-and-a-half storeys, from rounded corner at left hand end, 2 bays in brick, 3 with 2 storeys of timber framed projecting double-gabled bays, central bay in brick, 3 bays to right of centre as to left, brick terminal bay and octagonal turret extreme-right. Bays generally marked by octagonal brick piers. Variety of windows, all with plate glass, sash, many with upper sashes containing glazing bars to small square panes; hexagonal bays at first floor under stone detailed overhang, and in timber gabled upper two storeys, cross-mullioned casements, and decorative bargeboards. At back are deep wings with canted corners, and pointed arch spanning two-storey recesses at party walls. At left and right-hand ends are grouped Venetian Gothic windows at first floor. This is a very rich eclectic building, which has retained almost all of its detail from origin; only the ground floor has gone to continuous varied late C20 shop fronts. In the
context of much architecture of this period in Bournemouth, this is an excellent
and bold terrace of strong personality.

The entrance to the Hotel was on the corner of the Dalkeith steps at No 83.

Marion

I used to live at No 87 Old Christchurch Road - there was a Dance Studio on the first floor and flats on the second and third floors - we called the placed Halfway to Heaven - there were over 80 stairs to the top flat and no lift! That was back in 1970 and I don't think things have changed much since in that area - all of the other properties were very similar - apart from No 81 where there was a Club (called the 81 Club!)

Hi Deano,

I think you will find Merefield was in Wiltshire. It may have been on the border of Dorset at one time but the only one I know of is now classified to be in Wiltshire.

Cheers, Marion