Violet Muriel Orde Bigge

1891 - 1965  (73 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Gender	Female
  Born	7 Dec 1891 Albert Cottage, Citadel Road, Plymouth, Devon, UK   [1]
  Residence	7 Dec 1891 Alfred Cottage, Citadel Road, Plymouth, Devon, UK   – This is the address listed on Violet's birth certificate. Her mother is listed as Bessie Bigge (nee Harris) and her father as George Orde Bigge. 1891 is also the year of the census. Emma Stapleton is enumerated as living in Alfred Cottage. A 58 year old widow she lives with her sons William, Tom and Lena (Helena).
  Residence	31 Mar 1901 1 fernbank, hendon lane, Finchley, North London, UK   [2]  – Violet is a student in the Fern Bank school in Finchley. The school was open (1883-1967).
  Residence	2 Apr 1911 1 fernbank, hendon lane, Finchley, North London, UK   [3]  – Violet is an 18 year old boarding student in Fernbank School.
  Residence	1919 12a Maddox Street, W1, London, UK   [4]  – Violet Bigge marries Donald Poupart. They both list 12a as their place of residence on their marriage certificate.
  Residence	26 Jan 1935 39 Mountfield Road, Finchley, North London, UK   [4]  – Prior to her marriage to Charles, Violet has moved back to Finchley - an area where she spent her formative years.
  Residence	1936 Rock House, Claggan, Ballycroy, Co. Mayo   – Violet is now living in a very rural area in Co Mayo with her second husband Charles Best Gardner. I have a letter from Violet dated Oct 1940 where she writes that she has only lived in Ireland for four years. She remains living in Mayo until she leaves to visit her son in Tasmania in 1964. She arrives in early January 1965 and dies soon afterwards. Charles, staying in Mayo, dies on December 24th, just weeks before Violet.
  Died	16 Jan 1965 Wesley Vale, Tasmania, Australia
  Age	73 years
  Siblings	1 sibling
  	+ 1. Violet Muriel Orde Bigge,   b. 7 Dec 1891, Albert Cottage, Citadel Road, Plymouth, Devon, UK ,   d. 16 Jan 1965, Wesley Vale, Tasmania, Australia  (Age 73 years) 2. Margaret "Peggy" Bigge,   b. 19 Sep 1907, Transvaal (Modern-day South Africa) ,   d. 30 Sep 1962, Willesborough Hospital Ashford Kent  (Age 55 years)
  Person ID	I96 Family Tree | Bigge Branch
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2018

  
  

  Father	George Orde Bigge,   b. 13 Jan 1869, Ferozepur, Punjab, India ,   d. 26 Mar 1935, Knock House, Stone-in-Oxney, Kent, England  (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Eliza Augusta Waller,   b. 27 May 1875, The Laurels Inchicore Rd Inchicore Dublin 8 ,   d. 21 Apr 1953, Rye Memorial Hospital, Peasmarsh Road, Rye Foreign Sussex, TN31 7UD  (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	Stepchild
  Married	8 Sep 1906 Rye, Sussex, England
  Children	2 children
  + 1. Violet Muriel Orde Bigge,   b. 7 Dec 1891, Albert Cottage, Citadel Road, Plymouth, Devon, UK ,   d. 16 Jan 1965, Wesley Vale, Tasmania, Australia  (Age 73 years) 2. Margaret "Peggy" Bigge,   b. 19 Sep 1907, Transvaal (Modern-day South Africa) ,   d. 30 Sep 1962, Willesborough Hospital Ashford Kent  (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F34 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Donald Poupart,   b. Abt 1881, Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames, London ,   d. 10 Jul 1966, Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital Coventry  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Married	9 Aug 1919 St George Hanover Square, Middlesex   – Type: First for Violet, Second for Donald
  Divorced	1922  [5]
  Children	+ 1. John Charles Smith Poupart,   b. 11 Jun 1922, 67 Brunswick Place, Hove, Sussex, England
  Marriage Records		Donald Poupart & Violet Orde Bigge - Marriage Certificate On 9th August 1919 Donald & Violet married in a registry office. Donald Poupart | 38 Years | Condition: Divorced husband of Beatrice Poupart formerly Corben. Spinster | Rank/Profession: Electrical Engineer | Residence: 12a Maddox Street, W1 | Father: William Poupart | Rank or Profession: Of Independent Means Violet Muriel Bigge | 26 years | Spinster | Rank or Profession: - | Residence: 12a Maddox Street W1 | Father: George Orde Bigge | Rank or Profession: Lieutenant Colonel R.E.* *Royal Engineers
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2017
  Family ID	F29 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Charles Clement Best Gardner,   b. Jan 1886, Neath, Glamorgan, Wales ,   d. 24 Dec 1964, Carrowbeg, Newport, Co Mayo  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Married	26 Jan 1935 Surrey, England   [6]  – Type: 1st for Charles, 2nd for Violet
  Marriage Records		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2017
  Family ID	F31 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Census		1901 England Census Violet is a boarder in Fernbank School, Hendon Lane.
  		1911 England Census Violet is now 18 and still a boarding student in Fern Bank school.

• Event Map		Residence - This is the address listed on Violet's birth certificate. Her mother is listed as Bessie Bigge (nee Harris) and her father as George Orde Bigge. 1891 is also the year of the census. Emma Stapleton is enumerated as living in Alfred Cottage. A 58 year old widow she lives with her sons William, Tom and Lena (Helena). - 7 Dec 1891 - Alfred Cottage, Citadel Road, Plymouth, Devon, UK  Residence - Violet is a student in the Fern Bank school in Finchley. The school was open (1883-1967). - 31 Mar 1901 - 1 fernbank, hendon lane, Finchley, North London, UK  Residence - Violet is an 18 year old boarding student in Fernbank School. - 2 Apr 1911 - 1 fernbank, hendon lane, Finchley, North London, UK  Residence - Violet Bigge marries Donald Poupart. They both list 12a as their place of residence on their marriage certificate. - 1919 - 12a Maddox Street, W1, London, UK  Married - Type: First for Violet, Second for Donald - 9 Aug 1919 - St George Hanover Square, Middlesex  Residence - Prior to her marriage to Charles, Violet has moved back to Finchley - an area where she spent her formative years. - 26 Jan 1935 - 39 Mountfield Road, Finchley, North London, UK  Married - Type: 1st for Charles, 2nd for Violet - 26 Jan 1935 - Surrey, England  Residence - Violet is now living in a very rural area in Co Mayo with her second husband Charles Best Gardner. I have a letter from Violet dated Oct 1940 where she writes that she has only lived in Ireland for four years. She remains living in Mayo until she leaves to visit her son in Tasmania in 1964. She arrives in early January 1965 and dies soon afterwards. Charles, staying in Mayo, dies on December 24th, just weeks before Violet. - 1936 - Rock House, Claggan, Ballycroy, Co. Mayo  Died - 16 Jan 1965 - Wesley Vale, Tasmania, Australia   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S20] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915, (Ancestry.com), 259 Vol. 5b Year 1892 Q1, 30 Jan 2017. [S15] 1901 England Census, (Ancestry.com), Class: RG13; Piece: 1234; Folio: 22; Page: 36, 30 Jan 2017. [S12] 1911 England Census, (Ancestry.com), Class: RG14; Piece: 7173; Schedule Number: 8, 30 Jan 2017. [S23] Original Marriage Certificate, 30 Jan 2017. [S21] Divorce Court Files, (National Archives UK), Reference: J 77/1862/8144, 20 Jan 2017. Appellant: Donald Poupart. Respondent: Violet Muriel Poupart. Co-respondent: Richard Smith. Type: Husband's petition for divorce. [S22] England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005, 549 Vol.2a 1935 [Jan-Feb-Mar], 30 Jan 2017. Marriages registered in January, February and March 1935. Name of Persons Married: Bigge, Violet M. Best Gardner. District: Surrey N.W. Vol: 2a Page: 549