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| Name: | Rhoda HEARD1 |
| Sex: | Female |
| Father: | Thomas William HEARD (1857-1938) |
| Mother: | Emily WARREN (c. 1867-1925) |
| Birth | 1897 | New Buildings - Sandford, Devon, England |
| Baptism | 2 Feb 1898 (age 0-1) | Sandford, Devon, England |
| Census | 31 Mar 1901 (age 3) | Sandford, Devon, England2 |
| North Lakes, Sandford | ||
| Census | 2 Apr 1911 (age 13) | Exminster, Devon, England3 |
| Matford Cottage, Exminster | ||
| Census | 19 Jun 1921 (age 23 yrs 7 mns) | Exeter, Devon, England4 |
| Countess Weir | ||
| Census | 29 Sep 1939 (age 41-42) | St Thomas Registration District, Devon, England5 |
| Devon Mental Hospital | ||
| Occupation | 29 Sep 1939 (age 41-42) | General Domestic Servant; St Thomas Registration District, Devon, England5 |
According to the research of cousin Norina Dixon, the family stories about Rhoda indicate that she spent a good deal of her life in a Mental Hospital - probably Exminster. One story has it that she was overly fond of the young men in uniform during the First World War, and one of them broke her heart. As a result of her grief she was committed. Another story, and the more plausible , has it that she was in love with one young soldier who was sent to the front and never returned. His body was never found. She took comfort in religion and eventually her religious devotion turned to mania and she was committed. The 1939 register has her in the Devon Mental Hospital, but it is not clear if that is Exminster or Digby Hospital, both of which would be in St Thomas.
| 1 | www.heardfamilyhistory.org.uk. This GEDCOM is predominantly the work of Nick Heard, but it incorporates the collaborated work of many other family historians. You are welcome to use the information herein but please acknowledge the source. Every effort has been made to ensure the data is accurate, but any use you make of it is entirely at your own risk. (c) Nick Heard 2009 |
| 2 | Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place Thomas William Heard Head M 44 Carter on Farm Copper Oak - Sandford, Devon Emily Heard Wife M 36 Crediton , Devon Selina Heard Dau S 10 Scholar Upton Hellions, Devon William Heard Son S 7 Scholar Sandford, Devon Rhoda Heard Dau S 3 New Buildings - Sandford, Devon |
| ED 5 RG13/2131 Folio 40 Page 6. Cit. Date: 31 March 1901. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
| 3 | Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place Thomas William Heard Head Mar 54 Farm Labourer Copper Oak - Sandford, Devon, England Emily Heard Wife Mar 44 Crediton , Devon, England Rhoda Heard Dau Unm 13 Scholar New Buildings - Sandford, Devon, England Daniel Heard Son Unm 9 Scholar Sandford, Devon, England Reuben Heard Son Unm 7 Scholar Sandford, Devon, England Linda May Heard Dau Unm 3 Exminster, Devon, England |
| RG14/12661 RG78/727 RD270 SD6 ED4 SN147. Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
| 4 | (RG15/10350 RD 270 SD 3 ED 20 SN 56). |
| Text From Source: Census England 1921 Address: Countess Weir Place: Exeter, Devon, England Name,Relation,Age,Sex,Marr/Orph'd,Birthplace,Nationality,Education,Occupation,Employment,Place of Work,Chd <16,Children's Ages Thomas William Heard,Head,63y 10m,M,Married,Sandford, Devon, England,,,cowman,G.Woolway, farmer,Weir Barton, Countess Weir, Nr Exeter,1,13 Emily Heard,Wife,54y 11m,F,Married,Crediton, Devon, England,,,housewife,,,, Rhoda Heard,Daughter,23y 7m,F,Single,Sandford, Devon, England,,,,out of work,,, Daniel Heard,Son,20y 0m,M,Single,Sandford, Devon, England,,,Fruit farming,J.Pyne, Market Gardener,The Gardens, Topsham,, Linda May Heard,Daughter,13y 4m,F,Both Alive,Alphington, Devon, England,,Whole Time,,,,, |
| 5 | (1939 Register). |
| Text From Source: Name of person,Status,Gender,Birthdate,Condition,Occupation,Comments Rhoda Heard,Inmate,F,1898,S,Domestic Servant, |