Dorothy Kate Woolgar Born
7th December 1907 at 1 East View, Newhaven, East Sussex |
The marriage of The marriage was witnessed by Tom Woolgar
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On her wedding day, Dorothy Kate wore a
gold and amethyst necklace and this was then worn by her
daughter Barbara Dorothy on her own wedding day. Barbara then gave it to her daughter Dorothy (Dorothy Kate's grandaughter) to wear on her wedding day - and this wedding also took place at Tarring Neville, much to the delight of Herbert Charles Allen who attended the ceremony just weeks before he sadly died. |
Herbert and Dorothy had a daughter, Barbara Dorothy Allen, (my mother who is still living). Apart
from being evacuated to Woolgar relatives in Henfield
during the War Years, the family lived in Newhaven and at
South Heighton, East Sussex. Dorothy Kate suffered a long illness (she died of cancer) and was wheelchair bound for some time. Doctors told her she would never walk again but after being frightened by a mouse she proved them wrong! |
Dorothy
Kate died on the 29th May 1950 (aged 42) at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, Sussex. She was buried in Newhaven Cemetary, Lewes Road, Newhaven. Some
photos of Dorothy Kate Woolgar are held in the |
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