Harriet Dollman (nee Heath)
1789-18??
Born:
1789 and died 18??
Daughter of: James Heath ARA (1757-1834)
and Mary Phillipson
(1757-1819).
Half sister of:
1. George Heath (1787-1852)
Sister of:
2. Caroline
Hamilton (nee Heath, 1784-18??) who married Samuel Hamilton.
3. Amelia Clara Dollman (nee Heath,
1794-18??) who married Rev Frank (or Francis?) Dollman.
4. Charles Heath,
the engraver (1785-1848) who married Elizabeth Petch (?-1861).
5. Matilda
Sophia Heath (nee Heath, 1792-1864) who married her second
cousin William Tyler Heath (1787-1852).
Harriet married: in
1811 Edward Dollman.
Harriet and Edward had issue:
1. Edward Dollman (1811-18??) who married
Rose Parr (or Rosina Parr). Their children were Harry Claud
Dollman (1841-?), Harriett Fanny Georgiana Dollman (1843-1903) and
Laura Rosina Dollman (1846-1896).
2. Amelia Dollman (1816-1907).
3. Camilia Harriet Steele (nee Dollman,
1816-1861) who married Dr Charles William Steele (1815-????), 10 June
1836 at St Mary Lewisham and they had two daughters Emily Steel and
Laura Steel.
Harriet Dollman (nee Heath): An Overview
We know about Harriet from the following sources:
1. A family tree researched and put together by Sheila Howells and Pamela Roberts.
2. Information from Edward
Beaumont.
3. The Dollman family tree researched by Emma Collister (nee Easterbrook).
Note from Edward Beaumont:
I obtained the birth certificate. This shows that Edward Dollman and
his wife Rosina (sic, there), formerly Parr, had a daughter Harriet
Fanny (born February 1843 at 8 Pickering Terrace, Bayswater, Edward
Dollman's occupation being given as surgeon. This or another
Harriet Fanny Dollman (the exact name is unusual if not unique)
registered the birth of her daughter Ethel in south-east London/ Kent
in 1864 (date from memory), and another daughter Kathleen a couple of
years later. Subsequently it appears that she married Albert
Watkins and brought up these girls at various addresses (details from
the censuses) in London, eventually moving to Norwich with Watkins
(1901 census). Ethel Dollman married George Weeks in north
London in 1891 (again, exact date is from memory). The marriage did
not last, and in 1901 she was living in Norwich with her two
children, of whom her son George Weeks 1892-1945 was my mother's
father. When Ethel Dollman married George Weeks, it was stated
in the register entry of marriage that her father was Thomas Dollman,
deceased, traveller. This individual cannot be traced, and the
information appears simply to be untrue. My mother remembers
her grandmother Ethel as Nanny Heath, and it appears that she must
have re-married to a Mr Heath, details not yet known. Ethel Heath
lived into the 1930s at an address at Southbourne near
Bournemouth. The other details about the parents of Edward
Dollman the surgeon, I obtained only from the IGI and your site. A
correspondent named Guy Dollman in Australia refers to Edward Dollman
(senior, the husband of Harriet Heath) as "Uncle Ned" - it
now appears that Guy and I are related. Perhaps I am related to
you too! The re-occurrence of the name Heath appears to be a
coincidence. Just possibly instead of remarrying, Ethel
"invented" Heath as a new name for herself, perhaps from
her family sub-consciousness. Do you know anything about the
Dollmans? The background at circa 1800-1840 appears to be fairly
well-to-do London professional and business types (is that right?),
and Harriet, it seems, went off the rails! She certainly seems to
have gone downhill, socially. I wonder if she had any brothers or
sisters or if she totally broke from her family.
Thanks for your interest.
Edward
Can you say any more about Edward Dollman who married Rose Parr. My
great-great-grandmother appears to be their daughter Harriet (born
1843 in Bayswater, parents being Edward Dollman, surgeon, and Rosina
Dollman formerly Parr) (birth certificate). I have not found
their marriage. Edward appears to have been born 18 Dec.1814 and
christened the following March, at the Old Church, St.Pancras, having
been christened there in 1811, son of Edward Colebrooke Dollman and
Harriet Susan, who as you say, was born Heath. (my information only
from the IGI). I wonder what happened to Edward Dollman the
surgeon and his wife Rose / Rosina. Their daughter Harriet
seems to have fallen from grace somewhat since she registered the
birth of her daughters in the 1860s and there is no suggestion that
the man she subsequently married (Albert Watkins) was their father.
Thanks for any help
Edward Beaumont.
The following note is from Emma Collister (nee Easterbrook).
Edward Dollman was born on 31 December 1784 in Westminster, London. He was the third of seven children born to Francis Dollman and Catherine Riza (or Rosa) Cornelia Guy. He was baptised on 4 February 1785 at Old Church, St Pancras, London. Edward was known as “Old Uncle Ned” presumably in his later years. Edward married Harriett Susan Heath (abt 1791 – 1864) on 16 October 1811 at St Pancras Parish Church. Harriett was the daughter of James Heath, the historical engraver and who was related to Seargeant at Law Heath. At the time of his marriage Edward was living in St Giles. Edward and Harriett had three children: Edward (1814 - ?); Amelia (1816 – 1907); and Camilla Harriet (1818 – 1900). By 1841 Edward and his family had moved to Rushey Green, Lewisham Village. By 1851 the family were living at Camden Place, Lewisham Village. Edward was working as a merchant. His nephew, Francis Dollman, was living with them and working as a solicitor. In 1861 the family were still living in the same place with a live-in servant called Ellen Hoop. Edward died the following year in Lewisham on 14 November 1862. Harriett died three years later at 6 Camden Place, Lewisham on 20 January 1864. Letters of administration were granted to her unmarried daughter, Amelia, on 31 March 1864. Harriett’s effects were valued at under £800.
Children of Edward Dollman and Harriett Susan Heath
1. Edward Dollman was born on 18 December 1814 at
Doughty Street, Pancras. He was the eldest of three children born to
Edward Dollman and Harriett Susan Heath. He was baptised on 29 March 1815
at St Pancras Parish Church. Edward was known as “The Scamp”. Edward
was a surgeon. He married Rosina Parr (abt 1819 – 1854) in 1839 in
Cookham, Berkshire. She was known as Rose. Edward and Rose had three
children: Harry Claud (1841 - ?); Harriett Fanny Georgiana (1843 – 1903); and
Laura Rosina (1846 – 1896). In 1841 Edward and Rose were living at
Littlewick Green, Berkshire. In 1851 Edward and Rose were living in Old
Street, London without their children. Rose died in Lewisham in
1854. In 1861 Edward was living alone at 61 Horn Street, Reading. He
was described as a Traveller and Gentleman.
b. Amelia Dollman
1816 – 1907.
2. Amelia Dollman was born on 25 September 1816 at Doughty
Street, Pancras. She was the second of three children born to Edward
Dollman and Harriett Susan Heath. She was baptised on 18 December 1816 at
St Pancras Parish Church. Amelia did not marry. After the death of
both her parents Amelia remained in Lewisham village. In 1871 she was a
Lodger in the house of Mrs Hannah Miller, a widow and dressmaker. In 1901
she was living at 3 Liverpool Road, Croydon. The head of the household was
her great niece, Gertrude Steel. Amelia died at 3 Liverpool Road, Thornton
Heath, Surrey on 25 May 1907. Probate was granted to her niece, Emily Jane
Steel on 23 November 1907. Her effects amounted to £320, 17s.,
6d.
c. Camilla Harriet Dollman 1818 – 1900.
3. Camilla Harriet
Dollman was born on 15 May 1818 at Doughty Street, Pancras. She was the
youngest of three children born to Edward Dollman and Harriett Susan
Heath. She was baptised at St Pancras Old Church on 16 April 1819.
Camilla married Charles Wilson Steel (1811 – 1884) on 6 October 1836 at St Mary,
Lewisham with the consent of her father as she was just under eighteen years
old. Her uncle, Francis Dollman, performed the ceremony. Various
members of the Heath, Waring and Dollman family (all relatives) were the
witnesses. Charles was a member of the Royal College of Surgeons and he
was a General Practitioner. Camilla and Charles had six children: Edmund
Hooper (1837 – 1874); Emily Jane (1839 – 1915); Macdonald Thomas Elmes (1841 –
1849); Lorenza Isabel (1843 - ?); Edith (1846 – 1895); and Edward Corbould (1847
– 1893). In 1851 the family were living in High Road, Lewisham.
Charles had an assistant and pupil called Thomas A Harrison. In 1881 the
family were living at 279 High Street, Lewisham. Charles died at 279 High
Street on 16 August 1884. Probate was granted to his widow, Camilla, on 24
October 1884. Charles had left £297, 18s., 6d. Camilla died in
Croydon, Surrey in 1900.
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