Georgiana Charlotte Norcott
Summary
baptised: December 25 1808
married 1: W.C. Lambert Esq. on 31 July 1829.
married 2: ? Theobald.
died: on September 13, 1845 aged 29.
Details
Georgiana (sometimes written as Georgina) Charlotte Theobald Norcott is the sister of Charles, and the third daughter of Amos Godsill Norcott.
She was baptised Christmas day in 1808 in the Parish Church of Heckfield, Hampshire, England. She died 13 September 1845 aged 29 (see footnote 1) falling from a horse at Feltham Lodge near Hounslow, Middlesex, England. She may have understated her age, which based on her batism record she should have been 37 years old.
First Marriage
She married the barrister William Charles Lambert Esquire of the Middle Temple on 31 July 1829 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. William Lambert had a manor house called Winterbourne Steepleton in Dorest. Georgiana was divorced from William in 1835.(ref 1). After their divorce in 1835, William remarried Agnes Grove Helyar in 1844.
This short abstract is from 'The county families of the United Kingdom; or, Royal manual of the titled ...' - Page 366. More details need to be found.
"... Fourth and only surviving son of the late Robert Lambert, Esq., of Winterborne Stepleton, Dorset, by Sibella, dau. of James Green, Esq., of Denbury, Devon; b1797; m. 1st 1829 Georgiana Charlotte, 3rd dau. of General Sir Amos Norcott ; 2nd 1844 Agnes Grove, eldest dau. of William Helyar, Esq., of Coker Court, Somerset, and Sedghill, Wilts. Educated at Winchester and Trinity Coll., Cambridge (B.A. 1820, M.A. 1828); called to the Bar ..."
Second Marriage
Georgiana then married ? Theobald sometime after 1835, and had at least one child. She was a widow when she died.
Fall form a horse
The image of Georgiana above is from the front page of the 'Sportsman Magazine' from Sept 27, 1845, which contained her obituary.
She died on September 13, 1845 as the result of a fall from a horse at Feltham Lodge, as described in the following notice of her death as listed in The Gentleman's Magazine of 1845.
The following references describe the circumstances of her death (source: a history of feltham lodge, http://www.ageconcernfeltham.org.uk):
In the year 1845, as described by local historian Mr F. Clive-Ross in his book "The Church of St Mary the Virgin, East Bedfont". Mr Clive-Ross noted an entry in the burial register for September 19 1845 - "Georgiana Charlotte Theobald, Feltham, Middlesex. Sept 19th. 29 years. Killed by a fall from her horse - buried by order of the Dept. Coroner for the County of Middlesex". Mr Clive-Ross continued "Mrs Theobald was a widow and lived at Feltham Lodge, in Harlington Road West, Feltham. She left a six year old daughter. She is described as being 'well known in the sporting world', and had been on a business visit to Twickenham with a gentleman friend named Brittle, and a groom, William Higgs. On her way back she went into a field belonging to a Mr Humphries, a farmer at Hanworth, in order to exercise her horse, as she said the roads were too hard. About half way back across the field her horse, Woodbine, fell down, and the pummel of her saddle breaking, she was pitched about a yard before it, falling on her head. Two surgeons were summoned from Hampton but they pronounced her case hopeless. She was taken home, her hair was cut off and leeches applied, but she never recovered consciousness, and died the following morning.)"
Another report of Mrs Theobald's unfortunate death was made in "The Times" of September 16th 1845 :- "Yesterday afternoon, Mr Mills, deputy Coroner for West Middlesex, and a jury of 13 unhabitant house-holders of the county, assembled in the drawing room of Feltham Lodge near Hounslow to enquire into the circumstances connected with the melancholy death of Mrs Georgiana Charlotte Theobald, age 29, a widow lady, lately resident as above, and well-known in the sporting world, who was killed by being thrown from her horse on Friday last".
Images
This a watercolour painting of Georgiana Charlotte Theobald
Original Artist: Turner Francis Calcraft
Original Engraver: Mackrell I R
part of the part of the Thomas Ross Collection.
Footnotes
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the report of her death listed her age as 29, which makes her birth about 1816, which does not correspond to her baptism record.
References
- UK Private Statutes 1801-1922