Dot was born on 28th April 1908 at Syrencot, and appears in the 1911 census as Dorothy Sarah, age 2
She appears in group photos.
.Dot was the archetypal ‘stay at home and look after the aged parent‘ daughter, a role that seemed to suit her character.
She married Alf Leach at Figheldean on 4th August 1947.
She had no natural children, but they adopted Elizabeth Mary Leach, the daughter of one of Alf’s relatives. The child had been born in 1949.
Dot died in Figheldean in May 1977, and Alf in December 1982
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