Image Ref : DRA 3311.tif

Combestone Farm, Hexworthy, in the parish of Holne

Mary Eliza Norrish, the wife of the farmer William Norrish, stands in the doorway of Combestone Farm, Hexworthy, with her daughter Thirza Mary, and a visitor, Mr Hawkins. Her four sons are in the foreground. The image can be dated to no later than November 1910: Mary Eliza died at the age of 61 and was buried at Holne on 19 November 1910. In 1988 the house was owned by Mr and Mrs Belsey but they did not farm the land. DRA 4695 HO 013