ot ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁North ▁Ad ela ide , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁past oral ist ▁John ▁Bag ot ▁M HA , ▁and ▁Lucy ▁Joseph ine ▁Ay ers ; ▁his ▁grand f athers ▁were ▁Charles ▁Her vey ▁Bag ot ▁and ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁Ay ers ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁Colleg iate ▁School ▁of ▁St ▁Peter ▁and ▁app r entic ed ▁to ▁the ▁architect ▁E . ▁J . ▁Wood s ▁for ▁four ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁Bag ot ▁went ▁to ▁England ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁architecture ▁at ▁King ' s ▁College ▁London , ▁won ▁the ▁silver ▁medal ▁of ▁the ▁Wor ship ful ▁Company ▁of ▁Car pent ers ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁gained ▁associ ates hip ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Institute ▁of ▁British ▁Arch itect s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Ad ela ide ▁and ▁formed ▁the ▁firm ▁of ▁Wood s ▁& ▁Bag ot ▁( l ater ▁Wood s , ▁Bag ot , ▁L ay bourne - Smith ▁& ▁Ir win ). ▁He ▁purchased ▁the ▁Mc M inn - des igned ▁Water house ▁House ▁on ▁North ▁Terra ce ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁s elling ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁November ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁at ▁St ▁Peter ' s ▁C athedral , ▁Ad ela ide , ▁he ▁married ▁Joseph ine ▁Margaret ▁Bar ritt ▁( 1 8 8 9 - 1 9 4 6 ), ▁a ▁grand d augh ter ▁of ▁Joseph ▁Bar