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DOXFORD, William Morris
1870 - 1942 (71 years) Has 4 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
1841 - 1933 (91 years)-
Name DOXFORD, William Morris Birth 3 Aug 1870 Sunderland, County Durham, England 
Gender Male Death 1942 Sunderland Registration District, County Durham Person ID I2634 Edgoose Last Modified 30 Jan 2026
Father DOXFORD, Alfred Ernest, b. 10 Sep 1842, Sunderland, County Durham, England d. 14 Oct 1895, Sunderland, County Durham, England (Age 53 years) Mother MORRIS, Deborah, b. 31 May 1841, Bamburgh, Northumberland, England d. 24 Feb 1933, Sunderland Registration District, County Durham (Age 91 years) Marriage 30 May 1865 Monk Wearmouth, Sunderland, County Durham Family ID F1300 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family DALRYMPLE, Jane Rodie d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 1901 Sunderland, County Durham, England Family ID F1303 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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WILLIAM MORRIS DOXFORD 1870-1942
The birth of William Morris DOXFORD was registered in 1870.
(GRO September Q. 1870 Sunderland 10a 511)
The 1871 census of Lucknow House, 2 Peacock Street, Pallion Ward, Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, Co. Durham:
Alexr. DOXFORD, head, married, aged 28, shipbuilder, born in Sunderland, Co. Durham;
Deborah DOXFORD, wife, married, aged 29, born at Bambugh, Northumberland;
Kate G. DOXFORD, daughter, aged 3, born in Sunderland, Co. Durham;
Edith E. DOXFORD, daughter, aged 2, born in Sunderland, Co. Durham;
*William M. DOXFORD, son, aged 8 months, born in Sunderland, Co. Durham;
Dorathy [sic] MORRIS, mother-in-law, aged 65, born at Hareholm, Co. Durham;
Ann GRAY, servant, unmarried, aged 19, general domestic servant, born at West Rainton, Co. Durham;
Elizabeth STOKER, servant, unmarried, aged 15, nurse, born in Sunderland.
(RG10/5002/33/59)
The DOXFORD family were living at 11 Park Place West, Bishopwearmouth, Co. Durham, in 1881:
Alfred DOXFORD, head, aged 38, shipbuilder, born at Sunderland, County Durham;
Deborah DOXFORD, wife, born at Bamborough, Northumberland;
Margaret E. DOXFORD, daughter, aged 15, scholar, born at Sunderland;
Kate Gertrude DOXFORD, daughter, aged 13, scholar, born at Sunderland;
Edith E. DOXFORD, daughter, aged 12, scholar, born at Sunderland;
*William M. DOXFORD, son, aged 10, scholar, born at Sunderland;
Beatrice A. DOXFORD, daughter, aged 8, scholar, born at Sunderland;
Charles H. DOXFORD, son, aged 4, scholar, born at Sunderland;
Ann BARRAS, servant, aged 20, cook, born at Sunderland;
Sarah A. BURRELL, servant, aged 18, housemaid, born at Jamalpore, India.
(RG11/4993/159/49)
The marriage of William Morris DOXFORD to Jane Rodiw DALRYMPLE was registered in 1901.
(GRO September Q. 1901 Sunderland 10a 1103)
The death of WILLIAM M. DOXFORD was registered in 1942.
(GRO September 1942 Sunderland 10a 542)
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