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Dora (Brockbank) Caton Woodville (1880 - 1966)

Dora "Dora Barton" Caton Woodville formerly Brockbank
Born in Chelsea Registration District, London, Englandmap
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Daughter of and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 1907 in Fulham Registration District, London, Englandmap
Mother of
Died at age 86 in Brockley, Somerset, Englandmap
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Biography

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Dora (Brockbank) Caton Woodville is Notable.

Dora's birth was registered in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1880 in the Chelsea district.[1]

1881 Census of England: 43 Siddeley St, Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England[2]
Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Fredk.P. Hamilton Head Married M 29 Ship Broker Ireland
Margt. Hamilton Wife Married F 24 Scotland
Mary Hamilton Daughter F 1 L pool, Lancashire, England
John Brockbank Visitor Married M 32 Actor & Lit B A Camb Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Mary Brockbank Visitor Married F 23 Dalston Mx
Dora Brockbank Visitor F 1 Chelsea, Middlesex, England

1891 Census of England: St Marylebone, London, England[3]
Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
John Brockbank Head M 42 Actor Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Mary Brockbank B A Camb Wife F 34 Dalston, London, England
Marguerite Brockbank Daughter F 12 Exeter, Devon, England
Dora Brockbank Daughter F 11 Chelsea, London, England
Naomi Brockbank Daughter F 9 Pimlico, London, England
Fanny Phoebe Jones Servant F 21 Soho, London, England

1901 Census of England: Hammersmith, London, England[4]
Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Mary Brockbank Head F 40 London, England
Dova Brockbank Daughter F 21 Chelsea
Naomi Brockbank Daughter F 19 Pimlico

Dora's marriage to Anthony Caton Woodville was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1907 in the Fulham district.[5] The couple later divorced.

1911 Census of England: 35 Digby Mansions, Hammersmith, Hammersmith, London, England[6]
Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Anthony Caton Woodville Head Married M 32 Actor London, United Kingdom
Dora Caton Woodville Wife Married F 31 Actress London, United Kingdom

1939 England and Wales Register: Wistavia Cott, Guildford, Surrey, England[7]
Name Status Sex Birth Date Occupation
Constance Macdonald Widowed F 7 Aug 1872 Actress Retired
Mary Payne Married F 19 Jan 1904 Unpaid Domestic Duties
Dora Woodville Divorced F 2 Jan 1880 Actress

Dora's death (age 86) was registered in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1966 in the WESTON district.[8]

Probate: "WOODVILLE Dora Caton of Brockley Court Brockley Clevedon Somerset died 13 September 1966 Probate Exeter 17 October to Humphrey Caton Woodville entomologist. £1277." [9]

Sources

  1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
    GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 7 June 2023)
    Brockbank, Dora (Mother's maiden name: Pimm).
    GRO Reference: 1880 Jan-Feb-Mar in Chelsea Volume 01A Page 323.
  2. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 England Census"
    Class: RG11; Piece: 3652; Folio: 45; Page: 24; GSU roll: 1341875; ED, institution, or vessel: 86
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7572 #8966701 (accessed 7 June 2023)
    Dora Brockbank (1) visitor in household of Fredk.P. Hamilton (29) at 43 Siddeley St in Toxteth Park registration district in Lancashire, England. Born in Chelsea, Middlesex, England.
  3. ↑ 1891 Census: "1891 England Census"
    The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 103; Folio: 88; Page: 6; GSU roll: 6095213
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 6598 #11462936 (accessed 7 June 2023)
    Dora Brockbank (11) daughter in household of John Brockbank (42) in St Marylebone in Marylebone registration district in London, England. Born in Chelsea, London, England.
  4. ↑ 1901 Census: "1901 England Census"
    Class: RG13; Piece: 45; Folio: 141; Page: 4; ED, institution, or vessel: 06; Household schedule number: 31
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7814 #415626 (accessed 7 June 2023)
    Dova Brockbank (21) daughter in household of Mary Brockbank (40) in Hammersmith in Fulham registration district in London, England. Born in Chelsea.
  5. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915"
    England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office; Volume: 1a; Page: 716
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8913 #3599491 (accessed 7 June 2023)
    Dora Brockbank marriage registered Apr-May-Jun 1907 in Fulham.
  6. ↑ 1911 Census: "1911 England Census"
    The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; Registration District Number: 3; ED, institution, or vessel: 07; Piece: 233
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2352 #1099417 (accessed 7 June 2023)
    Dora Caton Woodville (31), wife, Actress, in household of Anthony Caton Woodville (32) at 35 Digby Mansions, Hammersmith, Hammersmith, London, England. Born in London, United Kingdom.
  7. ↑ 1939 Register: "1939 England and Wales Register"
    The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/1955g; Line Number: 30; Schedule Number: 252; Sub Schedule Number: 3
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 61596 #383920 (accessed 7 June 2023)
    Dora Woodville (born 2 Jan 1880), divorced, Actress, in Wistavia Cott, Guildford, Surrey, England.
  8. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales Death Index"
    FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 7 June 2023)
    Woodville, Dora C. (Age at death: 86).
    GRO Reference: 1966 Jul-Aug-Sep in Weston Volume 7C Page 281.
  9. ↑ Probate: "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
    Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1904 #14488099 (accessed 7 June 2023)
    Dora Caton Woodville probate on 17 Oct 1966 in Exeter. Died 13 Sep 1966 in Somerset, England.

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