Photo of Garner woman with DoB. Who is she?

[rosie99]

Sorry I got the mum and dad bit wrong, I was trying to read the image on a small screen and did not read it correctly. The 1921 reference was to the appearance of the family on the 1921 census

[Elastik]

No problem. Grateful for all replies.

[MonicaL]

The family lore is that Doris Kathleen emigrated to Canada at some point but, of course, there is no reason why she couldn't have returned to the UK when she was older.

There is I think an entry for her in 1939 register living in Woolwich, where her father and family lived at the time. Her surnames are showing as DIX and WRIGHT, birth date correct. The entry has been corrected at some point to include a surname of Wright.

So, I thought this might be an early marriage in 1932?

Doris K Garner and Hugh H Dix
4th Qrt 1932
Registration District:    Woolwich
1d/ 2096

She could have gone to Canada and come back certainly.

Monica

[Elastik]

Ah yes. I see them. There are references here I don't understand. Next to their names in the last column just over the fold it says "See page 13". Next to her name in the first column it says "14.6.46 NR 230 AOA" but this may have been continued down from Hugh's entry. Any idea what any of this means? It occurred to me that Hugh might have been an early casualty in WW2. It certainly looks like they were married.
As far as I can see Brewer Street in Woolwich no longer exists.
This address in Brewer Street seems to be listed twice in the 1939 Register. Is this usual?

[MonicaL]

Not sure if Hugh and Doris stayed together. He shows on Electoral Rolls in Yorkshire in West Yorkshire in 1945.

Possible death for him:

Hugh Henry Dix
Age 71
Birth Date 22 Jun 1913
4th Qrt 1984 Sheffield Yorkshire
Ref 3/ 1737

I could only see one daughter born to them early after their marriage.

Added: If you have a subs to A/try, just seen this family tree for the Dix line www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/168040713/person/412291675501/facts

Checking now, there is also one for the Wright side www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/10027607/person/-708754031/facts  Can't see much on this one to help further on what happened with Doris after 1939 except the mention of the name Wright and her potential death details.

Monica

[MonicaL]

I could only see one daughter born to them early after their marriage.

Looks like daughter died as a baby:

Deaths 2nd Qrt 1934 
Dix    Shirley    0    Woolwich    1d   1119

Monica

[Elastik]

Extremely sad. I have A/try for a while so I will look at the trees you mentioned.

[Elastik]

I've found something extremely odd which I do not understand connected with Doris Kathleen Garner. It may just be an error in the records or perhaps I am missing something. As MonicaL pointed out she appears to have married Hugh H Dix in the 4th Qrt of 1932 in the Registration District of Woolwich, Vol 1D Page 2096. MonicaL went on to find a record of their only child who died at or shortly after birth. This was Shirley Dix who died in the 2nd Qrt of 1934 in the Registration District of Woolwich Vol 1D Page 1119. This is fine.

However, there are 2 references to Doris Kathleen Dix (DoB 10/01/1914) "Corset Cutter" in the 1939 Register. Both of these have been corrected. The surname Dix has been crossed out and the surname Wright has been inserted. FreeBMD has a record of a marriage between Doris Garner and Thomas Wright in the 4th Quarter of 1934 in Leeds North Vol 9B Page 741. If all these records refer to the same woman then she married Mr Dix in 1932, they had a child that died in 1934, and then, in the same year, 1934, she went on to marry Thomas wright. Is this just a case of 2 people with the same name? I am confused.

[MonicaL]

The dates and location for the Thomas Wright/Doris Garner marriage probably don't match. As always though, you would need to check the original registration to be totally sure. We have Doris with Hugh in one entry on the 1939 register. No idea why there are two possible entries though.

The notes on one of the family trees give these details for second husband (they may not have married?):

John William George Wright
1906–1985

Birth 1906 • Farnham, England, United Kingdom
Death APRIL 1985 • Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom

Monica