Dorothy Walker

Dorothy Walker

Born: 1 November 1896, Selby

Baptised: 6 December 1896, Selby 

Father: Harry Walker (b. 1861)

Mother: Mary Walker (b. 1871)

Brothers: Harold Walker (b. 1893), Ernest Charles Walker (b. 1904)

Sisters: Elsie Walker (b. 1899) [LDTC 1920] 

In 1901 – 

She is at 44 Ousegate, Selby. Her father is listed as ‘Town Rate’s Collector’. Dorothy, her mother and her sister, Elsie, are unlisted.

In 1911 – 

She is at Stetchford Villa, Butts Road, Barton upon Humber. Her father is listed as ‘Clerk Cycle Works’. Her brother, Harold, is listed as ‘Cycle Mechanic Apprentice’. Dorothy, her mother and siblings (Elsie and Ernest) are unlisted. Her maternal aunt, Lucy Clough (b. 1880), is listed as ‘Head Schoolmistress’. 

In 10/16 – 

School: Barton-on-Humber C. of E., Girls.

Qualification: Prelim. Cert. 1916.

In 11/18 – 

Appointed to Bentley New Village Girls, Doncaster.

In 1921 – 

She is at 36 Burlington Crescent, Goole. Her father is listed as ‘Solicitor’s Clerk’. Her mother is unlisted. Dorothy is listed as ‘Elementary School Teacher’. There is a boarder, Edwin Frishwater Ladds (b. 1888), listed as ‘C of E Clergyman’. 

In 1939 – 

She is at 36 Burlington Crescent, Goole. Her mother is an unlisted widow. Her brother, Harold, is listed as ‘Storekeeper’. Dorothy and her sister, Elsie, are listed as ‘Elementary School Teacher’. 

Nothing more definitive found