Parents:
Francis Whitfield
(1844–1931)
Elizabeth Harrison
(1858–1946)
Siblings:
Ellen Whitfield
(1896–1985)
Half-siblings:
Alice Whitfield
(1882–1883)
Sarah Whitfield
(1884–1972)
Married ():
John Darbyshire
(1901–1962)
Children:
Francis John Whitfield Darbyshire
(1935–2002)

Source Documents

Details

  • Residence: 1901-03-31, 147 Darlington Street East, Wigan; Francis & Elizabeth family home.

    Per 1901 Census.

  • Residence: 1909-08-23, 24 Byrom Street, Poolstock, Wigan; Francis & Elizabeth Whitfield family home.

    Per Ellen Whitfield’s Labour Certificate (see Other Source Documents). This was a certificate that exempted Ellen from going to school after age 13.

  • Residence: 1911-04-02, 24 Byron Street, Poolstock, Wigan; Francis & Elizabeth Whitfield family home.

    Per 1911 Census.

  • Occupation: 1911-04-02, St James Church, Poolstock, Wigan; School.

    Per 1911 Census and Doris’ verses describing her school experiences.

  • Residence: 1929-09-14, 70 Pool Street, Poolstock, Wigan; Francis & Elizabeth Whitfield family home.

    Per John Darbyshire and Doris Whitfield’s Marriage Certificate.

  • Residence: 1935-10-31, 576 Ormskirk Road, Pemberton, Wigan; John & Doris Darbyshire family home.

    Per FJW Darbyshire’s Birth Registration.

  • Residence: 1946, Chorley Road, Swinton, Lancashire; John & Doris Darbyshire family home.

    Philip Darbyshire told me that his grandparents moved to Swinton after the war and lived there until John died in 1962.

  • Residence: 1960, Swinton, Lancashire; John & Doris Darbyshire family home.

    Per Philip Darbyshire. I believe John & Doris moved to Swinton after the war and they lived there until John died in 1962, after which Doris moved to Blackpool.

  • Residence: 1963, 44 Ingleway Avenue, Blackpool; Doris Darbyshire family home.

    According to Philip Darbyshire Doris and Francis moved to Ingleway Avenue after John Darbyshire died in 1962. She moved there to be closer to her sister, Nellie. The exact year she moved is not known.