Click to expand/collapse all other details

Walter Dooley (Doxey)

1944 Walter Dooley

This picture sourced from Certificate - Death.

Walter was born in June 1876 in Droylsden.¹

Birth Notes
- Aged 5 on 1881 census (with parents)
  Aged 15 on 1891 census (with parents)
  Aged ~23 in 1897 (Death record showing marriage)
  Aged 24 on 1901 census (after marriage)
  
  Births Sep 1878   (>99%)
  Dooley Walter Edwin     Chorlton 8c 909 (too young)
  
  Births Mar 1875   (>99%)
  Dooley Walter     Belper 7b 549 (Derbyshire, wrong county)
  
  Births Jun 1876   (>99%)
  DOXEY Walter     Chorlton 8c 870
  Son of William and Agnes Doxey (wrong one)
  
  Name: Walter Doxey
  Year of Registration: 1876
  Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
  District: Chorlton, Lancashire
  Volume: 8c
  Page: 870

Walter's father was <unknown> and his mother was Mary Ann Dooley. His maternal grandparents were Hugh Dooley and Bridget Costello. He had three half-brothers and four half-sisters, named Frank, Joseph, John, Sarah, Hannah, Clara and Florence. He died due to Bile Peritonitis at the age of 68 on August 17th, 1944 in Sydney. The funeral took place on August 18th, 1944 in Sydney and was arranged by Motor Funerals Limited. His cremation was on August 18th, 1944 in Sydney.²²

Death Notes
- Cremated at North Sydney Crematoruim.
  Religion: Church of England.
  
  See image of Death record for further details of death and cremation.

General Notes
- Was Walter born out of Wedlock? After arriving in Australia, he went by the name of Walter Dooley. Possibly of another mother or father, but unknown.
  
  Walter did not record his fathers name on the marriage certificate, so realy he is unknown.
  
  In 1901, he was the only one of the family to have left the family home. According to the 1901 census he was 24 when living with the family and his mother in law Emma Breeze in Newton Heath.
  
  Cant find another marriage for Henry in Cheshire/ Lancashire area, but could have been a son of Henry when he was only about 14.
  
  Its believed Walter came to Australia in 1910 with his family on the "Afric". Before arriving in Australia he had dropped the "Doxey" from his surname and changed his name to Walter Dooley according to the census in 1901. If this is the right man, then he was a mason and a protestant, as well as being short, bald and very round !
  
  FindMyPast.com has records for Walter and Rebecca Dooley (with Charles, Norah and Thomas) departing Liverpool in 1910 to arive in Melbourne, Australia.
  
  The only Walter Doxey to be found on the UK census records in 1911 is from Derbyshire, confirming he had probably left the UK by then.

Occupation Details
- From 1891 Walter's occupation was Cotton Bleacher in Newton Heath.
  - Occupation Notes
    - 1891 census
  From 1901 his occupation was Glassmaker in Newton Heath.
  - Occupation Notes
    - 1901 census

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Walter Dooley (Doxey)
  - b.Jun 1876 in Droylsden d.17 Aug 1944 in Sydney
  
  Hugh Dooley
  
  Mary Ann Dooley
  - b.~ 1855 in Droylsden
  
  Bridget Costello

Personal Timeline

Click here for details of Walter's family with Rebecca Breeze

¹ 1891 UK Census
² Certificate - Death

Walter Dooley (Doxey)

Occupation Details

Ancestor Pedigree Chart

Personal Timeline