Lawrence, known as Laurie, was born on November 26th, 1914 in Newton Heath.1
Birth Notes
Name: Lawrence Doxey Year of Registration: 1915 Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar Mother's Maiden Name: Fiddler District: Prestwich County: Lancashire Volume: 8d Page: 700
Prestwich is now called "Manchester North" District
According to Lil's Birthday Book, Lawrence Doxey was born 26/11/1914 Hulmes Road/Droylsden Rd, Newton Heath, Manchester. The birth was registered the following quater.
Sue has her father's birth certificate which confirms the DOB is 26th November, 1915, Newton Heath, Manchester. I assume this should be 1914!
Died 09/07/1973 suddenly at Oldham Boundary Park Hospital
Diabetic Coma + Pneumonia, Husband of Winnie Mather, Father of Susan
Sue's father was born 26th November 1915, Newton Heath, Manchester. She has his birth Certicate as well as her Mother's. On checking through all of these she has noticed that in their upset, of her Father's passing the information, that the wrong birth year was put on the Death Certificate; it reads 1913 not 1915.
Sue's Father is not with his parents grave. He wanted to be cremated so his ashes are in Hollinwood Crem which is between Failsworth and Oldham, Lancashire.
General Notes
Sue's father was born (as was the rest of the Doxey family) in Newton Heath, Manchester in the house on Droylsden Road. Sue has a photo of it of the year her Father was born 1914. They still have some furniture from the house, which was demoltioned in the 1960's.
Occupation Details
From before 1939 Laurie's occupation was Assistant Buyer Exporter Merchant full time in sales.3
Laurie and Winnie were married in a religious ceremony on December 6th, 1952 at Slade Lane Baptist.1
Marriage/Union Notes
Winnie and Laurie got engaged Sat, 27th Sept 1952. Winnie Mather married Lawrence Doxey 6th December 1952 at Slade Lane Baptist Church, Levenshulme, Manchester.
They had a daughter named Sue. There are no more children.
Family Notes
Sue confirmed that she is an only child (email 1-Jul-07)
Winnie and Laurie got engaged Sat, 27th Sept 1952. Winnie Mather married Lawrence Doxey 6th December 1952 at Slade Lane Baptist Church, Levenshulme, Manchester