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WILLIAM GEORGE DODD

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Anne

Anne Report 31 Mar 2015 10:41

Hi Everyone,

I am trying to find out what happened to my mothers uncle William George Dodd b Tavistock 1891. I have him in the 1901 census with his family and cannot find him after this.

My Mum remembers visiting him in a care home around 1950 . She was told he was shell shocked in WW 1. A very quiet man who hardly spoke during the visit. I cant seem to find any military records for him. I am thinking maybe it was Exe Moor Hospital.

I would really like to find out about him before living memory of him has gone. It seems even more important since it is the centenary of the war this year. My Mum is 86 and I would love to be able to tell her about her uncle.

Any help much appreciated.

Anne (Australia)

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 31 Mar 2015 10:52

Not seeing a death for him in Devon

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PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 31 Mar 2015 10:55

Hi Anne

Who were William's parents?

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Anne

Anne Report 31 Mar 2015 11:03

Thanks very much for your help . Williams parents were William George Dodd b (1865) and Ellen Jago (b1865).

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 31 Mar 2015 11:16

Are you certain that his name was William George Dodd??

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PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 31 Mar 2015 11:18

Might this be him on the 1911 census....Ooops I mean 1901

??

Name:Frederick Dodd
Age:11
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1890
Relation to Head:Son (Child)
Gender:Male
Mother:Ellen Dodd Birth Place:
Tavistock, Devon, England
Civil Parish:Tavistock
Ecclesiastical parish:Tavistock St Eustachius
Town:Tavistock
County/Island:Devon
Country:England
Registration district:Tavistock
Sub-registration district:Tavistock

Household Members:

Ellen Dodd 34
Frederick Dodd 11
Willie Dodd 9
Bessie Dodd 7
Edith Dodd 5
Harry Jago 27 (Brother)

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Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 31 Mar 2015 11:23

just for info


Births Sep 1891 (>99%)
Dodd William George Tavistock 5b 356

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Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 31 Mar 2015 11:25

If that's him in 1911, he was born 10 years later that suggested

This one?????


Births Dec 1902 (>99%)
DODD William George Tavistock 5b 323

and would have been much too young to serve in WW1

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Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 31 Mar 2015 11:26


Marriages Jun 1889 (>99%)

Dodd William George C Tavistock 5b 667
Jago Ellen Tavistock 5b 667

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ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 31 Mar 2015 11:28

For ref:

William F Dodd (definitely F in the image, though of course that's not necessarily correct)

in the 1891 England Census

Name: William F Dodd
Age: 1
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890
Relation: Son (Child)
Father's name: William Dodd
Mother's name: Ellen Dodd
Gender: Male
Where born: Tavistock, Devon, England
Civil Parish: Tavistock
Ecclesiastical parish: St Eustachins
Town: Tavistock
County/Island: Devon
Country: England
Registration district: Tavistock
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1749
Folio: 114
Page Number: 21
Household Members:
Name Age
William Dodd 26
Ellen Dodd 25
William F Dodd 1

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Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 31 Mar 2015 11:31

That census with the brother living in is 1901................not 1911

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Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 31 Mar 2015 11:35

?????????

Births Mar 1890 (>99%)
Dodd Frederick William Tavistock 5b 377

Fits with being aged 1 in 1891

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ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 31 Mar 2015 11:35

Just maybe???

William Frederick Dodd

in the 1911 England Census
Name: William Frederick Dodd
Age in 1911: 18
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1893
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Tavistock, Devon
Civil Parish: Tormoham
County/Island: Devon
Country: England
Street address: H M S Iris, Torbay
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Officers Cook 3cl
Registration district: Newton Abbot
Registration District Number: 272
Sub-registration district: Torquay
ED, institution, or vessel: 30
Household schedule number: 83
Piece: 12788

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ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 31 Mar 2015 11:38

???

William Fredrick Dodd

in the UK, Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services, 1900-1928

Name: William Fredrick Dodd
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 22 Jul 1892 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< probably not him, then ??
Birth Place: Tavistock Devon
Service number: L2369
First Service Date: 21 Oct 1910
First Ship Served On: Isis
Last Service Date: 13 Dec 1912
Last Ship Served On: Talbot

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Anne

Anne Report 31 Mar 2015 11:40

Ok yes that is them in 1901. in the 1891 census that is my other great uncle Frederick William Dodd b1890. There were two other children born to William and Ellen - Bessie b 1894 and my Grandmother Edith b 1895.

Anne

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 31 Mar 2015 11:57

Ah.......so it's the 9 year old boy who appears as Willie on the 1901 census.

I get it now.

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Anne

Anne Report 31 Mar 2015 12:04

Yes that's right and he was known by my mother as Uncle Willie. Although to add to the confusing names my Gt Grandfather was named as Willie George Dodd when he dies in 1942 in Cornwall.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 31 Mar 2015 12:06

?????? I'm not sure if we're now thinking William was William Frederick or not.

England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007 Death, Burial, Cemetery & Obituaries View Image
Name: William F Dodd
Birth: abt 1892
Death: Jun 1967 - Tavistock, Devon, England


or even this one???


England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007 Death, Burial, Cemetery & Obituaries View Image
Name: William F Dodd
Birth: abt 1889
Death: Mar 1957 - Plymouth, Devon, England

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 31 Mar 2015 12:07

The 1911 census states that Ellen had 6 children born.....1 had died.

The other child living child is Hilda.

Ellen Dodd in the 1911 England Census
Name:Ellen Dodd
Age in 1911:45
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1866
Relation to Head:Head
Gender:Female
Birth Place:Tavistock, Devon
Civil Parish:Tavistock
County/Island:Devon
Country:England
Street address:17 College Avenue, Tavistock
Marital Status:Married
Registration district:Tavistock

Household Members:

Ellen Dodd 45
Bessie Dodd 17
Edith Mary Dodd 15
Hilda Dodd 8

Researching:
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PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 31 Mar 2015 12:25

I know this is an annoying question but..........

Is it possible that William George is actually the William Frederick Dodd born 1892 Tavistock, Devon?

The one who is on the HMS Iris/Isis, Torbay in 1911??

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