Biography of Doris DEXTER
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Biography of Doris DEXTER
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Doris Dexter was born at 22 Lovatt Street in Stafford on 20 February 1897, the third child of Alfred and Emma Dexter.
The census of 1901 shows the family now living at 23 Ruby Street in Leicester. By 1902, when her brother Harry was born, they had moved to 79 Sylvan Street in Leicester and in 1905 when brother Harry was born they were still in Leicester but at 40 Marfitt Street.
On 13 June 1907, the family set off to emigrate to Canada. Emma took all her children on board SS Ottowa, leaving from Liverpool and bound for Quebec where they arrived on 23 June. They the proceeded to Hamilton in Ontario. Her husband had not travelled with them so it is presumed that he may have gone ahead.
The family were living at 216 Wood Street in Hamilton when her brother Charles was born in 1908.
Doris married James Wilson, known as Jim, in Hamilton on 2 September 1914.
The census of 1921 shows the Doris and Jim living at 61 Barnsdale in Wentworth County, Hamilton. Sons Murray and Dennis were born later.
Doris and Jim made several trips to England during which time they visited their niece Dora Smith whose husband Archie photographed the couple. They used to send parcels to Dora and her family each Christmas.
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