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Dorothy Edith Alfreda Clay 1902–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10/03/1902

Birth Location: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 13/03/1981

Death Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Father: Abraham Ganson

Mother: Mary Clay

Spouse(s): Fred Dews

Children(s): Dorothy Dews, Annie Dews, Winifred Dews, Brenda Dews, Edna Dews, Dews None

In 1902, Dorothy Edith Alfreda Clay entered the world in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, born to Abraham Ganson And Mary Edith Clay. Dorothy Edith Alfreda Clay married Fred Dews, and had children including Annie Mary Dews, Brenda Dews, Dews, Dorothy Clare Dews, Edna Dews, Winifred May Dews. Dorothy Edith Alfreda Clay passed away in 1981 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1902, Dorothy Edith Alfreda Clay entered the world in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, born to Abraham Ganson And Mary Edith Clay.
  • Dorothy Edith Alfreda Clay married Fred Dews, and had children including Annie Mary Dews, Brenda Dews, Dews, Dorothy Clare Dews, Edna Dews, Winifred May Dews.
  • Dorothy Edith Alfreda Clay passed away in 1981 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham Ganson
1868–1940
Birth Location: Brighouse, Yorkshire, England
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Mary Clay
1863–1925
Birth Location: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Fred Dews
1891–1956
Birth Location: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Dorothy Dews
1926–2015
Birth Location: Wakefield, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
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Annie Dews
1928–1928
Birth Location: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
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Winifred Dews
1929–2010
Birth Location: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
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Brenda Dews
1936–1936
Birth Location: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
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Edna Dews
1939–2004
Birth Location: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
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Dews None
1936–1936
Birth Location: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
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Dorothy Clay's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Clay
1902–1981
Birth Place: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Abraham Ganson
1868–1940
Brighouse, Yorkshire, England
Mary (Edith) Clay
1863–1925
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
William (Gottlieb) Ganson
1831–1904
Droylsden, Lancashire, England
Catharine Barlow
1835–1918
Woodley, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Ganson
1799–1877
Susannah Savage
1799–1838
Josiah Barlow
1811–1865
Elizabeth taylor
1812–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
josiah Barlow
1768–1819
mary Shaw
1767–1818

Dorothy Clay's Descendants

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Dorothy (Edith Alfreda) Clay (10/03/1902–13/03/1981) m. Fred Dews (02/07/1891–13/08/1956)
  1. 1. Dorothy (Clare) Dews 1926–2015 m. Denis (Harold) Dowlan 1925–2009
  2. 2. Annie (Mary) Dews 1928–1928
  3. 3. Winifred (May) Dews 1929–2010
  4. 4. Brenda Dews 1936–1936
  5. 5. Edna Dews 1939–2004 m. Kenneth (Lewis) Jones 1939–2012
  6. 6. Dews 1936–1936

Dorothy Clay's Timeline

2 Records

1902
10/03/1902
Birth of Dorothy Edith Alfreda Clay in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
1981
13/03/1981
Age 79
Death of Dorothy Edith Alfreda Clay in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10031902
    Event Place: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13031981
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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