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William Theodore Doxford DL JP MP (1841 - 1916)

Sir William Theodore (Theodore) Doxford DL JP MP
Born in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England, United Kingdommap
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Husband of — married 9 Apr 1863 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England, United Kingdommap
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Died at age 75 in Grindon, Durham, England, United Kingdommap
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Theodore Doxford DL JP MP was born in County Durham, England.

William Theodore Doxford (known as Theodore) was born on 1 February 1841 at his family home in Bridge Street, Bishopwearmouth, Durham.[1]

St Michael's Church, now Sunderland Minster.
St Michael's Church, now Sunderland Minster.

He was the son of William Doxford, a shipwright, and Hannah Pile and was he baptised on 14 March 1841 at St Michael’s Church.[2][3] Theodore was the fourth child and first son in a family of ten children:[4]

  1. Elizabeth
  2. Catherine Hannah
  3. Mary
  4. William
  5. Alfred
  6. Sarah Jane
  7. Mary
  8. Robert Pile
  9. Eveline
  10. Charles David

The 1841 census recorded the family living in Bridge Street, Bishop Wearmmouth.[5]

By 1851 the family had moved to 14 Bewick Street, Bishopwearmouth and ten-year-old Theodore was recorded as attending school.[6][7]

Theodore attended Bramham College, a public school in Yorkshire. Following his education, he started working at his father's company, William Doxford & Sons in the Pallion area of Sunderland.[4]

In 1861 the family lived in New Pallion, Bishop Wearmouth. Theodore was now a clerk in his father's company.[8][9]

Following the issue of a marriage licence[10] Theodore married Margaret Wilkinson at St Andrew’s Church, Deptford Sunderland on 9 April 1863.[11][12][13] The couple had nine children:

  1. Margaret Eveline
  2. William Theodore
  3. Albert Ernest
  4. Harold
  5. Mary Hannah
  6. Theodore
  7. Nora
  8. Annie Greta
  9. Wilhelmine Vera

Five children had been born to the couple by 1871, but two had died young. They were living at 10 Esplanade West, Bishopwearmouth.[14][15]

In 1881 they lived at 8 Park Place East, Bishopwearmouth with five of their children (another had been born and died) and Margaret's mother.[16]

Grindon Hall.
Grindon Hall.

By 1901, Theodore had moved the family to Grindon Hall, Sunderland.[17]

In 1911 only Theodore and Margaret were still living in Grindon Hall.[18]

Theodore died at Grindon Hall, on 1 October 1916.[19][20]

He was buried in Bishopwearmouth Cemetery[21] on 4 October, following a service in Hylton Parish Church.[22]

Obituaries were published in many newspapers.[23]

Probate for his estate was granted on 27 December 1916[24][25] with his son Albert Ernest Doxford and his son-in-law engineer and Alfred Octavius Hedley (Mary Hannah's husband) as executors

Public service

Theodore was involved in local politics and served on the town council. He was also a River Wear commissioner[26] and a magistrate.[4]

In 1895 Theodore was elected as one of the two members of parliament for Sunderland, representing the Conservative] party. He continued to serve as MP until his retirement in 1906.[4]

In 1896 he was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of County Durham.[27]

Theodore was also a member of the Institution of Naval Architects, serving as a member of the council and as vice-president. He was involved with the Wear Shipbuilders’ Association and the National Federation of Shipbuilding Employers as well as being a founder member of the North-East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders.[4]

He was knighted by Queen Victoria on 9 February 1900.[28]

Sources

  1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
    GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 23 March 2024)
    Doxford, William Theodore (Mother's maiden name: Pile).
    GRO Reference: 1841 Jan-Feb-Mar in Sunderland Union Volume 24 Page 258.
  2. ↑ Baptism: "England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
    Original data: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 0091083, 0091084
    Ancestry uk Record 9841 #25949153 (accessed 23 March 2024)
    Will Theodore Doxford baptism on 14 Mar 1841, son of Will. Doxford & Han., in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England.
  3. ↑ Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 7; FHL microfilm: 91084
    FamilySearch Record: JMRF-N29 (accessed 23 March 2024)
    Will Theodore Doxford baptism on 14 Mar 1841, son of Will. Doxford & Han., in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England, United Kingdom.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Doxford, Sir William Theodore in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online)
    https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/46888 (accessed 25 March 2024)
  5. ↑ 1841 Census: "1841 England Census"
    Class: HO107; Piece: 310; Book: 3; Civil Parish: Bishop Wearmouth; County: Durham; Enumeration District: 3; Folio: 10; Page: 14; Line: 16; GSU roll: 241353
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8978 #16256399 (accessed 23 March 2024)
    William Doxford (4 mo) in Bishop Wearmouth in Sunderland registration district in Durham, England. Born in Durham, England.
    Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
    William Doxford M 29 Agent Durham, England
    Hannah Doxford F 27 Durham, England
    Elizabeth Doxford F 6 Durham, England
    Catherine Doxford F 3 Durham, England
    William Doxford M 4m Durham, England
  6. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England Census"
    Class: HO107; Piece: 2396; Folio: 265; Page: 28; GSU roll: 87074; ED, institution, or vessel: 1g; Household schedule number: 116
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8860 #14673218 (accessed 23 March 2024)
    William Doxford (10) son in household of William Doxford (39) in Sunderland, Bishopwearmouth in Sunderland registration district in Durham, England. Born in Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, England.
    Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
    William Doxford Head Married M 39 Ship Builder Employing 30 Men & Boys Monk Wearmouth, Durham, England
    Hannah Doxford Wife Married F 37 Sunderland, Durham, England
    Elizabeth Doxford Daughter Unmarried F 16 Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, England
    Catherine Doxford Daughter F 13 Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, England
    William Doxford Son M 10 Scholar Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, England
    Alfred Doxford Son M 8 Scholar Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, England
    Sarah J Doxford Daughter F 5 Scholar Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, England
    Mary Doxford Daughter F 1 Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, England
  7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGVM-7XC : 9 November 2019), William Doxford, , Durham, England; citing , Durham, England, p. 28, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  8. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England Census"
    Class: Rg 9; Piece: 3770; Folio: 17; Page: 27; GSU roll: 543184; ED, institution, or vessel: 12; Household schedule number: 133
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8767 #12612067 (accessed 23 March 2024)
    William J Doxford (20) son in household of William Doxford (49) in Bishopwearmouth in Sunderland registration district in Durham, England. Born in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England.
    Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
    William Doxford Head Married M 49 Ship Builder Employing 25 Men & 20 Boys Monk Wearmouth, Durham, England
    Hannah Doxford Wife Married F 47 Wife Sunderland, Durham, England
    Catharine H Doxford Daughter Unmarried F 23 Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England
    William J Doxford Son Unmarried M 20 Clerk Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England
    Alfred Doxford Son Unmarried M 18 Ship Carpenter Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England
    Mary Doxford Daughter F 12 Scholar Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England
    Robert C Doxford Son M 9 Scholar Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England
    Aveline Doxford Daughter F 6 Scholar Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England
    Charles D Doxford Son M 4 Scholar Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England
    Elizabeth A Spraggon Visitor Married F 26 Farmers Wife Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England
    Isabella Humes Servant Unmarried F 23 House Servant Hytton, Durham, England
  9. ↑ "General Register Office: 1861 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5902f459e9379091b1049afc : viewed 5 May 2022), William DOXFORD, New Pallion, Durham, England; from 1861 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 9/3770, Folio 17, Page 27, Schedule 133, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  10. ↑ Marriage Bond: "England, Durham Diocese, Marriage Bonds & Allegations, 1692-1900"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 004090353; Image number: 163
    FamilySearch Record: Q21P-8XL7 (accessed 23 March 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6259-SSN
    William Theodore Doxford marriage to Margaret Wilkinson in 1863 in Durham, England, United Kingdom.
    The Seventh day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Sixty three appeared personally William Theodore Doxford, of the Parish of St Andrew, Bp Wearmouth in the County and Dioceese of Durham, a Bachelor, of the age of Twenty one year and upwards and prayed a Licence for the Solemnization of Matrimony in the Parish Church of St Andrew between him and Margaret Wilkinson of the Parish of Southwick in the county and Discese aforesaid, a Spinster, a Minor
  11. ↑ Marriage: "England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973"
    Original data: England, Marriages, 1538-1973. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 1514556
    Ancestry uk Record 9852 #33465117 (accessed 23 March 2024)
    William Theodore Doxford (22) marriage to Margaret Wilkinson on 9 Apr 1863 in Deptford, Durham, England.
  12. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England & Wales Marriage Index"
    FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 23 March 2024)
    Doxford, William Theodore.
    GRO Reference: 1863 Apr-May-Jun in Sunderland Volume 10a Page 523.
  13. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKX7-S9J : 12 March 2020), William Theodore Doxford, 1863.
  14. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England Census"
    The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 5006; Folio: 36; Page: 66; GSU roll: 847380; ED, institution, or vessel: 6; Household schedule number: 298
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7619 #6989646 (accessed 23 March 2024)
    William Thod Doxford (30) head of household in Sunderland, Bishop Wearmouth in Sunderland registration district in Durham, England. Born in Sunderland, Durham, England.
    Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
    William Thod Doxford Head Married M 30 Iron Shipbuilder Sunderland, Durham, England
    Margaret Doxford Wife Married F 28 Sunderland, Durham, England
    Margaret E Doxford Daughter F 6 Scholar Sunderland, Durham, England
    Albert E Doxford Son M 3 Sunderland, Durham, England
    Mary H Doxford Daughter F 9m Sunderland, Durham, England
    Clara Gibson Servant Unmarried F 18 Servant Domestic Sunderland, Durham, England
    Jane Elizth Carlson Servant Unmarried F 18 Servant Domestic Sunderland, Durham, England
    Alice Stone Servant Unmarried F 23 Servant Domestic Sunderland, Durham, England
  15. ↑ "General Register Office: 1871 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5902ff95e9379091b12f7636 : viewed 5 May 2022), William Thos DOXFORD, 10, Esplanade W, Durham, England; from 1871 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 10/5006, Folio 36, Page 66, Schedule 298, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  16. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 England Census"
    Class: RG11; Piece: 4993; Folio: 155; Page: 41; GSU roll: 1342201; ED, institution, or vessel: 5
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7572 #4386656 (accessed 23 March 2024)
    William T Doxford (40), married, Iron Ship Builder, head of household at 8 Park Place East, Bishopwearmouth in Sunderland registration district in Durham, England. Born in Sunderland, Durham, England.
    Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
    William T. Doxford Head Married M 40 Iron Ship Builder Sunderland, Durham, England
    Margaret Doxford Wife Married F 38 Sunderland, Durham, England
    Margaret E. Doxford Daughter Unmarried F 16 Sunderland, Durham, England
    Albert E. Doxford Son Unmarried M 13 Scholar Sunderland, Durham, England
    Mary H. Doxford Daughter Unmarried F 10 Scholar Sunderland, Durham, England
    Nora Doxford Daughter Unmarried F 4 Scholar Sunderland, Durham, England
    Annie G. Doxford Daughter Unmarried F 3 Sunderland, Durham, England
    Mary Wilkinson Mother-in-law Widowed F 64 Sunderland, Durham, England
    Mary J. Carr Servant Unmarried F 24 Domestic Serv Sunderland, Durham, England
    Mary J. Harding Servant Unmarried F 18 Domestic Serv Sunderland, Durham, England
  17. ↑ 1901 Census: "1901 England Census"
    Class: RG13; Piece: 4694; Folio: 136; Page: 1; ED, institution, or vessel: 17; Household schedule number: 1
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7814 #29871418 (accessed 23 March 2024)
    Wm Theodore Doxford (60) head of household in Grindon, Silksworth in Houghton Le Spring registration district in Durham, England. Born in Sunderland, Durham, England.
    Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
    Wm Theodore Doxford Head Married M 60 Iron Ship Builder M.P.J.P. Sunderland, Durham, England
    Margaret Doxford Wife Married F 58 Sunderland, Durham, England
    Annie Greta Dorfoxd Daughter Single F 23 Sunderland, Durham, England
    Wilhelmina Vera Dorfoxd Daughter Single F 18 Sunderland, Durham, England
    Barbara Wanless Servant Single F 42 Ladys Maid (Domestic) Leghill, Northumberland, England
    Alice Redford Servant Single F 39 Cook (Domestic) Durham, Durham, England
    Elanor Wilson Servant Single F 25 Waiting Maid (Domestic) Herrington, Durham, England
    Norah Costigan Servant Single F 23 House Maidd (Domestic) Sunderland, Durham, England
    Florence Beatrice Jeffery Servant Single F 20 House Maid (Domestic) Sunderland, Durham, England
    Harriet Simpson Servant Single F 18 Kitchen Maid (Domestic) Sunderland, Durham, England
  18. ↑ 1911 Census: "1911 England Census"
    The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; Registration District Number: 553; ED, institution, or vessel: 19; Piece: 30070
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2352 #36897859 (accessed 23 March 2024)
    Wm Theodore Doxford (70), married, Ship Builder, head of household in Grindon Hall Sunderland, Silksworth, Durham, England. Born in Sunderland, Durham, England.
    Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
    Wm Theodore Doxford Head Married M 70 Ship Builder Sunderland, Durham, England
    Margaret Doxford Wife Married F 68 Ship Builder Sunderland, Durham, England
    Edith Starkey Servant Single F 37 Ladys Maid (Domestic) Manchester, Lancashire, England
    Emily Smith Servant Single F 23 House Maid (Domestic) Durham, Durham, England
    Ellen Bertram Servant Single F 24 Housemaid (Domestic) Lambton, Durham, England
    Isabella Foreman Servant Single F 24 Housemaid (Domestic) West Hartlepool, Durham, England
    Mary Elizabeth Cole Servant Single F 26 Housemaid (Domestic) South Shields, Durham, England
    Edith Curtis Servant Single F 36 Cook (Domestic) Richmond, Surrey, England
    Beatrice Maud Cornish Servant Single F 19 Kitchenmaid (Domestic) Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales
  19. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007"
    General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 10a; Page: 535
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7579 #16725783 (accessed 23 March 2024)
    William T Doxford death registered Oct-Nov-Dec 1916 in Houghton le Spring (age 75).
  20. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
    GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 23 March 2024)
    Doxford, William Theodore (Age at death: 75).
    GRO Reference: 1916 Oct-Nov-Dec in Houghton Le Spring Volume 10A Page 536.
  21. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #8992535 (accessed 23 March 2024)
    Memorial page for Sir William Theodore Doxford (1 Feb 1841-1 Oct 1916), citing Bishopwearmouth Cemetery, Bishopwearmouth, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (plot: Ward 17 Section CC Plot 2508); Maintained by Spiggys (contributor 46564863).
  22. ↑ Obituary: "British Newspaper Archives, Obituaries"
    citing Obituary, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, page , Records extracted by FindMyPast and images digitized by FamilySearch. The British Library, London; FHL microfilm 102,001,151
    FamilySearch Record: Q26M-4NVH (accessed 23 March 2024)
    Name: Sir William Theodore Doxford; Obituary Date: 03 Oct 1916; Obituary Place: Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom; Relationship To Head: Deceased; Role Type: Deceased; Source Newspaper: Newcastle Daily Journal and Courant; Image Pal
  23. ↑ Obituaries of William Theodore Doxford
  24. ↑ Probate: "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
    Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1904 #3459960 (accessed 23 March 2024)
    William Theodore Knight Doxford probate on 27 Dec 1916 in Durham. Died 1 Oct 1916 in Sunderland, Cumberland, England.
  25. ↑ Probate: "England and Wales, Index to wills and administrations (1858-1995)"
    England & Wales National Probate Calendar 1916, page 98
    Probate Search/Find A Will (UK) (accessed 30 March 2024)
    DOXFORD sir William Theodore knight of Grindon Hall, Sunderland died 1 October 1916 Probate Durham 27 December 1916 to Albert Ernest Doxford engineer and Alfred Octavius Hedley solicitor. Effects £151110 5s. 11d.
    Resworn £153946.15.5.
  26. ↑ The London Gazette (online), 11 August 1899, Issue 27101, Page 5039 (accessed 25 April 2024)
  27. ↑ The London Gazette (online), 10 April 1896, Issue 26729, Page 2206 (accessed 25 April 2024)
    Commission signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Durham
    William Theodore Doxford, Esq., M.P. to be Deputy Lieutenant. Dated 3rd April, 1896.
  28. ↑ The London Gazette (online), 20 February 1900, Issue 27167, Page 1169 (accessed 25 April 2024)
    Osborne, February 9, 1900.
    THE Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood on William Theodore Doxford, Esq., M.P., of Grindon Hall, Sunderland.

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