Williamena Branwood (McComb) Dodd (1885 - 1969)

Born 11 Jun 1885 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Wife of Edward Dodd — married 8 Dec 1915 in Saint Augustine, Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Died 1969 at about age 83 in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England

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Biography

Williamena (McComb) Dodd was born in Lancashire, England.

Williamena was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, on June 11, 1885. She was the daughter, and oldest of at least four children, of Joseph William Henry McComb, and Sarah Jane Smith. She was baptized, in Liverpool, on July 12, 1885, at Emmanuel Church of England, Everton. Williamena was enumerated in the 1891 census residing with her parents and siblings in West Derby. In both the 1901, and 1911 census, she is enumerated with a grandmother, still living in West Derby. Her parents do not appear in either census.

Williamena married Edward Dodd, in Liverpool, on December 8, 1915, at Saint Augustine, Everton. It was her first marriage. Edward was a widower with one child. The witnesses were William M. Graham, and Elsie Florence McComb. The Banns had been read at Saint Augustine on November 14th, 21st, and 28th. Williamena and Edward would have one child, Margaret, in 1919. Edward passed away in March, 1939. Williamena and daughter, Margaret, are enumerated in the 1939 Register residing at 7 Gorton Road, Liverpool. Williamena would remain at this address through at least 1945.

Williamena passed away in 1969, at age eighty four. Her death was registered in the fourth quarter in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England.

Birth

• June 11, 1885, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
  • England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915: Vol. 8b page 543 Line Number 258.^[1]

Baptism

• July 12, 1885, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Emmanuel Church of England, Everton.
  • Liverpool, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1917: Parish Register Reference Number 283 EMM/2/3.
  • Emmanuel Church, Everton, Parish Register, Baptisms, 1885: page 18 no. 102.^[2]

Residence

• 21 Walker Street, West Derby, Lancashire: Age 5. Residing with parents, Joseph, "Publican's Assistant", and Sarah, with three siblings ages four and two years old, and an infant, four months.
  • England Census 1891: Class: RG12; Piece: 2988; Folio: 6; Page: 6.^[3]

• 28 Marsden Street, West Derby, Lancashire: Age 15. Occupation, "Junior Clerk". Residing in household of Elizabeth Evans, fifty seven year old widow, and "Bank Caretaker". One lodger, fifty six year old William Bell, "Photographic Traveler" also at residence. (Note...Williamena is listed as granddaughter to Mrs. Evans. It is unknown if she was, in fact, her grandmother, and if so, maternal or paternal).
  • England Census 1901: Class: RG13; Piece: 3493; Folio: 30; Page: 3.^[4]

• 28 Marsden Street, West Derby, Lancashire: Age 25. Occupation, "Telephonist". Residing in household of Elizabeth Grace Evans (Listed as Grandmother). Elsie Florence McComb, fourteen, also at residence. (It is unknown if Elsie was Williamena's sister or cousin, but is also listed as granddaughter to Mrs. Evans).
  • England Census 1911: Class: RG14; Piece: 22573.^[5]

Banns of Marriage

• November 14th, 21st, and 28th, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Saint Augustine, Everton.
  • Liverpool, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921: Parish Register Reference Number: 283 AUG/5/5.
  • Saint Augustine, Everton, Parish Register, Banns, 1915: page 37 no. 183.^[6]

Marriage

• December 8, 1915, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Saint Augustine, Everton.
  • England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915: Vol. 8b page 647 Line Number 104.^[7]
  • Liverpool, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921: Parish Register Reference Number: 283 AUG/5/5.
  • Saint Augustine, Everton, Parish Register, Marriages, 1915: page 147 no. 294.^[8]

Residence

• 7 Gorton Road, Liverpool, Lancashire: Age 54. Occupation, "Unpaid Domestic Duties". Residing with daughter, twenty year old Margaret, "Shorthand Typist and Clerk".
  • 1939 England and Wales Register: Reference: RG 101/4441A.^[9]

Death

• 1969, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England.
  • England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007: Vol. 3b page 1395 Line Number 65.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XG7-VKZ : 1 October 2014), Williamena Branwood Mccomb, 1885; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, West Derby, Lancashire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ Emmanuel Church, Everton, Parish Register, Baptisms, 1885 (Free Ancestry Image)
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7Q4W-DN2 : 11 December 2017), Williamina Mccomb in household of Joseph Mccomb, West Derby, Lancashire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Lancashire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9VY-LFT : 8 April 2016), Williamena Mccomb in household of Elizabeth Evans, West Derby, Lancashire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing West Derby Western subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWTK-4GW : 2 August 2017), Williamina Brandwood Mccomb in household of Elizabeth Grace Evans, West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ Saint Augustine, Everton, Parish Register, Banns, 1915 (Free Ancestry Image)
7. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26X9-Q87 : 13 December 2014), Williamena B Mccomb and null, 1915; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1915, quarter 4, vol. 8B, p. 647, West Derby, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
8. ↑ Saint Augustine, Everton, Parish Register, Marriages, 1915 (Free Ancestry Image)
9. ↑ 1939 England and Wales Register (Free Ancestry Image)
10. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCV-L9YL : 4 September 2014), Williamena Branwood Dodd, 1969; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.