Doidge - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: John Hancock Doidge and Family

mareephillips — 2009-11-11 17:50:39Z

Hi my g g grandfather was John Hancock Dodge not sure if He was from Plymouth.

Doidge

mareephillips — 2009-11-11 17:47:35Z

Hi my name is Maree Phillips. I live in Papakura South Auckland. My G G Grandmother was married to John Hancock Doidge. Her maiden name was Croft. She married a McKenzie then Her second Husband was John Hancock Doidge.
She has been buried in an unmarked grave. Also in the same grave yard is Her daughter my g grandmother Catherine Jenkins. My Nana Eileen Jane Phillips is also there.
We did not know untill recently that Eliza Doidge was buried there.
I would love to hear from anyone with these connections.

Re: The Peter Tavy Murders - Emma Doidge

dalchay4 — 2009-08-25 12:46:51Z

Is the name REDCLIFFE or REDDICLIFFE?... Do you have a connection to JESSUP/JESSOP through your DOIDGE and REDCLIFFE/REDDICLIFFE line?

Re: murder of Emma DOIDGE... You should know if you are connected... The write-up shows her parents and two siblings names, her age, her full given names... The rest of her family can be found in the 1891 Census... Her mothers maiden name can be found in her mothers marriage record... Jun 1872 Tavistock

Re: William Doidge of Coryton

JuliePage27 — 2009-07-08 12:29:54Z

I have William Doidge baptised 12 Jan 1794 Coryton, born to William Doidge and Joanna Gimblett. I suppose that if there is another William Doidge born about the same time in the same village then there is possibly no way of knowing which was which.Siblings of william are
Elizabeth
Richard
Sidwell
George
Susanna
John
If you would like more details i would be glad to share them with you.

William Doidge of Coryton

grainger126 — 2009-07-07 19:39:24Z

Don't know if anyone can help. I am trying to chase my 4x great grandfather, William Doidge born in Coryton around 1793 / 1794 and Married to Maria Blatchford on 5 Oct 1819.
There children are Thomas Blatchford Doidge, Harriet, Maria, William, John and Ann.

From what I have found there are two possible parents William Doidge and Joanna Gimblett or Nicholas Doidge and Mary.

If you know anything that may help, information gratefully recived

Re: Doidge family in Devon Mary Tavy, Plymouth

Wulfgar67 — 2009-06-21 03:04:43Z

Hi Bev Just gave you access, hope you enjoy it. I am related through an in-law! We'll chat soon
Linda

Re: Doidge family in Devon Mary Tavy, Plymouth

Bev2954 — 2009-06-20 21:42:17Z

Hi Linda, please send access to your tree and I'll see how I can help you. What is your connection? Bev

Re: Doidge family in Devon Mary Tavy, Plymouth

Wulfgar67 — 2009-06-20 21:28:45Z

Hi Bev, yes William John Doidge married Anne Ramsay, 28 Sep 1870. They ended up in Crawford, Iowa USA. I have not added Mary Farley but I have found her in other trees. I have really just found this family! Would love to swap info with you. Would you like access to the tree?
Have a great evening
Regards Linda

Re: Doidge family in Devon Mary Tavy, Plymouth

Bev2954 — 2009-06-20 21:09:17Z

Hi, These are the same people that I have. Is the son William John Doidge married to Anne Ramsay 1 and Mary Farley 2? I don't know much about Mary Farley. Thanks, Bev

Re: Doidge family in Devon Mary Tavy, Plymouth

Wulfgar67 — 2009-06-19 03:55:39Z

Hi, I have John Doidge and his wife Mary Ann Hall living and dying in Canada. William their son died in Denison, Crawford, Iowa USA.
Does this help you? Would love to swap info.
Linda

DOIDGE, South Petherwin, Cornwall, England

dalchay4 — 2009-05-21 05:30:01Z

Looking for parents of William, John, George and Nicholas DOIDGE, born between 1746 - 1757. South Petherwin, Cornwall, England

DOIDGE to New Zealand (From England)

dalchay4 — 2009-05-21 04:40:11Z

I am wanting to know the names and dates(if known)of the various DOIDGE who migrated to New Zealand as individual or family...would also appreciate the Port of Embarkation and Port of Arrival...If known.

Re: John (Jack) Edward Doidge

dalchay4 — 2009-05-21 03:33:21Z

Do you know how John DOIDGE came to NZ in the 1930's?
Do you know Stephen DOIDGE's Birth date?
Do you know Harriet DOIDGE's maiden name?
Do you know all the names of the children of Neata and John DOIDGE?

Re: Thomas Doidge and Bessie Voisey

DPelter93 — 2009-05-09 22:32:29Z

In addition to Donald and Douglas, there were other children; i.e., William, Gladys & Edna. Edna remained in the village of Haverigg, England as she was not permitted into the U.S. due to her having muscular dystrophy.

Gladys was my grandmother. I remember the name Bessie Voisey being mentioned. Also I do remember getting together with Uncle Bill, Don, and Doug when I was much younger. Let me know if you'd like more info. We are related my friend!

Henry Thomas Doidge

2009-05-05 23:41:35Z

info please on the parents of henry thomas doidge b 1877 d 1931 he married louisa thompson b 1878 d 1962 they md in eastbourne sussex england

William Doidge m Elizabeth Chaffey

2009-05-05 23:40:47Z

William Doidge m Elizabeth Chaffey c 1820. Their son, Richard was born c1827, in Tavistock, England - any contact or clues would be great

Re: Where does Doidge come from

badrill118 — 2009-05-05 23:39:53Z

as far as I understand it comes from Scotland in my family, around Stirlingshire and the Drummond clan so I am told. But I also understand it is a west country name form other sources.
mim

Where does Doidge come from

2009-05-05 23:39:26Z

i am very interested to know where my surname originates from. Have links to the northeast of england for my last 3 generations.i am just getting started.Any help to start me off would be great. Hope to hear from you soon

John (Jack) Edward Doidge

nbwhanau — 2009-03-18 01:13:24Z

My grandfather's name was John Edward Doidge, born 3/6/1909. He was known as Jack and has lived as child at 2 Hingston View, 205 Whitchurch Rd Tavistock. His father was Stephen Tooker-Parker Doidge and his mother's name was Margaret Louise Doidge. Stephen seems to be the child of William and Harriet Doidge. John Doidge came to New Zealand late 1930's, we believe on his own and then fought in Italy and Africa for NZ. He married my grandmother Neata Faye Wilkins in 1947. My mother and i have very little about him and his family, I think he was an only child. We are keen to find out more about his family tree and any living relatives or family knowledge.

Re: Doidge family Tavistock/Coryton Devon

JuliePage27 — 2007-07-08 19:53:09Z

Some info on Elizabeth Doidge parents. William Doidge (of looks like MARISTOW) and Joanna Gimlett of Lamerton were married at Lamerton on 6 Dec 1785 . I am decended from another son not listed on original ..John Doidge bptm 9 May 1802 Let me know if you have more info as this reply is years after you posted!! Im quite sure your ELizabeth is the one mentioned.

Re: Doidge family Tavistock/Coryton Devon

JuliePage27 — 2007-07-08 19:42:06Z

Hope you are still looking!! Just found William and Joanna's birth entry.William doidge (looks like from MARISTOW) married Joanna Gimlett of Lamerton 6 Dec 1785 at Milton Abbot,Devon. I am related to another son you did not list ..John Doidge Bptm 9 may 1802 at Coryton.Let me know if you have got any further with this line.

Re: Doidge

johndoidge — 2007-11-13 10:33:05Z

My Doidge ancestors originated in or around Milton Abbot, and I have traced the family back to Richard Doidge who died 11/01/1657, who married Elizabeth who died 24/10/1645.
Their son Richard was born in 1645 in Quither (near Milton Abbot) where the family resided for several generations.
More information can be supplied if you are interested.

John Doidge

Re: Relatives of Frances Herriet Doidge

jerrigri — 2008-11-05 13:48:23Z

I have found Frances Harriet Doidge who was the daughter of William Henry Doidge and Mary Jane Everson of Devon England.
Mary Jane died and William married her sister Sarah Everson in 1906. Is his the right family?

Re: Doidge family in Devon Mary Tavy, Plymouth

jerrigri — 2008-12-12 12:03:53Z

I am researching John Doidge 1812 - 1893 Tavistock Devon. Married Frances Rowe 1815 - 1902. The had a daughter Mary Hooper Doidge who married Richard Down and emigrated to Toronto. A Thomas Henry Doidge emigrated to British Columbia.

Do you think there might be a connection?

Jerri

Re: Looking for John Doidge circa 1820 cullompton devon

Cherylmoulds — 2007-01-05 23:13:23Z

Hi Miriam

I am not sure where my Parrotts originate from as The furthest back I get is William Parrott born in Ireland. his mother (Honor Donleavy) was Irish and his father I am not sure of, they moved to Somerset when he was very young as all his siblings were born either in Somerset or Cullompton. It is thought however, that Edward (William's father) came from the Wellington/Cullompton area. As yet I have not come across the Doidge name, but if I do I will get back to you!

Cheryl

Doidge Research

LynDoi — 2007-02-17 06:02:51Z

I am back striving to find more information on the Doidge ancestors. I tried to contact several people but the e-mails came back. Did the person seeking John Hancock Doidge information get what she needed?

Lyn

Re: Doidge family in Devon Mary Tavy, Plymouth

jennymarsh47 — 2009-01-01 11:33:51Z

forgot to paste1891 Census
6 Records found
1891 Census
6 Records found

Piece: RG12/1735 Place: Plymouth -Devon Enumeration District: 17
Civil Parish: St Andrew Ecclesiastical Parish: St James The Less
Folio: 116 Page: 16 Schedule: 493
Address: 8 West Hoe Road Bishops Place

Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks
CROSS William Head M M 33 Dock Labourer(Em'ee) Devon - Plymouth
CROSS Mary M. Wife M F 34 Devon - Plymouth
CROSS Ethel Dau S F 6 Scholar Devon - Plymouth
CROSS Russell Son S M 4 Scholar Devon - Plymouth
CROSS Dottie Dau S F 2 Devon - Plymouth
CROSS Stanley G. Son S M 10m Devon - Plymouth

Re: Doidge family in Devon Mary Tavy, Plymouth

jennymarsh47 — 2009-01-01 11:32:29Z

This I think is the family in the 1891 census, minus Mary who was with her grandparents. Alfred Russel is listed as Russel, hope this has been a help,

Jenny

Re: Doidge family in Devon Mary Tavy, Plymouth

jennymarsh47 — 2009-01-01 10:44:46Z

Hi Again, I should clarify it is the Devon 1891 census which is online,
Jenny

Re: Doidge family in Devon Mary Tavy, Plymouth

jennymarsh47 — 2009-01-01 10:43:48Z

Just to let you know the 1891 census is online. Here is your family. They have a grandaughter Mary with them. Something else I found today.A Emma H Doige from Peter Tavy was murdered in 1892 and if you google Peter Tavy murders, it will come up. She is also on this 1891 census and bound to be related to you, Jenny, Sydney, Happy NY
891 Census
5 Records found

Piece: RG12/1750 Place: Tavistock -Devon Enumeration District: 22
Civil Parish: Whitchurch Ecclesiastical Parish: St Andrews
Folio: 124 Page: 9 Schedule: 51
Address: Lower Pennaton

Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks
DOIDGE John Head M M 58 Farmer(Em'er) Devon - Mary Tavy
DOIDGE Mary Wife M F 58 Devon - Mary Tavy
DOIDGE John S Son S M 23 Farmer's Son(Em'ee) Devon - Whitchurch
CROSS Mary Grndau - F 11 Scholar Devon - Whitchurch
MAY Georgina Servnt S F 23 General Servant Devon - Tavistock

Re: Doidge family in Devon Mary Tavy, Plymouth

jennymarsh47 — 2009-01-01 10:30:14Z

Another family member

ROGER DOIDGE Pedigree
Male

Event(s):
Birth:
Christening:
16 JUL 1836 Marytavy, Devon, England
Death:
Burial:

Parents:
Father: WILLIAM DOIDGE Family
Mother: MARY

Re: Doidge family in Devon Mary Tavy, Plymouth

jennymarsh47 — 2009-01-01 10:25:48Z

I hope this helps, found it on Family search just google IGI index,
Jenny

JOHN DOIDGE Pedigree
Male

Event(s):
Birth:
Christening:
14 OCT 1832 Marytavy, Devon, England
Death:
Burial:

Parents:
Father: WILLIAM DOIDGE Family
Mother: MARY

Re: Doidge family in Devon Mary Tavy, Plymouth

LJErdman — 2007-05-03 03:57:38Z

Bev, I am trying to resolve some questions in our Doidge line that includes Roger Doidge and his wife Phillis Reddicliffe (married 1810). I've read that they had a son John Doidge born circa 1812. He married Mary Ann Hall and had a son named William J. Doidge in 1840 in Devon. I have conflicting information about William's wife and children. I believe they moved to the USA - probably after a stop in Canada. Do you have any information? Thank you. LJ from Michigan, USA

Re: doidges in Tavistock

neilr94 — 2008-10-09 09:36:21Z

Unable to edit last post directly.

Free BDM gives Mary Jane Roberts marriage to Thomas Doidge in A-J 1865.

Re: doidges in Tavistock

neilr94 — 2008-10-09 08:37:57Z

Mary Jane Roberts born about 1847 in Coryton,Devon married a Doidge approx 1866. She is listed in her parents house in the 1871 census, 15 Crockers Row, Gunnislake. She has a daughter Nelly Doidge listed as well, aged 5 years. No husband there though.

All except Mary Jane and her family emigrated to NZ in 1877. Nothing is known as to what happened to her other than a vague reference that she may have gone to America.

In the 1851 census,Gunnislake when Mary Jane was listed aged 4, there was a William Doidge aged 23 listed as a lodger. As to whether he could be Nelly's father is speculation.

Any assistance in tracing Mary Jane and Nelly would be appreciated.

nbrob@xtra.co.nz

Re: DOIDGE, ROGERI from Mary Tavy, Devonshire b.<1545>

RobertRickard71 — 2007-11-26 21:38:09Z

Hi James,
Just found your post.

I too have an ancestor I'm trying to research: Jane Doidge who died in Calstock in March 1759 ... a bit after your ancestor. Jane married my direct ancestor Henry Rickard in Calstock on 10 July 1711 and they had 5 children.

I know there were a lot of Doidges in Tavistock (not far from Calstock and Mary Tavy) so if there is a link with your ancestors I'd love to know.

Thanks

Re: John S Doidge from Tavistock, Devon...

RobertRickard71 — 2007-11-26 21:26:13Z

Hi Angela,

Just stumbled upon your posting.

I too have an ancestor I'm trying to research: Jane Doidge who died in Calstock in March 1759 ... a bit before your John and his family. Jane married my direct ancestor Henry Rickard in Calstock on 10 July 1711 and they had 5 children.

As Calstock is close to Tavistock, I wonder if the families were connected? Do let me know if you find such a link. Thanks in advance.

bobR

Re: Doidge family Tavistock/Coryton Devon

mb187 — 2007-07-09 08:06:21Z

Hi Nicola
I know it has been quite awhile since you posted your original message on this board, but I am hoping we can help each other in our research here.
I have come to conclusion that Elizabeth Doidge (bapt 1786 in Marystowe), daughter of William Doidge & Joanna Gimblet, is my 4th Gt Grandmother. From your original message I take it that you are a descendant of Elizabeth's sister, Sidwell & her husband William Braund.
I was wondering/hoping that you might consider helping me with any deatils on the descendants of William & Joanna. I of course will forward you the details on the descendants of Elizabteh.
My direct email address is - mb.1@dsl.pipex.com - Regards, Michael

Re: Doidge family Tavistock/Coryton Devon

mb187 — 2007-07-09 07:59:33Z

Hi Julie
I must admit that I have not done a lot of research into my Doidge family members, apart of course from Elizabeth who was my 4th Gt Grandmother. I would be very interested in learning more about the family, especially your branch of the family from John.
I have a couple of questions for you.
1/ I know William & Joanna's first 2 children, Elizabeth & Richard were baptised in Marystowe, and now know your John was bapt in Coryton. Do you know if their other children (Sidwell, William George & susanna) were born/baptised in Coryton as well?
2/ Do you happen to know of William Doidge or Joanna Gimblet's parents? For William I am leaning towards this entry from the Marystowe baptism parish records - 18 Nov 1761 William Doidge son of Richard & Honor. (This would make their marriage entry in Marystow - Richard Doidge & Honour Hancock married by Banns, 15 May 1742).

I am more than happy to send you the details of my 4th Gt Grandparents, John & Elizabeth (nee Doidge) Brimacombe's descendants. If you are interested let me know on my direct on my email address - mb.1@dsl.pipex.com - Regards, Michael

My Stay in Devonshire (by Mrs. Alfred Doidge)

tcoup1 — 2008-11-16 08:41:45Z

My Stay in Devonshire (by Mrs. Alfred Doidge)
July 18, 1929 Abilene KS Reflector-Chronicle

Individuals mentioned in the newspaper account:

Alfred Doidge was born July 18, 1865 in Tavistock, Devon, UK the son of Roger (1836-1906) and Elizabeth (nee Nankivell) Doidge. He is the grandson of William (1810-1866) and Mary (nee Webber) Doidge (1813-?).

Mrs. Mary Doidge was the 2nd wife of Alfred Doidge, She was born October 12, 1874 in Ford, Northumberland, UK to William and Agnes (nee Whittle) Piercy.

Mother Doidge, aka Elizabeth Jane Doidge was born April 13, 1838 in Tavistock, Devon, UK to Elias and Mary (nee Burn) Nankivell.

Jennie Doidge, daughter of Alfred and Jennie May Wilson. She was born April 13, 1901 in Abilene, Kansas.

The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Doidge and daughter Jennie, who are spending the summer in England, will be interested in Mrs. Doidge’s account of their visit with relatives in South of England where Mr. Doidge was born. They are stopping there going North to Mrs. Doidge’s former home

It rained the day we landed in Plymouth. Since then, it has been lovely. Indeed, we all have coat of tan, as we have been out of doors so much. The weather is about like our spring weather. Everyone wears a light coat. I have worn my wool dress with a coat ever since I came and have felt quite comfortable. I don’t know whether it is the change of climate of what it is, but we have developed awful appetites. We don’t have breakfast until 9 a.m., but we are eating and enjoying four meals a day. The last one is served from 10:30 to 12, but that does not interfere with our sleeping. We sleep the sleep of our just until the clock strikes 8. By the way, it is a grandfather clock.

Monday our cousin came into Plymouth to find out when we could visit with them. We talked the matter over with the family we were staying with and decided to go back with them to Tavistock. We walked over to the station and bought our tickets for the place. On the way out we passed many of the places that we have heard Mother Doidge mention. We were surprised when we reached Tavistock, the place where mother Doidge was born to find a village of about 8,000 people, instead of the little village we expected to see.

It is beautifully situated in a valley just the shape of a saucer, with hills surrounding it on all sides. On the side hills are built houses overlooking the main part of the village. In of these houses lives our cousin, John S. Doidge, and his wife. The house is very beautiful, surrounded on all sides by a beautiful garden. Back of the house is a vegetable garden while in the front and at the side are the flowers. It is terraced in some places with lovely white stones and between those stones grow the most beautiful vines and shrubbery. In the level places are lovely flowers grown so close together there is not an inch of space between them. These with the nice walks and a lovely fountain with the water spraying continuously make a beautiful picture. Our room is in the front of the house so we can see over the town across to another hill where another cousin of Alfred’s now lives. There are lovely flowers in every door yard.

Before I left home I had made up my mind to see some of the old churches that I had heard my parents describe but I am afraid I will have to merely glance at some of them, as our time is short and there are so many churches. One of the churches that I was in was the Tavistock Church of England that was built in the 13th century. It was built of lava stone from a burning mountain located a short distance from here. The stones are said to get harder with age. They were cut and shaped while they were soft. The church is in perfect condition, both inside and out. On entering we found the inside of solid masonry with large solid granite pillars in the side aisles. Near the door was the poor box and visitors register. Of course, we were delighted to write our names there, as some of our relatives are still members of that church. I turned back some leaves to see if there were any other visitors from the United States , but didn’t see any. There were several names from the British Colonies. The seats have very straight backs so there is no danger of any one sleeping during the service, even if there are cushions on the seats. On the walls are memorials to prominent church members of the parish. They date from the year 1715 up to the present time. Oh yes, I almost forgot to tell you of the beautiful memorial plate hung there, with the names of the boys who gave their lives in the late war inscribed on it.

Near the front at each side are tombs with the images of the departed. One of them has the image of Judge Gamban and wife. The story is that long, long ago his daughter was forced to marry a man she did not want, so she poisoned him. Her father was the judge at the time and he is shown in the attitude of passing sentence while his wife is shown kneeling pleading for mercy.
Near the alter is the children’s corner with many images and memorials. We also saw the locked chest containing the vessels used in the sacraments and Bible, lock and key in the their chest.
Near there are the walls of the old abbey which was built by the monks. It is a very beautiful place. The little noisy river Tavy flows through the town along side the abbey which is surrounded by beautiful copper beech and many other kinds of trees. All of it gives a quiet , restful atmosphere.

On our way home Jennie drew my attention to the traffic cop drat the tall dressed in a long white, overcoat with a red band around his arm. She is quit amused at the tall policeman standing so still and straight with their stiff helmets and holding their white gloves in one hand. She wonders what they would do with their gloves if they had to arrest anyone.

Our friends here are so kind in every way, and are going with us and explaining every thing we don’t understand. After lunch we boarded a bus to go to church, Whitchurch is the name, where Alfred’s uncle was the parish clerk for over 30 years. He was also choir leader and deacon.
We sat in the pew where Uncle John and family used to sit, and where all of his hymn books and Bible are kept in the boxed foot stool in the pew. The pew is now occupied by his oldest grandson and family who own and live in the old farm home. We then went into the church yard where there are many of the Doidge’s buried. Across the road is the school house where Uncle John used to teach.

Leaving the church we started out for the old farm house, where he lived and farmed for so many years. As the land belongs to the family were at the liberty to go the way we pleased. We crossed over the beautiful fields dotted with buttercups, daisies and wild poppies. Dividing the fields are hedges. Stones taken from the land are used to build these to about 4 feet then on top of that is planted hedge of ash, oak thorn, beech, and sycamore. Between these stones grow the most beautiful flowers making a picture never to be forgotten. The only thing I don’t like is that when you travel down the lanes between them you can’t see anything else But, when you get a view from the higher ground it is beautiful. We passed through several fields and finally arrived at the farm house.

When we arrived there our cousins tea-table was already set so we sat down and enjoyed ourselves drinking tea and talking of the present and the past. By the way, tea-drinking seems to be the favorite indoor sport of the English.

As this branch of the Doidge family are all farmers, Mr. Doidge soon entered into the farm question while Jennie and I took note of the inside of the house. I think that most of them are built a good deal alike, all of stone which is found near by. Most of them are two stories high. The ceilings are low with heavy oaken beams and the floors are cement, although some are flagging which seems to be slate stone cut in pieces. The walls are about two feet thick which makes nice window seats or places to put flowers, as the window frames are near the outside. In the kitchen fire places are put what they call “American stoves” but I never saw any in the United States like them. All of the rooms have fire places. That seems to be the only way of heating the houses, but I understand it never gets very cold down here as this is in the extreme south of England. The kitchen and hall floors are covered with linoleum while the living rooms are furnished with the same style of rugs and furniture that we have.

After we arrived home I decided to write letters so went into the sun parlor to do so. I sat there writing until 10:15 then decided to quit as it was getting dark. The days are so long here as the sun doesn’t go down until 10 o’clock at this time of the year.

We went to see the church were Alfred’s mother and father were married. I won’t bother you with a description of the church as I think most of the old churches are about the same but I will say that a memorial of the names of the early rectors hung in the porch and the first rector was there in1270. The graves of Mr. Doidge’s grandfather and grandmother are in the old part of the cemetery. Leaving there we passed the location of the lead mine where Mr. Doidge’s father used to work but they are deserted now the mineral being all worked out.

The distance from there to Tavistock was eight miles, four of which we had ridden on bus and the other we had walked. By that time I had enough walking so suggested that we call at a house we had passed to see if we couldn’t hire a car to take us home. We were very fortunate in securing one from a second cousin by the name of Doidge, so eight Doidge’s and a dog piled into the car and were driven home. They laughed at me for not wanting to walk home, but I had noticed they were all willing to ride. We were not very comfortable but very jolly.

By the way, I noticed there are not nearly so many people owning cars here so one can cross the street anywhere without feeling as though something might happen. As the time of our visit here was drawing to a close and there were so many interesting places to see, we decided to hire a far and take a trip around Dartmoor. The first place we stopped at was Dartmoor prison, which was built in 1806 for use for prisoners of the war with Napoleon. It is a very large place and is built on a hill so it can be seen for many miles. We saw several prisoners working out of doors accompanied by a guard for every two prisoners. The guards all carried guns. The guards wore white pants, blue jackets with red trimming, but as we didn’t get close enough to see much. We then crossed the street and went into the church where the employees and their families worship. It is quite a large building. I understand it has been enlarged lately but we know one there to tell us when so I did not get the date.

The Peter Tavy Murders - Emma Doidge

tcoup1 — 2008-11-15 14:19:28Z

http://www.legendarydartmoor.co.uk/Tavy_murder.htm

Found this article on the web and wondered if this is a Doidge relative of mine or others on this list.

William Doidge, son of Roger Doidge and Phyllis Redcliffe, is my G-G-G-G-Grandfather.

Let me know if you see a connection --

Ty Coup
Lawrence KS USA

Obituary - Evelyn L. (Doidge) Aguirre (1924-2003)

tcoup1 — 2009-01-07 03:55:36Z

From the April 5, 2003 Spokane Review

Evelyn (Doidge) Aguirre

No services will be held for Evelyn L. Aguirre, 79. Heritage Funeral Home handled the arrangements.

Mrs. Aguirre, a 26 year resident of the Spokane, died Wednesday, April 2, 2003. She was born January 20, 1924 in Denver. She worked as a school bus driver for the West Valley School District and was a member of the St. John Vianney Parish.

Mrs. Aguiree enjoyed making afghans, knitting, sewing and crochetting. Survivors include a son, Arthur Aguirre of Denver; two daughters, Mary Chapman of Spokane, and Lisa Gadberry of Phoenix; a brother Earl Doidge of Spokane, a sister, Lois VanScoy of Stanwood, WA; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Re: Doidge family in Devon Mary Tavy, Plymouth

Bev2954 — 2008-12-13 23:12:25Z

Hi I don't have your John Doidge although my gg was also born in 1812. There is a Thomas Doidge on the WW1 attestation papers Canada found on Ancestry who died in BC. Try him. Good luck, Bev

Re: Doidge family in Devon Mary Tavy, Plymouth

Bev2954 — 2007-05-13 21:12:44Z

Hi LJ, I have quite a bit of information on this family but haven't looked at it very carefully. Now I see some inconsistencies too. There are two wives: Anna Ramsay (with 8 children, first born in Ontario; last born in 1889 in Iowa) and Mary Farley (with only one son 1896). He died in Arion Iowa in 1920 and Anna Ramsay died in Iowa in 1934. I am unsure where I got the second wife info.
My sources are: some cousins and 1861 census Lennox & Addington & 1871 census Camden, ON C-9996
I guess I have a new angle to explore. Let me know if you want other info that I have. Bev

Re: Doidge family in Devon Mary Tavy, Plymouth

Bev2954 — 2008-01-22 00:01:43Z

Hi there, not in my files. My: Roger Doidge b: 1775 mar: 29 may 1810 in Mary tavy, to Phillis Reddicliffe b: 1792 son John born 1812, died in Canada 1887
Let me know if you have these folks, please. Bev

Re: Doidge family in Devon Mary Tavy, Plymouth

shawnmeredith1 — 2008-12-12 14:32:26Z

Hello Jerri,

In the course of researching another line, I have found a number of Doidges in Northumberland and Durham counties, Ontario, a bit east of Toronto. I have not discovered any connection to my Doidge line.

Shawn

Re: Doidge family in Devon Mary Tavy, Plymouth

shawnmeredith1 — 2008-02-09 04:45:18Z

Hi Bev,

My GGG-grandfather was John Doidge 1812-1887. I am interested in connections to Devon and earlier ancestors.

I have some information regarding his descendants, some of whom moved to USA.

Shawn

Re: Doidge family in Devon Mary Tavy, Plymouth

shawnmeredith1 — 2008-02-09 04:28:48Z

LJ,

I have a bit of information on William Doidge and family. Contact me by email if you are interested.

Shawn

Re: John S Doidge from Tavistock, Devon...

aabt1 — 2007-10-07 08:36:55Z

Hi Rebecca

I have just found your reply today since your message was in last year. How interesting that you are a Doidge. It would be a great help if you have any information.

I would be grateful if you let me know when you receive my message.

Thank you.

Angela

Re: Doidge family in Devon Mary Tavy, Plymouth

dalchay4 — 2007-11-30 10:22:09Z

Hi Bev, I have a John DOIDGE married Ann Reddicliffe JESSUP c1837...Any connection to you?