See also

Family of John Boreham and Dorothy Louise Dobson

Husband: John Boreham

  • Name:

  • John Boreham2 1 3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • shipyard fitter, marine engineer then a motor mechanic4 5 6

  • Birth:

  • 19 Apr 1893

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England2 7 4 5 6 3

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 7)

  • 7 Alan Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son living with his parents John and Keziah, brothers Arthur and William, and sisters Florence, Maud and Alice. Born Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 17)

  • 7 Alan Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • an unmarried son working as a fitter in a shipyard and living in six rooms with his parents John and Kezia (sic), brothers Arthur and William, and sisters Gertrude and Alice. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 28 yrs 3 mns)

  • 7 Alan Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • an unmarried son and an out of work marine engineer for E Dick motor engineers of Ipswich living in six rooms with his parents John and Keziah, and brother William. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 46)

  • 833 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • a married garage motor mechanic (heavy worker) living with his wife Dorothy, daughters Phyllis, Joyce and Vera, and a closed record (presumably daughter Barbara). Born on 19th April 1893

  • Death:

  • 1 Jan 1975 (age 81)

  • Hartismere "Registration District", Suffolk, England3 8 9

  • Cremation:

  • 8 Jan 1975

  • Ipswich Crematorium, Cemetery Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • retired and died 1st January 1975 aged 81

  • Interred:

  • 9 Jan 1975

  • New Cemetery, Cemetery Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • aged 81

  • Probate:

  • 21 Feb 1975

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • of 833 Woodbridge Road Ipswich died 1st January 1975, probate of £7,171 (~£55,000 in 2017)

Wife: Dorothy Louise Dobson

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St Clement 18 04 2017

  • Name:

  • Dorothy Louise Dobson11 12

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • George Dobson (1863-1945)

  • Mother:

  • Maria Mary Gooding (1864-1922)

  • Birth:

  • 8 Mar 1898

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England11 13 14 15 6 16

  • Baptism:

  • 6 Apr 1898 (age 0)

  • St. Clement's Church, Star Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • daughter of George Dobson (tailor) and Maria of 4 Waterworks Street

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 3)

  • 124 Finchley Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England13

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents George and Maria, brothers William, Frank and Percy, sister Kate, and cousin Edith Gooding. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 13)

  • 365 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England14

  •  

  • daughter living in six rooms with her parents George and Maria, brothers Frank, Percy and Sidney, and sisters Kate and Florence. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 23 yrs 3 mns)

  • 1 Arthur's Terrace, Ipswich, Suffolk, England15

  •  

  • unmarried daughter doing home duties and living in five rooms with her father George, brothers Percy and Sidney, and sister Florence. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 41)

  • 833 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband John, daughters Phyllis, Joyce and Vera, and a closed record (presumably daughter Barbara). Born on 8th March 1898

  • Witness:

  • 10 Dec 1949 (age 51)

  • Dorothy Louise Dobson witnessed the marriage of Reginald Arthur Dunnett and Vera Irene Boreham on Saturday on 10 December 1949 at St. John the Baptist Church, Cauldwell Hall Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

  • Death:

  • 7 Nov 1981 (age 83)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England16 17

  • Cremation:

  • 16 Nov 1981

  • Ipswich Crematorium, Cemetery Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England18

  • Interred:

  • 16 Nov 1981

  • New Cemetery, Cemetery Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England19

  •  

  • with her husband John

  • Probate:

  • 4 Dec 1981

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England17

  •  

  • of 833 Woodbridge Road Ipswich died 7th November 1981, probate not exceeding £25,000 (~£92,000 in 2017)

Child 1: Phyllis Dorothy Boreham

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Daughter: Phyllis Dorothy Boreham

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Spouse: Harry Russell Knights

  • Name:

  • Phyllis Dorothy Boreham20

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse (1):

  • Harry Russell Knights (1919-1942)

  • Spouse (2):

  • Thomas William Dunnett (1919-1996)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • cigarette packer6

  • Birth:

  • 3 Mar 1922

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England20 6

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 17)

  • 833 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • an unmarried cigarette packer living with her parents John and Dorothy, sisters Joyce and Vera, and a closed record (presumably sister Barbara). Born on 3rd March 1922 and married a Knights then a Dunnett at later dates

  • Death:

  • 25 Feb 2010 (age 87)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England21 22 23 24

  •  

  • Cause: peacefully

  • Cremation:

  • 16 Mar 2010

  • Ipswich Crematorium North Chapel, Cemetery Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England23 22

  •  

  • at 12:15 pm, a housewife of Ipswich who died on 25th February 2010 aged 87. Loving wife of the late Tom, much loved mum of John, Jean, David and Claire, dearest Nana to her grandchildren and great grandchildren and loving sister to Barbara

  • Probate:

  • 23 Apr 2010

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England24

  •  

  • grant and will, died 25th February 2010

Child 2: Joyce M Boreham

  • Name:

  • Joyce M Boreham25

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • John Robert York (1916-1992)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • shop assistant6

  • Birth:

  • 1 Oct 1923

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England25 6

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 15)

  • 833 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • an unmarried greengrocers shop assistant living with her parents John and Dorothy, sisters Phyllis and Vera, and a closed record (presumably sister Barbara). Born on 1st October 1923 and married a Knights (I think that is a mistake as sister Phyllis married a Knights) then a York at later dates

Child 3: Vera Irene Boreham

  • Name:

  • Vera Irene Boreham26

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Reginald Arthur Dunnett (1922-2006)

  • Birth:

  • 5 Jul 1927

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England26 27

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 12)

  • 833 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • attending school and living with her parents John and Dorothy, sisters Phyllis and Joyce, and a closed record (presumably sister Barbara). Born on 5th July 1927 and married a Dunnett at a later date

  • Death:

  • Jan 1988 (age 60)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England27

  • Cremation:

  • 26 Jan 1988

  • Ipswich Crematorium, Cemetery Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England28

Child 4: Barbara Avril Boreham

  • Name:

  • Barbara Avril Boreham29 30

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • lollipop lady31

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1935

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England29

  • Death:

  • 23 Aug 2018 (age 82)

  • Suffolk "Registration District", Suffolk, England30 32 31

  •  

  • Cause: peacefully

  • Cremation:

  • 17 Sep 2018

  • Ipswich Crematorium, Cemetery Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England32 31

  •  

  • died 23rd August 2018 aged 82

  • Interred:

  • 25 Sep 2018

  • New Cemetery, Cemetery Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England31

  •  

  • a retired lollipop lady of Thurleston Lane Whitton who died died 23rd August 2018 aged 82, interred with her parents John and Dorothy

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1922 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1495. Cit. Date: 13 February 2026.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1893 quarter:2 volume:4a page:917. Cit. Date: 15 February 2026.

3.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Hartismere 1975 quarter:1 volume:10 page:2599. Cit. Date: 15 February 2026.

4.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10828 class:RG78 piece:585 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration-district:3 schedule:205. Cit. Date: 15 February 2026.

5.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9426 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration-district:3 schedule:161. Cit. Date: 15 February 2025.

6.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece: 6606F page:8 line:19 letter code:TVNL. Cit. Date: 14 February 2026.

7.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1777 folio:133 page:39 schedule:236. Cit. Date: 15 February 2026.

8.

Ipswich Borough Council Everafter, (on-line at www.ipswichboroughcouncil.discovereverafter.com). Ipswich Crematorium 1975. Cit. Date: 15 February 2026.

9.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1975 page:924 no:751001515J. Cit. Date: 15 February 2026.

10.

Ipswich Borough Council Everafter, (on-line at www.ipswichboroughcouncil.discovereverafter.com). Ipswich New Cemetery 1975 plot:TR/3/2096. Cit. Date: 14 February 2026.

11.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1898 quarter:2 volume:4a page:921. Cit. Date: 12 February 2026.

12.

Suffolk Family History Society All Baptisms Suffolk 1813-1900, (SFK-BPI/P1-1 own copy). Ipswich St. Clement baptisms entry:175. Cit. Date: 13 February 2026.

13.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1780 folio:44 page:38 schedule:235. Cit. Date: 12 February 2026.

14.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10839 class:RG78 piece:585 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration-district:14 schedule:147. Cit. Date: 13 February 2026.

15.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9436 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration-district:13 schedule:157. Cit. Date: 13 February 2026.

16.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1981 quarter:4 volume:10 page:2687. Cit. Date: 15 February 2026.

17.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1981 page:881 no:811012765F. Cit. Date: 15 February 2026.

18.

Ipswich Borough Council Everafter, (on-line at www.ipswichboroughcouncil.discovereverafter.com). Ipswich Crematorium 1981. Cit. Date: 15 February 2026.

19.

Ibid. Ipswich New Cemetery 1981 plot:TR/3/2096. Cit. Date: 14 February 2026.

20.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1922 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1833. Cit. Date: 13 February 2026.

21.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 2010 quarter:1 district:7471A register:1A008 entry:502846301. Cit. Date: 14 February 2026.

22.

Ipswich Borough Council Everafter, (on-line at www.ipswichboroughcouncil.discovereverafter.com). Ipswich Crematorium 2010. Cit. Date: 14 February 2026.

23.

Ipswich Star web site, (on-line at www.ipswichstar.co.uk). published 5th March 2010. Cit. Date: 14 February 2026.

24.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 2010 no:3269509. Cit. Date: 14 February 2026.

25.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1923 quarter:4 volume:4a page:1674. Cit. Date: 13 February 2026.

26.

Ibid. Ipswich 1927 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1593. Cit. Date: 13 February 2026.

27.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1988 quarter:1 register:188 volume:10 page:3104. Cit. Date: 14 February 2026.

28.

Ipswich Borough Council Everafter, (on-line at www.ipswichboroughcouncil.discovereverafter.com). Ipswich Crematorium 1988. Cit. Date: 14 February 2026.

29.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1935 quarter:4 volume:4a page:1428. Cit. Date: 13 February 2026.

30.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Suffolk 2018 quarter:3 district:7481F entry:517820474. Cit. Date: 14 February 2026.

31.

Ipswich Borough Council Everafter, (on-line at www.ipswichboroughcouncil.discovereverafter.com). Ipswich New Cemetery 2018 plot:TR/3/2096. Cit. Date: 14 February 2026.

32.

Ipswich Star web site, (on-line at www.ipswichstar.co.uk). published 7th September 2018. Cit. Date: 14 February 2026.