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Dorothy Sorby

Dorothy Sorby[1]

Female 1896 - 1979  (82 years)

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  • Name Dorothy Sorby 
    Birth 3 Aug 1896  Neemuch, Br. India Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Education 1916  Cheltenham Ladies College Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Dorothy Sorby (later Watson and Thorburn) had a year 1916 at Cheltenham Ladies College. She had been 'adopted' by Missionaries, and with parental consent, shipped off to UK.
    Marraige 18TH December 1919??  London, Middlesex, Englalnd Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Death 24 Jul 1979  London, Middlesex, Englalnd Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I56966  World of Hyde
    Last Modified 27 Dec 2017 

    Father William Sorby,   b. 9 Dec 1864, Aldershot, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Nov 1916, Woolwich, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Mother Marion Fox Woodcroft,   b. 26 Sep 1871, Jhansi, Br. India Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jan 1950, London, Middlesex, Englalnd Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 29 Dec 1891  Bombay, India Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Sukkur, Lahore 
    Family ID F17985  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarraige - 18TH December 1919?? - London, Middlesex, Englalnd Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Jul 1979 - London, Middlesex, Englalnd Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    William Sorby and family at Nowshera India for christening of Margaret 1908
    William Sorby and family at Nowshera India for christening of Margaret 1908

  • Sources 
    1. [S409] Sorby Link Web Site, Dorothy Watson (born Sorby) (Reliability: 3).
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