Tag Archives: Dora Doswell

A Peaceful Day in Brighton and Hove

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Jackie Dinnis

In my last post I showed you this photograph, and left you wondering where it was taken. I have some more photographs taken on the same day, which shows the Dinnis and Cleeve families having a lovely day out together. … Continue reading →

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The Fashion for Hats in 1931

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Jackie Dinnis

I find I have suddenly become quite obsessed by hats as I look through some photographs of my grandmother and her sisters. I only knew Nannie (Annie Cleeve) in her later years, so ‘fashion’ wasn’t a word I associated with … Continue reading →

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Summer 1931

Posted on August 1, 2015 by Jackie Dinnis

84 years ago, and the summer of 1931 saw three of the Cleeve sisters in Brighton. It’s so nice seeing them in the place I have lived all my life. Brighton looks so … empty!  I’ve never seen it so … Continue reading →

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Dora Doswell gets married

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Jackie Dinnis

It’s been a while since I was last here … computer problems, sigh. So to refresh our memories, the last we heard of Edith Cleeve was in 1925, when we looked at some photographs with her daughter, Dora. Continuing on … Continue reading →

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Edith Cleeve has a daughter

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Jackie Dinnis

Edith and Ernest Doswell had been married for 1 year when their only child was born in 1908. Her name was Edith Dora Doswell, but she was known as Dora to avoid confusion with her mother. The first England Census … Continue reading →

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Edith Cleeve Gets Married

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Jackie Dinnis

In 1907, when she was 21 Edith married Ernest John Doswell. There aren’t many details of this great day, just that it was registered in the District of Basingstoke. This is where Ernest was born, currently lived and would eventually … Continue reading →

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