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Husband: Albert Edward William Darling
Born: 4 Jul 1900 in Cambridge 1 Census: 1911 in Cambridge (see note 1) Occupation: 1926 - 1927 Butcher 2 Resided: 1923 - 1939 in Church Street, Trumpington 3,2 Occupation: 1930 Millers Assistant 2 Occupation: 1934 Lorry Driver 2 Occupation: 1939 Flour Millers Carman, Air Raid Warden 1 Resided: 1945 - 1952 at 3 Stockton Cottages, Church Lane, Trumpington 3 Resided: 1953 - 1970 at 6 Grantchester Road, Trumpington Died: 1984 in Cambridge 4 (see note 2) Buried: 1984 in Trumpington Father: Albert William Darling (1871 - 1956) Mother: Ada Kitchener (1873 - 1958)
Wife: Elsie Edith Emily Dockerill Married: 9 Jan 1926 in Trumpington (see note 3)
Born: 18 Sep 1904 in Bartlow, Cambridgeshire 1 Census: 1911 in Babraham, Cambridgeshire (see note 4) Resided: 1929 - 1939 in Church Street, Trumpington 3 Resided: 1945 - 1952 at 3 Stockton Cottages, Church Lane, Trumpington 3 Resided: 1953 - 1970 at 6 Grantchester Road, Trumpington 3 Died: 1981 in Cambridge 4 (see note 5) Buried: 1981 in Trumpington Father: Henry George Dockerill (1879 - 1961) Mother: Edith Agatha Ager (1880 - 1972)
M Child 1: Peter Edward Darling Born: 10 Jul 1926 5 (see note 6) Christened: 5 Sep 1926 in Trumpington (see note 7) Military: 20 Jul 1944 - 2 Dec 1947 Private The Parachute Regiment 6 (see note 8) Occupation: 1947 Carpenter 6 Resided: 1947 - 1949 at 3 Stockton Cottages, Church Lane, Trumpington 3 Died: 2004 in Australia 7 Wife: Living b. (details excluded)
M Child 2: Living Born: (details excluded) Wife: Pauline Sybil M Ablett b. 8 Oct 1931 d. 1964 Also known as: Sybil P M Ablett 8
F Child 3: Joan Irene Darling Born: 8 May 1934 in Trumpington 4,7 (see note 9) Christened: 10 Jun 1934 in Trumpington (see note 10) Resided: 1954 - 1956 at 6 Grantchester Road, Trumpington 3 Resided: 1967 - 1980 at 8 Sefton Close, Trumpington 7 Died: 2015 in Hampshire 7 Husband: Peter John Balkwill b. 1926 d. 1969 Married: 1956 in Cambridge 4 (see note 11) Husband: Living b. (details excluded)
Sources: (1) 1939 Register. (2) Baptism records of children. (3) Electoral Register. (4) Index on ancestry.co.uk. (5) FreeBMD website. (6) British Legion (Trumpington branch) application forms. (7) Helen Balkwill pers. com. (8) Marriage record.
Event Notes Note (1) Age 10, born Cambridge, with family Note (2) Jul 1984 Cambridge 9 613 born 4 Jul 1900 Note (3) Jan 9 DARLING Albert Edward William 26 bac butcher otp son of Albert William chauffeur DOCKERILL Elsie Edith Emily 21 sp [blank] otp dau of Henry George gardener wits: H G DOCKERILL, N FROST Note (4) Age 6, born Bartlow, with family Note (5) Jun 1981 Cambridge 9 0830 born 18 Sep 1904 Note (6) Sep 1926 Cambridge 3b 646 mothers surname Dockerill Note (7) Sep 5 DARLING Peter Edward of Albert Edward & Elsie Edith Emily of Church Lane, Trumpington butcher born 10 Jul Note (8) 14808502 Note (9) Jun 1934 Chesterton 3b 564 mothers surname Dockerill Note (10) Jun 10 DARLING Joan Irene of Albert Edward William & Elsie Edith Emily of Church Lane, Trumpington lorry driver born 8 May Note (11) Mar 1956 Cambridge 4a 692 Copyright © Trumpington Local History Group 2023 Email TLHG Return to TLHG introduction page Name Index