18 Aug 2023
Wife: Ada Kitchener
Born: 10 Oct 1873 in Cambridge 1,2 (see note 1) Census: 1881 in Chesterton, Cambridgeshire (see note 2) Census: 1911 in Cambridge (see note 3) Resided: 1923 - 1939 in Church Street, Trumpington 3 Resided: 1945 - 1952 at 4 Stockton Cottages, Church Lane, Trumpington 3 Resided: 1953 - 1957 at 8 Grantchester Road, Trumpington 3 Died: 1958 in Cambridge 4 (see note 4) Buried: 1958 in Trumpington Father: Mother:
Husband: Albert William Darling Married: 1894 in Cambridge (see note 5)
Born: 14 Sep 1871 in Cambridge 1,2 (see note 6) Census: 1881 in Cambridge (see note 7) Census: 1911 in Cambridge (see note 8) Occupation: 1911 - 1939 Chauffeur 1 Resided: 1923 - 1939 in Church Street, Trumpington 3 Resided: 1945 - 1952 at 4 Stockton Cottages, Church Lane, Trumpington 3 Resided: 1953 - 1956 at 8 Grantchester Road, Trumpington 3 Died: 1956 in Cambridge 4 (see note 9) Buried: 1956 in Trumpington Father: Mother:
M Child 1: Albert Edward William Darling Born: 4 Jul 1900 in Cambridge 1 Census: 1911 in Cambridge (see note 10) Occupation: 1926 - 1927 Butcher 5 Resided: 1923 - 1939 in Church Street, Trumpington 3,5 Occupation: 1930 Millers Assistant 5 Occupation: 1934 Lorry Driver 5 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 11) Buried: 1984 in Trumpington Wife: Elsie Edith Emily Dockerill b. 18 Sep 1904 d. 1981 Married: 9 Jan 1926 in Trumpington (see note 12)
F Child 2: Flora Macdonald Darling Born: 31 Mar 1903 in Cambridge 1 Census: 1911 in Cambridge (see note 13) Resided: 1926 - 1939 in Church Street, Trumpington 3,5 Died: 1970 in Cambridge 4 (see note 14) Buried: 1970 in Trumpington Husband: Fred Chapman b. 14 Sep 1899 d. 1984 Married: 25 Apr 1925 in Trumpington (see note 15)
F Child 3: Doris Annie Darling Born: 31 Mar 1906 in Cambridge 2,1 (see note 16) Census: 1911 in Cambridge (see note 17) Resided: 1929 - 1931 in Church Street, Trumpington 3 Resided: 1939 in Cambridge 1 Died: 1972 in Cambridge 4 (see note 18) Husband: Cyril Harry Porter b. 11 Apr 1909 d. 1974 Married: 2 Apr 1934 in Trumpington (see note 19)
F Child 4: Phyllis Ada Darling Born: 13 Mar 1910 in Cambridge 1 Census: 1911 in Cambridge (see note 20) Resided: 1931 - 1939 in Church Street, Trumpington 3 Occupation: 1939 Shop Assistant (Departmental Stores) 1 Resided: 1945 - 1948 in High Street, Trumpington 3 Resided: 1951 - 1965 at 97 Foster Road, Trumpington 3 Died: 1995 in Huntingdonshire 4 (see note 21) Husband: Stanley Hoyle b. 27 Feb 1905 d. 1986 Married: 21 Feb 1942 in Trumpington (see note 22)
M Child 5: John Kitchener Darling Born: 27 May 1913 in Cambridge 2,1 (see note 23) Resided: 1934 - 1936 in Church Street, Trumpington 3 Resided: 1937 - 1942 at Park Cottage, Church Lane, Trumpington 6,5 Military: 19 Aug 1938 - 30 Oct 1945 Staff Sergeant R.A.M.C. 7 (see note 24) Resided: 1944 - 1963 at Allandale, 2 Bishops Road, Trumpington 3,5 Occupation: 1945 Chemists Assistant 7 Died: 1980 in Cambridge 4 (see note 25) Wife: Margaret Ada Balls b. 20 Mar 1914 d. 1992 Married: 1937 in Norfolk 4 (see note 26)
M Child 6: Donald Charles Kitchener Darling Born: 1917 in Cambridge 2 (see note 27) Resided: 1939 in Church Street, Trumpington 3 Resided: 1945 - 1949 at 4 Stockton Cottages, Church Lane, Trumpington 3 Died: 1965 in Leicestershire 2 (see note 28) Wife: Marjorie Fanny Pollard b. 18 Jun 1922 d. 1994 Married: 1942 in Leicestershire 2 (see note 29)
F Child 7: Joyce Lilian Darling Born: 11 Aug 1921 in Cambridgeshire 8,1 (see note 30) Resided: 1939 in Church Lane, Trumpington 1 Occupation: 1939 Shop Assistant (Departmental Stores) 1 Resided: 1950 in Cambridge 3 Died: 2002 in USA 9 Husband: Jaroslav Galatik b. 1914 d. 2001 Also known as: Howard Jerry Galatik 9 Married: 1941 in Cambridgeshire 8 (see note 31)
Sources: (1) 1939 Register. (2) FreeBMD website. (3) Electoral Register. (4) Index on ancestry.co.uk. (5) Baptism records of children. (6) Spalding's Directory (Kelly's after WW2) (7) British Legion (Trumpington branch) application forms. (8) GRO index. (9) Findagrave website.
Event Notes Note (1) Dec 1873 Cambridge 3b 511 Note (2) Age 7, born Chesterton, with family Note (3) Age 37, born Cambridge, with husband Albert William Darling and children Note (4) Sep 1958 Cambridge 4a 194 age 85 Note (5) Dec 1894 Cambridge 3b 1068 Note (6) Sep 1871 Cambridge 3b 490 Note (7) Age 9, born Cambridge, with family Note (8) Age 40, born Cambridge. Chauffeur, with wife Ada and 6 children Note (9) Dec 1956 Cambridge 4a 184 age 85 Note (10) Age 10, born Cambridge, with family Note (11) Jul 1984 Cambridge 9 613 born 4 Jul 1900 Note (12) 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 (13) Age 8, born Cambridge, with family Note (14) Jun 1970 Cambridge 4a 622 born 31 Mar 1903 Note (15) Apr 25 CHAPMAN Fred 25 bac packer of Cambridge son of Henry Arthur college porter DARLING Flora Macdonald 22 sp [blank] otp dau of Albert William chauffeur wits: A E DARLING, E JACOBS, A W DARLING Note (16) aaaajun 1906 Cambridge 3b 459 Note (17) Age 5, born Cambridge, with family Note (18) Jun 1972 Cambridge 4a 697 born 31 Mar 1906 Note (19) Apr 2 PORTER Cyril Harry 24 bac fitter of S Philips Cambridge son of George Harry grocers assistant DARLING Doris Annie 28 sp [blank] otp dau of Albert William chauffeur wits: G H PORTER, Albert DARLING Note (20) Age 1, born Cambridge, with family Note (21) Apr 1995 Huntingdon born 13 Mar 1910 Note (22) Feb 21 HOYLE Stanley 36 bac engineer otp son of Thomas farmer DARLING Phyllis Ada 31 sp [blank] otp dau of Albert William chauffeur wits: N L F WHITEHEAD, D C K DARLING Note (23) Jun 1913 Cambridge 3b 847 mothers surname Kitchener Note (24) 7345696 Note (25) John Ritchard Darling: Dec 1980 Cambridge 9 0550 born 27 May 1913 Note (26) Mar 1937 Norwich 4b 207 Note (27) Dec 1917 Cambridge 3b 548 mothers surname Kitchener Note (28) Mar 1965 Leicester 3a 762 age 47 Note (29) Sep 1942 Leicester 7a 511 Note (30) Sep 1921 Cambridge 3b 774 mothers surname Kitchener Note (31) Dec 1941 Cambridge 3b 1869 Copyright © Trumpington Local History Group 2023 Email TLHG Return to TLHG introduction page Name Index