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DORRETY, Nellie
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Name DORRETY, Nellie Birth Between 1884 and 1885 Eichweck
Gender Female Death Yes, date unknown Person ID I4497 Edgoose Last Modified 2 Feb 2026
Father DORETTY, Thomas, b. 1851, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland
d. 1895, Newcastle Upon Tyne Registration District, Northumberland
(Age 44 years) Mother ROBSON, Mary Elizabeth, b. 1857, Poplar Registration District, London
d. 1945, Newcastle Upon Tyne Registration District, Northumberland
(Age 88 years) Marriage 1878 Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland
Family ID F1077 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family BREWIS, John d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F584 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Notes
NELLIE DORRETY 1884-1885
The 1891 census of 16 Vine Lane, St. Andrews, Newcastle-upon-Tyne:
Thos DORRETTY, head, aged 40, domestic servant, born at Newcastle-on-Tyne;
Mary DORRETTY, wife, aged 35, born in London;
Annie DORRETTY, daughter, aged 12, born in Newcastle;
Minnie DORRETTY, daughter, aged 10, born in Newcastle;
Ethel DORRETTY, daughter, aged 8, born in Newcastle;
Edith DORRETTY, daughter, aged 6, born in Newcastle;
*Nellie DORRETTY, daughter, aged 5, born in Newcastle;
Mary DORRETTY, daughter, aged 2, born in Newcastle.
(RG12/4207/12/17)
The 1901 census of Park Place, St. Andrews, Newcastle-upon-Tyne:
Minnie DORRITTY, head, aged 42, widow, born in London;
Annie DORRITTY, daughter, aged 21, born at Dissington, Northumberland;
Ethel DORRITTY, daughter, aged 18, tailoress, born at Dissington;
Edith DORRITTY, daughter, aged 17, office cleaner, born at Dissington;
*Nellie DORRITTY, daughter, aged 16, picture framer, born at Eichweck;
Thomas DORRITTY, son, aged 9, born at Newcastle-upon-Tyne;
Lizzie DORRITTY, daughter, aged 6, born at Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
(RG13/4780/ /22)
The marriage of an Ellen DORRITY to John BREWIS was registered in 1909.
(GRO September Q 1909 Newcastle T. 10b 56)
From the 1911 census of 68 Barrington Street, Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland:
John BREWIS, head, married 2 years, 1 child (living), engineer fitter (worker), aged 24, born Newcastle on Tyne;
*Ellen BREWIS, wife, maried, aged 24, at home, born at Gateshead, County Durham;
Mary BEWIS, daughter, aged 1, born at Newcastle on Tyne.
(RG14PN30613/RG78PN1753/RD558/SD3/ED35/SN151)
NOTES & QUERIES:
See birthplace of Nellie DORRITTY in 1901 census. Could "Eichwerk" (which is quite clear on the census return) be a transcription error for Elswick (as opposed to Dissington)?
(revised 19.04.2017 )

