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I am struggling to find a marriage for Annie Dockerty to a Sykes, I have no first name to go by. I know that they had children, Edward R, Elsie, Kenneth and Frances, there was also another child which I am unable to find the name.

It helps to know what era we're looking for


Births Sep 1918
Sykes Edward R - Dockerty- Leeds 9b 553

Was she Mary Ann by any chance ?

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Marriages Jun 1906

Chadwick James Newell Leeds 9b 1057
DOCKERTY Mary - Leeds 9b 1057
Sharp Emma Leeds 9b 1057
Sykes James Ernest - Leeds 9b 1057


or maybe the child belongs to this marriage and not your Annie

I've got that bit as Edward is my Grandad. The only thing I've got on Annie is Birth year c 1887 death year 1950.

Hello Wendy, you really need to give us more info to work from.

What else do you know about her or her children?

Would be a good idea to buy Edward's birth certificate to get all of the info.

Annie is definitely Edward's Mother's name. Mary is Annie's Sister.

Wendy, you had that bit but we didn't.

You need to give dates and locations when asking for help

Kenneth was born in 1921, Edward May 1918, Frances 1915 and Elsie 1913.
Annie has brothers Thomas, Edward and James and 1 Sister Mary. Their parents were Ann and Thomas Dockerty.

I hope this helps.

It is all based Leeds, possibly the area of Hunslet.

she was single in 1911

Name: Annie Dockerty
Age in 1911: 24
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1887
Relation to Head: Servant
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England
Civil parish: Reading
County/Island: Berkshire
Country: England
Street Address: 6 Kendrick Road, Reading, Berks
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: General Servant
Registration district: Reading
Registration District Number: 121
Sub-registration district: St Giles

Stuart Brockelbank 39
Harold Attwood Brockelbank 1
Janthe Brockelbank 37
Annie Dockerty 24

I'm not too sure about the birthplace on that 1911, there was more than one Annie Dockerty born around that time.

This is the 1901 for reference:

DOCKERTY, Thomas Head Married M 48 1853 Bricklayers Labourer Ireland
DOCKERTY, Ann Wife Married F 46 1855 Leeds, Yorkshire
DOCKERTY, Mary Daughter Single F 17 1884 Nail Maker Leeds, Yorkshire
DOCKERTY, James Son Single M 15 1886 Litho Press Feeder Leeds, Yorkshire
DOCKERTY, Annie Daughter Single F 13 1888 Doffer At Woollen Mills Leeds, Yorkshire
DOCKERTY, Thomas Son Single M 10 1891 Leeds, Yorkshire
DOCKERTY, Edward Son Single M 7 1894 Leeds, Yorkshire

Piece: 4238 Folio: 96 Page: 1
Registration District: Leeds
Civil Parish: Leeds

Address: 20, Lisbon Street, Leeds County: Yorkshire (West riding)

1911?

Name: Edward Dockerty
Age in 1911: 17
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894
Relation to Head: Brother-in-law
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Civil parish: Leeds
County/Island: Yorkshire-West Riding
Country: England
Street Address: 2 Greenhow Crescent Leeds
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Pattern Case Maker
Registration district: Leeds
Registration District Number: 500
Sub-registration district: Kirkstall
ED, institution, or vessel: 9
Piece: 27062
Household Members: Name Age
James Ernest Sykes 29
Mary Sykes 27
James Ernest Sykes 4
Mary Ann Sykes 2
Thomas Dockerty 20
Edward Dockerty 17
Maggie Dockerty 8

That seems about right, going by the names, especially Thomas, Ann, Mary, Annie and Edward

Three of her siblings were living with a Sykes family in 1911:

SYKES, James Ernest Head Married M 29 1882 Spindle And Flyer Maker Yorks Middletown
SYKES, Mary Wife Married 4 years F 27 1884 Yorks Leeds
SYKES, James Ernest Son M 4 1907 Yorks Leeds
SYKES, Mary Ann Daughter F 2 1909 Yorks Leeds
DOCKERTY, Thomas Brother In Law Single M 20 1891 Pattern Case Maker Yorks Leeds
DOCKERTY, Edward Brother In Law Single M 17 1894 Pattern Case Maker Yorks Leeds
DOCKERTY, Maggie Sister In Law F 8 1903 School Yorks Leeds

RG number: RG14 Piece: 27062 Reference: RG14PN27062 RG78PN1549 RD500 SD4 ED9 SN61
Registration District: Leeds
Sub District: Kirkstall
Enumeration District: 9
Parish: Leeds

Address: 2 Greenhow Crescent Leeds County: Yorkshire (West riding)

Marriages Jun 1906 (>99%)
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Chadwick James Newell Leeds 9b 1057
DOCKERTY Mary Leeds 9b 1057
Sharp Emma Leeds 9b 1057
Sykes James Ernest Leeds 9b 1057

Why do you think it was Annie that married a Sykes ?

So it was the older sister Mary who married the Sykes, not Annie?

As Annie is my Grandad's (Edward) Mother, I've asked my Mum what she called her and it was always Grandma Sykes.

.. so she could have been Mary?

Get you grandfather's birth certificate to see if his mother was Annie or Mary