Full name, birth date and location, marriage date and location and death date and location courtesy Brandon Deakes and Jenny Kendrick

UK Incoming Passenger Lists
Departed Algoa Bay (Port Elizabeth), South Africa on the Balmoral Castle arrived Plymouth, Devon [about March 24, 1915], 3rd class
Mr. R. Webster, civil engineer, age 41, country of last permanent residence South Africa
Mr. E. L. Webster, wife, age 39
Donald A. Webster, child, age 12
Basil A. Webster, child, age 10
Sybil E. Webster, child, age 8
Doris Webster, child, age 6
Doreen Webster, child, age 3

In the 1921 census 8a Cromwell Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
Head Richard Arthur Webster, age 47 years 3 months, born Loftus, Yorkshire, consulting civil engineer, own account
Wife Edith Louisa Webster, age 48 years 8 months, born Dibrugah, Assam, India, British Born, home duties
Son Donald Arthur Webster, age 19 years 2 months, single, born Maitland near Capetow, South Africa, engineering student - George Kent, Ltd, Hydraulic & General Engineers
Son Basil Alfred Webster, age 16 years 9 months, single, born Krugersdorp, Transvaal, South Africa, law Student - C. Barber, Solicitor
Daughter Sibyl Edith Webster, age 14 years 7 months, born Krugersdorp, whole time at school
Daughter Doris Webster, age 12 years 8 months, born Krugersdorp, whole time at school
Daughter Doreen Rose Webster, age 9 years 6 months, born Krugersdorp, whole time at school


In the July to September 1933 marriage index Doris Webster and Arthur C. Dimmock, Luton, Bedfordshire, volume 3b, page 1142

1939 England and Wales Register
23 Toddington Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
1. Frederick W. Dimmock, born May 2 1884, married, hat materials merchant
2. Ethel B. Dimmock, June 7 1885, married, domestic machinist [the remainder is cut off]
3. Reginald W. Dimmock, born April 23 1914, single, cutter (cardboard [the rest is cut off)]
4. William Dimmock, born March 1 1855, widower, hat materials merchant
Next House 27 Toddington Road
1. Arthur C. Dimmock, born August 17 1896, married, cardboard box maker
2. Doris Dimmock born October 11 1908, married, unpaid domestic duties
3. Ernest A. Dimmock, born September 28 1921, single, centre lathe turner (Engineer)
4 Record closed
5. Record closed
6. Record closed
[Could E4rnest be from Arthur’s first marriage?]

Bedfordshire Electoral Registers 1966
on the same page
19 Onslow Road, Luton
Anne D. Kimberley
Thomas N. Kimberley
27 Toddington Road, Luton
Arthur C. Dimmock
Doris Dimmock
Sidney J. Dimmock
Rosemary J Dimmock

In the death index Doris Dimmock, died age 89, May 9 1998, Cromer, Norfolk
Also
Doris Dimmock Born October 11 1908, died age 89, May 1998, North Walsham, Norfolk, register ER46A, district 6381, entry 109
[Some family trees give November 10 1908. Not sure if it should be the 10th day of the 11th month or the 11th day of the 10th month?]

findagrave
Doris Webster Dimmock
Birth 11 Oct 1908
Death 9 May 1998 (aged 89)
Burial St. Martin's Churchyard
Overstrand, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
Memorial ID 193998714
Headstine Inscription
ARTHUR CECIL DIMMOCK "DICK" born 17th August 1896 died 3rd August 1992. Also his beloved wife DORIS nee WEBSTER born 11th October 1908 died 9th May 1998.
Sunshine passes, shadows fall, but love and memories outlast all.

Story shared on Ancestry by Jenny Kendrick
Doris Dimmock (nee Webster) b 11/10/1908 South Africa d 9/5/1998 Norfolk England married Arthur Cecil Dimmock (Dick) 26/8/1933 Luton
Doris was the 6th child and 3rd daughter of Edith Louisa (nee Hainworth) and Richard Arthur Webster.  She was born 07:20am Sunday 11th October 1908 in Human Street, Krugersdorp, Transval South Africa.  When Doris was a young child the family moved from South Africa to England.  They lived in Kenilworth House (now a retirement home) Loftus Yorkshire with Richard Henry Webster, her grandfather for a time, also living in Bilston Staffordshire after living in Luton for some years.  All I know of her childhood is that she would talk to her daughter Anne about Bilston and of Carterton in Oxford where she played tennis as a young girl with friends/cousins.  Doris had a few jobs before marrying; one of which was looking after a little blonde girl whom she named her eldest daughter Anne after.  One position she held was in London working for Myra Hess (the famous concert pianist) probably as a companion to her.  In 1932 Doris was staying with her brother Donald at Steppingley Road, Flitwick Bedfordshire when she saw an advert in the newspaper from a widower Arthur Dimmock who needed a housekeeper for himself and his two sons Jim and Trev.  Doris’s love story starts when she replied to Arthur’s advert and from the 15 replies he received Arthur visited Doris in her brothers home on 29th March 1932.  He found her to be wise, quiet but determined, definitely with a mind of her own and was going to be no ones fool.  Doris took a good hard look at this young man who fairly presented his credentials and yes, she must have liked what she saw as she accepted the position of housekeeper.  Doris moved to Toddington road, Luton to keep house and care for Arthur’s two sons, who soon became happy in their home life again and cared for Doris very much.  Before the first year was over the grateful Arthur and his competent housekeeper had fallen in love with each other and on August 26th 1933 they were wed in Biscot church, Limbury Luton.  Doris and Dick had 4 children Anne, Rosemary, James and Wendy.  After 42 happy years living in ‘The Haven’ Toddington Road Luton with their children all having left home to set up their own homes, Doris and Dick moved to a bungalow named ‘The Little Haven’ in Gamlingay.  On Sunday 28th August 1983 a large party was held in their daughter Anne’s garden in Hitchin Hertfordshire to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary, it was a ‘golden’ day celebrated in style with every available member of family and friends.  After a couple more years in Gamlingay Dorrie and Dick moved to Worcester Park in London to live in their own little ‘Granny flat’ which was part of Wendy and Martin’s home, but this was not to be their final home, they then moved to a residential home in Overstrand Norfolk where their daughter Anne lived.  After Dick died in 1992 at a grand old age of 96 life was not the same for ‘my Dorrie’ she had been caring for ‘my Dick’ for 59 years.  She moved to a new residential home and made many friends with the staff and other residents but must have missed Dick terribly.  Doris suffered a stroke and went to be with Dick on 9th May 1998. 

Known as Dick
Full name, birth date and location, marriage date and location and death date and location courtesy Brandon Deakes and Jenny Kendrick

In the 1911 census 10 Cardigan Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
Head William Dimmock, age 56, married, straw hat material merchant and cardboard box maker, own account, born Chalk Farm, Luton, Bedfordshire
Wife Mary Ann Dimmock, age 55, married 7 children born alive - 6 still living, assisting in business, born Tebworth, Bedfordshire
Son Frederick William Dimmock, age 26, married, assisting in business
Daughter in Law Ethel Beatrice Dimmock, age 25, married 4 years, 1 child born alive - 1 still living, born Luton, Bedfordshire
Son Sidney George Dimmock, age 22, single, assisting in business, born Luton
Daughter Ethel May Dimmock, age 21, single, assisting in business, born Luton
Son Arthur Cecil Dimmock, age 14, single, assisting in business, born Luton
Granddaughter Beatrice May Dimmock, age 2 years, born Luton.

In the 1921 census 1 Toddington Road, Leagrave, Luton, Bedfordshire
Head Frederick William Dimmock, age 31 years 1 month, born Luton, Bedfordshire, Hat Manufacturer’s Materials Merchant - Employer (Director), 11 Collington Street, Luton
Wife Ethel Dimmock, age 36 years no months, born Luton, hat lining runner - Hat Materials Limited
Daughter Beatrice May Dimmock, age 13 years 1 month, parents both alive, part time at school
Son Reginald William Dimmock, age 7 years 2 months, parents both alive, born Luton, part time at school
Brother Arthur Cecil Dimmock, age 24 years 10 months, married, born Luton, cardboard box factory manager - Hat Materials Limited, 10 Cardigan Street, Luton
Sister-in-Law Florence Dimmock, age 24 years 10 m months, married, born Dunstable, Bedfordshire, home duties
1 boarder
Visitor [Ethel’s brother] Horace Brown, age 23, years 4 months, single, born Luton, out of work
Another visitor
[Florence must be Arthur’s first wife]