Doris WOODS [????-????]
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Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2012-03-05 18:18
Sex:
Female
Status:
Deceased
Twin sister of Aileen.
Connections:
- Doris WOODS [????-????] child of Ada Maud Woods WOODS (née FITZ STUBBS, aka Maud) [1860-1940]
Comments
Doris Kathleen Sheila Woods ? - 24 August 1961
I have found some discrepancies regarding place of birth
Passenger List arriving Eillis Island New York 9 November 1911
Maud Woods widow 48 born London occupation none
Aileen Woods 22 occupation singer born London
Doris Woods 22 occupation singer born London
Passenger List Hong Kong to London arriving 3 June 1924
Miss Doris Woods 34 Teacher (date of birth c 1890)
Passenger List Manila to Vancouver arriving June 1928
Immigrants
Maud Woods 67 born Melbourne Dancing Teacher
Aileen Maud Woods born London 39 Dancing Teacher (date of birth c 1889)
Doris Kathleen Sheila Woods 39 Dancing Teacher (date of birth c 1889)
Alien Passenger List arriving Los Angeles USA 11 October 1929
Doris Kathleen Sheila Woods 39 Teacher born London temporary visitor .Visa issued Hong Kong last residence China (dob c 1890)
UK Birth Records
No record of births of either Doris Woods or Aileen Woods 1885 - 1895. Not sure of the significance of giving their place of birth London or whether their surname might have changed.
Probate Calendar UK 1962
Doris Kathleen Woods spinster of Ocean View Court, Chatham Road, 9th Floor, Kowloon died 24 (sic) August 1961
Carl Smith Card 153823
Doris Woods died 23 August 1961 daughter of the late Mrs Harry Woods (maiden Fitz Stubbs) sister of Mrs Vera Hennis (England) and Mrs Leonore Winfield. Arrived in Hong Kong in 1917. Before the war employed by HSBC