Dorothy Winifred Lyons (1898 - 1988)

Dorothy Winifred Lyons, known as Dolly or Doll, is the sister of Brenda Margaret Lyons, known as Peggy, the wife of my maternal great uncle, Simon Bernard Levin. Lyons family tree HERE

Parents: Abraham Lyons (1861 - 1933) and Augusta Lillian Wilks (1873 - 1934)

Tombstones for Abraham and Augusta Lyons, both buried in Townhill Cemetery, Swansea, Wales

Born: 21 September 1898 in Swansea, Wales

Occupation: Secretary

Married: Bernard Jackson on 12 December 1934 in Liverpool, England. They didn't have any children and settled in South Africa

Marriage certificate from her husband's South African identity document

Census details

1901

Dorothy's parents, Abraham and Augusta are living at 52 Walter Road, Swansea, Wales. Abraham is 39, a pawnbroker and jeweler and has his own shop. Augusta is 28. The children are Gladys Ella age 8, Lewis Marcus age 6, Claude Lipman age 5 and Dorothy Winifred age 3. They have two helpers, Eunice Williams age 20, the cook and Margaret Jones also age 20 and a nurse

1911
The family are still at "Milverton", 52 Walter Road, Swansea, Wales. Abraham is 49, a pawnbroker and jeweler and has his own shop. Augusta is 37 and is an antique dealer also with her own shop. The children are Gladys Ella age 18, Lewis Marcus age 16, Claude Lipman age 15, Dorothy Winifred age 13, and Brenda Margaret age 1 year old. They have two servants, Elizabeth McIndoor, a widow age 41 who is the cook and Elizabeth Lewis age 21 who is the housemaid. The house has 12 rooms

Travel

Visa issued in Liverpool on 2 July 1953 for Dorothy to enter Brazil. Her address is given as 6 Pallinghurst Road, Johannesburg, South Africa

Dorothy and Bernard  returned to Cape Town, South Africa departing Liverpool, England on 15 September 1956. They travelled 1st class aboard the Clan Ross and when in Liverpool they stayed with Dorothy's sister Peggy and her husband Simon Levin at 195 Woolton Road

Pictures

Dorothy in 1953

Dorothy (at right) with her sister Peggy Levin in Sea Point, Cape Town, South Africa

Dorothy Lyons with Pluto in Liverpool, England

Death
9 December 1988 in Cape Town, South Africa

Residence

In 1953 Bernard and Dorothy are living at 6 Pallinghurst Road, Parktown, Johannesburg, South Africa