Doncaster & District Family History Society

Doncaster & District Family History Society D&DFHS is run by volunteers. Our objective is to advance public education in family history in Doncaster.

It is our aim to engage with our followers on all aspects of family history and we encourage respectful interaction. However, we will not accept any derogatory, disrespectful or abusive comments, which will be removed and acted upon within the Facebook Community Standards.

Our next Help Desk Day is on Wednesday 24th June 10.00am - 2.00pm at Sprotbrough Library . You will have free access t...
18/06/2026

Our next Help Desk Day is on Wednesday 24th June 10.00am - 2.00pm at Sprotbrough Library . You will have free access to Ancestry and Find My Past websites plus access to the 1921 census. So do come along and bring a friend. Do remember to bring your library card.

Just to remind you of our forthcoming Family History Fair. Hope many of you can come and support the event. There is s...
15/06/2026

Just to remind you of our forthcoming Family History Fair. Hope many of you can come and support the event. There is something for everyone so do come along. .

Men who worked at the Doncaster "Plant" with military links:Walter Edwards was born on 12th November 1896, Middlesex, En...
14/06/2026

Men who worked at the Doncaster "Plant" with military links:

Walter Edwards was born on 12th November 1896, Middlesex, England. He was the son of Walter Henry Edwards and Kate Hurd. In 1901 Walter aged 3 lived with his family at 45 Hallgate, Mexborough, Yorkshire. In 1911 aged 13 he lived with his family at 3 Newborns Yard, Doncaster.

On the 24th February 1912 he started work at the Doncaster Plant as a Turner.

Walter joined the Royal Navy on 6th May 1915 and joined the Nelson Battalion. Royal Naval Reserve. Rank Able Seaman. Service Number Zt/4398. On 23rd April 1917 Able Seaman was killed in action aged 19. He is remembered on the Arras Memorial, France.

Series of men who were executed for desertion in WWI from Yorkshire:We remember Private Henry Hughes.Henry Hughes was bo...
13/06/2026

Series of men who were executed for desertion in WWI from Yorkshire:

We remember Private Henry Hughes.

Henry Hughes was born in 1891, Sheffield, Yorkshire. He was the son of John Charles and Ellen Hughes.

Henry joined the York and Lancaster Regiment. Rank Private. Service No. 242904.

Private Hughes unit was based in a hamlet called Potijie just off the road that runs from Ypres. On 8th January 1918 he was detailed to join a working party in the trenches near the Hussar camp (L***r) but instead he deserted his unit. Private Hughes was already under sentence of death for deserting the previous December and was arrested on the 8th February 1918 at Poperinge.

The Court Marshal was assembled on 19th March 1918. It could only be convened if the accused was on active service or stationed overseas. At the hearing Private Hughes was described as from a fighting point of view he was of no value. Private Henry Hughes was sentenced to death and was informed he would be shot the next morning.

At 5.50am on the 10th April 1918 Private Henry Hughes was shot through the heart in accordance with military code at Millekapelle aged 27. Henry was the third person from Sheffield to have been executed. He is buried at Huts Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium.

13/06/2026

Don't forget to join us next Saturday 20th June for our Census Booklet Giveaway Event! - Open from 11am-4pm
We have a selection of surplus census booklets available free of charge, along with a variety of donated family history and local history books. Many of these are duplicates in our collection or relate to other areas of Yorkshire.
Come along, browse, and take home anything that may be of interest to you.
While all items are free, donations towards the Society's work will be gratefully received.

Women who served in the Auxiliary Territorial Service WW2:We remember, Eva Jane Shepherd born 1919, Rotherham, Yorkshire...
12/06/2026

Women who served in the Auxiliary Territorial Service WW2:

We remember, Eva Jane Shepherd born 1919, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England. She was the daughter of Richard and Sarah Shepherd.

Eva joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service. Rank Private. Service No. W/!46248.

She died on 18th March 1945 aged 24. She is buried at Christ Church Churchyard, Brampton Bierlow, Rotherham, Yorkshire.

Next Members Hybrid Monthly Meeting, is on Wednesday 24th June 7.30pm - 9.00pm at the Earl of Doncaster. Our speaker w...
11/06/2026

Next Members Hybrid Monthly Meeting, is on Wednesday 24th June 7.30pm - 9.00pm at the Earl of Doncaster. Our speaker will be Andy Harbon giving a talk on Lockerbie Family Tragedies. This talk will look at the events of the 21st December 1988, when Pan American Airways Flight 103 was destroyed over the Scottish Border Town of Lockerbie and in particular the impact to those families on the ground in the Sherwood Crescent area. Andy will show images of a visit to Lockerbie last year, and the main memorial sites, including Dryfesdale cemetery, where the Flight 103 memorial is found, and talk about his research to discover what happened.

Registration will open two weeks before.

Our next Help Desk Day is on Tuesday 16th June 10.00am - 2.00pm at Doncaster Archives . You will have free access to An...
08/06/2026

Our next Help Desk Day is on Tuesday 16th June 10.00am - 2.00pm at Doncaster Archives . You will have free access to Ancestry and Find My Past websites plus access to the 1921 census. So do come along and bring a friend. Do remember to bring your library card.

Today marks the 82nd Anniversary of D-Day. We remember and honour those who served and fought bravely for our freedom. ...
06/06/2026

Today marks the 82nd Anniversary of D-Day. We remember and honour those who served and fought bravely for our freedom. We will never forget.

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