William Fyffe Dorward MBChB¹

Parents:

• (Child) Birth*: William Fyffe Dorward MBChB was born circa 1900.²
• He was the son of David Gardyne Dorward and Margaret Ann Fyffe.²
• Marriage*: William Fyffe Dorward MBChB married Mary Morrison, daughter of James Stewart Morrison and Isabella Thomson, on Saturday, 6 September 1924 at Lambs Rooms, Reform Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, .³
• (Deceased) Death*: William Fyffe Dorward MBChB died on 7 November 1964 at 55 Magdalen Yard Road, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, .²

• Anecdote forWeb*: Dr Dorward was the family Doctor and Kate was pregnant at the same time as the doctor's wife. They joked that as the doctor only had boys and Kate and Alec had all girls, if they each had another of the same, they should just swop!⁴
• (Medical Attendant) Death: He certified the death of George Kinnear Nicolson on 30 October 1941 at 51 Reform Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, ; 1941 deaths in the district of St Clement in the burgh of Dundee, ref 790; George Kinnear Nicolson Liberal Rooms Caretaker widower of Alison Abbot Crockett; died 1941 October Thirtieth, found dead 7h 10m am, last seen alive October Twentyninth 10h 30m pm at 51 Reform Street, UR 200 Perth Road; male aged 57 years, parents Robert Davidson Nicolson machine fitter (dec) and Isabella Nicolson ms Yeaman (dec); cause carbon monoxide poisoning from inhalation of coa; gas, seen after death by W Fyffe Dorward MBChB, signed R D Nicolson son 33 Lyon Street Dundee, registered 1941 October 31st at Dundee signed W H Phillips registrar.⁵
• (Medical Attendant) Death: William Fyffe Dorward MBChB certified the death of Daniel McLeod Waterston on 31 July 1955 at 20 Thomson Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1955 deaths in the district of Dundee West in the burgh of Dundee, ref 755; Daniel McLeod Waterston turner married to Sophia Georgina Lyell Farquharson; died 1955 July Thirty First 7h 0m am at 20 Thomson Street Dundee; male aged 50 years, parents David Waterston ship's steward (dec) and Mary Waterston ms McLeod (dec); cause lymphatic leukaemia 7 years 6 months (approx) as cert by W Fyffe Dorward MBChB; signed F Waterston son; registered 1955 August 1st at Dundee signed A C Marshall assist registrar initialled JRC [John R Cant registrar].¹
• (Medical Attendant) Death: William Fyffe Dorward MBChB certified the death of Mary Jane Moir Douglas on 22 May 1964 at 1 McGill Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, ; 1964 deaths in the district of Dundee East in the county of Angus, ref 336; Mary Jane Moir Paterson widow of 1st David Stewart Chalmers, mixer battery factory, 2nd John Findlay Paterson fish restaunteur, died May Twenty-Second found dead 8h 50m am last seen alive May Twenty-first 9h 0mpm 1 McGill Street Dundee, female aged 61 parents William Douglas farm servant (dec) & Mary Jane Douglas ms Moir (dec), cause 1a) Haematemesis b) probably cardiovascular degeneration 2) Adiposity, seen after death by W Fyffe Dorward MBChB; signed Annie Kidd daughter, registered 1964 May 25th at Dundee signed Albert Bowman assist registrar, initialled CWB registrar (C W Baxter.)⁶