James
Doherty 1892-1965
son
of Thomas(Tam) & Margaret.
Married, Bridget McGarrity 1890 -1980, Westport. Co Mayo.
They
are buried in Old Dalnottar Cemetery, Dalmuir, Scotland.
In
March 1941, during German bombing raids, known as the "Clyde Blitz",
their house in Clydebank and all of their belongings were destroyed.
James was left with only his working clothes and daughter Rosemary, had only
the school uniform, of Notre Dame School, Dumbarton, which she was wearing.
They had a lucky escape because more than 2000 people were killed in Clydebank
during one night of the bombing raids.
James
Doherty & Bridget McGarrity
Children:
Rosemary
1926 -2001 Buried in North Dalnottar cemetery
Margaret 1928 - 1984 Buried Old Dalnottar cemetery
Cathy (Atkinson) - Leeds, England.
Rosemary
Macdonald died 23rd January 2001. Her grave is in North Dalnottar cemetery,
at the foot of the Old Kilpatrick Hills, Dalmuir, Scotland.
Cathy
Atkinson:
Children:
James
John
Neil
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James
Doherty 1892 - 1965
His
daughter Rosemary Macdonald on board her yacht "Saskia"
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Peter
Doherty 1909-1984
son
of Thomas (Tam) & Margaret.
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Peter
served in the Royal Navy. During World War Two he was a crew member of
the Corvette, HMS Geranium, which made four dangerous trips to Murmansk,
the Soviet Union’s chief Port on the Arctic Oceon.
16th October 1941 the ship was torpedoed off Murmansk and he was rescued
from the water.
He was a crew member of HMS Duke of York, when the surrender of Japan
was signed on board in Tokyo Bay, 2nd September 1945.
He was on the Suez Canal in 1956 when Egypt took it over by force.
His favourite Whisky was
"Glenmorangie".
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Peter
Doherty "HMS Geranium"
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John
Doherty 1894-1972
son
of Thomas(Tam) & Margaret.
John
was a seaman in the Merchant Navy.
He was unmarried and always spent his summer holidays at home in Legland, Rathmullan.
He is buried in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.