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The Genealogy of the Story Family

David Bethell Everett Douglas-Withers
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Name David Bethell Everett Douglas-Withers - Attended Eton College during WW2
- Was cox for the Eton rowing eight
- Destined for the Navy but his eyesight was not good enough
- Worked for NCR (National Cash Register) all his life
Birth 14 Jul 1926 5 Bath Terrace, Instow, Devon, England
Gender Male Lived 1950 Castle Corner, Manobier. Pembrokeshire, Wales
Lived 1956 Wychwood Cottage, Park Corner, Nettlebed, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, UK
Death 1991 Person ID I5 Story Family Last Modified 9 Jan 2025
Father Lt. Col. Henry Herbert Douglas-Withers, MC, b. 1885 d. 1948 (Age 63 years) Mother Vera Guy Everett, b. 1889 d. 5 Jun 1978, Freeland House, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
(Age 89 years) Marriage 1914 Family ID F99 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Marguerite Nancy Story, b. 14 Jan 1928, Ohaupo, Waikato, NZ
d. 5 May 2021, Priors Wood Cottage, Park Corner, Nettlebed, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, UK
(Age 93 years) Marriage 2 Apr 1955 St. Patricks Church, Dalkey, Co. Dublin, Eire
Notes - David's bext man John McFarland became 3rd Baronet McFarland (Ireland)
Children + 1. Vivien Gay Douglas-Withers, b. 7 May 1958 (Age 67 years) + 2. Mr Myles Jonathan Douglas-Withers, b. 12 Dec 1960, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, UK
(Age 65 years)3. Hugh David Douglas-Withers, b. 11 Nov 1963 (Age 62 years) Last Modified 27 Jun 2025 Family ID F2 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Photos 
David Douglas-Withers - Eton 1943
Cox of the Eton rowing VIII
Documents 
David Douglas-Withers
Birth Certificate
David Douglas-Withers
Passport
David Douglas-Withers
Passport
Marguerite Nancy Story. Engagement notice. 1954
From The Times 12/3/54
Histories 
About Bunny and the D-W name(from Nancy D-W) 
David Douglas-Withers - Letters 1940
Mostly between his father and his housemaster at Eton
David Douglas-Withers - Letters 1941
Mainly between David's father and his housemaster at Eton
David Douglas-Withers - Letters 1942
Mainly between David's father and housemaster at Eton.
David Douglas-Withers - Letters 1943
Mainly between his father and his housemaster at Eton
David Douglas-Withers - Letters 1944
Mostly between his father and his housemaster at Eton
Marguerite Nancy Story engagement notice
The Irish Times
Albums 
David Douglas-Withers (28)
