At the age of fourteen Doris was finished with her public school education and ready to enter the world of work. Unlike most of the family Doris did not begin working in the mill. She had taken and passed the exams for the Bolton School, this school was the preparatory school for college. For some unknown reason she never attended the school. However, during this time she obtained a certificate in nursing.
In the Barton household the rules for courting were very strict. Fellows were required to call at the house; the girls they took out were to be home at nine p.m. sharp. The young men could stay and visit until ten. Doris’s sister Mabel married a man by the name of George Taylor. Doris would eventual meet and later marry the younger brother William (Harold) Taylor. William was a tall, slender, likable, polite fellow. His family ran a bakery where he worked.
Doris and William both enjoyed dancing and made a talented dancing couple. There was a very nice dance hall in Bolton called the “Palais de Dance;” on Friday nights they would hold dance competitions. This competition involved the dance partners dancing on the “Silver Ring” a six feet round disk painted silver. According to Doris’ sister Dorothy, the couples were required to dance a certain type of dance, like a waltz, without stepping off the disc. Judges were in place to watch and decide the top dance couples. Together, Doris and William (Harold) won several of these competitions.
On December 28, 1921 Doris Ada Barton and William (Harold) Taylor were married in St. Thomas, the Church of England, by the local minister. Doris and William (Harold) would be married a total of 12 years. William (Harold) would pass away at on December 28, 1933, at the age of 34.
