Details of Dorothy's birth are not known.

Dorothy married Thomas (Tom) Holt in 1943 in the Rochdale Registration District (Dec. quarter).

She had the following children from her marriage to Thomas (Tom) Holt:

- Barry Holt	born in 1944 in the Rochdale Registration District (Sep. quarter).
- Maureen L. Holt	born in 1948 in the Rochdale Registration District (Jun. quarter).