John Dobson, of Aldcliffe

1796 - 1859  (63 years)

• Name	John Dobson  [1]
  Suffix	of Aldcliffe
  Born	27 Jun 1796	Heysham, Lancashire, England   [2, 3]
  Christened	17 Jul 1796	Heysham, Lancashire, England   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	17 Jul 1796	Heysham, St Peter, Lancashire, England   [3]
  Residence	1851	Lancaster, Lancaster, Lancashire, England   [2]
  Died	28 Jul 1859	Lancaster, Lancashire, England   [4]
  Buried	31 Jul 1859	Skerton, St Luke, Lancashire, England   [5]
  Probate	29 Sep 1859	Lancaster, Lancashire, England   [4]
  Residence	Lancaster, Lancashire, England   [6]
  Person ID	I23701	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	John Dobson,   b. Abt 1770, Lancashire, England ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Hodgon,   b. Abt 1770, Lancashire, England ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Married	17 May 1790	Heysham, St Peter, Lancashire, England
  Family ID	F6349	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Married	Nov 1815	Lancaster, Lancashire, England   [7]
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2026
  Family ID	F8955	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Judith Miller, Scotforth,   b. 1798, Rawcliffe in Fylde, Lancashire, England ,   d. Abt 16 Aug 1876, Skerton, Lancashire, England  (Age 78 years)
  Married	14 Nov 1815	Lancaster, St Mary, Lancashire, England   [8]
  Children	1. William Dobson,   b. Abt 2 Feb 1823, Kirkham, Lancashire, England ,   d. Abt 17 Dec 1848, Lancaster, Lancashire, England  (Age 25 years)  [natural]   2. Thomas Dobson,   b. Abt 7 Nov 1824, Kirkham, Lancashire, England ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   3. Edward Dobson,   b. Abt 6 Jul 1826, Kirkham, Lancashire, England ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   4. Judith Dobson,   b. Abt 15 Aug 1829, Eccleston, Lancashire, England ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   5. Ralph Dobson,   b. 18 Jun 1833, Lancaster, Lancashire, England ,   d. Abt 30 Oct 1837, Lancaster, Lancashire, England  (Age 4 years)  [natural]   6. Richard Dobson,   b. 18 Oct 1835, Lancaster, Lancashire, England ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   7. James Dobson,   b. 26 Apr 1837, Lancaster, Lancashire, England ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   8. Thomas Dobson,   b. 1849, Lancaster, Lancashire, England ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2026
  Family ID	F6348	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Baptism: 17 Jul 1796 St Peter, Heysham, Lancashire, England John Dobson - Son of John Dobson & Margaret Born: 27 Jun 1796 Register: Baptisms 1792 - 1812, Page 7, Entry 1 John Dobson was recorded as being "of Aldcliffe" at the time of his marriage to Judith Miller of Scotforth. Aldcliffe is located just outside of Lancaster, about 2 km south of the castle. Scotforth was formerly a village, now a suburb of Lancaster, located about 4 km southeast of the castle. In 1823, John was employed as an innkeeper in Newton at the time of the birth of his first child, William. In 1824, John was employed as an publican (pub owner) in Newton at the time of the birth of his son, Thomas. Between 1831-1833 John and his family moved into Lancaster where he became a farmer.

  
  

• Sources

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