Thomas Dobson

1849 - UNKNOWN

• Name	Thomas Dobson
  Born	1849	Lancaster, Lancashire, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	UNKNOWN
  Person ID	I24179	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	John Dobson, of Aldcliffe,   b. 27 Jun 1796, Heysham, Lancashire, England ,   d. 28 Jul 1859, Lancaster, Lancashire, England  (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Judith Miller, Scotforth,   b. 1798, Rawcliffe in Fylde, Lancashire, England ,   d. Abt 16 Aug 1876, Skerton, Lancashire, England  (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	14 Nov 1815	Lancaster, St Mary, Lancashire, England   [1]
  Family ID	F8269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Baptism: 23 Sep 1849 St Mary, Lancaster, Lancashire, England Thomas Dobson - [Child] of John Dobson & Judith Born: 29 Aug 1849 Abode: Lancaster Occupation: Labourer Baptised by: A. Christopherson, Curate Register: Baptisms 1845 - 1852, Page 160, Entry 1277 This is a highly suspicious birth. There is no other couple named John and Judith Dobson in the parish register other than this couple, but they would have been in their 50s when Thomas was born. Also, they already had an earlier son named Thomas who was still alive in the 1851 census. This child, Thomas, is found in 1851 residing with his adult niece, Isabella Dobson (nee Harrison) widow of William Dobson. Either this was a very late birth and the child was being raised by his adult widowed niece, or she was actually the mother and her former husband's parents registered the baby as theirs as he would have been illegitimate otherwise.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1453] Lancashire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).