William DOBSON

Abt 1813 - 1895  (~ 82 years)

• Name	William DOBSON
  Birth	Abt 1813	Skelton, North Yorkshire   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	2A90100A605945B28C672CC3FF56B937AB68
  Death	Jun 1895	Stokesley RD   [2]
  Notes	1841 census: at Buck House, Lofthouse, Skelton, Yorkshire (all DOBSON, all born in Yorkshire), William (25, farmer), Dinah (25), Margarett (3) and John (2). 1851 census: near Stanghow, Yorkshire (all DOBSON), William (head, 38, farmer of 52 acres, born Moorsholm, Yorkshire), Dinah (wife, 37, born Liverton, Yorkshire), Margarett (daughter, 14, born Skelton, Yorkshire), John Carr (son, 12, scholar, born Stanghow, Yorkshire), William (son, 10, scholar, born Stanghow, Yorkshire), Robert Palister (son, 7, scholar, born Stanghow, Yorkshire), Francis (son, 6, born Stanghow, Yorkshire) and George (son, 2, born Stanghow, Yorkshire). 1861 census: at Bleach Mill, Commondale, Yorkshire (all DOBSON), William (head, 48, farmer of 18 acres, born Skelton, Yorkshire), Dinah (wife, 47, born Liverton, Yorkshire), Margarett (daughter, 24, born Liverton, Yorkshire), John (son, 22, born Liverton, Yorkshire), Frances (daughter, 15, born Skelton, Yorkshire), George (son, 12, scholar, born Skelton, Yorkshire), Thomas (son, 10, scholar, born Skelton, Yorkshire), Francis (son, 7, scholar, born Skelton, Yorkshire) and Jane C (daughter, 4, born Skelton, Yorkshire). Also 4 lodgers. 1871 census (1): at 5 Harrison's Retreat, Glaisdale, Yorkshire (all DOBSON), John (head, married, 32, Winstone Quarry labourer, born Stanghow, Yorks), Hannah (wife, married, 27, born Pickering, Yorks), Jane C (daughter, 1, born Commondale, Yorks) and William (boarder [John's father], married, 57, Winstone Quarry labourer, born Moorsholm, Yorks). Also a boarder. 1871 census (2): at No 8 Wood End Cottages, Kildale, Yorkshire, William DOBSON (head, FarmHome) [the entry for William is crossed] and Dinah DOBSON (wife, married, 56, laborers wife, born Liverton, Yorks). 1881 census: at 17 Union Street, Guisbrough, Yorkshire, William DOBSON (head, married, 67, general labourer, born Moorsholm, Yorks), Dinah DOBSON (wife, married, 66, born Liverton, Yorks), Jane E D DOBSON (daughter, unmarried, 23, formerly cook, born Stanghow, Yorks) and Mary J HUNT (granddaughter, 14, dressmaker, born Commondale, Yorks). Dinah did not appear in the next census but I cannot trace her death in the 1880s. 1891 census: at 16 Chaloner Street, Guisbrough, Yorkshire (all DOBSON), Thomas (head, married, 39, engineman, born Skelton, Yorks), Ann (wife, married, 40, born Guisbro, Yorks), Annie (daughter, 16, dressmaker, born Guisbro, Yorks), Arthur (son,14, telegraph boy, born Guisbro, Yorks), Herbert (son, 11, scholar, born Guisbro, Yorks) and William (father, widower, 78, retired, born Skelton, Yorks). William died before the next census.
  Person ID	I4875	Great Horkesley, Essex
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family	Dinah CORNFORTH,   b. Bef 17 Oct 1813, Liverton, Yorkshire d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	23 May 1835	Liverton, Yorkshire   [3]
  Children	1. Margaret DOBSON,   b. Bef 24 Dec 1836, Skelton, North Yorkshire d. Yes, date unknown   2. John Carr DOBSON,   b. 28 Mar 1839, Stanghow, North Yorkshire d. Mar 1911, Stokesley RD (Age 71 years)   3. William DOBSON,   b. 6 Apr 1841, Stanghow, North Yorkshire d. Sep 1912, Guisbrough RD (Age 71 years)   4. Robert Palester DOBSON,   b. 31 Jan 1844, Stanghow, North Yorkshire d. Yes, date unknown   5. Francis Cornforth DOBSON,   b. 31 Jan 1844, Stanghow, North Yorkshire d. Yes, date unknown   6. George DOBSON,   b. 23 Sep 1848, Skelton, North Yorkshire d. Sep 1917, Helmsley RD (Age 68 years)   7. Thomas DOBSON,   b. 14 Dec 1851, Skelton, North Yorkshire d. Yes, date unknown   8. Frances Ann DOBSON,   b. 24 Jun 1854, Skelton, North Yorkshire d. Yes, date unknown   9. Jane Elizabeth Dinah DOBSON,   b. 14 Oct 1856, Stanghow, North Yorkshire d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1646	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] 1861 census. [S178] BMD index, aged 82, Q2 1895 Stokesley 9d/402. (Reliability: 3). [S567] England Marriages, 1538 - 1973 at familysearch.org.