William DOBSON

1841 - 1912  (71 years)

• Name	William DOBSON
  Birth	6 Apr 1841	Stanghow, North Yorkshire   [1, 2]
  Christening	16 Apr 1841	Skelton, North Yorkshire   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	79934E02D5A44F58B933BD17880E47F60F9D
  Death	Sep 1912	Guisbrough RD   [3]
  Notes	Baptised as William son of William (farmer) and Dinah Dobson of Stanghow. 1871 census: not found 1881 census: in Danby & Commondale, Yorkshire (all DOBSON), William (head, married, 39, ironstone miner, born Stanghow, Yorks), Margrett (wife, married, 42, born Lastingham, Yorks), Robert Cooper (son, 11, scholar, born Glairdale, Yorks), Mary (daughter, 9, scholar, born Glairdale, Yorks), Jane (daughter, 5, born Guisbro', Yorks) and William (son, 2, born Guisbro', Yorks). 1891 census: in Sandhill, Commondale, Yorkshire (all DOBSON), William (head, married, 50, farmer, born Stanghow, Yorks), Margaret (wife, married, 52, born Farndale, Yorks), William (son, 12, scholar, born Commondale, Yorks), Isaac (son, 9, scholar, born Commondale, Yorks) and George (son, age unreadable, born Commondale, Yorks). Also Thomas COOPER (lodger, married, 54, quarry labourer, born Farndale, Yorks). 1901 census: in Commondale, Yorkshire (all DOBSON), William (head, married, 59, farmer, born Stanghow, Yorks), Margaret (wife, married, 62, born Farndale Yorks), Isaac (son, 19, clay worker at brickworks, born Commondale, Yorks) and George (son, 14, labourer at brickworks, born Guisbrough). Margaret died before the next census. 1911 census: William DOBSON (73, no other details provided) was a lodger in Commondale, Yorkshire with James MILNER, wife and family. William died before the next census.
  Person ID	I4879	Great Horkesley, Essex
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	William DOBSON,   b. Abt 1813, Skelton, North Yorkshire d. Jun 1895, Stokesley RD (Age ~ 82 years)
  Mother	Dinah CORNFORTH,   b. Bef 17 Oct 1813, Liverton, Yorkshire d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	23 May 1835	Liverton, Yorkshire   [4]
  Family ID	F1646	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret COOPER,   b. Abt 1839, Lastingham, Yorks d. Jun 1904, Guisbrough RD (Age ~ 65 years)
  Marriage	Dec 1865	Pickering RD   [5]
  Family ID	F1648	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S178] BMD index, Q2 1841 Guisbrough 24/381. (Reliability: 3). [S468] Yorkshire Baptisms at findmypast.co.uk. [S178] BMD index, aged 71, Q3 1912 Guisbrough 9d/536. (Reliability: 3). [S567] England Marriages, 1538 - 1973 at familysearch.org. [S178] BMD index, Q4 1865 Pickering 9d/863. (Reliability: 3).