The entries for people & families with the surname Dobson are gathered together in this SideTrack.
This Page does not include people with other forms of the surname.
The individuals listed are not necessarily related to each other.
He married Unknown.
Children:
He lived at Athol Mount, Ovenden.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the South Staffordshire Regiment.
He was reported missing and assumed to have died [21st March 1918] (aged 19).
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
In [Q1] 1942, he married Audrey Dyson in Halifax.
They lived in King Cross, Halifax.
During World War II,
he served as a Sergeant
with 460 Squadron
(R.A.A.F.)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
He died 8th April 1943 (aged 31).
He was buried at the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany [9 C 7-8]
He married Unknown.
They lived at 6 Well Street, Charlestown Road, Halifax.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was killed on the Somme (hit in the head by shrapnel) [18th July 1916] (aged 35).
He was buried at the Lonsdale Cemetery Authuille, France [IX C 10].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
He is remembered on the Memorial at Saint Thomas the Apostle, Claremount
Born in Todmorden.
She was educated at Todmorden Secondary School and was Head Girl
[1923].
She later became a teacher – known as Battleaxe – at
Todmorden Secondary School.
In 1949, she married (1) George Wadsworth in Halifax.
After George's death, she married (2) her childhood
sweetheart Richard Ashworth, whom her parents had forbidden to
see her in her younger days
She married (1) William Dobson.
After William's death, she married (2) James Robinson
He married Unknown.
Children:
He married Betty Marshall [1801-1852].
Children:
The couple were buried at Heptonstall Slack Baptist Cemetery
He was
landlord of the Rose & Crown, Todmorden [1905, 1911, 1914] /
in the Navy [WW1] /
landlord of the Wellington, Todmorden [about 1920]
He married Beatrice Atkinson.
Children:
The family lived at Rawson Field [1926-1935].
On 4th July 1843, he was murdered by his son, Joseph
Born in Habergham, Lancashire.
He was an engineer [1851].
He played the fiddle and created a handwritten book with 90 pages of
dance music [1864].
Some samples from the book can be seen in the attached images.
In 1842, he married (1) Sarah Gordon [1815-1868] from Burnley.
Children:
In 1870, he married (2) Emma Heyworth [1836-1???].
Children:
The family lived at Portsmouth, Todmorden [1851].
In 1901, he married Katherine M. Lynch [1875-1963].
In 1903, he emigrated to New York, sailing on the SS Cedric
and disembarking at Ellis Island.
He was working in a car factory in Buffalo, New York [1920].
In the US census returns, he describes himself as
Question:
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He lived at Athol Mount [1905]
He murdered his father, John Dobson.
He was tried at York on 19th December 1843 and found guilty of wilful
murder.
He was executed on 20th January 1844
He married Eleanor Berry whose family were involved in the business
which later became Terry's of York.
Children:
When he was 21, he inherited money, land and property in Northgate,
Elland from a relative.
The family – and Eleanor's brothers – moved to Elland where
they established Joseph Dobson's Sweet Factory in 1850.
When Joseph and Eleanor went to their lawyer to claim
their legacy, they learned that the lawyer had disappeared with the
money.
He collapsed and died whilst running for a train.
The business was taken over by his 3 sons
He was a confectioner, like his father and brothers.
He conceived the company's range of conversation lozenges
Born in Elland.
During World War I,
he served as a Rifleman
with the 1st/8th Battalion
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).
He died 9th October 1917.
He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium [42-47 & 162],
on Elland War Memorial,
and on the Memorial at Saint Mary the Virgin, Elland
Born 20th June 1914.
He played saxophone and had a small dance band which won the All
Lancashire Dance Band Championship.
The band was offered a one-off radio broadcast, but the members of
the band were too nervous to accept.
He married Mary [1918-1988].
Children:
Mary died 7th April 1988.
Joe died 9th January 2003
Born in Thornton.
He was
a wool comber /
employed in the butchering department of the Halifax Industrial Society.
In 1914, he emigrated to Canada.
During World War I,
he enlisted [April 1916], and
served as a Private
with the 78th Battalion
Canadian Infantry
(Manitoba Regiment).
He died at Passchendaele [30th October 1917].
He is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Stannary Congregational Church, Halifax,
and in Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot Number 2930]
Born in Barnard Castle, Durham.
He trained with Messrs Pratt, carpet manufacturers of Barnard
Castle.
In 1851, he moved to Halifax and became the manager of several
departments at John Crossley's carpet works.
He was
a member of the Halifax Choral Society /
a member of the Halifax Glee & Madrigal Society /
a member of the choir of Square Congregational Church, Halifax [for 16 years] /
a Freemason and member of the Probity [No 61] Masonic Lodge /
an official at St James's Church, Halifax.
In [Q4] 1858, he married Caroline Tetley [1832-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at 4 Stannary Hall, Halifax.
He suffered a seizure whilst at work at Dean Clough and died shortly
afterwards.
He was buried at St Paul's Church, King Cross.
See
John Cooker
Born in Barnard Castle, Durham.
He was a carpet weaver [1851].
He married Annie [1818-1???].
Children:
The family lived at
After leaving school, he attended Helliwell's Business Training
School, Hebden Bridge.
He was a clerk, then company secretary, with James H. Sutcliffe &
Son Limited.
He was a well-known musician in Todmorden.
He played the clarinet and saxophone.
He was a founder member of the Imperial Dance Band, and a
member of other bands and orchestras in Todmorden and Mytholmroyd.
His younger brother Joe also played alto saxophone and sang.
Percy taught John Helliwell.
In [Q2] 1939, he married Ada McManus in Todmorden.
In [Q2] 1939, he (possibly) married Margaret Bonnall
in Lancashire.
Children:
The family lived at
During World War II,
he served as an Able Seaman
with the Royal Navy
aboard the battlecruiser HMS Repulse.
He died 10th December 1941 (aged 24)
when his ship was bombed by the Japanese and sank in the South China
Sea,
with the loss of 508 of her crew of 967.
He is remembered on the Plymouth Naval Memorial,
and on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
Son of James Dobson.
He married Margaret.
Children:
He was
Secretary of the Square Young Men's Society [1885, 1886] /
a school teacher living at Lewis Street, Halifax [1891] /
owner of the Aerated Water Company.
In [Q3] 1891, he married Sarah Ellen Mitchell [1864-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
He was a confectioner, like his father and brothers.
In 1883, he married Harriet Haigh.
Children:
The family lived at
His family – many of whom were weavers – moved to Halifax around 1866.
He was an overlooker [1883].
On 16th June 1883, he married Emma Tidswell in Halifax.
Children:
The children were born in Halifax.
The family lived at
He married Unknown.
Children:
He was buried at Bolton Brow Wesleyan Chapel
His grandson, Tony Chadwick, is Managing Director of
the Joseph Dobson & Sons Limited.
He married Isabel.
Children:
He married Henrietta Georgina [1853-1905].
Children:
The family lived at Stannary Hall, Halifax [1905].
Members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Pellon
a composer of music
Caroline was born in Southowram, the daughter of William Tetley
Sarah Ellen was the daughter of John Mitchell
Emma was the daughter of Joseph William Tidswell
The Surname is discussed in the book Halifax & District Surnames by George Redmonds.
There are over 30 entries on
the Calderdale Companion
for people with the surname Dobson,
as discussed in this SideTrack.
This count does not include other forms of the surname.
Unattached BMDs for Dobson:
Marriages
1835,
1892
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