Personal recollection of events witnessed by Christine Harrison as remembered 15 Aug 2017.
Biography
Bell (Dobson) Hope was born in County Durham, England.
Birth
Bell Ada's birth was registered in the Durham district in the June quarter of 1890. The mother's maiden name was Anderson. [1]
1901 Census
The Dobson family was living at 54, Napier Road, Swalwell To Dunston Bank Foot, Whickham in 1901. [2]
Thomas M Dobson Head Married Male 45 1856 Enginewright colliery Washington, Durham, England
Margaret Dobson Wife Married Female 43 1858 - Winlaton, Durham, England
John W Dobson Son Single Male 21 1880 Clerk colliery Medomsley, Durham, England
Sarah J Dobson Daughter Single Female 18 1883 - Medomsley, Durham, England
Bell A Dobson Daughter - Female 10 1891 - Brandon, Durham, England
Gordon Dobson Son - Male 3 1898 - Brandon, Durham, England
Marriage
The marriage between Bell A Dobson and Henry Hope was registered in the Castle Ward district in the 2nd quarter of 1915. [3]
Sources
↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 16 Dec 2021), database entry for DOBSON, Bell Ada (Mother's maiden surname: ANDERSON). GRO Reference: GRO Reference: 1890 J Quarter in DURHAM Volume 10A Page 399.
↑ Census for England and Wales 1901 from The National Archives at Kew, Surrey citing RG13/4762 Folio 14 p19.
↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:266Z-P34 : 13 December 2014), Bell A Dobson and null, 1915; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1915, quarter 2, vol. 10B, p. 789, Castle Ward, Northumberland, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
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