On 29 Aug 1784 George Dobson, of Bishop Auckland, son of James Dobson was baptised at Auckland, St Andrew. [1]
Note another possible baptism would be 14 Jun 1789 George Dobson, of Bishop Auckland, son of Thomas Dobson, P [pauper] at Auckland, St Andrew.
Marriage
On 9 Oct 1808 George Dobson married Isabella Gray at Chester le Street, St. Mary and St. Cuthbert. Witnesses: Robert Gorden; William Pybus. [2]
Baptism of son Thomas
On 2 Apr 1809 Thomas Dobson, of Great Lumley, born 2-Jan 1809, 1st son of George Dobson (pitman, native of South Church) by his wife Isabella Gray (native of Great Lumley) was baptised at Chester le Street, St. Mary and St. Cuthbert. [3] Baptisms of other children give Thomas's place of birth as Auckland, St Andrew.
1851 Census
In 1851, George and his family were living at Sherburn Hill Village. [4]
George Dobson, head, married, 66, coal miner, born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, Deaf
Isabel Dobson, wife, married, 67, born in Lumley, County Durham
William Dobson, son, 22 or 29, coal miner, born in Lumley, County Durham
Barbara Dobson, daughter, 21, born in Lumley, County Durham
Robert Dobson, son, 17, born in Lumley, County Durham
Isabel Dobson, granddaughter, 16, born in Sherburn Hill, County Durham
George Dobson, grandson, 4 months, born in Sherburn Hill, County Durham
George was born in 1784. He passed away in 1867.
Sources
↑ Durham Records Online (https://www.durhamrecordsonline.com/) Database Entry for George Dobson Date: 29 Aug 1784. Location: Auckland, St Andrew. Accessed 25 May 2022.
↑ Durham Records Online (https://www.durhamrecordsonline.com/) Database Entry for George Dobson and Isabella Gray Date: 9 Oct 1808. Location: Chester le Street, St. Mary and St. Cuthbert. Accessed 25 May 2022.
↑ Durham Records Online (https://www.durhamrecordsonline.com/) Database Entry for Thomas Dobson Date: 9 Oct 1808. Location: Chester le Street, St. Mary and St. Cuthbert. Accessed 25 May 2022.
↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. Class: HO107; Piece: 2391; Folio: 336; Page: 28; GSU roll: 87069
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George: