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William Dobson

Male Abt 1871 - 1905  (34 years)


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  • Name William Dobson 
    Born Abt Feb 1871  Broadheath, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Boatman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died Apr 1905  Lydiate Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 27 Apr 1905  St Thomas, Lydiate Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I05542  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2025 

    Father George Dobson,   b. 1844, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1887, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Gibbons,   b. 1844, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 10 Apr 1863  St Nicholas, Liverpool Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F03101  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane Abraham,   b. 3 Nov 1876, Lydiate Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1903, Lydiate Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years) 
    Married 30 Apr 1894  St Thomas, Lydiate Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Thomas Dobson,   b. 1895, Lydiate Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. William Dobson,   b. 1897, Lydiate Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Elizabeth Dobson,   b. 1899, Lydiate Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Henry Dobson,   b. 1902, Lydiate Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2025 
    Family ID F00388  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mother's maiden name Gibbon in GRO birth record.
      A report in the Dundee Evening Post, 24.4.1905, stated: 'Wm Dobson, aged 32 (sic), a boatman belonging to Lydiate, was today found dead on the Liverpool and Southport Railway, having been run over by a train.'

  • Sources 
    1. [S260077] GRO Online Index.

    2. [S010072] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks.

    3. [S010069] MC.



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