George
Dobson was the only child of Richard Dobson & Margaret Watson to leave
England (except for Richard, who travelled to Nova Scotia on family business
just prior to his death). Of those who remained, only John Dobson has an
enduring list of descendants.
Much
of the information on the following pages comes from primary research on typed
transcripts of the parish registers from Marske-by-the-Sea, Yorkshire, and from
census returns from the United Kingdom, 1851 through 1901 (all accessed online
at Ancestry.co.uk). The 1841 census has been ordered and will be incorporated as
soon as possible.
I
also received invaluable input from several independent researchers, including:
Thank
you, everyone, for helping to untangle this knot!
I'm
always on the lookout for more of John Dobson's descendants.
If you're part of this
tree, I'd love to hear from you!