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Family of William Cleaver Dobson and Charlotte Catty

Husband: William Cleaver Dobson

  • Name:

  • William Cleaver Dobson

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • John Ralph Dobson (c. 1812-1874)

  • Mother:

  • Ann Cleaver (c. 1812-1885)

  • Note:

  • DOBSON William Cleaver of "Ambleside" Cranleigh Surrey died 23 December 1899. Probate London 11 January 1900 to Charlotte Dobson widow. Effects £2590 2s. 9d.

  • Birth:

  • 1839

  • Scalby, Yorkshire

  • Baptism:

  • 7 May 1839 (age 0)

  • Scalby, Yorkshire

  • Census (1):

  • 1851 (age 11-12)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (2):

  • 1861 (age 21-22)

  • Clerk, lodging at 21 Coram St, Bloomsbury (unmarried)

  • Census (3):

  • 1871 (age 31-32)

  • Clerk in assurance office, lodging at 5 Disraeli Villas, Putney (unmarried)

  • Census (4):

  • 1881 (age 41-42)

  • Insurance clerk, 11 Granville Rd, Wandsworth

  • Census (5):

  • 1891 (age 51-52)

  • Cashier of an assurance company, 9 The Avenue, Richmond, Surrey

  • Death fact:

  • 1899 (age 59-60)

  • 1899 Dec Qtr, Hambledon, 2a/98 (aged 60)

  • Death:

  • 23 Dec 1899 (age 59-60)

  • Cranleigh, Surrey

  • Burial:

  • 28 Dec 1899

  • St Nicholas, Cranleigh, Surrey

Wife: Charlotte Catty

  • Name:

  • Charlotte Catty

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Note:

  • DOBSON Charlotte of Ambleside Cranleigh Surrey widow died 1 April 1928. Probate London 26 April to John Frederic Dobson professor. Effects £447 15s. 5d.

  • Birth:

  • c. 1840

  • Dunkerque, France (British subject)

  • Census (1):

  • 1901 (age 60-61)

  • Widow, living on own means, "Ambleside", Newpark Road, Cranleigh, Surrey

  • Census (2):

  • 1911 (age 70-71)

  • Living on own means, visiting Reginald Vaughan, West Hampstead (widow)

  • Death:

  • 1 Apr 1928 (age 87-88)

  • Ambleside, Cranleigh, Surrey

Child 1: John Frederic Dobson

  • Name:

  • John Frederic Dobson

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Dina Portway (1885-1968)

  • Children:

  • Richard Portway Dobson (1914-1993)

  • Note 1:

  • DOBSON John Frederic of Glaisters Wrington Somersetshire died 31 August 1947 at Clifton Court Bristol. Probate Bristol 12 January 1948 to Dina Portway Dobson widow. Effects £8444 19s. 1d.

  • Note 2:

  • Professor of Greek at Bristol University.

  • Birth:

  • 1875

  • East Dulwich, Surrey

  • Title:

  •  

  • Professor

  • Birth fact:

  • 1875 (age 0)

  • 1875 Jun Qtr, Camberwell, 1d/680

  • Census (1):

  • 1881 (age 5-6)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (2):

  • 1891 (age 15-16)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (3):

  • 1901 (age 25-26)

  • Schoolmaster, 32 College Road, Dulwich (boarder)

  • Death fact:

  • 1947 (age 71-72)

  • 1947 Sep Qtr, Bristol, 7b/14 (aged 72)

  • Death:

  • 31 Aug 1947 (age 71-72)

  • Clifton Court, Bristol, Gloucestershire

Child 2: Wilfred James Dobson

  • Name:

  • Wilfred James Dobson

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Note 1:

  • DOBSON Wilfred James of 172 College Street Toronto Canada captain 1st battalion Canadian Force died 9 July 1916 at or near Zillebeke in Flanders. Administration London 12 October to Charlotte Dobson widow. Effects £250 9s.

  • Note 2:

  • In Memory of Captain Wilfred James Dobson

    1st Bn., Canadian Infantry who died on 09 July 1916 Age 38

    Son of William Cleaver Dobson and Charlotte Dobson, of "Ambleside," Cranleigh, Surrey, England.

    Remembered with Honour, Hooge Crater Cemetery

    Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

  • Birth:

  • 1878

  • East Dulwich, Surrey

  • Birth fact:

  • 1878 (age 0)

  • 1878 Jun Qtr, Camberwell, 1d/750 or 760

  • Census (1):

  • 1881 (age 2-3)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (2):

  • 1891 (age 12-13)

  • Living with parents

  • Death:

  • 9 Jul 1916 (age 37-38)

  • Zillebeke, Flanders, Belgium

Child 3: Grace Dobson

  • Name:

  • Grace Dobson

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Note:

  • DOBSON Grace of Ambleside New Park Road Cranleigh Surrey spinster died 11 August 1938. Probate London 17 September to John Frederic Dobson professor of Greek. Effects £9796 10s. 3d.

  • Birth:

  • 1880

  • Southfields, Wandsworth, Surrey

  • Birth fact:

  • 1880 (age 0)

  • 1880 Jun Qtr, Wandsworth, 1d/745

  • Census (1):

  • 1881 (age 0-1)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (2):

  • 1891 (age 10-11)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (3):

  • 1901 (age 20-21)

  • Living with mother

  • Census (4):

  • 1911 (age 30-31)

  • Visiting with mother (unmarried)

  • Death:

  • 11 Aug 1938 (age 57-58)

  • Cranleigh, Surrey

Note on Husband: William Cleaver Dobson

DOBSON William Cleaver of "Ambleside" Cranleigh Surrey died 23 December 1899. Probate London 11 January 1900 to Charlotte Dobson widow. Effects £2590 2s. 9d.

Note on Wife: Charlotte Catty

DOBSON Charlotte of Ambleside Cranleigh Surrey widow died 1 April 1928. Probate London 26 April to John Frederic Dobson professor. Effects £447 15s. 5d.

Note on Child 1: John Frederic Dobson (1)

DOBSON John Frederic of Glaisters Wrington Somersetshire died 31 August 1947 at Clifton Court Bristol. Probate Bristol 12 January 1948 to Dina Portway Dobson widow. Effects £8444 19s. 1d.

Note on Child 1: John Frederic Dobson (2)

Professor of Greek at Bristol University.

Note on Child 2: Wilfred James Dobson (1)

DOBSON Wilfred James of 172 College Street Toronto Canada captain 1st battalion Canadian Force died 9 July 1916 at or near Zillebeke in Flanders. Administration London 12 October to Charlotte Dobson widow. Effects £250 9s.

Note on Child 2: Wilfred James Dobson (2)

In Memory of Captain Wilfred James Dobson

1st Bn., Canadian Infantry who died on 09 July 1916 Age 38

Son of William Cleaver Dobson and Charlotte Dobson, of "Ambleside," Cranleigh, Surrey, England.

Remembered with Honour, Hooge Crater Cemetery

Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Note on Child 3: Grace Dobson

DOBSON Grace of Ambleside New Park Road Cranleigh Surrey spinster died 11 August 1938. Probate London 17 September to John Frederic Dobson professor of Greek. Effects £9796 10s. 3d.