| Name |
William DOBBS |
| Birth |
9 Feb 1840 |
Brackenfield, Derbyshire, England, UK  |
- England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Name: William Dobb Gender: Male Baptism Date: 9 Feb 1840
Baptism Place: Morton, Derby, England
Father: William Dobb Mother: Mary
FHL Film Number: 498106
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| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1841 |
No 11, Moor House, Brackenfield, Derbyshire, England, UK |
- Class: HO107; Piece 195; Book: 16; Civil Parish: Morton; County: Derbyshire; Enumeration District: 7; Folio: 4; Page: 3; Line: 5; GSU roll: 241297.
No 11, Moor House, Brackenfield, Derbyshire:
William DOBBS, aged 35, farm labourer
Mary DOBBS, aged 29
Elizabeth DOBBS, aged 6
Ann DOBBS, aged 4
Sarah DOBBS, aged 2
William DOBBS, aged 1
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| Census |
1851 |
No 23 Sumners Row, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, UK |
- Class: HO107; Piece: 2137; Folio: 143; Page: 7; GSU roll: 87767.
No 23 Sumners Row, Newark, Nottinghamshire:
Wm DOBBS, head, married, aged 45, ag lab, born Skegby, Nottinghamshire, England
Mary DOBBS, wife, aged 34, Fingeton, Derbyshire, England
Sarah DOBBS, dau, aged 13, Skegby, Nottinghamshire, Englan
William DOBBS, son, aged 11, Brackenfield, Derbyshire, England
John DOBBS, son, aged 9, Brackenfield, Derbyshire, England
Samuel DOBBS, son, aged 7, Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Thomas Henry DOBBS, son, aged 5, Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Mathew DOBBS, son, aged 1, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England
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| Occupation |
1861 |
| Brickmaker |
| Census |
Apr 1861 |
Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK |
- Class: RG9; Piece: 2418; Folio: 57; Page: 1; GSU roll: 542968.
No 7 Norfolk St, Worksop, Nottinghamshire:
George Jackson, head, aged 51, tailor, born North Carlton, Nottingham
William DOBBS, "son-in-law"*, married, aged 21, brickmaker, Brackenfield, Derbyshire
Ann DOBBS, wife, aged 18, born Worksop
*Wm DOBBS is described as George Jackson's son-in-law but this is written in parenthesis. George is Ann's father
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| Census |
1871 |
No 64, Bracebridge, Lincolnshire, England, UK |
- No 64, Bracebridge, Lincolnshire:
William DOBBS, head, married, aged 31, brickmaker, born Brackenfield, Derby
Ann DOBBS, wife, aged 29, born Worksop, Notts
George DOBBS, son, aged 9, brickmaker, born Worksop
Charles DOBBS, son, aged 1 month or 7 months*, born Bracebridge, Lincs
*More likely 1 month as there is a birth record that fits.
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| Occupation |
1871 |
| Brickmaker |
| Census |
1881 |
150 Carlton Rd, Attercliffe Cum Darnall, Sheffield, England, UK |
- 1881 census for 150 Carlton Rd, Attercliffe Cum Darnall, Sheffield:
William Dobbs, head, married, aged 41, greengrocer, born Brackenfield, Derby
Ann Dobbs, wife, aged 39, born Worksop, Notts
George Dobbs, son, unm, aged 19, lab. iron works, born Worksop, Notts
Charles Dobbs, son, aged 10, born Bracebridge, Linc
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| Occupation |
1881 |
| Greengrocer |
| Emigration |
17 Aug 1888 |
Arrived in Moreton Bay, Queensland on the Taroba |
- Index from Queensland Archives for the ship Taroba on which the Dobbs family arrived in Queensland.
DOBBS William 48 Taroba 17 Aug 1888 IMM/123 118 Z1964 M1703, M1704
DOBBS Ann 46 Taroba 17 Aug 1888 IMM/123 118 Z1964 M1703, M1704
DOBBS Richard 21 Taroba 17 Aug 1888 IMM/123 111 Z1964 M1703, M1704
DOBBS Charles 17 Taroba 17 Aug 1888 IMM/123 118 Z1964 M1703, M1704
DOBBS Eliza 7 Taroba 17 Aug 1888 IMM/123 118 Z1964 M1703, M1704
DOBBS Ethel 4 Taroba 17 Aug 1888 IMM/123 118 Z1964 M1703, M1704
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| Occupation |
1903 |
| Engine driver |
| Residence |
1903 |
Dobbs St, Mt Morgan, Qld, Australia |
| _FGRAVE |
49818643 |
| Death |
5 Sep 1904 |
Mt Morgan, Qld, Australia |
- Australia Death Index, 1787-1985: Name: William Dobbs Death Date: 5 Sep 1904 Death Place: Queensland
Father's Name: William Dobbs Mother's Name: Mary Beacroft Registration Year: 1904 Registration Place: Queensland
Registration Number: 003120 Page Number: 6684
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| Notes |
- On the ship out from England, there was a Richard Dobbs aged 21 also on board but he does not appear to have a connection with this family
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| Person ID |
I6585 |
Warren Nunn's family tree |
| Last Modified |
28 Jul 2021 |
| Family |
Ann JACKSON, b. Oct 1842, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK d. 22 Aug 1925, Queensland, Australia (Age 82 years) |
| Marriage |
Jan 1861 |
Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK |
- UK marriages:
Name: William Dobbs and Ann Jackson
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1861 Registration district: Worksop Inferred County: Nottinghamshire
Volume Number: 7b Page Number: 58
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| Children |
| | 1. George DOBBS, b. Oct 1861, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK d. 18 Aug 1913, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, Aust (Age 51 years) |
| | 2. Charles DOBBS, b. Mar 1871, Bracebridge, Lincolnshire, England, UK d. 27 Sep 1944, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia (Age 73 years) |
| | 3. Eliza DOBBS, b. 10 Aug 1881, Attercliffe Cum Darnall, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK d. 22 Nov 1951, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia (Age 70 years) |
| | 4. Ethel DOBBS, b. Apr 1884, Sheffield, Yorkshire West Riding, England, UK d. UNKNOWN, Australia |
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| Family ID |
F1943 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
25 Apr 2025 |
1840 - 1904 (64 years)
