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Personal data Thos Dobson 

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Household of Thos Dobson

He is married to Margaret Holme.

They got married on November 10, 1781 at Morland,Westmorland,England.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Ann Dobson  1787-1870 
  2. Henry Dobson  1796-1796

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Thos Dobson

Thos Dobson
1759-1844

1781

Margaret Holme
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Ann Dobson
1787-1870
Henry Dobson
1796-1796

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Sources

  1. England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  2. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  3. London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Ancestry.com, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P92/SAV/3085 / Ancestry.com
  4. England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

Historical events

Christening day June 21, 1759

  • The temperature on June 21, 1759 was about 28.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1759: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 11 » The first American life insurance company, the Corporation for Relief of Poor and Distressed Presbyterian Ministers and of the Poor and Distressed Widows and Children of the Presbyterian Ministers (now part of Unum Group), is incorporated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    • January 15 » The British Museum opens to the public.
    • May 1 » Josiah Wedgwood founds the Wedgwood pottery company in Great Britain.
    • August 1 » Seven Years' War: The Battle of Minden, an allied Anglo-German army victory over the French. In Britain this was one of a number of events that constituted the Annus Mirabilis of 1759 and is celebrated as Minden Day by certain British Army regiments.
    • September 13 » Battle of the Plains of Abraham: the British defeat the French near Quebec City in the Seven Years' War, known in the United States as the French and Indian War.
    • September 18 » French and Indian War: The Articles of Capitulation of Quebec are signed.

Day of marriage November 10, 1781

  • The temperature on November 10, 1781 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder betrokken. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1781: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 1 » The Articles of Confederation goes into effect in the United States.
    • August 24 » American Revolutionary War: A small force of Pennsylvania militia is ambushed and overwhelmed by an American Indian group, which forces George Rogers Clark to abandon his attempt to attack Detroit.
    • September 5 » Battle of the Chesapeake in the American Revolutionary War: The British Navy is repelled by the French Navy, contributing to the British surrender at Yorktown.
    • September 8 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Eutaw Springs in South Carolina, the war's last significant battle in the Southern theater, ends in a narrow British tactical victory.
    • October 17 » American Revolutionary War: British General Charles, Earl Cornwallis surrenders at the Siege of Yorktown.
    • October 20 » The Patent of Toleration, providing limited freedom of worship, is approved in Austria.

Day of burial November 4, 1744

  • The temperature on November 4, 1744 was about 9.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: regen omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
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    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1744: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 22 » War of the Austrian Succession: The Battle of Toulon causes several Royal Navy captains to be court-martialed, and the Articles of War to be amended.
    • July 4 » The Treaty of Lancaster, in which the Iroquois cede lands between the Allegheny Mountains and the Ohio River to the British colonies, was signed in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
    • September 30 » War of the Austrian Succession: France and Spain defeat Sardinia at the Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo, but soon have to withdraw from Sardinia anyway.

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