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Joseph DOBSON

Male 1876 - 1947  (71 years)

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  • Name Joseph DOBSON 
    Birth 1876  Newcastle upon tyne, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1915 
    _MILT 10 Mar 1915 
    Death 26 Aug 1947  Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Age 71 years 
    Burial 28 Aug 1947  Fremantle Cemetery, Carrington Street, Palmyra, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Edward DOBSON,   b. 1776, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1849, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)  (Great Grandfather) 
    Isabella GRAY  (Grandmother) 
    Person ID I626  Gardiner
    Last Modified 18 Nov 2024 

    Father Joseph DOBSON,   b. 1843, Newcastle upon tyne, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1901, Newcastle upon tyne, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Isabella JACKSON,   b. 1847, Newcastle upon tyne, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 1924, Fremantle Hospital, South Terrace, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Siblings 1 brother and 7 sisters 
    Family ID F198  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Agnes Isabella COLE 
    Marriage 1925  Perth, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Age at Marriage Joseph was ~ 49 years - Agnes was ??. (Were Married ~ 7 years and 9 months). 
    Divorce 15 Sep 1932  Perth, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     01. Male Joseph Alfred DOBSON,   b. 1926   d. 1987, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
     02. Male Richard John DOBSON,   b. 1928   d. 1928, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     03. Male John Richard DOBSON,   b. 1930   d. 1930, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F224  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 May 2023 

  • Event Map Click to display
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1876 - Newcastle upon tyne, Northumberland, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1925 - Perth, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDivorce - 15 Sep 1932 - Perth, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 Aug 1947 - Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 28 Aug 1947 - Fremantle Cemetery, Carrington Street, Palmyra, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    Joseph Dobson Australian Imperial Force Enlistment (1915)    		Joseph Dobson Australian Imperial Force Enlistment (1915)

    Censuses
    1891 UK Census - Joseph Dobson & Family
    1881 UK Census - Joseph Dobson & Family
    1901 UK Census - Joseph Dobson & Family

    Newspapers
    Agnes Isabella (Cole) Dobson - Paternity (1930)    		Agnes Isabella (Cole) Dobson - Paternity (1930)
    PATERNITY DENIED.
    In the Children's Court, Perth, yesterday, Joseph- Dobson (26). bricklayer, denied that he was the father of his wife's child and contested her claim for maintenance of the. child. His interests were watched by Mr. W. H. Dunphy (instructed, by Messrs. Dwyer,- Dunphy. and Durack) while Mr. F. Curran appeared for the wife The Bench was occupied by Mr. F F Horgan, S.M Agnes Isabel Dobson said that, after living away from. her husband for some time she went back to him in- November, 1928 and lived with him until January 7. 1929 He took her back because she gave him a written confession concerning her behaviour while away from him, in which she admitted misconduct with a number of men. On January 7 she went away to, work.but met him at intervals both before and after October 19. when her child was born.
    Under cross-examination by Mr. Dunphy Mrs. Dobson said that the confession, written and signed by her, and produced was- not the one given in November 1928; but a copy of it with one additional name, made in May. 1929 The original confession had been torn up. The two Other confessions (produced) were in her handwriting, but they had not been given to her husband.
    The husband, in evidence, and under cross-examination, stated that he did see his wife after the birth of the child, but only at her request. He also used to see her occasionally during the few months before the child was born, A doctor's certificate was produced by Mr. Curran The case was adjourned for one week to enable the complainant to produce a birth certificate for the child.

    The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879-1954) : Thu 10 Apr 1930 : Page 18
    Agnes Isabella (Cole) Dobson - Divorce Petition    		Agnes Isabella (Cole) Dobson - Divorce Petition
    DIVORCE COURT.
    Drink and Language
    Agnes Isabella Dobson, of Leederville, who petitioned for a divorce from Joseph Dobson, bricklayer, on the ground of desertion, said that she married respondent in 1925. There were three children of the marriage, but only one was alive: She was very happy during the early stages of her marriage, but, later, he was always drinking and using filthy language. He came home very late one night in 1928, and she spoke to him about being late for dinner. He struck her and blackened both her eyes. She left him, and obtained a position as waitress in the country. Later, she returned to him. After a time he told her that she did not have enough courage to go to work as his sister did after her marriage. She obtained a job in Mount-street, but used to live at home. When she returned one night she found that all the furniture had been removed from her house and her husband had gone. She discovered him in Subiaco three months later. A decree nisi . was granted, returnable in six months, and petitioner was given the custody of the child.

    The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879-1954) : Thu 15 Sep 1932: Page 18
    Agnes Isabella (Cole) Dobson - Divorce Court    		Agnes Isabella (Cole) Dobson - Divorce Court
    DOBSON HAD WEIRD IDEAS
    That's What His Wife Alleged QUEER sort of a chap, Joseph Dobson, blacksmith, of Subiaco, was alleged to be by his wife, Agnes Isabella Dobson, who told her story to Mr. Justice Dwyer in the Divorce Court during the present session. Knocked her about, blackening both her eyes, till she left him, and then later sneered at her, telling her she hadn't got backbone enough to go out to work after she was married like her sister did, so she alleged.
    The Dobson's got married in November, 1925. Three children were born of the marriage, but only one of them is still living. He and she lived together until January, 1929, but only the first twelve months of that was happy. After that, Dobson used to come home drunk, and abuse her, and use all sorts of filthy language, she said. Finally he came home one night and went for her with his fists. That was when he blackened her eyes and she left him. She took a job as a waitress in the country. She was away for seven weeks and then returned to stay at her mother's place.
    WOULD NOT PAY
    They had come to some arrangement to live together again and she went and got herself a job in Mount Lawley. But one night when she came home she found the house closed, and all the furniture gone. Dobson left nothing to show where he had gone. There were two children to keep at this time, and she had to get some help, so she searched for him, and three months later fend him at Subiaco. where he was still living. She asked him if he was going to keep the children and herself. He said that he would keep the eldest child, but neither herself nor the youngest child. He said, in fact, that the youngest child was not his. At present, Mrs. Dobson said, she was working for her living. His Honor had no difficulty in reaching the conclusion that she should have her decree, returnable in six months.

    New Call (Perth, WA : 1931-1934) : Thu 22 Sep 1932 : Page 12

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com, 11 Apr 2023, https://www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/14521492:6598 (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S1] Australian BDM, 11 Apr 2023, http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au (Reliability: 2).
      Death
      Registration number: 2700287/1947

    3. [S5] Online Source (URL), 17 Nov 2024, https://trove.nla.gov.au/ (Reliability: 2).
      DOBSON.—On August 26, 1947, at Fremantle. Joseph Dobson, of Cleopatra street, Palmyra loved uncle of Kate May (Mrs. A. Douglas). Belle (Mrs. A. J. Hillbrick). Jess (Mrs. A. H. Roberts), Arnold Hillbrick and Arthur and John Roberts; aged 72 years.

    4. [S5] Online Source (URL), 17 Nov 2024, https://trove.nla.gov.au/ (Reliability: 2).
      DOBSON.--The Friends of the late Mr. Joseph Dobson, of Cleopatra-street. Palmyra, late of Adrian-street, Palmyra formerly of Messrs. D. Curtis Ltd, and formerly of the 28th Battalion. lst A.I.F. are respectfully informed that his remains will be interred in the Roman Catholic portion of the Fremantle

    5. [S1] Australian BDM, 11 Apr 2023, http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au (Reliability: 2).
      Marriage
      Registration number: 101161/1925

    6. [S5] Online Source (URL), 5 May 2023, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/32544543 (Reliability: 2).
      Documented in "Newspapers"


 

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