Dodson Thomas 1819

Dodson, Thomas 1819 – 1860				Father:	Dodson,	Samuel		1788-1866
				Mother:	Cushnie,	Margaret		1782-18xx

Birth date	Birth place	Registered	County	District	Sub-district	GRO ref.	Christening	Place	Borough
bef Feb 1819^‡	Lambeth	n/a	Surrey	St Mary		n/a	4 Feb 1819	St Mary	Lambeth
Death date	Death place	Registered	County	District	Sub-district	GRO ref.	Cause
12 Jul 1860	Walworth	11 Aug 1860	London	Newington		Vol 1d, p 122	Phthisis

Barlow, Sarah Rebecca Westminster 1821-1846	Marriage
	Date	About 1840^†
	Place
	District
	County
	GRO ref.

Children		Birth date	Birth place
Thomas Dodson		17 Jun 1841	Lambeth

Records
Date	Source		Residence		Occupation
6 Jun 1841	1841 census return		Brad Street, Lambeth		Bedstead maker
22 Jun 1841	Birth certificate, Thomas Jnr		38 Brad Street, Lambeth		Bedstead maker
30 Mar 1851	1851 census return		19 Eltham Street, Walworth		Bedstead maker
12 Jul 1860	Death registration entry		Newington Workhouse, Walworth		Bedstead maker

Additional Information
‡ Few records can be found that can be confidently attributed to Thomas Dodson, particularly regarding his birth and marriage. His birthplace is uncertain, other than being somewhere in central London. The 1841 census states that he was not born in Surrey, and the 1851 census states his birthplace to be Norton Folgate , but this then may have been crossed out, with Surrey Lambeth written underneath. The only baptism records that can be found that are serious possibilities are both from records of churches in Surrey. Interestingly in both cases the father is Samuel Dodson. One baptism record from St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, is of a son Thomas born to Samuel Dodson, a tailor, and his wife Elizabeth. This Thomas eventually married Mary Ward, and his occupation (labourer) rules him out of contention. The other baptism record from St Mary, Lambeth, is of a son Thomas born to Samuel Dodson, a hatter, and his wife Margaret. It is noteworthy that Samuel and Margaret and their family lived in the City of London (Little Swan Alley) in 1837, which may explain why Thomas recorded his birthplace as being in that area. This second record is taken to be the correct one, although with no absolute certainty. † No record can be discovered of a marriage between Thomas Dodson and Sarah Rebecca Barlow. Sadly, Thomas’ wife, Sarah Rebecca, died when their son was 5 years old, and their son was only 19 when Thomas himself died.