Our Maritime Ties
Charlotte Richardson
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Name Charlotte Richardson Born 23 Mar 1776 , , Prince Edward Island, British North America 
[1] Gender Female AltBirth 23 Mar 1776 Sackville, , New Brunswick, Canada [2] Census 15 Aug 1861 Botsford Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, British North America [3] - 86, b in PE in 1861 census
Misc - The only source of information I have at present is a Letter provided by Dr. Albert Dobson of Abbotsford BC, from "Uncle Ed" (James Edward Dobson) to "Madge) in 1941: "Richard Dobson m. Charlotte Richardson, b. 23 Mar 1776. They were married 10 Apr 1793. She was the daughter of a British Army Officer, whose regiment was then stationed at Charlottetown, PEI."
This letter included the list of information from the family bible. Most of the information is reliable, but not entirely. There was a statement in the same letter that the Dobsons came to Halifax on the ship Duke of York in 1772, but that is not true, since the Dobsons went via Boston and a baby daughter died and was buried in Boston.
Richard Dobson and Charlotte Richardson had a son Joseph Dobson, who married Hannah Harriet Ingram. According to email information from Betty Dobson ("Inkspotter") to Jean Simon, Hannah was the daughter of James & Barbara Ann (Richardson) Ingram.
If Barbara Ann Richardson and Charlotte Richardson were sisters, then Joseph Dobson and Hannah Ingram were first cousins! There were a lot of first-cousin marriage in those days.
I have another interpretation of existing data which might complicate the plot still further:
Richard Dobson's older brother David "the spy" Dobson, b. May 1753, married Hannah, widow Richardson on 2 Aug 1784 at St. Pauls Anglican, Charlottetown PEI. If this Hannah was born about 1753, then she is old enough to be the mother of Charlotte Richardson born 1776. Thus David, the older brother, might have married the widowed mother, and Richard, the younger brother, 9 years later, could have married the daughter. [A theory only, but it is quite possible.] Your Barbara Ann Richardson, if born about 1782, could be a sister of Charlotte, and also a daughter of Hannah. [?]
Person ID I10823 Arthur - Research Last Modified 21 Jul 2016
Father James Richardson, d. Bef Aug 1784 Mother Hannah ?, d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F16823 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Richard Dobson, b. 23 Aug 1769, Thirsk Parish, , Yorkshire, England , d. 26 Jul 1855, Cape Tormentine, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 85 years) Married 22 Jun 1793/4 [4] Children 1. George Wells Dobson, b. 13 Feb 1794, d. 15 Dec 1864 (Age 70 years) 2. Elizabeth Margaret Dobson, b. 10 Jul 1795, Bayfield, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada , d. North East Margaree, , Nova Scotia, Canada 3. Mary "Peggy" Dobson 4. Richard Dobson 5. David Dobson 6. Joseph Dobson 7. Charlotte Richardson Dobson, b. 30 Sep 1804, d. 1888 (Age 83 years) 8. Maria Dobson, b. 9 Nov 1806, d. Yes, date unknown 9. Hannah Rebecca Dobson, b. 23 Dec 1808, d. Yes, date unknown 10. Nelson Dobson, b. 9 May 1811, d. Yes, date unknown 11. Eliza Dobson, b. 12 Jun 1813, d. Yes, date unknown 12. Job Dobson, b. 19 Nov 1816, d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F3881 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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AltBirth - 23 Mar 1776 - Sackville, , New Brunswick, Canada 
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Sources - [S753] Info: Barbara Trenholm-Merklinger, posting to NS mailing lisst 14 Sep 1999 <http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/NOVA-SCOTIA/1999-09/0937426215>.
- [S753] Info: Barbara Trenholm-Merklinger, e-mail to PEI-ROOTS mailing list 15 Sep 1999.
entry from family bible of Richard Dobson & Charlotte Richardson
-Charlotte Richardson b. 23 Mar 1776 - [S2346] Census: 1861, Canada (Ancestry.com), Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1006.
- [S19] "First Families in New Brunswick",NBGS Publicati.
- [S753] Info: Barbara Trenholm-Merklinger, posting to NS mailing lisst 14 Sep 1999 <http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/NOVA-SCOTIA/1999-09/0937426215>.