Need help with a brickwall I am looking for Robert Dobson

[MacGrigor]

I descend from John, born in Welford in 1822. He moved to Wigston in Leicestershire and married Caroline Pochin in 1857. That goes down to my Wigston family up to my Grandad and then down to me.

[iluleah]

So what number of 'greats' is John to you ?

[MacGrigor]

Three greats to me. He died in Wigston in 1901.

[iluleah]

So we are 4th cousins once removed

The research into potential siblings of Robert looks promising, especially with the family naming pattern of their children compared to Robert and Ann's

[MacGrigor]

Wow! And that's good that the naming patterns match up. It looks like the mystery of Robert Dobson is solved! But where was he born: Great Stretton or Stretton en le Fields?

[iluleah]

I don't have access to FPM and so working on the transcription, not PR, but need to see what the PR says ... born before civil registration so no idea, baptised in Stretton en le Fields.... not sure I would call the naming pattern proof, however it certainly is a positive clue in the absence of real records, but I  need to research Roberts potential two other siblings.

I was surprised to see one of Robert's potential nieces  with a servant from Welford, Northamptonshire and I was hoping she wrote a Will but I can't find one, although another did leaving £1365 16s 3d but just to one niece in Gumley

I am now looking at Roberts grandchildren and his potential siblings grandchildren to see if the naming continues, of course that also adds their partners family naming patterns.
What were John /Caroline childrens given names?

[MacGrigor]

John and Caroline Dobson's children's names were:

Adeline, Charlotte, Clara, Ellen, Emma, George (after Caroline's father) and Horace.

[MacGrigor]

Considering only George is a family name from either side, it's safe to say they broke with tradition in terms of naming. They didn't use Robert (John's father), Ann (John's mother) or Frances (Caroline's mother).

[iluleah]

I was just about to say Caroline's choices more likely