JEREMIAH was born 20 Sept 1796
Apprenticed 1815
Finished service on the "Margaret" 1854 and part of 1855
1851 Jeremiah has drpped a few years of his age (new Wife is Younger)
Jeremiah Dobson, 51, Mariner
Rebecca Dobson, 41
John Dobson, 16
Jane Dobson, 11
Francis Dobson, 9
Eleanor Dobson, 7
Rebecca Dobson, 5
1841 Westoe, Durham;
Jeremiah Dobson, 45
Rebecca Dobson, 35
Jeremiah Dobson, 15
Isabella Dobson, 15
George Dobson, 13
John Dobson, 5
Jane Dobson, 1
Marriage to Rebecca is 1839 on FreeBMD
On Familysearch he is born c 1794;
Name Jeremiah Dobson
Event Type Military Service
Event Year Range 1853-1857
Event Place United Kingdom
Birthplace Durham
Birth Year 1794
That would fit with a Baptism 3 November 1793, South Shields Durham
Parents WILLIAM/ISABEL