Hi, The DOBSON family have a obelisk at Ellerburne Church near Wilton. ROBERT DOBSON and his wife ELIZABETH are on this obelisk. The memorial was built to the will of SAMUEL DOBSON their son in 1879. Does this mean actually "the Will" of Samuel Dobson and did he die in 1879 or was it his wish that it was built? Would love any suggestions. Only Samuel Dobson I could find Free BDM death in 1879 of a Samuel Dobson in Nottinghamshire which when I looked at his probate didn't seem to have any connection at all Should I write to the church itself do you think? At the moment there is a chance that the bats may have closed the church:-) This was happening even back in 2003 when we visited Many thanks for any suggestions and thoughts Cheers Marilyn from Western Australia

Hi Marilyn will could mean either really. What do you know of the family? Checked out the newspapers but the only thing I can find in reference to the church around that time is a fund raising drive to restore it. There's an inquest in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire into the death of Samuel Dobson, 74, a framework knitter who had lived with his son Henry for the last year - died of natural causes. And newspaper reports say the bats are still there, wrecking the church! Maybe best to write to someone connected with the church and see what they know about the obelisk and history. best wishes Jane -----Original Message----- From: Watson Family Sent: Friday, June 08, 2012 2:45 PM To: YORKSGEN@rootsweb.com Subject: [YORKSGEN] DOBSON FAMILY of WILTON NTH RIDING Hi, The DOBSON family have a obelisk at Ellerburne Church near Wilton. ROBERT DOBSON and his wife ELIZABETH are on this obelisk. The memorial was built to the will of SAMUEL DOBSON their son in 1879. Does this mean actually "the Will" of Samuel Dobson and did he die in 1879 or was it his wish that it was built? Would love any suggestions. Only Samuel Dobson I could find Free BDM death in 1879 of a Samuel Dobson in Nottinghamshire which when I looked at his probate didn't seem to have any connection at all Should I write to the church itself do you think? At the moment there is a chance that the bats may have closed the church:-) This was happening even back in 2003 when we visited Many thanks for any suggestions and thoughts Cheers Marilyn from Western Australia ..... Ancestors in Yorkshire? http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html; www.ryedalefamilyhistory.org; www.wharfedalefhg.org.uk; www.yorkshireparishregisters.com; www.yorkshireroots.org.uk; ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to YORKSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message