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British Families in Southern Patagonia

DOBSON--DOBSON

David DOBSON, b. c1856 Whittington, Lancashire (son of John DOBSON & Elisabeth); 1881 living Levens, Westmorland, labourer in gunpowder works; 1895 family emigrated to Huillinco, Chiloé (under immigration contract signed with Chilean government); 1911 Punta Arenas, labourer; returned to Chiloé; d. 5-III-1934 Huillinco, Ancud, Chile;

m1. England;

Agnes Ann DOBSON, b. c1855 Under Barrow, Westmorland (dtr. of Isaac DOBSON); d. 22-IV-1903 Huillinco, Ancud;

Children:
1. Isaac S., b. c1875 Kendal, Westmorland; 1895 to Chile; emigrated to Trelew, Argentina
2. John, b. c1877 Levens, Westmorland; 1895 to Chile; returned to England; joined Royal Navy?
3. William, b. c1879 Levens, Westmorland;1895 to Chile
4. Elisabeth, b. c1882; 1895 to Chile; moved to Valdivia; married
5. Sarah, b. c1884, Colton Beck, Westmorland; d. 12-IX-1965, Huillinco, Ancud (see RITTER--DOBSON, below)
6. David, b. 18-VIII-1890 Colton Beck, Westmorland; 1895 to Chile; 1911 Punta Arenas, cobblestone layer; d. 4-XI-1973 (see DOBSON--RITTER, below)
7. Frank, b. c1895 Colton Beck, Westmorland; 1895 to Chile; 1911 to Punta Arenas; worked at "Astillero Doberti", possibly co-owner of this shipyard; did not marry; d. 1957
m2. after 1903;
Veronica RÜCH, German settler in Huillinco;

DOBSON--RITTER

Dobson-Ritter family
Anna & David Dobson, children, grand-children

David DOBSON (see DOBSON--DOBSON, above);

m. 9-III-1911 Punta Arenas;

Anna RITTER b. 21-X-1887 Dürler, Reuland, Germany (dtr. of Mathias RITTER and Katharina BEDEN, settlers in Huillinco); d. 12-III-1951 Punta Arenas;

Children:
1. Agnes Ann, b.21-IV-1912; d. 09-V-1988
2. Catalina Elena, b. 21-IV-1912; d. 28-IV-1990; m. Oscar Tomás DOUGLAS (13 children: see DOUGLAS--OJEDA)
3. Guillermo, b. 16-IV-1913; d. 19-IV-1913
4. Juan, b. 09-III-1914; d. 11-III-1934
5. María Luisa, b. 24-VI-1915; d. 17-VII-1985; m. Antonio DELANO
6. Teresa, b. 15-VIII-1916; d. 15-VI-2000
7. Francisco, b. 28-III-1918; d. 03-I-1981; m. María GONZALES
8. José, b. 20-IX-1919; d. 11-XI-1920
9. Erna, b. 31-I-1921; d. 18-II-1921
10. David Segundo, b.11-IV-1922; d. 28-IX-1986; m. Herminia BUSTOS
11. Luis Héctor, b. 20-XI-1923; d. 8-VI-2001; m. Francisca GARCIA 12. Hilda Elena, b. 02-XI-1925; m. Pedro CARDENAS
13. René, b. 04-VIII-1927; m. Hilda MANCILLA
14. Carlos Isaac, b. 10-XI-1929; d. 26-XI-1929
15. Eliana Beatriz, b 25-X-1931; m. Clemente ANDRADE

RITTER--DOBSON

Christopher [Cristóbal] RITTER, b. c1880 Reuland, Germany (son of Jacob RITTER & Anna TILGEN; Jacob RITTER was the brother of Mathias RITTER (see DOBSON--RITTER, above)); 1897 family emigrated to Huillinco, Chiloé; d. 18-IV-1950, Huillinco, Ancud;

m. 27-I-1904, Huillinco, Ancud;

Sarah Beatriz DOBSON (see DOBSON--DOBSON, above);

Children:
1. Ana María, b. 20-X-1904; d. 25-IX-1985, Huillinco
2. Santiago, b. 18-VII-1906; d. 14-III-1923, Huillinco
3. Teresa, b. 09-X-1907; moved to Argentina
4. Margarita, b. 19-I-1909; d. 24-IV-1945, Ancud
5. Agnes, b. 23-VIII-1910; d. 05-XII-1995, Marchihue
6. Luisa, b. 07-XII-1911; d. 03-III-2003, Purranque
7. Cristóbal, b. 18-IV-1913; d. 14-V-1974, Bahía Blanca (Argentina)
8. Ana, b. 18-XI-1915; d. 04-V-1995, Ancud
9. Alberto Guillermo, b. 02-XI-1917; d. 13-XI-1979, Coyhaique
10. José David, b.19-III-1919; living in Ancud
11. Pedro, b. 15-X-1921; d. 29-V-1997, Ancud; m. Emilia RUTHERFORD
12. Beatriz, b. 13-IV-1926; d. 01-11-1996, Ancud
13. Carlos Fernando, b. 05-II-1932; d. 19-VIII-2002, Ancud
Sources:
(1)  Emigration contract
(2)  1881 UK national census
Thanks: Roberto Cárdenas Dobson; Dobson family website
Last updated: 19-X-2004