Misc. Notes
Name from “McCaul Family Scotland” (first compiled in 1991 and updated to 2002) by Marcia Barbara (Barbara) McCaul, Canada (b. 1932, d. 2002). Barbara was the great-great grandaughter of Gilbert McCaul (b. 1765) and Janet McFarlan (b. 1770). Brian of
nzolivers.com is the great-great-great grandson of Gilbert and Janet.
Age, occupation, place of birth, estimated year of birth, from the
1881 England Census taken on the night of 3 April 1881, for the Civil Parish of Ford, Hamlet of Encampment, Rural District of Glendale, found in September 2023:
House Name: Farm House, Encampment
George Dodds, Head, Married, age 44, Farmer 460 acres, 15 labourers, Born Holy Island, Northumberland, England [circa 1837]
Elisabeth Dodds, Wife, Married, age 44, Born Scotland, [circa 1837]
Margaret Dodds, Daughter, Unmarried, age 17, Farmer's Son, Born Scotland, [circa 1864]
George Dodds, Son, Unmarried, age 15, Scholar, Born Scotland, [circa 1866]
James Dodds, Son, age 11, Scholar, Born Scotland, [circa 1870]
Peter Dodds, Son, age 9, Scholar, Born Ford Northumberland England [circa 1872]
John Dodds, Son, age 8, Scholar, Born Ford Northumberland England [circa 1873]
Thomas Dodds, Son, age 6, Scholar, Born Ford Northumberland England [circa 1875]
Edmund Dodds, Son, age 4 Born Ford Northumberland England [circa 1877]
Charlotte Dodds, Daughter, age 1 Born Ford Northumberland England [circa 1880]
Entry from the
1871 England Census taken on the night of 2 April 1871, for the Civil Parish of Ford, Hamlet of Encampment, Rural District of Glendale, found in September 2023:
House: Farm House, Encampment
George Dodds, Head, Married, age 34, Farmer 460 acres, 13 labourers, Born Holy Island Northumberland England [circa 1837]
Elizabeth Dodds, Wife, Married, age 34, Born Scotland [circa 1837]
Margaret L Dodds, Daughter, age 7, Scholar, Born Scotland, [circa 1864]
George Dodds, Son, age 5, Scholar, Born Scotland, [circa 1866]
James L Dodds, Son, age 1, Born Scotland, [circa 1870]
Entry from the
1891 England Census taken on the night of 5 April 1891, for the Civil Parish of Ford, Hamlet of Encampment, Rural District of Glendale, Northumberland, found in September 2023:
House Name: Farm House
George Dodds, Head, Married, age 54, Farmer, Born Holy Island, Northumberland, England [circa 1837]
Elisabeth Dodds, Wife, Married, age 54, Scotland, [circa 1837]
Peter H Dodds, Son, Single, age 19, Farmer's Son, Born Ford Northumberland England [circa 1872]
John A Dodds, Son, Single, age 18, Farmer's Son, Born Ford Northumberland England [circa 1873]
Thomas Dodds, Son, Single, age 16, Farmer's Son, Born Ford Northumberland England [circa 1875]
Edmund Dodds, Son, age 14, Scholar, Born Ford Northumberland England [circa 1877]
Charlotte E Dodds, Daughter, age 12, Scholar, Born Ford Northumberland England [circa 1879]
Date and place of marriage, occupation, from the Scotland Marriage records found in September 2023:
Marriage Date: 10 April 1863
Marriage Place: Coldstream, Berwick, Scotland
Groom: George Dodds
Bride: Elizabeth Laidlaw
Name of parents and siblings, from the
1841 England Census taken on the night of 6 June 1841 for the Tynemouth Parish, Northumberland, England, found in September 2023:
Place: New York, Murton Township, Tynemouth
Thomas Dodds, age 45, Agricultural Labourer, Born Northumberland England [circa 1796]
Elizabeth Dodds, age 40, Born Northumberland England [circa 1801]
James Dodds, age 20, Agricultural Labourer, Born Northumberland England [circa 1821]
William Dodds, age 18, Agricultural Labourer, Born Northumberland England [circa 1823]
Isabella Dodds, age 15, Born Northumberland England [circa 1826]
John Dodds, age 12, Born Northumberland England [circa 1829]
George Dodds, age 5, Born Northumberland England [circa 1836]
Thomas Dodds, age 2, Born Northumberland England [circa 1839]
George does not appear in any 1901 England Census taken on the night of 31 March 1901. Did he die between 1891 and 1901, circa 1896?
Is this the correct record? In the 1891 Census, George was living in Glendale. This record shows month/year of death, place of death, from the England & Wales Death records found in September 2023:
Name: George Dodds
Age: 55
Estimated Birth Year: Circa 1837
Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep 1892
Death Registration Place: Glendale, Northumberland, United Kingdom
Inferred Death Place: Northumberland, United Kingdom
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Date, place and cause of death from Death Record received from the 'General Register Office (GRO) for England and Wales' in October 2023. Please see PDF for copy.
Name: George Dodds
When and Where Died: 8 July 1892, Crookham, Ford Parish, Glendale, Northumberland
Age: 55
Rank or Profession: Farmer
Cause of Death: Heart Disease
Informant: Charles Percy, Coroner, inquest held 9 July 1892