Pennsylvania Families

Jennie's 1870 census said she was born about 1851. Her 1900 Census said she was born September 24, 1850.

1870 Census New York City, Ward 15 District 2, Roll: M593_993; Page: 439B, census page 54, dwelling 180, family 507
July 11, 1870

Matilda Wallace, 42, actress, born in England,
Jennie Wallace, 18, actress, born in England,
Nellie Wallace, 16, actress, born in England,
Minnie Wallace, 9, actress, born in New York
Maude Wallace, 7, actress, born in New York
Frank Dobson, 31, banjo teacher, born in New York, male citizen of US
Mary O'Conners, 28, domestic servant, born in Ireland, parents foreign born

for all Wallaces: both parents were foreign born.

"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8FW-JQ3 : accessed 19 December 2015), Matilda Wallace, New York, United States; citing p. 54, family 507, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,492.

phototrack123's photostream at https://www.flickr.com/photos/26625162@N05/5693919082, citing a review in the Utica Morning Herald & Daily Gazette, dated June 22, 1871.

1880 Census Matawan, Monmouth, New Jersey, ED 113, sheet 211C
June 23, 1880

The Cliffwood House
family 504

Benj F Dobson, 43, born in New York, parents also, landlord
Jennie Dobson, wife, 25, born in England, parents also, keeping house
Benj Dobson, 3, born in New Jersey, father in New York, mother in England
Alice M Dobson, 6m, born in Iowa, father in New York, mother in England
Maud Wallace, 19, sister in law, born in New York, parents in England, no occupation
Izzie McMellen, 37, other, born in Ohio, servant

"United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN82-GGQ : accessed 19 December 2015), Maud Wallace in entry for Benjamin F Dobson, 1880.

New Jersey State Census, 1885, Matawan, Monmouth, New Jersey, p 78, family 523
[living next door to Charles and Minnie (Wallace) Dobson, Benjamin's brother and Jennie's sister]

Benj F Dobson, male, age 20 to 60
Jennie Dobson, female, age 20 to 60
Benjamin Dobson, male, age 5 to 20
Maud Wallace, female, age 20 to 60

"New Jersey State Census, 1885," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6YCD-22M : accessed 19 December 2015), Jennie Dobson in household of Benj F Dobson, Matawan, Monmouth, New Jersey; citing p. 78, Department of State, Trenton; FHL microfilm 888,629.

1900 Census, Manhattan, ED 213, sheet 1a, family 2
June 1, 1900

in household of Elizabeth Cavanagh, born 1824 in Ireland, a boarding house operator

Ben W Dobson, 22, single, born May 30, 1878, in New Jersey, father in New York, mother in England, an actor
Jennie Dobson, 49, widowed, boarder, actor, born September 24, 1850, 2 children, 1 alive, born in England, parents also, an actor, arrived 1876, no naturalization information

[note: Jennie was on the 1870 census of Manhattan with a sister Minnie age 9 who was born in New York. Her arrival date is incorrect]

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSV3-XL4 : accessed 19 December 2015), Jennie Dobson in household of Elizabeth Cavanagh, Borough of Manhattan, Election District 19 New York City Ward 9, New York County, New York, United States; citing sheet 1A, family 2, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,090.

1910 Census, Manhattan, ED 170, sheet 2B
April 19, 1910
at 223 13th Street

Ben F Dobson, 32, head, single, born in Keyport, New Jersey, father in New York, mother in England, occupation: theatrical, out of work 2 weeks in 1909
Jennie Dobson, 50, mother, born in England, parents also, arrived 1868, occupation: theatrical, out of work 32 weeks in 1909
Herrold Dobson, 24, cousin, born in New York

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5SQ-VBB : accessed 21 December 2015), Jennie Dobson in household of Ben F Dobson, Manhattan Ward 9, New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 170, sheet 2B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,019.

New York, New York City Municipal Deaths
Name Jennie Dobson
Event Type Death
Event Date 01 Mar 1924
Event Place Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Address 140 West 15th Street
Gender Female
Age 62
Marital Status Widowed
Race White
Occupation Housework
Birthplace United States
Burial Date 04 Mar 1924
Burial Place N.J.
Cemetery The Holmdel Cem
Father's Name William S. Walas
Father's Birthplace England
Mother's Name Mildred Noon
Mother's Birthplace England

"New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WBQ-RHS : accessed 21 December 2015), Jennie Dobson, 01 Mar 1924; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,031,420.

living at 140 West 15th Street when she died