Peter's Cornwall Genealogy Site - The Dobb Family htm

THE DOBB FAMILY

John Dobb junior married Martha James in Breage Parish Church on 9 OCT 1705 [Source = Breage Parish Register]
(A John Dobb was buried on 25 NOV 1731 (possibly the father of this John) and on 27 DEC 1752)
(Martha was buried on 14 SEP 1756 in Breage)

I have identified eight children

Name Date and place Christened Any other information
John Dobb 23 SEP 1706 in Breage
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
Married Jane Cock in Breage on 29 APR 1738
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
Richard Dobb 10 JAN 1709 in Breage
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
Married Mary Rule in Breage on 26 NOV 1733
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
Joan Dobb 3 APR 1711 in Breage
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
Married Richard Edwards on 26 DEC 1739 in Breage
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
William Dobb 12 JAN 1712 in Breage
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
Buried on 24 AUG 1717 in Breage
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
Samuel Dobb 29 APR 1715 in Breage
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
Buried on 10 JAN 1765 in Breage
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
Henry Dob Born on 2 APR 1717 in Breage
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
Married Margery Sleep in Breage on 18 JUL 1741. No children appear on the IGI
A Henry Dobb was buried on 24 MAY 1779 in Breage
A Margery Dobb was buried on 30 NOV 1786 in Breage aged 80
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
William Dobb 14 APR 1719 in Breage
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
Married Frances Cock in Breage on 26 DEC 1744 [Source = Breage Parish Register]
No children appear on the IGI
Frances was buried on 4 JUL 1758 in Breage [Source = Breage Parish Register]
William was buried on 10 JAN 1795 in Breage aged 73 [Source = Breage Parish Register]
Joseph Dobb Born around 1724
No record of christening located
Married Elizabeth James on 26 DEC 1746 in Breage


John Dobb married Jane Cock in Breage Parish Church on 29 APR 1738 [Source = Breage Parish Register]
(John was buried in Breage on 4 SEP 1776)
(Jane was buried in Breage on 9 JUL 1784 aged 78)

They had six children

Name Date and place Christened Any other information
John Dobb 18 MAY 1740 in Breage
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
Married Mary Richards in Sithney on 7 AUG 1768
Jane Dobb 27 DEC 1742 in Breage
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
Married Francis Harvey on 27 DEC 1781 in Breage
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
George Dobb 6 JAN 1744/5 in Breage
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
Buried on 19 OCT 1751 in Breage
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
William Dobb 1 JUN 1746 in Breage
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
Married Margaret Dobb, the daughter of Joseph Dobb and Elizabeth James , in Breage on 12 JUN 1785
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
Samuel Dobb 26 DEC 1749 in Breage
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
Married Mary Chegwin in Breage on 9 NOV 1777
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
George Dobb 14 JUL 1754 in Breage
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
Married Margaret Edwards in Breage on 11 DEC 1779
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
A Margaret was buried on 7 JAN 1780 and 17 SEP 1780 in Breage



William Dobb married Margaret Dobb in Breage Parish Church on 12 JUN 1785 [Source = Breage Parish Register]
(Margaret Dobb of Church Town was buried in Breage on 5 OCT 1823 aged 73)

They had three children

NameDate and place ChristenedAny other information
James Dobb 1 JUL 1786 in Breage
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
Married Thomasin Dobb in Breage on 30 MAR 1814 [Source = Breage Parish Register]
William Dobb 12 OCT 1788 in Breage
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
Married Grace Tyacke on 26 DEC 1823 in Breage [Source = Breage Parish Register]
John Dobb 8 MAY 1791 in Breage
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
Married Mary James in Breage on 20 MAY 1819
[Source = Breage Parish Register]

 

 


John Dobb married Mary James in Breage Parish Church on 20 MAY 1819 [Source = Breage Parish Register]
(In 1841 John is aged 50 and a Copper Miner. Mary is aged 45. The family are living in Ashtown, Breage)
(John Dobb of Ashtown was buried in Breage on 18 DEC 1846 aged 55).
(In 1851 Mary is aged 54 and a Mine Lab living in the Union Work House, Ashton)
( A Mary Dobb of the Union House was buried in Breage on 9 JAN 1854 aged 56)

They had thirteen children

Name Date and place Christened Any other information
Margaret Dobb Born in Penhale
Christened on 7 NOV 1819 in Breage
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
In 1841 Margaret (Peggy) was living with James James and family in Greenland, St Erth.
She married Francis James on 31 OCT 1842 in St Erth Parish Church. I've not been able to find them on the 1851 census.
William James Dobb Born in Penhale
Christened on 28 JAN 1821 in Breage
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
In 1841 he is at home aged 20 and a Copper Miner.
Married Susannah Glasson in Breage on 14 JUN 1846 [Source = Breage Parish Register]
John Dobb Born in Penhale
Christened on 1 SEP 1822 in Breage
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
In 1841 he is at home aged 18 and a Tin Miner.
Married Celia Tregembo in the JUN quarter 1850
Mary Dobb Born in Lower Penhale
Christened on 16 MAR 1824 in Breage
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
A Mary Dobb, infant of Lower Penhale was buried in Breage on 19 MAR 1824
James Dobb Born in Penhale
Christened on 26 DEC 1825 in Breage
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
Died between 1825 and 1833. Note: A John Dobb, infant of Penhale buried in Breage on 15 MAR 1826
Mary Dobb Born in Ashtown
Christened on 2 SEP 1827 in Breage
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
In 1841 she is at home aged 14.
Mary Dobb of Ashtown was buried in Breage on 28 OCT 1845 aged 17
Elizabeth Dobb Born in Ashtown
Christened on 19 MAY 1829 in Breage
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
In 1841 she is at home aged 7
Elizabeth Dobb of the Workhouse was buried in Breage on 20 FEB 1851 aged 21
James Henry Dobb Born in Ashtown
Christened on 11 MAY 1833 in Breage
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
James Henry Dobb, infant of Penhale was buried on 11 NOV 1834 in Breage
Emilia Dobb Born in Ashtown
Christened on 7 NOV 1836 in Breage
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
Amelia Dobb, infant of Ashtown was buried in Breage on 18 January 1837
Thomas Henry Dobb Born in Ashtown
Christened on 7 NOV 1836 in Breage
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
Thomas Henry Dobb, infant of Ashtown was buried in Breage on 24 January 1837
Lavinia Dobb Born in Ashtown
Christened on 19 JAN 1837 in Breage
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
Not with the family in 1841.
In 1851 Lavinia is aged 16 and living with her brother William and family in Ashton.
In 1861 she is 26 and a Tin Dresser, living with her brother William and family in Ashton.
Married George Edwards in Breage on 30 JAN 1864
Alice Dobb Born in Ashtown
Christened on 8 MAY 1839 in Breage
[Source = Breage Parish Register]
In 1841 she is at home aged 2
In 1851 she is aged 12 and in the Poor Law Union House in Helston
In 1861 she is working as a house servant to Mary Bennetts a Farmer of 65 acres in Tolmenor, Breage.
Married Richard Pearce in Breage on 18 JAN 1862
James Dobb Born around 1843 in Breage
No record found of his christening
In 1851 James is aged 7 and living with his mother in the Union Work House, Ashton.
In 1861 he is aged 18 and a Tin Miner, living with his brother William and family in Ashton.
Married Elizabeth Anne Edwards in Breage on 10 FEB 1866.

 

William Dobb married Susannah Glasson in Breage on 14 JUN 1846 [Source = Breage Parish Register]
(In 1851 William is aged 30 and a Tin Miner. Susannah is aged 25. The family are living in Ashton, Breage)
(In 1861 William is aged 40 and a Tin Miner. Susanna is 35. The family are living in Ashton, Breage)
(In 1871 William is aged 50 and a Tin Miner. Susanna is 45. The family are living in Ashton, Breage)
(Susannah was buried in Breage on 16 NOV 1872 aged 47)

William remarried to Mary Ann Jacka in the DEC quarter 1874 (Helston 5c 333)
(William was buried in Breage on 9 JUL 1879 aged 58)
(In 1881 Mary is a Widow aged 40. The family are living in Ashton, Breage)
(In 1891 Mary is aged 51 and living with her son Matthew in Ascot, Sherbrooke, Quebec)
(In 1900 Mary is aged 60. The family is living in Meaderville, Silver Bow, Montana)

(Mary Ann died of acute Nephritus, a kidney infection in 1905)

William and Susannah had twelve children
William and Mary had two children

Name Date and place of Christening/Birth Any other information
William John Dobb 2 MAY 1847 in Germoe William John Dobb of Germoe was buried on 18 MAY 1847 in Breage aged 1
Grace Reynolds Dobb Born in the SEP quarter 1848 in Breage
(Helston 9 107)
In 1851 Grace is at home aged 2.
In 1861 Grace is at home aged 12 and a Tin Dresser
Married William Uren on 5 NOV 1871 in St Pauls Church, Penzance
Mary Dobb Christened on 28 JUN 1850 in Godolphin In 1851 Mary is at home aged 1.
In 1861 Mary is at home aged 10.
In 1871 she is at home aged 20 and a Servant
Possible marriage to either John Williams or Samuel Willis in the JUN quarter 1871 (Helston 5c 334)
William J. Dobb Born around 1854 in Breage In 1861 William is at home aged 7 and a Scholar.
In 1871 he is at home aged 17 and a Tin Miner
William was buried in Ashton on 17 November 1872 aged 19
John Dobb Born on 18 OCT 1855 in Breage In 1861 John is at home aged 5 and a Scholar
In 1871 he is at home aged 15 and a Tin Miner
Married Eliza Thomas Jacka in 1880
Elizabeth Ann Dobb Born in the JUN quarter 1858 in Breage
(Helston 5c 250)
In 1861 Elizabeth is at home aged 3.
In 1871 she is at home aged 13.
In 1881 she is aged 23 and working as a General Servant to William Mumford a Farmer of 18 acres in Old Town, St Mary, Scilly Islands.
Thomas Henry Dobb Born in the MAR quarter 1860 in Breage
(Helston 5c 264)
In 1861 Thomas is at home aged 1.
In 1871 he is at home aged 11
In 1881 he is at home aged 21 and a Tin Miner.
Susanna Jane Dobb Born in the JUN quarter 1862 in Breage
(Helston 5c 249)
In 1871 she is at home aged 8 and a Scholar
Married Josiah Wills on 15 NOV 1885 in St Hilary
Lavinia Dobb Born in the SEP quarter 1864 in Breage
(Helston 5c 239)
In 1871 she is at home aged 6 and a Scholar.
In 1881 she is at home aged 17
Matthew Dobb Born in FEB 1866 in Breage In 1871 he is at home aged 5
In 1881 he is at home aged 15 and an Ag Lab
Emigrated to Canada. Arrived in Quebec aboard the Sardinian on 27 JUN 1884
In 1891 Matthew is aged 25 and a Copper Miner. The family is living in Ascot, Sherbrooke, Quebec
Matthew Dobb of Copelton married Bessie Benney on 28 AUG 1893 in Lennoxville Methodist Church, Sherbrooke, Quebec
In 1900 he is at home aged 34 and a Labourer
In 1910 he is living in Butte, Silver Bow
In 1920 he is a Farmer living in Carbon, Montana
In 1930 he is aged 64 and living in Fromberg, Carbon, Montana
Matthew died on 4 MAR 1931 aged 65
Amelia Annie Dobb Born in the SEP quarter 1869 in Breage
(Helston 5c 224)
In 1871 she is at home aged 1.
In 1881 she is at home aged 11 and a Scholar
Married Thomas Symons on 1 SEP 1888 in Lennoxville Methodist Church, Sherbrooke, Quebec
Alfreda Dobb Born in the SEP quarter 1872 in Breage
(Helston 5c 217)
In 1881 she is at home aged 8 and a Scholar
Emigrated to Canada. Arrived in Quebec aboard the Sardinian on 27 JUN 1884
William James Dobb Born in the JUN quarter 1876 in Breage
(Helston 5c 222)
In 1881 he is at home aged 4
In 1891 William is aged 15 and a Labourer. He is with the family in Ascot, Sherbrooke, Quebec
In 1900 James is at home aged 24 and a Labourer
Married Susie Mildred Moyle in 1902 (see picture below)
Charles Dobb Born in the DEC quarter 1879 in Breage
(Helston 5c 192)
In 1881 he is at home aged 1
In 1891 Charles is aged 11. He is with the family in Ascot, Sherbrooke, Quebec
Charles Dobb of Copleton in the County of Sherbrooke died on 11 FEB 1898. Buried on 14 FEB 1898 in Lennoxville Methodist Church


William James Dobb married Susie Mildred Moyle on 11 AUG 1902 in Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, USA
(William died on 22 APR 1909 aged 33. Buried in Conrad Memorial Cemetery, Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana)
(In 1910 Susie is aged 24. The family is living in Kalispell, Flathead, Montana)
Susie married William P. Edwards on 3 NOV 1910 in Kalispell
(In 1930 William is aged 58. Susie is aged 44. The family is living in Silver Bow)
(In 1940 Susie is aged 54. The family is living in Butte, Silver Bow)
(Susie died on 18 NOV 1962 in Silver Bow aged 77)

William Dobb and Susie had two children
William Edwards and Susie had two children

Name Date and place of Christening/Birth Any other information
Preston James Dobb Born on 18 JUN 1903 in Butte, Silver Bow In 1910 he is at home aged 6
Married Annie Bull in 1925
Charles Bennett Dobb Born on 20 NOV 1905 in Butte, Silver Bow, Montana In 1910 he is at home aged 4
In 1930 he is at home aged 24
In 1940 he is at home aged 33
Married Millicent Annie Adams on 25 JUN 1941 in Missoula, Montana
Charles died on 29 MAY 1989 in Silver Bow aged 83
Bennett W Edwards Born around 1912 in Montana In 1930 he is at home aged 18
In 1940 he is at home aged 28
Married Edna M. Hoskin on 6 FEB 1935 in Deer Lodge, Powell, Montana
Ruby Edwards Born around 1914 in Montana In 1930 she is at home aged 16
In 1940 she is at home aged 26


Missoula

Preston James Dobb married Annie C. Bull on 22 APR 1925 in Great Falls, Cascade, Montana
(In 1930 Preston is aged 26. Annie is aged 25. The family is living in Floral Park, Silver Bow, Montana)
(In 1940 Preston is aged 36 and a Credit Man with an Oil Company. Ann is aged 35. The family is living in Floral Park, Silver Bow)

(Ann died on 1 JUN 1964 in Missoula aged 59)
(Preston died on 25 MAR 1980 in East Missoula, Montana aged 77)

They had three children

Name Date and place of Christening/Birth Any other information
William George Dobb No information In 1930 he is at home aged 4
In 1940 he is at home aged 15
Married Rosalind Prophet in 1946
Andrey Ruth Dobb No information In 1940 she is at home aged 9
Married Raymond Harold Tangen on 23 OCT 1949 in Missoula, Montana
Claudia Ann Dobb No information In 1940 she is at home aged 0


Butte, Silver Bow, Montana

William George Dobb married Rosalind Prophet on 22 MAY 1946 in Silver Bow

They had four children

Name Date and place of Christening/Birth Any other information
Larry George Dobb No information None
Steven James Dobb No information None
Kathy Jean Dobb No information None
Arlene Joan Dobb No information None

 

 

Home