DOBBINS Family of East DEAN - text of Archive Message (General)

by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Saturday, February 14, 2009, 00:03 (5834 days ago) @ wilks

my grandmother informed me of her husband's grandfather.he was a captain in the king's navy.after the war he was awarded some land in the forest where he became a cider merchant.one of his daughters married mr.cooper who was an engineer in mining,he bought the property and found coal there. the family dobbins then moved to darfield in yorkshire.
my grandfather samuel died in 1965 at the age of 79 years.
do you have any record of the name dobbins?

thanks, ron.
ron dobbins

wollongong, n.s.w. australia
Saturday, August 17, 2002 at 18:51:57

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I am compiling a database of GLS Immigrants who arrived in Australia pre 1888. Over 5,000 individual records, searchable under fields including native place, occupation, father's and mother's names, religion etc. Enquiries and further entries always welcome. FOD entries at present for Joseph W BALDWIN, Margaret DOBBINS, Thomas EDWARDS, Warren JAMES, Martha SMITH.
Snail mail to Mrs Kaye Purnell, Balla Machree, 15 Balla Machree Way, Gymea Bay NSW 2227 AUSTRALIA
Kaye Purnell

Sydney, NSW, NS Australia Sunday, April 20, 1997 at 10:25:13 (WST)

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