I am researching my husband's Dobbs ancestors in the Forest of Dean. His ggg grandfather, William Dobbs, was born in Whitecroft in 1800/1801. He married Rosanna (maiden surname as yet unknown) born 1801/1802 in Whitchurch, Herefordshire. Between 1821 and 1833 they had 5 children, three of whom gave census birthplaces in the Forest of Dean, as follows: John born between 1821 and 1826; George born 1826/1827 in St Briavels; Henry born 1827 in Coleford or St Briavels; Eliza born 1828/1829; and James born 1832/1833 in St Briavels. In the late 1830s / early 1840s the family moved to Trevethin in Monmouthshire, where William worked as a haulier.

I should be grateful for any information about this family that others may have.

Caroline Gurney

1841 Wales Census
Eliza Dobbs abt 1829 Trevethan Monmouthshire
Henry Dobbs abt 1827 Trevethan Monmouthshire
James Dobbs abt 1833 Monmouthshire, Wales Trevethan Monmouthshire
John Dobbs abt 1826 Trevethan Monmouthshire
Rosanna Dobbs abt 1806 Trevethan Monmouthshire
Valencia Dobbs abt 1840 Monmouthshire, Wales Trevethan Monmouthshire
William Dobbs abt 1806 Trevethan Monmouthshire

1851 Wales Census
Belinda Dobbs abt 1841 St Brevals, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Trevethin Monmouthshire
Emma Dobbs abt 1843 St Brevals, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Trevethin Monmouthshire
George Dobbs abt 1817 St Brevals, Gloucestershire, England Son Trevethin Monmouthshire
James Dobbs abt 1834 St Brevals, Gloucestershire, England Son Trevethin Monmouthshire
Rosannah Dobbs abt 1807 Herefordshire, England Wife Trevethin Monmouthshire
William Dobbs abt 1806 Gloucestershire, England Head Trevethin Monmouthshire

1871 Wales Census
Rosanna Dobbs abt 1802 Whitchurch, Herefordshire, England Wife Trevethin Monmouthshire
William Dobbs abt 1801 Whitecroft, Gloucestershire, England Head Trevethin Monmouthshire

as transcribed !

1861
William Dobbs abt 1801 Forest of Dian, Somerset, England Head Trevethin Monmouthshire
Rosannah Dobbs abt 1803 Whitechurch, Herefordshire, England Wife Trevethin Monmouthshire
James Dobbs abt 1836 Forest of Dian, Gloucestershire, England Son Trevethin Monmouthshire

http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?mode=thread&id=1255#p1255

http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?mode=thread&id=829#p863

http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?mode=thread&id=1255#p1255

Hi these are the dobbs in my family tree please link with the above
I hope this may help you in your research
Terry James Lydney

Many thanks to Bertha and Slowhands for their kind responses. I should have made it clear in my original post that I have the census data on this family from 1841 to 1871 (and 1881 to 1901 for some of the 9 children). I am now trying to find the births of the oldest children - John, George, Henry, Eliza and James Dobbs - in the Forest of Dean in the period 1821 to 1833. I am also seeking the marriage of their parents, William Dobbs and Rosannah (maiden surname unknown).

Hi Slowhands. Thanks for the links to previous Dobbs threads. The family I am researching had moved to Wales by 1841, so I have no way of linking them to the Forest of Dean census data. I am hoping to get in a visit to the Gloucestershire Record Office soon, to try and find them in the parish registers.

Hi Terry. Thanks for your post. The family I am researching had a rather earlier link to the Forest of Dean - pre 1841. I don't at present know how they relate to other Dobbs families in the area.