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David Dobson
Drawing upon the resources of the National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh, Dr. Dobson here identifies upwards of 3,000 inhabitants of the Scottish Borders who themselves, or whose descendants, took…
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This genealogical source book, part of a series devoted to ancient Scottish burghs, identifies many of the inhabitants of Dumfries of the 17th and 18th centuries and is overwhelmingly based…
Many artisans emigrated from English ports … however there were also French Huguenots, American Loyalists, and Jews there [in Jamaica] – Introduction.
By 1785 150,000 Scots had settled in America. Who were they? What did they do? Where did they settle? What factors motivated their emigration? David Dobson’s work draws on original…
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From 1983 to 1993 the Genealogical Company published seven volumes in a series entitled "Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825," by Dr. David Dobson. That series, which was…
This source book can be used to identify the locations where particular surnames or families can be found during the seventeenth century. The aim is to provide information on ordinary…
Cork lies on the south-west coast of Ireland, in the Province of Munster, and is one of the biggest cities on the island. It was an important link with the…
This book by David Dobson identifies roughly 1,200 Moray inhabitants, giving the name, occupation, a date and the source, and sometimes the names of family members, vessels, and other details…
The Windward Islands form part of the Lesser Antilles, which stretch from Puerto Rico to the fringes of Venezuela. Since the 17th century, these islands attracted immigrants from Europe, initially…
The links between Scotland and the countries of the Baltic region can be traced back as far as the Middle Ages; however, the main period of Scottish settlement occurred from…
The links between Scotland and the countries lying along the southern shores of the Baltic can be traced back as far as the late Medieval period, when Scottish knights accompanied…
The Plantation of Ulster by Scots in the 17th century meant the migration and settlement of thousands of Scots in Ireland during that period. Most settlers were from the Scottish…
This book identifies residents in the adjacent counties of Dundee and Angus, as well as emigrants from there, between 1800 and 1850. Dundee and Angus now form distinct Scottish administrative…
By 1675 some Scots scholars, merchants, and Covenanters (Calvinists) were gravitating to Holland, Zealand, and Flanders, but the majority were soldiers fighting for the United Provinces for independence from the…
In 1689 James Stuart, King of Scotland, England, and Ireland, abandoned his thrones and went into exile in France, to be replaced by William and Mary as sovereigns. Thereafter, there…
The Hebrides are those islands lying off the coast of the Western Highlands of Scotland. They form parts of the counties of Ross and Cromarty, Inverness, and Argyll, and contain…
The book under consideration here marks the second in a series on Scottish colonial soldiers compiled by emigration authority David Dobson. (The first volume was published as two parts in…
According to some estimates as many as 100,000 Scotsmen were re-settled by the British government in the Irish Plantation of Ulster during the 17th century. The purpose of this diminutive…
This work identifies people in or from the neighboring counties of Renfrewshire, Ayrshire, Dumfries-shire, Kirkcudbrightshire, and Wigtownshire between 1800 and 1850. South West Scotland originally contained about 150 parishes, some…
This source book of Fife inhabitants who lived between 1600 and 1799 is based on research into primary source material, both manuscript and printed, largely found in archives in Fife…
This is the fourth and final volume in the series "Ships from Ireland to Early America, 1623-1850." It is based on both primary and secondary manuscript and published sources in…
The French and Indian War led to significant recruitment in Scotland, particularly in the Highlands, for service in America. This experience led many soldiers to decide to settle in or…
Mr. Dobson here identifies about 1,000 Scottish soldiers, arranged alphabetically. While descriptions vary widely, some or all of the following information is given: soldier’s name, rank, military unit, date(s) and…
In the 17th and 18th centuries, many Scottish soldiers serving in the Americas permanently settled in the British colonies in North America, Canada, and the Caribbean.
This book is designed as an aid to family historians researching their origins in Ayrshire –P. v.
This book is designed as an aid to family historians researching their origins in Lanarkshire or Clydesdale, as it was once known –P. v.
This book is designed as an aid to family historians researching their origins in Renfrewshire –P. v.
This is the second volume by David Dobson to identify vessels that traveled from Ireland to North America before 1850 and were known to, or were likely to, carry passengers…
The second half of the 18th century saw the construction of the New Town of Edinburgh, to the north of the medieval burgh and across the Nor' Loch. During the…
This book lists the Scottish Covenanter prisoners who were transported for sale to the plantations or colonies in America and the West Indies after battles with Stuart English forces between…
17th-century Scottish emigration from Argyll, Bute, and western Dnnbartonshire to Ireland, Nova Scotia, New England, New Jersey, Jamaica, and Barbados.
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