Dobbins (Dobbyns) family..where do they come from ?

[jard]

My father and grandparents lived in Dublin,but I can find no records of them, even though I have addresses etc.

It is possible that they moved to Dublin and settled.
Although the name and its variants, are quite common in Ireland, there is no indication as to where they originated, and where one should look for them.

My family name is Dobbins.My grandfather was Peter Dobbins and my grandmother was Margaret Cullen. Both were born between 1885 and 1897.

[Christopher]

Hei jard,

I looked here http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths.php and feel your theory about the Dobbins moving into Dublin may be right. There was one Dobbins in Dublin in 1848-51 when Griffiths Valuation of Ireland was conducted in the county. The head of the household was Jas. Dobbins of Merrion House, Merrion Avenue, Booterstown, Dublin which is on the south side of the City. This next site http://scripts.ireland.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm allows you to cross check the surnames Cullen and Dobbins. These two surnames were found in the same parish in two counties only - Dublin and Sligo. I hope this is of some assistance

All the Best,

Christopher

[jard]

Thanks Christopher
I've had a look at the info on the sites. I'm surprised that there are so few Dobbins' listed. In the later 1890's , my grandparents and their parents were resident in Dublin, and the family claim to have been there for a few generations. Obviously not !!
I am told that many of the poorer families were not named during census or registration counts, but merely recorded as 'inhabitants or residents'. I have found this when looking through census material.
Although I have my fathers birth cert, I'm having real problems tracing my grandfather and his family. I'm hoping that someone else comes across them                   Thanks again
Jard

[Christopher]

Hello Jard,

I am wondering would the name Dobbin be connected to your Dobbins
Several people with that surname are shown in the 1852 Directory
of Belfast and the Province of Ulster.

All the Best, Christopher

[jard]

Thanks for the tip Christopher
I'll have a look through at Belsfast and Ulster areas.
It has always been accepted that the family was from southern Ireland, but who knows ?

There have been several variations of the name, and Dobbin was definitely one of them.
As far as I know, my ancestors were from the poorer end of society, and unlikely to be listed as 'names'.
However, it is possible that we had someone with money  who could have wasted it all on wine and women !!!!

Jard

[heywood]

Hi,
if Dobbins is an unusual name and you have a year of birth (perhaps one or two on either side) you might find Peter Dobbins in the Irish BMD - you can search the indexes at LDS Family History Centres. That might be something to go for.
Best wishes
Heywood

[jard]

Hi Heywood

I tried LDS a while ago but had no luck, but I'll go back and have another look.
Thanks for your help
Jard

[jdslemish]

Hi Guys
Totally new on here and this my first post, don't really understabd the "jargon" ie: BMD or LDS.
Hopefully as time goes bye I will. I was interested in this post though as I am a Dobbin and thought i could shed a little light on the spelling. Here in Ireland there is no "s" added, the spelling is Dobbin a little further back early 1800's it was spelt Dobbyn or Dobyn, around Co. Armagh it is still spelt with the Y in some cases, it also pops up spelt Daubin, all of these are presumed to come from D'Aubyn.
As regards to location the names pops up most frequent here in the parish of Duneane Co.Antrim and in Carrickfergus a major town at one time, though it does seem to be the one family sort of a summer home versus town senario. From here it the name moved most definately to Co. Armagh and in some cases briefly in other counties. The Dobbin family appear to have mainly military hence not of the landed gentry but did move in these circles for obvious reasons.
Hope this helps and look forward to replys since this my first post etc.
John Dobbin

[aghadowey]

Welcome to Rootschat.

BMD = Birth, Marriage, Death

LDS = Church of Latterday Saints (Mormons). Here's a link to their website for searching online databases, etc.-
https://www.familysearch.org/