David Dobson

Dr David Dobson is a recognized authority on the Scottish origins of American colonists. His list of publications exceeds 100 books. Many focus on connections between Scots who went abroad and their motherland. In addition to the immigrants themselves, he has also prepared books on the ships, shipmasters, merchants, whalers, and mariners involved in maritime trades.

He has also compiled a large number of books designed to help researchers identify people who lived in Scotland in the 1600s and 1700s. He uses many sources that supplement more commonly-used parochial records and testaments providing a broader picture of those living there at the time many emigrants boarded ships to the American colonies.

Many, but not all of Dobson's books are available at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dozens are available online to Ancestry subscribers. Books marked PILI have been indexed in the series Passenger and Immigrants Lists Index, which is also available online to Ancestry subscribers.

Guides

Dobson has published several guides to genealogical research in Scotland:

• Scottish Genealogy Research. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2010. FS Library British Book 941 D27dd
• Scottish Maritime Records, 1600-1850: A Guide for Family Historians. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1997. FS Library British Book 941 U3ddob; online at Ancestry ($).
• Searching for Scotch-Irish Roots in Scottish Records 1600-1750. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2007. FS Library British Book 941 D27d

He has published two histories on Scottish maritime trade and emigration to Colonial America:

• Scottish Emigration to Colonial America, 1607-1785. Athens, Ga.: University of Georgia Press, 1994. FS Library US/CAN Book 970 W2dd; immigrants indexed online in PILI ($).
• Scottish Trade with Colonial Charleston 1683-1783. Glasgow, Scotland, 2009. PhD Thesis accessible through EThOS ($).

Dobson has also compiled a list of Scottish surnames found in early America:

• The Scottish Surnames of Colonial America. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2003. FS Library US/CAN Book 973 D46d; online at Ancestry ($); immigrants indexed online in PILI ($).

Scots Abroad, Maritime, and Shipping

Americans mentioned in Scottish records

• American Data from the Aberdeen Journal, 1748-1783. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 1998. FS Library British Book 941.25/A1 B3d; online at Ancestry ($); online at World Vital Records ($); indexed online in PILI ($).
• American Data from the Records of the High Court of the Admiralty of Scotland, 1675-1800. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2000. FS Library British Book 941 P2a; online at Ancestry ($); online at World Vital Records ($).
• American Vital Records from the Gentleman's Magazine, 1731-1868. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company [GPC], 1987. FS Library US/CAN Book 973 V22d; online at Ancestry ($).
• "Genealogical Gleanings in the British Isles," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 76 (1988):230-234; online at NGS website ($); indexed online in PILI ($). Includes "Scotland: British-Army Deserters in America, circa 1750."
  
• "Genealogical Gleanings from Scotland," National Genealogical Society Quarterly (with Peter Wilson Coldham); online at NGS website ($).

• Vol. 73 (1985):8-14, 291-293
• Vol. 74 (1986):171-173
• Vol. 81, No. 2 (June 1993):139-140. FS Library Book 973 B2ng [includes 1807 ship's passenger list, New York City found in the National Archives, U.K.]; indexed online in PILI ($).

• "Genealogical Gleanings from Scotland: Nineteenth-Century Relief Recipients Immigrating to America," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 82, No. 1 (March 1994):58. FS Library Book 973 B2ng; online at NGS website ($); indexed online in PILI ($).
• Scottish-American Court Records, 1733-1783. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1991. FS Library British and US/CAN Books 941 P2d; online at Ancestry ($).
• Scottish-American Gravestones, 1700-1900. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 1998. FS Library British Book 941 V3dd; online at Ancestry ($) and World Vital Records ($); indexed online in PILI ($).
• Scottish-American Heirs, 1683-1883. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1990. FS Library British and US/CAN Books 941 D2d; online at Ancestry ($).
• Scottish-American Wills, 1650-1900. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1991. FS Library British and US/CAN Books 941 P22d; online at Ancestry ($); indexed online in PILI ($).

Mariners series

• Scottish Seafarers of the Seventeenth Century. [Edinburgh]: Scottish Association of Family History Societies, 1992. FS Library British Book 941 U2dd
• Scottish Seafarers of the Eighteenth Century. n.p.: Scottish Association of Family History Societies, 1996. FS Library British Book 941 U3d
• Scottish Seafarers 1800-1830. St. Andrews, Scotland: David Dobson, 1997. FS Library British Book 941 U3dda

• A Directory of Seafarers of the East Neuk of Fife 1580-1800: A Genealogical Source Book. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2008. FS Library British Book 941.33 U2d
• The Mariners of Aberdeen and Northern Scotland, 1700-1800. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 1994. FS Library British Book 941 U3ddo
• Mariners of Aberdeen and Northern Scotland, 1600-1800. Westminster, Md.: Willow Bend Books, 1997, 2000. FS Library British Book 941 U3ddo 2000
• The Mariners of Angus, 1600-1700. St. Andrews, Scotland: Historical & Genealogical Research, 1992. FS Library British Book 941.31 U2d
• The Mariners of the Clyde and Western Scotland. 2 vols. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 1994-1999. FS Library British Books 941 U3dd pt. 1-2
• The Mariners of Kirkcaldy and West Fife, 1600-1700. St. Andrews, Scotland: Historical & Genealogical Research, 1992. FS Library British Book 941.33/K1 U2d
• The Mariners of Kirkcaldy, St. Andrews and Fife: 1600-1800. Westminster, Md.: Willow Bend Books, 2000. Menlo Park FSC Book 941.33 D656mk
• The Mariners of the Lothians, 1600-1800. n.p.: Willow Bend Books, 1998. FS Library British Book 941.445 U3d
• The Mariners of St Andrews and the East Neuk of Fife. St. Andrews, Scotland: Historical & Genealogical Research, 1992. FS Library British Book 941.33/S2 U2d

• Scottish Transatlantic Merchants, 1611-1785. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2007. FS Library US/CAN Book 973 F2ddm; online at World Vital Records ($); immigrants indexed online in PILI ($).

• Scottish Whalers before 1800. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 1995. FS Library British Book 941 U2dda pt. 1

Scots Abroad series

Arranged by destination

• The Scots Abroad, 1650-1900: [Part One]. n.p.: Scottish Association of Family History Societies, 2003. FS Library British Book 941 W2do
• Scots in Africa. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 1999. FS Library High Density Book 960 F2dd v. 1
• Directory of Scots, Banished to the American Plantations, 1650-1775. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1983. FS Library British and US/CAN Books 973 W2dd; online at Ancestry ($); online at World Vital Records ($); indexed online in PILI ($).
• Directory of Scots, Banished to the American Plantations, 1650-1775. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 1996. online at Ancestry ($); online at World Vital Records ($); indexed online in PILI ($).
• Directory of Scots, Banished to the American Plantations, 1650-1775. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2010. FS Library US/CAN Book 973 W2dd 2010; online at Ancestry ($); online at World Vital Records ($); indexed online in PILI ($).
• Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825. 7 vols. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1984-1993. FS Library British and US/CAN Books 941 W2dd v. 1-7; online at Ancestry: part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5 | part 6 | part 7; also indexed online in PILI ($).
• The French and Indian War [America] from Scottish Sources. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2003. FS Library US/CAN Book 973 M2dd; online at Ancestry ($).
• Scottish Immigrants to North America 1600s-1800s: The Collected Works of David Dobson. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2011. FS Library US/CAN CD-ROM no. 7401 v. 2
• The Original Scots Colonists of Early America, 1612-1783. 3 vols. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1989, 1998-1999. FS Library US/CAN Books 973 W2do and supps.; online at Ancestry ($); supplement also online at Ancestry ($); both indexed online in PILI ($).
• More Scottish Settlers [America], 1627-1827. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2005, 2007. FS Library US/CAN Book 973 F2dd; indexed online in PILI ($).
• Scots in the American West, 1783-1883. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2003. FS Library US/CAN Book 973 F2ds; online at Ancestry ($) and World Vital Records ($); indexed online in PILI ($).
• A Directory of Scots in Asia 1600-1900 [part one]. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2008. FS Library British Book 941 D2dda v. 1
• A Directory of Scots in Australasia, 1788-1900. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 1994. FS Library British Book 994 F2do v. 1-3
• Barbados and Scotland Links, 1627-1877. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2005. FS Library INTL Book 972.981 W2d; indexed online in PILI ($).
• A Directory of Scots in the Carolinas, 1680-1830. 2 vols. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1986. FS Library US/CAN Book 975 F2d; Online at: Internet Archive, Ancestry ($) - index, MyHeritage ($) - Vol. 1 - index.; indexed online in PILI ($).
• The Original Scots Colonists of Early America: Caribbean Supplement 1611-1707. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1999; online at Ancestry ($) and World Vital Records ($); indexed online in PILI ($).
• Scots on the Chesapeake, 1607-1830. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1992. FS Library US/CAN Book 973 W2dda; online at Ancestry ($); indexed online in PILI ($).
• Scots-Dutch Links in Europe and America, 1575-1825. 2 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2004-11. FS Library High Density Book 949.2 F28d and FS Library INTL Book 949.2 F28d v. 2; online at Ancestry ($).
• Scots-French Links in Europe and America 1550-1850. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2011. FS Library British Book 941 D2ddf
• Scots in Georgia and the Deep South, 1735-1845. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2000. FS Library US/CAN Book 975.8 D2dd; online at Ancestry ($); indexed online in PILI ($).
• Scottish-German Links, 1550-1850. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2007. FS Library High Density Book 943 F2d
• Scottish-German Links, 1550-1850. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2011. FS Library High Density Book 943 F2d 2011
• Huguenot and Scots Links, 1575-1775. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2005. FS Library British Book 941 F2d
• Scots-IrishLinks, 1575-1725. 9 parts. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2001-13. FS Library British Books 941 W2ddo 2001 pt. 1-9; online at World Vital Records ($): part 6.
• Later Scots-Irish Links, 1725-1825. 3 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2003-2006. FS Library British Books 941 W2ddoa v. 1-3; online at Ancestry: part | part 3 | part 4; online at World Vital Records: parts 1-2.
• Scots-IrishLinks: 1825-1900. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2009. FS Library British Book 941.5 F2d
• Scots in Jamaica 1655-1855. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2011. FS Library High Density Book 972.92 F2d
• Scots in Latin America. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2003. FS Library INTL Book 980 F2dd; online at Ancestry ($); indexed online in PILI ($).
• Scots in the Mid-Atlantic Colonies, 1635-1783. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2002. FS Library US/CAN Book 974 F2dds; indexed online in PILI ($).
• Scots in the Mid-Atlantic States, 1783-1883. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2002. FS Library US/CAN Book 974 F2dd; online at Ancestry ($); indexed online in PILI ($).
• Scots in New England. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2002. FS Library US/CAN Book 974 F2ds; online at Ancestry ($); indexed online in PILI ($).
• Scots-Scandinavian Links in Europe and America, 1550-1850. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2005. Menlo Park California FSC Book 941.1 D635; indexed online in PILI ($).
• Scots in Poland, Russia and the Baltic States, 1550-1850. 2 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2000-2009. FS Library INTL Books 940 F2dd v. 1-2; online at Ancestry ($).
• Scots in Southern Europe: 1600-1900. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2013. FS Library British Book 941 W2dds
• Scots in the USA and Canada, 1825-1900. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 200-?. FS Library US/CAN Book 970 W2dds pt. 1
• Scots in the USA and Canada, 1825-1875. 6 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 1998-2013. FS Library US/CAN Books 970 W2ds pts. 1-6; online at Ancestry ($): part 1; part 1; part 2; part 3; online at World Vital Records ($): part 5; parts 1-5 indexed online in PILI ($).
• Scots in the West Indies, 1707-1857. 2 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 1998-2006. FS Library INTL Books 972.9 W2d v. 1-2; online at Ancestry ($); online at World Vital Records ($); indexed online in PILI ($).

Arranged by origin

• The Scots Overseas: Emigrants and Adventurers from Aberdeen and North East Scotland, Fife, Moray and Banff, Angus and Perth, Southern Scotland, Glasgow and the West of Scotland, Orkney and Shetland, the Lothians, and the Northern Highlands. Westminster, Md.: Willow Bend Books, 2000. FS Library British Book 941 W2da; indexed online in PILI ($).
• The Scots Overseas: Emigrants and Adventurers from Argyll and North Highlands. 2 vols. St. Andrews: David Dobson, 1993-2000. FS Library British Books 941.38 W2d pt. 1-2; indexed online in PILI ($).
• Scots Overseas: Emigrants and Adventurers from the Lothians. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 1995. FS Library British Book 941 W2ddob
• Scots Overseas: Emigrants and Adventurers from Southern Scotland. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 1994. FS Library British Book 941 W2ddb

Arranged by religion

• Scottish Catholics at Home and Abroad 1680-1780. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2010. FS Library British Book 941 K2dd
• Scots Episcopalians: At Home and Abroad 1689-1800. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2011. FS Library British Book 941 K2dde
• Scottish Quakers and Early America, 1650-1700. [Baltimore, Md.:] Clearfield, 1998. FS Library US/CAN Book 974.9 A1 no. 131; online at Ancestry ($); indexed online in PILI ($).

Soldiers

• Scottish Soldiers in Colonial America. 4 parts. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 1995-1997. FS Library British Book 941 M2d 1997 and FS Library British Books 941 M2d v. 3-4; online at Ancestry ($): part 1 | part 2 | part 3; online at World Vital Records ($): parts 1-2; indexed online in PILI (parts 1 and 2) ($).
• Scottish Soldiers in Continental Europe. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 1997. FS Library British Book 941 M2dd pt. 1

Shipping

• Ships from Scotland to America, 1628-1828. 4 vols. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1998-. FS Library US/CAN Books 973 W3d v. 1-4; online at Ancestry: part | part 3; online at World Vital Records ($).
• Ships from Scotland to North America 1830-1860. 2 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2002-8. FS Library US/CAN Books 970 U3d v. 1-2; online at World Vital Records ($).

"This book attempts to bring together evidence of voyages from Scandinavia, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and the Channel Islands to North America and the West Indies and is based on both primary and secondary sources in Europe and America." -- Introd.:

• Transatlantic Voyages 1600-1699. 2nd ed. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2008. FS Library US/CAN Book 970 W2dt 2008

• Aberdeen Shipping 1751-1753: Ships, Shipmasters, and Voyages. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2007. FS Library British Book 941.25 U3d
• The Shipping of Dundee and Montrose, 1720 to 1750: Ships, Shipmasters, and Voyages. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2005. FS Library British Book 941.31 U3d
• Dundee Shipping 1760-1769: Ships, Shipmasters, and Voyages. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2007. FS Library British Book 941.31/D1 U3d
• The Shipmasters of Dundee 1775 to 1825. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, [200-?]. FS Library British Book 941.31/D1 U2d
• The Shipping of Perth 1716-1767: Ships, Shipmasters, and Voyages. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2005. FS Library British Book 941.32/P1 U3d

Scottish People

Burgess Rolls

• The Burgess Rolls of Fife, 1700-1800, and St. Andrew's, 1700-1775. Westminster, Md.: Willow Bend Books, 2000. FS Library British Book 941.33 X2d pt. 1; Menlo Park California FSC Book 941.33 X2d
• The Burgess Roll of St. Andrews, 1751-1775. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 1995. FS Library British Book 941.33/S2 X2d
• Burgesses of Perth 1600-1699. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2002. FS Library British Book 941.32/P1 X2d

Hearth Taxes

• Hearth Tax Records, 1691, Brechin & Neighboring Parishes. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, [200-?]. FS Library British Book 941.31/B1 R4d
• Hearth Tax Records, 1691: Forfar & Neighboring Parishes. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2007. FS Library British Book 941.31 R4ddf
• Hearth Tax Records, 1691: Kirriemuir and Neighboring Parishes. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2007. FS Library British Book 941.31 R4ddk
• Hearth Tax Records, 1691, Montrose and Neighboring Parishes. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2007. FS Library British Book 941.31/M1 R4d
• Hearth Tax Records, 1691: Sidlaw Parishes from Newtyle to Monikie. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2007. FS Library British Book 941.31 R4dds
• Hearth Tax Records, Angus Coastal Parishes from Monifieth to Arbroath, 1691. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2006. FS Library British Book 941.31 R4d
• Hearth Tax Records, Burgh of Dundee, 1691. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 200-?. FS Library British Book 941.31/D1 R4d

Jacobites

• The Jacobites of Angus, 1689-1746. 2 parts. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 1997. FS Library British Book 941.31 H2d; online at Ancestry ($).
• Jacobites of the '15. Scotland: Scottish Association of Family History Societies, 1993. FS Library British Book 941 H2dd

The People of Scotland series

• The People of Arbroath, 1700-1799: A Genealogical Source Book. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2008. FS Library British Book 941.31/A1 D2d
• The People of the Braes of Angus, 1600-1799: A Genealogical Source Book. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2008. FS Library British Book 941.31 D2d
• The People of Brechin: A Genealogical Source Book, 1600-1799. 2 vols. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2008. FS Library British Book 941.31/B1 D2d 1600-1699
• People of Carnoustie, Barry and Panbride 1600-1799: A Genealogical Source Book. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2008. FS Library British Book 941.31 D2dc
• The People of the Carse of Gowrie 1600-1799: A Genealogical Source Book. Dundee, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2009. FS Library British Book 941.32/C6 D2d
• The People of Cupar 1600-1799: A Genealogical Source Book. Dundee, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2009. FS Library British Book 941.33/C4 D2d
• The People of Dundee: Part One 1600-1699; Part Two 1700-1799. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2009. FS Library British Book 941.31/D1 D2d v. 1-2
• The People of Dundee, 1700-1799: A Genealogical Source Book. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2008. FS Library British Book 941.31/D1 D2d
• The People of Eastern Perthshire 1600-1799: A Genealogical Source Book. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2009. FS Library British Book 941.32 D2dd
• The People of Edinburgh, 1725-1775. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2012. FS Library British Book 941.445/E1 D2d
• People of Ferry-port-on-Craig, Forgan and Balmerino: A Genealogical Source Book. Dundee, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2010. FS Library British Book 941.33 D2d
• The People of Forfar 1600-1699: A Genealogical Source Book. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2009. FS Library British Books 941.31/F1 D2d
• The People of Glasgow, 1725-1775. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2012. FS Library British Book 941.43/G1 D2d
• The People of the Scottish Burghs: The People of Greenock 1600-1799. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2010. FS Library British Book 941.41/G1 D2d
• The People of the Scottish Burghs: The People of Kirkcaldy 1600-1799. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2010. FS Library British Book 941.33/K1 D2d
• People of Kirriemuir 1600-1699: A Genealogical Source Book. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2008. FS Library British Book 941.31/K1 D2d
• The People of Monifieth 1600-1799: A Genealogical Source Book. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2009. FS Library British Book 941.31/M3 D2d
• People of Montrose, 1600-1699: A Genealogical Source Book. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2007. FS Library British Book 941.31/M1 D2d
• People of the Scottish Burghs: A Genealogical Source Book: The People of Montrose 1600-1799. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2014. FS Library British Book 941.31/M1 D2da
• The People of Newburgh, Fife 1600-1799. Dundee, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2010. FS Library British Book 941.33/N1 D2d
• People of the Scottish Burghs: Perth, 1600-1799. Part One and Part Two. Baltimore, Md.: GPC-Clearfield Company, 2009. Orange County California FSL 941 A1 no. 12
• The People of Perth 1700-1799: A Genealogical Source Book. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2008. FS Library British Book 941.32/P1 D2d
• The People of Lowland Perthshire, 1600-1799: Carse of Gowrie, Strathearn, Western Strathmore. FS Library Book 941.32 D2ddL
• The People of St. Andrews. 2 vols. St. Andrews and Dundee, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2009-10. FS Library British Books 941.33/S2 D2d 1600-1699 and 941.33/S2 D2d 1700-1799
• People of the Scottish Borders 1650-1800. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2012. FS Library British Book 941.4 D2d
• The People of the Scottish Burghs: A Genealogical Source Book: The People of Stirling 1600-1799. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2010. FS Library British Book 941.36 D2d
• The People of Strathearn 1600-1799: A Genealogical Source Book. Dundee, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2010. FS Library British Book 941.32 D2d

Scotland During the Plantation of Ulster series

• Scotland During the Plantation of Ulster: The People of Ayrshire 1660-1699. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2008. FS Library British Book 941.42 D3d
• Scotland During the Plantation of Ulster: The People of Dumfries and Galloway, 1600-1699. Menlo Park California FSC Book 941.48 D2do
• Scotland During the Plantation of Ulster: The People of Lanarkshire 1600-1699. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2009. FS Library British Book 941.43 D2d
• Scotland During the Plantation of Ulster: The People of Renfrewshire 1600-1699. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2009. FS Library British Book 941.41 D2d

Scottish Highlanders series

• Scottish Highlanders on the Eve of the Great Migration, 1725-1775: The People of Argyll. 2 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2005-12. FS Library British Books 941.38 D2d v. 1-2; Vol. 1 immigrants indexed online in PILI ($).
• Scottish Highlanders on the Eve of the Great Migration 1725-1775: The People of the Grampian Highlands. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2008. FS Library British Book 941 D2dd; immigrants indexed online in PILI ($).
• Scottish Highlanders on the Eve of the Great Migration 1725-1775: The People of Highland Perthshire. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2006. FS Library British Book 941.32 D22d
• Scottish Highlanders on the Eve of the Great Migration, 1725-1775: The People of Inverness-shire. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2007. FS Library British Book 941.21 D2d; immigrants indexed online in PILI ($).
• Scottish Highlanders on the Eve of the Great Migration 1725-1775: The People of the Northern Isles. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2008. FS Library British Book 941.1 D2d; immigrants indexed online in PILI ($).
• Scottish Highlanders on the Eve of the Great Migration: The Northern Highlands. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2007. FS Library British Book 941 D22dd; online at World Vital Records ($); immigrants indexed online in PILI ($).

Occupations

• Scottish Goldsmiths, 1600-1800. [Westminster, Md.]: Willow Bend Books, 1998. Menlo Park California FSC Book 941 U2do
• Scottish Schoolmasters of the Seventeenth Century. 1995; reprint, n.p.: Willow Bend Books, 1998. FS Library British Book 941 J2d
• Scottish Soldiers, 1600-1800. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 1997. FS Library British Book 941 M2da pt. 1

Irish Abroad

• Irish Emigrants in North America. 2 vols. St. Andrews, Scotland: David Dobson, 1994. FS Library British and US/CAN Books 970 W22dd pt. 1-2
• Irish Emigrants in North America. 7 vols. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1997-2000. FS Library US/CAN Books 970 W22dd pt. 1-7 and Orange County California FSL Books 941.5 W3d pts. 1-5; online at Ancestry: parts 1-3 | part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | parts 4 and 5 | part 6 | parts 1-7 are indexed online in PILI ($).

• Ships from Ireland to Early America, 1623-1850. 3 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 1999-2010. FS Library US/CAN Books 973 W3ds v. 1-3; online at Ancestry: Vol. 2.

Irish People

• The People of Ireland: 1600-1699. 3 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2007-11. FS Library British Books 941.5 D2d v. 1-3

Irish People in British Sources

• Irish Vital Records from the Scots Magazine 1739-1836. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2013. Logan Utah FSL Ireland Dob
• Irish Wills and Testaments in Great Britain, 1600-1700. [Lovettsville, Va.]: Willowbend Books, 1998. Oakland California FSL Book 941 P2dd

Jews in Great Britain

• The Jewish Presence in Early British Records, 1650-1850. FS Library Book 942 K3d

Other American Colonists

• Dutch Colonists in the Americas 1615-1815. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2008. FS Library US/CAN Book 970 F2d; index online in PILI ($).
• The French in the Americas 1620-1820. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2011. FS Library US/CAN Book 970 F2dd

Website

• Dr David Dobson, Staff page, University of St Andrews, School of History