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== Bibliography  ==
== Bibliography  ==


Dobson has published a guide to genealogical research in Scotland:
Dobson has published a guide to genealogical research in Scotland:  


*''Scottish Genealogy Research.'' Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2010. {{FHL|1911936|item|disp=FHL British Book 941 D27dd}}
*''Scottish Genealogy Research.'' Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2010. {{FHL|1911936|item|disp=FHL British Book 941 D27dd}}


He has also published a history of Scottish emigration to the American colonies:
He has also published a history of Scottish emigration to the American colonies:  


*''Scottish Emigration to Colonial America, 1607-1785.'' Athens, Ga.: University of Georgia Press, 1994. {{FHL|278068|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 970 W2dd}}
*''Scottish Emigration to Colonial America, 1607-1785.'' Athens, Ga.: University of Georgia Press, 1994. {{FHL|278068|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 970 W2dd}}
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*''Scots in the West Indies, 1707-1857.'' 2 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 1998-2006. {{FHL|816520|item|disp=FHL INTL Books 972.9 W2d v. 1-2}}  
*''Scots in the West Indies, 1707-1857.'' 2 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 1998-2006. {{FHL|816520|item|disp=FHL INTL Books 972.9 W2d v. 1-2}}  
*''Scottish Catholics at Home and Abroad 1680-1780.'' Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2010. {{FHL|1875176|item|disp=FHL British Book 941 K2dd}}
*''Scottish Catholics at Home and Abroad 1680-1780.'' Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2010. {{FHL|1875176|item|disp=FHL British Book 941 K2dd}}
*''Scottish Quakers and Early America, 1650-1700.'' [Baltimore, Md.:] Clearfield, 1998. {{FHL|719188|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 974.9 A1 no. 131}}


=== Scottish People  ===
=== Scottish People  ===


Dr. Dobson has 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.  
Dr. Dobson has 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.
 
===== Burgess Rolls =====


*''The Burgess Rolls of Fife, 1700-1800, and St. Andrew's, 1700-1775.'' Westminster, Md.: Willow Bend Books, 2000. {{FHL|750302|item|disp=FHL British Book 941.33 X2d pt. 1}}; {{FHL|2330954|item|disp=Menlo Park California FHC Book 941.33 X2d}}  
*''The Burgess Rolls of Fife, 1700-1800, and St. Andrew's, 1700-1775.'' Westminster, Md.: Willow Bend Books, 2000. {{FHL|750302|item|disp=FHL British Book 941.33 X2d pt. 1}}; {{FHL|2330954|item|disp=Menlo Park California FHC Book 941.33 X2d}}  
*''The Burgess Roll of St. Andrews, 1751-1775.'' St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 1995. {{FHL|750306|item|disp=FHL British Book 941.33/S2 X2d}}  
*''The Burgess Roll of St. Andrews, 1751-1775.'' St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 1995. {{FHL|750306|item|disp=FHL British Book 941.33/S2 X2d}}  
*''Burgesses of Perth 1600-1699.'' St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2002. {{FHL|1607308|item|disp=FHL British Book 941.32/P1 X2d}}  
*''Burgesses of Perth 1600-1699.'' St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2002. {{FHL|1607308|item|disp=FHL British Book 941.32/P1 X2d}}
 
===== Hearth Taxes =====
*''Hearth Tax Records, 1691, Brechin & Neighboring Parishes.'' St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, [200-?]. {{FHL|1419327|item|disp=FHL British Book 941.31/B1 R4d}}  
*''Hearth Tax Records, 1691, Brechin & Neighboring Parishes.'' St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, [200-?]. {{FHL|1419327|item|disp=FHL British Book 941.31/B1 R4d}}  
*''Hearth Tax Records, 1691: Forfar & Neighboring Parishes.'' St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2007. {{FHL|1607300|item|disp=FHL British Book 941.31 R4ddf}}  
*''Hearth Tax Records, 1691: Forfar & Neighboring Parishes.'' St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2007. {{FHL|1607300|item|disp=FHL British Book 941.31 R4ddf}}  
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*''Hearth Tax Records, 1691: Sidlaw Parishes from Newtyle to Monikie.'' St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2007. {{FHL|1607303|item|disp=FHL British Book 941.31 R4dds}}  
*''Hearth Tax Records, 1691: Sidlaw Parishes from Newtyle to Monikie.'' St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2007. {{FHL|1607303|item|disp=FHL British Book 941.31 R4dds}}  
*''Hearth Tax Records, Angus Coastal Parishes from Monifieth to Arbroath, 1691.'' St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2006. {{FHL|1419324|item|disp=FHL British Book 941.31 R4d}}  
*''Hearth Tax Records, Angus Coastal Parishes from Monifieth to Arbroath, 1691.'' St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2006. {{FHL|1419324|item|disp=FHL British Book 941.31 R4d}}  
*''Hearth Tax Records, Burgh of Dundee, 1691.'' St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 200-?. {{FHL|1419331|item|disp=FHL British Book 941.31/D1 R4d}}  
*''Hearth Tax Records, Burgh of Dundee, 1691.'' St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 200-?. {{FHL|1419331|item|disp=FHL British Book 941.31/D1 R4d}}
 
===== Jacobites =====
*''The Jacobites of Angus, 1689-1746.'' 2 parts. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 1997. {{FHL|722704|item|disp=FHL British Book 941.31 H2d}}  
*''The Jacobites of Angus, 1689-1746.'' 2 parts. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 1997. {{FHL|722704|item|disp=FHL British Book 941.31 H2d}}  
*''Jacobites of the '15.'' Scotland: Scottish Association of Family History Societies, 1993. {{FHL|622813|item|disp=FHL British Book 941 H2dd}}  
*''Jacobites of the '15.'' Scotland: Scottish Association of Family History Societies, 1993. {{FHL|622813|item|disp=FHL 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. {{FHL|1569562|item|disp=FHL British Book 941.31/A1 D2d}}  
*''The People of Arbroath, 1700-1799: A Genealogical Source Book.'' St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2008. {{FHL|1569562|item|disp=FHL British Book 941.31/A1 D2d}}  
*''The People of Brechin: A Genealogical Source Book, 1600-1799.'' 2 vols. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2008. {{FHL|1569558|item|disp=FHL British Book 941.31/B1 D2d 1600-1699}}  
*''The People of Brechin: A Genealogical Source Book, 1600-1799.'' 2 vols. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2008. {{FHL|1569558|item|disp=FHL British Book 941.31/B1 D2d 1600-1699}}  
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*''The People of Lowland Perthshire, 1600-1799: Carse of Gowrie, Strathearn, Western Strathmore.'' {{FHL|2370196|item|disp=FHL Book 941.32 D2ddL}}  
*''The People of Lowland Perthshire, 1600-1799: Carse of Gowrie, Strathearn, Western Strathmore.'' {{FHL|2370196|item|disp=FHL Book 941.32 D2ddL}}  
*''People of the Scottish Burghs: A Genealogical Source Book: The People of Montrose 1600-1799.'' Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2014. {{FHL|2463387|item|disp=FHL Book 941.31/M1 D2da}}  
*''People of the Scottish Burghs: A Genealogical Source Book: The People of Montrose 1600-1799.'' Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2014. {{FHL|2463387|item|disp=FHL Book 941.31/M1 D2da}}  
*''People of the Scottish Burghs: Perth, 1600-1799. Part One and Part Two.'' Baltimore, Md.: GPC-Clearfield Company, 2009. {{FHL|2473737|item|disp=Orange County California FSL 941 A1 no. 12}}  
*''People of the Scottish Burghs: Perth, 1600-1799. Part One and Part Two.'' Baltimore, Md.: GPC-Clearfield Company, 2009. {{FHL|2473737|item|disp=Orange County California FSL 941 A1 no. 12}}
 
===== Occupations =====
*''Scottish Goldsmiths, 1600-1800.'' [Westminster, Md.]: Willow Bend Books, 1998. {{FHL|2386634|item|disp=Menlo Park California FHC Book 941 U2do}}
*''Scottish Goldsmiths, 1600-1800.'' [Westminster, Md.]: Willow Bend Books, 1998. {{FHL|2386634|item|disp=Menlo Park California FHC Book 941 U2do}}
*''Scottish Schoolmasters of the Seventeenth Century.'' 1995; reprint, n.p.: Willow Bend Books, 1998. {{FHL|1058511|item|disp=FHL British Book 941 J2d}}


=== Irish Abroad  ===
=== Irish Abroad  ===

Revision as of 15:03, 6 February 2015

David Dobson is a recognized authority on the Scottish origins of American colonists.

Bibliography[edit | edit source]

Dobson has published a guide to genealogical research in Scotland:

He has also published a history of Scottish emigration to the American colonies:

  • Scottish Emigration to Colonial America, 1607-1785. Athens, Ga.: University of Georgia Press, 1994. FHL US/CAN Book 970 W2dd

Scots Abroad, Maritime, and Shipping Books[edit | edit source]

  • Aberdeen Shipping 1751-1753: Ships, Shipmasters, and Voyages. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2007. FHL British Book 941.25 U3d
  • American Data from the Aberdeen Journal, 1748-1783. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 1998. FHL British Book 941.25/A1 B3d
  • American Data from the Records of the High Court of the Admiralty of Scotland, 1675-1800. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2000. FHL British Book 941 P2a
  • American Vital Records from the Gentleman's Magazine, 1731-1868. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company [GPC], 1987. FHL US/CAN Book 973 V22d
  • Barbados and Scotland Links, 1627-1877. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2005. FHL INTL Book 972.981 W2d
  • A Directory of Seafarers of the East Neuk of Fife 1580-1800: A Genealogical Source Book. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2008. FHL British Book 941.33 U2d
  • Directory of Scots, Banished to the American Plantations, 1650-1775. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1983. FHL British and US/CAN Books 973 W2dd
  • Directory of Scots, Banished to the American Plantations, 1650-1775. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 1996. Logan FSL Book US W 2d
  • Directory of Scots, Banished to the American Plantations, 1650-1775. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2010. FHL US/CAN Book 973 W2dd 2010
  • Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825. 7 vols. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1984-1993. FHL British and US/CAN Books 941 W2dd v. 1-7
  • Dundee Shipping 1760-1769: Ships, Shipmasters, and Voyages. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2007. FHL British Book 941.31/D1 U3d
  • The French and Indian War from Scottish Sources. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2003. FHL US/CAN Book 973 M2dd
  • "Genealogical Gleanings in the British Isles," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 76 (1988):230-234.
  • "Genealogical Gleanings from Scotland," National Genealogical Society Quarterly (with Peter Wilson Coldham)
  • Vol. 73 (1985):8-14, 291-293
  • Vol. 74 (1986):171-173
  • Vol. 81, No. 2 (June 1993):139-140. FHL Book 973 B2ng [includes 1807 ship's passenger list, New York City found in the National Archives, U.K.]

Scottish People[edit | edit source]

Dr. Dobson has 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.

Burgess Rolls[edit | edit source]
Hearth Taxes[edit | edit source]
Jacobites[edit | edit source]
The People of Scotland series[edit | edit source]
Occupations[edit | edit source]

Irish Abroad[edit | edit source]

Irish People in British Sources[edit | edit source]

Jews in Great Britain[edit | edit source]

Other American Colonists[edit | edit source]