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*''Scottish Maritime Records, 1600-1850: A Guide for Family Historians.'' Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1997. {{FHL|687480|item|disp=FHL British Book 941 U3ddob}}
*''Scottish Maritime Records, 1600-1850: A Guide for Family Historians.'' Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1997. {{FHL|687480|item|disp=FHL British Book 941 U3ddob}}


*''Aberdeen Shipping 1751-1753: Ships, Shipmasters, and Voyages.'' St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2007. {{FHL|1569560|item|disp=FHL British Book 941.25 U3d}}
*''American Data from the Aberdeen Journal, 1748-1783.'' Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 1998. {{FHL|719191|item|disp=FHL British Book 941.25/A1 B3d}}  
*''American Data from the Aberdeen Journal, 1748-1783.'' Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 1998. {{FHL|719191|item|disp=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|1007488|item|disp=FHL British Book 941 P2a}}  
*''American Data from the Records of the High Court of the Admiralty of Scotland, 1675-1800.'' Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2000. {{FHL|1007488|item|disp=FHL British Book 941 P2a}}  
*''American Vital Records from the Gentleman's Magazine, 1731-1868.'' Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company [GPC], 1987. {{FHL|529535|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 973 V22d}}  
*''American Vital Records from the Gentleman's Magazine, 1731-1868.'' Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company [GPC], 1987. {{FHL|529535|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 973 V22d}}  
*''Barbados and Scotland Links, 1627-1877.'' Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2005. {{FHL|1210311|item|disp=FHL INTL Book 972.981 W2d}}
 
===== Mariners series =====
 
*''A Directory of Seafarers of the East Neuk of Fife 1580-1800: A Genealogical Source Book.'' St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2008. {{FHL|1607307|item|disp=FHL British Book 941.33 U2d}}  
*''A Directory of Seafarers of the East Neuk of Fife 1580-1800: A Genealogical Source Book.'' St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2008. {{FHL|1607307|item|disp=FHL British Book 941.33 U2d}}  
*''Directory of Scots, Banished to the American Plantations, 1650-1775.'' Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1983. {{FHL|83325|item|disp=FHL British and US/CAN Books 973 W2dd}}  
*''Directory of Scots, Banished to the American Plantations, 1650-1775.'' Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1983. {{FHL|83325|item|disp=FHL British and US/CAN Books 973 W2dd}}  
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*''The Mariners of Kirkcaldy, St. Andrews and Fife: 1600-1800.'' Westminster, Md.: Willow Bend Books, 2000. {{FHL|2330652|item|disp=Menlo Park FHC Book 941.33 D656mk}}  
*''The Mariners of Kirkcaldy, St. Andrews and Fife: 1600-1800.'' Westminster, Md.: Willow Bend Books, 2000. {{FHL|2330652|item|disp=Menlo Park FHC Book 941.33 D656mk}}  
*''The Mariners of the Lothians, 1600-1800.'' n.p.: Willow Bend Books, 1998. {{FHL|1058513|item|disp=FHL British Book 941.445 U3d}}  
*''The Mariners of the Lothians, 1600-1800.'' n.p.: Willow Bend Books, 1998. {{FHL|1058513|item|disp=FHL British Book 941.445 U3d}}  
*''The Mariners of St Andrews and the East Neuk of Fife.'' St. Andrews, Scotland: Historical & Genealogical Research, 1992. {{FHL|683240|item|disp=FHL British Book 941.33/S2 U2d}}  
*''The Mariners of St Andrews and the East Neuk of Fife.'' St. Andrews, Scotland: Historical & Genealogical Research, 1992. {{FHL|683240|item|disp=FHL British Book 941.33/S2 U2d}}
 
===== Scots Abroad series =====
*''More Scottish Settlers, 1627-1827.'' Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2005, 2007. {{FHL|1425557|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 973 F2dd}}  
*''More Scottish Settlers, 1627-1827.'' Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2005, 2007. {{FHL|1425557|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 973 F2dd}}  
*''The Original Scots Colonists of Early America, 1612-1783.'' 3 vols. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1989, 1998-1999. {{FHL|64135|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Books 973 W2do and supps.}}  
*''The Original Scots Colonists of Early America, 1612-1783.'' 3 vols. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1989, 1998-1999. {{FHL|64135|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Books 973 W2do and supps.}}  
*''The Scots Abroad, 1650-1900: [Part One].'' n.p.: Scottish Association of Family History Societies, 2003. {{FHL|1166903|item|disp=FHL British Book 941 W2do}}  
*''The Scots Abroad, 1650-1900: [Part One].'' n.p.: Scottish Association of Family History Societies, 2003. {{FHL|1166903|item|disp=FHL British Book 941 W2do}}  
*''Scots Episcopalians: At Home and Abroad 1689-1800.'' Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2011. {{FHL|1928189|item|disp=FHL British Book 941 K2dde}}
*''Scots in Africa.'' St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 1999. {{FHL|1016916|item|disp=FHL High Density Book 960 F2dd v. 1}}  
*''Scots in Africa.'' St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 1999. {{FHL|1016916|item|disp=FHL High Density Book 960 F2dd v. 1}}  
*''Scots in the American West, 1783-1883.'' Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2003. {{FHL|1120124|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 973 F2ds}}  
*''Scots in the American West, 1783-1883.'' Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2003. {{FHL|1120124|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 973 F2ds}}  
*''A Directory of Scots in Asia 1600-1900 [part one].'' St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2008. {{FHL|1569561|item|disp=FHL British Book 941 D2dda v. 1}}  
*''A Directory of Scots in Asia 1600-1900 [part one].'' St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2008. {{FHL|1569561|item|disp=FHL British Book 941 D2dda v. 1}}  
*''A Directory of Scots in Australasia, 1788-1900.'' St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 1994. {{FHL|731514|item|disp=FHL British Book 994 F2do v. 1-3}}  
*''A Directory of Scots in Australasia, 1788-1900.'' St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 1994. {{FHL|731514|item|disp=FHL British Book 994 F2do v. 1-3}}  
*''Barbados and Scotland Links, 1627-1877.'' Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2005. {{FHL|1210311|item|disp=FHL INTL Book 972.981 W2d}}
*''A Directory of Scots in the Carolinas, 1680-1830.'' 2 vols. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1986. {{FHL|383575|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 975 F2d}}  
*''A Directory of Scots in the Carolinas, 1680-1830.'' 2 vols. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1986. {{FHL|383575|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 975 F2d}}  
*''Scots on the Chesapeake, 1607-1830.'' Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1992. {{FHL|503579|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 973 W2dda}}  
*''Scots on the Chesapeake, 1607-1830.'' Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1992. {{FHL|503579|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 973 W2dda}}  
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*''Scots in the USA and Canada, 1825-1875.'' 6 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 1998-2013. {{FHL|816521|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Books 970 W2ds pts. 1-6}}  
*''Scots in the USA and Canada, 1825-1875.'' 6 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 1998-2013. {{FHL|816521|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Books 970 W2ds pts. 1-6}}  
*''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}}
*''Scots Episcopalians: At Home and Abroad 1689-1800.'' Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2011. {{FHL|1928189|item|disp=FHL British Book 941 K2dde}}
*''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 Quakers and Early America, 1650-1700.'' [Baltimore, Md.:] Clearfield, 1998. {{FHL|719188|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 974.9 A1 no. 131}}
===== Shipping =====
*''Aberdeen Shipping 1751-1753: Ships, Shipmasters, and Voyages.'' St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2007. {{FHL|1569560|item|disp=FHL British Book 941.25 U3d}}


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

Revision as of 15:07, 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]

  • 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
Mariners series[edit | edit source]
  • 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.]
Scots Abroad series[edit | edit source]


Shipping[edit | edit source]

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]