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*''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}} | ||
===== Mariners series ===== | ===== 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}} | ||
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*''Directory of Scots, Banished to the American Plantations, 1650-1775.'' Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2010. {{FHL|1875175|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 973 W2dd 2010}} | *''Directory of Scots, Banished to the American Plantations, 1650-1775.'' Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2010. {{FHL|1875175|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 973 W2dd 2010}} | ||
*''Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825.'' 7 vols. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1984-1993. {{FHL|213085|item|disp=FHL British and US/CAN Books 941 W2dd v. 1-7}} | *''Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825.'' 7 vols. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1984-1993. {{FHL|213085|item|disp=FHL British and US/CAN Books 941 W2dd v. 1-7}} | ||
*''The French and Indian War from Scottish Sources.'' Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2003. {{FHL|1184049|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 973 M2dd}} | *''The French and Indian War from Scottish Sources.'' Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2003. {{FHL|1184049|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 973 M2dd}} | ||
*"Genealogical Gleanings in the British Isles," ''National Genealogical Society Quarterly'', Vol. 76 (1988):230-234. <br> | *"Genealogical Gleanings in the British Isles," ''National Genealogical Society Quarterly'', Vol. 76 (1988):230-234. <br> | ||
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*''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 ===== | ===== Scots Abroad series ===== | ||
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*''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 in Africa.'' St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 1999. {{FHL|1016916|item|disp=FHL High Density Book 960 F2dd v. 1}} | |||
*''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.}} | ||
*'' | *''More Scottish Settlers '''[America]''', 1627-1827.'' Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2005, 2007. {{FHL|1425557|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 973 F2dd}} | ||
*''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}} | *''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 Mid-Atlantic Colonies, 1635-1783.'' Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2002. {{FHL|1054919|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 974 F2dds}} | *''Scots in the Mid-Atlantic Colonies, 1635-1783.'' Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2002. {{FHL|1054919|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 974 F2dds}} | ||
*''Scots in the Mid-Atlantic States, 1783-1883.'' Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2002. {{FHL|1054920|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 974 F2dd}} | *''Scots in the Mid-Atlantic States, 1783-1883.'' Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2002. {{FHL|1054920|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 974 F2dd}} | ||
*''Scots in New England.'' Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2002. {{FHL|1038168|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 974 F2ds}} | *''Scots in New England.'' Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2002. {{FHL|1038168|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 974 F2ds}} | ||
*''Scots-Scandinavian Links in Europe and America, 1550-1850.'' Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2005. {{FHL|2329875|item|disp=Menlo Park California FHC Book 941.1 D635}} | *''Scots-Scandinavian Links in Europe and America, 1550-1850.'' Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2005. {{FHL|2329875|item|disp=Menlo Park California FHC Book 941.1 D635}} | ||
*''Scots in Poland, Russia and the Baltic States, 1550-1850.'' 2 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2000-2009. {{FHL|1006180|item|disp=FHL INTL Books 940 F2dd v. 1-2}} | *''Scots in Poland, Russia and the Baltic States, 1550-1850.'' 2 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2000-2009. {{FHL|1006180|item|disp=FHL INTL Books 940 F2dd v. 1-2}} | ||
*''Scots in Southern Europe: 1600-1900.'' Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2013. {{FHL|2191773|item|disp=FHL British Book 941 W2dds}} | *''Scots in Southern Europe: 1600-1900.'' Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2013. {{FHL|2191773|item|disp=FHL British Book 941 W2dds}} | ||
*''Scots in the USA and Canada, 1825-1900.'' St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 200-?. {{FHL|1850897|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 970 W2dds pt. 1}} | *''Scots in the USA and Canada, 1825-1900.'' St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 200-?. {{FHL|1850897|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 970 W2dds pt. 1}} | ||
*''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}} | ||
'''Arranged by Scottish region''' | |||
*''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. {{FHL|993985|item|disp=FHL British Book 941 W2da}} | |||
*''The Scots Overseas: Emigrants and Adventurers from Argyll and North Highlands.'' 2 vols. St. Andrews: David Dobson, 1993-2000. {{FHL|760846|item|disp=FHL British Books 941.38 W2d pt. 1-2}} | |||
*''Scots Overseas: Emigrants and Adventurers from the Lothians.'' St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 1995. {{FHL|774660|item|disp=FHL British Book 941 W2ddob}} | |||
*''Scots Overseas: Emigrants and Adventurers from Southern Scotland.'' St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 1994. {{FHL|731521|item|disp=FHL British Book 941 W2ddb}} | |||
'''Arranged by religion''' | |||
*''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}} | *''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 ===== | ===== 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}} | *''Aberdeen Shipping 1751-1753: Ships, Shipmasters, and Voyages.'' St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2007. {{FHL|1569560|item|disp=FHL British Book 941.25 U3d}} | ||
*''Dundee Shipping 1760-1769: Ships, Shipmasters, and Voyages.'' St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2007. {{FHL|1607306|item|disp=FHL British Book 941.31/D1 U3d}} | |||
=== 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 ===== | ===== 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}} | ||
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*''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 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, 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 ===== | ===== 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 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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*''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 ===== | ===== 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}} | *''Scottish Schoolmasters of the Seventeenth Century.'' 1995; reprint, n.p.: Willow Bend Books, 1998. {{FHL|1058511|item|disp=FHL British Book 941 J2d}} | ||
Revision as of 15:10, 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:
- Scottish Genealogy Research. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2010. FHL British Book 941 D27dd
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]
- Scottish Maritime Records, 1600-1850: A Guide for Family Historians. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1997. FHL British Book 941 U3ddob
- 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
- 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.]
- "Genealogical Gleanings from Scotland: Nineteenth-Century Relief Recipients Immigrating to America," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 82, No. 1 (March 1994):58. FHL Book 973 B2ng
- Huguenot and Scots Links, 1575-1775. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2005. FHL British Book 941 F2d
- Later Scots-Irish Links, 1725-1825. 3 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2003-2006. FHL British Books 941 W2ddoa v. 1-3
- The Mariners of Aberdeen and Northern Scotland, 1700-1800. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 1994. FHL British Book 941 U3ddo
- Mariners of Aberdeen and Northern Scotland, 1600-1800. Westminster, Md.: Willow Bend Books, 1997, 2000. FHL British Book 941 U3ddo 2000
- The Mariners of Angus, 1600-1700. St. Andrews, Scotland: Historical & Genealogical Research, 1992. FHL British Book 941.31 U2d
- The Mariners of the Clyde and Western Scotland. 2 vols. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 1994-1999. FHL British Books 941 U3dd pt. 1-2
- The Mariners of Kirkcaldy and West Fife, 1600-1700. St. Andrews, Scotland: Historical & Genealogical Research, 1992. FHL British Book 941.33/K1 U2d
- The Mariners of Kirkcaldy, St. Andrews and Fife: 1600-1800. Westminster, Md.: Willow Bend Books, 2000. Menlo Park FHC Book 941.33 D656mk
- The Mariners of the Lothians, 1600-1800. n.p.: Willow Bend Books, 1998. 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 British Book 941.33/S2 U2d
Scots Abroad series[edit | edit source]
Arranged by destination
- The Scots Abroad, 1650-1900: [Part One]. n.p.: Scottish Association of Family History Societies, 2003. FHL British Book 941 W2do
- Scots in Africa. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 1999. FHL High Density Book 960 F2dd v. 1
- The Original Scots Colonists of Early America, 1612-1783. 3 vols. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1989, 1998-1999. FHL US/CAN Books 973 W2do and supps.
- More Scottish Settlers [America], 1627-1827. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2005, 2007. FHL US/CAN Book 973 F2dd
- Scots in the American West, 1783-1883. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2003. FHL US/CAN Book 973 F2ds
- A Directory of Scots in Asia 1600-1900 [part one]. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2008. FHL British Book 941 D2dda v. 1
- A Directory of Scots in Australasia, 1788-1900. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 1994. FHL British Book 994 F2do v. 1-3
- Barbados and Scotland Links, 1627-1877. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2005. FHL INTL Book 972.981 W2d
- A Directory of Scots in the Carolinas, 1680-1830. 2 vols. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1986. FHL US/CAN Book 975 F2d
- Scots on the Chesapeake, 1607-1830. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1992. FHL US/CAN Book 973 W2dda
- Scots-Dutch Links in Europe and America, 1575-1825. 2 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2004-11. FHL High Density Book 949.2 F28d and FHL INTL Book 949.2 F28d v. 2
- Scots-French Links in Europe and America 1550-1850. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2011. FHL British Book 941 D2ddf
- Scots in Georgia and the Deep South, 1735-1845. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2000. FHL US/CAN Book 975.8 D2dd
- Scots-Irish Links, 1575-1725. 9 parts. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2001-13. FHL British Books 941 W2ddo 2001 pt. 1-9
- Scots-Irish Links: 1825-1900. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2009. FHL British Book 941.5 F2d
- Scots in Jamaica 1655-1855. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2011. FHL High Density Book 972.92 F2d
- Scots in Latin America. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2003. FHL INTL Book 980 F2dd
- Scots in the Mid-Atlantic Colonies, 1635-1783. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2002. FHL US/CAN Book 974 F2dds
- Scots in the Mid-Atlantic States, 1783-1883. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2002. FHL US/CAN Book 974 F2dd
- Scots in New England. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2002. FHL US/CAN Book 974 F2ds
- Scots-Scandinavian Links in Europe and America, 1550-1850. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2005. Menlo Park California FHC Book 941.1 D635
- Scots in Poland, Russia and the Baltic States, 1550-1850. 2 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2000-2009. FHL INTL Books 940 F2dd v. 1-2
- Scots in Southern Europe: 1600-1900. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2013. FHL British Book 941 W2dds
- Scots in the USA and Canada, 1825-1900. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 200-?. FHL US/CAN Book 970 W2dds pt. 1
- Scots in the USA and Canada, 1825-1875. 6 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 1998-2013. FHL US/CAN Books 970 W2ds pts. 1-6
- Scots in the West Indies, 1707-1857. 2 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 1998-2006. FHL INTL Books 972.9 W2d v. 1-2
Arranged by Scottish region
- 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. FHL British Book 941 W2da
- The Scots Overseas: Emigrants and Adventurers from Argyll and North Highlands. 2 vols. St. Andrews: David Dobson, 1993-2000. FHL British Books 941.38 W2d pt. 1-2
- Scots Overseas: Emigrants and Adventurers from the Lothians. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 1995. FHL British Book 941 W2ddob
- Scots Overseas: Emigrants and Adventurers from Southern Scotland. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 1994. FHL British Book 941 W2ddb
Arranged by religion
- Scottish Catholics at Home and Abroad 1680-1780. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2010. FHL British Book 941 K2dd
- Scots Episcopalians: At Home and Abroad 1689-1800. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2011. FHL British Book 941 K2dde
- Scottish Quakers and Early America, 1650-1700. [Baltimore, Md.:] Clearfield, 1998. FHL US/CAN Book 974.9 A1 no. 131
Shipping[edit | edit source]
- Aberdeen Shipping 1751-1753: Ships, Shipmasters, and Voyages. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2007. FHL British Book 941.25 U3d
- Dundee Shipping 1760-1769: Ships, Shipmasters, and Voyages. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2007. FHL British Book 941.31/D1 U3d
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]
- The Burgess Rolls of Fife, 1700-1800, and St. Andrew's, 1700-1775. Westminster, Md.: Willow Bend Books, 2000. FHL British Book 941.33 X2d pt. 1; Menlo Park California FHC Book 941.33 X2d
- The Burgess Roll of St. Andrews, 1751-1775. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 1995. FHL British Book 941.33/S2 X2d
- Burgesses of Perth 1600-1699. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2002. FHL British Book 941.32/P1 X2d
Hearth Taxes[edit | edit source]
- Hearth Tax Records, 1691, Brechin & Neighboring Parishes. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, [200-?]. FHL British Book 941.31/B1 R4d
- Hearth Tax Records, 1691: Forfar & Neighboring Parishes. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2007. FHL British Book 941.31 R4ddf
- Hearth Tax Records, 1691: Kirriemuir and Neighboring Parishes. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2007. FHL British Book 941.31 R4ddk
- Hearth Tax Records, 1691, Montrose and Neighboring Parishes. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2007. FHL British Book 941.31/M1 R4d
- Hearth Tax Records, 1691: Sidlaw Parishes from Newtyle to Monikie. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2007. FHL British Book 941.31 R4dds
- Hearth Tax Records, Angus Coastal Parishes from Monifieth to Arbroath, 1691. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2006. FHL British Book 941.31 R4d
- Hearth Tax Records, Burgh of Dundee, 1691. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 200-?. FHL British Book 941.31/D1 R4d
Jacobites[edit | edit source]
- The Jacobites of Angus, 1689-1746. 2 parts. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 1997. FHL British Book 941.31 H2d
- Jacobites of the '15. Scotland: Scottish Association of Family History Societies, 1993. FHL British Book 941 H2dd
The People of Scotland series[edit | edit source]
- The People of Arbroath, 1700-1799: A Genealogical Source Book. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2008. 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 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. FHL British Book 941.31 D2dc
- The People of Cupar 1600-1799: A Genealogical Source Book. Dundee, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2009. FHL British Book 941.33/C4 D2d
- The People of Dundee: Part One 1600-1699; Part Two 1700-1799. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2009. FHL 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. FHL British Book 941.31/D1 D2d
- The People of Eastern Perthshire 1600-1799: A Genealogical Source Book. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2009. FHL British Book 941.32 D2dd
- The People of Edinburgh, 1725-1775. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2012. FHL British Book 941.445/E1 D2d
- People of Ferry-port-on-Craig, Forgan and Balmerino: A Genealogical Source Book. Dundee, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2010. FHL British Book 941.33 D2d
- The People of Lowland Perthshire, 1600-1799: Carse of Gowrie, Strathearn, Western Strathmore. 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 Book 941.31/M1 D2da
- 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
Occupations[edit | edit source]
- Scottish Goldsmiths, 1600-1800. [Westminster, Md.]: Willow Bend Books, 1998. Menlo Park California FHC Book 941 U2do
- Scottish Schoolmasters of the Seventeenth Century. 1995; reprint, n.p.: Willow Bend Books, 1998. FHL British Book 941 J2d
Irish Abroad[edit | edit source]
- Irish Emigrants in North America. 2 vols. St. Andrews, Scotland: David Dobson, 1994. FHL British and US/CAN Books 970 W22dd pt. 1-2
- Irish Emigrants in North America. 7 vols. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1997-2000. FHL US/CAN Books 970 W22dd pt. 1-7 and Orange County California FSL Books 941.5 W3d pts. 1-5
Irish People in British Sources[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- The Jewish Presence in Early British Records, 1650-1850. FHL Book 942 K3d
Other American Colonists[edit | edit source]
- Dutch Colonists in the Americas 1615-1815. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2008. FHL US/CAN Book 970 F2d
- The French in the Americas 1620-1820. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2011. FHL US/CAN Book 970 F2dd