THE DOBB FAMILY
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Samuel
Dobb married Jane Rowe on 5 MAY 1842 in Sithney
(In 1851 Samuel is absent from home. Jane is aged 32 and a Mason's wife. The family is living in Porthleaven, Parish of Sithney) (In 1861 Samuel is aged 41 and a Mason and Plasterer. Jane is aged 42. The family is living in Porthleven, Sithney) (In 1871 Samuel is absent from home. Jane is aged 62 and a Grocer. The family is living in Peverel Ter, Sithney) (In January 1876, Jane, her son Frederick Adolphus and her daughters Laura and Elizabeth Ellen (also known as Nelly) arrived in Nelson on the ship Caroline) (They settled in Thames and apparently changed their surname to Dobbs) (A Samuel Dobbs, stonemason, is listed in Stone's Dunedin Directory for 1886. He was living in Hanover Street) (Jane died in 1903, aged 84 . Buried in Shortland Cemetery) |
I have identified seven children
| Name | Date and place Christened | Any other information |
| Mary Jane Dobb | 6 AUG 1843 in Sithney | In 1851 she is at home aged 8 In 1861 she is at home aged 18 and a Shop Girl |
| Edith Dobb | 13 APR 1845 in Sithney | In 1851 she is at home aged 6 In 1861 she is at home aged 15 and a Shop Girl Married William James |
| Elizabeth Ellen Dobb | 16 MAY 1847 in Sithney | In 1851 she is at home aged 4 Buried on 4 JUN 1858 in Sithney aged 11 |
| Laura Dobb | 24 DEC 1848 in Sithney | Not mentioned with the family in 1851 In 1861 she is at home aged 12 In 1871 she is at home aged 22 and a Shop Asst Married Edmund Oats on 31 AUG 1878 in the home of Mrs Dobbs, Pollen Street, Thames, New Zealand Laura died in July 1888, aged 38. Buried in Shortland Cemetery |
| Frederick Adolphus Dobb | 15 SEP 1850 in Porthleven | In 1851 he is at home aged 9 months In 1861 he is at home aged 10 In 1871 he is at home aged 20 and a Ship Carpenter Married Janet Williams in Thames in 1881 |
| Helena Dobb | 3 AUG 1856 in Porthleven | In 1861 she is at home aged 4 In 1871 she is at home aged 14 |
| Elizabeth Ellen Dobb | 7 JUL 1861 in Porthleven | In 1861 she is at home aged 1 month In 1871 she is at home aged 10 and a Scholar Witness at her sister Laura's wedding Married Martin Trenwith Elizabeth Ellen died on December 28, 1939, aged 78 and is buried in Purewa Cemetery, Auckland. |
Thames in 1911
I have identified four children
| Name | Date and place Christened | Any other information |
| Helena Dobbs | Born in FEB 1882 | Married Charles Mitchell in 1904 |
| Fred Adolph Dobbs | Born in 1884 | Died in OCT 1884 aged 8 months. Buried in Shortland Cemetery |
| Harry Dobbs | Unknown | Twin of Marjory Died in infancy in 1894. Buried in Shortland Cemetery |
| Marjory Dobbs | Unknown | Twin of Harry Died in infancy in 1894. Buried in Shortland Cemetery |
Helena Mitchell (nee Dobbs)
