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Nope you are correct, i was hoping that we might find some more Dobbins's that we could trace back to a common ancestor but it looks like the records that we would be interested in were destroyed anyway.

I have been in contact with the Ulster ancestry group on facebook and they have provided me with some information that, while it may not be of use to our current predicament, it might be an interesting read. I fear that John will forever remain a mystery.

It seems as though all records RE: the Rev James and his wife were destroyed, but there is some information that the Rev came from the town of Killinore in county Tyrone.

Some other info that may be of interest - (just going to copy and paste it all)

"From memory the Dobbin family were in Carrickfergus in the 1400s and at some point a number of members of the family moved to land west of Armagh City in Tirnascobe. Leonard Dobbin is probably the best known member of the family, serving as MP for the Borough of Armagh in the 1830s. The name Dobbin in this area is said to derive from d’Obyn which may well be d’Aubin as previously mentioned."

"There is a well-known traditional song from Armagh called Dobbin's Flowery Vale. You would probably be able to find it performed on YouTube. I don't know the provenance of it but some of the singers websites may have more information."

"Dobbins hotel and restaurant is in Carrickfergus. A fairly ancient building. The Dobbins who settled in Ulster are believed to have originally been named D'Aubin, Huguenot refugees, who, like the de Crommelin Huguenots (for whom Crumlin is named) became successful and influential. I am related by marriage to one Mervyn Dobbin from Carrick, but who now lives, I believe, in or near Milton Keynes, England."


One last thing that has been suggested is that we could contact a Valerie Adams in the Presbyterian Historical Society, to see if she could reveal any information that they have on the reverend, which may reveal more details of his family. So i'll give that a go and get back to you

A lady on facebook has suggested that we have a look through the parish registers of Clonfeacle, which should cover Moy's records. Dont know how we would find those, i'm not great with Irish record searching, but if anyone has any ideas i'm more than willing to give it a try!

I would also LOVE some information about the Dobbins line if you have any, John has been my brick wall on the Dobbins line for many many years!

Does anybody else really struggle to find any scottish records on the websites like ancestry, myheritage etc?

I would love to know more about my scottish side but with already being subscribed to ancestry, findmypast and the british newspaper archives, its getting a little bit costly!

Is there a reason that they are not readily available online? having more luck finding american records than i am scottish ones!