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Information from Ronald Cox's Ancestors, Cousins and their allied families, RootsWeb WorldConnect Project.

1861 personal census, Euphemia Twp, Lambton Co., ON, transcribed by the Lambton Branch of the OGS:
Dobbyn Thomas, M, Married, 30, born C.W., WM, Farmer, L26 C3;
Lounda, F, Married, 26, born C.W., WM;
George D., M, Single, 3, born C.W., WM;
Eliza W., F, Single, 1, born C.W., WM.

1881 personal census, Euphemia Twp, Lambton Co., ON, LDS 1881 census household record:
Dobbyn Thomas, M, Married, 50, born Ont, origin: Irish, C. Methodist, Farmer;
Lorenda, F, Married, 46, born Ont, origin: Scottish, C. Methodist;
Dolson, M, 22, born Ont, origin: Irish, C. Methodist, Farmer;
Minnie, F, 21, born Ont, origin: Irish, C. Methodist;
Annie, F, 19, born Ont, origin: Irish, C. Methodist;
Winnefred, F, 11, born Ont, origin: Irish, C. Methodist;
Alfred, M, 9, born Ont, origin: Irish, C. Methodist;
Ida, F, 5, born Ont, origin: Irish, C. Methodist.

1901 personal census, Euphemia Twp (Shetland Village), Lambton Co., ON, C2-1:
Dobbyn Thomas, M, Married, 22 April 1831, 69, born Ont, origin: Irish, Can, Meth, Farmer;
Lorenda, F, wife, Married, 19 Jan 1834, 66, born Ont, origin: English, Can, Meth;
Winnifred, F, daughter, Single, 5 Oct 1868, 32, born Ont, origin: Irish, Can, Meth, Music Teacher.

Headstone Shetland Cemetery, Euphemia Twp, Lambton Co., ON, transcribed by the Lambton Branch of the OGS:
In memory of (unreadable) died Feb 2(3?) 1880 aged (8?) years 6 ms. & 3 ds.
In memory of Albert... died Nov. 19, 1851 aged 1 month (1?) days, children of F. L. Dobbyn.

Headstone Shetland Cemetery, Euphemia Twp, Lambton Co., ON, transcribed by the Lambton Branch of the OGS:
In memory of Thomas Dobbyn born April 21, 1831, died Nov. 6, 1908.
His wife Lorenda Laird born Jan. 19, 1834 died Mar. 11, 1931.
Winnifred Agnes Dobbyn 1868-1962.

Obituary, Bothwell Times, 19 March 1931, from Nadine Marcus, in the files of the Kent Branch of the OGS
There passed away to the Great Beyond on Wed. March 11th , at 3:30 p.m., Lorenda Laird, beloved wife of the late Mr. Thos. Dobbyn, aged 97 years and 2 months... After her marriage she resided at Shetland, coming to Florence forty years ago where she resided until death called. Mr. Dobbyn predeceased her in 1901... She leaves to mourn her loss, three daughters and one son, Mrs. J. Zealand Johnston, of Penticton, B.C., Mrs. Ann Risk, of Detroit, Miss Winifred Dobbyn, of Florence, and Mr. A. B. Dobbyn, of London...

Euphemia Township History 1849-1999, Euphemia Township Historical Society, 1999, p.286-289:
Richard Dobbyn Family
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Richard Dobbyn (1794-1883) was educated in Dublin, Ireland and taught school. On April 20, 1815, he married Maria Bobier (1796-1869). The Catholics had confiscated his father's estate, so the young couple decided to come to Canada... Richard and Maria had 13 children, eight of whom lived to adulthood...
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Euphemia Township History 1849-1999, Euphemia Township Historical Society, 1999, p.289:
Thomas Dobbyn Family
... Thomas Dobbyn (1831-1909), married Lorenda Laird (1834-1931), daughter of George and Winnifred (Scarlett) Laird, in 1856. They farmed Lot 26, Con. 3, ... and were the parents of six children: Dolsen, Eliza, Annie, Winnifred, Alfred and Ida.
Dolsen George Dobbyn (1858-1928) married Charlotta Johnston, and they lived in Mosa Township and Wheatley. Eliza Wilhemina Dobbyn (1859-1900) married Fred Mills and they lived in Florence. Annie Mary Alberta Dobbyn (1862-1942) married Thomas Edgerton Risk, living in Shetland and then Michigan.
Winnifred Agnes Dobbyn (1868-1962) was single. Alfred Bruce Dobbyn (1871-1957) married Christina McLean and moved to London. Ida Loretta Dobbyn (1875-1977) married J. Zealand Johnston and moved to London.

Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Lambton Ontario, J.H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1907; p.268:
Thomas Dobbyn, a highly respected retired farmer of Euphemia township, County of Lambton, makes his home in the pleasant town of Florence. He was born in Euphemia township, April 21, 1831, son of Richard and Mariah (Bobier) Dobbyn, among the very earliest pioneers of Euphemia.
The parents of our subject were both born in Ireland, and came to Canada as early as 1820. Richard Dobbyn was a man well-educated in the old country ... marrying Miss Bobier, in the town of Castlecomer, County of Kilkenny, Ireland. He then came to Euphemia township, locating there in 1820...
Thomas Dobbyn was the seventh member of the foregoing family. He received his education through his father, and later attended the grammar school of Chatham. When a young man he purchased a tract of land on the 3rd Concession, opposite his father's old home, the river being between their two farms, and here he commenced life as a farmer on wild land.
On Dec. 18, 1855, Mr. Dobbyn married Miss Lorenda Laird, born in 1835, in Lambton County, daughter of George and Winnifred Laird, a pioneer couple of Dawn. Mrs. Dobbyn is the only daughter now living, though two brothers, Edward and Richard, are left with her. Mr. and Mrs. Dobbyn settled on the farm and there raised their family to maturity. In 1892 the farm was disposed of, and Mr. and Mrs. Dobbyn now live in the village of Florence.
To Mr. and Mrs. Dobbyn the following children were given: (1) Dolsen, who is engaged in the hardware business in Wheatley, Ont. He married Charlotte Johnston who lived to the summer of 1905. Their children were Walter, Perry, Cecil and Jessie. (2) Minnie, the eldest daughter, became the wife of Fred H. Mills, agent of the Grand Trunk Railroad. Both "crossed the borderland" within two years of each other and their son, Lloyd, is employed in the mercantile office of the R. G. Dun Co., Detroit. (3) Annie is now Mrs. Thomas Risk, of Detroit. (4) Alfred is of the Howden Hardware Firm, London. (5) Ida married J. Z. Johnson, of Princeton, now of Calgary. (6) Winnifred remains at home, and is a successful music teacher. Religiously Mr. and Mrs. Dobbyn are good Methodists, the former having been trustee and class leader for many years. Politically he is a stanch Reformer ...

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James Dobbyn ca 1768-1798   Elizabeth Langford ca 1768-   Gregory Bobier   Martha Willis 1770-
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Richard Dobbyn 1794-1882   Maria Bobier 1796-1869
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Thomas Dobbyn 1831-1908