David Dobson

David Dobson is a recognized authority on the Scottish origins of American colonists.

Immigration Articles

 * DD and Peter Wilson Coldham. "Genealogical Gleanings in the British Isles," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 76 (1988):230-234.
 * "Genealogical Gleanings from Scotland," National Genealogical Society Quarterly


 * Vol. 73 (1985):8-14, 291-293
 * Vol. 74 (1986):171-173
 * Vol. 81, No. 2 (June 1993):139-140. [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.

Immigration and Shipping Books

 * Aberdeen Shipping 1751-1753: Ships, Shipmasters, and Voyages. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2007.
 * American Data from the Aberdeen Journal, 1748-1783. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 1998.
 * American Data from the Records of the High Court of the Admiralty of Scotland, 1675-1800. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2000.
 * American Vital Records from the Gentleman's Magazine, 1731-1868. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company [GPC], 1987.
 * Barbados and Scotland Links, 1627-1877. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2005.
 * The Mariners of Kirkcaldy, St. Andrews and Fife: 1600-1800. Westminster, Md.: Willow Bend Books, 2000.

Scottish Books

 * The Burgess Rolls of Fife, 1700-1800, and St. Andrew's, 1700-1775. Westminster, Md.: Willow Bend Books, 2000.
 * The People of Lowland Perthshire, 1600-1799: Carse of Gowrie, Strathearn, Western Strathmore.
 * People of the Scottish Burghs: A Genealogical Source Book: The People of Montrose 1600-1799. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2014.
 * People of the Scottish Burghs: Perth, 1600-1799. Part One and Part Two. Baltimore, Md.: GPC-Clearfield Company, 2009.
 * Scottish Goldsmiths, 1600-1800. [Westminster, Md.]: Willow Bend Books, 1998.

Irish Books

 * Irish Wills and Testaments in Great Britain, 1600-1700. [Lovettsville, Va.]: Willowbend Books, 1998.