It’s also not far from Waterford to Carrickfergus either (by my standards at least), and the dates certainly don’t clash!īy the way, before I continue, the question has (very recently) been raised in regards to the ability of one man (Reginald D’Aubin) being “competent” enough as a breeder to be able to account for the amount of Dobbin/Dobbyn etc. Surely we can all think of people we know who are first cousins with the same name! It’s actually a (sporadic) tradition within my own family, but to prevent total confusion you’ll find that when this sort of thing occurs (particularly in Irish families) the child will often have the mother’s maiden name as a middle name. But I also believe that whether they are or not is fairly irrelevant. Are the two Reg’s the same guy? I believe so. The Dobbin’s of Antrim are descendants of this man. Guess what? His name was Reginald D’Aubin too. A few years later, a Norman Knight travelling with Hugh DeLacy invaded Northern Ireland at Carrickfergus. The Dobbyn’s of Waterford/Kilkenny are descendants of this man. ![]() After Jersey, one D’Aubin (D’Aubigny/D’Aubigne! Remember- surnames were recorded/written however they sounded!), named Reginald, was part of the Norman conquest of South Eastern Ireland in the late 1100’s. ![]() D’Aubigny/D’Aubigne however, is extremely prominent, with one of the D’Aubigny daughters marrying into William the Conqueror’s family! I firmly believe that the town of St Aubin’s on Jersey was named after the D’Aubigny family- as opposed to the D’Aubin family being named after the town on Jersey.īut anyway, back to the story. ![]() Coincidence? Not a chance!! The D’Aubenon, D’Aubigne and D’Aubigny families all originate from Aubin in Normandy (hence the name), and, back in Normandy are actually the same family! My personal belief is that the D’Aubenon spelling is actually an incorrect pronunciation or some sort of spelling error, because the name doesn’t pop up often at all. All the names of the knights who came over to England during the invasion are known and, rather curiously, there’s a knight by the name of D’Aubenon, D’Aubigne and some others by the name of D’Aubigny. For this train of thought to be correct, there would have to be a record of what the name was before all this took place….which there isn’t. One theory is that all of the derivatives of Dobbin came from the offspring of a Norman Knight (and family) who settled in St Aubin’s on Jersey- one of England’s channel islands, and therefore took the name D’Aubin- french for “from Aubin”- and then continued on throughout the region creating lots of little Dobbins’ here there and everywhere. A couple of generations later, the offspring of these (what we now call) Normans came over to England with William the Conqueror in 1066 (we all know that story too). This guy (well, his offspring, considering the generation gap) were amongst the Norsemen who went south and "obtained" (that's a story that you can read about elsewhere) a rather large part of coastal France which became Normandy. I’m pretty sure I know what his surname was, but I don’t want to put into the public arena just yet because I have no actual way of checking whether it is correct or not at this time. This story begins with the nephew of King Rollo of Norway. ![]() When you see the whole story tied together, you'll understand what I mean. Parts of this are definitely intended as a rough guide only.particularly those regarding specific spellings and the locations of those spellings! Also, I must stress that a lot of this information has merely been regurgitated from other sources.I’m no historian! Generally speaking, all the different information you'll find here and there on the internet has little pieces of truth strewn throughout. This background of the Dobbin family is intended for those of you who are either direct Dobbins, or have found Dobbin blood in your background and require this sort of background knowledge in order to work out where you should be searching for your own origins. Dobbin Family History By michael dobbin Januat 04:09:32
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