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Capt Robert William DOBBIE b abt 1894 Glasgow

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Angela

Angela Report 4 Nov 2008 22:09

I am trying to trace people interested in the fantastic photo I have of a Capt Robert William DOBBIE of the RFC/RAF taken in 1918 in Heliopolis in Cairo at end of WW1 entitled “Capt Dobbie, half hour before he died” - undoubtedly therefore the last photo ever taken of him. I am not related. I only have the photo because it was taken by my grandfather who was a mechanic in the RFC. Check your info to see if there is a connection & I will gladly fwd the photo if so. I think he is descended as follows:

Gen 1 The man himself: Capt Robert W Dobbie b abt1894 Glasgow, Lanarkshire shown in CWGC as Son of Jane B. Dobbie, of 26, Sandyford Place, Glasgow, and the late Rev. R. W. Dobbie
Royal Air Force, Unit: Aerial Observation School, Age: 24 Date of Death: 23/12/1918
Gen 2 Rev Robert W Dobbie b abt 1860 Glasgow, Lanarkshire or 1864 Hamilton, Lanarkshire, married Jane B A NK, b abt 1861 Glasgow, Lanarkshire – he is shown as Iron Merchs Clerk in 1881 census, aged 17, but the family does have a clergyman living with them so perhaps he was the influence for the career switch into the church? Clearly a clergyman for Church of Scotland in 1891 & 1901 census. The siblings of Rev Robert W Dobbie were: Alexander J 1855, Alice M 1856 & Ellen 1858 – all born Glasgow, plus James 1860 shown as born Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Jenny or Janet P 1867, Richard I, John H 1868, Kate I, Lewis M & Lucy N.
Gen 3 Alexander Dobbie b abt 1828 Dundee or Annan, Dumfriesshire, commission merch & tea agent, married Mary NK
Gen 4 (Father)NK Dobbie m Jane NK b abt 1806 Annan, Dumfriesshire
Gen 5 James Dobbie b abt 1766 Scotland married NK (see 1841 census Ednam St, Annan, Dumfriesshire – living with Jane daughter in law by the looks of it?).

I have already contacted many people on this site with a possible Dobbie from this family in their tree but no luck so far. I would love to reunite this with his descendants.

finally, If you visit Edinburgh Castle you will see a memorial which includes Capt Dobbie's name - I came across this completely by chance on a visit there last year.

Angela