Dobbin, Charles Leonard

Charles Leonard Dobbin, 1834-1902

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Contents:Charles Leonard Dobbin:  Profile  Biography  Research Notes
Explanations:
Columns:R [Role]; S [Sources].
Roles: = Government Office (Paid); = Government Duties (Unpaid); = On leave; = TBD; = Agriculture; = Private enterprise; = Parliament;
= British Army; = Royal Marines; = British Militia; = Colonial Militia; = East India Company Army; = Royal Navy; = Other Maritime;
= Education; = Army Education; = Navy Education; = Immigration; = Emigration; = Other voyage.
Abbreviations: BB = Blue Book; CCL = Commissioner of Crown Lands; CP = Chinese Protector; CPS = Clerk of Petty Sessions; GC = Gold Commissioner;
GR = Gold Receiver; GW = Gold Warden; JP = Justice of the Peace (Magistrate); PM = Police Magistrate;
FN = Footnotes; PSL = Public Service List; S/S1/S2 = Source; TBC/TBD = To be confirmed/determined.
Appointments: = Appointed; = Reappointed; = Promoted; = Demoted; = Redesignated; = Succeeded/Replaced; = Transferred to; = Made permanent;
= Retired; = Dismissed; = Passed (Examinations); = Paid as (role).
British Army: = Purchase of Commission; = Exchange rank/regiment; = Reduced to Reserve list; = Retired by sale of Commission.
Sources (S, S1, S2): = Blue Book; = Blue Book derived; = Government Gazette; = Government Gazette derived; = Public Service List; = Public Service List derived;
= Report; = Book; = Birth/Baptism/Marriage/Death document; = Birth/Baptism/Marriage/Death extract; = Cemetery; = Census; = Legal;
= Newspaper family notice; = Newspaper article; = Magazine article; = Unconfirmed; = Military service record; = Internet.
Other Symbols: = External link.
Dates:Dates are in YYYY-MM-DD format. Ongoing = Continues into next calendar year; New date; Date changed in source; Date died; Date to be confirmed.
"Original" is the date the person commenced the role. For example, when first appointed a Police Magistrate, regardless of later re-appointments and re-assignments.
Unconfirmed:All text in magenta is unconfirmed.
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Life Events

Born:26 October 1834Vauxhall, Surrey, England [01].
Baptised:2 December 1835Holy Trinity Church of England, Brompton, Middlesex, England [02].
Arrived:8 December 1851Melbourne, Colony of Victoria, on the barque Commodore. Departed Greenock, Scotland, 15 August 1851 [03].
Married:8 December 1869St John's Church of England, Heidelberg, Colony of Victoria, to Catherine Rosina Lewis [1852-1898] [04] [05].
Died:19 July 1902Kenmure, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia [residence], aged 67 years [06] [07].
Buried:21 July 1902Wangaratta Cemetery, Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia [Grave: Church of England, Section 1, No 0075n] [08] [09] [10].

Golden Colony Roles

Victoria:Police Magistrate:18711872187318741875187618771878187918801881188218831884188518861887188818891890
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Gold Warden:18711872187318741875187618771878187918801881188218831884188518861887188818891890
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Career

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References

Notes

Notes
01⇑Date from the Public Service lists. Place is from the 1851 Census, though his family was living in Brompton, Middlesex, when he was baptised.
02⇑London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923 [Ancestry (Membership required) ; 5 January 2024].
03⇑Shipping Intelligence - Arrived; The Argus (Melbourne), 9 December 1851, p 2 [Trove; 5 January 2024].
04⇑Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriage Index M1869-003639.
05⇑Marriages - Dobbin-Lewis; The Argus (Melbourne), 9 December 1869, p 4 [Trove; 5 January 2024].
06⇑Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria Death Index D1902-009930.
07⇑Deaths - Dobbin; The Argus (Melbourne), 21 July 1902, p 1 [Trove; 16 April 2023].
08⇑Correspondence from Melbourne General Cemetery.
09⇑Charles Leonard Dobbin [Find a Grave; 16 April 2023].
10⇑Funeral Notices - Dobbin; The Age (Melbourne), 21 July 1902, p 10 [Trove; 5 January 2024].

Further Reading

Updates

2024-10-13Page formatting revised.
2024-01-05Life Events updated and references added.