Subject: Re: [EDB] Dobson Woollen Mill Proprietors > Hi Mary: > > Thank you for the quick response. I do live in Ontario, but I would > appreciate any help at all with the Dobsons. This is all I have so far. > > In Scotland, there was a family of Dobsons in the woollen business at > Inverleith. The siblings were Adam, William, John, James and Jessie. I do > not know who the parents were. I have a little information on Adam, who > emigrated to Canada, but no info on the others who stayed in Scotland. > > Adam had a son named Adam Dobson who was born in 1854 in Scotland. He > emigrated to Ontario, Canada, married, and had three children: Janet > Catherine (1883-1989), Adam Alexander "Ed" (1881-1928), and Margaret Helen. > They lived in Cannington. Adam operated a woollen mill in Cannington. > > My friend is a grandson of Janet. > > Thank you in advance for any info. > > Margaret > > >