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Robert Dobridge

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1845

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Proprietor and Council Member in Montserrat. He was almost certainly the man of this name dying in Orange, Essex County, New Jersey in 1845.

  1. The arrival from the British West Indies at New Haven of Robert Dobridge aged 60, Martha Dobridge aged 58, Susan Ann Dobridge aged 21 and Julia F. Dobridge was recorded Sept. 30th (i.e. 3rd Q) 1830.

Sources

Riva Berleant-Schiller 'The white minority and Emancipation in Montserrat 1807-1832' New West Indian Guide/Nieuwe West-Indische Gids 70 (1996) No. 3/4 Leiden pp. 255-81, p. 268; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175139891" [accessed 03/06/2019]; administration of the will of the man was granted in 1846 to James Hoppe, Ancestry.com, English Estates of American Settlers Surnames, C-D [database online].

  1. U.S., Atlantic Ports Passenger Lists, 1820-1873 and 1893-1959 for Robt Dobridge State Massachusetts Plymouth 1830 Quarterly

Further Information

Spouse
Martha Hoppe
Children
John Lemuel Wilson; Susan Ann; Julia F.

Associated Claims (1)

Montserrat 185 (Bransbys)
£2,697 7s 0d
Awardee
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Associated Estates (4)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1817 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
Bransbys [ Montserrat ]
1828 [EA] - 1828 [LA] → Attorney
Duberys Estate [ Montserrat ]
1824 [EA] - 1828 [LA] → Attorney
Needmust & Freemans [ Montserrat ]
1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Lessee
Unknown [ Montserrat ]

Relationships (4)

Robert Dobridge
Brother-in-laws
John Hoppe
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Robert Dobridge married Martha Hoppe in London 03/02/1795. London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932 for Martha Hoppe City of London St Gregory by St Paul...
Robert Dobridge
Other relatives
John Dobridge
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Almost certainly son and father but conceivably...
Robert Dobridge
Other relatives
John Dobridge
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Almost certainly son and father but conceivably...
Robert Dobridge
Brother-in-laws
John Hoppe
Details
Notes →
Robert Dobridge married Martha Hoppe in London 03/02/1795. London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932 for Martha Hoppe City of London St Gregory by St Paul...