Peerage Record – 38311

     Edward Brice Dobbs was born in 1729.¹ He was the son of Arthur Dobbs and Ann Osborne.² He died in 1803.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Army.¹ He held the office of Mayor of Carrickfergus, twice.¹

     Thomas Hornby Birley is the son of Hugh Hornby Birley and Cicely Hornby.¹

     Reverend Robert Conway Dobbs was born in 1771.¹ He was the son of Conway Richard Dobbs and Charity Burrowes.^2,1 He married Wilhelmina Josepha Bristow, daughter of Reverend William Bristow, in 1798.¹ He died on 9 December 1809.¹

     Reverend William Bristow was the Vicar at Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland^G.¹

     Wilhelmina Josepha Bristow is the daughter of Reverend William Bristow.² She married Reverend Robert Conway Dobbs, son of Conway Richard Dobbs and Charity Burrowes, in 1798.¹
     From 1798, her married name became Dobbs.

     William Cary Dobbs was born on 17 August 1806.¹ He was the son of Reverend Robert Conway Dobbs and Wilhelmina Josepha Bristow.² He married Elinor Jones Westropp, daughter of Henry Sheares Westropp and Elinor Winthrop Jones, in May 1834.² He died on 17 April 1869 at age 62.¹
     Circa 1830 he built Ashurst.² He held the office of Judge of the Landed Estates Court.¹ He was appointed Queen’s Counsel (Q.C.)² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Carrickfergus.¹ He lived at Ashurst, Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland^G.¹

     Robert Conway Dobbs Dobbs was born on 26 December 1842.¹ He was the son of William Cary Dobbs and Elinor Jones Westropp.² He married Edith Juliana Broadwood, daughter of Henry Fowler Broadwood, on 28 September 1869.² He died on 3 January 1915 at age 72.¹
     He was educated at Shrewsbury School, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England^G.¹ He was admitted to Lincoln’s Inn entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law.¹ He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of County Waterford.¹ He purchased Camphire in 1902.¹ He lived at Camphire, Cappoquin, County Waterford, Ireland^G.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of County Waterford in 1909.¹ He lived at Kilacoona, Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland^G.¹

     Major William Cary Dobbs was born on 14 October 1870.¹ He was the son of Robert Conway Dobbs Dobbs and Edith Juliana Broadwood.² He died on 31 July 1917 at age 46, killed in action.¹
     At Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G, (an unknown value.)¹ He gained the rank of Major in the 3rd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹

     Henry Robert Conway Dobbs was born on 26 August 1871.¹ He was the son of Robert Conway Dobbs Dobbs and Edith Juliana Broadwood.^2,1 He married Agnes Esme Rivaz, daughter of George Wilmot Rivaz, on 4 March 1907.¹ He died on 31 May 1934 at age 62.¹
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He was in the Indian Civil Service in 1892.¹ He wrote the book a monograph on pottery and glass-work of the North-West Province and Oudh.¹ He was an explorer, navigator and geographer.¹ He wrote the book Korah, a play.¹ He was Consul for Seistan and Kain in 1903.¹ He was British Commissioner of the Russo-Afghan Boundary between 1903 and 1904.¹ In 1904 he traversed the unexplored tract of Hazarajat between Herat and Kabul.¹ He was Secretary of the Kabul Mission in 1904.¹ He was Famine Commissioner of Rajputana in 1905.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.) in 1905.¹ He was Deputy Secretary of the Foreign Department in 1906.¹ He was Revenue and Judicial Commissioner of Baluchistan in 1909.¹ He was Revenue and Judicial Commissioner of Baluchistan in 1911.¹ He was Judicial Commissioner of the North-West Frontier Provinces in 1914.¹ He was Resident and Consul-General for Turkish Arabia in 1914.¹ He was Political Officer with Mesopotamian Forces between 1915 and 1916.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Star of India (C.S.I.) in 1916.¹ He was Agent to the Governor-General and Chief Commissioner of Baluchistan in 1917.¹ He was Revenue and Judicial Commissioner of Baluchistan in 1917.¹ He was Foreign Secretary to the Government of India in 1919.¹ He was Chief British Representative to the Indo-Afghan Confernce, Mussorie in 1920.¹ He was Head of the British Mission to Kabul between 1920 and 1921.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Indian Empire (K.C.I.E.) in 1921.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Star of India (K.C.S.I.) in 1921.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Geographical Society (F.R.G.S.)¹ He was High Commissioner and Consul-General for Iraq between 1923 and 1929.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1925.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) in 1929.¹ He lived at Camphire, Cappoquin, County Waterford, Ireland^G.¹

     George Wilmot Rivaz lived at Dropmore, Canterbury, Kent, England^G.¹