George
Webbe
Tobin
Born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Ancestors 
Son of James Tobin
and Elizabeth (Webbe) Tobin
Brother of
James Webbe Tobin, John Tobin, Elizabeth (Tobin) Cobham, Henry Hope Tobin, Charles Meadows Tobin, Joseph Webbe Tobin, Fanny Tobin and Frances (Tobin) Bush
Husband of
Dorothy (Skelly) Tobin
— married
13 Jun 1804 in London, England
Father of
George Webbe Tobin and Eliza Lucy Hope Tobin
Died
at age 69
in Teignmouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Feb 2014
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Biography
George Tobin was born at Salisbury on 13 December 1768. George, son of James Tobin & Elizabeth Tobin, was baptised on 21 February 1769 in Salisbury, St Edmund, Wiltshire, England.[1]
George studied at King Edward VI School, Southampton. He entered the navy in 1780 on board HMS Namur.[2]
He was a Rear Admiral in the Royal Navy.[2] He was made lieutenant on 14 November 1790, commander on 12 July 1798, and captain on 29 April 1802.[3] In 1837 Captain George Tobin Esq CB appointed flag officer of His Majesty's fleet.[4]
During 1791–1793 Tobin was in HMS Providence, with Captain William Bligh, on its voyage to Tahiti and the West Indies. He kept an illustrated journal, covering in particular Tahiti and Tasmania. It is now in the State Library of New South Wales.[5]
George married Dorothy Duff on 13 June 1804 in St George, Bloomsbury, Camden, England. George was a bachelor and Dorothy was a widow.[6] They had two children during their marriage.
George died in 1838 and was buried on 20 April 1838 in East Teignmouth, Devon, England.[7].
George Tobin was mentioned on a memorial in St. Michael the Archangel Churchyard, Teignmouth, Teignbridge District, Devon, England with a death date of 10 April 1838.[8]
George Tobin's will passed probate on 1 September 1838.[9]
Sources
- ↑
Baptism:
"Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812"
Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: 1901/4
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 61187 #1817496 (accessed 14 August 2023)
George Tobin baptism on 21 Feb 1769, son of James Tobin & Elizabeth Tobin, in Salisbury, St Edmund, Wiltshire, England. - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wikipedia entry for George Tobin (Royal Navy officer)
- ↑ UK, Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy, 1660-1815 database at ancestry.com
- ↑ Newcastle Courant 27 January 1837
- ↑ George Tobin journal and sketches on HMS Providence, 1791-1793, with additional material to 1831, catalogue entry in the State Library of New South Wales https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1Drme309
- ↑
Marriage:
"London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938"
London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P82/GEO1/019
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1623 #2516829 (accessed 14 August 2023)
George Tobin Esq marriage to Dorothy Duff on 13 Jun 1804 in St George, Bloomsbury, Camden, England. - ↑
Burial:
"Devon, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1920"
Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at South West Heritage Trust; Taunton, Somerset, England
Ancestry au Record 62288 #208397 (accessed 14 August 2023)
George Tobin burial (died in 1838) on 20 Apr 1838 in East Teignmouth, Devon, England. - ↑
Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #191338413 (accessed 14 August 2023)
Memorial page for George Tobin (1768-10 Apr 1838), citing St. Michael the Archangel Churchyard, Teignmouth, Teignbridge District, Devon, England; Maintained by Toltecia (contributor 47938045). - ↑
Will:
"England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858"
The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 1901
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 5111 #22884 (accessed 14 August 2023)
Will of George Tobin Esq, granted probate on 1 Sep 1838. Died about 1838 in East Teignmouth, Devon, England.
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What I would, firstly, very much like to know is whether the George Tobin who founded the Port Phillip Ships' Pilots was any relation to this George Tobin, RN.
Secondly, it seems very curious that my grandfather John Bartlett Driscoll's step-father was John Tobin, shipwright of London and Newcastle: John Bartlett (Driscoll) Tobin migrated to South Melbourne and married Annie Chapman, a grand-daughter of William Foy, Lightkeeper of Point Lonsdale and Queenscliffe, who had worked with George Tobin, Ships' Pilot.