Archdeacon Wills 1794 #21, Braddan, of Patrick Tobin, merchant of Douglas:

"In the name of God, Amen. I Patrick Tobin of the town of Douglas, merchant, do make publish and declare my last will and testament in manner following:
First, I commit my soul to God and my body to a Christian burial. I leave to the poor of Douglas ten pounds.
I leave to my sister Frances Bowin ten pounds British a year during her life.
I leave to my sister in law Margaret Connor ten pounds British a year during her life.
I leave unto my children who are unendowed three hundred pounds British a piece to be paid at their to them respectively as they attain the age of twenty one years, and if any of them shall die before attaining that age, the legacy of him or her so dying, to go to the survivors.
I leave to my son Patrick thirty pounds British a year during his life in full of all claim which he could make under this my will.
And lastly, I devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my Estate and property whether houses, effects, goods, chattels, money or other effects to my loving wife whom I appoint executrix of the will, debarring such of my children as are already married and provided for with a legacy five shillings a piece. As xxx my hand and seal this last day of December 1793. [signed] Patrick Tobin.

Witnesses: Thomas Stowell, Robert Moore junior.

At consistory Court holden at Douglas on the fifth day of April of the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety four, the executrix is sworn in Court in form of law as also to be guardian and supervisor of the testator’s children who are under age and hath given pledges for the payment of debts and legacies, namely Caesar Tobin Esquire her son and Robert Moore merchant, one of the witnesses of the before going will."

The Tobin connection with the Isle of Man would appear to start with John Tobin d. 1739 - in his will [see Braddan summaries] described as Periwig Maker - names 3 underage children born to himself and Mary Greenwood (strangely never described as his wife - in Douglas Presentments (27 Nov 1727) presented along with "the woman that lives with him viz Mary Green for living together in adultery, by common fame")

                             (1)                1740
                   John Tobin = Mary Greenwood - = - Thomas Harris
                     d 1739   |     d 1783
                              |
                     +--------+-------+----------------+
                     |                |                |
                  Frances            Mary           Patrick
                  bp 1727            bp 1728        bp 1735           +----------+----------+ 
                     |                              d 1794            |                     |
               1751  |    ?by 1793                     |   1758       |                     |        1764
  Richard Moon - = --+-....- = ? Bowen                 +--- = - Ellinor Breakill   Margaret Breakill - = - John Connor
                 |           |                              |
                 |                                          |
           +-----+..+               +-------+-------+-------+--------+-------+----------+-------+-------+-------+-------+--------+--------+
           |                        |       |       |       |        |       |          |       |       |       |       |        |        |
           |                        |       |       |       |        |       |          |       |       |       |       |        |        |
        Joseph                    John    Rose    John   William  Erasmus  Caesar    Elinor  Patrick  Thomas   Mary   Bridget  Amelia   Edward 
        bp 1751                  bp 1759 bp 1761 bp 1763 bp 1766  bp 1768  bp 1770   bp 1772 bp 1774  bp 1775 bp 1777 bp 1780  bp 1783  bp 1781  
                                  d 1760    |       |                       d 1841      |                                         |      d 1811
                                            |       v                        |          |                                         | 
                                            |  Liverpool                     |          |  1794                      William 1829 |
                                      1782  |                Anne Moore - = -+          +- - = - Basil Quayle        Hillary - = -+ 
                         James Sutton - = - +                             |                  |                                 |
                                                                          |                  v                                 0
                                         +--------+------+----------+-----+-----+---------+
                                         |        |      |          |           |         |  
                                         |        |      |          |           |         |
                                      James    William John_Caesar Ann      Elizabeth   Isabella
                                      bp 1791  bp 1792  [bp 1793]  bp 1801   bp 1801      bp 1805
                                       d 1818     |      d 1811               d 1843      |
                            1836             1825 |                                       | 1831
           John Ready [Gov] - = - Sarah Ling - = -+                                       +- = John Harrison
                              |                |                                             |
                              v                v                                             v

Patrick I's main business was fish curing - there was a ready export market in salted herring both for the English colonies (especially slave plantations) and Europe - it may have been a return load that saw him also advertise Polish Oats - in the Manx Mercury 31 Mar 1794 his death is described as sudden. His youngest son Edward, a lietentant in the Royal Navy died at Plymouth in 1811 age 28 (Manx Sun 26 Jan 1811). There is a Ross Tobin (?= Erasmus) wine and spirit merchant also advertising in the early 19th century. It was son John who became the better known following his move to Liverpool.

The Manx Tobin line was provided by son Caesar who was appointed major in the Royal Manx Fencibles in 1809 (Manx Advertiser 1 Apr 1809) and rented a house in John Street Douglas - he was an MHK 1819 to 1830. However his sons died early - only William producing a son before his death.