Tobin ( Irish : Tóibín , pronounced [t̪ˠoːˈbʲiːnʲ] ; from the Norman surname Saint Aubin , originated with Saint Albinus ) is an Irish surname of Norman origin.
14-817: Tobin may refer to: Name [ edit ] Tobin (surname) Tobin (given name) Places in the United States [ edit ] Tobin, California Tobin Bridge , near Boston, Massachusetts Tobin Range , a mountain range in Nevada Tobin Township, Perry County, Indiana Tobin, Wisconsin Breitmeyer-Tobin Building , in Detroit, Michigan Fictional characters [ edit ] Princess Tobin ,
28-643: A character in Melanie Rawn's Dragon Prince series of fantasy novels Prince Tobin, the main character in The Bone Doll's Twin by Lynn Flewelling Mitch Tobin, protagonist of five mystery novels by Donald Westlake Tobin, a supporting character in the Fire Emblem franchise, who appears in Fire Emblem: Gaiden and its remake, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia . Beef Tobin and his kids from
42-504: A register of the letters patent issued by the Crown , and sealed "open" with the Great Seal pendent , expressing the sovereign's will on a wide range of matters of public interest, including – but not restricted to – grants of official positions, lands, commissions, privileges and pardons, issued both to individuals and to corporations . The rolls were started in the reign of King John , under
56-461: Is C 66. As of 2016, there are 5,790 rolls in the series, dating from 1201 to 2012. Letters patent were also issued to grant monopolies over particular industries to individuals with new techniques, and these grants were likewise copied onto the patent rolls. The system became subject to abuse in the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I , and was eventually regulated by the Statute of Monopolies of 1624,
70-476: The Chancellorship of Hubert Walter . The texts of letters patent were copied onto sheets of parchment , which were stitched together (head-to-tail) into long rolls to form a roll for each year. As the volume of business grew, it became necessary to compile more than one roll for each year. The most solemn grants of lands and privileges were issued, not as letters patent, but as charters , and were entered on
84-645: The Rolls Chapel , prior to their permanent transfer to the Tower. These transfers ceased at the end of the 15th century, and so the Rolls Chapel became the permanent place of deposit for all rolls from the reign of Richard III onwards. The rolls from both sites were reunited at the newly built Public Record Office in the 1850s, and they are now held at the National Archives , Kew , London, where their class reference
98-661: The animated sitcom, The Great North A character from the TV series The Walking Dead Other uses [ edit ] Tobin tax , a currency exchange tax first proposed by James Tobin Tobin's q , an economic measure developed by James Tobin See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Tobin Tobing , a surname Toby Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
112-670: The early period. English was used occasionally in the 16th century, but only during the Commonwealth and after 1733 are all the entries in English. The medieval rolls were originally stored in the Tower of London , which was the principal repository for Chancery archives. From the end of the 14th century, it became customary for the Master of the Rolls to house the more recent rolls, for convenience of access, in
126-419: The first statutory expression of English patent law. In 1853, responsibility for patents of invention was transferred to the newly established Patent Office , and they ceased to be registered on the patent rolls. All the medieval and early modern rolls to 1625 have been published in some form, although editorial policies and formats have varied. Commissions of gaol delivery and assize were entered on
140-784: The head of the family was known as the Baron of Coursey, although this was not an officially recognised title. The 14th century Annals of Ireland, by Kilkenny Franciscan John Clyn , described the Tobins as a turbulent sept more dreaded by the English settlers than the native Irish. Ballytobin in Co. Kilkenny , Ireland is named after them. In the period 1847–1864, most bearers of the surname in Ireland were located in County Tipperary , County Kilkenny , County Cork , and County Waterford . As of 1881, most bearers of
154-513: The separate series of Charter Rolls . This series was discontinued in 1516, and all charters issued thereafter, mainly for grants of titles, were entered on the patent rolls. The patent rolls run in an almost unbroken series from 1201 to the present day, with a small number of gaps, notably during the English Civil War and Interregnum (1641–1660). They are written almost exclusively in Latin in
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#1732852274351168-557: The surname in Great Britain were located in Lancashire . Tobin is also an English surname, derived from the name Tobias or Toby . Patent rolls The patent rolls (Latin: Rotuli litterarum patentium ) are a series of administrative records compiled in the English , British and United Kingdom Chancery , running from 1201 to the present day. The patent rolls comprise
182-541: The title Tobin . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tobin&oldid=1218640792 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Tobin (surname) The Anglo-French Saint Aubin family arrived in Ireland in
196-656: The wake of the Norman invasion in the 12th century and settled in Counties Tipperary and Kilkenny , and subsequently spread to the neighbouring counties of Cork and Waterford . An early bearer of the surname is Irish-born John Tobyn, who appeared in patent rolls in 1413. By the 1440s there were three major Tobin clans established in south-east Tipperary, as well as the senior line in Kilkenny. The Tobins were an influential family in County Tipperary in medieval times, and
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