Dobell was a port-gauger under the Board of Excise in Poole.
Works
A New Selection of Seven Hundred Evangelical Hymns for Private, Family, and Public Worship…Intended as a Supplement to Dr. Watts’ Psalms and Tunes (London: Williams & Smith, 1806)
Baptism, 1807
Humanity, 1812
The Christian’s Golden Treasure; or, Gospel Comfort for Doubting Minds, 1823