Born at Monmouth on 20 September 1807, he was the only son of Charles Dolman, a surgeon there, by his wife Mary Frances, daughter of Thomas Booker, a Catholic publisher in London.
Born on September 20, 1807, in Monmouth, he was the only son of Charles Dolman, a surgeon at that location, and his wife Mary Frances, daughter of Thomas Booker, a Catholic publisher from London.