See also
Name:
Charles Dowell
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
Birth:
14 Dec 1871
The 1891 Census gives his place of birth and the year. The 1939 Register gives the exact date.
Present (sibling):
6 Apr 1881 (age 9)
Present at Baptism of his sister Jessie
Present (sibling):
6 Apr 1881 (age 9)
Present at Baptism of his brother Ernest
Occupation:
frm 1886 (age 14-15)
Both the 1891 and 1901 Censuses give his occupation as a chair maker athough at the time of the 1891 Census he was unemployed. It is assumed that he was apprenticed at the age of 14 and continued working until the end of his life.
Census (living with aunt):
5 Apr 1891 (age 19)
1891 Census. Living with aunt
Parent:
17 Mar 1896 (age 24)
Birth of son Charles Edward
Parent:
5 Apr 1896 (age 24)
Baptism of son Charles Edward
Parent:
17 Apr 1898 (age 26)
Birth of daughter Jessie Amelia
Parent:
8 May 1898 (age 26)
Baptism of daughter Jessie Amelia
Parent:
2 Mar 1900 (age 28)
Birth of son Hezekiah
Parent:
30 May 1902 (age 30)
Birth of son Frederick William
Parent:
9 Jun 1903 (age 31)
Birth of daughter Alice
Parent:
1 Jul 1908 (age 36)
Birth of son Henry George
Parent:
1 Feb 1911 (age 39)
Birth of son William
Military Service:
frm 15 Sep 1914 to 23 Jan 1917 (age 42-45)
Army; England and France5
Daughter's marriage:
19 Sep 1920 (age 48)
Marriage of daughter Jessie to Thomas Oakman
Death:
1948 (age 76)
Hackney, London6
1895, Register Entry for Marriage of Charles Dowell and Amelia Dixon
1901, 1901 Census for Household of Charles Dowell in Bethnal Green
1911, 1911 Census for Household of Charles Dowell in Bethnal Green, London
1921, 1921 Census for Household of Charles Dowell in Bethnal Green, London
Spouse:
Children:
Marriage:
11 Nov 1895 (age 24)
Address: Bethnal Green, Middlesex
The service was performed by the Rev Sidney Fischel who was the assistant Curate according to the Church of England rite. The witnesses were Henry Dixon and Ellen Dixon who were the bride's siblings. Who else was present is not known but probably the groom's father Charles was there as the groom is shown as living with his father in the 1891 Census. His mother had died in 1890. The bride father was also dead but her mother may have been there.
Census for household:
31 Mar 1901 (age 29)
Bethnal Green, London4
Address: 32 Collingwood Road
The family which consisted of Charles, his wife Amelia, and their three children Charles age 5, Jessie, age 2 and Hezekiah age 1 lived in one room which seems incredible since both parents were working. They shared the house which apparently had 5 rooms with two other families each of which consisted of 2 people. In all there were 9 people in the house.
Census for household:
2 Apr 1911 (age 39)
Bethnal Green, London9
Address: 27 Collingwood Street
The household consisted of Charles, his wife Amelia, and their children Charles (age 15), Jessica (age 12), Hezekiah (age 11), Frederick (age 8), Alice (age 7), Henry (age 2) and William (age 2 months). They occupied 3 rooms which probably means that the whole family lived in one room which the parents and baby also slept, whilst the boys and girls slept in the other two almost certainly sharing beds.
Census for household:
19 Jun 1921 (age 49 yrs 6 mns)
Bethnal Green, London10
Address: 27 Collingwood Street
The household consisted of Charles, his wife Amelia, and their children Charles (age 25), Hezekiah (age 21), Frederick (age 19), Alice (age 17), George (age 13), and William (age 10). The family are at the same address as in the previous census but now have 4 rooms instead of 3. The fact that two sons Charles and Frederick are out of work is a reflection of the economic situation and necessitates Amelia going out to work as an office cleaner to make ends meet.
1939 Register (Household):
29 Sep 1939 (age 67)
Hackney, London11
Address: 39 Kingsdown House
The household consisted of Charles, his wife Amelia and their grown up children Charles, Henry, William and Alice. From Henry's date of birth shown in the register (2 March 1900) it is thought that he is actually Hezekiah Dowell. Although Charles (Jnr) is shown as married his wife is not recorded as a member of the household.
1939 Register Entry for Household of Charrles Dowell in Hackney, London, (FMP website). Custom Id: RG101/0188A/017/17, Schedule 176, Sub-Number(s) 1-6; Name and date of birth for Charles Dowell. Cit. Date: 29 September 1939. National Archives.
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Birth of Charles Dowell, (Ancestry image of CRI(E&W) Births Jan-Mar 1872, Registration District Bethnal Green, Volume 1c, Page 209). Custom Id: Births 1872 Q1 Bethnal Green Vol. 1c, Page 209; Cit. Date: Q1 1872. General Register Office. Call Number: Births.
1891 England Census for Household of Harriett Pope in Shoreditch , (RG12/253 Folio 15 Page 30). Custom Id: RG12/253. Folio 15, Page 30; Cit. Date: 5 April 1891. National Archives. Call Number: RG12/253.
1901 England Census for Household of Charles Dowell in Bethnal Green, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG13/290, Folio , Page 15, Schedule 107; Cit. Date: 31 March 1901. National Archives. Call Number: 1901 Census.
Military Record for Charles Dowell in the Army Service Corps of the Army from 15 September 1914 to 23 January 1917.
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Death of Charles Dowell, (FMP website). Custom Id: Deaths 1948 Registration District:Hackney Vol: 5c Page: 679; Cit. Date: Q4 1948. General Register Office.
Rev. Sydney W Fischel, Assistant Curate, Register Entry for the Marriage of Charles Dowell and Amelia Dixon in St Bartholomew Church, Bethnal Green, Middlesex. , (Ancestry website). Custom Id: Marriages 1895, Page 166. No. 332; Cit. Date: 11 November 1895. London Metropolitan Archives.
CRI(E&W) for Marriage of Charles Dowell and Amelia Dixon, (Free BMD). Custom Id: Marriages Registration District: Bethnal Green, Volume: 1c, Page: 330; Cit. Date: Q4 1895. General Register Office. Call Number: Marriages.
1911 England Census for Household of Charles Dowell in Betnal Green, London, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG14/1433; Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. National Archives.
1921 England, Wales & Scotland census, 27 Collingwood Street, Bethnal Green, London, head of household: Charles Dowell, National Archives.
1939 Register Entry for Household of Charrles Dowell in Hackney, London, (FMP website). Custom Id: RG101/0188A/017/17, Schedule 176, Sub-Number(s) 1-6; Cit. Date: 29 September 1939. National Archives.