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Name:
Charles Hezekiah Dowell
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
Birth:
29 Apr 1886
Address: 2 New Tyson Street
The register entry for his baptism give the place where his parents were living. It is assumed that he was born there.
Baptism:
23 May 1886 (age 0)
St Jude's Church4
Address: Bethnal Green, Middlesex
His parents would have attended the service and they almost certainly took his older siblings Rebecca, Caroline and Thomas. Who else was present and whether there were any God-parents is not known.
Present (sibling):
1 Dec 1889 (age 3)
Present at Baptism of his sister Louisa Alice
Census (living with parents):
5 Apr 1891 (age 4)
1891 Census - living with parents
Present (sibling):
8 Mar 1893 (age 6)
Present at Baptism of his sister Harriet Ethel
Present (sibling):
21 Jun 1896 (age 10)
Present at Baptism of his sister Alice Eleanor
Present (sibling):
21 Jun 1896 (age 10)
Present at Baptism of his brother William John
Occupation:
btw 1898 and 1903 (age 11-17)
He probably started at the age of 12 but sometime before his marriage in 1903 he became a carman. It is assumed that this was when he was about 17.
Present (sibling):
16 Oct 1898 (age 12)
Present at Baptism of his brother Arthur Herbert
Census (living with parents):
31 Mar 1901 (age 14)
1901 Census - living with parents
He was working in a saw mills as a sawyer.
Census (living with parents):
31 Mar 1901 (age 14)
Shoreditch7
Address: 91 Phillip Street
The family had the whole house to themselves. There is no indication as to the size of the house. However, other houses in Phillip Street occupied by more than 1 family appear to have 4 rooms so it is assumed that there were 4 rooms probably split up as a living room, the parents bedroom, a bedroom for the boys and a bedroom for the girls. In addition there was probably a sculley with a copper for use on washdays which may also have seved as a kitchen and a privy in the yard.
Sister's marriage:
2 Nov 1902 (age 16)
Marriage of sister Caroline to Thomas Fippen
Brother's marriage:
18 Apr 1903 (age 16)
Marriage of brother Thomas to Elizabeth Alice Anderson
Occupation:
aft 1903 (age 16-17)
After working as a sawyer he became a carman. Exactly when is not known but at the time of his marriage in Jul 1904 he gives his occupation as a carman and in the 1911 Census as a carter working for a hardware merchant.
Parent:
12 Oct 1904 (age 18)
Birth of son Charles Hezekiah
Parent:
28 Oct 1904 (age 18)
Baptism of son Charles Hezekiah
Parent:
30 May 1906 (age 20)
Baptism of son Albert James
Sister's marriage:
14 Apr 1907 (age 20)
Marriage of sister Louisa to Edward Charles Kelly
Son's marriage:
16 Aug 1925 (age 39)
Marriage of son Charles to May Elizabeth Rowe
Death:
1927 (age 40-41)
Rochford, Essex11
His registered age was 40 which is comparative young.
Death:
Jun 1927 (age 41)
Rochford, Essex12
1911, 1911 Census for Household of Charles Dowell in Poplar, London
Spouse:
Children:
Marriage Banns:
3 Jul 1904 (age 18)
St Saviour's Church, Hoxton, London13
It is assumed that they attended the services to hear the banns called.
Marriage:
24 Jul 1904 (age 18)
Address: Hoxton, London
Louisa was the groom's sister; the other witness Thomas Dowell was the Groom's brother. Why a member of the Bride's family did not act as a witness is not known. However, it may have had something to do with the fact that Jane was pregnant (their first child was born the following October). Other members of the couple's families almost certainly attended and there may have been some form of party after the wedding at one of the parents' houses. Whether they went on a honeymoon is not known.
Census for household:
2 Apr 1911 (age 24)
Bow, Poplar, London16
Address: 2 Candy Street, Old Ford
The household consisted of Charles, his wife Jane, and their children Charles (age 6), Albert (age 5) and William (age3). The family had the house to themselves but the houses in Candy Street were quite small with 3 or 4 rooms each. Charles and Albert were attending the local school.
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Birth of Charles Hezekiah Dowell, (FreeBMD image of CRI(E&W) Births Apr-Jun 1886, Registration District: Bethnal Green, Volume: 1c, Page: 250). Custom Id: Births 1886 Q2 Bethnal Green Vol. 1c, Page 250; Cit. Date: Q2 1886. General Register Office. Call Number: P72/JUD, Item 009.
1901 Census for Household of Thomas Dowell in Shoreditch, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG13/278, Folio 11, Page 14, Schedule 88; Entry for Charles Dowell. Cit. Date: 31 March 1901. National Archives.
Rev. Sidney G H Sargent, Register Entry for Baptism of Charles Hezekiah Dowell at St Jude, Bethnal Green, (Ancestry image ). Custom Id: Baptisms 1886, Page 262, No. 1939; Date of birth and abode. Cit. Date: 29 April 1886. London Metropolitan Archives. Call Number: P72/JUD, Item 009.
Ibid. Cit. Date: 23 May 1886. London Metropolitan Archives. Call Number: P72/JUD, Item 009.
1901 Census for Household of Thomas Dowell in Shoreditch, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG13/278, Folio 11, Page 14, Schedule 88; Occupation. Cit. Date: 31 March 1901. National Archives.
Rev. Sydney L. Sarel, Register Entry for the Marriage of Charles Hezekiah Dowell and Jane Elizabeth Cox at St Saviour, Hoxton, (Ancestry image of Marriage register for St Saviour's Church held by LMA). Custom Id: Marriages 1904, Page 35, No. 69; Groom's Occupation. Cit. Date: 24 July 1904. London Metropolitan Archives. Call Number: P91/SAV, Item 018.
1901 Census for Household of Thomas Dowell in Shoreditch, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG13/278, Folio 11, Page 14, Schedule 88; Cit. Date: 31 March 1901. National Archives.
Rev. Sydney L. Sarel, Register Entry for the Marriage of Charles Hezekiah Dowell and Jane Elizabeth Cox at St Saviour, Hoxton, (Ancestry image of Marriage register for St Saviour's Church held by LMA). Custom Id: Marriages 1904, Page 35, No. 69; Date24 Jul 1904Groom's NameCharles Hezekiah DowellGroom's OccupationCarman. London Metropolitan Archives. Call Number: P91/SAV, Item 018.
1911 England Census for Household of Charles Dowell in Poplar, London, (FMP website). Custom Id: RG14PN1654 RG78PN58 RD22 SD1 ED4 SN226; Charles Dowell working as a carter for a hardware merchant in Bow. National Archives. Call Number: RG14/1654.
Rev. W. S. Ryan, Register Entry for Baptism of Charles Hezekiah Dowell at St Saviour, Hoxton, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: Baptisms 1904 Page 67, No. 598; CountyLondonParishHoxtonDate of Birth12 Oct 1904Father's NameCharles Hezekiah DowellFather's OccupationCarmanAbode125 Philip StreetFather's OccupationCarman. London Metropolitan Archives. Call Number: P91/SAV, Item 013.
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Death of Charles H. Dowell, (FreeBMD website). Custom Id: Deaths 1927 Q2 Rochford, Vol. 4a, Page 557; Cit. Date: Q2 1927. General Register Office. Call Number: Deaths.
Ibid. Quarter and Year Apr-Jun 1927Surname DowellGiven Names Charles H.Age 40Registration District Rochford. General Register Office. Call Number: Deaths.
Register Entry for the Banns of Marriage between Charles Hezekiah Dowell and Jane Elizabeth Cox: St Savour, Hoxton, (Period, 1904). London Metropolitan Archives. Call Number: P91/SAV, Item 022.
Rev. Sydney L. Sarel, Register Entry for the Marriage of Charles Hezekiah Dowell and Jane Elizabeth Cox at St Saviour, Hoxton, (Ancestry image of Marriage register for St Saviour's Church held by LMA). Custom Id: Marriages 1904, Page 35, No. 69; Cit. Date: 24 July 1904. London Metropolitan Archives. Call Number: P91/SAV, Item 018.
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Marriage of Charles Hezekiah Dowell and Jane Elizabeth Cox, (FreeBMD website). Custom Id: Marriages 1904 Q3 Shoreditch, Vol. 1c, Page 216; QuarterRegistration DistrictJul-Sep 1904ShoreditchSurnameFirst name(s)CoxJane ElizabethDowellCharles HezekiahFarmerJamesHurstwayteElizabethNote: There is no way of knowing which was Charles's other than by Marriage Certificate or Register Entry. However, the Register Entry showed that it was Jane Cox. General Register Office. Call Number: Marriages.
1911 England Census for Household of Charles Dowell in Poplar, London, (FMP website). Custom Id: RG14PN1654 RG78PN58 RD22 SD1 ED4 SN226; Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. National Archives. Call Number: RG14/1654.