See also
Name:
Harry Dowell1
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
Birth:
1848
Address: City Gardens
The 1851 Census for Islington records a Harry Dowell age 2 the son of Hezekiah and Hannah Dowell. A search of birth records failed to find an entry in either the CRI(E&W) or a baptismal register for a Harry Dowell. However, there was a registration for a Henry Albert Dowell in Islington in the last quarter of 1848 and it is assumed this is the entry for Harry - a name which was used for the rest of his life. Without a birth certificate this cannot be confirmed that Henry Albert was the son of Hezekiah and Hannah. Both the 1841 Census and the 1851 Census show that his parents were living at City Gardens in Islington so it is assumed that he was born there.
Census (living with parents):
30 Mar 1851 (age 2-3)
1851 Census - living with parents
Present (sibling):
5 Aug 1855 (age 6-7)
Present at Baptism of his brother Thomas Frederick
Census (living with father):
7 Apr 1861 (age 12-13)
1861 Census. Living with father
They shared the house with another family. In all there were 13 people living in the house. The size is unknown.
Present (half-sibling):
20 Jul 1862 (age 13-14)
Present at Baptism of his half-sister Sarah
Present (half-sibling):
17 Aug 1864 (age 15-16)
Present at Baptism of his half-brother William
Parent:
btw Jul 1883 and Dec 1883 (age 34-35)
Birth of son Rowland Edmond E.
Parent:
10 Feb 1885 (age 36-37)
Birth of daughter Lillian Mary
Parent:
15 Mar 1885 (age 36-37)
Baptism of daughter Lillian Mary
Occupation:
1891 (age 42-43)
engine stoker; Shoreditch, London4
Whether he was working at a factory stoking a static boiler or employed on the railways is not clear nor is is known when he started working as a stoker.
Death:
1897 (age 48-49)
Shoreditch, London5
Address: 22 Hobbs Place
1883, Register Entry for Marriage of Harry Thomas Dowell and Emily Susan Excell
1891, 1891 Census for Household of Harry Dowell in Shoreditch
Spouse:
Children:
Marriage:
8 Jan 1883 (age 34-35)
Address: West Hackney, Middlesex
The witnesses relationships to the couple is unknown. They may have been friends or just casual passers by who acted as witnesses. Who else was present is not known. In view of the fact that both Harry's and Emily's parents were dead and the witnesses appear to be unrelated to the couple it seems unlikely that any members of their families were present.
The 1891 Census gives Harry (Henry Albert) Dowell's wife's name as Emily. A search of FreeBMD between Mar 1866 (when he would have been 18) and Dec 1883 (their first child's birth was registered in Dec 1883) using Harry Dowell and Emily produced only one result. It is the right area and although Harry's birth was registered in the name of Henry Albert it is known from census returns that he was always called Harry. If he also disliked Albert he may well have 'adjusted' his name!
Census for household:
5 Apr 1891 (age 42-43)
Shoreditch, London9
Address: 22 Hobbs Place
The household consisted of Harry, his wife Emily and their two children Roland (7) and Lilian (6). They occupied two rooms and shared the house with another family of 5 who had only 1 room! The houses must have been very small as all the other houses in Hobbs Place had only three rooms and presumable a shared privy and possibly a yard.
1861 England Census for Household of Hezekiah Dowell in Shoreditch, Middlesex, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG9/240; Harry Dowell age 11 son of Hezekiah Dowell. National Archives. Call Number: RG9/240.
1851 England Census for Household of Hezekiah Dowell in Islington, Middlesex, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: HO107/1504; Name, age and birthplace for Harry Dowell. Cit. Date: 30 March 1851. National Archives. Call Number: 1851 Census.
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Birth of Henry Albert Dowell, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: Births 1848 Q4 Islington, Vol. III, Page 256; Cit. Date: Q4 1848. General Register Office. Call Number: Births.
1891 England Census for Household of Harry Dowell in Shoreditch, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG12/250, Folio 1147, Page 33, Schedule 243; Harry Dowell's employment. Cit. Date: 5 April 1891. National Archives. Call Number: RG12/250.
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Death of Harry Thomas Dowell, (FreeBMD website). Custom Id: Deaths 1897 Q4 Shoreditch, Vol. 1c, Page 72; Cit. Date: Q4 1897. General Register Office.
Rev. Raymond C. Black, Curate, Marriage Register Entry for Harry Thomas Dowell and Emily Susan Excell in St Peter's Church, West Hackney, (Anscestry image of Saint Peter, Hackney, Register of marriages, P79/PET, Item 015). Custom Id: Marriages 1883 Page , No. 5; Cit. Date: 8 January 1883. London Metropolitan Archives.
General Register Office, CRI(E&W) for Marriage of Harry Thomas Dowell and Emily Susan Excell, (FreeBMD website). Custom Id: Marriages 1883 Q1 Hackney, Vol. 1b, Page 613; Cit. Date: Q1 1883. General Register Office. Call Number: Marriages.
1891 England Census for Household of Harry Dowell in Shoreditch, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG12/250, Folio 1147, Page 33, Schedule 243; Emily is shown as the wife of Harry Dowell. National Archives. Call Number: RG12/250.
Ibid. Cit. Date: 5 April 1891. National Archives. Call Number: RG12/250.