See also

Hezekiah Dowell (1852-1901)

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • 1852

  • Shoreditch, London1 2

  • Census (living with father):

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 8-9)

  • 1861 Census. Living with father

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  • 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 9-10)

  • Present at Baptism of his half-sister Sarah

  • Present (half-sibling):

  • 17 Aug 1864 (age 11-12)

  • Present at Baptism of his half-brother William

  • Occupation:

  • aft 1868 (age 15-16)

  • carman; Hoxton, London3

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  • The 1881 Census shows that he was employed as a carman. When he started work is not known as he does not appear in the 1871 Census taken when he was 18. He had certainly left home by this time so it is assumed that he started work when he was 14 as a vanboy.

  • Census (not recorded):

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 18-19)

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  • Census (brother-in-law & sister):

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 28-29)

  • Census for household

  • Death:

  • 1901 (age 51)

  • Hackney, London4

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  • He does not apper in either the 1891 Census nor the 1901 Census so it is impossible to keep track of his movements. It is of course possible that he emigrated but this is thought unlikely. A search of FreeBMD for his death produced only one result but it is not a good match as it gives a registered age of age 51 whereas his calculated age at death was just less than 49 based on the date of his birth registration.

  • Death Registration (quarter):

  • Sep 1901

  • Hackney4

Sources

1.

1861 England Census for Household of Hezekiah Dowell in Shoreditch, Middlesex, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG9/240; Age and place of birth. Cit. Date: 1852. National Archives. Call Number: RG9/240.

2.

General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Birth of Hezekiah Dowell, (FMP image of CRI(E&W) for Births in Oct-Dec 1852 in the District of Shoreditch Volume 1c, Page 165). Custom Id: Births 1852 Q4 Shoreditch Vol. 1c, Page 165; Cit. Date: Q4 1852. General Register Office. Call Number: Births.

3.

1881 Census for Household of John Pope in Shoreditch, London, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG11/299 Folio 22 Page 32, Schedule 173; Cit. Date: 3 April 1881. National Archives. Call Number: RG11/229.

4.

General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Death of Hezekiah Dowell, (Free BMD). Custom Id: Deaths 1901 Hackney Vol. 1b Page 299; Cit. Date: Q3 1901. General Register Office. Call Number: Deaths.