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Name:
Harriet Dowell1
Sex:
Female
Father:
Mother:
Birth:
1832 (cal)
There is no primary evidence such as a Baptismal Register entry that she was the daughter of Thomas and Esther Dowell or that she was born in Warwick. However, she reported Thomas' death to the Registrar in Warwick at a time when she was working as a servant in Solihull and not living in the same household as Thomas in Warwick, thus it is reasonable to suppose that she was related to Thomas. Thomas' Death Certificate gives her name as H. Wimblett. The register entry for her marriage gives her maiden name as Harriet Dowell, her father's name as Thomas Dowell and his occupation as a sawyer which confirms the relationship. Her year of birth is calculated from her age given in the Marriage Register. The 1871 Census gives her birthplace as Warwick although her recorded age (41) would indicate that she was born in 1830. However, as she was illiterate (she signed the marriage register with her mark X) it is thought that the age she gave at the time of her marriage when she was younger was likely to be more accurate.
Present (sibling):
31 Jan 1836 (age 3-4)
Present at Baptism of her brother Thomas
Child:
14 Feb 1836 (age 3-4)
Present at Burial of her mother Esther
Present (sibling):
21 Feb 1836 (age 3-4)
Present at the burial of her brother Thomas
Thomas' father and other surviving siblings Hezekiah and Frances were probably there.
Census (living with father):
6 Jun 1841 (age 8-9)
1841 Census. Living with father
Married Name:
4 Jun 1855 (age 22-23)
Harriett Wimblett
Census:
2 Apr 1871 (age 38-39)
Solihull, Warwickshire2
Address: By the Railway Station
She is a widow and working as a general sevant for a solicitor and his family which consisted of his wife and their 4 chilldren.
present:
26 Jan 1874 (age 41-42)
Present at death of Thomas Dowell
Thomas was her father
reported:
26 Jan 1874 (age 41-42)
Reported death of Thomas Dowell
Thomas who was her father had died earlier the same day
Mourner:
29 Jan 1874 (age 41-42)
Harriet Dowell was a mourner at the burial of Thomas Dowell on 29 January 1874 in St Nicholas churchyard, Warwick according to the Church of England rite. The mourners included Harriet Dowell and probably Reuben and Elizabeth Ward who he had lodged with for many years. The minister at the burial was the Rev. Digby Preedy, Curate of All Saints.
Death:
1882 (age 49-50)4
Address: Aston, Warwickshire
As her death was registered in the first quarter of 1882 she could have died in either towards the end of 1881 or at the beginning of 1882
1855, Register Entry for Marriage of William Wimblett and Harriet Dowell
Spouse:
Marriage:
3 Jun 1855 (age 22-23)
the Parish Church of St Thomas5
Address: Birmingham
The relationship of the witnesses to the William and Harriet is unknown. They may have been friends or strangers asked to act as witnesses.
1871 England Census Solihull for Harriett Wimblett in the Household of Alfred East in Solihull, Warwickshire, (Find My Past website). Custom Id: RG10/3189 Folio 84 Page 20; Harriett Wimblett, widow, age 41 (i.e. born 1830) in Warwick. National Archives. Call Number: RG10/3189.
Ibid. Cit. Date: 2 April 1871. National Archives. Call Number: RG10/3189.
Rev. Geo S Bull, Rector of St Thomas Birmingham, Register Entry for the Marriage of William Wimblett and Harriet Dowell, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: Marriages 1855, Page 85, No. 168; Bride's age. Cit. Date: 3 June 1855. Warwickshire County Records Office, Priory Park, Cape Road. Tel: 01926 738959.
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Death of Harriet Wimblett, (FreeBMD website). Custom Id: Deaths 1882 Q1 Aston Vol. 6D, Page 247; Cit. Date: 1882. General Register Office.
Rev. Geo S Bull, Rector of St Thomas Birmingham, Register Entry for the Marriage of William Wimblett and Harriet Dowell, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: Marriages 1855, Page 85, No. 168; Cit. Date: 3 June 1855. Warwickshire County Records Office, Priory Park, Cape Road. Tel: 01926 738959.