Name:
William Dowell1
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
1861, 1861 Census for Household of William Dowell in Hamlet of Basall, Warwickshire
Birth:
1796
Honiley, Warwickshire2
Occupation:
Parent:
24 Apr 1825 (age 28-29)
Baptism of daughter Maria
Registered Elector:
1837 (age 40-41)
Poll Book; Balsall, Warwickshire4
The vote which took place on the 8 & 9 August was for two representatives in Parliament for the Northern Division of the County of Warwick. There were 4 candidates and William voted for Sir Eardley Eardley Wilmot, Bart. and William Stratford Dugdale, Esq.. The Poll Book does not say which party they represented.
Parent:
8 Oct 1840 (age 43-44)
Baptism of son Edwin
Spouse:
4 Jan 1852 (age 55-56)
His wife Maria was buried in St Mary and St Bartholomew churchyard
Census:
7 Apr 1861 (age 65)
Hampton in Arden, Warwickshire5
Address: Hamlet of Basall
The household consisted of William whis now widowed and his two sons Edwin and Henry. All are working as blacksmiths.
1824, Register Entry for Marriage of William Dowell and Maria Blackford
1841, 1841 Census for Household of William Dowell in Balsall
1851, 1851 Census for Household of William Dowell in Hamlet of Balsall, Warwickshire
Spouse:
Children:
Marriage:
19 Apr 1824 (age 27-28)
Address: Birmingham, Warwickshire
The relationship
Census for household:
6 Jun 1841 (age 45)
Hampton In Arden, Balsall, Warwickshire8
Address: Meer End
The household consisted of William, his wife Maria and their children Maria (age 15), Harriett (age 14), William (age 10), Henry (age 6) and Edwin (age 8 months).
Census for household:
30 Mar 1851 (age 55)
Hampton In Arden, Balsall, Warwickshire2
The household consisted of William, his wife Maria and their two children Henry (age 15) and Edwin (age 10).
It is thought that William was related to Thomas Dowell (99) (probably brothers) who was born in 1787 in Warwick as William's daughter Harriett was with Thomas when he died. Basall is about 10 miles from Warwick where Thomas was born and lived all his life.
1841 England Census for Household of William Dowell in Hampton in Arden, Warwickshire, (FMP website). Custom Id: HO107/1129, Book 7, Folio 20, Schedule 893; 1841 Census for William Dowell (607) County: WarwickshireId Names607William Dowell It is thought that William was related to Thomas Dowell (99) (probably brothers) who was born in 1787 in Warwick as William's daughter Harriett was with Thomas when he died. Basall is about 10 miles from Warwick where Thomas was born and lived all his life. National Archives. Call Number: RG107/1129.
1851 England, Wales & Scotland census, Hampton In Arden, Balsall, Warwickshire, HO107/2071, Folio 287, Page 8, Schedule 38, head of household: William Dowell, National Archives.
1841 England Census for Household of William Dowell in Hampton in Arden, Warwickshire, (FMP website). Custom Id: HO107/1129, Book 7, Folio 20, Schedule 893; Cit. Date: 6 June 1841. National Archives. Call Number: RG107/1129.
Poll Book: William Dowell, 1837, London Metropolitan Archives, Solihull District Page 153.
1861 England, Wales & Scotland census, Hamlet of Basall, Hampton in Arden, Warwickshire, RG9/2217, Folio 42, Page 11, Schedule 62, head of household: William Dowell, National Archives.
Parish Register for Marriage of William Dowell and Maria Blackford, St Martin in the Bull Ring, Birmingham, Warwickshire, 19 April 1824, Birmingham Archives & Heritage.
1841 England Census for Household of William Dowell in Hampton in Arden, Warwickshire, (FMP website). Custom Id: HO107/1129, Book 7, Folio 20, Schedule 893; Maria Dowell age 45 (i.e. born in 1796) in Warwickshire wife of William Dowell. National Archives. Call Number: RG107/1129.
Ibid. Name and age. Cit. Date: 6 June 1841. National Archives. Call Number: RG107/1129.