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Bessie Faith Dowling aka Cherry 1918–2007 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Apr 1918

Birth Location: Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Death Date: Jan 2007

Death Location: Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England

Father: William Dowling

Mother: Constance Beck

Spouse(s): Gordon Shute

Children(s):

Bessie Faith Dowling aka Cherry was born in 1918 in Brightlingsea, Essex, England, the child of William Anthony Dowling And Constance Rebecca Stewart Aka Beck. In 1939, Bessie Faith Dowling aka Cherry resided in London, England. Bessie Faith Dowling aka Cherry married Gordon Joseph Martin Shute. Bessie Faith Dowling aka Cherry passed away in 2007 in Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Bessie Faith Dowling aka Cherry was born in 1918 in Brightlingsea, Essex, England, the child of William Anthony Dowling And Constance Rebecca Stewart Aka Beck.
  • In 1939, Bessie Faith Dowling aka Cherry resided in London, England.
  • Bessie Faith Dowling aka Cherry married Gordon Joseph Martin Shute.
  • Bessie Faith Dowling aka Cherry passed away in 2007 in Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Cherry's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Cherry
1918–2007
Birth Place: Brightlingsea, Essex, England
Parents
William Anthony Dowling
1881–1955
Chatham, Kent, England
Constance (Rebecca Stewart aka) Beck
1882–1963
Chelsea, London, England
Grandparents
Richard Dowling
1856–1935
Freemantle, Australia
Ellen Mahaffey
1861–1889
Brompton, Kent, England
Alfred (Robert) Stewart
1844–1918
12 exeter place, chelsea, London, England
Esther (Jane) Keyte
1841–1925
Saint Pancras, London, England.
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Mehaffey
1820–1896
Ellen Mehaffey
1821–1883
William grandparents
1806–1845
Caroline Maddick
1811–1890
Stephen Keyte
1803–1870
Mary Fitzgerald
1805–1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Pocock
1765–1843
Mary Steward
1769–1846
Arthur Keyte
1773–1834
Hester Keyte
1772–1838
Robert Fitzgerald
1782–1836
Bridget Casey
1774–1829

Bessie Cherry's Timeline

4 Records

1918
04 Apr 1918
Birth of Bessie Faith Dowling aka Cherry in Brightlingsea, Essex, England
Brightlingsea, Essex, England
1918
04 Aug 1918
Bessie Faith Dowling aka Cherry was baptized in Brightlingsea, All Saints, Essex, England
Brightlingsea, All Saints, Essex, England
1939
1939
Age 21
Bessie Faith Dowling aka Cherry resided here in London, England
London, England
2007
Jan 2007
Age 89
Death of Bessie Faith Dowling aka Cherry in Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Apr 1918
    Event Place: Brightlingsea, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101256A
    [2] Essex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 04 Aug 1918
    Event Place: Brightlingsea, All Saints, Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101256A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 2007
    Event Place: Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England

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