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John Dowell 1717–1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1717

Birth Location: Bristol

Death Date: Aug 1784

Death Location: St Peter's, Bristol

Father: William Dowell

Mother: Jane Greville

Spouse(s): Mary Britton

Children(s): Ann Dowell, James Dowell, Stephen Dowell, Stephen Dowell, Stephen Dowell, John Dowell, Tirzah Dowell, William Dowell, Sarah Dowell, Thomas Dowell, Deborah Dowell, Elizabeth Dowell, Frances Dowell, John Dowell, Harriet Dowell, Jane Dowell, Mary Dowell

In 1717, John Dowell entered the world in Bristol, born to William Dowell And Jane Greville. John Dowell married Mary Britton, and had children including Ann Dowell, Deborah Dowell, Elizabeth Dowell, Frances Dowell, Harriet Dowell, James Dowell, Jane Dowell, John Dowell, Mary Dowell, Sarah Dowell, Stephen Britton Dowell, Stephen Dowell, Thomas Dowell, Tirzah Dowell, William Dowell. John Dowell passed away in 1784 in St Peter's, Bristol.

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Biography

  • In 1717, John Dowell entered the world in Bristol, born to William Dowell And Jane Greville.
  • John Dowell married Mary Britton, and had children including Ann Dowell, Deborah Dowell, Elizabeth Dowell, Frances Dowell, Harriet Dowell, James Dowell, Jane Dowell, John Dowell, Mary Dowell, Sarah Dowell, Stephen Britton Dowell, Stephen Dowell, Thomas Dowell, Tirzah Dowell, William Dowell.
  • John Dowell passed away in 1784 in St Peter's, Bristol.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Dowell
1689–1731
Birth Location: –
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Jane Greville
1690–1743
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Britton
1720–1807
Birth Location: Bristol, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Ann Dowell
1751–1832
Birth Location: Bristol
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James Dowell
1763–1829
Birth Location: –
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Stephen Dowell
1744–1744
Birth Location: Bristol
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Stephen Dowell
1745–1745
Birth Location: Bristol
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Stephen Dowell
1760–1841
Birth Location: Bristol
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John Dowell
1748–1748
Birth Location: Bristol
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Tirzah Dowell
1747–
Birth Location: Bristol
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William Dowell
1755–1836
Birth Location: Bristol
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Sarah Dowell
1750–1820
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Dowell
1757–1831
Birth Location: Bristol
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Deborah Dowell
1746–1789
Birth Location: Bristol
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Elizabeth Dowell
1753–1830
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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Frances Dowell
1758–1833
Birth Location: Bristol
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John Dowell
1756–1814
Birth Location: Bristol
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Harriet Dowell
1759–1833
Birth Location: Bristol
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Jane Dowell
1752–1784
Birth Location: Bristol
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Mary Dowell
1749–1827
Birth Location: –
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John Dowell's Ancestors

Self
John Dowell
1717–1784
Birth Place: Bristol
Parents
William Dowell
1689–1731
Jane Greville
1690–1743
England
Grandparents
John Dowell
1660–
Alis Griffith
–1719
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dowell
1635–1662
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Dowell
1594–1642
Hester Millard
1606–

John Dowell's Descendants

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John Dowell (1717–Aug 1784) m. Mary Britton (1720–1807)
  1. 1. Ann Dowell 1751–1832
  2. 2. James Dowell 1763–1829 m. Esther Freeth 1752–1820
  3. 3. Stephen (Britton) Dowell 1744–1744
  4. 4. Stephen Dowell 1745–1745
  5. 5. Stephen Dowell 1760–1841 m. Elizabeth Longman 1765–
    1. 1. Stephen (Wilkinson Dowell) Rev. 1802–1870 m. Julia Beasley 1812–
      1. 1. Emily (Frances) Dowell 1837–1853
      2. 2. Julia (Eliza) Dowell 1842–
      3. 3. Georgina (Sarah) Dowell 1847–
      4. 4. Arthur (Giro Dowell) Revd 1848–1904 m. Contance (Eleanor) Barnard 1859–1947
      5. 5. Stephen Dowell 1833–1898
      6. 6. Henry (John) Dowell 1835–
      7. 7. Julia (Mary) Dowell 1834–
    2. 2. Mary Dowell 1803–
  6. 6. John Dowell 1748–1748
  7. 7. Tirzah Dowell 1747–
  8. 8. William Dowell 1755–1836 m. Arabella (Carpenter) Ray 1768–1841
    1. 1. Rev (William) Dowell 1782–1826 m. Charlotte Yonge 1790–1826
      1. 1. Sir (William Montagu Dowell) G.C.B. 1825–1912 m. Caroline (Johannah) Pyke 1830–1922
        1. 1. Annie (Sherena) Dowell 1857–
        2. 2. Ellen (Caroline Charlotte) Dowell 1863–1945 m. Lieut. (Walter Bassett) Basset 1863–1907
      2. 2. Edward (William) Dowell 1823–1896 m. Mary Brereton 1823–1896
        1. 1. Bertha (Mary) Dowell 1849–1882
        2. 2. Charlotte (Sarah) Dowell 1850–
        3. 3. Anna (Theresa) Dowell 1852–1917
        4. 4. Edith (Emily) Dowell 1859–
        5. 5. Mary Dowell 1854–
        6. 6. Edward (Robert) Dowell 1857–
  9. 9. Sarah Dowell 1750–1820
  10. 10. Thomas Dowell 1757–1831
    1. 1. Thomas Dowell 1811–
    2. 2. Mary Dowell 1799–1859 m. Edwyn (Francis Scudamore Stanhope) Bart. 1793–1874
      1. 1. Edwyn (Francis Brydges) Scudamore-Stanhope 1826–1855
      2. 2. William (Pitt) Scudamore-Stanhope 1827–1891
      3. 3. Henry (Edwyn Chandos) Scudamore-Stanhope 1821–1887 m. Dorothea Hay 1827–1923
        1. 1. Henry (Athole) Scudamore-Stanhope 1855–1935
        2. 2. Evelyn (Theodore) Scudamore-Stanhope 1862–1925
        3. 3. Charles (Hay) Scudamore-Stanhope 1864–1937
        4. 4. Chandos (Scudamore) Scudamore-Stanhope 1859–1911
        5. 5. Claude (Dormer) Scudamore-Stanhope 1857–1932
        6. 6. Edwyn (Francis Scudamore-Stanhope 10th Earl of) Chesterfield 1854–1933 m. Enid (Edith Wilson) Hon. 1878–1957
      4. 4. Berkeley (Lionel) Scudamore-Stanhope 1824–1919 m. Caroline (Sarah) Arkwright 1831–1929
        1. 1. Mary Scudamore-Stanhope 1860–1949
        2. 2. Lionel Scudamore-Stanhope 1861–1907
  11. 11. Deborah Dowell 1746–1789 m. George Moxon 1744–1819
    1. 1. Harriett Moxon 1788–1865 m. John Cook –1851
      1. 1. William Cook 1814–1897
      2. 2. Mary Cook 1815–
      3. 3. George Cook 1816–
      4. 4. Harriet Cook 1818–
      5. 5. Anna Cook 1819–
    2. 2. Sarah Moxon 1776–1829
    3. 3. George Moxon 1779–1863 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Mann 1789–
    4. 4. John (Dowell) Moxon 1774–1855 m. Harriet Ward 1785–
    5. 5. William Moxon 1780–1858
    6. 6. Samuel Moxon 1782–1866
    7. 7. Mary (Anne) Moxon 1783–1829
    8. 8. Elizabeth Moxon 1775–1785
    9. 9. Mary Moxon 1778–
    10. 10. Deborah Moxon 1786–1786
    11. 11. Charles Moxon 1779–
    12. 12. Elizabeth Moxham 1785–1861
  12. 12. Elizabeth Dowell 1753–1830 m. Matthew Wasbrough 1753–1781
    1. 1. William Wasbrough 1778–1861 m. Sarah (Ann) Williams 1815–1904 m. Amelia Whitchurch 1780–1839
      1. 1. Augusta Wasbrough 1847–1908 m. William Foster 1834–1904
        1. 1. Betsy (Womack) Foster 1878–1912 m. Charles (A) Buzzard 1864–1958
        2. 2. Thomas (Clifford) Foster 1878–1964
        3. 3. Frederick (Walter) Foster 1880–1954
        4. 4. Joseph (Henry) Foster 1881–1939 m. Irene (Barbara Caroline) Hoy 1893–1980
        5. 5. Margaret (Mary) Foster 1884–1921
        6. 6. Marie ("May" Ann) Foster 1877–1949 m. Edwin (Keary) DeBeck 1883–1975
        7. 7. Fannie (Caroline) Foster 1886–1976 m. William (Frances) Jones 1882–
        8. 8. Maj. (Gen. William Wasbrough Foster DSO CMG) VD 1876–1954 m. Olive Stewart 1887–1981
      2. 2. Caroline Wasbrough 1839–1876 m. William Buzzard 1833–1890
        1. 1. Herbert (Leighton) Buzzard 1873–1969 m. Eliza (Maude) Bagnell 1881–1976
        2. 2. Agnes (Emily Mary) Buzzard 1870–1957 m. Daws (Rowe) Marshall 1859–1913
        3. 3. Charles (A) Buzzard 1864–1958 m. Betsy (Womack) Foster 1878–1912
        4. 4. Francis (Henry) Buzzard 1863–1932 m. Caroline Wells 1866– m. Ada (Lillian) Harris 1867–1889
        5. 5. Frederick (William) Buzzard 1861– m. Mary (Ellen) Owen 1865–
        6. 6. Thomas (Sidney) Buzzard 1866–1884
        7. 7. Caroline (Rosa) Buzzard 1871–1876
        8. 8. Erasmus (B) Buzzard 1867–1952 m. Maude (Alice) Leonard 1871–1951
        9. 9. Elsie (Laura) Buzzard 1874–1964 m. James (Cornwallis) Forlong 1863–1939
        10. 10. Septimus (Vaughan) Buzzard 1876–1973 m. Alsie Eveleigh 1879–1926
      3. 3. Elizabeth Wasbrough 1837–1926 m. Henry (Joseph) Macy 1830– m. Henry (Gibbs) Whitaker –1865
        1. 1. Edward (Tilton) Macy 1869–1942 m. Mary (Sadie) Gough 1877–1964
        2. 2. Henry Macy 1868–
        3. 3. Mary (Elizth.) Macy 1872–
        4. 4. Willm. (Oliver) Macy 1873–
        5. 5. Annie (Cathn.) Macy 1875–
        6. 6. Emily (Jane) Macy 1877–
      4. 4. Emily (Blanch) Wasbrough 1852–1925 m. William (Valentine) Blackmore 1848–1912
        1. 1. Sarah (E.) Blackmore 1873–1967 m. William (Grant) Gooden 1871–1928
        2. 2. Robt (W) Blackmore 1875– m. Julia (Agnes) Crowley 1880–1954 m. Nettie Blackmore 1877–1950
        3. 3. Thomas (Wasbrough) Blackmore 1877–1962 m. Belle (Elizabeth) Gilmore 1882–1961
        4. 4. Emily (Caroline) Blackmore 1879–1941 m. Ralph (Gates) Cressman 1880–1935
      5. 5. Frederick (William) Wasbrough 1834–1854
      6. 6. Laura Wasbrough 1837–1919 m. Clifford Emett 1837–1925
        1. 1. Henry (C.) Emett 1861–1912 m. Minnie Fisher 1863–1936
        2. 2. Eva (Mary Antoinette) Emett 1862–1928 m. Henry Stroud 1862–1940
        3. 3. L (H) Emett 1864–1942
        4. 4. Caroline (A) Emett 1868–
        5. 5. Louisa (Emily) Emett 1865–1942 m. William Stroud 1860–1938
        6. 6. Charles Emett 1866– m. Emma (Ethel Minnie Maud) Mann 1869–1903
      7. 7. William Wasbrough 1841–1928
      8. 8. William (Dowell) Wasbrough 1807–1879 m. Georgiana (Susanna) Davidson 1817–1888 m. Sarah Trinder 1805–1851
        1. 1. William (Butler) Wasbrough 1857–1943 m. Isabella (Dora) Knight 1861–1947
      9. 9. Amelia (Charlotte) Wasbrough 1814–1898 m. John (Bligh) Stanley 1805–
      10. 10. Henry (Whitchurch) Wasbrough 1809–1812
      11. 11. Henry (Sidney) Wasbrough 1813–1892 m. Mary (Phoebe) James 1815–
        1. 1. Charles (Whitchurch) Wasbrough 1846–1925 m. Henrietta (Bridget) Hare 1844–1934
      12. 12. Mary (Elizabeth) Wasbrough 1810–1901 m. Charles (Gabriel Jackson) Wasbrough 1810–1840
    2. 2. Matthew Wasbrough 1781–1830
  13. 13. Frances Dowell 1758–1833
  14. 14. John Dowell 1756–1814 m. Ann Wanklyn 1765–1843
    1. 1. William (Britton) Dowell 1789–1789
    2. 2. William (Wanklyn) Dowell 1795–1795
    3. 3. Frances Dowell 1800–1802
    4. 4. George Dowell 1804–1883
    5. 5. Harriet Dowell 1798–1835
    6. 6. Henry Dowell 1807–1838
    7. 7. James (Wanklyn) Dowell 1809–1879
    8. 8. John Dowell 1786–1865
    9. 9. Mary (Anne) Dowell 1790–1832 m. George (Ridout) Rev 1788–1871
      1. 1. John (Dowell) Ridout 1818–1905
      2. 2. Eliza (Holmes) Ridout 1823–1869
      3. 3. George Ridout 1820–1908
      4. 4. Mary (Ann) Ridout 1827–1905
    10. 10. Richard Dowell 1801–1846
    11. 11. Samuel (James) Dowell 1798–1824
    12. 12. Steven (Britton) Dowell 1792–1864
    13. 13. Thomas Dowell 1793–1842
    14. 14. William (Wanklyn) Dowell 1797–1833
  15. 15. Harriet Dowell 1759–1833 m. Samuel Smith 1759–1833
    1. 1. Harriett Smith 1787–1861 m. Francis (S) Searancke 1784–1867
      1. 1. Samuel (Stephen) Searancke 1811–1885 m. Ellen (Henrietta) Provis 1826–1904 m. Caroline (Isabella Jackson) Provis 1816–1871
        1. 1. Francis (Charsley Rostier) Searancke 1839–1924 m. Annie (Harcourt\ Katherine Carne Edge\) Bedwill 1852–1914 m. Mary (Jane) Geange 1842–1926
        2. 2. Frances Searancke 1837–1878
        3. 3. Henry Searancke 1842–1844
        4. 4. John Searancke 1844–1872
        5. 5. Samuel (Henry) Searancke 1846–1936
        6. 6. Henry (Arthur) Searancke 1848–1899
        7. 7. George Searancke 1850–1886
        8. 8. Ellen (Isabella) Searancke 1853–1929
        9. 9. Nicoll (Frederick) Searancke 1857–1931 m. Marian (Margaret Chapman) nurse 1858–1924
      2. 2. Francis (Joseph) Searancke 1810–1888
      3. 3. Harriet Searancke 1815–1860
      4. 4. Fanny (Bakerfield) Searancke 1822–
      5. 5. Catherine Searancke 1826–
      6. 6. Emma Searancke 1828–
      7. 7. William (George Niccoll) Searancke 1817–1904 m. Hariata Rangitaupua 1825–1864 m. Susan (Jane) Glynn 1836–1901
        1. 1. Te (Tahuna Herangi) Searancke 1854–1944
        2. 2. Walter (Hariwhenua) Searancke 1852–1926
        3. 3. William (Wiri) Searancke 1842–1919
        4. 4. Tamiaho (Herangi) Searancke 1860–1938
        5. 5. Lucy (Alice) Searancke 1867–1956
        6. 6. Mary (Kathleen) Searancke 1863–1951
        7. 7. Clara (Charsley) Searancke 1868–1897
        8. 8. Maud (Annie) Searancke 1870–1936
      8. 8. John Searancke 1830–
      9. 9. John Searancke 1813–
      10. 10. Fanny Searancke 1837–
    2. 2. Elizabeth Smith 1791–
    3. 3. Mary Smith 1794–
    4. 4. Samuel Smith 1790–1831 m. Eliza Annesley 1808–1878
      1. 1. Harriet (Eliza) Smith 1828–1914 m. Hugh (Darby) Owen 1827–1868
        1. 1. Hugh (Darby Annesley) Owen 1852–1908 m. Muriel (Frances Louisa Chetwynd-Talbot Duncombe) Owen 1859–1925
        2. 2. Alice (Harriet Eva) Owen 1855–1884 m. William (Montague Hammett) Kirkwood 1850–1926
        3. 3. Edward (Roderic Owen known as) Roddy 1856–1896
        4. 4. Georgena (N) Owen 1858–1935 m. Thomas (James) Roch 1852–
        5. 5. Carlyn (M) Owen 1862–
        6. 6. Mary (Matilda) Owen 1854–1943 m. Archibald (George) Bovill 1854–
        7. 7. Evelyn (Maud) Owen 1861–1878
      2. 2. James (Annesley Smith) Major-General 1830–1912 m. Harriette (Eliza) Webster 1836–1906
        1. 1. Helen (Edith) Smith 1861–1956
        2. 2. Owen (Annesley Smith) Major 1867–1930 m. Winefrede (Lumley) Webbe 1873–1957 m. Anna (Josephine) Marshall 1868–1935
        3. 3. Annesley (Grove) Smith 1860–1927
        4. 4. Annesley (George Smith Lt.) Col. 1860–1924 m. Julia (Sandy) Goldsmid 1871–1914
    5. 5. John Smith 1785–
    6. 6. Fanny Smith 1796–1829 m. Horatio (Nelson) Noble 1803–1850
  16. 16. Jane Dowell 1752–1784
  17. 17. Mary Dowell 1749–1827 m. Walter Swayne 1747–1798
    1. 1. Stephen (Swayne) Maj. 1788–1842 m. Harriett (Maria) Johnstone 1788–1855
      1. 1. Arabella (Elizabeth) Swayne 1835–1837
      2. 2. Mary Swayne 1831–1872 m. Charles (Mordaunt) FitzGerald 1827–1867
        1. 1. Herbert (Swayne FitzGerald Major) General 1856–1924
        2. 2. Charles (Mordaunt) FitzGerald 1852–1922
        3. 3. Amy FitzGerald 1857–1933
      3. 3. Matilda Swayne 1823–1840
      4. 4. Major (General James Dowell) Swayne 1827–1916 m. Mary (Morris) Cormack 1848–1913
        1. 1. Mary (Rose) Swayne 1883–1936
        2. 2. Stephen (Cormack) Swayne 1885–1915
        3. 3. Grace (Caroline) Swayne 1885–1894
      5. 5. Harriet Swayne 1826–1909
    2. 2. Thomas (Swayne) Capt. 1795–1841
    3. 3. John Swayne 1779–1844

John Dowell's Timeline

5 Records

1717
1717
Birth of John Dowell in Bristol
Bristol
1717
4 Dec 1717
John Dowell was baptized in St James, Bristol
St James, Bristol
1718
28 Nov 1718
Age 1
John Dowell was baptized in St James, Bristol
St James, Bristol
1784
Aug 1784
Age 67
Death of John Dowell
None
1784
Aug 1784
Age 67
Burial of John Dowell in St Peter's, Bristol
St Peter's, Bristol

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1717
    Event Place: Bristol

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1717
    Event Place: St James, Bristol

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1718
    Event Place: St James, Bristol

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucester, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1784

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Aug 1784
    Event Place: St Peter's, Bristol
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