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William Dowd 1865–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: BET JAN 1865 AND MAR 1865

Birth Location: Preston, Lancashire, England

Death Date: Bet Oct 1918 and Dec 1918

Death Location: Preston, Lancashire, England

Father: Patrick Dowd

Mother: Elizabeth Riley

Spouse(s): Alice Dowd

Children(s): Lucy Dowd

William Dowd was born in 1865 in Preston, Lancashire, England, the child of Patrick Dowd And Elizabeth Riley. William Dowd married Alice Maud Dowd, and had children including Lucy Dowd. William Dowd passed away in 1918 in Preston, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • William Dowd was born in 1865 in Preston, Lancashire, England, the child of Patrick Dowd And Elizabeth Riley.
  • William Dowd married Alice Maud Dowd, and had children including Lucy Dowd.
  • William Dowd passed away in 1918 in Preston, Lancashire, England.

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William Dowd's Ancestors

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William Dowd
1865–1918
Birth Place: Preston, Lancashire, England
Parents
Patrick Dowd
1841–
Westport, Ireland
Elizabeth Riley
1838–1888
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Dowd's Descendants

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William Dowd (BET JAN 1865 AND MAR 1865–Bet Oct 1918 and Dec 1918) m. Alice (Maud) Dowd (abt 1865–June 1906)
  1. 1. Lucy Dowd 1895–1920 m. Richard (Edward) Preston 1891–1957
    1. 1. Alice Preston 1915–2004 m. Joseph Myerscough 1914–1960
      1. 1. Peter Myerscough 1935–1979 m. Jean Bateson 1938–2009

William Dowd's Timeline

2 Records

1865
BET JAN 1865 AND MAR 1865
Birth of William Dowd in Preston, Lancashire, England
Preston, Lancashire, England
1918
Bet Oct 1918 and Dec 1918
Age 53
Death of William Dowd in Preston, Lancashire, England
Preston, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: BET JAN 1865 AND MAR 1865
    Event Place: Preston, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bet Oct 1918 and Dec 1918
    Event Place: Preston, Lancashire, England

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