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William McDowell 1811–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1811

Birth Location: Ballybeen, County Down, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 3 Nov 1880

Death Location: Dundonald, County Down, Northern Ireland

Father: Charles McDowell

Mother: Isabella None

Spouse(s): Mary Kennedy

Children(s): William McDowell, Mary McDowell

William McDowell was born in 1811 in Ballybeen, County Down, Northern Ireland, the child of Charles Mcdowell And Isabella. In 1880, William McDowell resided in Ballykeel, Holywood. William McDowell married Mary Kennedy, and had children including Agnes Letitia Mcdowell, Isabella Mcdowell, Jane Mcdowell, Mary Elizabeth Mcdowell, William Mcdowell. William McDowell passed away in 1880 in Dundonald, County Down, Northern Ireland.

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Biography

  • William McDowell was born in 1811 in Ballybeen, County Down, Northern Ireland, the child of Charles Mcdowell And Isabella.
  • In 1880, William McDowell resided in Ballykeel, Holywood.
  • William McDowell married Mary Kennedy, and had children including Agnes Letitia Mcdowell, Isabella Mcdowell, Jane Mcdowell, Mary Elizabeth Mcdowell, William Mcdowell.
  • William McDowell passed away in 1880 in Dundonald, County Down, Northern Ireland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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William McDowell's Ancestors

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William McDowell
1811–1880
Birth Place: Ballybeen, County Down, Northern Ireland
Parents
Charles McDowell
1775–1852
Down, Ireland
Isabella
1774–1863
Down, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William McDowell's Descendants

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William McDowell (1811–3 Nov 1880) m. Mary Kennedy (1821–9 May 1887)
  1. 1. William McDowell 1839–
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) McDowell –1937

William McDowell's Timeline

4 Records

1811
1811
Birth of William McDowell in Ballybeen, County Down, Northern Ireland
Ballybeen, County Down, Northern Ireland
1812
about 1812
Age 1
Birth of William McDowell in County Down, Ireland
County Down, Ireland
1880
3 Nov 1880
Age 69
William McDowell resided here in Ballykeel, Holywood
Ballykeel, Holywood
1880
3 Nov 1880
Age 69
Death of William McDowell in Ballykeel, Holywood Parish, Down, Ireland
Ballykeel, Holywood Parish, Down, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1812
    Event Place: County Down, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: Ballybeen, County Down, Northern Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1880
    Event Place: Ballykeel, Holywood
    Record Source: Belfast, Northern Ireland, the Belfast Newsletter (Birth, Marriage and Death Notices), Linen Hall Library; Belfast, Northern Ireland; Periodicals & Newspapers, Irish & Reference

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1880
    Event Place: Ballykeel, Holywood Parish, Down, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dundonald, County Down, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dundonald, County Down, Northern Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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