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ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 15 May 2021 14:06

Elizabeth lied about her age at marriage - she was 37.

Elizabeth Boswarva
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Elizabeth Boswarva
Registration Year: 1844
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration District: Plymouth
Inferred County: Devon
Volume: 9
Page: 424


Elizabeth Boswarva
in the 1851 England Census
Name: Elizabeth Boswarva
Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1845
Relation: Visitor
Gender: Female
Where born: Plymouth, Devon, England
Civil Parish: Egg Buckland
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County/Island: Devon
Country: England
Registration District: Plympton St Mary
Sub-registration District: Yealmpton
ED, institution, or vessel: 9a
Neighbors:
Household Schedule Number: 37
Piece: 1877
Folio: 655
Page Number: 12
Household Members:
Name Age
Ann Gregg 70 - schoolmistress
Celia Green 22 - teacher
Ann Faylor 20 - scholar
Julia Kenyon 16 - scholar
Augusta Pafsingham 16 - scholar
Melina Soper 9 - scholar
Elizabeth Boswarva 6
Rebecca Devey 36 - general servant
Ann Croker 24 - cook


Elizabeth Boswaroa
in the 1861 England Census
Name: Elizabeth Boswaroa
Age: 16
Estimated Birth Year: 1845
Relation: Daughter
Mother's Name: Adalina Boswaroa
Gender: Female
Where born: Plymouth, Devon, England
Civil Parish: Charles
County/Island: Devon
Country: England
Street Address:
Occupation:
Condition as to marriage:
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Registration District: Plymouth
Sub-registration District: Charles the Martyr
ED, institution, or vessel: 17
Neighbors:
Household Schedule Number: 21
Piece: 1438
Folio: 34
Page Number: 3
Household Members:
Name Age
Adalina Boswaroa 40
Elizabeth Boswaroa 16
Frederick Boswaroa 9 - Plymouth
Mary Gorddord 4
Maria Bath 45



Parents in 1851:

Adeline E Boswarna
in the 1851 England Census
Name: Adeline E Boswarna
Age: 31
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1820
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: John R Boswarna
Gender: Female
Where born: Islington, Middlesex, England
Civil Parish: Plymouth St Andrew
Ecclesiastical parish: St Peter
County/Island: Devon
Country: England
Street Address:
Occupation:
Condition as to marriage:
Disability:
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Registration District: Plymouth
Sub-registration District: Charles
ED, institution, or vessel: 1c
Neighbors:
Household Schedule Number: 115
Piece: 1878
Folio: 91
Page Number: 24
Household Members:
Name Age
John R Boswarna 31 - Plymouth
Adeline E Boswarna 31 - Islington, London.
John F Boswarna 9 - South Australia, Adelaide


Adaline Elizabeth Morrison
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915
Name: Adaline Elizabeth Morrison
Registration Year: 1838
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration District: Stoke Damerel
Inferred County: Devon
Volume: 9
Page: 540
Records on Page:
Name
John Robert Boswarva
Adaline Elizabeth Morrison

The pariish record on FS says Adeline was a spinster, of 10 Fore(?) Street, and her father was Francis Morrison, mariner.
John was a bachelor, accountant, of 20 James Street. His father was John boswarva, accountant.


But the children's mmn is Austin:

BOSWARVA, ELIZABETH mmn AUSTIN
GRO Reference: 1844 J Quarter in PLYMOUTH Volume 09 Page 424

BOSWARVA, FREDERICK mmn AUSTIN
GRO Reference: 1851 D Quarter in PLYMOUTH Volume 09 Page 401

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 15 May 2021 13:47

Found on FMP.
First name(s) William Henry
Last name McDowell********************************Widower. Occ Assistant boiler maker. Address 41, Duke Street
Birth year 1847
Age 34
Year 1881
Marriage date 08 Oct 1881
Place Stoke Damerel
Denomination Anglican
Spouse's first name(s) Elizabeth Mooringe
Spouse's last name Boswarva
Spouse birth year 1852
Spouse's age 29
Father's first name(s) William Henry
Father's last name McDowell
Spouse's father's first name(s) John Robert
Spouse's father's last name Boswarva

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 15 May 2021 13:43

So look at marriages on freebmd

joysie4

joysie4 Report 15 May 2021 13:30

thank you both for information i still want to know if he remarried

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 15 May 2021 10:03

Not Devon - but maybe???

William Henry McDowell
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
Name: William Henry McDowell
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846
Registration Year: 1895
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Age at Death: 49
Registration District: Sheppey
Inferred County: Kent
Volume: 2a
Page: 500


EDIT:

But that might be this person:

Births Dec 1845 (>99%)
McDowell William Henry Medway 5 356

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 15 May 2021 09:09

Looks like William died 1897

View England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995

Name: William Mc Dowall
Death Date: 27 Mar 1897
Death Place: Devon, England
Probate Date: 6 May 1897
Probate Registry: London, England


Edit not convinced because the age is way out


MCDOWALL, WILLIAM 63
GRO Reference: 1897 M Quarter in STOKE DAMEREL Volume 05B Page 263

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 15 May 2021 09:03

Edmund is with siblings in 1901

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Name: Edmund McDowell
Age: 21
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880
Relation to Head: Brother
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Devonport, Devon, England
Civil Parish: Portsmouth
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Ecclesiastical parish: St Marys with St Barnabas
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England
Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration District: Portsmouth
Sub-registration District: Portsea and Landport
ED, institution, or vessel: 48
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 999
Folio: 120
Page Number: 12
Household Schedule Number: 104
Household Members:
Name Age
Alfred McDowell 28
May McDowell 19
Edmund McDowell 21

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 15 May 2021 09:01

He has his youngest son with him in 1891

W H McDowell
Gender: Male
Age: 43
Relationship: Boarder
Birth Year: 1848
Birth Place: Devonport, Alderney, Channel Islands
Civil Parish: East Stonehouse
Ecclesiastical parish: St Matthew
Residence Place: East Stonehouse, East Stonehouse, Devon, England
Registration District: East Stonehouse
Sub registration district: East Stonehouse
ED, Institution or Vessel: 7
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1739
Folio: 79
Household Members:
Name Age
John Hore 67
Fanny Hore 67
John Hore 19
George Wetter 30
W H McDowell 43
Edmund Dowell 11

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 15 May 2021 08:39

There are a number of previous threads about this family………..

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 15 May 2021 08:36

Start by looking for info on freebmd, which is what we would do

joysie4

joysie4 Report 15 May 2021 07:35

wiliam henry mcdowell b 1847 stoke damerel devon m editha rundle 1869 did he marry again after she died in 1881 and have more children as i would like to know when were he died