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Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 17 Send Message	Nicola	Report	17 Dec 2014 21:43
Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 17 Send Message	I am looking for information on bombardier Sidney Dowson. I believe he was born in Yorkshire but ended up in London during the first world war. I would like to know who his parents were and what happened to him after he left the army.
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 36,149 Send Message	Rambling	Report	17 Dec 2014 21:59
	How did you work back to him Nicola? Did he marry?
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Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 36,149 Send Message	Rambling	Report	17 Dec 2014 22:03
	NAME: S. Dowson MILITARY DATE: Aug 1914 RESIDENCE YEAR: Abt 1914 RESIDENCE PLACE: 69, Dudden Hill Lane, London, England RANK: Bombardier REGIMENT: Royal Horse Artillery SECTION: Section I, London This Sidney as above address 69 Dudden Lane NAME: Sydney Dowson GENDER: Male BIRTH DATE: abt 1889 BIRTH PLACE: York, England AGE AT ENLISTMENT: 18 DOCUMENT YEAR: 1907 REGIMENTAL NUMBER: 48059 OTHER REGIMENTAL NUMBERS: 45732 REGIMENT NAME: Roy Regt of Artillery RH and R?? NUMBER OF IMAGES: 21 FORM TITLE: Short Service Attestation OTHER RECORDS: Search for 'Sydney Dowson' in other WWI collections FAMILY MEMBERS: NAME RELATION TO SOLDIER Sydney Dowson Self (Head) On images, father James at 200 Stanley Road Liverpool, mother Jane, brother Thomas.
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Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 36,149 Send Message	Rambling	Report	17 Dec 2014 22:08
	parents 1911 England Census about James Dowson Name: James Dowson Age in 1911: 65 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846 Relation to Head: Head Gender: Male Birth Place: Stingsby, Yorkshire, England Civil Parish: Kirkdale County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Street address: 200 Stanley Rd Kirkdale Liverpool Marital Status: Married Occupation: Fish Monyer Fish Business Registration district: West Derby Registration District Number: 455 Sub-registration district: Kirkdale ED, institution, or vessel: 22 Piece: 22465 Household Members: Name Age James Dowson 65 Jane Dowson 52 Florance Lilly Dowson 19
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Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 36,149 Send Message	Rambling	Report	17 Dec 2014 22:10
	1901 England Census about James Dowson Name: James Dowson Age: 54 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847 Relation to Head: Head Gender: Male Spouse: Jane Dowson Birth Place: Slingsby, Yorkshire, England Civil Parish: Norton Ecclesiastical parish: Norton juxta Malton St Peter Town: Norton County/Island: Yorkshire Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View image Registration district: Malton Sub-registration district: Malton ED, institution, or vessel: 10 Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 4540 Folio: 112 Page Number: 15 Household schedule number: 97 Household Members: Name Age James Dowson 54 Jane Dowson 46 John Thomas Dowson 15 Ernest Raymond Dowson 13 Sidney Dowson 11 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Florence Silly Dowson ( lilly not silly lol)
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Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 31,288 Send Message	PricklyHolly	Report	17 Dec 2014 22:14
	It seems James had a different wife in 1891...... 1891 England Census about James Dowson Name:James Dowson Age:46 Estimated Birth Year:abt 1845 Relation:Head Spouse's Name:Emily Dowson Gender:Male Where born:Slingsby, Yorkshire, England Civil Parish:St Nicholas Ecclesiastical parish:St Nicholas Town:Norton County/Island:Yorkshire Country:England Registration district:Malton Sub registration district:Malton Household Members: James Dowson 46 (Railway Guard) Emily Dowson 44 France W Dowson 19 Eliza G Dowson 16 George H Dowson 18 Mary H Dowson 9 Emily Dowson 8 James Dowson 7 John T Dowson 5 Ernest R Dowson 3 Sidney Dowson 1
	Researching: "If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 31,288 Send Message	PricklyHolly	Report	17 Dec 2014 22:17
	1881 England Census about James Dowson Name:James Dowson Age:35 Estimated Birth Year:abt 1846 Relationship to Head:Head Spouse:Emily Dowson Gender:Male Where born:Slingsby, Yorkshire, England Civil Parish:Norton in Malton County/Island:Yorkshire Country:England Street address:Wood Terrace Marital Status:Married Household Members James Dowson 35 (Railway Guard) Emily Dowson 33 Francis Wm. Dowson 9 Eliza Gertrude Dowson 6 Jane Annie Dowson 4 George Henry Dowson 2 Mary Hannah Dowson
	Researching: "If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))
Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 10,047 Send Message	safc	Report	17 Dec 2014 22:18
	???? Marriages Jun 1917 (>99%) Ball Ernest H Knight Willesden 3a 476 Dowson Sydney Franklin Willesden 3a 476 Franklin Lilian A Dowson Willesden 3a 476 Knight Florence M Hall Willesden 3a 476
	Researching: Abby says please do not send messages to safc, always reply on your thread, as Abby is just a paying member of genes reunited. helping other members. thank you.
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 31,288 Send Message	PricklyHolly	Report	17 Dec 2014 22:21
	Marriages Dec 1871 (>99%) BARKER Emily Malton 9d 765 DOWSON James Malton 9d 765
	Researching: "If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 36,149 Send Message	Rambling	Report	17 Dec 2014 22:23
	London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 about Sydney Dowson Name: Sydney Dowson Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890 Age: 27 Spouse: Lilian Agnes Franklin Spouse Age: 20 Record Type: Marriage Event Date: 11 Apr 1917 Parish: St Andrew, Willesden Borough: Brent Father Name: James Dowson Spouse Father: John Franklin Register Type: Parish Register edit, maybe not as James here is a shopkeeper, but James on 1901 was a railway guard? But then again in 1911 Occupation: Fish Monger Fish Business
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Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 31,288 Send Message	PricklyHolly	Report	17 Dec 2014 22:30
	England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 about James Dowson Name:James Dowson Registration Year:1846 Registration Quarter:Jan-Feb-Mar Registration district:Malton Inferred County:Yorkshire North Riding Volume:24 Page:428 1851 England Census about James Dowson Name:James Dowson Age:5 Estimated Birth Year:abt 1846 Relation: Son Father's Name:Francis Dawson Mother's name:Jane Dawson Gender:Male Where born:Slingsby, Yorkshire, England Civil Parish:Slingsby County/Island:Yorkshire Country:England Registration district:Malton Sub-registration district:Rillington Household Members: Francis Dawson 33 (Ag Lab) Jane Dawson 35 Ann Dawson 9 Mary Dawson 7 James Dowson 5 Thomas Dowson 2 Hannah Dowson 2 Weeks
	Researching: "If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 36,149 Send Message	Rambling	Report	17 Dec 2014 22:30
	Liverpool, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921 about Florence Lily Dowson Name: Florence Lily Dowson Birth Year: abt 1892 Age: 21 Marriage Date: 8 May 1913 Parish: Kirkdale, St Lawrence Spouse's Name: John Alexander Beddows Johnston Father's Name: James Dowson<<<<<<shopkeeper Spouse Father's Name: Alexander Johnston Reference Number: 283 LAW/3/2
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Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 36,149 Send Message	Rambling	Report	17 Dec 2014 22:40
	One of the older children Liverpool, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921 about Emily Dowson Name: Emily Dowson Birth Year: abt 1882 Age: 24 Marriage Date: 25 Apr 1906 Parish: Kirkdale, St Paul Spouse's Name: William Hay Father's Name: James Dowson <<<<<<<<< fish dealer Spouse Father's Name: James Hay Reference Number: 283 SPK/3/3
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Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 31,288 Send Message	PricklyHolly	Report	17 Dec 2014 22:44
	The death of Sidney's Mother..... Deaths Dec 1891 (>99%) Dowson Emily 45 Malton 9d 249
	Researching: "If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 31,288 Send Message	PricklyHolly	Report	17 Dec 2014 22:55
	??? England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007 about James Dowson Name:James Dowson Birth Date:abt 1847 Date of Registration:Mar 1926 Age at Death:79 Registration district:West Derby Inferred County:Lancashire Volume:8b Page:425 I will send Nicola a PM to let her know she has received replies.
	Researching: "If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))
Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 17 Send Message	Nicola	Report	18 Dec 2014 14:26
Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 17 Send Message	Thank you so much for the information it is very helpful. I got back to him through my great grandfathers adoption record but none of the family knew anything about him apart from him being in the army.
Member Since: January 2018 Posts: 2 Send Message	Neil	Report	4 Jan 2018 21:43
Member Since: January 2018 Posts: 2 Send Message	Hi Nicola, Sidney is my great uncle and the brother of my grandfather John Thomas Dowson (Tommy). I never met him but, my grandfather did talk about him to my father and aunt. I can tell you that he was a Bus Conductor in Willesden and I actually have a photo of him in his conductor uniform amongst others. The family got quite split up and I know Sid's brother Earnest emigrated to Australia. My grandfather was also in the Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery as was their brother James I believe. Some time ago I made contact with James son Joseph in Liverpool, someone my father had not seen since the last war! I have some sketchy details of other members of the family and have researched the family back to 1760. I hope this info helps your research and would like to know what relation Sidney was to you. Kind regards, Neil
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,496 Send Message	greyghost	Report	5 Jan 2018 16:50
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,496 Send Message	Welcome to the boards Neil. Nicola posted 3 years ago and is probably not looking for replies now. Try clicking on her name to send a message to her via the GR system. They can let her know there's a message for her if she still has the same email address she registered with GR. Unfortunately, for many reasons she may be unable to receive the message or reply - you just have to hope!
Member Since: January 2018 Posts: 2 Send Message	Neil	Report	7 Jan 2018 12:20
Member Since: January 2018 Posts: 2 Send Message	Thanks greyghost, I've done as you suggest and am now in contact with Nicola. Regards, Neil.

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