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First name(s) William Henry
Last name McDowell
Birth year 1828
Birth date 08 May 1828
Baptism year 1828
Baptism date 07 Jul 1828
Place Devonport
Birth place as transcribed Plymouth-Dock
Denomination Wesleyan Methodist
Father's first name(s) William
Mother's first name(s) Mary
County Devon

First name(s) John
Last name McDowell
Birth year 1815
Birth date ? ? 1815
Baptism year 1815
Baptism date 08 Oct 1815
Denomination Anglican
Baptism place Stoke Damerel
Father's first name(s) William
Mother's first name(s) Mary
County Devon

First name(s) John
Last name McDowell
Marriage year 1835
Marriage date 29 Jun 1835
Spouse's first name(s) Charlotte
Spouse's last name Padgan
Place East Stonehouse
Parish East Stonehouse

First name(s) Charlotte
Last name McDowell
Birth year 1819
Age 34
Year 1853
Marriage date 01 Aug 1853
Place Stoke Damerel
Denomination Anglican
Spouse's first name(s) William
Spouse's last name Beeching
Spouse birth year 1818
Spouse's age 35
Father's first name(s) James
Father's last name Pidgeon
Spouse's father's first name(s) George
Spouse's father's last name Beeching

Not posting anything further, as it has all been given to you before

i am getting confused with my mcdowell tree as other people from the stroke genealogy club are saying i have dates wrong for john b 1815 and william henry 1828 died 1897 perhaps i should stop doing it as im getting past it now

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It definnitely has been, ErikaH.

Joysie has numerous (more than 20) threads, over many years, on various members of the McDowell / McDowall family.

This one below, for instance, indicates that she had a copy of that 1844 Stoke Damerel death cert.in 2015.

https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1360665

I'm sure this info has been found before

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp

MCDOWELL, WILLIAM 47
GRO Reference: 1842 J Quarter in STOKE DAMEREL Volume 09 Page 342

MCDOWALL, WILLIAM 74
GRO Reference: 1844 M Quarter in STOKE DAMEREL Volume 09 Page 322

Check the GRO site -FREE - for age at death on those two entries.

BUT……..I thought this thread was about finding the man’s parents?

William
Last name Mc Dowell
Year 1842
Date 20 Apr 1842
Place Stoke Damerel
Description entered asylum DEVONPORT name WILLIAM MC DOWELL residence STOKE DAMEREL admitted on 20/04/1842 died on 28/06/1842
Dataset Register of Persons Admitted to Asylums 1834-1853
Record type Lunatics
County Devon
Country England
Archive Devon Heritage Centre
Devon Heritage Centre reference QS118/1
Record set Devon Social & Institutional Records
Category Directories & social history
Subcategory Social History

William
Last name McDowell
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year -
Age -
Death quarter 2
Death year 1842
District Stoke Damerel

or

Name: William McDowall
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Death Registration Place: Stoke Damerel, Devonshire, United Kingdom
Death Date: Mar 1844
Inferred Death Place: Devonshire, United Kingdom
Volume: 9
Page: 322

i think he was a shoemaker

marriage 1790 sidbury devon

yes i found this out when i firat started on ancestry thank you for the reply

Joysie

You need to look at the trees on Ancestry! You must also check sources to see if the trees are correct. A lot of people will just copy without checking. Some people just ‘grab’ someone by name with no idea if there is a connection.

yes mine is 3 dots thank you for all your help and advice i will need johns parents and grandparents now

Maddie advised clicking on the box with three bars, then adjusting the Zoom setting.

Whether or not you see a box with 3 bars depends on your computer.
On mine it's just a row of three tiny dots in the top right corner - no box.

The apparent different surnames are just different spellings.

In those days there was no standardised spelling of any name.
Parish clerks and other official people spelled names the way they sounded, or as the person thought it might be spelled.
Most ordinary people were illiterate in any case, and would have no idea how to spell their names.

go to top right of his page, box with 3 bars, zoom in to alter font siza

thank you were did the different surname come from i am having trouble seeing the print on my computer can somebody advice me whhow to correct it i know how to zoom but srely i dont have to keep doing that

the tree on ancestry suggests theswe are his parents
Name: Jno Mc Dool
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 4 May 1761
Marriage Place: Clones,Monaghan,Ireland
Spouse: Mary Johnston
FHL Film Number: 897416

this is where sarah comes in
Name: Ann Drake Dowell
Gender: Female
Baptism Date: 30 Nov 1797
Baptism Place: Sidbury,Devon,England
Father:
William Dowell
Mother:
Sarah Baber
FHL Film Number: 916934

Sarah
Last name Barber
Sex Female
Year 1776
Event type Christening
Place -
Father's first name(s) Robt.
Father's last name Barber
Mother's first name(s) Mary
County Norfolk
Country England
Film number 1545212
Batch number I11669-6

Name
Henry Drake Dowell
Gender
Male
Baptism Date
17 Jul 1799
Baptism Place
Sidbury,Devon,England
Father
Wm Dowell
Mother
Sarah
FHL Film Number
916934
Household members

Name
Willm Dowell
Gender
Male
Baptism Date
9 Apr 1792
Baptism Place
Sidbury,Devon,England
Father
Willm Dowell
Mother
Sarah
FHL Film Number
916934

sarahs parents
Name: Robert Barber
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 01 Aug 1772
Marriage Place: Loddon, Norfolk, England
Spouse:
Mary Drake ---------
FHL Film Number: 1596156
Reference ID: Item 8 p 24

Joysie needs to take a look and check out the sources.

but there are no birth or marraige docs attached