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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Sussex => England => Sussex Lookup Requests => Topic started by: mazwad on Saturday 14 November 09 18:28 GMT (UK)
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I wonder if anyone would be kind enough to look up a Stephen Dowdy born 1896.
I have looked at the free part of the census and have him age 4 born Sussex Wildhams Wood but would love to know what his parents names and ages are. There should be at least one other child Nora or Norah birth about 1900.
I hope someone can help, thank you.
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Herbert Dowdy 27 (Farm Caster)
Kate 38
Lavinia 5
Stephen 4
Rosina 3
Nora 1
Thomas Silverter 12 Step Son
William Silverter 10 Step Son
Looks like Kate's 2nd marriage :)
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Thank you so much that is brilliant, its for my best mate so thanks from her too.
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Hi Mazwad, (sorry Scrumper - posted anyway because I had the references and birth places)
1901
RG13/975 143 10
Stoughton, Sussex
Herbert Dowdy, head, 27, Farm Carter, b. Sussex Elsted
Kate, wife, 38, b. Walderton
Thomas Silvester, stepson, 12, b. Sussex Westbourne
William Silvester, stepson, 10, b. Sussex Pitlands
Lavinia Dowdy, dau, 5, b. Sussex Wildhhams Wood
Stephen Dowdy, son, 4, b. do.
Rosina Dowdy, dau, 3, b. Stoughton
Nora Dowdy, dau, 1, b. do.
:)
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Seems Kate was an unmarried mother in 1891, living at her parents' (RG12/850 126 12). Shout if you want the details.
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Thanks for the extra info Tati that will be useful to take it further back.
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Yes please Tati as i am gathering everything I can for my mate, she has the internet but is still not that comfortable with it.
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1891
RG12/850 126 12
Funtington, Sussex
West Ashling
School Dells
Benjamin Silvester, head, 63, Ag lab, b. Phillis Wood Stoughton Sussex
Julia A, wife, 61, b. Stoughton Sussex
Kate, dau, s, 28, Laundress, b. Walderton Sussex
Lavania, dau grand, 13, scholar, b. do.
Julia M, grand dau, 10, scholar, b. do.
Horace C, grand son, 7, b. Sussex Westbourne
Herbert G, grand son, 5, b. Walderton
Thomas, grand son, 2, b. Westbourne
William D, grand son, 9 mo, b. Pirtands?
1881:
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1881&indiv=try&h=22210422
RG11/1136 58 13
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Marriage
Mar 1895 Westbourne 2b 577
Herbert James Dowdy - Kate Silvester
Possible Herbert in 1881:
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1881&indiv=try&h=22200181
RG11/1133 26 6
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Thanks for that i am sure she will find it interesting. I have now gone on to find Hebert Dowdy in 1881 which gives me his father so I will have a few generations to give her. We live in Sussex so she will be able to visit those places.
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you are so kind to go to the trouble of doing that. I had found it but thanks anyway as it was the info here that led me there.
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I have managed to go back using IGI to 1745 as the name was not that common, now if she wants she can go round looking at parish records to verify.
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Blimey - that was quick!! :o
(I have only few branches going that far!)
Well done :)
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They are not all certain but the date ranges fit and the places all close together. I may just join her in searching the parish records as I want to know now too. I don't want her recording it all without checking properly. anyway its thanks to you and Scrumper for getting us started.