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First name(s) WILLIAM H
Last name MCDOWELL
Gender Male
Birth year 1866
Age 73
Death quarter 1
Death year 1939
District PLYMOUTH
County Devon
Volume 5B Page 366


National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966

Name: William Henry McDowell
Probate Date: 28 Mar 1939
Registry: Exeter
Death Date: 5 Jan 1939
Death Place: Plymouth, Devon, England

McDowell William Henry of 60 Brynmoor Park Higher Compton, Plymouth died 5th January 1939 at Prince of Wales Hospital, Greenbank, Plymouth Probate Exeter 28 March to Selina Blanche McDowell widow and Murial Leathlean McDowell spinster

William McDowell
Registration Year: 1889
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district: Stoke Damerel
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Devon
Volume: 5b
Page: 703

Records on Page:
Name
Charlotte Jane Body
John William Hart
Selina Blanche Leathlean
*****William Henry McDowell

William with Selina Blanche- born 1865 again:

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
6, Sydney Street, Plymouth, Devon, England

William H McDowell Head Married Male 36 1865 Ropemaker Devonport, Devon, England
Blanche McDowell Wife Married Female 36 1865 - Devonport, Devon, England
Muriel L McDowell Daughter Single Female 5 1896 - Devonport, Devon, England


Plymouth Baptism Register Transcription

First name(s) William Henry
Last name Mcdowell
Birth year 1865
Birth date 18 Feb 1865
Baptism year 1865
Baptism date 20 Apr 1865
Denomination Anglican
Place Devonport, St James the Great
Father's first name(s) William Henry
Mother's first name(s) Jane
County Devon
Country England
Archive Plymouth & West Devon Record Office
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First name(s) SELINA BLANCHE
Last name LEATHLEAN
Birth year 1864
Birth quarter 4
District STOKE DAMEREL
County Devon
Volume 5B Page 303
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So William was born 1865, and Selina was born 1864.
Hope this helps :-)

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Name William Henry Mcdowell
Event Type Census
Event Date 1911
County Dorsetshire
Parish Wareham Lady St Mary
Sub-District Wareham
Registration District Wareham
Gender Male
Age 69
Birthplace Port, Devonshire
Record Type Institution

Name William H Mcdowell
Event Type Census
Event Date 1911
County Devonshire
Parish Devonport
Sub-District Stoke
Registration District Devonport
Gender Male
Age 46
Birthplace Port, Devonshire
Record Type Household

William born in 1865:

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
24 Balmoral Avenue Devonport, Devonport, Devon, England

William H McDowell Head Married Male Ropemaker H M Dockyd 46 1865 Devon Devonport
Selina B McDowell Wife Married Female - 46 1865 Devon Devonport
Mariel L McDowell Daughter Single Female - 15 1896 Devon Devonport

Married 21 years, 2 children, 1 still living

Name William Henry Mcdowell
Event Type Marriage
Registration Quarter Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration Year 1889
Registration District Stoke Damerel
County Devon
Event Place Stoke Damerel, Devon, England
Volume 5B
Page 703
Line Number 140

William Henry Mcdowell probably married one of the following people

Name Selina Blanche Leathlean

Wm Mc Dowell

England and Wales Census, 1881

Name Wm Mc Dowell
Age (Original) 8
Gender Male
Birth Year 1873
Birthplace Devonport, Devon, England
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Marital Status Single
Occupation Scholar
Address 41 Duke Street
Event Place Devonport Stoke-Damerel, Devonshire, England
Record Type Household
Affiliate Publication Number RG11
Piece/Folio 2207 / 3
Page Number 1

William H Mc Dowell Head M 34 Devonport, Devon, England
Edith Mc Dowell Wife F 35 Penryn, Cornwall, England
Elizh Mc Dowell Daughter F 12 Devonport, Devon, England
Alfred Mc Dowell Son M 10 Devonport, Devon, England
Wm Mc Dowell Son M 8 Devonport, Devon, England
Emily Mc Dowell Daughter F 6 Devonport, Devon, England
Edmund Mc Dowell Son M 2 Devonport, Devon, England

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Name William Henry Mcdowell
Event Type Birth Registration
Registration Quarter Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration Year 1874
Registration District Stoke Damerel
County Devon
Event Place Stoke Damerel, Devon, England
Volume 5B
Page 325
Line Number 214

Can someone let me know if william h mcdowell b 1874 devonport married Selena Leathleam b 1863 m 1889 stoke damerel devon that would make him 15 ??? someone on G.R years ago gave me this information