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i was asked today how i came with john mcdowell b 1815 stoke damerel devon died 1849 his parents william mc and mary ann gerry how can i make this print in bold as itmy eyes are getting worse thank you

What are you wanting to print out exactly? if you download anything onto your computer, you can then print it to whatever size you want.

Florence in the hebrides

Or do you mean the size of the writing on your computer?

you can adjust the font size and enlarge it.

the print is to small and faint i want to make it bold

i would like to know who johns parents and grandparents were to see if my tree is correct

To change to bold print - highlight text then press control + b

To enlarge print - highlight text then press control + ]

thank you still no reply about john

The Devon FHS publish both booklets and pdfs for each year. You can order them on line.

A baptism with parents William and Mary, not Mary Ann

First name(s) John
Last name McDowell
Birth year 1815
Birth date 08 Oct 1815
Baptism year 1815
Father's first name(s) William
Father's occupation Cordwainer
Mother's first name(s) Mary
Baptism place Stoke Damerel
Denomination Anglican
Residence Dock
County Devon
Country England
Archive Plymouth & West Devon Record Office

Possible marriage of parents William and Mary the previous year.

First name(s) William
Last name McDowell
Marriage year 1814
Marriage date 14 Nov 1814
Spouse's first name(s) Mary
Spouse's last name Gerry
Place Stoke Damerel
Parish Stoke Damerel
Denomination Anglican
County Devon
Country England
Archive Plymouth & West Devon Record Office

Witnesses Michael and Jane Sholl or Shall according to the image.. Just plain Mary not Mary Ann on the marriage register.

Possible sister to John.

First name(s) Mary Ann
Last name McDowell
Birth year 1817
Birth date 13 Apr 1817
Baptism year 1817
Father's first name(s) William
Father's occupation Cordwainer
Mother's first name(s) Mary
Baptism place Stoke Damerel
Denomination Anglican
Residence Dock
County Devon
Country England
Archive Plymouth & West Devon Record Office
Record set Devon Baptisms

Cannot identify parents for William McDowell or Mary Gerry.

Multiple previous threads about this family

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thank you all for your help what do you think of heredetry site as my ancestry one is finishing this month

Do you mean ‘My Heritage’ ?
I don’t think it had the quantity of records that Ancestry or Find My Past have.

yhank you they said ancestry is all american sites

Who said that abcestry was all American sites????????

S.C my heritage did

WILLIAM JOHN MC 1766 M SARAH BARBER THEN JOHN MC 1734 M MARY JOHNSON

My Heritage are trying to build the company up. A friend tried them out as a change from Ancestry a nd Find my Past and wished she hadn’t bothered.

I presume you are referring to more McDowels - what is it you actually want to know?

Ancestry has loads of records for the UK, as well as countries other than America.

The only thing correct is that it is an American Company, Find My Past is a British company, but also has thousands of records for other countries, including the US.

Don't believe everything your read!!!