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Church(wakefield)Dowding(thornley)Winn,Dowding .

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Rambling

Rambling Report 3 Jan 2015 12:05

Death in infancy

Deaths Jun 1913 (>99%)
Dowding John G O 1 Chester-le-S. 10a 613

Deaths Sep 1919 (>99%)
Dowding James B 0 Chester le Street 10a 475



Likely Marriages

December 1942
Charlton Robert Dowding Durham C. 10a 922
Dowding Isabel Charlton Durham C. 10a 922

Marriages Mar 1959 (>99%)
DOWDING Mary A M GOODFELLOW Durham N. 1a 1117
GOODFELLOW Thomas DOWDING Durham N. 1a 1117

Marriages Jun 1938 (>99%)
Dowding Esther Colledge Durham 10a 942

Rambling

Rambling Report 3 Jan 2015 12:00

Just to add the siblings of Lily Dowding ( several named in PM from Nigel)

Births Mar 1912 (>99%)
Dowding John G O Mather Chester-le-S. 10a 1228

Births Jun 1914 (>99%)
DOWDING Isabel Mather Chester le S. 10a 1281

Births Sep 1917 (>99%)
Dowding Mary A M Mather Chester-le-S 10a 924

Births Sep 1919 (>99%)
Dowding Esther Mather Chester-le-S 10a 1099
Dowding James B Mather Chester-le-S 10a 1099

Rambling

Rambling Report 2 Jan 2015 22:07

Norah is not on the 1911 census because she was born after it was taken.

Nigel

Nigel Report 2 Jan 2015 21:52

I just wonder why norah dowding is not mentioned on david dowding list,my dad seems to think someone told him norah was a evans? Don't know if this is true

Nigel

Nigel Report 2 Jan 2015 21:36

Lilly was married to james winn who's dad was thomas winn ,thomas had a brother called barbra howey.

Nigel

Nigel Report 2 Jan 2015 21:29

Lilly dad was thomas dowding.lilly sisters was bella,esta,maryanne.

Nigel

Nigel Report 2 Jan 2015 20:53

I will ask my dad who was in his mothers family(lilly)I will post soon.

Rambling

Rambling Report 2 Jan 2015 20:44

I 'think' and I hope someone will double check that the David who is father to Norah is the uncle to the Thomas who is father to Lily.

Rambling

Rambling Report 2 Jan 2015 20:39

This I think is the Thomas who is the father of Lily

1891 census

NAME: Thomas Dowding
AGE: 4
ESTIMATED BIRTH YEAR: abt 1887
RELATION: Son
FATHER'S NAME: Thomas Dowding
MOTHER'S NAME: Isabella Dowding
GENDER: Male
WHERE BORN: Nettlesworth, Durham, England
CIVIL PARISH: Plawsworth
ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH: Sacriston
TOWN: Nettlesworth
COUNTY/ISLAND: Durham
COUNTRY: England
STREET ADDRESS:

OCCUPATION:

CONDITION AS TO MARRIAGE:

EDUCATION:

EMPLOYMENT STATUS:

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REGISTRATION DISTRICT: Chester Le Street
SUB REGISTRATION DISTRICT: Chester le Street
ED, INSTITUTION, OR VESSEL: 15
NEIGHBORS: View others on page
PIECE: 4121
FOLIO: 39
PAGE NUMBER: 33
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS:
NAME AGE
Thomas Dowding 30
Isabella Dowding 30
James Dowding 15
Isabella Dowding 10
Thomas Dowding 4 <<<<<<<
Margaret Dowding 1


As you can see there is a repetition of first names in the family, just to confuse things lol

Rambling

Rambling Report 2 Jan 2015 20:32

Lily Mather Dowding's parents Thomas and Ann had been married for 2 years on the 1911 census so this is their marriage, buying the cert ( from the GRO online) would give you Thomas' father's name

Marriages Sep 1908 (>99%)
DOWDING Thomas Chester le S. 10a 965

MATHER Ann Chester le S. 10a 965

Rambling

Rambling Report 2 Jan 2015 20:25

Working backwards this is David and catherine in 1901, David's age is actually 29 on the image not 21

NAME: David Dowding
AGE: 21
ESTIMATED BIRTH YEAR: abt 1880
RELATION TO HEAD: Son
GENDER: Male
SPOUSE: Catherine Dowding
FATHER: David Dowding
BIRTH PLACE: Kelloe, Durham, England
CIVIL PARISH: Coxhoe
ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH: Kelloe St Helen
TOWN: East Hetton
COUNTY/ISLAND: Durham
COUNTRY: England
STREET ADDRESS:

OCCUPATION:

CONDITION AS TO MARRIAGE:

EDUCATION:

EMPLOYMENT STATUS:

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REGISTRATION DISTRICT: Durham
SUB-REGISTRATION DISTRICT: St Nicholas
ED, INSTITUTION, OR VESSEL: 6
NEIGHBORS: View others on page
PIECE: 4683
FOLIO: 103
PAGE NUMBER: 30
HOUSEHOLD SCHEDULE NUMBER: 147
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS:
NAME AGE
David Dowding 60
John Dowding 32
David Dowding 21 <<<<<<<< 29
Catherine Dowding 28
David Dowding 6
Elizabeth Dowding 5
John Dowding 4
Thomas Dowding 2
Margaret Dowding 1

Rambling

Rambling Report 2 Jan 2015 20:15

Nigel thanks for PM

Nigel wants to find out if " nora dowding is related to lilly dowding."

Nigel

Nigel Report 2 Jan 2015 19:50

Nora church(dowding) death was 26/11/77,
born 12/11/1910 wheatley hill.not sure if she had connections with evan family.

Rambling

Rambling Report 2 Jan 2015 19:23

the Lily M Dowding/Winn marriage was 1932

Possibly this one
Births Jun 1909 (>99%)
Dowding Lily Mather Chester le S. 10a 656

NAME: Lily Mather Dowding
AGE IN 1911: 2
ESTIMATED BIRTH YEAR: abt 1909
RELATION TO HEAD: Daughter
GENDER: Female
BIRTH PLACE: Durham, England
CIVIL PARISH: Plawsworth
COUNTY/ISLAND: Durham
COUNTRY: England
STREET ADDRESS: 23 Woodland Terrace
REGISTRATION DISTRICT: Chester le Street
REGISTRATION DISTRICT NUMBER: 554
SUB-REGISTRATION DISTRICT: Chester le Street
ED, INSTITUTION, OR VESSEL: 24
PIECE: 30108
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS:
NAME AGE
Thomas Dowding 25
Ann Dowding 30
Lily Mather Dowding 2
J W Swinbank 21

Rambling

Rambling Report 2 Jan 2015 19:11

Marriages Dec 1894 (>99%)
DOWDING David Durham 10a 614

Luke Catherine Ellen Durham 10a 614

Nora and siblings born after 1911


Births Dec 1911 (>99%)
Dowding Norah Luke Easington 10a 917
Surname First name(s) Mother District Vol Page
Births Sep 1913 (>99%)
Dowding James W Luke Easington 10a 985
Births Sep 1916 (>99%)
Dowding Alice J Luke Easington 10a [6_]52
Dowding Robert L Luke Easington 10a 852

Rambling

Rambling Report 2 Jan 2015 19:04

1911 for siblings

NAME: David Dowding
AGE IN 1911: 40
ESTIMATED BIRTH YEAR: abt 1871
RELATION TO HEAD: Head
GENDER: Male
BIRTH PLACE: Kelloe, Durham, England
CIVIL PARISH: Wingate
COUNTY/ISLAND: Durham
COUNTRY: England
STREET ADDRESS: 9 Stockton St Wheatley Hill Thomley S O
MARITAL STATUS: Married
OCCUPATION: Store Miner In Coal Miner
REGISTRATION DISTRICT: Easington
REGISTRATION DISTRICT NUMBER: 552
SUB-REGISTRATION DISTRICT: Wingate
ED, INSTITUTION, OR VESSEL: 27
PIECE: 30019
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS:
NAME AGE
David Dowding 40
Catherine Eleanor Dowding 38
Elizabeth Dowding 15
John Dowding 14
Thomas Dowding 13
Margaret Dowding 11
Sarah Ann Dowding 9

Rambling

Rambling Report 2 Jan 2015 18:59

Just to give an idea of date Fred Church and Nora Dowding married 1933 ( see freebmd.org.uk)

Rambling

Rambling Report 2 Jan 2015 18:56

Welcome to the board Nigel, are you looking for some help with finding info ? if you are looking for connections search trees under 'Search' at top right of page :-)

Nigel

Nigel Report 2 Jan 2015 18:33

My grandad fred church born framwellgate moor county durham,his dad edward church born wakefield. My nana nora church/dowding born wheatley hill lived thornley her dad david . My father side, james winn from waldridge fell his wife lilly dowding from kimblesworth.