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Topic: Robert McDowell - arrived Australia in 1838, who is his father? (Read 825 times)
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Robert & Karon
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Posts: 233
Looking for those pesky elusive ancestors !!!
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My Great Grandfather was Robert McDOWELL. I have very little on this man. Here is what I do have.
According to the book "Winds Of Change" ( Edited by Bess HANSFORD, PUB 1988), about the people & places around the town of Mumbil in NSW, Australia:
1) He was born 1836 at "Royal Oak" Carlow
2) Arrived in Australia in 1838, accompanied by his mother Margaret  presumably McDOWELL at the time
3) Robert McDOWELL married 1859 Frances Elizabeth BAILEY
From NSW BMD site:
Marriage certificate detail for Robert McDOWELL:
Reg No: 1859/003123
Date/Place: 18 October 1859/Burrandong
Names: Robert McDOWELL & Frances Elizabeth BAILEY
Conugal Status: Batchelor/Spinster
Death Certificate of Robert McDOWELL:
Reg No: 1915/017156
Name: Robert McDOWELL
Age: 80 yrs
Name of Father: unknown
Fathers Occupation: Governor of Gaol
Mothers name: Margaret (surname unknown)
Where born and how long in Australian colonies/states: Ireland/76 yrs in NSW
Any help finding Robert and Margaret's roots would be greatly appreciated. It must be said that this is my first foray into Irish records.
Same message is at http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=272913.new#new
Many thanks in anticipation
Robert aka Aussie Karrob in chat room
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I live in Bathurst, NSW, Australia Check the "Surname Interest Table" at the bottom of most screens to check all my SURNAMES. SHEPHERD, ALSOP, GIBBS, ANDREWS, COLBORN - Gloucestershire KELK, COATES, LEEMAN - Lincolnshire STANGER, POLLARD, HASLAM, WRIGHT - Surrey MATTHEWS, POOK & COBBETT - Somerset BAILEY, COLLINS, McDOWELL - Australia, then who knows where in UK? For more family names visit: http://www.robertshepherd.tribalpages.comVisitor password: 1596 |
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finglaspete
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Posts: 52
Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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hi there
Royal oak in Carlow is just outside bagenalstown. maybe you could take a look at the irish genealogy project(IGP), I can't seem to reach it tonight.
http://www.igp-web.com/
If you just follow the links through to Bagenalstown parish baptisms, you might strike lucky.
I hope this has been some help.
all the best
pete
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curran, carlow and dublin
doyle, carlow
gaul, carlow
cooke, kilkenny
kelter, kilkenny
mills, kildare and queens
jones, wales
brophy, carlow and dublin
o'rorke galway and carlow and laois
taylor, london
kelly, dublin and cavan
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Robert & Karon
RootsChat Member
Posts: 233
Looking for those pesky elusive ancestors !!!
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G'day Pete,
Thank you for the link my friend. Like you, the link is not operating for now. I will keep trying and see what happens.
Kind regards
Robert
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I live in Bathurst, NSW, Australia Check the "Surname Interest Table" at the bottom of most screens to check all my SURNAMES. SHEPHERD, ALSOP, GIBBS, ANDREWS, COLBORN - Gloucestershire KELK, COATES, LEEMAN - Lincolnshire STANGER, POLLARD, HASLAM, WRIGHT - Surrey MATTHEWS, POOK & COBBETT - Somerset BAILEY, COLLINS, McDOWELL - Australia, then who knows where in UK? For more family names visit: http://www.robertshepherd.tribalpages.comVisitor password: 1596 |
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finglaspete
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Posts: 52
Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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hi again
maybe try this link
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcar2/Dunleckney_index.htm
it's the same page, but a different way.
I took a look, this is a catholic parish register, but there are no mcdowells on it, would he have been church of ireland? Then I thought that maybe that if he arrived in oz with his mother, she may have given him her name? but there were no mcdowells for the mothers maiden name either.
I hope this is of some help
pete
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curran, carlow and dublin
doyle, carlow
gaul, carlow
cooke, kilkenny
kelter, kilkenny
mills, kildare and queens
jones, wales
brophy, carlow and dublin
o'rorke galway and carlow and laois
taylor, london
kelly, dublin and cavan
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