Harrop

[DDJJake]

As I am only on ancestry.co.uk, I wonder if anyone can trace back from the marriage of Henry Dowling to Kathleen Edith Harrop in July/August 1930 in either London or Bognor Regis, England for ancestral data on Henry's parents, Mr and Mrs T L Downing?  I wonder if Mr and Mrs Dowling originated in the UK? If so, I can then trace them back in time from there.

[Janette]

Marriages Sep 1930   

Surname     First name(s)     Spouse     District     Vol     Page
Dowling    Henry    Harrop    Westhampnett    2b   1103    
Harrop    Kathleen E    Dowling    Westhampnett    2b   1103   

The district Westhampnett is in the county of Sussex

[Janette]

According to Henry's burial record he was born in NZ,this may be him and his siblings

1903/5172   Dowling    John Ballantyne    Christie Ann Paxton   Thomas Tayspill   
1905/23581   Dowling    Henry                 Christie Anne Foxton   Thomas Taysfield

1906/16357   Dowling    Edward Thorne    Christie Ann   Thomas Tayspill   
1908/10709   Dowling    Thomas Hurst    Christie Ann Paseton   Thomas Tayspell   
1910/17664   Dowling    Basil Cairns    Christie Ann   Thomas

the parents marriage
1901/2167   Christie Ann Paxton    Ballantyne to   Thomas Tayspill    Dowling


Cheers Janette

[Eyesee]

There is a public tree on Ancestry that has TT Dowling the son of Henry Dowling and Eliza Tayspill. He was born Colchester, Essex in 1841. Parents were married in Launceston, Tasmania.

Ian C

[Janette]

Thomas is buried in the same plot as Kathleen

Surname:    Dowling
First name(s):    Thomas Tayspill
Date of death:    Tuesday, 8 June 1920
Cemetery:    Waimairi
Date of burial:    Thursday, 10 June 1920
Block number:    PR2
Plot number:    30
Age:    79 years
Address:    
Occupation:    Unknown
Place of birth:    
Years in New Zealand:    

The mother,Christie,is with Henry

Surname:    Dowling
First name(s):    Christie Annie
Date of death:    Monday, 12 May 1924
Cemetery:    Waimairi
Date of burial:    Wednesday, 14 May 1924
Block number:    PR2
Plot number:    31
Age:    
Address:    
Occupation:    Unknown
Place of birth:    
Years in New Zealand:    

Cheers Janette

[DDJJake]

Thanks Janette and Eyesee,
I've been 'googling' all day and have a mound of data and newpaper clippings and photos that look fairly authentic for the Henry father of Thomas Tayspill Dowling, and Henry the father of that Henry .... Baptists to Mayors etc etc   However, your data about the family of TTD and Christine Ann Paxton Ballantyne is great, thanks ... I could not find these dates and venues. The 60+ year old TTD was quite a 'stud' eh! I hope Graham Dowling OBE [Black Caps skipper for a few years] my 2nd Cousin-in-law who my wife and I met in 1995 during the Oz v Sri Lanka Test Match at the MCG will get back in touch with me to confirm his Grandfather TTD's capability ! I will personal message you both with my website URL that I update fortnightly .... featuring Graham this week. All my searching started with the 1969 photo on FACEBOOK of the Blackcaps in England ... and I was the first to identify my CUZ Graham !
Slainte (Cheers),
Aye grateful to you for making this auld Scotsman born in 1939 in the shadow of the Wallace Monument, Stirling .....really happy :-)