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Title: 1851/1861/1871 Matthias Dowding and Charlotte Completed
Post by: queenswood 1 on Tuesday 10 August 10 21:43 BST (UK)
Looking for mathias Dowding and his wife Charlotte possibly in Blandford in 1851/61/71- they married at Sturminster newton in 1850.
They ran a saddlery business in Blandford
Thank you
Title: Re: 1851/1861/1871 Matthias Dowding and Charlotte
Post by: JJen on Tuesday 10 August 10 21:56 BST (UK)
1871 census RG10 1978/9/10 - Living in Salisbury Street, Blandford Forum, Dorset

Matthias Dowding head, age 48, saddler & harness maker, b.Blandford
Charlotte, wife. age 43, b. dittto
Emily, dau, age 20, b.ditto
Frank I, son, age 14, b.ditto
Ellen, dau, age 10, b.ditto
Albert, son, age7, b.ditto
Harry, son, age 5, b.ditto
William, son, age 3, b. ditto

JJ
Title: Re: 1851/1861/1871 Matthias Dowding and Charlotte
Post by: keyboard86 on Tuesday 10 August 10 21:59 BST (UK)
1861 Census as per 1871

Matthias 38 occ Saddler employing 1 man 3 boys b Fiddleford
Charlotte 35
Emily 10
Frederick 7
Frank 5
Albert 1
Ellen 1 month

Census ref RG09/1333/8/10

Keyboard86
Title: Re: 1851/1861/1871 Matthias Dowding and Charlotte
Post by: JJen on Tuesday 10 August 10 22:03 BST (UK)
On the 1861 there is also -

Mary Maitland, mother in law, b.1797, Whitchampton, Dorset.

JJ
Title: Re: 1851/1861/1871 Matthias Dowding and Charlotte
Post by: keyboard86 on Tuesday 10 August 10 22:06 BST (UK)
Knew i had missed somone off!!

1851 Census

Matthias DOWNING 25 occ Harness Maker b Bayford
Charlott                   23 b Marylebone?
Emily Ann                   2 months b Blandford

Residing at New Buildings Blandford

Census Ref HO107/1853/272/19

Keyboard86
Title: Re: 1851/1861/1871 Matthias Dowding and Charlotte
Post by: keyboard86 on Tuesday 10 August 10 22:08 BST (UK)
As an added bonus for you the Maitland family are living next door on the 1851

Keyboard86
Title: Re: 1851/1861/1871 Matthias Dowding and Charlotte
Post by: queenswood 1 on Tuesday 10 August 10 22:09 BST (UK)
Thats interesting! have you got the details? Did he marry the girl next door???!!

Caroline
Title: Re: 1851/1861/1871 Matthias Dowding and Charlotte
Post by: JJen on Tuesday 10 August 10 22:13 BST (UK)
There is an earlier marriage of a Matthias Dowding to Mary Davies, 18 Jun 1817, Sturminster Newton, Dorset.

Could possibly Matthias parents?

JJ
Title: Re: 1851/1861/1871 Matthias Dowding and Charlotte
Post by: keyboard86 on Tuesday 10 August 10 22:20 BST (UK)
As requested:-

William Maitland 47 occ Shoemaker b Blandford
Mary                   54 b Witchampton
Sarah                 22 b Marylebone Middx
John                   20 b Marylebone Middx
Susannah           17 b Blandford
William                15 b Blandford

Census Ref HO107/1853/272/19

Keyboard86
Title: Re: 1851/1861/1871 Matthias Dowding and Charlotte
Post by: queenswood 1 on Wednesday 11 August 10 08:19 BST (UK)
Thank you! I had the 1817 marriage but struggling to find any more info on either Matthias- curious with the leather link in the marriage ! - Shoemaker's daughter to saddler's son! :)

Caroline
Title: Re: 1851/1861/1871 Matthias Dowding and Charlotte
Post by: allibaker on Wednesday 11 August 10 11:55 BST (UK)
matthius dowding baptised 3rd aug 1824 sturminster newton.parents listed as matthias dowding and mary
siblings listed as -
elizabeth dowding bapt 31st march 1816
mary ann dowding bapt 21st june 1818
john dowding bapt 22nd aug 1819
james dowding bapt 1st oct 1820
thomas dowding bapt 9th dec 1821
christain dowding bapt 4th may 1823

regards
alli
Title: Re: 1851/1861/1871 Matthias Dowding and Charlotte
Post by: allibaker on Wednesday 11 August 10 12:07 BST (UK)
i thought so......................
there are several children born to a matthias dowding and elizabeth being baptised at sturminster newton looks like dad remarried and had more kids
matthias dowding widower of this parish married elizabeth dibben of this parish by licence on 22nd jan 1829 sturminster newton.witnesses were william dibben,t eyres,john inkpen
there children being -
william dowding bapt 22nd oct 1830
elizabeth jane dowding bapt 1st july 1832
temperance rebecca dowding bapt 5th july 1835
james dowding bapt 5th march 1837
ellen dowding bapt 17th feb 1839
robert dowding bapt 2nd april 1843
regards
alli
Title: Re: 1851/1861/1871 Matthias Dowding and Charlotte
Post by: allibaker on Wednesday 11 August 10 12:13 BST (UK)
interestingly matthias and elizabeth have william dibben with them in 1841
living at fiddleford,sturminster newton castle
william dibben 70yrs born in county
matthias dowding 50yrs
elizabeth 38yrs
mary ann 23yrs
william 9yrs
elizabeth 7yrs
temperance 5yrs
james 4yrs
ellen 2yrs
SOURCE INFO-H0107-293
FOLIO-23/38
PAGE-10

regards
alli
Title: Re: 1851/1861/1871 Matthias Dowding and Charlotte
Post by: queenswood 1 on Wednesday 11 August 10 19:31 BST (UK)
MY word- how busy you have been while I was at work!! Thank you so very much!!

Caroline