Thomas DOWSELL born about 1807 Cricklade, Wiltshire

[keyboard86]

  With a 60 year old Esther Brown in 1841 looks good to me?

Keyboard86

[youngtug]

There is a printed transcript of St, Sampsons at my local Library, it may be better. I will have to have a look sometime but due to budgeting the council have cut funding to the library and the family history section is only open 3 days a week now, that makes it awkward for me to spend as much time as I would like there.
 I must look into my Dowdeswell's, have sort of sidelined them. Most of what I know was sent to me by someone else and I have not yet verified most of it.

[Tufty]

Thank you again, youngtug.  I know nothing about online parish records.  Must investigate.

Looking at that Cricklade parish ref you gave me, I find there is a Thomas Dowdeswell baptised 15.10.1806 - fits those censuses.  Father John Dowdeswell, mother Susanna - progress!  Also Thomas Dowdeswell buried 10.8.1864 age 57 - fits.

Is this new info 100%, or just maybe ancestors?

[Tufty]

By the way, I am assuming that this Thomas Dowdeswell is the father of my great-great-grandfather Henry Dowsell born Mynety, Wiltshire, about 1841, although I cannot find a birth / baptism for the latter.  I know about his marriages, children and death, but not birth.

[Tufty]

keyboard86, you'll have to explain that one!  (Esther Brown 1841)

[Tufty]

John Dowsell baptised 24.7.1873.  Parents: Thomas & Hester Dowsell.

Orf to bed.  Will come back to this tomorrow. 

Thank you, chums!  I wasn't expecting such help.

Tufty

[youngtug]

keyboard86, you'll have to explain that one!  (Esther Brown 1841)

I think that keyboard86 means that in 1841 Thomas & Elizabeth are living with Esther brown aged 60, probably his mother-in-law,

[youngtug]

There is a problem with the fact that also living in Cricklade at the same time is another Thomas Dowdeswell, at Chelworth tithing. This Thomas married Sarah Telling, also in 1826. This is my gtgtgtgrandfather. I have never sorted out farther back, although I was given a tree researched by someone else I have not checked it against the records so it may be wrong.

[Tufty]

Dear youngtug and keyboard86

I think it is very likely that the Thomas Dowsell/Dowsall/Dowdeswell I am looking for is the one buried St Sampson 10.8.1864 age 57, therefore born 1807 (not Chelworth 8.1.1864 age 62, therefore born 1802).  This fits better with the 1851 census which puts Thomas's year of birth around 1807.  Also, there is a Henry Dowsell baptised Cricklade St Sampson 21.9.1834 (about right) to parents Thomas and Elizabeth Dowsell.

So I think I now have found the following ancestry:

Henry (Harry) Dowsell baptised 21.9.1834 Cricklade St Sampson, died 14.4.1882 Cardiff....son of

Thomas Dowdeswell baptised 15.10.1806 St Sampson, buried 10.8.1864 age 57 St Sampson (and Elizabeth ?).....son of

John Dowsell baptised 24.7.1773 St Sampson, buried ?  (and Susanna ?)....son of

Thomas Dowsell...... (and Hester ?).....son of ?

Do you agree?

Can you fill any of the gaps?

Many thanks again

Tufty