Thomas DOWSELL born about 1807 Cricklade, Wiltshire

[keyboard86]

Hi again, funnily enough his wife does not remember him as a Carpenter?

1871 Census

Thomas Wilks 32 occ Ag Lab
Lucy 31
Joseph 10
William 3
Elizabeth Dowdeswell 67 Mother in Law occ Widow of Ag Lab
Residing at Calcott Street, Cricklade
All born Cricklade
Census Ref RG10/1887/28/13

Keyboard86

[Tufty]

keyboard86, re your 02.10 post today, it was only Henry who claimed his father was a carpenter, not Thomas himself.  Just snobbery on Henry's part, being in the big city, getting on in the brewing industry, not wishing to admit he came from mere Ag Lab stock?

Again, it is Henry (not Thomas) who in the 1871 census says he is from Mynety Wilts.  Is it simply that Mynety is in 'Greater Cricklade'?  Sometimes they just put the county.

By 1851 Henry would have been 15+, so I don't think it is strange in those hard-up times if he was no longer with his parents.

youngtug, re your post today, I said that in my post of 00.30 last Wednesday.  So do you think now that Thomas husband of Elizabeth is the Thomas Dowdeswell we are looking for?

[keyboard86]

  None so blind.........


Keyboard86

[youngtug]

 Thomas Dowswell, a carpenter.  'Deceased' in 1873.  Therefore it appears that Thomas died some time between Henry's 2 marriages, that is between 1866 and 1873.
Tufty

Thomas of St, Sampson, who married Elizabeth died in 1864

[youngtug]

I think Minety is in the Malmesbury district.

[Tufty]

Thomas Dowswell, a carpenter.  'Deceased' in 1873.  Therefore it appears that Thomas died some time between Henry's 2 marriages, that is between 1866 and 1873. (Tufty)......Thomas of St, Sampson, who married Elizabeth died in 1864 (tugboat)

Could be Henry in Cardiff was estranged from his kin back in Wiltshire and only learnt of his father's death a couple of years after the event.

I think Minety is in the Malmesbury district (tugboat)

I fully accept that the case for Thomas & Elizabeth as parents to Henry is not exactly water-tight.

But I am still waiting for either of you to build any kind of case for alternative parents!

None so blind......... (keyboard86)

It's always easier to be negative than positive.

Goodnight, chums.

Tufty

[myfamhx]

Hi Tufty, interested to see your interest/research into Henry/Harry Dowsell. He and his descendants have recently come onto my research radar as I think that line may have an undocumented parentage  event. Would be interested to correspond. Can't seem to send a personal message on here for some reason, so please email [ * ] if you get this message. Thanks.

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