Hello Brian4Arsenal and James,
I think there is a good chance that Patrick H Dowdle is a relative of my William Dowdle, perhaps a brother or Uncle. They seem to pass on the name Henry as a middle name. Henry son of Henry must be William's brother. This is the first record I have seen of Henry Dowdle in Westport and is a great help for my research so thank you so much for this.
William Dowdle married Catherine Poland in 1866 in Chorlton (St Augustine Chapel, Granby Row) is the likely venue. They had 10 children:
Ellen Dowdle: 1867-1870, age 2 years.
Annie Dowdle: 1869-1937, age 67 years.
WILLIAM HENRY DOWDLE: 1872-1908, age 37 years.
Ellen Dowdle: 1874-1915, age 41 years.
Peter Dowdle: 1876-1940, age 63 years.
John Dowdle: 1878-1879, age 5 months.
John Joseph Dowdle: 1880-1906, age 26 years.
Catherine Dowdle: 1882-1884, age 15 months.
Catherine Mary Dowdle: 1885-1966, age 81 years.
James Dowdle: 1888-1890, age 2 years.
Peter Dowdle was a civilian casualty of the Manchester Christmas Blitz. Peter was in the Brunswick Inn, Temple Street, on the evening of the 23rd December, when the air raid took place. His death is registered in Manchester (Q4, volume 8d, page 189).
Thank you both for your help with this family.
Best Wishes,
John