'Dowdeswell1'
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Families covered: Dowdeswell of Bushley, Dowdeswell of Kingham, Dowdeswell of Pull Court
| (1) Much of the following was first launched on 18.10.11 within DZmisc09. It was moved here to facilitate review and significant expansion using Visitation. (2) BLG1866 identifies the arms of this family as "Or, a fess wavy between six billets sa.". |
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| John Dowdeswell of Hill House in Bushley, Worcestershire (a temp Elizabeth who r. 1558-1603) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Roger Dowdeswell of New Inn (d 103.10.633) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.04.1600) Martha Blomer (bpt 06.10.1573, d before 14.05.1649, dau of Gilbert Blomer, grandson/heir of Joanna Tyndale of Pull Court) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Richard Dowdeswell of Pull & Bushley, Worcestershire (bpt 24.02.1600/1, d before 21.10.1673, MP for Tewkesbury) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1628) Anne Pleydell (b 1606-7, d 02.06.1680, dau of Sir Charles Pleydell of Mydge Hall by Catherine Boiurchier) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | William Dowdeswell of Pull & Bushley, Sheriff of Worcestershire (d 28.03.1683) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (22.07.1652) Judith Wymondsell (bpt 16.03.1634/5, d 18.08.1666, dau of Elkin (not Sir James) Wymondsell of Putney) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Richard Dowdeswell of Pull & Bushley, Sheriff of Worcestershire (b 1652-3, d 17.10.1711) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1676) Elizabeth Winnington (a 01.1705/6, dau of Sir Francis (not Edward) Winnington) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Dowdeswell of Pull Court, Sheriff of Worcestershire (bpt 18.08.1682, d 05.09.1728) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (03.03.1711/2) Catherine Cokayne (bur 16.111716, dau of Charles, 3rd Viscount Cullen, by Katharine Willoughby) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | William Dowdeswell (bpt 02.01.1715/6, d infant) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Frances Dowdeswell (bpt 02.11.1713, a 10.1755) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (after 04.08.1728) William Basil of Wilton Park (d 04.10.1755) | |||||||||||||||
| We have seen the following connection on various web sites which identify this William as the William of Drumboe Castle who was father (by Frances) of ... | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Mary Basil (heir) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Samuel Hayes of Drumboe Castle, 1st Bart (b 1737, d 21.07.1807) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (05.08.1719) Amy (probably not Anne) Hammond (b 1697-8, d 28.06.1754, dau of Anthony Hammond of Somersham Place ("the elegiac poet") by Janet Clarges) | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | William Dowdeswell of Pull Court, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b c1721, d 06.02.1775, MP, 2nd son of this marriage) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (06.08.1747) Bridget Codringham (b 06.11.1729, d 27.03.1818, dau of Sir William Codringham, Bart, by Elizabeth Bethell) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Thomas Dowdeswell of Pull Court (b 112.01.1754, dsp 11.11.1811) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (27.09.1798) Magdalena Pasley (b c1776, d 01.10.1842, dau of Sir Thomas Pasley, Bart, by Mary Heywood) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | William Dowdeswell of Pull Court, Governor of the Bahamas (b 27.10.1760, d unm 01.12.1828, General, MP, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| (iii) | John Edmund Dowdeswell of Pull Court (bpt 23.12.1700, d 14.04.1746, youngest son) | ||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by Visitation (Howard & Crisp, England & Wales, vol 7 (1899), 'Dowdeswell ofPull Court, co. Worcester', p80+). | |||||||||||||||
| m. (04.09.1800) Caroline Brietzcke (bpt 11.10.1770, d 06.05.1845, dau of Charles Brietzcke of London by Catharine, dau of Richard Ware of London)) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | William Dowdeswell of Pull Court, Sheriff of Gloucestershire (b 18.10.1804, d 06.02.1887, MP, DL) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17/19.03.1839) Amelia Letitia Graham (b 26.12.1811, dau of Robert Graham of Cossington House by Sarah, dau of Stephen Paul) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | John Christopher Dowdeswell (b 10.08.1806, d 18.09.1850) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (29.08.1833) Sophia Mundy (b 22.05.1810, d 19.05.1847, dau of Charles Godfrey Mundy of Burton Hall by Harriet, dau/heir of Charles Burrell Massingberd of Ormsby Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Catharine Dowdeswell (b 08.09.1801, d 05.08.1878) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.01.1833) Richard Beauvoir Berens of Kevington (b 14.12.1801, d 25.02.1859, son of Joseph of Kevington by Charlotte, dau of Richard Benyon of Englefield House) | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Elizabeth Dowdeswell (b c1748, d 21.10.1830) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (24.06.1777) Sir William Weller Pepys, Bart (b 01.01.1740/1, d 02.06.1825) | |||||||||||||||
| (v)+ | other issue - Charles William (b 08.01.1756, d 20.02.1776), Edward Christopher (b 1763-4, d 01.08.1849, Canon of Christ Church), Wentworth (b 1766, d infant), Mary Theodosia (b c1756, d unm bur 01.01.1431), Diana Maria (b 1760-1, d 10.08.1834), Caroline (b 1462, d 1816), Marianne (bur 20.03.1775), Anna (b 1770, d 11.04.1768) | ||||||||||||||
| (D) | George Dowdeswell of Gloucester (b c1722, d 15.05.1773, MD) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (11.06.1760) Elizabeth Buckle (b c1714, d 1780, dau of Richard Buckle of Chaceley by Elizabeth Venables) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | George Dowdeswell of Down House, Redmarley (d 1852, youngest son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Anne Rose Egerton | |||||||||||||||
| (a)+ | issue - George Francis, William Fombelle (d 13.08.1861) | ||||||||||||||
| (ii)+ | other issue - William, Charles (d 27.06.1839, vicar of Bewley), Frances | ||||||||||||||
| (E)+ | other issue - Richard (b c1719, d 05.02.1727/8), Thomas (b c1725, bur 21.01.1741/2) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Judith Dowdeswell (bpt 08.10.1678, a 04.1708) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (11.1712) Stephen Moore | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Elizabeth Dowdeswell (bpt 13.02.1680/1) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c01.1707/8) Roger Tuckfield | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Margaret Dowdeswell (bpt 02.03.1695/6, a 08.1753) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.07.1722) Gerard Bourne (d before 22.05.1746) | |||||||||||||||
| (5)+ | other issue - Charles (bpt 1683, d 02.08.1685), Richard (b 1685, d 1686), Francis of Upton-on-Severn (bpt 14.05.1691, d 24.03.1746), Thomas (b 1694, d 1695) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Anne Dowdeswell (bpt 06.10.1659, d 1714) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c08.1683) Robert Tracy of Coscombe (b c1675, d 11.09.1735, judge) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Margaret Dowdeswell (bpt 21.01.1662/3, d 17.01.1720/1) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.05.1682) Sir Thomas Haselwood of Wickwarren (bpt 17.12.1652, d 24.09.1720) | |||||||||||||||
| d.+ | other issue - William (bpt 1661, d 1662), Judith (bpt1655, d 1660), Judith (bpt 26.08.1666, bur 18.09.1666), Elizabeth (bpt 19.02.1664/5, d 17.01.1705/6) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Charles Dowdeswell of Forthampton, Gloucestershire (bpt 22.12.1634, d 21.10.1706) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Coles (d 1707, dau of Timothy Coles of Hatfield) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Charles Dowdeswell of Forthampton probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Tracy (dau of Robert Tracy of Coscomb, m2. Charles Wild) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | daughter probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Wylde (d 1752, Director of the South Sea Company) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Anne Dowdeswell | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1649) William Hancock of Twining (b c1631, bur 19.12.1674) | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Susanna Dowdeswell (bpt 14.06.1637) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (18.09.1655) William Washbouirne of Wichenford (a 1679) | |||||||||||||||
| v.+ | other issue - George of Guarlford (bpt 14.04.1633, d 25.04.1707), Richard (bpt 22.11.1638, d 1640), Catharine (bpt 06.01.1629/60, d 03.04.1630), Mary (bpt 24.11.1640, bur 11.05.1643), Elizabeth of Tewkesbury (bpt 28.10.1644, d 24.05.1723) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | William Dowdeswell (b c1613, d 20.05.1671, Vicar of Tirley, Rector, Canon of Worcester) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Colles (b c1620, d 1680, dau of Edward Colles of Leigh) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | William Dowdeswell of Aston-on-Carron, Gloucestershire (bpt 31.01.1654/5, d before 12.1711, Rector of Kingham) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c04.1682) Elizabeth Gibbard (b 1662-3, d 10.05.1734, dau of Bernard Gibbard of London by Anne, dau of Rev. Miles Barne) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Dowdeswell (b 1688, d 11.04.1750, Rector of Kingham, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Dorothy Tomkyns (b c1688, d 19.05.1720, dau of Thomas Tomkyns of Herefordshire) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Lucy Dowdeswell (b 17.03.1728/9, d 04.04.1774) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (29.08.1752) Edward Lockwood of Dews Hall (b c1720, d 22.01.1802, Rector of Hanwell, son of Richard, m2. Elizabeth, dau of Josdeph Percivall by Arabella Dowdeswell) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Anne Dowdeswell (b c1736, d 31.10.1802) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 12.10.1749) Robert Foley (dsp 08.01.1783, Dean of Worcester, son of Thomas of Stoke Edith Court (by Mary, dau of John Warter of Barbadoes) & (half-)brother of Thomas, 1st Lord) | |||||||||||||||
| (3)+ | other issue - George (b 1725, a 1743), Dorothy (a 05.1754) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Richard Dowdeswell of London (bpt 26.12.1692, d c07.1730) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1724) Elizabet Manship (d c08.1733, dau of Anne) | |||||||||||||||
| (1)+ | issue - Charles (d before 03.04.1733), Anne (a 07.1733) | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Bernard Dowdeswell (bpt 23.12.1700, d 14.04.1746, Rector of Westwell) | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Dorothy Dowdeswell in Bath (a 07.1802) | ||||||||||||||
| d. | Anne Dowdeswell (bpt 1691, d before 19.08.1730) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry Barne of London (d before 05.10.1726) | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Arabella Dowdeswell (bpt 29.12.1695, d before 21.07.1764) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joseph Percival of Stapleton (b 1689-90, d 28.06.1764) | |||||||||||||||
| f.+ | other issue - William (bpt 29.01.1682/3, d infant), George of Kingham (d before 25.02.1757), Charles (b 1685, d 22.07.1705), Elizabeth (bpt 01.11.1689, d 10.07.1712), Lucy (bpt 01.04.1697) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Deborah Dowdeswell (bpt 11.1660, d before 20.05.1691) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.02.1690/81) Thomas Baugh of Pershore (a 11.1695) | |||||||||||||||
| iii.+ | other issue - Roger (bpt 14.06.1658), George (b 1660, d before 07.10.1676), Richard (bpt 10.001.1652/3, a 1671), John (bpt 20.01.1662/3), Charles (bpt 202.11.1666), Frances (a 1649), Anne (bur 1646), Elizabeth of Aston-on-Carron (bpt 26.10.1664, d before 02.10.1685) | ||||||||||||||
| C. | George Dowdeswell of Hill House, Bushey (d before 29.01.1649/50) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne (a 01.1649/50, dau of _ Edwards?) | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Anne Dowdeswell (d before 1640) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Browne of Tirley (d 1655, m2. Mary, dau of William Turton of West Bromwich) | |||||||||||||||
| E.+ | other issue - Katharine (bpt 13.12.1602), Elizabeth (bpt 1604, a 1649), Joan (bpt 20.07.1611, d 05.01.1629/30) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): Visitation (Frediock Arthur Crisp, England & Wales, Notes, vol 7 (1907), 'Pedigree of Dowdeswell', p64+), Commoners (vol 1, 'Dowdeswell of Pull Court', p376+), BLG1886 ('Dowdeswell of Pull Court')
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