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Re: Dowkers of Stonegrave, Yorkshire

shaydow — 2012-01-15 04:30:57Z

Hi Mike,
I am an Australian Dowker and I spent some time in Yorkshire where I had a very brief chance to do some small research, I haven't been able to find the connection to the Yorkshire Dowkers (Salton and Stonegrave) but am certain that is where a connection lies, I did take some pics of the Stonegrave Minster, and a couple of Dowker Headstones, maybe what you are looking for?
I do have some more info on the Salton Dowkers, just need to dig it out.

Kind Regards,

Shayne Dowker

Re: Dowker

codrington57 — 2010-10-25 14:28:53Z

hi i realise your posting is several years old however i am feeling excited to think we may be related,my name is narelle codrington..daughter of ronald leslie codrington.his sister was melva who married a flint....i read of his passing in the smh last year and understand your family may be in the dubbo area.please contact me on codrington57@bigpond.com or 0419494786....how amazing...i have vivid memories of the manly house!!!!xxxxxxxx

Re: Dowker/ Dover

chrisjwest — 2009-06-16 18:37:14Z

Hi,

There are many variations for Dowker/Docker/Dacre in the Kendal area. I think it would be a good idea to be more specific with dates, christian names, and address from census if you have them.

Regards

Dowker/ Dover

debbiewhitehead193 — 2008-09-24 09:56:37Z

I am reaserching my husbands family tree and looking for any info on Dowker or Dover family from Kendal Westmorland.

Re: Clabaugh-Dowker

daledowker — 2008-06-05 16:23:59Z

Minnie Dowker, she was or became a Barding.
She had 4 childred. Ernest. Grace . Arthur, and Daisy.
Daisy passed away about 1920 at the age of 17 or so. Daisy was married to John Barnes of Johannesburg. they had one boy, who was born just weeks before Daisy died of influenza in grayling michigan. John remarried and john , his second wife and daisy are all buried in the Grayling Cemetary Grayling michigan. I have one picture of daisy and her brother art and with minnie taken aroung 1910- any other stuff????

Re: Clabaugh-Dowker

daledowker — 2008-06-05 16:06:05Z

Hi, My name is Dale Dowker, we live in Johannesburg Michigan near Gaylord, Grace was my Grandfathers Sister. My grandfather being Arthur Dowker of Johannesburg. I may be able to answer some of your Questions. What would you like to know, Dale

Re: Dowker

davidbarnes41 — 2008-01-22 17:27:40Z

I realise that your post is now a few years old and that you may already have more information regarding your family tree. I am currently tracing my wife's tree. She is a descendant of Robert Codrington ( Robert Dowker's father)From my research Robert Dowker married Louisa Kershaw April 5th 1856. They had one child that I know of, Robert William, born 27th November 1856 (although another source states 1857) He died 2nd April 1930 in NSW. Robert Dowker was killed by bandits in NSW 22nd December 1858. He was a trooper for the Gold Police in Bathurst-Sofala.
Robert Dowkers mother was Maria Fleetwood, born 17th March 1810.Her parents were Henry Fleetwood and Dora Carter.

I hope that this info is of some use to you. If you want to communicate, my personal e mail is david.barnes4@virgin.net

Regards

Dave Barnes

England

Dowker-Akerstrom

carl_kieser — 2004-09-24 13:33:42Z

Reita Dowker married Fred Akerstrom of Rosalind, Alberta, Canada. Need help finding ancestors and completing family tree. New email address: ckieser@midmich.net

raymond goldie dowker

nccyoinc — 2004-09-22 20:54:11Z

Looking for any info on Goldie Dowker. Oregon death records show he died 7/4/1987 and list wife as Evelyn. His half brother was my grandfather, William John Dowker of Jefferson County NY. The family had lost all track of him until I found his death record. Last known address is in Rogue River, Oregon. I have some interesting early history ( before he left NYS ). My name is Albert John Dowker and email is nccyoinc@aol.com. His full name was Raymond Goldie Dowker.

Re: Dowkers of Stonegrave, Yorkshire

rheakayedowkerdyer — 2003-07-03 17:26:02Z

My Grandfather's (John Albert Dowker Sr, b. 21 February, 1879 d. 07 May 1967) grandfather was William Dowker 1st, who was born 1 January 1813 in Yorkshire, England. William Dowker 1st came to America in 1830 and married Nancy Fairbanks 24 April, 1834. There were six sons and two daughters born from this marriage: William 2nd, Harry, Caleb, James, Thomas, Charles, Nancy, and Lydia. I need information on William Dowker 1st's parents, grandparents, etc -- this branch of the Dowker family before 1813.

Re: Dowkers of Stonegrave, Yorkshire

2003-07-02 21:20:21Z

I have family records showing my grandfather,. John Albert Dowker Sr., b 02/21/1879, in Flint, MI; married Aurelia (Rhea) Pelletier, b. 01/06/1878 in Bay City, MI
His father, William Henry Dowker II (b. 08/30/1851, d. 02/1917), married Hannah Bechtel (b. 09/301849, d. 01/07/1871) on 01/07/1871.
William 2's father, William Dowker b. 1813, in Yorkshire, England, and d. 04/19/1898 in Bay Port, MI. William 1st married Nancy Fairbanks on 04/24/1834. They had 6 sons and 2 daughters namely: William 2nd, Harry, Caleb, James, Thomas, Charles, Nancy and Lydia.
Nancy's ancestors Jonathan and Grace Fairbanks and their four children came to America in 1633, and then returned to England to buy English Oak to build their home in Dedham, Massachusetts. They returned to America in 1636.
Anyone with any further information of generations prior to William Dowker 1st please contact me asap.

Re: Dowker

2003-06-11 04:18:58Z

Hi! Bruce......thank you so much for answering my query on the Message board....I was thrilled to hear from you... it's been some time since I mailled it.....I'll have to re-read my notes......I feel very confident that we are of the same family as one of my GG's son was a named Cyril Fleetwood Dowker (not my grandfather - he was Leonard Onslow Dowker) I'll ask my Dad (Howard Arthur Codrington Dowker)
will talk to you again soon.
Vivien Hill
Melbourne Australia

Re: Dowker

2003-06-10 04:15:59Z

Vivien

I have come across your message concerning General Sir Howard Codrington Dowker.

A connection may exist between our lines. My GG Grandfather was Robert Dowker Codrington who was born in Madras in 1830 and died in Australia in 1857. Robert's parents were Major General Robert Codrington (1803 -1895) of the Indian Army (serving in Madras) and Maria (nee Fleetwood) born in Dublin.

Given the mother's surname's, the use of the middle names and the connection with Madras it seems that a connection could easily exist.

Has your research progressed to the Fleetwood's?

Bruce Flint
Sydney Australia

Re: Dowkers of Stonegrave, Yorkshire

2003-05-09 17:52:10Z

Hi Mike,

I am researching my family tree and have traced my ancestor Peter Legat and his wife Sarah back to Laysthrop in 1766 just after they married in Heslington where Peter is described on the marriage certificate as a farmer of Stonegrave, his daughter Jane married John Hunter of Cawton and both are buried in Stonegarve minster grave yard but alas not Peter or Sarah.
I have been unable to find where Peter and his wife lived but from digging around I suspect that they may have lived in what is now Leysthorpe Hall.
I am soory that I am unable to help you with your enquiry but I wondered if in your research you had found any references to my forebears.

Best wishes

Martin

Re: caleb m. dowker/minnie harding in illinois

2003-04-28 18:20:57Z

Her name was actually Minnie Barding, not Harding. If you go to www.rootsweb.com and look up : http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&...

She was my Great Grandmother. The Barding family is still in the Decatur, Illinois area. She was divorced from Caleb Dowker and he remarried and moved to Toledo, Ohio. She stayed in the Johanessburg, Michigan area for several years and my aunts and uncles remember her well. From the stories I've heard she was quite a character.

Please let me know what you discover. I would be interested in finding out more about her.

Thanks!

Dowker - Walney Island UK

2003-02-03 03:49:10Z

I am looking for any info on my great Grandmother Emily Dowker, born 14 June 1900 in Walney Island, died 8 Dec 1972. Married David Horton, 22 May 1926 (they had 5 children). I think her parents names were Margaret and George.

Re: Clabaugh-Dowker

cfprong — 2002-10-09 00:21:31Z

Thanks Toni, now I'll rearch again in IL.

Clabaugh-Dowker

@@cfprong@hotmail.com — 2002-07-31 01:04:16Z

I have some info on the ancestors of Grace M. Dowker.
Do you still need it?

Re: Clabaugh-Dowker

2002-05-12 13:44:32Z

MINNIE CAN BE FOUND IN THE 1900 CENSUS IMAGES ON LINE AT ANCESTRY.COM, [MI, OTSEGO, BAGLEY, ED 140, PG 5B, LINE 1]. SHE HAD 3 CHI, 3 LIVING, [ERNEST J, GRACE M, CHARLES A] AND REPORTED BEING MARRIED 8 YRS. SHE WAS NOT ENUMERATED WITH HER HUSBAND IN THE 1910 CENSUS, HER WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN. HER BURIAL (AND SOME OF HER FAMILY) IN MT. HOPE CEM, OTSEGO HAS BEEN TRANSCRIBED AND CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~miotsego/MtHopeList.htm
I HAVE NO OTHER INFO ABOUT HER, SO WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THE DETAILS OF A SECOND MARRIAGE. AS YOU CAN TELL, THE INFO I HAVE IS FROM SECONDARY SOURCES.

Re: Clabaugh-Dowker

2002-05-12 00:39:21Z

was grace the daughter of minnie and caleb dowker...i have a marriage record of minnie marrying my grandfather, sherman francis in sandusky ohio in 1925....this was completely unknown to any in the family (that are now lliving) help us solve this mystery.........i have just received some info that it may be the same minnie hardin(g) dowker!!!!!! email me direct at grammanos@cs.com

Dowkers of Stonegrave, Yorkshire

MikeJones80 — 2002-03-15 18:13:30Z

I have looking for any information on 2nd Great Grandmothers family, Caroline Augusta Dowker was born on the 4th July 1847 at Laysthrope Lodge near Stonegrave, Yorkshire.

Her father is Henry.

Any information on the family would be helpful.

Thanks

Mike Jones

Dowker

VivienHelen — 2002-01-30 01:20:43Z

My ggrandfather was GENERALD SIR HOWARD CODRINGTON DOWKER (1828-1912) British Army Madras (India) Regiment. Son of LIEUTENANT GENERAL HOWARD DOWKER & SARAH FLEETWOOD. He married CECILIA AUGUSTA ONSLOW and had seven children, one being my grandfather LEONARD ONSLOW DOWKER. My question is: does anybody know anything about Sir Howard's siblings? I think he was born in Dublin Ireland. I think these Dowkers were very noble people and had a family crest - which I believe is a crown of five feathers.
Thanking you in advance,
Vivien Hill, Melbourne, Australia

Re: Clabaugh-Dowker

T_Plain — 2001-08-17 20:55:27Z

I am not researching this family. I have a copy of an Ostego County Herald and Times (Gaylord, MI. newspaper) dated: March 17, 1911 that I needed for my research into the Newsome family. Don't know if this may help, but it is a nice tid bit to have if searching for places that our ancestors lived.
Caleb Dowker joined the Herald and Times family this week by handing in his subscription, also that of his daughter Mrs. F. W. Clabaugh of Decatur, Illinois.

Toni

caleb m. dowker/minnie harding in illinois

terry churchill — 2001-06-25 01:16:56Z

searching for any tidbit of info on caleb m. dowker and or minnie harding (dau of john harding and sarah west of decatur illinois--found out she married my grandfather, sherman francis in erie county, sandusky, OH on aug 29, 1925, she was widowed and 49 and he was widowed and 58--had NEVER heard of this marriage from any familly members and none are now left of that generation to ask......just curious if any info on her out there!!!!!!!!!!! now want to find out what happened to her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Clabaugh-Dowker

2000-04-10 19:06:40Z

Seeking information on the following:

Grace May Dowker
b. 19 May 1894
d. 24 Dec 1975 (Michigan?)

married
Fredrick William Clabaugh
b. 3 Oct 1893
d. 12 Nov 1923 (Michigan?)

Seeking ancestry of Grace Dowker. I believe Grace and Fredrick were married in Michigan circa 1905. Any information appreciated.