William Joseph Dowle

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William Joseph Dowle

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Birthplace: Aylburton, Gloucester, England (United Kingdom)
Death: September 09, 1930 (90)
Dunedin, New Zealand
Immediate Family:

Son of John Henry Dowle and Bridget Thomas
Husband of Margaret Sarah Dowle and Matilda Jones Beard
Father of James Henry Dowle; Isabella Margaret Dowle; Kate Frances Dowle; William George Dowle; Victory Elcoate Dowle and 7 others

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About William Joseph Dowle

William was a member of the Plymouth Brethren, his 2nd wife Margaret was Church of England. This family left Plymouth on the 29 March 1884 on the Victory. They arrived at Port Chalmers, Dunedin on 29 May 1884. Victory Elcoate was aboard and named after the ship and its captain. William was an engineer and probably came here to work on the railroad.

The family originally settled in Filluel St, Dunedin in a cottage known as the Tylee Cottage. Later they moved to Waipiata in Central Otago where William procured a small farm. He built a homemade brick house on the corner of the main street and the road, left to Patearoa and Styx, and right to Ranfurly and Gimmerburn.

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William Joseph Dowle's Timeline

1840
September 7, 1840
Aylburton, Gloucester, England (United Kingdom)
1865
May 9, 1865
1866
October 31, 1866
Lydney, Gloucester
1868
January 27, 1868
Lydney, Gloucester
1870
April 10, 1870
1871
August 11, 1871
1874
December 12, 1874
Lydney, Gloucester
1877
1877
Lydney, Gloucester