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John Dow (bef. 1806 - 1878)

John Dow
Born before in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotlandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 24 Nov 1840 in Belltrees, Hunter Valley, N.S.W. Australiamap
Died after age 72 in St Kilda, Victoria, Australiamap
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Biography

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John Dow was born in Scotland.
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John Dow migrated from Scotland to Australia.
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John was baptised on February 7, 1806 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the son of John Dow and Jessie Campbell.[1]

He married Janet Colquhoun Baird on 24 Nov 1840 at Belltrees, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia, registered at the Church of England, Scone, Colony of New South Wales. [2] They had issue:

  1. Helen Leitch Dow
  2. George Campbell Dow
  3. James Baird Dow
  4. David Colquhoun Dow
  5. John Dow
  6. Alexander Cathcart Dow

He died on 4 October 1878 at St Kilda, near Melbourne, Colony of Victoria. His Will, dated 18 December 1876, names his wife and six children as beneficiaries. Probate was granted on 31 October 1878 to his son-in-law, John William Crosbie, the surviving Executor. [3] [4]

Notes

1830 - emigrated to N.S.W. (ship Warrior) with sister Agnes Dow & Mrs Susannah Sempill wife of Hamilton Collins Sempill.
1838 - Superintendant at Belltrees
John Dow named his property Ardenhall
Was this after the Arden Hall, near Hawnby, in Yorkshire? or Arden Hall in Auchattie, Banchory
Arms of John Dow of Ardenhall - Or, a mullet Sable surmounted by a pigeon Argent

Sources

  1. "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Baptisms" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 09 Jul 2022), John Dow, 7 Feb 1806, parent(s): John Dow and Janet Campbell, Greenock Old or West, citing Parish Number 564/3, Reference Number: 30 71.
  2. NSW Government, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Online Index Search Marriage, DOW JOHN and BAIRD JANET, District NA - Church of England, Scone, Registration No 680/1840 V1840680 24B
  3. Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Death John Dow, father John, mother Jessie CAMPBELL, age 72, place of birth GREE (Greenock), Registration number 12745 / 1878
  4. Public Record Office Victoria Will and Probate
    John DOW Date of grant: 31 Oct 1878; Date of death: 04 Oct 1878; Occupation: Esquire; Residence: St Kilda
    DATE: 1878
    SERIES: Probate and Administration Files
    AGENCY: Registrar of Probates, Supreme Court
    CITATION: VPRS 28/ P0 unit 212, item 18/312
    and
    CITATION: VPRS 28/ P2 unit 84, item 18/312
    and
    SERIES: Wills
    AGENCY: Master of the Supreme Court
    CITATION: VPRS 7591/ P2 unit 43, item 18/312

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