James was born about 1855. Son of William McDowell and Ellen
On 30 March 1901 widow Ellen McDowell (80) House Keeper with unmarried sons William McDowell (36) Farmer and James McDowell (47) Farmer, all Roman Catholic and born in Co. Antrim, lived in Ballymaclose, Legatirriff, County Antrim. [1]
James McDowell, Farmer from Ballymaclose, Ballinderry, married Mary Elizabeth Totton, Domestic Servant from Bog Head, both full age, on 6 August 1901 at the Aghagallon Roman Catholic Chapel, County Antrim, Ireland. Witnesses Henry France and Maggie Totton. Fathers William McDowell (Farmer) and Edward Totton (Farmer). [2]
His wife passed away in 1907, wife of labourer aged 29 from Ballymaclose. [3]