John B Dowding (abt. 1774 - 1828)

Born about 1774 in England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Pew) Dowding — married 12 Oct 1809 in Sherborne, Dorset, England

Descendants

Died 23 Oct 1828 at about age 54 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

This profile is part of the Dowding Name Study.

Birth

The Wiltshire FHS Memorial Inscription Index apparently gives his birth date as 2 Sep 1771. This needs to be verified as it is 2 years before his parents were married in August 1773 so it would seem more likley that it was 2 Sep 1773. Enquiries have suggested that the gravestones of that age are no longer present and/or legible. John's middle initial is most likely to stand for Biss, his mother's maiden name, since his siblings were Ann Biss Dowding (born 1776) and James Biss Dowding born 1780. Those dates and his parents marriage in 1773 suggest he was born in 1773 or 1774 which would match his age at death. No baptism for John as a Dowding or as a Biss has yet been found.

Marriage

Sarum Marriage Licence Bonds: ^[1]

Groom's name: John DOWDING

Groom's parish: Salisbury St Thomas

Groom's county: Wiltshire, England

Groom's condition: bachelor

Groom's occupation: bookseller

Bride's name: Eliza PEW

Bride's parish: Sherborne

Bride's county: Dorset, England

Bride's condition: spinster

Bondsman 1: PEW Richard, physic doctor, Sherborne

Jurisdiction: The Dean of Sarum in Wiltshire, Berkshire, Dorset and Uffculme, Devon

Marriage notice: At Sherbone, Mr. Dowding, bookseller, of Salisbury, to Miss Eliza Pew, of Castle Cary.^[2]

John and Elizabeth/Eliza had the following children:

Frances DOWDING (1810- )

Benjamin Charles DOWDING (1812-1870)

John George DOWDING (1814?-1814)

Townley Ward DOWDING (1817- )

Mary Anne DOWDING (1819- )

Death

His Death Notice reads:"On the 23rd instant, at Salisbury, J. B. Dowding, Esq., banker, and joint-proprietor of the Salisbury and Winchester Journal. His memory will long be cherished a large circle of relations and friends...."^[3]

John Dowding of Canal was buried at Salisbury (St Thomas), Wiltshire on 30 Oct 1828 aged 54.^[4] This equates to a birth year in 1773 or 1774.

The Will of John Dowding, Carrying on the Trade and Business of Stationer, Printer and Banker of Salisbury , Wiltshire, was made on 3 Sep 1828 and proved on 25 Nov 1828.^[5] Names included in the Will are:

• Business partners William Bird Brodie and Charles ?Googe Brodie.
• Wife Elizabeth.
• Sister Anne the wife of John Hodder of Gillingham and 3 unnamed children.
• Daughter Frances Dowding
• Son Benjamin Charles Dowding
• Son Townley Ward Dowding
• Daughter Mary Anne Dowding.

Sources

1. ↑ Wiltshire Family History Society.
2. ↑ Monthly Magazine and British Register, vol. 28, 1 January 1810, p. 645
3. ↑ Dorset County Chronicle 30 October 1828
4. ↑ Image of burial register for St Thomas on Ancestry.co.uk
5. ↑ The Will of John Dowding, Carrying on the Trade and Business of Stationer, Printer and Banker of Salisbury , Wiltshire Ref PROB 11/1747/334 at the National Archives (image on Ancestry.co.uk)