William Dowding was baptised at Sturminster Newton in Dorset on 22 Oct 1830 with his parents named as Matthias and Elizabeth Dowding.[1]
Sources
↑ "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDC-GGH1 : 6 August 2014), William Dowding, 22 Oct 1830; Christening, citing Sturminster-Newton, Sturminster-Newton, Dorset, England, Record Office, Dorchester; FHL microfilm 2,427,577.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William: