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who was william mcdowell born 1766 ireland parents
he married sarh barber 1790 devon

This may have been better added to your original thread on the family.

Do you know whereabouts in Ireland he came from? Have you looked on Family Search}

Where about s in Devon did he marry}. What was his occupation?

clones monaghan ireland married sidburt devon dont know his job

no marriage on fmp or ancestry

1841 ????
Name: William McDowell
Age: 75
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1766
Gender: Male
Where born: Ireland
Civil Parish: Stoke Damerell
Hundred: Roborough
County/Island: Devon
Country: England
Street Address:
Occupation:
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Registration District: Stoke Damerel
Sub-registration District: St Aubyn
Neighbors:
Piece: 274
Book: 1
Folio: 33
Page Number: 61
Household Members:
Name Age
William McDowell 75
Catherine McDowell 50

2nd wife

There are trees on Ancestry with William & Sarah in them.

but there are no birth or marraige docs attached

Joysie needs to take a look and check out the sources.

this is where sarah comes in
Name: Ann Drake Dowell
Gender: Female
Baptism Date: 30 Nov 1797
Baptism Place: Sidbury,Devon,England
Father:
William Dowell
Mother:
Sarah Baber
FHL Film Number: 916934

Sarah
Last name Barber
Sex Female
Year 1776
Event type Christening
Place -
Father's first name(s) Robt.
Father's last name Barber
Mother's first name(s) Mary
County Norfolk
Country England
Film number 1545212
Batch number I11669-6

Name
Henry Drake Dowell
Gender
Male
Baptism Date
17 Jul 1799
Baptism Place
Sidbury,Devon,England
Father
Wm Dowell
Mother
Sarah
FHL Film Number
916934
Household members

Name
Willm Dowell
Gender
Male
Baptism Date
9 Apr 1792
Baptism Place
Sidbury,Devon,England
Father
Willm Dowell
Mother
Sarah
FHL Film Number
916934

sarahs parents
Name: Robert Barber
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 01 Aug 1772
Marriage Place: Loddon, Norfolk, England
Spouse:
Mary Drake ---------
FHL Film Number: 1596156
Reference ID: Item 8 p 24

the tree on ancestry suggests theswe are his parents
Name: Jno Mc Dool
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 4 May 1761
Marriage Place: Clones,Monaghan,Ireland
Spouse: Mary Johnston
FHL Film Number: 897416

thank you were did the different surname come from i am having trouble seeing the print on my computer can somebody advice me whhow to correct it i know how to zoom but srely i dont have to keep doing that

go to top right of his page, box with 3 bars, zoom in to alter font siza

The apparent different surnames are just different spellings.

In those days there was no standardised spelling of any name.
Parish clerks and other official people spelled names the way they sounded, or as the person thought it might be spelled.
Most ordinary people were illiterate in any case, and would have no idea how to spell their names.

Maddie advised clicking on the box with three bars, then adjusting the Zoom setting.

Whether or not you see a box with 3 bars depends on your computer.
On mine it's just a row of three tiny dots in the top right corner - no box.

yes mine is 3 dots thank you for all your help and advice i will need johns parents and grandparents now

Joysie

You need to look at the trees on Ancestry! You must also check sources to see if the trees are correct. A lot of people will just copy without checking. Some people just ‘grab’ someone by name with no idea if there is a connection.

yes i found this out when i firat started on ancestry thank you for the reply

marriage 1790 sidbury devon

i think he was a shoemaker

William
Last name Mc Dowell
Year 1842
Date 20 Apr 1842
Place Stoke Damerel
Description entered asylum DEVONPORT name WILLIAM MC DOWELL residence STOKE DAMEREL admitted on 20/04/1842 died on 28/06/1842
Dataset Register of Persons Admitted to Asylums 1834-1853
Record type Lunatics
County Devon
Country England
Archive Devon Heritage Centre
Devon Heritage Centre reference QS118/1
Record set Devon Social & Institutional Records
Category Directories & social history
Subcategory Social History

William
Last name McDowell
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year -
Age -
Death quarter 2
Death year 1842
District Stoke Damerel

or

Name: William McDowall
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Death Registration Place: Stoke Damerel, Devonshire, United Kingdom
Death Date: Mar 1844
Inferred Death Place: Devonshire, United Kingdom
Volume: 9
Page: 322