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Many thanks for all your suggestions. I think the Albert I am looking for is the one that is the one that Lindsay has come up with as my father has said that Albert's dad died when he was just 2. Plaistow ties in nicely too, as does the marriage to Ivy Holyfield and the birth of Anthony, while Mary is a family name. Am now searching for Albert's brother William who I think is older than him and two younger sisters.

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her second marriage
Marriages Jun 1859
Dowding Maria Brighton 2b 328
Jestico Jesse Brighton 2b 328

possible? census 1861
JESTICO, Jesse Head Married M 33 Bricklayer Journeyman
Brighton
Essex
JESTICO, Maria Wife Married F 36 Needlewoman
Chichester
Essex
DOWDING, William Son M 7 Scholar
Brighton
Essex
JESTICO, Joseph Son M 0 (10M)
Brighton
Essex

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RG number:
RG09 Piece:
592 Folio:
57 Page:
34

Registration District:
Brighton Sub District:
1 Kemp Town EnumerationDistrict:
10 Ecclesiastical Parish:


Civil Parish:
Brighton Municipal Borough:
Brighton Address:
45, Essex Place, Brighton County:
Sussex



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Just discovered Fovant is about 3.6 miles from Bowerchalk, where Mary Dowding was born, looks like this is prob. him

possible?
census 1881
WOOD, Hervey Head Married M 54 Carpenter
Brighton
Sussex
WOOD, Mary Wife Married F 55 Carpenters Wife
Washington
Sussex
WOOD, Mary K Daughter Single F 21 Carpenters Daug
Brighton
Sussex
WOOD, John Son Single M 17 Carpenter
Brighton
Sussex
DOWDING, William Lodger Single M 27 Butler Domestic Serv
Brighton
Sussex

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RG number:
RG11 Piece:
1077 Folio:
87 Page:
12

Registration District:
Brighton Sub District:
Kemp Town EnumerationDistrict:
Ecclesiastical Parish:


Civil Parish:
Brighton Municipal Borough:
Address:
5 College St, Brighton County:
Sussex

possible marriage
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Marriages Dec 1883
DOWDING William John Reading 2c 791
FOSTER Mary Reading 2c 791

?Death of Victor's father
DOWDING William John 39 West Ham.4a 45 1 1894

1891 census
DOWDING, William J Head Married M ? Dock Labourer Brighton Sussex
DOWDING, Mary Wife Married F 38
Bower Chalk Wiltshire
DOWDING, Libie W J Son M 3 Plaistow Essex
DOWDING, Minnie L Daughter F 1 Plaistow
Essex
FRY, Henry Lodger Single M 28 Dock Labourer
Aren Hampshire
RG number:RG12 Piece:1325 Folio:112 Page:30

Registration District:
West Ham Sub District:
West Ham EnumerationDistrict:
39 Ecclesiastical Parish:
St Marys

Civil Parish:
West Ham Municipal Borough:
West Ham Address:
13, Station Road, West Ham County:
Essex

Albert on 1901 census?
Albert Victor Dowding
Age: 9
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892
Relation: Visitor
Gender: Male
Where born: Plaistow, Essex, England

Civil Parish: West Ham
Ecclesiastical parish: All Saints
County/Island: Essex
Country: England

Registration district: West Ham
Sub-registration district: Plaistow
ED, institution, or vessel: 14
Household schedule number: 8

Albert Victor Dowding 9
Mary Dowding 47 visitor widowed born Bower Chalk, Wiltshire
Catherine Whitfield

possible child for above couple
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Births Mar 1922
Dowding Anthony V Holyfield Holborn 1b 1255

? marriage
DOWDING Albert V Holyfield West Ham.4a 421 2 1920
HOLYFIELD Ivy M Dowding West Ham.4a 421 2 1920

found this one
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Births Mar 1892
Dowding Albert Victor W. Ham 4a 73

Is this one cnonected as has the same name?
Name Date of Birth Registration District Year of Registration Month of Registration
DOWDING, Albert Victor 28 August 1918 Bromley 1995 January District No 2221C
Reg No C24
Ent No 188
Dor 195

birth
Albert V Dowding mothers maiden name Griffiths in Poplar vol 1c page 526, 3rd qtr 1918.
found a sibling for this one
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Births Sep 1915

Dowding Gwendoline R Griffiths Poplar 1c 802

?birth details
DOWDING Albert Victor West Ham.4a 73 1 1892

I am trying to trace my Grandpa, ALBERT VICTOR DOWDING born c 1890 in the East End of London in all probability.
His mother was widowed at a young age and split the family: the older children went to the workhouse while the younger ones stayed with her. Albert and at least 2 sisters were brought up by their mum but the girls sadly died of Diptheria.
I believe he had family in and around Fovant in the 1930s, and probably before and after that date.
Other than that I know little of his origins but would dearly like to solve the mystery of our ancester for my father.