Snippets

Throughout creating this site we have come across many useful, or if not useful interesting, 'bits' of data. No doubt as the site progresses, some of this data will eventually move to other sections, or become a section in its own right. If you have any snippets you wish to share, please send an email to snippet@doustgenealogy.co.uk. These could be anything whatsoever Doust related. Newspaper clippings; medals awarded; court cases... anything...

The following snippets appear in no particular order.

Royal Humane Society Bronze Medal

H. Doust a Shipwrights apprentice was awarded this medal on 18 July 1890 at Sheerness. (RHS Case number 24971)

Ian Doust - A True Story

In August 1993, Ian Doust was patrolling his parents' 150 hectare cattle ranch near Narooma, New South Wales. Australia when he fell off his motorbike and smashed his left leg. Apart from the intense pain his greatest worry was dying of exposure in the night time cold. He yelled for help but the area was too remote for anyone to hear. Then. just as lie was starting to get desperate. his dog Bob turned up, having, incredibly. picked up his cries from their farmhouse - a mile away. By chance Ian had a pen and paper and scrawled a note giving his location, and then tucked it into Bob's collar. Against all instincts the natural thing for a pooch to do when it sees someone in distress is to stay providing comfort and warmth the dog ran back for help, saving his master's life.

Apprenticeships

Crowder William, son of William, Mile End, Middlesex, porter, to James Dowse, 5 Nov 1800, Needlemaker's Company

Dowse Anthony, son of Thomas, Eldon (Kings Somborne), Hampshire, gentleman, to John Nicholas, 2 Apr 1655, Ironmongers' Company

Dowse James, son of David, Hoxton, Middlesex, baker, to Brian Corcoran, 6 Dec 1781, Needlemaker's Company

Dowse John, son of Henry, Kingston, Surrey, gentleman, to Edward Penny, 19 Oct 1785, Glovers' Company

Dowse Thomas, son of Simon, Frieston, Lincolnshire, husbandman, to Thomas Stone, 20 Dec 1684, Carmens' Company

Dowse Thomas, son of William, Ruardean, Gloucestershire, husbandman, to Henry Hobson, 23 Feb 1621/2, Farriers' Company

Dowse William, son of John, citizen and draper, to Richard Archer, 24 Jan 1675/6, Basketmakers' Company

Dowse William, son of Richard, Eastcott Urchfont, Wiltshire, yeoman (deceased), to Richard White (snr.), 30 Jun 1724, Coachmakers' and Coach Harness Makers' Company

Jeffery William, son of William, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, shoemaker, to Francis Harvey, 3 Jul 1793 [10 Sep 1795 turned over to James Dowse, citizen and wheelwright], Needlemaker's Company

Jones James, son of James, citizen and haberdasher (deceased), to William Dowse, 8 Sep 1663, Masons' Company

Norman Thomas, son of John, Whitechapel, Middlesex, carpenter, to James Dowse, 17 Dec 1799, Needlemaker's Company

Tandy Henry, son of Edward, Abbots Morton, Worcestershire, husbandman (deceased), to Thomas Dowse, 30 Mar 1648, Farriers' Company

DUCK DECOY

In 'The Book of Duck Decoys' by Sir Ralph Payne Gallwey published in 1886, he mentions that in the parish of Hagnaby, Lincolnshire, there was one decoy which was owned by Thomas Dowse.

Rochester, Monroe, N.Y. Democrat & Chronicle

The edition of June 24, 1905 listed 2 real estate transfers of interest. These are recorded the previous day by the County Clark and record changes in ownership of City and County Property...

Sarah DOUST and others to William F. JOHNSON, property in Meng park, $1.
William J. DOUST and others to William F. JOHNSON, property in Meng park; $1.

Gentleman's Magazine

Several "Dowse" people have been mentioned within the pages of the Gentleman's Magazine. Here are a few of them...

August 1733 Volume 3 page 440.

Recievers General of the Land tax for the present year... William Dowse, Esq: for Huntingdon.

September 1733 Volume 3 page 495.

Died the 19th, George Dowse, Esq, formerly in the commission of the peace for Middlesex.

April 1734 Volume 4 page 218.

Died 22nd, Thomas Dowse, esq, near Preston aged 106. He was capt of a company in 1648, belonging to the garrison of Colchester and at the surrender of that place to the parliament received several wounds.

May 1742 Volume 12 page 266.

Extract from the Parliament enquiry about Public Money...

....On March 18, Mr Bird made his excuse for offering money to a member of the house, to present a petition against a bill depending on the house, and upon his knees and a reprimand from Mr Speaker and it was then resolved "That whoever shall discover any money or other gratuity, given to any member of the house, for matters transacted in the house relating to the orphans bill or the East India Company, should have the indemnity of the house for such guile." And to carry on the needful Inquiries, they ordered that Mr Charles Nois, Mr James Smith, Mr George Finch, MR DOWSE, Mr Herne, Mr Chiswell and Mr Chadwick should attend the next morning. They did so and the matter was resolved....

Wiltshire Friendly Society

The Wiltshire Friendly society started in 1828 is still in existence today. It is basically a life insurance provider, although does offer other services, for example sickness and accident cover. You could for example pay to the society contributions to assure a weekly allowance of one shilling after having attained the age of 65. This allowed for the members to plan for their future.

Several Dowse names are found to have taken out policies and as we get details they will be added here. The nice thing about these records, is that the policy holder had to give date of birth and other information such as abode and occupation.

Jemima Dowse
Enrolled on 15/7/1847: Bishops Cannings Branch : Enrolment No 4680
Occupation Labourer
Place of Birth, Allington
Date of Birth 26/2/1826
Abode Allington

John Dowse 
Enrolled on 22/5/1851 : Branch Wilcot : Enrolment No 8164
Occupation Carter
Place of Birth Alton Barnes
Date of Birth    18/2/1827
Abode Alton Barnes

Louisa Dowse
Enrolled 29/9/1849 : Branch Bishops Cannings : Enrolment No 7109
Occupation Servant
Place of Birth Allington
Date of Birth 24/10/1831
Abode Allington

Members of Masonic Lodges in 1943

This small list was transcribed from the "Rules, Regulations, and List of Members 1943"

Royal Europa Chapter, No 14. Gibraltar : Lieut.Col. John Cecil Alexander, M.C., M.B., R.A.M.C

Lathom Chapter, No 93. Gonville, Wanganui, New Zealand. : Albert Stanley Doust

Athlumney Chapter, No 164. London SW1 : Capt. William Alexander Doust, O.B.E., R.N.V.R.

Bridgetown Chapter, No 296. Bridgetown, Western Australia : Clarence Isaac Doust

 Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae - Catherderal Clergy

From: VI Salisbury Diocese. J.M. Horn. 0 901179 91 4...

Dowse, William (d. 1697) - Preb. Grantham Borealis, Salisbury, 1683-1697

North Wiltshire Musters Anno 30 Henry VIII (year 1539)

From a book published in 1834 by Thomas Phillpps, Bartt containing a transcript of the North Wiltshire Musters from the 30th year of the reign of Henry VIII.

William Dowse - Tithing/Town = Buttermere, Hundred = Kynworth.

Clergy List 1887

We have been fortunate to obtain an original copy of this book. The following DOWSE entries appear. They are in the format NAME,BENEFICE,DIOCESE,POST TOWN. Curates are preceded by an '*' 

Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette, Thursday, March 3rd, 1831

Nursery Stock, Devizes.
To be Sold by Auction, by Mr.Crockett, on Monday and Tuesday the 7th and 8th of March, 1831, in the Nursery belonging to Mr.Douse, situate in Devizes Green.

A large quantity of very good wood and forest Trees, capital lot of laurels, and flower Shrubs of every description; the whole is well worth the attention of gentlemen, for stocking their plantations, pleasure gardens, and shrubberies.

The whole may be viewed previous to the Sale, to commence each morning precisely as 12 o'clock