Brief Life History of Alfred Francis
When Alfred Francis Dowsing was born in 1855, in Paddington, Middlesex, England, his father, Samuel Dowsing, was 32 and his mother, Jane Elizabeth Balls, was 27. He lived in Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom in 1891 and Kensington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. He died on 29 December 1913, in Kensington, Middlesex, England, at the age of 58.
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Sources (9)
- Alfred H Dowsing in household of Jane E Dowsing, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Alfred Francis Dowsing, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Alfred F Dowsing, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
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1855 · London's First Pillar Box
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1877 · Trial of Detectives
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Name Meaning
Huguenot: relationship name, probably from the Old Danish personal name Dūsi + the suffix -ing, denoting ‘son of Dūsi’. There appears to have been some confusion with Dowson : John Dowsyng, 1584, John Dowsen, 1589 in Parish Registers (Ickworth, Suffolk).
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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