Owen DOWLING (1857

Owen DOWLING (1857 - 1926)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Robert John DOWLING (1882 - 1951) Owen William DOWLING (1883 - 1961) Denis R DOWLING (1885 - 1891) Francis Thomas DOWLING (1885 - 1928) Walter Joseph DOWLING (1887 - 1951) Ellen M DOWLING (1893 - 1893)	Owen DOWLING (1857 - 1926) + Ellen CROUCH (1859 - 1927)	Owen DOWLING (1824 - 1856)



		Jane Alice TAYLOR (1834 - )

b. 1857 at Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia

m. 06 May 1881 Ellen CROUCH (1859 - 1927) at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia

d. 22 Dec 1926 at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia aged 69

Near Relatives of Owen DOWLING (1857 - 1926)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	Robert John CROUCH	27 Mar 1826	Brighton, Sussex, England	20 Aug 1914	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	88
Mother in Law	Margaret BOYD	1839	Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia	29 Sep 1898	Windowie, New South Wales, Australia	59

Father	Owen DOWLING	1824		1856	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia	32
Mother	Jane Alice TAYLOR	1834

Self	Owen DOWLING	1857	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia	22 Dec 1926	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	69

Wife	Ellen CROUCH	12 Apr 1859	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	12 Feb 1927	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	67

Son	Robert John DOWLING	1882	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia	1951		69
Son	Owen William DOWLING	1883	Bega, New South Wales, Australia	1961		78
Son	Denis R DOWLING	1885	Bega, New South Wales, Australia	1891	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	6
Son	Francis Thomas DOWLING	1885	Bega, New South Wales, Australia	1928		43
Son	Walter Joseph DOWLING	1887	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	12 Sep 1951	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	64
Daughter	Ellen M DOWLING	1893	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1893	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	0

Half Brother	Denis Joseph MELVILLE	1868	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia	11 Jul 1942	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	74

Daughter in Law	Mary Ann MCCORMICK	1892	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	20 Nov 1984	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	92

Niece	Margaret Ellen MELVILLE	01 Mar 1894	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1980		86
Niece	Mary Isabel MELVILLE	18 Nov 1895	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1987		92
Niece	Catherine Muriel MELVILLE	1898	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1946		48
Nephew	Thomas Francis MELVILLE	1900	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1970		70
Nephew	John Michael MELVILLE	29 Sep 1902	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1967		65
Niece	Lillian Frances MELVILLE	1905	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1974		69
Niece	Ella Rose MELVILLE	1908	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1961		53
Nephew	Denis Owen MELVILLE	1910	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1943		33

Sister in Law	Elizabeth CROUCH	1854		abt Jun 1868	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	14
Sister in Law	Mary Louisa CROUCH	1856		Nov 1929	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	73
Brother in Law	Robert Nye CROUCH	1861	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	24 Sep 1874	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	13
Sister in Law	Margaret CROUCH	1862	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1944		82
Sister in Law	Eliza Ann CROUCH	1867	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1955		88
Sister in Law	Amelia Emily CROUCH	1869	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	31 Aug 1934	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	65
Sister in Law	Elizabeth Avis CROUCH	1872	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Sister in Law	Catherine Maria CROUCH	1874	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1961		87
Sister in Law	Ada Rosana CROUCH	1877	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1961		84
Sister in Law	Charlotte Selina CROUCH	1879	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1966		87
Brother in Law	Robert Joseph CROUCH	1887	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	1972		85

Events in Owen DOWLING (1857 - 1926)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1856		Death of father Owen DOWLING (aged 32)	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia		73
1857		Owen DOWLING was born	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia		73
06 May 1881	24	Married Ellen CROUCH (aged 22)	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia		73
1882	25	Birth of son Robert John DOWLING	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia		73
1883	26	Birth of son Owen William DOWLING	Bega, New South Wales, Australia		73
1885	28	Birth of son Denis R DOWLING	Bega, New South Wales, Australia		73
1885	28	Birth of son Francis Thomas DOWLING	Bega, New South Wales, Australia		73
1887	30	Birth of son Walter Joseph DOWLING	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia		73
1891	34	Death of son Denis R DOWLING (aged 6)	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia		73
1893	36	Birth of daughter Ellen M DOWLING	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia		73
1893	36	Death of daughter Ellen M DOWLING	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia		73
22 Dec 1926	69	Owen DOWLING died	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia		73

Personal Notes:

Owen Dowling was one of the district‘s very early dailymen. He was born at Braidwood and was working as a brlckmaker when he married Ellen Crouch at Tumut on 6 May 1881. Ellen Crouch was a granddaughter of Thomas Boyd and a sister to Emlly Crouch (who married Denis Melville, Owen Dowllng’s half brother.) The children of Owen and Ellen were;
>Robert Dowling,
>Owen Dowling,
>Francis Dowling,
>Denis Dowling,
>Walter Dowling,
>Ellen Dowling who died in infancy.
Owen Dowling & his family lived in Braidwood and Bega before returning to Tumut in 1887 to carry out share dairyng With Rowland Shelley at Tumut Plains. Owen later Purchased hls own farming property on the Tumut River above Stoney Creek. Owen died 22 December 1926 age 69 at Tumut. Ellen Dowling died 12 February 1927 age 66.

Source References:

73. Type: Book, Abbr: Pioneers of Tumut Valley, Title: Pioneers of the Tumult Valley , The History of Early Settlement, Auth: H.E. Snowden, Publ: Tumut & District Historical Society Incorporated, Date: 2004

- Reference = 127 (Death)

- Reference = 127 (Birth)

- Reference = 127 (Name, Notes)

- Reference = 127 (Marriage)

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