| [Index] |
| William CHOWNE (1741 - 1804) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
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William CHOWNE (1764 - 1834) Susannah CHOWNE (1767 - 1793) Grace CHOWNE (1771 - ) |
William CHOWNE (1741 - 1804) + Susannah DYER |
Henry CHOWNE (1702 - 1770) | Charles CHOWNE (1648 - ) | George CHOWNE (1628 - 1709) |
| Hellen (CHOWNE) (1630 - 1671) | ||||
| Joan NORTHCOTT (1662 - 1733) | ||||
| Ann COOKNEY (1705 - 1775) | ||||
| b. 21 Dec 1741 at Exminster, Devon, England |
| m. 23 Apr 1764 Susannah DYER |
| d. 09 Mar 1804 at Exminster, Devon, England aged 62 |
| Near Relatives of William CHOWNE (1741 - 1804) | ||||||
| Relationship | Person | Born | Birth Place | Died | Death Place | Age |
| Grandfather | Charles CHOWNE | 21 Jan 1648 | ||||
| Grandmother | Joan NORTHCOTT | abt 1662 | Rockbeare, Devon, England | bef 21 Jan 1733 | Rockbeare, Devon, England | 71 |
| Father in Law | male DYER | |||||
| Father | Henry CHOWNE | 07 Apr 1702 | Rockbeare, Devon, England | abt 29 Oct 1770 | Exminster, Devon, England | 68 |
| Mother | Ann COOKNEY | abt 1705 | Devon, England | bef 16 Feb 1775 | Devon, England | 70 |
| Self | William CHOWNE | 21 Dec 1741 | Exminster, Devon, England | 09 Mar 1804 | Exminster, Devon, England | 62 |
| Wife | Susannah DYER | |||||
| Son | William CHOWNE | 1764 | 1834 | 70 | ||
| Daughter | Susannah CHOWNE | 1767 | abt 1793 | 26 | ||
| Daughter | Grace CHOWNE | 1771 | ||||
| Sister | Deborah CHOWNE | 18 Mar 1727 | Rockbeare, Devon, England | 07 Feb 1788 | Exminster, Devon, England | 60 |
| Sister | Anne CHOWNE | 17 Dec 1729 | Rockbeare, Devon, England | |||
| Brother | Henry CHOWNE | 06 Jan 1731 | Rockbeare, Devon, England | Nov 1800 | Devon, England | 69 |
| Brother | Joseph CHOWNE | 1733 | Exminster, Devon, England | 1811 | Exminster, Devon, England | 78 |
| Sister | Elizabeth CHOWNE | 18 Jan 1735 | Exeter, Devon, England | |||
| Sister | Joan CHOWNE | 29 May 1738 | Exeter, Devon, England | |||
| Brother | Charles CHOWNE | 01 May 1740 | Exeter, Devon, England | 09 Mar 1804 | Exminster, Devon, England | 63 |
| Sister | Edmund CHOWNE | 05 Sep 1744 | Exeter, Devon, England | Nov 1744 | Exeter, Devon, England | 0 |
| Daughter in Law | Grace SOPER | abt 1767 | Exminster, Devon, England | 22 Apr 1827 | Exminster, Devon, England | 60 |
| Son in Law | John LEAR | |||||
| Son in Law | John LEAR | |||||
| Grandson | William CHOWNE | 1789 | Exminster, Devon, England | |||
| Grandson | Thomas CHOWNE | abt 1790 | Exminster, Devon, England | |||
| Granddaughter | Elizabeth CHOWNE | 1794 | Exminster, Devon, England | |||
| Granddaughter | Susanna CHOWNE | abt 1794 | Exminster, Devon, England | |||
| Grandson | John CHOWN | 30 May 1796 | Kennford, Devon, England | abt 1847 | St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England | 51 |
| Granddaughter | Mary CHOWNE | abt 1800 | Exminster, Devon, England | |||
| Grandson | Hugh CHOWNE | abt 1802 | Exminster, Devon, England | |||
| Granddaughter | Harriet CHOWNE | 22 May 1805 | Exminster, Devon, England | |||
| Granddaughter | Ann CHOWNE | 13 Jun 1807 | Exminster, Devon, England | |||
| Grandson | Henry CHOWNE | 05 Jul 1809 | Exminster, Devon, England | |||
| Granddaughter | Catherine CHOWNE | abt 1812 | Exminster, Devon, England | 1813 | Exminster, Devon, England | 1 |
| Uncle | Charles CHOWNE | abt 1680 | ||||
| Aunt | Joan CHOWNE | 20 Sep 1685 | Rockbeare, Devon, England | 1685 | 0 | |
| Aunt | Joan CHOWNE | 29 Sep 1686 | Rockbeare, Devon, England | |||
| Aunt | Mary CHOWNE | 26 Apr 1688 | Rockbeare, Devon, England | |||
| Uncle | Edmund CHOWNE | 12 Nov 1689 | Rockbeare, Devon, England | |||
| Uncle | Robert CHOWNE | 26 Jan 1690 | Rockbeare, Devon, England | |||
| Aunt | Joan NORTHCOTE | |||||
| Uncle | John CHOWNE | 20 Nov 1692 | Rockbeare, Devon, England | |||
| Aunt | Elizabeth CHOWNE | 05 Oct 1694 | Rockbeare, Devon, England | |||
| Aunt | Alice CHOWNE | 27 Oct 1695 | Rockbeare, Devon, England | |||
| Uncle | William CHOWNE | 06 Dec 1697 | Rockbeare, Devon, England | |||
| Aunt | Elanore CHOWNE | 02 Apr 1700 | Rockbeare, Devon, England | |||
| Uncle | Joseph CHOWNE | 26 Nov 1704 | Rockbeare, Devon, England | |||
| Aunt | Mary CHOWNE | 24 Feb 1709 | Rockbeare, Devon, England | |||
| Niece | Ann BOWCHER | Jul 1757 | Exminster, Devon, England | |||
| Niece | Elizabeth BOWCHER | bef 10 Jan 1759 | Exminster, Devon, England | |||
| Nephew | Richard BOWCHER | bef 12 Jul 1760 | Devon, England | |||
| Nephew | John BOWCHER | Mar 1762 | Kenton, Devon, England | 28 Feb 1828 | Exeter, Devon, England | 65 |
| Niece | Deborah BOWCHER | Aug 1765 | ||||
| Nephew | Samuel BOWCHER | Apr 1768 | ||||
| Nephew | Henry BOWCHER | 15 Jul 1772 | ||||
| Nephew | Matthais CHOWNE | 10 May 1770 | Exminster, Devon, England | 1834 | 64 | |
| Sister in Law | Elizabeth Adams Grace DYER | |||||
| Brother in Law | William HILL | abt 1727 | Devon, England | bef 1756 | 29 | |
| Brother in Law | John BOWCHER | abt 21 Aug 1730 | Crediton, Devon, England | |||
| Brother in Law | William PRIDHAM | |||||
| Sister in Law | Mary ELSON | Alphington, Exeter, Devon, England | ||||
| Sister in Law | Julian COLLINS | 1766 | ||||
| Brother in Law | John HAWKER | |||||
| Brother in Law | John PITTS | |||||
| Sister in Law | Mary (CHOWNE) | |||||
| Sister in Law | Hannah MORTIMORE | |||||
| Sister in Law | Martha SULLEY LILLEY | |||||
| Events in William CHOWNE (1741 - 1804)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 21 Dec 1741 | William CHOWNE was born | Exminster, Devon, England | |||
| 1764 | 23 | Birth of son William CHOWNE | 2 | ||
| 23 Apr 1764 | 22 | Married Susannah DYER | 2 | ||
| 1767 | 26 | Birth of daughter Susannah CHOWNE | 2 | ||
| abt 29 Oct 1770 | 28 | Death of father Henry CHOWNE (aged 68) | Exminster, Devon, England | ||
| 1771 | 30 | Birth of daughter Grace CHOWNE | 2 | ||
| bef 16 Feb 1775 | 33 | Death of mother Ann COOKNEY (aged 70) | Devon, England | ||
| abt 1793 | 52 | Death of daughter Susannah CHOWNE (aged 26) | 2 | ||
| 09 Mar 1804 | 62 | William CHOWNE died | Exminster, Devon, England | ||
| Source References: |
| 2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Down Under, Title: Devon to Down Under, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997 |
| - Reference = 3 (Name, Notes) |
| - Reference = 3 (Marriage) |
| - Notes: On 23 ApI 1764 William Chowne, second youngest child of Henry and Ann wed
Susannah DYER, sister to Grace Dyer, the wife of his older brother Henry Chown. Susannah and William produced six daughters and four sons between 1764 and 1783. The eldest daughter Susannah 1767 wed John LEAR of Higher Shillingford in 1790 but her married life was brief. Her sister Grace 1771 then married the same man in 1794! Their older brother William Chowne 1764 was a yeoman and churchwarden who lived until 1834. Just four days before the First Fleet landed at Botany Bay, he wed Grace SOPER of Exminster. From 1789 to 1809 they had five sons and six daughters. Their eldest son William 1789 was married at Alphington in 1815 to Elizabeth Chown, daughter of Elizabeth nee Rowe and Charles Chown. William and Grace's daughter Elizabeth 1794, wed a cousin John Chown Lear- while Ann Chown 1807 married John ESWORTHY in 1805. It is tempting to think the name has been misspelled! William and Grace's fourth child JOHN 30 May 1796 is very important because he is the nexus in the Chown/Bowcher/Townsend family story. |