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David C Wilkes^1,2

M, #19852, b. between April and June 1935, d. between January and March 1937

This person appears in the following lists:- : England - All; England, Birmingham - ALL; England, West Midlands - ALL

Parents

Father*: John William Wilkes (b. 12 July 1895, d. 4 December 1978)
Mother*: Ellen Dowling (b. 4 November 1895, d. between October and December 1978)

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Vital Facts

Birth: David C Wilkes was born between April and June 1935 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England, Index: Volume 6d Page 395.^1,2
Death: He died between January and March 1937 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England, Age: 1; Index: Volume 6d Page 390.²

Other Facts

Reference Number: David C Wilkes had reference number 19852.

Citations

[S409] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: General Register Office, England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes, London, England: General Register Office,
Repository: www.ancestry.co.uk,
Citation Text: Record for David C Wilkes
England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2005 - David C Wilkes
[S954] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: General Register Office. ;England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes ;. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Office for National Statistics. You must not copy on, transfer or reproduce records without the prior permission of ONS. Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.,
Repository: Ancestry.com,
Citation Text: Record for David C Wilkes
England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 - David C Wilkes

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Bridget Dowling^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

F, #19855, b. 1846, d. 7 December 1899

This person appears in the following lists:- : Ireland - ALL; Ireland, Laois - ALL

Parents

Father*: Edward Dowling (d. DECEASED)

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Family

Family: Joseph Marnell (b. 1841, d. UNKNOWN)

Patrick Marnell (b. 11 March 1879, d. DECEASED)
Edward Marnell (b. 10 July 1880, d. DECEASED)
Finton Marnell (b. 17 August 1881, d. between April and June 1902)
Bridget Marnell (b. 18 September 1884, d. UNKNOWN)
Joseph Marnell (b. 12 May 1887, d. UNKNOWN)
Ellen Marnell (b. 18 June 1891, d. UNKNOWN)

BIOGRAPHY

Vital Facts

Birth: Bridget Dowling was born in 1846.⁸
Marriage: She and Joseph Marnell were married on 5 March 1878 in Mountrath, Laois, Ireland, Roman Catholic Chapel of Mountrath; Joseph a bachelor, Bridget status not shown; Witnesses: Martin Dowling & Margaret Delany; Index: Mountmellick - 1878.^6,7
Marriage: She and Joseph Marnell were married on 29 June 1878 in Mountrath, Laois, Ireland, Witnesses: Edward Keenan & Bridget Keenan; Mountmellick - 1878 Jan-Mar Index: Volume 3 Page 556 FHL Film Number 101253.^9,10,6
Death: She died on 7 December 1899, at age ~53, in Mountrath, Laois, Ireland, Age: 53; Mountmellick - 1899 Oct-Dec Index: Volume 3 Page 330 FHL Film Number 101600; cause of death: Phithisis 2 years; 1. A disease characterized by the wasting away or atrophy of the body or a part of the body.^11,8

Other Facts

Name: Bridget Dowling was also known as Bridgit Dowling.^9,1
Name: She was also known as Brigt Dawling.¹⁰
Name: She was also known as Bridget Doolan.^9,9
Name: She was also known as Brigid.¹²
Name: She was also known as Bridget Marnell.⁸
Reference Number: She had reference number 19855.
Residence: She resided in Clonard, Clonenagh & Clonaghee, Laois, Ireland, on 5 March 1878.^6,7
Residence: She resided in Mountrath, Laois, Ireland, between 11 March 1879 and 18 June 1891 Queen's County.^{9,1,9,9,9,3,4,5}
Residence: She resided in Mountrath, Laois, Ireland, in 1903 The Hospital.¹²

Citations

[S748] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Repository: www.ancestry.co.uk,
Citation Text: Record for Edward Marnell
[S875] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Celtic Catholic Registers. Digitized images. Dublin, Ireland: E-Celtic, Limited.,
Repository: Ancestry.com,
Citation Text: Record for Joseph Marnell
Ireland, Select Catholic Birth and Baptism Registers, 1763-1912 - Joseph Marnell
[S1213] SOURCE: (Full):
Source Combined Fields: Ireland. Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. BIRTH Register.

www.irishgenealogy.ie,
Repository: National Archive of Ireland,
Citation Detail: NameEdward MARNELL10Jul1880Group Registration ID SR District/Reg AreaMountmellick
[S1213] SOURCE (Short):, Title: Ireland, Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, BIRTH Register, Citation Detail: NameBridget MARNELL18Sep1884Group Registration ID SR District/Reg AreaMountmellick
[S1213] SOURCE (Short):, Title: Ireland, Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, BIRTH Register, Citation Detail: NameJoseph MARNELL12May1887Registration ID SR District/Reg AreaMountmellick
[S1212] SOURCE: (Full):
Source Combined Fields: Ireland. Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. MARRIAGE Register.

www.irishgenealogy.ie,
Repository: National Archives of Ireland Genealogy Website,
Citation Detail: Party 1 Name: JOSEPH MARNELL; Party 2 Name: BRIDGET DOWLING; Date of Event: 05 March 1878; Group Registration ID: 2619262; SR District/Reg Area: Mountmellick; Image
[S2767] SOURCE: (Full):
Source Combined Fields: Roman Catholic Church (Ireland, Laois, MOUNTRATH CAPPINRUSH --[RI]--). "Ireland Roman Catholic Parish MARRIAGES, 1827-1899 Transcripts".

© 2019 Copyright Irish Midlands Ancestry (Laois + Offaly); Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin, County of Laois ;
Microfilm 04201/04: Marriages: 13 Jun 1827 to 28 Jul 1869;
Microfilm 04201/06; Marriages: 16 Aug 1867 to 7 Nov 1881;
Transcripts: 1827 to 1899,
Repository: www.rootsireland.ie - Irish Family History Foundation [RI],
Citation Detail: Marriage of MARNELL, JOSEPH to BRIDGET DOWLING in Mountrath parish;
Citation Text: 9-Mar-2020:- 5-Mar-1878; Joseph of Mountrath, over 21 bachelor farmer son of Patt Msrnell; Bridget of Clonard, daughter of Edward Dowling; Witnesses: Martin Dowling & Margaret Dowling; Church: Mountrath; Priest: Andrew McDonald PP; ALSO SPARSE DUPLICATE ENTRY AT http://ifhf.rootsireland.ie/view_detail.php?recordid=325238&type=mch&recordCentre=laoisoffaly&page=74
Map-IRL-Laois-Mountrath-RC-Parish
Map-IRL-Laois-Mountrath-RC-Parish
[S758] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Repository: www.ancestry.co.uk,
Citation Text: Record for Bridget Marnell
[S748] SOURCE (Short): Ancestry.com, Title: Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958
[S879] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Celtic Catholic Registers. Digitized images. Dublin, Ireland: E-Celtic, Limited.,
Repository: Ancestry.com,
Citation Text: Record for Joseph Marnell
Ireland, Select Catholic Marriage Registers, 1775-1912 - Joseph Marnell
Ireland, Select Catholic Marriage Registers, 1775-1912 - Joseph Marnell
[S830] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Census of Ireland 1901/1911. The National Archives of Ireland. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/: accessed 31 May 2013.,
Repository: Ancestry.com,
Citation Text: Record for Joseph Marnell
[S877] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Celtic Catholic Registers. Digitized images. Dublin, Ireland: E-Celtic, Limited.,
Repository: Ancestry.com,
Citation Text: Record for Ellen Marnell
Ireland, Select Catholic Confirmation Registers, 1775-1912 - Ellen Marnell

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Joseph Marnell^1,2,3,4

M, #19856, b. 12 May 1887, d. UNKNOWN

This person appears in the following lists:- : Census; Ireland - ALL; Ireland, Laois - ALL

Parents

Father*: Joseph Marnell (b. 1841, d. UNKNOWN)
Mother*: Bridget Dowling (b. 1846, d. 7 December 1899)

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BIOGRAPHY

Vital Facts

Birth: Joseph Marnell was born on 12 May 1887 in Mountrath, Laois, Ireland, Queen's County; Anne Kenny present at birth; Index: Volume 3 Page 464 FHL Film Number 101061.^1,2,4
Birth: He was born in 1890.³
Death: He died UNKNOWN.

Other Facts

Reference Number: Joseph Marnell had reference number 19856.
Christening: He was christened on 15 May 1887 in Mountrath, Laois, Ireland.¹
Residence: He resided in Mountrath, Laois, Ireland, on 31 March 1901 House 29 Shannon Street.³
Census: He was enumerated on the census of 1901 in Mountrath, Laois, Ireland.³
Occupation: He was a Scholar in Mountrath, Laois, Ireland, on 31 March 1901.³

Citations

[S875] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Celtic Catholic Registers. Digitized images. Dublin, Ireland: E-Celtic, Limited.,
Repository: Ancestry.com,
Citation Text: Record for Joseph Marnell
Ireland, Select Catholic Birth and Baptism Registers, 1763-1912 - Joseph Marnell
[S748] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Repository: www.ancestry.co.uk,
Citation Text: Record for Joseph Marnell
[S830] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Census of Ireland 1901/1911. The National Archives of Ireland. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/: accessed 31 May 2013.,
Repository: Ancestry.com,
Citation Text: Record for Joseph Marnell
[S1213] SOURCE: (Full):
Source Combined Fields: Ireland. Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. BIRTH Register.

www.irishgenealogy.ie,
Repository: National Archive of Ireland,
Citation Detail: NameJoseph MARNELL12May1887Registration ID SR District/Reg AreaMountmellick

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Patt Marnell^1,2,3

M, #19857, d. UNKNOWN

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Family

Family:

Joseph Marnell+ (b. 1841, d. UNKNOWN)

BIOGRAPHY

Vital Facts

Death: Patt Marnell died UNKNOWN.

Other Facts

Reference Number: Patt Marnell had reference number 19857.

Citations

[S879] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Celtic Catholic Registers. Digitized images. Dublin, Ireland: E-Celtic, Limited.,
Repository: Ancestry.com,
Citation Text: Record for Joseph Marnell
Ireland, Select Catholic Marriage Registers, 1775-1912 - Joseph Marnell
[S1212] SOURCE: (Full):
Source Combined Fields: Ireland. Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. MARRIAGE Register.

www.irishgenealogy.ie,
Repository: National Archives of Ireland Genealogy Website,
Citation Detail: Party 1 Name: JOSEPH MARNELL; Party 2 Name: BRIDGET DOWLING; Date of Event: 05 March 1878; Group Registration ID: 2619262; SR District/Reg Area: Mountmellick; Image
[S2767] SOURCE: (Full):
Source Combined Fields: Roman Catholic Church (Ireland, Laois, MOUNTRATH CAPPINRUSH --[RI]--). "Ireland Roman Catholic Parish MARRIAGES, 1827-1899 Transcripts".

© 2019 Copyright Irish Midlands Ancestry (Laois + Offaly); Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin, County of Laois ;
Microfilm 04201/04: Marriages: 13 Jun 1827 to 28 Jul 1869;
Microfilm 04201/06; Marriages: 16 Aug 1867 to 7 Nov 1881;
Transcripts: 1827 to 1899,
Repository: www.rootsireland.ie - Irish Family History Foundation [RI],
Citation Detail: Marriage of MARNELL, JOSEPH to BRIDGET DOWLING in Mountrath parish;
Citation Text: 9-Mar-2020:- 5-Mar-1878; Joseph of Mountrath, over 21 bachelor farmer son of Patt Msrnell; Bridget of Clonard, daughter of Edward Dowling; Witnesses: Martin Dowling & Margaret Dowling; Church: Mountrath; Priest: Andrew McDonald PP; ALSO SPARSE DUPLICATE ENTRY AT http://ifhf.rootsireland.ie/view_detail.php?recordid=325238&type=mch&recordCentre=laoisoffaly&page=74
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Finton Marnell^1,2

M, #19859, b. 17 August 1881, d. between April and June 1902

This person appears in the following lists:- : Census; Ireland - ALL; Ireland, Laois - ALL; Mountmellick District

Parents

Father*: Joseph Marnell (b. 1841, d. UNKNOWN)
Mother*: Bridget Dowling (b. 1846, d. 7 December 1899)

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BIOGRAPHY

Vital Facts

Birth: Finton Marnell was born on 17 August 1881 in Mountrath, Laois, Ireland, Queen's County; Mountmellick - 1881 Jul-Sep Index: Volume 3 Page 492 FHL Film Number 101058.¹
Birth: He was born in 1883.^2,3
Death: He died between April and June 1902 in Mountmellick, Laois, Ireland, Age: 19; Index: Volume 3 Page 402 FHL: Film Number 101601.²

Other Facts

Name: Finton Marnell was also known as Finlan Marnell.³
Reference Number: He had reference number 19859.
Residence: He resided in Mountrath, Laois, Ireland, on 31 March 1901 House 29 Shannon Street.³
Census: He was enumerated on the census of 1901 in Mountrath, Laois, Ireland.³
Occupation: He was a Scholar in Mountrath, Laois, Ireland, on 31 March 1901.³

Citations

[S748] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Repository: www.ancestry.co.uk,
Citation Text: Record for Finton Marnell
[S758] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Repository: www.ancestry.co.uk,
Citation Text: Record for Finton Marnell
[S830] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Census of Ireland 1901/1911. The National Archives of Ireland. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/: accessed 31 May 2013.,
Repository: Ancestry.com,
Citation Text: Record for Joseph Marnell

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Ellen Marnell^1,2,3

F, #19860, b. 18 June 1891, d. UNKNOWN

This person appears in the following lists:- : Census; Ireland - ALL; Ireland, Laois - ALL

Parents

Father*: Joseph Marnell (b. 1841, d. UNKNOWN)
Mother*: Bridget Dowling (b. 1846, d. 7 December 1899)

Pedigree Link

BIOGRAPHY

Vital Facts

Birth: Ellen Marnell was born on 18 June 1891 in Mountrath, Laois, Ireland, Queen's County; Mountmellick - 1891 Jul-Sep Index: Volume 3 Page 402 FHL Film Number 101063.^1,2,3
Death: She died UNKNOWN.

Other Facts

Reference Number: Ellen Marnell had reference number 19860.
Census: She was enumerated on the census of 1901 in Mountrath, Laois, Ireland.³
Occupation: She was a Scholar in Mountrath, Laois, Ireland, on 31 March 1901.³
Residence: She resided in Mountrath, Laois, Ireland, on 31 March 1901 House 29 Shannon Street.³
Confirmation: She was confirmed in 1903 in Mountrath, Laois, Ireland.¹
Residence: She resided in Mountrath, Laois, Ireland, in 1903 The Hospital.¹

Citations

[S877] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Celtic Catholic Registers. Digitized images. Dublin, Ireland: E-Celtic, Limited.,
Repository: Ancestry.com,
Citation Text: Record for Ellen Marnell
Ireland, Select Catholic Confirmation Registers, 1775-1912 - Ellen Marnell
[S748] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Repository: www.ancestry.co.uk,
Citation Text: Record for Ellen Marnell
[S830] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Census of Ireland 1901/1911. The National Archives of Ireland. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/: accessed 31 May 2013.,
Repository: Ancestry.com,
Citation Text: Record for Joseph Marnell

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Bridget Marnell^1,2,3

F, #19861, b. 18 September 1884, d. UNKNOWN

This person appears in the following lists:- : Census; Ireland - ALL; Ireland, Laois - ALL; Mountmellick District

Parents

Father*: Joseph Marnell (b. 1841, d. UNKNOWN)
Mother*: Bridget Dowling (b. 1846, d. 7 December 1899)

Pedigree Link

BIOGRAPHY

Vital Facts

Birth: Bridget Marnell was born on 18 September 1884 in Mountrath, Laois, Ireland, Queen's County; Margaret Patterson Present at birth; Mountmellick - 1884 Oct-Dec Index: Volume 3 Page 457 FHL Film Number 101060.^1,2,3
Death: She died UNKNOWN.

Other Facts

Reference Number: Bridget Marnell had reference number 19861.
Event or Activity: Informant on certificate for her mother's death on 19 December 1899 in Mountmellick, Laois, Ireland.⁴
Residence: She resided in Mountrath, Laois, Ireland, on 31 March 1901 House 29 Shannon Street.²
Census: She was enumerated on the census of 1901 in Mountrath, Laois, Ireland.²
Occupation: She was a Scholar in Mountrath, Laois, Ireland, on 31 March 1901.²

Citations

[S748] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Repository: www.ancestry.co.uk,
Citation Text: Record for Bridget Marnell
[S830] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Census of Ireland 1901/1911. The National Archives of Ireland. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/: accessed 31 May 2013.,
Repository: Ancestry.com,
Citation Text: Record for Joseph Marnell
[S1213] SOURCE: (Full):
Source Combined Fields: Ireland. Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. BIRTH Register.

www.irishgenealogy.ie,
Repository: National Archive of Ireland,
Citation Detail: NameBridget MARNELL18Sep1884Group Registration ID SR District/Reg AreaMountmellick
[S758] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Repository: www.ancestry.co.uk,
Citation Text: Record for Bridget Marnell

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Edward Dowling^1,2,3

M, #19862, b. 16 December 1884, d. 7 June 1960

This person appears in the following lists:- : Census; Census; England - All; England, London - ALL; England, Northumberland - ALL; Ireland - ALL; Ireland, Kildare - ALL; Ireland, Kilkenny - ALL; Ireland, Kilkenny, Castlecomer; Ireland, Laois - ALL; Ireland, Waterford - ALL; Military Service; Notable

Parents

Father*: William Dowling (b. 21 May 1864, d. 19 November 1906)
Mother*: Catherine Hackett (b. 1856, d. UNKNOWN)

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Person Exhibits

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BIOGRAPHY

Vital Facts

Birth: Edward Dowling was born on 16 December 1884 in Kilmurray, Waterford, Ireland, Waterford - 1885 Jan-Mar Index: Volume 4 Page 785 FHL Film Number 101060.^4,5,2,3
Birth: He was born in 1886 in Slieverue, Kilkenny, Ireland.^1,5
Death: He died on 7 June 1960, at age 75, in Camross, Coolrain, Laois, Ireland, Age: 75; Daniel Carroll present at death.^1,6

Other Facts

Name: Edward Dowling was also known as Ned Dowling.¹
Name: He was also known as Edmond Dowling.^4,5
Name: He was also known as Rev Edward Dowling.⁷
Reference Number: He had reference number 19862.
Title: He held the title Father.¹
Census: He was enumerated on the census of 1901 in Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland.²
Religious Affiliation: He was affiliated with Roman Catholic on 31 March 1901 in Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland.²
Occupation: He was Boarding Student at St Kieran's College in Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland, on 31 March 1901.²
Residence: He resided in Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland, on 31 March 1901 House 8.2 New Road from Callan, Kilkenny Urban.²
Occupation: He was an Ordained as priest for Diocese of Ossory in Maynooth, Kildare, Ireland, in 1908.¹
Occupation: He was a Missionary work in diocese of Hexham & Newcastle in Hexham, Northumberland, England, between 1908 and 1911.¹
Occupation: He was a Professor at St Kieran's College in Kilkenny, Ireland, between 1911 and 1914.¹
Occupation: He was a POSSIBLE IDENT - Hotel Porter in Hammersmith, Hammersmith & Fulham, London, England, on 2 April 1911.³
Census: He was enumerated on the census of 1911 in Hammersmith, Hammersmith & Fulham, London, England.³
Residence: He resided in Hammersmith, Hammersmith & Fulham, London, England, on 2 April 1911 POSSIBLE IDENT: Rowton's Lodging House.³
Military: South of Ypres on French border; Theatre of War: France.^1,7
Residence: He resided in Waterford, Ireland, in 1914 Slieverue [may be error in county, Waterford city is just across river from Slieveroe].⁷
Military: 'Western Front'.¹
Military: British Army 2nd Battalion Royal Dublin Fusileers Catholic Chaplain.^1,7
Occupation: He was a Priest & Diarist between 1914 and 1915.¹
Military: British Army Chaplain.¹
Military: Disembarkation: Troop transport on board RMSS "Normania"; NW/5/1724 WS/5/2076.¹
Military: Major 3rd Class Reserve.⁷
Residence: He resided in London, England, between 1918 and 1920 Balfour House, Finsbury Pavement, London EC2.⁷
Military: Discharged - Served with Distinction.¹
Occupation: He was a Priest in various parishes in Kilkenny in Kilkenny, Ireland, in 1920.¹
Military: Returns E.F/9.⁷
Occupation: He was a Parish Priest in Camross, Coolrain, Laois, Ireland, between 1942 and 1960.¹

Narrative

A first World War Christmas revealed in Irish priest’s diary
British army chaplain Fr Ned Dowling’s diary includes account of Christmas Day 1914 on the battlefields
24Dec2014 - Michael Parsons - The Irish Times

The first World War diary of an Irish Catholic priest, including his detailed account of Christmas Day 1914 on the battlefields, has come to light.
The diary was written by Co Kilkenny-born Fr Ned Dowling, who volunteered to serve as a British army Catholic chaplain and was sent to Flanders in November 1914, where he served with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers.
The diary contains a rare description of Irish soldiers attending Mass on the battlefield on Christmas morning, opening gift parcels sent from home, enjoying festive treats including plum pudding and, most remarkably, participating in the unofficial “Christmas Truce”, when the British and German armies briefly ceased hostilities and mingled in “No Man’s Land” to exchange gifts and play football.
Fr Dowling describes the start of the truce on Christmas Eve: “The enemy came out from his lair and sung out to us, while our fellows were not behindhand in showing the same friendly spirit.”
He said Mass on Christmas morning at a makeshift altar in an abandoned farm the Irish troops had occupied. From early morning the Irish soldiers “were forming up in the courtyard, white with frost”.
They had “been relieved from the trenches only yesterday” and so, with no time for Confession, he “gave a general absolution before the Mass, (and) no sermon except a few words of greeting, for it was cold standing there bare-headed and the Communions took a long time”.
Later that day, Fr Dowling was delighted to open gift parcels from Ireland and wrote: “No child waking to investigate the outcome of Santa Claus’ visit could show more pleasure than I did in opening my parcels. Amongst the little gifts were two new pipes, and, things I had sighed for, pipe-cleaners.”
Despite the appalling battlefield conditions, Fr Dowling was provided with a Christmas Day breakfast of rum and plum pudding.
The diary provides a graphic account of the duties of an army chaplain ministering to Irish soldiers on the Western Front, amidst the carnage of the first year of the war. It’s written with remarkable candour and attention to detail. Fr Dowling describes some of the battles and their aftermath, his efforts to comfort the wounded and dying, and conducting funerals amidst the shelling.
He also provides great detail about life in the trenches and encounters with various named Irish and other soldiers, German prisoners.
Although Fr Dowling served throughout the war, and stayed in the army until 1920, the diary only covers events during the first tumultuous year.
After the war, he returned to Ireland and, after serving as a curate in various parishes in Co Kilkenny, then became parish priest in the village of Camross, Co Laois in 1942. He served there for 18 years until his death, aged 74, in 1960.
He was known, informally, as “The Colonel”.

Fr Dowling describes Christmas Day 1914 with soldiers of Royal Dublin Fusiliers
24 Dec2014 - Michael Parsons - The Irish Times

Just a few months after leaving a prestigious job as a professor in St Kieran’s College, Kilkenny, 28-year-old Fr Ned Dowling slept on a bed of straw on Christmas Eve, 1914, in an abandoned farmhouse a short distance from German enemy lines.
His diary records waking up on Christmas morning after “dreaming of home and other Xmases”, but he had “no time to call up memories of other awakenings, of large fires lit downstairs, heaps of presents, and bulging stockings” of his Irish childhood.
“The morning was clear and dark, with many stars, and very cold” and the volunteer military chaplain had to say Mass for his flock - soldiers of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers - some of whom had spent Christmas Eve in the trenches.
Farm buildings
He set up an altar in a makeshift chapel in the farm buildings, but gave “no sermon except a few words of greeting, for it was cold standing there bare-headed and the Communions took a long time”.

Fr Dowling also recorded how he and his “servant” - Pte Bernard Leavy from Co Longford - had to then travel to another group of Irish soldiers stationed on a nearby farm where “the mass took place in the large piggery, to the accompaniment of many grunts and in a dense atmosphere of smoke”.
After being up and working for six hours, he finally broke his fast when he accepted a request from a group of soldiers to “drink their health in some of their Xmas rum” and to taste some of their plum pudding which he did, despite grave reservations, and observed: “Rum and plum pudding after a six-hour fast. The thought of it would have killed me, and my doctor six months ago. Perhaps I am destined to die a less happy death.”
After the meal, he enjoyed “a good smoke”.
Gift parcels
Later that day, he was delighted to open gift parcels from Ireland.

The afternoon on Christmas Day “passed quietly reading such Xmas numbers [newspapers and periodicals] as we had and cussing at the fire which persisted in behaving in an unXmas-like manner”.
After a Christmas dinner of army rations, there was a “flow of stories and good cheer” and “the men had their beer, only French beer, potent only in name, but still something”.
But the officers, including Fr Dowling, managed to find champagne “somewhere” and then, he writes: “After the port went round we lit our pipes.”

Irish priest’s first World War diary to be published
Kilkenny-born Fr Ned Dowling was sent to Flanders in November 1914
26 Dec2014 - Michael Parsons - The Irish Times

The first World War diary of an Irish Catholic priest has been found during a house clearance in Co Laois.
Canon Seán O’Doherty, now the PP in Durrow, Co Laois has authorised the publication of Co Kilkenny-born Fr Ned Dowling’s diary, which covers the period from late 1914 until the summer of 1915.
Fr Dowling served as a British Army Catholic chaplain and was sent to Flanders in November 1914, where he served with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers regiment.
The full 90-page transcript of the diary (seen exclusively by The Irish Times) will be published for the first time in 2015 in, Kilkenny Voices from the Western Front 1914-1918 - the latest publication by historians Niall Brannigan and John Kirwan.
Both men have spent the past two decades researching the first World War and, in 2012, published a monumental reference work, Kilkenny Families in the Great War, containing almost 3,000 short biographies of men and women associated with Co Kilkenny who were involved in conflict, of whom 400 died.
Fr Dowling’s diary contains harrowing and poignant descriptions of the conflict.
Describing a battle in early 1915 he wrote: “Shrapnel crashed down on the wounded, walking and lying, crashed into the swollen corpses of men and horses, and letting loose odours before which the other horrors of war took a back seat. The wounded were in a pitiable state.”
Another diary entry describes the night after a terrible battle: “When I reached the farm, I saw a strange sight, a great farmyard in the misty moonlight, covered with straw that moved up and down like the waves of the sea. It was uncanny. I wondered if I was quite well.
“Diffidently I remarked it to a stretcher-bearer. He was one of ours. ‘The wounded are under it, Father. We put the straw out of the barns under them, but with the pain they turn and twist until the straw is all over them and you can’t see one of them now at all.’ ”

First World War Diary: Who was Fr Ned Dowling?
26 Dec 2014 - Michael Parsons - The Irish Times

Born Edward Dowling - in 1886 in Slieverue, Co Kilkenny - but always known as Ned, he was the son of schoolteachers William and Catherine Dowling.
He studied for the Catholic priesthood and was ordained - for the Diocese of Ossory - in Maynooth in 1908. Fr Dowling was then sent to do missionary work in the north of England in the diocese of Hexham and Newcastle, where he spent three years before he returned to Ireland and took up a teaching post as a professor at St Kieran’s College, Kilkenny, in 1911.
In autumn 1914, following the outbreak of the first World War, he volunteered as a military chaplain with the British army and was dispatched to the western front. He travelled aboard the ship RMSS Normania and was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers.
He was stationed near the Belgian village Ploegsteert - south of Ypres, on the French border - to which he referred, as did the British army generally, as “Plug Street”.
He served with distinction as a military chaplain in the army until 1920.
Fr Dowling then returned to Ireland, where he served as a curate in four parishes in Co Kilkenny until he was appointed parish priest of Camross, Co Laois, in January 1942. He was known informally as “the Colonel”.
He died in June 1960, aged 74.
Throughout the first World War, Fr Dowling used an engraved silver chalice and paten (a plate for holding the eucharist) that he kept in his knapsack.
They had been given been to him as a farewell gift by his colleagues at St Kieran’s when he volunteered.
The chalice and paten were brought back by him to Ireland after the war and are understood to be in private ownership.

Fr Ned Dowling's First World War Diary Describes Christmas 1914 Truce
'On Christmas Eve... the enemy came out from his lair and sung to us'
27Dec2014 - Michael Parsons - The Irish Times

The first World War diary of an Irish Catholic priest has been found during a house clearance in Co Laois.
Canon Seán O’Doherty, now the PP in Durrow, Co Laois has authorised the publication of Co Kilkenny-born Fr Ned Dowling’s diary, which covers the period from late 1914 until the summer of 1915.
Fr Dowling served as a British Army Catholic chaplain and was sent to Flanders in November 1914, where he served with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers regiment.
The full 90-page transcript of the diary (seen exclusively by The Irish Times) will be published for the first time in 2015 in, Kilkenny Voices from the Western Front 1914-1918 - the latest publication by historians Niall Brannigan and John Kirwan.
Fr Dowling’s description of the Christmas Truce - which seems to have lasted from Christmas Eve until the evening of St Stephen’s Day - is a rare eye-witness written account.
The British Army Catholic chaplain with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers regiment describes hearing, on Christmas Eve, the sound of singing coming from the German trenches and the Irish soldiers responding in “the same friendly spirit”.
Sent to Flanders in November 1914, he writes: “When on Xmas Eve, an hour or so before our relief (and what it meant to be relieved, the Germans knew quite well), the enemy came out from his lair and sung out to us, while our fellows were not behindhand in showing the same friendly spirit.
Spirit of temporary goodwill
“It didn’t mean that they wouldn’t cheerfully have bayoneted the lot in a charge, it only meant that as there was seemingly no immediate prospect of killing any large number of Germans according to the rules of the game, they were quite ready and curious to approach them in a spirit of temporary and strictly limited good-will.”
During the next two days, the soldiers from both sides approached one another “in a spirit of temporary and strictly limited good-will”.
Gifts were exchanged including “buttons, electric torches, cigarettes and cigars”. Fr Dowling himself received a gift of cigars from a German soldier from the city of Leipzig.
He described the famous football match as “a washout” because the gunners had been ordered to fire some rounds. The Irish soldiers had warned the Germans that this might happen - and even apologised. The Germans were understanding and said “they knew what selfish beasts gunners were, leading a soft-life at least a thousand yards from the firing line, and shelling poor helpless devils of infantrymen.”
Fr Dowling noted that: “There was mutual understanding and sympathy expressed.”
Eventually, the guns went quiet and “peace reigned once more”. Thereafter, he writes, “not a rifle shot was heard for several days”.

Citations

[S398] SOURCE: (Full): The Irish Times,
Repository: On-line,
Citation Text: Five Articles about Father Ned Dowling in the First World War
[S830] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Census of Ireland 1901/1911. The National Archives of Ireland. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/: accessed 31 May 2013.,
Repository: Ancestry.com,
Citation Text: Record for Edward Dowling
[S742] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: 1911 census of England. Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. Digital images. Find My Past. https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1911/RG14/08889/0439&parentid=GBC/1911/RG14/08889/0439/1 : 2019.,
Repository: www.ancestry.co.uk,
Citation Detail: Class: RG14; Piece: 266,
Citation Text: Record for Edward Dowling
Census-1911-ENG-Dowling-Edward-01.jpg
[S1213] SOURCE: (Full):
Source Combined Fields: Ireland. Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. BIRTH Register.

www.irishgenealogy.ie,
Repository: National Archive of Ireland,
Citation Detail: NameEDMOND DOWLING Date of Birth1885 Group Registration ID10577826 SR District/Reg AreaWaterford
[S748] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Repository: www.ancestry.co.uk,
Citation Text: Record for Edmond Dowling
[S1211] SOURCE: (Full):
Source Combined Fields: Ireland. Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. DEATH Register.

www.irishgenealogy.ie,
Repository: National Archive of Ireland,
Citation Detail: NameEdward DOWLING Year of Death1960 Group Registration ID1898906 SR District/Reg AreaMountmellick Deceased Age at Death75
[S502] SOURCE: (Full): British Army,
Source Combined Fields: Army Medal Office, WWI Medal Index Cards,
Repository: National Archive (UK),
Citation Text: Record for Rev Edward Dowling
Doc-Medal-Card-Dowling-Edward-1914-ENG-British-Army-WWI-372.jpg

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William Dowling^1,2,3,4,5,6

M, #19863, b. 21 May 1864, d. 19 November 1906

This person appears in the following lists:- : Census; Ireland - ALL; Ireland, Kilkenny - ALL; Ireland, Kilkenny, Castlecomer; Ireland, Waterford - ALL

Parents

Father*: Edward Dowling (b. before 21 October 1845, d. before 1901)
Mother*: Judith Mooney (b. 1836, d. UNKNOWN)
Father: Edward Foley (d. before 16 August 1883)

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Family

Family: Catherine Hackett (b. 1856, d. UNKNOWN)

Dowling (d. before 2 April 1911)
Dowling (d. before 2 April 1911)
Edward Dowling (b. 16 December 1884, d. 7 June 1960)
Mary Josephine Dowling (b. 1887, d. UNKNOWN)
Patrick John Dowling (b. 1888, d. UNKNOWN)
Thomas Dowling (b. 1890, d. UNKNOWN)
Judith Dowling (b. 1892, d. UNKNOWN)

BIOGRAPHY

Vital Facts

Birth: William Dowling was born on 21 May 1864 in Ballyoskill, Castlecomer, Kilkenny, Ireland, Near Castlemarket; Informant: father; FHL Film Number 101087; Index: Castlecomer - 1864.^7,5,6,8
Birth: He was born in 1865 in Kilkenny, IrelandG.³
Marriage: He and Catherine Hackett were married on 16 August 1883 in Waterford, Ireland, Both in first marriage; Witnesses: William C Foley & Annie Hackett; Waterford - 1883 Jul-Sep Index: Volume 4 Page 350 FHL Film Number 101254.^9,4,7
Death: He died on 19 November 1906, at age 42, in Slieverue, Kilkenny, Ireland, Age: 42; Annie O'Brien present at death; Waterford - 1906 Oct-Dec Index: Volume 4 Page 455 FHL Film Number 0101603; cause of death: Pulmonary Phithisis, Cardiac Failure 2 years; 1. A disease characterized by the wasting away or atrophy of the body or a part of the body.^9,6,10

Other Facts

Reference Number: William Dowling had reference number 19863.
Occupation: He was a National School Teacher in Slieverue, Kilkenny, Ireland, between 16 August 1883 and 16 December 1884.^1,2,7
Residence: He resided in Slieverue, Kilkenny, Ireland, between 16 August 1883 and 1886.^1,7
Residence: He resided in Kilmurray, Waterford, Ireland, on 16 December 1884 near Slieverue, Kilkenny.²
Census: He was enumerated on the census of 1901 in Kilmurry, Rathpatrick, Kilkenny, Ireland.³
Residence: He resided in Kilmurry, Rathpatrick, Kilkenny, Ireland, on 31 March 1901 House 21 Kilmurry.³
Occupation: He was a National School Teacher in Kilmurry, Rathpatrick, Kilkenny, Ireland, between 31 March 1901 and 19 November 1906.^3,10

Citations

[S398] SOURCE: (Full): The Irish Times,
Repository: On-line,
Citation Text: Five Articles about Father Ned Dowling in the First World War
[S1213] SOURCE: (Full):
Source Combined Fields: Ireland. Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. BIRTH Register.

www.irishgenealogy.ie,
Repository: National Archive of Ireland,
Citation Detail: NameEDMOND DOWLING Date of Birth1885 Group Registration ID10577826 SR District/Reg AreaWaterford
[S830] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Census of Ireland 1901/1911. The National Archives of Ireland. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/: accessed 31 May 2013.,
Repository: Ancestry.com,
Citation Text: Record for William Dowling
[S762] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Repository: www.ancestry.co.uk,
Citation Text: Record for William Dowling
[S777] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620–1911, Salt Lake City, Utah: Family Search,
Repository: www.ancestry.co.uk,
Citation Text: Record for William Dowling
[S758] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Repository: www.ancestry.co.uk,
Citation Text: Record for William Dowling
[S1212] SOURCE: (Full):
Source Combined Fields: Ireland. Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. MARRIAGE Register.

www.irishgenealogy.ie,
Repository: National Archives of Ireland Genealogy Website,
Citation Detail: Party 1 NameWILLIAM DOWLING Party 2 NameCATHERINE HACKETT Date of Event16 August 1883 Group Registration ID2250204 SR District/Reg AreaWaterford
[S1213] SOURCE (Short):, Title: Ireland, Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, BIRTH Register, Citation Detail: Name: WILLIAM DOWLING; Date of Birth: 1864; Group Registration: ID8026937; SR District/Reg Area: Castlecomer ; Sex: Male; Mother's Birth Surname: Mooney; Image
[S846] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Census of Ireland 1901/1911. The National Archives of Ireland. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/: accessed 31 May 2013.,
Repository: Ancestry.com,
Citation Detail: Class: RG14,
Citation Text: Record for Catherine Dowling
[S1211] SOURCE: (Full):
Source Combined Fields: Ireland. Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. DEATH Register.

www.irishgenealogy.ie,
Repository: National Archive of Ireland,
Citation Detail: NameWILLIAM DOWLING Year of Death1906 Group Registration ID4869438 SR District/Reg AreaWaterford Deceased Age at Death42

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Catherine Hackett^1,2

F, #19864, b. 1856, d. UNKNOWN

This person appears in the following lists:- : Census; Census; England - All; Ireland - ALL; Ireland, Kilkenny - ALL; Ireland, Waterford - ALL

Parents

Father*: Patrick Hackett (d. after 16 August 1883)

Pedigree Link

Family

Family: William Dowling (b. 21 May 1864, d. 19 November 1906)

Dowling (d. before 2 April 1911)
Dowling (d. before 2 April 1911)
Edward Dowling (b. 16 December 1884, d. 7 June 1960)
Mary Josephine Dowling (b. 1887, d. UNKNOWN)
Patrick John Dowling (b. 1888, d. UNKNOWN)
Thomas Dowling (b. 1890, d. UNKNOWN)
Judith Dowling (b. 1892, d. UNKNOWN)

BIOGRAPHY

Vital Facts

Birth: Catherine Hackett was born in 1851.¹
Birth: She was born in 1856 in England.^3,2
Marriage: She and William Dowling were married on 16 August 1883 in Waterford, Ireland, Both in first marriage; Witnesses: William C Foley & Annie Hackett; Waterford - 1883 Jul-Sep Index: Volume 4 Page 350 FHL Film Number 101254.^1,4,2
Death: She died UNKNOWN.

Other Facts

Name: Catherine Hackett was also known as Kate Hackett.⁵
Name: She was also known as Catherine Dowling.^6,3
Reference Number: She had reference number 19864.
Residence: She resided in Slieverue, Kilkenny, Ireland, between 16 August 1883 and 1886.^6,2
Residence: She resided in Kilmurray, Waterford, Ireland, on 16 December 1884 near Slieverue, Kilkenny.⁵
Occupation: She was a School Teacher in Slieverue, Kilkenny, Ireland, in 1886.⁶
Census: She was enumerated on the census of 1901 in Kilmurry, Rathpatrick, Kilkenny, Ireland.³
Residence: She resided in Kilmurry, Rathpatrick, Kilkenny, Ireland, on 31 March 1901 House 21 Kilmurry.³
Occupation: She was a National School Teacher in Kilmurry, Rathpatrick, Kilkenny, Ireland, between 31 March 1901 and 2 April 1911.^3,1
Children: She had 5 out of 7 children still living children on 2 April 1911 in Kilmurry, Rathpatrick, Kilkenny, Ireland.¹
Census: She was enumerated on the census of 1911 in Kilmurry, Rathpatrick, Kilkenny, Ireland.¹
Residence: She resided in Kilmurry, Rathpatrick, Kilkenny, Ireland, on 2 April 1911 House 3 Kilmurry.¹

Citations

[S846] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Census of Ireland 1901/1911. The National Archives of Ireland. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/: accessed 31 May 2013.,
Repository: Ancestry.com,
Citation Detail: Class: RG14,
Citation Text: Record for Catherine Dowling
[S1212] SOURCE: (Full):
Source Combined Fields: Ireland. Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. MARRIAGE Register.

www.irishgenealogy.ie,
Repository: National Archives of Ireland Genealogy Website,
Citation Detail: Party 1 NameWILLIAM DOWLING Party 2 NameCATHERINE HACKETT Date of Event16 August 1883 Group Registration ID2250204 SR District/Reg AreaWaterford
[S830] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Census of Ireland 1901/1911. The National Archives of Ireland. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/: accessed 31 May 2013.,
Repository: Ancestry.com,
Citation Text: Record for William Dowling
[S762] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Repository: www.ancestry.co.uk,
Citation Text: Record for William Dowling
[S1213] SOURCE: (Full):
Source Combined Fields: Ireland. Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. BIRTH Register.

www.irishgenealogy.ie,
Repository: National Archive of Ireland,
Citation Detail: NameEDMOND DOWLING Date of Birth1885 Group Registration ID10577826 SR District/Reg AreaWaterford
[S398] SOURCE: (Full): The Irish Times,
Repository: On-line,
Citation Text: Five Articles about Father Ned Dowling in the First World War

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Mary Josephine Dowling¹

F, #19865, b. 1887, d. UNKNOWN

This person appears in the following lists:- : Census; Census; Ireland - ALL; Ireland, Kilkenny - ALL

Parents

Father*: William Dowling (b. 21 May 1864, d. 19 November 1906)
Mother*: Catherine Hackett (b. 1856, d. UNKNOWN)

Pedigree Link

BIOGRAPHY

Vital Facts

Birth: Mary Josephine Dowling was born in 1887 in Kilkenny, Ireland.^2,1
Death: She died UNKNOWN.

Other Facts

Name: Mary Josephine Dowling was also known as Mary Joe Dowling.²
Reference Number: She had reference number 19865.
Residence: She resided in Kilmurry, Rathpatrick, Kilkenny, Ireland, on 31 March 1901 House 21 Kilmurry.²
Census: She was enumerated on the census of 1901 in Kilmurry, Rathpatrick, Kilkenny, Ireland.²
Occupation: She was a Scholar in Kilmurry, Rathpatrick, Kilkenny, Ireland, on 31 March 1901.²
Residence: She resided in Kilmurry, Rathpatrick, Kilkenny, Ireland, on 2 April 1911 House 3 Kilmurry.¹
Census: She was enumerated on the census of 1911 in Kilmurry, Rathpatrick, Kilkenny, Ireland.¹
Occupation: She was a National School Teacher in Kilmurry, Rathpatrick, Kilkenny, Ireland, on 2 April 1911.¹

Citations

[S846] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Census of Ireland 1901/1911. The National Archives of Ireland. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/: accessed 31 May 2013.,
Repository: Ancestry.com,
Citation Detail: Class: RG14,
Citation Text: Record for Catherine Dowling
[S830] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Census of Ireland 1901/1911. The National Archives of Ireland. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/: accessed 31 May 2013.,
Repository: Ancestry.com,
Citation Text: Record for William Dowling

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Thomas Dowling¹

M, #19866, b. 1890, d. UNKNOWN

This person appears in the following lists:- : Census; Ireland - ALL; Ireland, Kilkenny - ALL

Parents

Father*: William Dowling (b. 21 May 1864, d. 19 November 1906)
Mother*: Catherine Hackett (b. 1856, d. UNKNOWN)

Pedigree Link

BIOGRAPHY

Vital Facts

Birth: Thomas Dowling was born in 1890 in Kilkenny, Ireland.¹
Death: He died UNKNOWN.

Other Facts

Reference Number: Thomas Dowling had reference number 19866.
Residence: He resided in Kilmurry, Rathpatrick, Kilkenny, Ireland, on 31 March 1901 House 21 Kilmurry.¹
Census: He was enumerated on the census of 1901 in Kilmurry, Rathpatrick, Kilkenny, Ireland.¹
Occupation: He was a Scholar in Kilmurry, Rathpatrick, Kilkenny, Ireland, on 31 March 1901.¹

Citations

[S830] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Census of Ireland 1901/1911. The National Archives of Ireland. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/: accessed 31 May 2013.,
Repository: Ancestry.com,
Citation Text: Record for William Dowling

Family Explorer

Judith Dowling¹

F, #19867, b. 1892, d. UNKNOWN

This person appears in the following lists:- : Census; Ireland - ALL; Ireland, Kilkenny - ALL

Parents

Father*: William Dowling (b. 21 May 1864, d. 19 November 1906)
Mother*: Catherine Hackett (b. 1856, d. UNKNOWN)

Pedigree Link

BIOGRAPHY

Vital Facts

Birth: Judith Dowling was born in 1892 in Kilkenny, Ireland.¹
Death: She died UNKNOWN.

Other Facts

Reference Number: Judith Dowling had reference number 19867.
Residence: She resided in Kilmurry, Rathpatrick, Kilkenny, Ireland, on 31 March 1901 House 21 Kilmurry.¹
Census: She was enumerated on the census of 1901 in Kilmurry, Rathpatrick, Kilkenny, Ireland.¹
Occupation: She was a Scholar in Kilmurry, Rathpatrick, Kilkenny, Ireland, on 31 March 1901.¹

Citations

[S830] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Census of Ireland 1901/1911. The National Archives of Ireland. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/: accessed 31 May 2013.,
Repository: Ancestry.com,
Citation Text: Record for William Dowling

Family Explorer

Patrick John Dowling¹

M, #19868, b. 1888, d. UNKNOWN

This person appears in the following lists:- : Census; Ireland - ALL; Ireland, Kilkenny - ALL

Parents

Father*: William Dowling (b. 21 May 1864, d. 19 November 1906)
Mother*: Catherine Hackett (b. 1856, d. UNKNOWN)

Pedigree Link

BIOGRAPHY

Vital Facts

Birth: Patrick John Dowling was born in 1888 in Kilkenny, Ireland.¹
Death: He died UNKNOWN.

Other Facts

Reference Number: Patrick John Dowling had reference number 19868.
Residence: He resided in Kilmurry, Rathpatrick, Kilkenny, Ireland, on 2 April 1911 House 3 Kilmurry.¹
Census: He was enumerated on the census of 1911 in Kilmurry, Rathpatrick, Kilkenny, Ireland.¹
Occupation: He was a Teacher of Latin and Mathematics in Kilkenny, Ireland, on 2 April 1911.¹

Citations

[S846] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Census of Ireland 1901/1911. The National Archives of Ireland. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/: accessed 31 May 2013.,
Repository: Ancestry.com,
Citation Detail: Class: RG14,
Citation Text: Record for Catherine Dowling

Family Explorer

Dowling¹

U, #19869, d. before 2 April 1911

Parents

Father*: William Dowling (b. 21 May 1864, d. 19 November 1906)
Mother*: Catherine Hackett (b. 1856, d. UNKNOWN)

Pedigree Link

BIOGRAPHY

Vital Facts

Death: Dowling died before 2 April 1911.¹

Other Facts

Reference Number: Dowling had reference number 19869.

Citations

[S846] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Census of Ireland 1901/1911. The National Archives of Ireland. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/: accessed 31 May 2013.,
Repository: Ancestry.com,
Citation Detail: Class: RG14,
Citation Text: Record for Catherine Dowling

Family Explorer

Dowling¹

U, #19870, d. before 2 April 1911

Parents

Father*: William Dowling (b. 21 May 1864, d. 19 November 1906)
Mother*: Catherine Hackett (b. 1856, d. UNKNOWN)

Pedigree Link

BIOGRAPHY

Vital Facts

Death: Dowling died before 2 April 1911.¹

Other Facts

Reference Number: Dowling had reference number 19870.

Citations

[S846] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Census of Ireland 1901/1911. The National Archives of Ireland. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/: accessed 31 May 2013.,
Repository: Ancestry.com,
Citation Detail: Class: RG14,
Citation Text: Record for Catherine Dowling

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Edward Foley¹

M, #19871, d. before 16 August 1883

Pedigree Link

Family

Family:

William Dowling+ (b. 21 May 1864, d. 19 November 1906)

BIOGRAPHY

Vital Facts

Death: Edward Foley died before 16 August 1883.¹

Other Facts

Reference Number: Edward Foley had reference number 19871.
Occupation: He was a Teacher before 16 August 1883.¹

Citations

[S1212] SOURCE: (Full):
Source Combined Fields: Ireland. Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. MARRIAGE Register.

www.irishgenealogy.ie,
Repository: National Archives of Ireland Genealogy Website,
Citation Detail: Party 1 NameWILLIAM DOWLING Party 2 NameCATHERINE HACKETT Date of Event16 August 1883 Group Registration ID2250204 SR District/Reg AreaWaterford

Family Explorer

Patrick Hackett¹

M, #19872, d. after 16 August 1883

Pedigree Link

Family

Family:

Catherine Hackett+ (b. 1856, d. UNKNOWN)

BIOGRAPHY

Vital Facts

Death: Patrick Hackett died after 16 August 1883.¹

Other Facts

Reference Number: Patrick Hackett had reference number 19872.
Occupation: He was a Teacher on 16 August 1883.¹

Citations

[S1212] SOURCE: (Full):
Source Combined Fields: Ireland. Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. MARRIAGE Register.

www.irishgenealogy.ie,
Repository: National Archives of Ireland Genealogy Website,
Citation Detail: Party 1 NameWILLIAM DOWLING Party 2 NameCATHERINE HACKETT Date of Event16 August 1883 Group Registration ID2250204 SR District/Reg AreaWaterford

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Edward Dowling^{1,2,3,3,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}

M, #19873, b. before 21 October 1845, d. before 1901

This person appears in the following lists:- : Ireland - ALL; Ireland, Kilkenny - ALL; Ireland, Kilkenny, Castlecomer; Ireland, Laois - ALL

Pedigree Link

Family

Family: Judith Mooney (b. 1836, d. UNKNOWN)

Michael Dowling (b. before 19 August 1862, d. UNKNOWN)
William Dowling+ (b. 21 May 1864, d. 19 November 1906)
Mary Dowling (b. 21 December 1865, d. UNKNOWN)
John Dowling (b. 24 September 1868, d. UNKNOWN)
Edward Dowling (b. 11 June 1871, d. UNKNOWN)
Elizabeth Dowling+ (b. 20 October 1872, d. DECEASED)

BIOGRAPHY

Vital Facts

Birth: Edward Dowling was born before 21 October 1845 [ESTIMATE Marriage Age UK from 10 May 1829 to 1987 is 21 years without consent, with consent 16 years].²
Marriage: He and Judith Mooney were married on 21 October 1861 in Ballyragget, Laois, IrelandG, Witnesses: Patrick Mooney & Johanna Doran; [Parish is Ballyragget but the villiage is more similar to Ballywillel, Ballyragget is a Parish in several administrative areas and two counties Laois and Kilkenny].²
Death: He died before 1901.

Other Facts

Name: Edward Dowling was also known as Ed Dowling.⁴
Name: He was also known as Edward Dooling.^3,4
Reference Number: He had reference number 19873.
Residence: He resided in Castlemarket, Kilkenny, Ireland, on 19 August 1862 Castlemarket.⁸
Residence: He resided in Ballyoskill, Castlecomer, Kilkenny, Ireland, on 21 May 1864 FHL Film Number 101087.^1,2,6
Occupation: He was a National School Teacher in Ballyoskill, Castlecomer, Kilkenny, Ireland, between 21 May 1864 and 20 October 1868.^5,6,7,9
Residence: He resided in Ballyoskill, Castlecomer, Kilkenny, Ireland, on 12 January 1866 Birth of daughter Mary.⁷
Residence: He resided in Ballyoskill, Castlecomer, Kilkenny, Ireland, on 20 October 1868 Birth of son John.⁹

Citations

[S777] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620–1911, Salt Lake City, Utah: Family Search,
Repository: www.ancestry.co.uk,
Citation Text: Record for William Dowling
[S889] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Catholic Parish Registers, National Library of Ireland, Ireland. Published under the National Library of Ireland's Terms of Use of Material made available on <a target="_blank" href="http://registers.nli.ie">registers.nli.ie</a>.
;
Repository: Ancestry.com,
Citation Detail: Catholic Parish Registers, The National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 05017 / 09,
Citation Text: Record for Edward Dowling
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915 - Edward Dowling
[S777] SOURCE (Short): Ancestry.com, Title: Ireland, Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911
[S889] SOURCE (Short): Ancestry.com, Title: Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, Citation Detail: Catholic Parish Registers, The National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 05017 / 09
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915 - Mary Dowling
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915 - John Dowling
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915 - Elizabeth Dowling
[S1212] SOURCE: (Full):
Source Combined Fields: Ireland. Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. MARRIAGE Register.

www.irishgenealogy.ie,
Repository: National Archives of Ireland Genealogy Website,
Citation Detail: Party 1 NameJOHN SHIEL Party 2 NameELIZABETH DOWLING Date of Event26 January 1904 Group Registration ID1902931 SR District/Reg AreaCastlecomer Image
[S1213] SOURCE: (Full):
Source Combined Fields: Ireland. Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. BIRTH Register.

www.irishgenealogy.ie,
Repository: National Archive of Ireland,
Citation Detail: Name: WILLIAM DOWLING; Date of Birth: 1864; Group Registration: ID8026937; SR District/Reg Area: Castlecomer ; Sex: Male; Mother's Birth Surname: Mooney; Image,
Citation Text: Collated by Brian Thomas Dowling (1955-) 2018:-
[S1213] SOURCE (Short):, Title: Ireland, Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, BIRTH Register, Citation Detail: Name: MARY DOWLING ; Date of Birth: 1866 ; Group Registration ID: 7723152 ; SR District/Reg Area: Castlecomer ; Sex: Female; Mother's Birth Surname: Mooney; Image
[S889] SOURCE (Short): Ancestry.com, Title: Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, Citation Detail: Baptism of DOWLING, MICHAEL and 2. PATRICK BUTLER; 3. EDWARD DOOLING; 4. ANNE DOWLING; National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 05017 / 09
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915 - Michael Dowling
[S1213] SOURCE (Short):, Title: Ireland, Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, BIRTH Register, Citation Detail: Name: JOHN DOWLING; Date of Birth: 1868; Group Registration ID: 8228674; SR District/Reg Area: Castlecomer; Sex: Male; Mother's Birth Surname: Monney; Image;

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Judith Mooney^{1,2,3,2,4,5,6,7}

F, #19874, b. 1836, d. UNKNOWN

This person appears in the following lists:- : Census; Census; Ireland - ALL; Ireland, Kilkenny - ALL; Ireland, Kilkenny, Castlecomer; Ireland, Laois - ALL

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Family: Edward Dowling (b. before 21 October 1845, d. before 1901)

Michael Dowling (b. before 19 August 1862, d. UNKNOWN)
William Dowling+ (b. 21 May 1864, d. 19 November 1906)
Mary Dowling (b. 21 December 1865, d. UNKNOWN)
John Dowling (b. 24 September 1868, d. UNKNOWN)
Edward Dowling (b. 11 June 1871, d. UNKNOWN)
Elizabeth Dowling+ (b. 20 October 1872, d. DECEASED)

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Birth: Judith Mooney was born in 1836 in Laois, IrelandG, Queen's County.^8,9
Marriage: She and Edward Dowling were married on 21 October 1861 in Ballyragget, Laois, IrelandG, Witnesses: Patrick Mooney & Johanna Doran; [Parish is Ballyragget but the villiage is more similar to Ballywillel, Ballyragget is a Parish in several administrative areas and two counties Laois and Kilkenny].²
Death: She died UNKNOWN.

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Name: Judith Mooney was also known as Judith Dowling.^9,8
Name: She was also known as Judeth Mooney.^{10,2,10,10,10}
Reference Number: She had reference number 19874.
Residence: She resided in Castlemarket, Kilkenny, Ireland, on 19 August 1862.⁵
Residence: She resided in Ballyoskill, Castlecomer, Kilkenny, Ireland, on 21 May 1864 Bally?rillel? [Not Ballyragget]; FHL Film Number 101087.^10,2,4
Residence: She resided in Ballyoskill, Castlecomer, Kilkenny, Ireland, on 12 January 1866 Birth of daughter Mary.⁶
Residence: She resided in Ballyoskill, Castlecomer, Kilkenny, Ireland, on 20 October 1868 Birth of son John.⁷
Occupation: She was an Ex Nat Teacher in Attanagh, Kilkenny, Ireland, on 31 March 1901.⁸
Religious Affiliation: She was affiliated with Roman Catholic on 31 March 1901 in Kilkenny, Ireland.⁸
Education: She was educated in Kilkenny, Ireland, on 31 March 1901 Read & Write.⁸
Census: She was enumerated on the census of 1901 in Attanagh, Kilkenny, Ireland.⁸
Residence: She resided in Attanagh, Kilkenny, Ireland, between 31 March 1901 and 2 April 1911 House 1 Castlemarket West.^8,9
Census: She was enumerated on the census of 1911 in Attanagh, Kilkenny, Ireland.⁹
Occupation: She was a Nat-Teacher on Pension in Attanagh, Kilkenny, Ireland, on 2 April 1911.⁹

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Judith Mooney
from Dermot Dorgan, Ballyouskill Attanagh (1996), p. 202. Mrs Dowling (nee Mooney) began teaching in Ballyouskill in 1855 and was Principal of the Girls' School until her retirement in 1898. Her daughter, Mrs Elizabeth Shiel, was he assistant and succeeded her in the role. sarahpearce1965 originally shared this on 08 Feb 2014.

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[S889] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Catholic Parish Registers, National Library of Ireland, Ireland. Published under the National Library of Ireland's Terms of Use of Material made available on <a target="_blank" href="http://registers.nli.ie">registers.nli.ie</a>.
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Repository: Ancestry.com,
Citation Detail: Catholic Parish Registers, The National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 05017 / 09,
Citation Text: Record for Mary Dowling
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915 - Mary Dowling
[S889] SOURCE (Short): Ancestry.com, Title: Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, Citation Detail: Catholic Parish Registers, The National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 05017 / 09
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915 - John Dowling
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915 - Edward Dowling
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915 - Elizabeth Dowling
[S777] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620–1911, Salt Lake City, Utah: Family Search,
Repository: www.ancestry.co.uk,
Citation Text: Record for Elizabeth Dooling
[S1213] SOURCE: (Full):
Source Combined Fields: Ireland. Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. BIRTH Register.

www.irishgenealogy.ie,
Repository: National Archive of Ireland,
Citation Detail: Name: WILLIAM DOWLING; Date of Birth: 1864; Group Registration: ID8026937; SR District/Reg Area: Castlecomer ; Sex: Male; Mother's Birth Surname: Mooney; Image,
Citation Text: Collated by Brian Thomas Dowling (1955-) 2018:-
[S889] SOURCE (Short): Ancestry.com, Title: Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, Citation Detail: Baptism of DOWLING, MICHAEL and 2. PATRICK BUTLER; 3. EDWARD DOOLING; 4. ANNE DOWLING; National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 05017 / 09
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915 - Michael Dowling
[S1213] SOURCE (Short):, Title: Ireland, Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, BIRTH Register, Citation Detail: Name: MARY DOWLING ; Date of Birth: 1866 ; Group Registration ID: 7723152 ; SR District/Reg Area: Castlecomer ; Sex: Female; Mother's Birth Surname: Mooney; Image
[S1213] SOURCE (Short):, Title: Ireland, Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, BIRTH Register, Citation Detail: Name: JOHN DOWLING; Date of Birth: 1868; Group Registration ID: 8228674; SR District/Reg Area: Castlecomer; Sex: Male; Mother's Birth Surname: Monney; Image;
[S830] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Census of Ireland 1901/1911. The National Archives of Ireland. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/: accessed 31 May 2013.,
Repository: Ancestry.com,
Citation Text: Record for Judith Dowling
[S846] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Census of Ireland 1901/1911. The National Archives of Ireland. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/: accessed 31 May 2013.,
Repository: Ancestry.com,
Citation Detail: Class: RG14,
Citation Text: Record for Judith Dowling
[S777] SOURCE (Short): Ancestry.com, Title: Ireland, Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911

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Edward Dowling^1,1,2,3

M, #19875, b. 11 June 1871, d. UNKNOWN

This person appears in the following lists:- : Census; Census; Farming; Ireland - ALL; Ireland, Kilkenny - ALL; Ireland, Kilkenny, Castlecomer

Parents

Father*: Edward Dowling (b. before 21 October 1845, d. before 1901)
Mother*: Judith Mooney (b. 1836, d. UNKNOWN)

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Birth: Edward Dowling was born on 11 June 1871 in Ballyoskill, Castlecomer, Kilkenny, Ireland, FHL Film Number 255828.^1,1
Birth: He was born in 1873.²
Birth: He was born in 1876.³
Death: He died UNKNOWN.

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Reference Number: Edward Dowling had reference number 19875.
Baptism: He was baptised after 11 June 1871 in Ballyragget, Kilkenny, IrelandG.¹
Census: He was enumerated on the census of 1901 in Attanagh, Kilkenny, Ireland.²
Residence: He resided in Attanagh, Kilkenny, Ireland, between 31 March 1901 and 2 April 1911 House 1 Castlemarket West.^2,3
Occupation: He was a Farmer in Attanagh, Kilkenny, Ireland, between 31 March 1901 and 2 April 1911.^2,3
Religious Affiliation: He was affiliated with Roman Catholic between 31 March 1901 and 2 April 1911 in Kilkenny, Ireland.^2,3
Education: He was educated in Kilkenny, Ireland, between 31 March 1901 and 2 April 1911 Read & Write.³
Census: He was enumerated on the census of 1911 in Attanagh, Kilkenny, Ireland.³

Citations

[S777] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620–1911, Salt Lake City, Utah: Family Search,
Repository: www.ancestry.co.uk,
Citation Text: Record for Edward Dowling
[S830] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Census of Ireland 1901/1911. The National Archives of Ireland. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/: accessed 31 May 2013.,
Repository: Ancestry.com,
Citation Text: Record for Judith Dowling
[S846] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Census of Ireland 1901/1911. The National Archives of Ireland. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/: accessed 31 May 2013.,
Repository: Ancestry.com,
Citation Detail: Class: RG14,
Citation Text: Record for Judith Dowling

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Bridget Dowling1,2,3,4,5,6,7

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Family: Joseph Marnell (b. 1841, d. UNKNOWN)

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Joseph Marnell1,2,3,4

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Patt Marnell1,2,3

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Finton Marnell1,2

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Ellen Marnell1,2,3

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Bridget Marnell1,2,3

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Edward Dowling1,2,3

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William Dowling1,2,3,4,5,6

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Family: Catherine Hackett (b. 1856, d. UNKNOWN)

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Catherine Hackett1,2

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Family: William Dowling (b. 21 May 1864, d. 19 November 1906)

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Mary Josephine Dowling1

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Thomas Dowling1

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David C Wilkes^1,2

Bridget Dowling^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

Joseph Marnell^1,2,3,4

Patt Marnell^1,2,3

Finton Marnell^1,2

Ellen Marnell^1,2,3

Bridget Marnell^1,2,3

Edward Dowling^1,2,3

William Dowling^1,2,3,4,5,6

Catherine Hackett^1,2

Mary Josephine Dowling¹

Thomas Dowling¹

Judith Dowling¹

Patrick John Dowling¹

Dowling¹

Dowling¹

Edward Foley¹

Patrick Hackett¹

Edward Dowling^{1,2,3,3,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}

Judith Mooney^{1,2,3,2,4,5,6,7}

Edward Dowling^1,1,2,3