Dowle Family and boat called Black Dwarf (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 17:17 (5000 days ago) @ Jefff

Is this your Ancestor ?
Searching the PRs of this site there's a lot of Dowles in Lydney. His father is described a "labourer" - no disrespect but suggests Charles may not have been the owner, although of course it may not have been the grandest on the River !
All rather romantically exciting tho !

Record_ID: 20162
Entry_Number: 153
Year: 1850
Month: May
Day: 4
Grooms_Surname: DOWLE
Grooms_Forenames: Charles
Grooms_Age: Of full age
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Sea man
Grooms_Residence: Ailburton
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: DOWLE
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: John
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Labourer
Brides_Surname: FLETCHER
Brides_Forenames: Caroline
Brides_Age: 19
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: Ailburton
Brides_Fathers_Surname: FLETCHER
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Edmund
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Labourer
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns: [not stated]
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign
Witness_1: The mark of George Colwell
Witness_2: Eliza James
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: Charles Taylor
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P209 IN 1/15
Page_Number: 77
Parish_Chapel: Lydney
Soundex_Groom: D400
Soundex_Bride: F432

Charles' probable parents John & Jane,

Record_ID: 37105
Entry_Number: 739
Year: 1827
Month: Aug
Day: 12
Parents_Surname: DOWLE
Child_Forenames: Charles
Fathers_Forenames: John
Mothers_Forenames: Jane
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Ailburton
Occupation: Labourer
Officiating_Minister: H.C.H.Hawkins Curate
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: Son of
Notes:
Register_Reference: PFC 209 IN 1/3
Page_Number: 93
Parish_Chapel: Lydney
Soundex: D400

No doubt coincidence, but of 17 John Dowles on the Glos Archives list below, only one is from Lydney area, "labourer age 37" and he's committed to Gaol in Dec 1827..
http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/genealogy/Results.aspx

Charles & Caroline's sons Charles AND Charles Henry, note Charles Sr is still a labourer.

Record_ID: 38872
Entry_Number: 106
Year: 1855
Month: Dec
Day: 16
Parents_Surname: DOWLE
Child_Forenames: Charles
Fathers_Forenames: Charles
Mothers_Forenames: Caroline
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Aylburton
Occupation: Labourer
Officiating_Minister: Charles Taylor
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: PFC209 IN 1/5
Page_Number: 14
Parish_Chapel: Lydney
Soundex: D400

Died so young, sadly not the last..

Record_ID: 25819
Entry_Number: 7
Year: 1856
Month: Jul
Day: 9
Surname: DOWLE
Forenames: Charles
Residence: Aylburton
Age_at_death: 9 months
Officiating_Minister: Richard Davies
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P209 IN 1/12
Page_No: 1
Parish_Chapel: Lydney
Soundex: D400

Record_ID: 39129
Entry_Number: 363
Year: 1858
Month: Oct
Day: 17
Parents_Surname: DOWLE
Child_Forenames: Charles Henry
Fathers_Forenames: Charles
Mothers_Forenames: Caroline
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Aylburton
Occupation: Labourer
Officiating_Minister: Richard Davies Curate
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: PFC209 IN 1/5
Page_Number: 46
Parish_Chapel: Lydney
Soundex: D400

Died young, NOTE spelt Dowell !

Record_ID: 27609
Entry_Number: 195
Year: 1885
Month: Sep
Day: 6
Surname: DOWELL
Forenames: Charles Henry
Residence: Aylburton
Age_at_death: 27
Officiating_Minister: G.B.Sharpe
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda: [margin note] By Coroners Warrant
Notes: G..B. Sharpe underlined twice
Register_Reference: P209 IN 1/13
Page_No: 25
Parish_Chapel: Lydney
Soundex: D400

Note "by Coroner's Warrant".

In the Inquests section of this site find this entry:
"173 DOWELL Charles Henry 1885 Aylburton: Lydney"

Sorry I can't copy the text here, but if you click "View Transcript" there's the full sad tale of the Inquest of Charles ("labourer") dying due to "gangrene following amputation of leg.... due to fall of quantity of steel bars being raised from hold of a vessel"

So yes also in the marine trade, perhaps working with his father.