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Hi if any one could help i would really appreciate it. I am trying to find the parents of a jesse Dowsett born 1820 in bulphan essex. I believe the father to be either James or Thomas Dowsett and have been unable to find any details re a mother. Ive checked the cencus records from 1841 - 1901 where I find him living with his future inlaws and then later living with his wife and children but no clues to his actual family. Tried the freebmd records but they dont go that far back and the parish records for bulphan dont seem to have been transcribed. Got a mental block now and dont know what to try now. please, any suggestions.

His marriage cert should name his father

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

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Marriages Mar 1853 (>99%)
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BAILEY Mary Ann Orsett 4a 86a
DOWSETT Jesse Orsett 4a 86A


Andy

thanks Andy. how stupid am i.

There are several trees on ancestry but none show his parents , sorry

thanks anyway lindsey at least its not just me drawing a blank.

These are the only Dowsetts living in Bulphan in 1841.............

Name: James Dowsett
Age: 45
Estimated birth year: abt 1796
Gender: Male
Where born: Essex, England

Civil Parish: Bulphan
Hundred: Barstable
County/Island: Essex
Country: England


Registration district: Billericay
Sub-registration district: Great Burstead
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
James Dowsett 45
Priscilla Dowsett 40
Rachel Dowsett 10
Elizabeth Dowsett 3

Maybe this is it!

residence: Bulphan, Essex, England
parents: James Dowsett, Priscilla

record title: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
>>>name: Jepe Dowsett ??
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 25 Dec 1819
baptism/christening place: Bulphan, Essex, England
father's name: James Dowsett
mother's name: Priscilla
indexing project (batch) number: I03392-6
system origin: England-EASy
source film number: 1702192

FLICK AND ASTRA... thanks you both for your help.. did find the 1841 cen with those persons on it but just cant make it fit.

Astra thanks that could be the record i suppose its just the differene in name suppose in those days could of been altered. I have a photo of jesse with his name wrote on back so know its right name. its a mistery.

Just for reference ... is this the right chap ?

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Household:1881

Jesse DOWSETT Head M Male 62 Bulphan, Essex, England Farmer 24 1/2 Acres Employing 1 Boy
Ruth DOWSETT Daur Female 10 East Tilbury, Essex, England Scholar
Richard GOODWIN Servant Male 15 Orsett, Essex, England Ag Lab (Indoor)


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Dwelling Muckingford
Census Place East Tilbury, Essex, England

I think the baptism Astra found is spot on. The"spelling" difference would come from someone misreading the double-ess character (looks like a swooping f) as a "p".

Maureen

mike.. yes i believe that's my man. managed to find that information but no clues as to his parents.

Can I just add to what Maureen has posted.............

In olde English, double 'S' was written as 'fs'...........which can easily look like 'p'.......as the 'f' was written above and below the line

So the baptism is your man.......and 1841 census is his family

1851

Name: James Dowsett
Age: 61
Estimated birth year: abt 1790
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Prisalla Dowsett
Gender: M (Male)
Where born: Laindon, Essex, England

Civil Parish: Bulphan
County/Island: Essex
Country: England

Registration district: Orsett
Sub-registration district: Grays
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 38
Household Members: Name Age
James Dowsett 61 Occupation: Farm Labourer
Prisalla Dowsett 57 b. Shenfield

If you still have doubts, the obvious solution is to buy the marriage cert for Jesse and his wife

MaureeninNY... yes I was inclined to agree with you but still cant find either a jepe or jesse on any cen prior to 1851. The 1841 cen shows a james and priscilla Dowsett and two daughters only. The first cen he shows up on is 1851 living in west tilbury with his future father in law. wonder if he was for some reason brought up by father in law... oh its so confussing.

In 1841, he would have been 20/21 years old, and hardly likely to be still with his parents.........

The head of the household where he was lodging in 1851 was only ten years older than Jesse, so how would he have 'brought him up'?

And was he really Jesse's future father-in-law?

Look at the IMAGE of 1851, to see exactly what Maureen and I mean with regard to the double 'S'

Thanks for explaining that better than I did,Flick! It was too early in the morning for me to be attempting something coherent.

Maureen

Flick .... oh totally agree thats him on the 1851 cen. and agree bailey couldnt of brought him up, (did infact realise that yesterday but forgot again today) head going into melt down think best take break from this and come back later to it.


BIG BIG THANK YOU TO EVERY ONE FOR THE HELP.

I was OK today, Maureen......but yesterday was a different story!
Couldn't see the wood for the trees!