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Alexander James McDowell

Alexander was born in July 1859 in Little Bolton.¹

Birth Notes
- Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1859
  MACDOWELL    Alexander J    WESTBY    Little Bolton    LB/36/336
  
  Name:    Alexander James Macdowell
  Registration Year:    1859
  Registration Quarter:    Jul-Aug-Sep
  Registration district:    Bolton, Lancashire
  Volume:    8c
  Page:    270

Alexander's father was William Francis McDowell and his mother was Jane Mary Westby. His maternal grandparents were Thomas Westby and Sarah Mather. He had four brothers and a sister, named Walter, William, John, Charles and Elisa. He was the oldest of the six known children. He had a half-sister named Eliza. He died as a war casualty, Died from wounds, at the age of 56 on August 12th, 1915 in France.

Death Notes
- Gallipoli

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- William Francis McDowell
  - b.1834 in Dublin d.Mar 1891 in Bolton
  
  Alexander James McDowell
  - b.Jul 1859 in Little Bolton d.12 Aug 1915 in France
  
  Thomas Westby
  - b.1803 in Little Bolton
  
  Jane Mary Westby
  - b.1834 in Little Bolton d.1875 in Farnworth
  
  William Mather
  - b.1750 in Turton d.16 Apr 1830 in Little Bolton
  
  Joseph (Joshua) Mather
  - b.1778 in Tonge-with-Haulgh d.Feb 1864 in Little Bolton
  
  Peter Holt ^*
  - b.1723 in Bolton
  
  Betty Holt
  - b.1759 in Deane d.May 1837 in Bolton
  
  Elizabeth (Betty) Howarth ^*
  - b.1725 in Lostock
  
  Sarah Mather
  - b.1807 in Little Bolton
  
  Mary Thorp
  - b.1777 in Bolton d.15 Oct 1856 at Kay Street
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

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