2. HERCULES DOWIE (WILLIAM) was born Abt. 1780 in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland, and died March 9, 1851 in Broom St., Wigan, Lancashire, England. He married (1) ALICE LAYLAND, June 27, 1801 at St. Thomas, Upholland, Lancashire.  He married (2) ANN RIGBY December 28, 1814 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.

Children of HERCULES DOWIE and ALICE LAYLAND are:

3. i. JOHN DOWIE, b. January 1, 1804, Wigan, Lancashire, England; d. February 14, 1840, 10 Faggy Lane, Wigan, Lancashire, England.

ii. MARGARET DOWIE, b. April 25, 1809, Wigan, Lancashire, England; d. Abt. February 1810, Wigan, Lancashire, England.

iii. CATHERINE DOWIE, b. December 2, 1810, Wigan, Lancashire, England; d. Abt. July 1812, Wigan, Lancashire, England.

iv. MARY DOWIE, b. July 1813, Wigan, Lancashire, England; d. October 1813, Wigan, Lancashire, England.

Children of HERCULES DOWIE and ANN RIGBY are:

v. CATHERINE³ DOWIE, b. Abt. 1817.

4. vi. ROBERT DOWIE, b. Abt. 1820, Wigan, Lancashire, England.

vii. WILLIAM DOWIE, b. Abt. 1821.

5. viii. FANNY DOWIE, b. Abt. 1825, Ince, Wigan, Lancashire, England.

ix. MARY DOWIE, b. Abt. 1825.

x. FRANCES DOWIE, b. November 16, 1829, Wigan.

xi. ANN DOWIE, b. April 21, 1833, Wigan, Lancashire, England.

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