From his baptism in 1780 in Newburgh, Scotland, to his death in Wigan, England in 1851. The mythical family traditions about Hercules "Warborn" Dowie - and the historical truth that's in them.
Transcriptions of surviving documents which I have found which relate to this branch of the Dowie family. There are also some copies of sections of the original papers.
Hercules had at least fifteen grand-children, and at least thirteen great grand-children. Mainly through the Shuttleworth line, over a hundred direct line descendants can be traced, across England, Germany and the United States.
Distribution of the surname Dowie across the British Isles in 1881, listings of the most popular christian names for the Dowies in 1881 and a listing of Newburgh's surrounding parishes.
Other Dowie researchers contact details and resources
3rd February 2001
