Descendants of William Dowbiggin Generation No. 1 1. WILLIAM7 DOWBIGGIN (CHRISTOPHER6, WILLIAM5, CHRISTOPHER4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born 1739 in Tatham Fells, Lancashire, and died 1786 in Tatham Fells, Lancashire. He married (1) AGNES. She died 1772 in Tatham Fells, Lancashire. He married (2) ANNA GURNALL 27 April 1762 in Tatham, Lancashire, England. She was born Abt. 1744, and died 1814. Notes for WILLIAM DOWBIGGIN: There is a problem with this information. There were definitely two Williams living at the same time at two different places within Tatham. Only one of them could have been this William (1739). William of Ivah, and his wife Agnes or Nancy (d. 1772), had four children: Mary, 1765 Ann, 1767 (d. 1768) Jennett, 1769 Isabel, 1771 William of Lowgill or Lawgill, and his wife Ann(a) GURNALL (b. 1744, d. 1814), had five or six children: Alice, 1763 William, 1765 Ann, 1769 (William, 1771?) Mary, 1772 Hannah, 1778 (d. 1815) More About WILLIAM DOWBIGGIN: Burial: 23 September 1786, Tatham Fells, Lancashire, England Christening: 01 April 1739, Tatham, Lancashire Fact 1: 10 children, nine are girls? Residence: 1763, residence listed as Lawgill or Lowgill More About AGNES: Burial: 16 March 1772, Tatham Fells, Lancashire, England Fact 1: Known as Nancy More About ANNA GURNALL: Burial: 23 March 1814, Tatham Fells, Lancashire, England Children of WILLIAM DOWBIGGIN and AGNES are: i. MARY8 DOWBIGGIN, b. 1765, Tatham Fells, England; m. JOHN RAWLINSON, 26 June 1788, St. Mary, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. More About MARY DOWBIGGIN: Fact 1: 01 September 1765, christened at Tatham Fells, Lancashire, England ii. ANN DOWBIGGIN, b. 1767, Tatham Fells, England; d. 1768. More About ANN DOWBIGGIN: Fact 1: 28 October 1767, christened at Tatham Fells, Lancashire Fact 2: 21 April 1768, buried at Tatham Fells, Lancashire, England 2. iii. JENNET DOWBIGGIN, b. 15 September 1769, Tatham Fells, England; d. 24 November 1846, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. 3. iv. ISABELLA DOWBIGGIN, b. 1771; d. 18 April 1843, Hobart, Tasmania. v. AGNES (NANCY) DOWBIGGIN, b. 1772. Children of WILLIAM DOWBIGGIN and ANNA GURNALL are: vi. ALICE8 DOWBIGGIN, b. 1763. More About ALICE DOWBIGGIN: Fact 1: 22 May 1763, christened at Tatham Fells, Lancashire vii. WILLIAM DOWBIGGIN, b. 1765. More About WILLIAM DOWBIGGIN: Fact 1: 01 December 1765, christened at Tatham Fells, Lancashire viii. ANN DOWBIGGIN, b. 1769. More About ANN DOWBIGGIN: Christening: 05 February 1769, Tatham Fells, Lancashire ix. WILLIAM DOWBIGGIN, b. 1771. More About WILLIAM DOWBIGGIN: Christening: 16 June 1771, Tatham, Lancashire x. MARY DOWBIGGIN, b. 1772. More About MARY DOWBIGGIN: Fact 1: 13 December 1772, christened at Tatham Fells, Lancashire xi. HANNAH DOWBIGGIN, b. 1778; d. 1815. More About HANNAH DOWBIGGIN: Burial: 01 March 1815, Tatham Fells, Lancashire, England Christening: 19 April 1778, Tatham, Lancashire Generation No. 2 2. JENNET8 DOWBIGGIN (WILLIAM7, CHRISTOPHER6, WILLIAM5, CHRISTOPHER4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born 15 September 1769 in Tatham Fells, England, and died 24 November 1846 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. She married JOHN FOSTER 25 April 1789 in St. Mary, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. He was born 29 April 1758 in Newby Cote (near Clapham), and died 20 January 1816 in Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England. More About JENNET DOWBIGGIN: Burial: 24 November 1846, St. Lukes, Campbell Town Christening: 26 September 1769, Tatham Fells, Lancashire Emigration: 1823, emigrated to Tasmania Notes for JOHN FOSTER: 1. John Foster b 29 April 1758 Clapham, d 20 January 1816 Giggleswick (Yorkshire) married Jennett (Jane) Dowbiggin b 15 September 1769 Tatham Fells, m 25 April 1789 Lancaster, d 24 November 1846 Hobart Tasmania. They had 3 sons: John, William and Henry More About JOHN FOSTER: Fact 1: lived in Armistead Hall, Giggleswick, near Settle, Yorkshire, England Children of JENNET DOWBIGGIN and JOHN FOSTER are: 4. i. JOHN9 FOSTER, b. 28 February 1792, Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England; d. 27 June 1875, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. ii. WILLIAM FOSTER. iii. HENRY FOSTER. 3. ISABELLA8 DOWBIGGIN (WILLIAM7, CHRISTOPHER6, WILLIAM5, CHRISTOPHER4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born 1771, and died 18 April 1843 in Hobart, Tasmania. She married JOHN DOWBIGGIN 21 April 1794 in St. Mary, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, son of THOMAS DOWBIGGIN and ELIZABETH HULLY. He was born 1768, and died 1825 in (possibly). More About ISABELLA DOWBIGGIN: Fact 1: 16 June 1771, christened at Tatham Fells, Lancashire Fact 2: married a cousin, John Dowbiggin Fact 3: 1843, buried in St. Lukes, Campbell Town Fact 4: 23 June 1771, date of christening from Guy Stapleton More About JOHN DOWBIGGIN: Fact 1: 13 March 1768, christened at St. John, Lancaster, Lancashire, England Marriage Notes for ISABELLA DOWBIGGIN and JOHN DOWBIGGIN: Isabel and John were second cousins descended from William DOWBIGGIN (1689-1740) and Isabel PROCTER. . . . William and Isabel had sons Christopher (1717) who married Sarah HUTTON, and John (1720) who married Isabel EGGLIN Christopher and Sarah had William (1739-1786), who was Isabel's father John and Isabel had Thomas (1738), who was John's father From IGI: John DOWBIGGIN Sex: M Marriage(s): Spouse: Isabella DOWBIGGIN Marriage: 21 Apr 1794 Saint Mary, Lancaster, Lancashire, England Children of ISABELLA DOWBIGGIN and JOHN DOWBIGGIN are: i. JOHN9 DOWBIGGIN, b. 1799, Lancaster, Lancashire, England; m. MARY MIDDLETON, 22 April 1829, Cockerham, Lancashire, England. More About JOHN DOWBIGGIN: Fact 1: 05 September 1799, christened St. John, Lancaster, Lancashire ii. FRANCES SUSANNAH ISABELLA DOWBIGGIN, b. 1801, Lancaster, Lancashire, England; d. 21 August 1858, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. More About FRANCES SUSANNAH ISABELLA DOWBIGGIN: Fact 1: 22 December 1801, Christened St. Mary, Lancaster, Lancashire, England Fact 2: 1858, buried at St. Luke's, Campbell Town Generation No. 3 4. JOHN9 FOSTER (JENNET8 DOWBIGGIN, WILLIAM7, CHRISTOPHER6, WILLIAM5, CHRISTOPHER4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born 28 February 1792 in Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England, and died 27 June 1875 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. He married ANN ORCHARD 17 June 1863 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Children of JOHN FOSTER and ANN ORCHARD are: i. JOHN10 FOSTER. 5. ii. HENRY FOSTER, b. 17 June 1862, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; d. 26 March 1944, Campbell Town. iii. JANE FOSTER. iv. FRANCES FOSTER. v. ASKIN FOSTER. Generation No. 4 5. HENRY10 FOSTER (JOHN9, JENNET8 DOWBIGGIN, WILLIAM7, CHRISTOPHER6, WILLIAM5, CHRISTOPHER4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born 17 June 1862 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, and died 26 March 1944 in Campbell Town. He married BLANCHE KEACH 02 March 1887 in Ross. Children of HENRY FOSTER and BLANCHE KEACH are: 6. i. FRANCIS11 FOSTER, b. 16 January 1888, Brighton; d. 31 May 1979, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. ii. JOHN FOSTER. iii. EDITH FOSTER. iv. JEANNE FOSTER. Generation No. 5 6. FRANCIS11 FOSTER (HENRY10, JOHN9, JENNET8 DOWBIGGIN, WILLIAM7, CHRISTOPHER6, WILLIAM5, CHRISTOPHER4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born 16 January 1888 in Brighton, and died 31 May 1979 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. He married PATRICIA WOOD 11 December 1929 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Children of FRANCIS FOSTER and PATRICIA WOOD are: i. JANE12 FOSTER. ii. ANN FOSTER. 7. iii. HENRY FOSTER, b. 16 January 1936. iv. MARY FOSTER. v. CATHERINE FOSTER. vi. WILLIAM FOSTER. Generation No. 6 7. HENRY12 FOSTER (FRANCIS11, HENRY10, JOHN9, JENNET8 DOWBIGGIN, WILLIAM7, CHRISTOPHER6, WILLIAM5, CHRISTOPHER4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born 16 January 1936. He married (1) ROSEMARY MURRAY 03 September 1966 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. He married (2) FAY STEWART 24 June 1989 in Armidale. Children of HENRY FOSTER and ROSEMARY MURRAY are: i. SIMON13 FOSTER. ii. RICHARD FOSTER. iii. RUTH FOSTER. Children of HENRY FOSTER and FAY STEWART are: iv. THOMAS13 FOSTER. v. FRANCIS FOSTER.