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Dover, Geoffrey Crawford, brother of Hubert Basil Dover (q.v.); b. Oct. 17, 1886; adm. Sept. 26, 1901 (H); left Dec. 1903; at Lancing Coll. 1904-6; Exeter Coll. Oxon., matric. Lent 1908; B.A. 1912; asst. master King's School, Bruton, Somerset, 1913-49; in charge of junior school since 1914; commanded the O. T. C. contingent 1915-8; at St. Peter's School, Lympstone, Devon, 1950-53; m. April 4, 1918, Muriel, daughter of the Rev. Henry Wase Whitfeild, of Putney; d. Dec. 10, 1959.

Dover, Hubert Basil, son of the Rev. Thomas Birket Dover, Vicar of Malden-cum-Chessington, Surrey, by Fenelia Smith, daughter of Andrew Low, of Surbiton, Surrey; b. June 4, 1880; adm. Sept. 27, 1894 (H); left Dec. 1897; St. John's Coll. Oxon., matric. Michaelmas 1901; B.A. 1904; assist. traffic manager Uganda Railway; temp. Lieut. while serving in E. Africa Aug. 9 - Nov. 23, 1914; temp. 2nd Lieut. R.E. Nov. 17, 1916; Lieut. Oct. 6, 1917; acting Capt. Feb. 18, 1918; acting Major Oct. 22, 1918; Capt. Army Educational Corps. June 19, 1920, Southern Command; retired with the rank of Major 1931; recalled to Regular Army Feb. 21, 1941; Adjutant 8th Batt. Home Guard; retired 1943; m. Feb. 17, 1909, Agatha Beatrice, daughter of the Rev. Edward Spencer Phelps, of Sandhurst, Berks.

DOVES, ---; b.; adm.; a pensioner in 1611 (tutor, Mr Roger Edwards) (Chapter Muniments 33664).

DOWDESWELL, ARTHUR CHRISTOPHER, youngest son of William Dowdeswell (adm. 1816, qv); b. 9 Jan 1846; adm. (G) 24 Jan 1861; left Aug 1864; of Ripple Hall, Tewkesbury, Gloucs.; JP (1879) Worcestershire, JP Gloucestershire; d. unm. 14 Sep 1897.

DOWDESWELL, BERNARD, son of William Dowdeswell (KS 1670, qv); b.; adm.; Min. Can. (aged 14) 1715; KS 1716; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1720, matr. 23 Jun 1720, Westminster Student 22 Dec 1720 - void 26 Nov 1736 (expiry year of grace as V. Westwell), Tutor 1725-32, Junior Censor 1733-4; BA 1724; MA 1727; Proctor 1735; ordained; Vicar of Westwell, Oxfordshire, from 10 Oct 1735; d. 14 Apr 1746.

DOWDESWELL, CHARLES WILLIAM, son of William Dowdeswell (adm. 1730, qv); b. 8 Jun 1756; adm. 12 Oct 1767; in school list Oct 1771; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 17 Dec 1772; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 7 May 1774; d. at Marseilles, France 20 Feb 1776.

DOWDESWELL, CHARLES, son of William Dowdeswell (KS 1670, qv); bapt. Bushley, Worcs. 29 Oct 1683 (IGI); adm.; KS 1700; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1704, but went to Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 6 Jul 1704, aged 19; d. 22 Jul 1705.

DOWDESWELL, EDMUND RICHARD, second son of William Dowdeswell (adm. 1816, qv); b. 14 Jan 1845; adm. (G) 27 Jan 1859; left Whitsun 1863; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 16 Oct 1863; BA 1868; MA 1873; ordained deacon (Oxford) 1868, priest (Winchester) 1869; Curate, Newbury, Berks., 1868-70; Curate in charge, Bushley, near Tewkesbury, 1870-81, Vicar 1881-98; inherited Pull Court estate on death of his elder brother 1893; Hon. Canon, Worcester 1914; d. unm. 5 Jan 1915.

DOWDESWELL, EDWARD CHRISTOPHER, son of William Dowdeswell (adm. 1730, qv); b. ; adm. 17 Jun 1772; in school list Jul 1779; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 5 Feb 1780, aged 15; BA 1783; MA 1787; BD 1795; DD 1799; Fellow, All Souls Coll. ; ordained; Perpetual Curate, Bushley, Worcs. , 29 May 1791 – 1809; Rector of Stanford Rivers, Essex from 3 Dec 1802; Rector of Langham, Essex 10 Aug 1807-29; Canon of Christ Church from 13 Feb 1808; twice mentioned in extracts from letters of Henry Mordaunt Clavering (qv), Elizabethan xi, 176, 186; d. unm. 1 Aug 1849.