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, 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, GEORGE EDWARD, youngest son of John Christopher Dowdeswell (qv); b. 10 May 1847; adm. (G) 24 Jan 1861; left Aug 1864; Cornet, 4th Dragoon Guards 22 Jul 1868; Lieut., 28 Oct 1871; d. unm. 28 Jan 1876.

DOWDESWELL, JOHN CHRISTOPHER, younger son of John Edmund Dowdeswell (qv); b. 10 Aug 1806; adm. 12 Jun 1816 (Packharness'); left 1822; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 26 May 1823; BA 1827; MA 1830; adm. Inner Temple, called to bar 27 Jan 1832; Oxford Circuit; Recorder of Tewkesbury; m. 29 Aug 1833 Sophy, only dau. of Charles Godfrey Mundy, Burton Hall, near Loughborough, Leics.; d. 18 Sep 1850.

DOWDESWELL, JOHN MUNDY, eldest son of John Christopher Dowdeswell (qv); b. 8 Feb 1843; adm. (G) 27 Jan 1857; Cornet, 12th Lancers 11 Mar 1862; Lieut., 26 Jul 1864; Capt., 14 Aug 1867; retired 3 Aug 1872; m. 21 Aug 1875 Annie Rossmore, dau. of R. B. Williams, Buscot Park, Berkshire; d. 14 Jul 1893.

DOWDESWELL, THOMAS, brother of William Dowdeswell (adm. 1730, qv) (IGI); b.; adm. (aged 11) Jun 1736 (Wynniate's); KS 1738; buried 21 Jan 1741/2.

DOWDESWELL, WILLIAM, son of Rev. William Dowdeswell DCL, Bushley, Worcs., Prebendary of Worcester, and Anne, dau. of Edward Colles, Leigh, Worcs.; bapt. Bushley, Worcs. 31 Jan 1654/5 (IGI); adm.; KS 1670; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1674, matr. 3 Jul 1674, aged 17, Westminster Student 22 Dec 1674 - void 1681; BA 1678; MA 11 Mar 1680/1; ordained; Rector of Kingham, Oxfordshire, from 1680; lic. to m. 15 Apr 1682 Ann, only child of Bernard Gibbard, St. Martin’s in the Fields, citizen and haberdasher; d. 1711.

DOWDESWELL, WILLIAM, elder son of John Edmund Dowdeswell (qv); b. 8 Oct 1804; adm. 12 Jun 1816 (Packharness'); left 1822; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 22 Oct 1822; BA 1826; MA 1829; of Pull Court, Worcestershire; MP (Cons) Tewkesbury 1835-47; DL Worcestershire, JP 1831, High Sheriff 1855; JP Gloucestershire; m. 19 Mar 1839 Amelia Letitia, youngest dau. of Robert Graham, Cossington House, Somerset; d. 6 Feb 1887.

DOWDESWELL, WILLIAM, son of William Dowdeswell (KS 1670, qv); b.; adm.; QS 1703; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1707, matr. 17 Jun 1707, aged 19, Westminster Student 23 Dec 1707 -void 1712; BA 1711; MA 1714; ordained deacon 23 Dec 1711, priest 3 Feb 1711/2 (both Winchester); Rector of Kingham, Oxfordshire from 1711/2; m.; d. 1750.