Researching Jim Dowdall
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 249 people with the Dowdall surname? In that year Dowdall was ranked number 3330 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jim means "Form of JAMES. one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Jim Dowdall on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jim Dowdall and the Dowdall Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 809 people with the Dowdall surname in the UK? Dowdall is now ranked number 3281 for popularity in the UK. |
Dowdall Family History Databases
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Some Famous People called Jim Dowdall
Jim Dowdall
James Matthew George Dowdall (8 August 1867 – 29 April 1945) was an Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne, Collingwood and Richmond in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Jim and his younger brother Harry both played for South Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association, James from 1887. In 1892 they both tried to move to Collingwood. Jim was unsuccessful and instead played for Richmond. Jim finally made it to Collingwood in 1897 in the inaugural year of the Victorian Football League.
The son of James Dowdall and Isabella McGowan, Jim was, like brother Harry, small of stature and lightly built.
Dowdall played for the Excelsior Football Club in the Ovens & Murray Football League in 1900.
Newspaper reports of the time spell his name (and Harry's) variously as Dowdell/Dowdall. Dowdall is correct.
Source: Jim Dowdall, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Dowdall
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