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Dowson Family Crest
Dowson Family Crest
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Where did the English Dowson family come from? What is the English Dowson family crest and coat of arms? When did the Dowson family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Dowson family history?

The Anglo-Saxon name Dowson comes from the personal names Douce and Dow. This patronymic name is augmented by the suffix -son, which superseded the other patronymic suffixes in prominence by the 14th century, and was most common in the north of England.

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One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Dowson has appeared include Dowson, Douson, Doweson, Dowsoun, Douseson, Douceson and many more.

First found in Staffordshire where they held a family seat from very early times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dowson research. Another 403 words(29 lines of text) covering the years 1320, 1327, 1349, 1379, and 1573 are included under the topic Early Dowson History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Dowson Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Dowson arrived in North America very early:

Dowson Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Gilbert Dowson, who landed in Virginia in 1618
  • Gilbert Dowson who settled in Virginia in 1637
  • Geor Dowson, who arrived in Virginia in 1643

Dowson Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Thomas Dowson, who arrived in Virginia in 1700
  • John Dowson, who landed in Virginia in 1703
  • George Dowson settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1774

Dowson Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • R. H. Dowson settled in Maryland in 1820
  • W. Dowson settled in New York in 1823

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  • Ernest Christopher Dowson (1867-1900), English poet of the 'decadent'
  • Sir Philip Henry Manning Dowson (b. 1924), leading British architect
  • Graham Dowson, Chief Executive of the Rank Organization, from England
  • Major Gen. Arthur H Dowson, Commander Order of the British Empire, from England


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