Dowman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Dowman family

The surname Dowman was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Dowman family

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Dowman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dowman, Doman, Doughman, Doeman, Dooman, Douman and others.

Early Notables of the Dowman family

Distinguished members of the family include

the Dowman family of Yorkshire

Dowman migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dowman Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Dowman, who arrived in Jamestown, Va in 1608 aboard the ship "Second Supply" 1
Thomas Dowman, who landed in New England in 1670 1

Dowman migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Dowman Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Joseph Dowman, aged 38, a labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Cartvale" in 1874
Sophia Dowman, aged 33, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Cartvale" in 1874
Alice Dowman, aged 9, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Cartvale" in 1874
Emily Dowman, aged 2, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Cartvale" in 1874

Contemporary Notables of the name Dowman (post 1700) +

Mathew Dowman (b. 1974), English cricketer. born in Grantham
Keith Dowman, Buddhist translator and teacher based in Kathmandu

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)