Main Blackett Tree

Events of close relatives
Birth	1852 39 34 Crook, Co. Duham
Death of a maternal grandfather	Robert Blackett December 1854 (Age 2 years) Woodland, Cockfield, Co. Durham
Burial of a maternal grandfather	Robert Blackett December 15, 1854 (Age 2 years) St. Mary, Cockfield, Co. Durham
Birth of a brother	Henry Dowson 1856 (Age 4 years) Crook, Co. Duham
Birth of a brother	Simpson Dowson August 19, 1858 (Age 6 years) Crook, Co. Duham
Death of a father	William Dowson 1861 (Age 9 years) County Durham
Death of a mother	Alice Blackett 1864 (Age 12 years) Auckland district, Co. Durham
Death of a brother	Thomas Dowson April 7, 1881 (Age 29 years) Crook, Co. Durham
Death of a half-brother	Robert Race 1914 (Age 62 years) Auckland district, Co. Durham
Death of a brother	Simpson Dowson February 21, 1928 (Age 76 years) Crook, Co. Durham
Death of a brother	Henry Dowson January 16, 1929 (Age 77 years) Bebside, Nthmd.
Death of a sister	Alice Dowson November 7, 1929 (Age 77 years) Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA

Date differences

Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Alice Blackett Simpson Henry Dowson Thomas Dowson Alice Dowson Elizabeth Dowson Henry Dowson Simpson Dowson William Dowson Birth: 1813 — South Side, Hamsterley, Co. Durham Death: 1861 — County Durham
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Matthew Race Robert Race Ann Race Family with spouse William Dowson Simpson Henry Dowson Thomas Dowson Alice Dowson Elizabeth Dowson Henry Dowson Simpson Dowson Alice Blackett Birth: June 10, 1817 40 28 — Woodland, Cockfield, Co. Durham Death: 1864 — Auckland district, Co. Durham
	Marriage: March 23, 1845 — Cockfield, Co. Durham
20 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Simpson Henry Dowson Birth: before November 22, 1846 33 29 — Woodfield Colliery, Crook, Co. Durham Death: 1846 — Auckland district, Co. Durham
2 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Ann Johnson Thomas William Dowson Lydia Dowson George Willie Cloverdale Moses Bailey Dowson Thomas Dowson Birth: 1848 35 30 — Crook, Co. Duham Death: April 7, 1881 — Crook, Co. Durham
4 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Not married Elizabeth Ann Dowson Family with spouse Robert Robinson Joseph Robinson Simpson Robinson William R. Robinson George Henry Robinson Alice Robinson Thomas Dowson Robinson Ada Jane Robinson Edward Robinson Isabella Robinson Alice Dowson Birth: 1851 38 33 — Crook, Co. Durham Death: November 7, 1929 — Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
2 years herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Elizabeth Dowson Birth: 1852 39 34 — Crook, Co. Duham
5 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Dorothy Siddle Alice Ann Dowson John William Dowson Henry Dowson Thomas Simpson Dowson Frederick King Dowson Henry Dowson Birth: 1856 43 38 — Crook, Co. Duham Death: January 16, 1929 — Bebside, Nthmd.
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Jane Westgarth Frances Mary Dowson Annie Dowson George Dowson William Dowson Alfred Dowson Thomas Dowson Elsie Dowson Alice Irene Dowson James Hall Westgarth Dowson Henry Dowson Simpson Dowson Birth: August 19, 1858 45 41 — Crook, Co. Duham Death: February 21, 1928 — Crook, Co. Durham

Mother’s family with Matthew Race - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Alice Blackett Robert Race Ann Race Matthew Race Birth: July 30, 1813 42 38 — Southside, Hamsterley, Co. Durham Death: April 1840 — Southside, Hamsterley, Co. Durham
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Matthew Race Robert Race Ann Race Family with spouse William Dowson Simpson Henry Dowson Thomas Dowson Alice Dowson Elizabeth Dowson Henry Dowson Simpson Dowson Alice Blackett Birth: June 10, 1817 40 28 — Woodland, Cockfield, Co. Durham Death: 1864 — Auckland district, Co. Durham
	Marriage: February 27, 1836 — St. Mary, Cockfield, Co. Durham
9 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Hope Alice Race Elizabeth Race Mary Ann Race Henry Race Robert Race Robert Race Birth: before December 11, 1836 23 19 — South Side, Copley, Co. Durham Death: 1914 — Auckland district, Co. Durham
4 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Pears Agnes Pears Matthew Pears Alice Pears Ann Race Birth: before November 1, 1840 27 23 — Southside, Hamsterley, Co. Durham

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	William Dowson 1813–1861
mother Parents Robert Blackett Elizabeth Simpson	Alice Blackett 1817–1864
elder brother Family (none)	Simpson Henry Dowson 1846–1846
elder brother Family Mary Ann Johnson Thomas William Dowson Lydia Dowson George Willie Cloverdale Moses Bailey Dowson	Thomas Dowson 1848–1881
elder sister Family Not married Elizabeth Ann Dowson Robert Robinson Joseph Robinson Simpson Robinson William R. Robinson George Henry Robinson Alice Robinson Thomas Dowson Robinson Ada Jane Robinson Edward Robinson Isabella Robinson	Alice Dowson 1851–1929
herself Family (none)	Elizabeth Dowson 1852–
younger brother Family Dorothy Siddle Alice Ann Dowson John William Dowson Henry Dowson Thomas Simpson Dowson Frederick King Dowson	Henry Dowson 1856–1929
younger brother Family Elizabeth Jane Westgarth Frances Mary Dowson Annie Dowson George Dowson William Dowson Alfred Dowson Thomas Dowson Elsie Dowson Alice Irene Dowson James Hall Westgarth Dowson Henry Dowson	Simpson Dowson 1858–1928
Mother’s family with Matthew Race
step-father Parents George Race Ann Firbank	Matthew Race 1813–1840
mother Parents Robert Blackett Elizabeth Simpson	Alice Blackett 1817–1864
half-brother Family Sarah Hope Alice Race Elizabeth Race Mary Ann Race Henry Race Robert Race	Robert Race 1836–1914
half-sister Family William Pears Agnes Pears Matthew Pears Alice Pears	Ann Race 1840–