William Prisk DOWER

1843 - 1921  (~ 77 years)   Has 4 ancestors and 68 descendants in this family tree.

Henry DOWER

1785 - 1848  (63 years)

Birth	1785	Wendron, Cornwall, England
Died	23 Aug 1848	Redruth, Cornwall, England
Family	Mary HOCKING,   b. 1789, Cornwall, England
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	+ 1. John DOWER,   b. 1814, Wendron, Cornwall, England + 2. Peter DOWER,   b. 20 Feb 1817, Wendron, Cornwall, England

Mary PRISK

1816 - 1894  (78 years)

Birth	1816	Plymouth, Devon, England
Died	16 Apr 1894	St Just Point, Victoria, Australia
Family	John DOWER,   b. 1814, Wendron, Cornwall, England
Children	+ 1. William Prisk DOWER,   b. Oct 1843, Gwennap, Cornwall, England

William Prisk DOWER

1843 - 1921  (~ 77 years)

Birth	Oct 1843	Gwennap, Cornwall, England
Died	9 Mar 1921	Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia
Father	John DOWER,   b. 1814, Wendron, Cornwall, England
Mother	Mary PRISK,   b. 1816, Plymouth, Devon, England
Family	Harriet Ann TOY,   b. 6 May 1851, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Married	1867	Victoria, Australia
Children	+ 1. John E E DOWER,   b. 23 Oct 1869, Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia + 2. Frederick Rogers DOWER,   b. 31 Aug 1871, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia + 3. Grace Rogers DOWER,   b. 1875, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia + 4. Florence Lavinia DOWER,   b. 24 Jun 1881, Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia

Harriet Ann TOY

1851 - 1906  (55 years)

Birth	6 May 1851	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died	1 Dec 1906	Long Gully, Victoria, Australia
Family	William Prisk DOWER,   b. Oct 1843, Gwennap, Cornwall, England
Married	1867	Victoria, Australia
Children	+ 1. John E E DOWER,   b. 23 Oct 1869, Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia + 2. Frederick Rogers DOWER,   b. 31 Aug 1871, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia + 3. Grace Rogers DOWER,   b. 1875, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia + 4. Florence Lavinia DOWER,   b. 24 Jun 1881, Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia

John DOWER

1814 - 1885  (71 years)

Birth	1814	Wendron, Cornwall, England
Died	19 Dec 1885	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Father	Henry DOWER,   b. 1785, Wendron, Cornwall, England
Mother	Mary HOCKING,   b. 1789, Cornwall, England
Married	UNKNOWN
Family	Mary PRISK,   b. 1816, Plymouth, Devon, England
Children	+ 1. William Prisk DOWER,   b. Oct 1843, Gwennap, Cornwall, England

Mary PRISK

1816 - 1894  (78 years)

Birth	1816	Plymouth, Devon, England
Died	16 Apr 1894	St Just Point, Victoria, Australia
Family	John DOWER,   b. 1814, Wendron, Cornwall, England
Children	+ 1. William Prisk DOWER,   b. Oct 1843, Gwennap, Cornwall, England

Harriet Ann TOY

1851 - 1906  (55 years)

Birth	6 May 1851	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died	1 Dec 1906	Long Gully, Victoria, Australia
Family	William Prisk DOWER,   b. Oct 1843, Gwennap, Cornwall, England
Married	1867	Victoria, Australia
Children	+ 1. John E E DOWER,   b. 23 Oct 1869, Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia + 2. Frederick Rogers DOWER,   b. 31 Aug 1871, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia + 3. Grace Rogers DOWER,   b. 1875, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia + 4. Florence Lavinia DOWER,   b. 24 Jun 1881, Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia

John E E DOWER

1869 - 1934  (64 years)

Birth	23 Oct 1869	Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia
Died	7 Aug 1934	Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
Father	William Prisk DOWER,   b. Oct 1843, Gwennap, Cornwall, England
Mother	Harriet Ann TOY,   b. 6 May 1851, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Married	1867	Victoria, Australia
Family	Ada HANSON,   b. 1872, Sparrowhawk, Victoria, Australia
Married	9 Dec 1891	Sparrowhawk, Victoria, Australia
Children	+ 1. Lancelot Eric DOWER,   b. 25 Nov 1910, Coolgardie, Western Australia, Australia

Ada HANSON

1872 - 1932  (60 years)

Birth	1872	Sparrowhawk, Victoria, Australia
Died	21 Aug 1932	Coolgardie, Western Australia, Australia
Family	John E E DOWER,   b. 23 Oct 1869, Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia
Married	9 Dec 1891	Sparrowhawk, Victoria, Australia
Children	+ 1. Lancelot Eric DOWER,   b. 25 Nov 1910, Coolgardie, Western Australia, Australia

Frederick Rogers DOWER

1871 - 1927  (55 years)

Birth	31 Aug 1871	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Died	24 Feb 1927	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Father	William Prisk DOWER,   b. Oct 1843, Gwennap, Cornwall, England
Mother	Harriet Ann TOY,   b. 6 May 1851, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Married	1867	Victoria, Australia
Family	Georgina PRYCE,   b. 11 Sep 1873, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	1. Vera Helen DOWER,   b. 6 May 1894, Long Gully, Victoria, Australia + 2. Arthur Reynolds DOWER,   b. 11 Apr 1897, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Georgina PRYCE

1873 - 1933  (60 years)

Birth	11 Sep 1873	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Died	6 Nov 1933	Sunbury, Victoria, Australia
Father	William Reynolds PRYCE,   b. 14 Oct 1829, Illogan, Cornwall, England
Mother	Helen Lothan Begg NEILSON,   b. 1845, Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Married	14 Apr 1868	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Family	Frederick Rogers DOWER,   b. 31 Aug 1871, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	1. Vera Helen DOWER,   b. 6 May 1894, Long Gully, Victoria, Australia + 2. Arthur Reynolds DOWER,   b. 11 Apr 1897, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Grace Rogers DOWER

1875 - 1944  (69 years)

Birth	1875	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Died	1944	Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Father	William Prisk DOWER,   b. Oct 1843, Gwennap, Cornwall, England
Mother	Harriet Ann TOY,   b. 6 May 1851, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Married	1867	Victoria, Australia
Family	John COATS,   b. 1870, Durham, England
Children	+ 1. Norman Clifford COATS,   b. 23 Apr 1906, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

John COATS

1870 - 1925  (55 years)

Birth	1870	Durham, England
Died	1925	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Family	Grace Rogers DOWER,   b. 1875, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Children	+ 1. Norman Clifford COATS,   b. 23 Apr 1906, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Florence Lavinia DOWER

1881 - 1949  (67 years)

Birth	24 Jun 1881	Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia
Died	9 May 1949	Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Father	William Prisk DOWER,   b. Oct 1843, Gwennap, Cornwall, England
Mother	Harriet Ann TOY,   b. 6 May 1851, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Married	1867	Victoria, Australia
Family	Frederick Andrew POLKINGHORNE,   b. 21 Dec 1866, Daylesford, Victoria, Australia
Married	1902	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Children	+ 1. Iris Lavinia POLKINGHORN,   b. 1902, Long Gully, Victoria, Australia

Frederick Andrew POLKINGHORNE

1866 - 1915  (48 years)

Birth	21 Dec 1866	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia
Died	20 Sep 1915	Clare, South Australia, Australia
Father	John POLKINGHORNE,   b. 8 Oct 1836, Phillack, Cornwall, England
Mother	Amelia Elizabeth ROBE,   b. 25 May 1849, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Married	27 Dec 1864	Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia
Family	Florence Lavinia DOWER,   b. 24 Jun 1881, Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia
Married	1902	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Children	+ 1. Iris Lavinia POLKINGHORN,   b. 1902, Long Gully, Victoria, Australia

• Name	William Prisk DOWER
  Relationship	with Rodney VOJVODICH
  Birth	Oct 1843	Gwennap, Cornwall, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 Mar 1921	Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Henry DOWER,   b. 1785, Wendron, Cornwall, England d. 23 Aug 1848, Redruth, Cornwall, England  (Age 63 years)  (Grandfather)  Mary PRISK,   b. 1816, Plymouth, Devon, England d. 16 Apr 1894, St Just Point, Victoria, Australia  (Age 78 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID	I40705	MyBradyTree

  
  

  Father	John DOWER,   b. 1814, Wendron, Cornwall, England d. 19 Dec 1885, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Mary PRISK,   b. 1816, Plymouth, Devon, England d. 16 Apr 1894, St Just Point, Victoria, Australia (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F26004	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harriet Ann TOY,   b. 6 May 1851, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia d. 1 Dec 1906, Long Gully, Victoria, Australia (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	1867	Victoria, Australia
  Reference Number	#1477
  Children	+ 1. John E E DOWER,   b. 23 Oct 1869, Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia d. 7 Aug 1934, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia (Age 64 years) ▻ Ada HANSON  m. 9 Dec 1891 + 2. Frederick Rogers DOWER,   b. 31 Aug 1871, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia d. 24 Feb 1927, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia (Age 55 years) ▻ Georgina PRYCE  m. UNKNOWN + 3. Grace Rogers DOWER,   b. 1875, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia d. 1944, Prahran, Victoria, Australia (Age 69 years) ▻ John COATS + 4. Florence Lavinia DOWER,   b. 24 Jun 1881, Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia d. 9 May 1949, Albany, Western Australia, Australia (Age 67 years) ▻ Frederick Andrew POLKINGHORNE  m. 1902
  Family ID	F13382	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Reference

  Your Name Here. "William Prisk DOWER". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I40705&tree=BRADY2008 (accessed April 5, 2025).