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Mary Ann Dowson (1831–1912)

Following her husband's death, Mary Ann Underwood married Charles Sutherland Dowson in 1857 in England. They had a child, Ernest Sutherland Dowson (1859-67).

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'Dowson, Mary Ann (1831–1912)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/dowson-mary-ann-25195/text33658, accessed 29 November 2023.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Frost, Mary Ann
  • Underwood, Mary Ann
Birth

1831
Walmer, Kent, England

Death

10 May, 1912 (aged ~ 81)
London, Middlesex, England

Cause of Death

general debility

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