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William CHOWNE (1580 - 1649)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Elnor CHOWNE
Henrie CHOWNE
John CHOWNE
Michael CHOWNE
William CHOWNE
George CHOWNE (1628 - 1709)
William CHOWNE (1580 - 1649)

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Katheryne RICHARDS (1580 - )
Michael CHOWNE (1550 - 1612)











Tamsen Tomsen ADAMES (1548 - ) John ADAMES (1525 - 1583)



Joan HILL (1525 - )




b. bef 19 Jan 1580 at Plymtree, Devon, England
m. 01 May 1609 Katheryne RICHARDS (1580 - ) at Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
d. 1649 at Devon, England aged 69
Near Relatives of William CHOWNE (1580 - 1649)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather John ADAMES 1525 Plymtree, Devon, England abt 02 Nov 1583 Plymtree, Devon, England 58
Grandmother Joan HILL abt 1525

Father Michael CHOWNE abt 1550 Devon, England 1612 Devon, England 62
Mother Tamsen Tomsen ADAMES bef 23 Oct 1548 Devon, England

Self William CHOWNE bef 19 Jan 1580 Plymtree, Devon, England 1649 Devon, England 69

Wife Katheryne RICHARDS abt 1580 Plymtree, Devon, England

Daughter Elnor CHOWNE Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
Son Henrie CHOWNE Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
Son John CHOWNE Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
Son Michael CHOWNE Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
Son William CHOWNE Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
Son George CHOWNE bef 12 Nov 1628 Ottery St Mary, Devon, England abt 17 Dec 1709 Rockbeare, Devon, England 81

Brother John CHOWNE Oct 1570 Plymtree, Devon, England
Sister Agnes CHOWNE 1572 Plymtree, Devon, England
Brother Michael CHOWNE 1572 Plymtree, Devon, England
Sister Augustine CHOWNE 1574 Plymtree, Devon, England
Sister Melleny CHOWNE 1577 Plymtree, Devon, England
Sister Syth CHOWNE 1582 Plymtree, Devon, England
Brother Robert CHOWNE 1584 Plymtree, Devon, England
Sister Elizabeth CHOWNE 1587 Plymtree, Devon, England

Daughter in Law Hellen (CHOWNE) abt 1630 Devon, England abt 16 Jul 1671 Rockbeare, Devon, England 41

Grandson Edmond CHOWNE 27 Sep 1646
Grandson Charles CHOWNE 21 Jan 1648

Brother in Law Thomas HAKE
Sister in Law Joan HORNE
Brother in Law Richard BROADMEDE
Events in William CHOWNE (1580 - 1649)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
Birth of daughter Elnor CHOWNE Ottery St Mary, Devon, England 2
Birth of son Henrie CHOWNE Ottery St Mary, Devon, England 2
Birth of son John CHOWNE Ottery St Mary, Devon, England 2
Birth of son Michael CHOWNE Ottery St Mary, Devon, England 2
Birth of son William CHOWNE Ottery St Mary, Devon, England 2
bef 19 Jan 1580 William CHOWNE was born Plymtree, Devon, England
01 May 1609 29 Married Katheryne RICHARDS (aged 29) Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
1612 32 Death of father Michael CHOWNE (aged 62) Devon, England
bef 12 Nov 1628 48 Birth of son George CHOWNE Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
1649 69 William CHOWNE died Devon, England
Source References:
2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Down Under, Title: Devon to Down Under, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997
- Reference = 1 (Name, Notes)
- Notes: William and Katheryne's children were all born at Ottery St Mary, the Devon
village which produced several quite famous sons in later years.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (whose father was both vicar and schoolmaster), was
born there in 1772. He had a great influence on English poetry and though better
known for his Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan, also wrote some
excellent epigrams, including one on a volunteer singer ...

"Swans sing before they die - t'were no bad thing
Did certain persons die before they sing."
and
"What is an epigram? A dwarfish whole,
it's body brevity and wit its soul."

Ottery St Mary was also the birthplace of Edward Davy in 1806. Although
trained in medicine, he began work as a chemist, then became involved in
telegraphy, inventing the electric relay. He patented an electro-ehemical recording
telegraph and though confident he would be proclaimed the inventor of
telegraphy, sadly he did not win outright recognition. His original appliance was
sent back to Ottery St Mary and sold as scrap 40 years later.
Discouraged by all this, Dr Davy went off to Australia where he experimented in
starch production and copper smelting in South Australia, and farming in Victoria.
Later he returned to practising medicine and died in 1885.
Between 1610 and 1628, William and Katheryne Chown had a daughter and six
sons. GEORGE the youngest, wed Helen, surname unknown. As far as can be
determined she and George had two sons, Edmond 27 Sep 1646 who wed Joan
EVELEIGH at Rockbeare on 31 Jan 1677 and CHARLES 21 Jan 1648 who married
twice.

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