John Dowse (priest) explained

John Robert Dowse (– 20 October 1892) was Dean of Ferns[1] from 1879[2] until his death.[3]

He was born in Wexford, the son of Richard Dowse. He attended Trinity College Dublin, earning his BA in 1838 and MA in 1879.[4]

His youngest son Charles Dowse was an Anglican bishop in the first half of the 20th century.[5]

Notes and References

  1. BELFAST: THURSDAY, 27 October 1892 Belfast Newsletter (Belfast, Ireland), Thursday, 27 October 1892; Issue 24124
  2. Ecclesiastical Appointments The Times (London, England), Thursday, 10 April 1879; p. 11; Issue 29538
  3. http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/wexford/photos/tombstones/1headstones/gorey.txt IGP
  4. Book: Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593-1860) . Trinity College Dublin . 242 . 27 June 2018 . en.
  5. "DOWSE, Rt Rev. Charles Benjamin", Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 accessed 1 September 2014

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