This is very much a work in progress, and should not be relied upon as a source in its own right. It is only a basic summary.
First Generation
1. Thomas2 Dovey AKA John Thomas Dovey, son of Thomas Dovey, was probably born about 1813. He died of pulmonary consumption (tuberculosis) on 11 June 1860 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England aged 46 and was buried on 17 June 1860 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. He married on 30 July 1844 in Worcester, Jane Kerby, who was born about 1823 in Pershore, Worcestershire, England, daughter of William and Mary Kerby.
Jane Kerby was christened on 30 January 1824 in Pershore, Worcestershire, England.
Children of Thomas and Jane (Kerby) Dovey:
| + 2 | i. | JOHN THOMAS WILLIAM3 DOVEY (about 1845 – ). |
| + 3 | ii. | CHARLES HENRY3 DOVEY (1847 – 1931). |
| 4 | iii. | THOMAS3 DOVEY, born about 1848 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England; christened 17 November 1850 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. |
| + 5 | iv. | ROBERT3 DOVEY (1850 – ). |
| + 6 | v. | HENRY3 DOVEY (about 1852 – ). |
| 7 | vi. | WILLIAM3 DOVEY, born about 1854; christened 12 November 1854 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. |
| + 8 | vii. | MARY JANE3 DOVEY (about 1856 – ). |
| 9 | viii. | FREDERICK3 DOVEY, born probably about April 1859; christened 04 March 1860 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. |
Second Generation (Children)
2. John Thomas William3 Dovey, son of Thomas and Jane (Kerby) Dovey, was born about February 1845 in Powick, Worcestershire, England. He married on 23 June 1867 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, Louisa Sefton, daughter of Samuel and Mary Sefton, who was born about 1847 in Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England and died between September and December 1879 in Worcester Registration District, England aged 32.
John was christened on 16 March 1845 in Powick, Worcestershire, England.
Louisa Sefton was christened on 01 November 1847 in Old Swinford, Worcestershire, England.
Children of John and Louisa (Sefton) Dovey:
| 10 | i. | MARY JANE4 DOVEY, born about December 1867 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England; died probably between April and June 1868; christened 20 December 1867 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. |
| + 11 | ii. | JOHN HENRY S4 DOVEY (about 1870 – ). |
| 12 | iii. | MARY LOUISA4 DOVEY, born about November 1872 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England; christened 19 January 1873 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. |
| 13 | iv. | GRACE4 DOVEY, born about February 1876 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. |
3. Charles Henry3 Dovey, son of Thomas and Jane (Kerby) Dovey, was born in 1847 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England and died in 1931. He was buried in Johnstown, Fulton, New York, United States. He married on 25 December 1865 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, Delia Clewer, daughter of Emma Clewer, who was born about 1849 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. She died in 1926 and was buried in Johnstown, Fulton, New York, United States.
Charles was christened on 07 February 1847 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England.
Children of Charles and Delia (Clewer) Dovey:
| + 14 | i. | WILLIAM THOMAS4 DOVEY (1866 – ). |
| 15 | ii. | CHARLES JOHN4 DOVEY, born early 1869 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. |
| + 16 | iii. | ALBERT EDWARD4 DOVEY (abt 1870 – 1939). |
| + 17 | iv. | THOMAS ARTHUR4 DOVEY (1874 – ). |
| 18 | v. | LILIAN AMELIA4 DOVEY, born 07 September 1876 in New York, United States; died in 1885; buried in Johnstown, Fulton, New York, United States; christened 02 February 1877 in Johnstown, Fulton, New York, United States. |
| 19 | vi. | MAUD LOUISA4 DOVEY, born 23 September 1878 in New York, United States; died in 1925; buried in Johnstown, Fulton, New York, United States; christened 26 August 1883 in Johnstown, Fulton, New York, United States. |
| 20 | vii. | HARRY4 DOVEY, born in 1880; died in 1880; buried in Johnstown, Fulton, New York, United States. |
| 21 | viii. | ISABEL4 DOVEY, born 07 November 1882; died in 1952; buried in Johnstown, Fulton, New York, United States; christened 26 August 1883 in Johnstown, Fulton, New York, United States. |
| + 22 | ix. | DAISY4 DOVEY (1886 – 1947). |
| + 23 | x. | GRACE4 DOVEY (abt 1889 – 1961). |
| 24 | xi. | EARL4 DOVEY, born 25 March 1891; christened 21 September 1892 in Johnstown, Fulton, New York, United States. |
5. Robert3 Dovey, son of Thomas and Jane (Kerby) Dovey, was born on 15 September 1850 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. He married on 19 May 1872 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, Clara Smith Mathews, who was born on 19 August 1854 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, daughter of George Smith and Ann (Weaver) Mathews.
Robert was christened on 17 November 1850 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England.
Clara Smith Mathews was christened on 03 September 1854 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England.
Children of Robert and Clara (Matthews) Dovey:
| + 25 | i. | FLORENCE AGNES4 DOVEY (1873 – 1968). |
| + 26 | ii. | LILY4 DOVEY (about 1875 – ). |
| 27 | iii. | ROBERT4 DOVEY, born 06 January 1878 in Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, England; died 27 June 1878 in Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. |
| 28 | iv. | JANE MARGARET4 DOVEY, born 29 May 1879 in Stoke, Staffordshire, England. |
| + 29 | v. | ADA4 DOVEY (1882 – 1987). |
| 30 | vi. | JOHN THOMAS4 DOVEY, born 1884 in Bushbury, Staffordshire, England. |
| 31 | vii. | ALICE4 DOVEY, born 07 January 1887 in Bushbury, Staffordshire, England; died 12 December 1887 in Bushbury, Staffordshire, England. |
| + 32 | viii. | CLARA4 DOVEY (1888 – ). |
| 33 | ix. | LIZZIE4 DOVEY, born about December 1890 in Bushbury, Staffordshire, England. |
| + 34 | x. | CHARLIE4 DOVEY (1893 – 1985). |
| + 35 | xi. | HENRY RICHARD4 DOVEY (1895 – ). |
6. Henry3 Dovey, son of Thomas and Jane (Kerby) Dovey, was born about 1852. He married on 10 November 1872 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, Elizabeth Strain, who was born about 1854 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Strain.
Henry was christened on 04 September 1852 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England.
Elizabeth Strain was (probably) christened on 25 August 1861 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England.
Children of Henry and Elizabeth (Strain) Dovey, all born in Worcester, Worcestershire, England:
| 36 | i. | ELIZABETH JANE4 DOVEY, born 29 July 1873; christened 11 March 1877 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. |
| 37 | ii. | HENRY4 DOVEY, born 01 December 1874; christened 11 March 1877 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. |
| 38 | iii. | JOHN4 DOVEY, born 29 March 1876; christened 11 March 1877 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. |
| 39 | iv. | ALICE4 DOVEY, born about 1878; christened 29 February 1880 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. |
| 40 | v. | WILLIAM4 DOVEY, born about 1879; christened 29 February 1880 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. |
| 41 | vi. | HETTY4 DOVEY, born about January 1881. |
| 42 | vii. | FREDERICK4 DOVEY, born about 1883. |
| 43 | viii. | ANNIE4 DOVEY, born about 1889. |
| 44 | ix. | MAY (FLORENCE MAY)4 DOVEY, born about 1893. |
| 45 | x. | ESTHER4 DOVEY, born about September 1894. |
8. Mary Jane3 Dovey, daughter of Thomas and Jane (Kerby) Dovey, was born about 1856 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. She married on 20 March 1876 in Worcester, Eman (Heman) (Emon) Westwood, who was born about 1853 in Cradley, Worcestershire, England, son of James Westwood.
Mary was christened on 07 December 1856 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England.
Children of Mary Jane Dovey and her husband, Eman (Heman) (Emon) Westwood, all born in Handsworth, Staffordshire, England:
| 46 | i. | HENRIETTA (HENRY H)4 WESTWOOD, born about 1878. |
| 47 | ii. | THYZAR (THERESA) (THIRZA)4 WESTWOOD, born about 1879. |
| 48 | iii. | MARY J4 WESTWOOD, born about 1882. |
Third Generation (Grandchildren)
11. John Henry S4 Dovey, son of John Thomas William and Louisa (Sefton) Dovey, was born about July 1870 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. He married (1) between July 1891 and September 1891 in Worcester Registration District, England, Edith Mary Palmer, who was born between 1873 and 1874 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England and died between July 1905 and September 1905 in Worcester Registration District, England. John married (2) between January 1914 and March 1914, Norah Ethel Pratt.
Children of John Henry S Dovey and his first wife, Edith Mary Palmer, all born in Worcester, Worcestershire, England:
| 49 | i. | EDITH HARRIET G5 DOVEY, born between 1892 and 1893. |
| 50 | ii. | JOHN FREDERICK C5 DOVEY, born between 1893 and 1894. |
| 51 | iii. | MARY5 DOVEY, born between 1894 and 1895. |
14. William Thomas4 Dovey, son of Charles Henry and Delia (Clewer) Dovey, was born on 03 November 1866. He married Jennett Wormoth, who was born about 1864.
William was christened on 30 December 1866 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England.
Children of William and Jennett (Wormoth) Dovey:
| 52 | i. | HAROLD CHARLES5 DOVEY, born 31 March 1892; christened 10 June 1893 in Johnstown, Fulton, New York, United States. |
| + 53 | ii. | KENNETH WILLIAM5 DOVEY, born 16 December 1898; christened 01 April 1899 in Johnstown, Fulton, New York, United States. |
16. Albert Edward4 Dovey, son of Charles Henry and Delia (Clewer) Dovey, was born about December 1870 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England and died in 1939. He was buried in Johnstown, Fulton, New York, United States. He married Dora, who was born in 1873 and died in 1964. She was buried in Johnstown, Fulton, New York, United States.
17. Thomas Arthur4 Dovey, son of Charles Henry and Delia (Clewer) Dovey, was born on 20 May 1874 in New York, United States. He married Katherine.
Thomas was christened on 11 September 1874 in Johnstown, Fulton, New York, United States. George Ridley & Amelia Elizabeth Clewer were sponsors.
22. Daisy4 Dovey, daughter of Charles Henry and Delia (Clewer) Dovey, was born on 06 September 1886 and died in 1947. She was buried in Johnstown, Fulton, New York, United States. She married William Edward Richards, who was born in 1888 and died in 1952. He was buried in Johnstown, Fulton, New York, United States.
Daisy was christened on 09 April 1887 in Johnstown, Fulton, New York, United States.
23. Grace4 Dovey, daughter of Charles Henry and Delia (Clewer) Dovey, was born about 1889. She died in July 1961. She married on 02 June 1918, Carlton J Getman, who was born on 07 September 1897 and died on 12 September 1962.
25. Florence Agnes4 Dovey, daughter of Robert and Clara Smith (Mathews) Dovey, was born on 28 June 1873 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England and died on 15 April 1968 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. She married on 15 January 1896 in Wolverhampton Registration District, England, Henry McLoughlin, son of Daniel and Bridget (McGee) McLoughlin, who was born on 23 May 1868 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England and died on 31 December 1921 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.
Florence was christened on 24 August 1873 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England.
Florence Agnes Dovey and her husband, Henry McLoughlin, had three sons and three daughters. There are numerous living descendants.
26. Lily4 Dovey, daughter of Robert and Clara Smith (Mathews) Dovey, was born about 1875 in Stoke, Staffordshire, England. She married between April 1900 and June 1900 in Cannock Registration District, England, James Dennis, who was born about 1876 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England.
Lily Dovey and her husband, James Dennis, had at least one child.
29. Ada4 Dovey, daughter of Robert and Clara Smith (Mathews) Dovey, was born on 08 May 1882, in Bushbury, Staffordshire, England and died in November 1987 in South Staffordshire Registration District, England. She married between October 1905 and December 1905 in Wolverhampton Registration District, England, George Arthur Gamble.
Ada Dovey and her husband, George Arthur Gamble, had at least two children.
32. Clara4 Dovey, daughter of Robert and Clara Smith (Mathews) Dovey, was born in 1888 in Bushbury, Staffordshire, England. She married between July 1916 and September 1916 in Wolverhampton Registration District, England, Albert Brind.
Clara Dovey and her husband, Albert Brind, had at least three children.
33. Lizzie Dovey, daughter of Robert and Clara Smith (Mathews) Dovey, was born about December 1890 in Bushbury, Staffordshire, England. She married between April 1915 and June 1915in Wolverhampton Registration District, England, Gilbert Gomm.
Lizzie Dovey and her husband, Gilbert Gomm, had at least one child.
34. Charlie4 Dovey, son of Robert and Clara Smith (Mathews) Dovey, was born on 25 June 1893 in Bushbury, Staffordshire, England and died in 1985. He married between January 1915 and March 1915 in Wolverhampton Registration District, England, Edith Violet Chilton, who was born on 01 March 1893 in Wrockwardine Wood, Shropshire, England, daughter of Thomas and Eliza (Morgan) Chilton.
Charlie and Edith (Chilton) Dovey had four sons. There are numerous living descendants, including this website’s owners.
35. Henry Richard4 Dovey, son of Robert and Clara Smith (Mathews) Dovey, was born summer 1895 in Bushbury, Staffordshire, England.
Main Sources
1841-1901 censuses of England. Viewed on microfilm at Worcester Family History Centre, online at http://www.ancestry.co.uk/, http://www.census.pro.gov.uk/, and http://www.familysearch.org/, and on CDs available from http://www.archivecdbooks.org/ and from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
1880 U.S. census. Transcription online at http://www.familysearch.org/.
1900 U.S. census. Index viewed at http://www.ancestry.com.
Ancestry.com. New York Births and Baptisms, Schoharie and Mohawk Valleys, 1694-1906. Online. Text downloaded 2002.
Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry. Worcester: transcript & surname index: PRO ref: HO 107/2042., three volumes (ISBN:1870331338, 1870331389, 187033146X ). Birmingham: Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry, 1990-1991.
Birth certificates. Edith Violet Chilton (1893), Alice Dovey (1887), Charlie Dovey (1893), Florence Agnes Dovey (1873), Jane Margaret Dovey (1879), Robert Dovey (1850), Robert Dovey (1878), Clara Smith Mathews (1854). Held by Katherine Ferguson.
Death certificates. Alice Dovey (1887), Robert Dovey (1878), Thomas Dovey (1860). Held by Katherine Ferguson.
FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. Online at http://www.freebmd.org.uk/.
Fulton County GenWeb pages, http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyfulton/.
Index to deaths for Getman 1914 -1961, Johnstown, Fulton County, New York State. Online at http://threerivershms.com/phackerdeathjohnstown.htm.
International Genealogical Index (IGI), online at http://www.familysearch.org/.
Marriage certificates. John Thomas Dovey and Jane Kerby (1844), Robert Dovey and Clara Mathews (1872). Held by Katherine Ferguson.
Parish registers for churches in Worcestershire, England. Viewed on microfilm at Worcester Library and History Centre, Worcester, Worcestershire, England.
Personal knowledge of descendants of Charlie Dovey (1893-1985) and Florence Agnes Dovey (1873-1968).
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