Notes Parents: Joannis Dowd and Joanna Keevney.
Joanna Dowd died in March 1880 and was buried at St. Marys, Liverpool, Lancashire, England on March 26, 1880.
In 1884, John David [Dowd], 7 (along with sister, Emma David [Dowd], 9), arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 104 children from the Catholic Children's Protective Society, accompanied by Mrs. Lacy and en route to Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
"Sixteenth Annual Report of the Local Government Board, 1886-87; Copy of Reports of Inspection of Children sent out to Canada, as of February 12, 1887.
Report of Mr. R. Mcpherson, Government Immigration Agent at Kingston, Ontario.
John Dowd, aged 8, from parish of Liverpool, placed with John Hawkins, Tweed P.O., lot 8, 13 Con., Hungerford Tp. No fault except sulky at times: well cared for, attends school, not always truthful, think he is improving."