Possible Family Connections

Nottingham O'Dowds
Formed Pre WWI the Nottingham O'Dowds are a large Family, whose siblings increased incrediby. Edward O'Dowds Grandfather moved from Ireland at an unknown date. He went on to marry Lucy and between them had 9 children. Two girls and seven boys, the eldest also named Edward now deceased. Ehe eldest daughter is Joyce followed by Patrick O'Dowd now residing in Southampton.The names of the rest of the Nottingham O'Dowd children are Terry. Peter,Barry Diane Tony and Trevor. There are estimated to be around 20 families of O'Dowd in and around Nottingham to this day. The most famous family being associated with the Nottingham Brady Family.

Argentine O'Dowds
There are at least three families named Dowd (or O'Dowd), whose descendants are currently living in Argentina. One family descends from James Dowd who was born in Dublin in 1828, and who is recorded as marrying Mary Ann Heery. Another family descends from Michael Dowd who was born in Westmeath in 1824, and he is recorded as marrying Eileen Burke. The third family descends from another Michael Dowd who is said to have been born in Ireland in 1804.

New Zealand O'Dowds
The New Zealand branch of the O'Dowds (and Dowds), are descended from Patrick O'Dowd and Anna (née: Kenny). Patrick O'Dowd was born in Easky, Sligo in Ireland in 1805. He enlisted into the 97th Regiment of Foot (The Earl of Ulster's - also known as the "Celestials" due to the colour of their flashes on their uniforms) in 1824, aged 16. He was a Private and served 16 years in the British Army, including 11 years with the Regiment in Ceylon. Upon his retirement from the British Army he was living in Manchester with his wife Anna and 4 children. He enlisted into The Royal New Zealand Fencibles (from the word defencible) and sailed for New Zealand from Gravesend on the 1 July 1847, with his family aboard the "SS Minerva," arriving in the Port of Auckland 8 October 1847. This was the 2nd Detachment of Fencibles and included 80 Fencibles, 67 wives and 145 children.

There are about 180 families living in New Zealand, mainly in the Auckland region who bear the surname O'Dowd or Dowd. Craig Dowd the well known All Black is one of these descendants. Sacramento California America—Kathleen anne julie vivian caro[dowd]