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Ralph Dowey
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| Born | October 1844 Backworth |
| Died | 1909 (aged 64–65) |
| Occupation(s) | songwriter and poet |
Ralph Dowey (1844 – 1909) was a Northumberland born miner, songwriter and poet.
Ralph Dowey was born in October 1844 at 42 South Row, West Holywell, a small Colliery village approx. 4 miles west of Whitley Bay, which at the time was in the county of Northumberland. He was a miner by trade, like so many Geordie songwriters
Songwriting was a hobby, and according to Thomas Allan in his Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings won at least 8 prizes for his songs in the various North Eastern songwriting competitions. His works appeared in Frazer’s and Tweed’s Almanacs and the Blyth Weekly News.[1][2]
In 1865 he married Hannah Elizabeth Dowson (b1844) and they had at least 2 children John R (b1869), Mary A (b1877). He died in Gateshead in 1909.
His many works include "The Picnic Day" which was first published in the Blyth Weekly News in 1891 and tells of a family dressing up for a picnic in Morpeth
Geordie dialect words
Thomas Allan
Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings
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