The GOWDY Family
in Canada
Richard Gowdy Submission
We are Canadian Gowdys with a relative who came to Canada and settled near
Brantford, Ontario as a 9 year old from County Armagh in Ireland during the 1840's.
His name was Francis Gowdy. Francis and his sisters were orphans. In 1965, my
parents and I tried to find living relatives in Armagh but were unsuccessful. There
are not many Gowdys in our area, near Toronto. I am Richard (Rick) N. B. Gowdy, born
March 23, 1947 with one daughter Kathleen J. Gowdy, born December 13, 1981, and two sons
Richard (Rick, Jr.) G.B. Gowdy and James (Jamie) N.S. Gowdy both born January 3,
1984. My dad is C. Nelson Gowdy, born November 20, 1920 and his brother is W.
Maxwell Gowdy, bon December 19, 1921.