Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
McDowell Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
- Fanny McDowell, aged 32, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship “Rodney”
- Agnes McDowell, aged 20, a domestic servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship “Flora”
- Mary McDowell, aged 29, a domestic servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship “Flora”
- Annabella McDowell, aged 22, a domestic servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1859 aboard the ship “North”
McDowell Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
- John McDOWELL, who landed in Auckland, New Zealand in 1840
- Miss Charlotte Jane McDowell (Gambel), (b. 1834), aged 13, Irish settler born in Jamaica travelling aboard the ship “Sir Robert Sale” from Gravesend via Cork arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 11th October 1847
- Mr. James McDowell, Scottish settler travelling from Greenock aboard the ship “Philip Laing” arriving in Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 15th April 1848
- Mr. Atkinson McDowell, (b. 1844), aged 19, British school master, from Hereford travelling from London aboard the ship “Metropolis” arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 16th June 1863
- John McDowell, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship “Nimroud” in 1863
McDowell Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
- David McDowell, who landed in Canada in 1840
- Hiram McDowell, who arrived in Canada in 1840
- Mr. Owen McDowell, aged 35 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship “Erin’s Queen” departing from the port of Liverpool, England but died on Grosse Isle in August 1847
McDowell Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Ephraim McDowell, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1729-1735
- Ephrahim McDowell, who landed in Virginia in 1739
- Jane McDowell, who landed in Virginia in 1739
- Margaret McDowell, who landed in Virginia in 1739
- Martha McDowell, who arrived in Virginia in 1739
McDowell Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Hugh McDowell, aged 50, who landed in Louisiana in 1812
- Thomas McDowell, aged 40, who arrived in South Carolina in 1812
- Andrew McDowell, who landed in Charleston, South Carolina in 1813
- Joseph McDowell, who arrived in New York in 1819
- Samuel Douglas McDowell, who arrived in South Carolina in 1824