Individual Details
Alfred William Hounsell Dammers
(13 Jul 1847 - 10 Jul 1900)
The Down Hall remained in the family for a short time with Dammers dying in 1900 and his widow selling the Hall a few years later. Educated in Germany. Lived in Bridgeport from 1868. Twine manufacturer- succeeded to his Grandfather's Hounsell business. Good financier. Mayor of Bridgeport and on Dorset County Council. Bought Down Hall off Mrs Mountegue about 1891
Mayor of Bridport
In 1893, after Montagu’s death, Downe Hall became the home of Alfred William Hounsell Dammers,who was the principal partner of the firm of William Hounsell and Co. His wife was Hebe Templer, the grand-daughter of James Templer, a previous owner of Downe Hall. Dammers engaged a leading Arts and Crafts Architect, Edward S.Prior, to carry out improvements to the Downe Hall. The house remained in the family for a short time with Dammers dying in 1900 and his widow selling the Hall a few years later.
Mayor of Bridport
In 1893, after Montagu’s death, Downe Hall became the home of Alfred William Hounsell Dammers,who was the principal partner of the firm of William Hounsell and Co. His wife was Hebe Templer, the grand-daughter of James Templer, a previous owner of Downe Hall. Dammers engaged a leading Arts and Crafts Architect, Edward S.Prior, to carry out improvements to the Downe Hall. The house remained in the family for a short time with Dammers dying in 1900 and his widow selling the Hall a few years later.
Events
| Birth | 13 Jul 1847 | Stade, Hannover, Germany | |||
| Christen | 8 Sep 1847 | Stade, Hannover, Germany | |||
| Residence | 1871 | Age: 24; RelationToHead: Grandson - Bridport, Bradpole, Dorset, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Residence | 30 May 1872 | Naturalisation - Bridport, Bradpole, Dorset, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Marriage | 22 Jun 1876 | Holy Trinity, Paddington, Kensington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom - Hebe Julia Annette Templer | |||
| Residence | 1881 | Symondsbury, Dorset, England, United Kingdom |  | ||
| Residence | 1891 | Age: 23; RelationToHead: Head - Bridport, Bradpole, Dorset, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Residence | 1891 | Bought Downe Hall, Bradpole, Dorset, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Death | 10 Jul 1900 | Bridport, Bradpole, Dorset, England, United Kingdom |
Families
| Spouse | Hebe Julia Annette Templer (1852 - 1933) |
| Child | Baron Frederic Hounsell Fritzherbert Dammers (1877 - 1951) |
| Child | Cdr Charles Montagu Dammers DSO, RN (1878 - 1956) |
| Child | George Murray Dammers (1879 - 1943) |
| Child | Emily Thyra Dammers (1880 - 1954) |
| Child | Mary Nesta Dammers (1883 - 1885) |
| Child | Beatrice Margarethe Dammers (1884 - 1979) |
| Child | Robert William Dammers (1886 - 1970) |
| Child | Edward Maximilian Dammers (1887 - 1972) |
| Child | Eric Henry Falk Dammers (1892 - 1952) |
| Father | General Georg Friedrich Ferdinand Dammers (1818 - 1887) |
| Mother | Emily Hounsell (1815 - ) |
| Sibling | Marie Henriette Dammers (1845 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Charles John Dammers (1848 - ) |