hiː ɪz bˈɛɹid wɪð hɪz wˈaɪf lˈuːɪsə ænd sˈʌn dʒˈɑːn wˈiːlɚ dˈaʊdən ˌɛlˌɛldˈiː, ˌɛfˌɑːɹsˈiːsˈɛd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks, hˌuː wʌz pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə ɹˈɔɪəl kˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv sˈɜːdʒənz ʌv ˈɛdɪnbʌɹə.
He is buried with his wife Louisa and son John Wheeler Dowden LLD, FRCSEd (1866–1936), who was president of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.