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Emma Jane May 1861 – 1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Nov 1861

Birth Location: "Green Oaks", Darling Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 14 September 1947

Death Location: Walcha, NSW Australia

Father: Richard MAY

Mother: Eliza ELSDEN

Spouse(s): George Bowden

Children(s): Jessie Bowden, William Bowden, Emma Bowden, Florence Bowden, Mary Bowden, Ethel Bowden, George Bowden, Thomas Bowden, Ellen Bowden, Ada Bowden, Charles Bowden, Ivy Bowden, Harriet Bowden, Sidney Bowden

According to available records, Emma Jane May was born in 1861 in "Green Oaks", Darling Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, the child of Richard MAY and Eliza ELSDEN. Following those early years, Emma Jane May married George Bowden, and their family grew to include Jessie Bowden, William George (Willie) Bowden, Emma Roberta Bowden, Florence May Bowden, Mary Elizabeth Bowden, Ethel Maud Bowden, George Frederick Bowden, Thomas William Bowden, Ellen Bowden, Ada Bowden, Charles Henry Bowden, Ivy Jean (Jean) Bowden, Harriet May Bowden and Sidney Herbert Bowden. In the later years of life, Emma Jane May died in 1947 in Walcha, NSW Australia.

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Parents

Richard MAY
1836 – 1921
Birth Location: Linton, County Kent, England
RM
Eliza ELSDEN
1834 – 1911
Birth Location: Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England,
EE

Spouses(s)

George Bowden
1859 – 1943
Birth Location: Stroud, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia
GB

Children(s)

Jessie Bowden
1881 – 1968
Birth Location: Walcha, New South Wales, Australia
JB
William Bowden
1882 – 1900
Birth Location: Walcha, New South Wales, Australia
WB
Emma Bowden
1884 – 1969
Birth Location: Yarrowich, Walcha, New South Wales, Australia
EB
Florence Bowden
1887 – 1934
Birth Location: Walcha, New South Wales, Australia
FB
Mary Bowden
1889 – 1975
Birth Location: District of Walcha, NSW Australia
MB
Ethel Bowden
1891 – 1986
Birth Location: "Pine Villa", Glen Morrison, New South Wales, Australia
EB
George Bowden
1893 – 1963
Birth Location: "Pine Villa" Glen Morrison,NSW Australia
GB
Thomas Bowden
1895 – 1979
Birth Location: "Pine Villa" Glen Morrison,Walcha, New South Wales, Australia
TB
Ellen Bowden
1898 – 1983
Birth Location: Walcha, New South Wales, Australia
EB
Ada Bowden
1900 – 1901
Birth Location: "Pine Villa" Glen Morrison, near Walcha, New South Wales, Australia
AB
Charles Bowden
1902 – 1989
Birth Location: "Pine Villa" Glen Morrison, near Walcha, NSW Australia
CB
Ivy Bowden
1904 – 1988
Birth Location: Registered, Walcha, New South Wales, Australia
IB
Harriet Bowden
1906 – 1994
Birth Location: Walcha, New South Wales, Australia.
HB
Sidney Bowden
1909 – 1991
Birth Location: Pine Villa Glen Morrison, near Walcha, New South Wales, Australia
SB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 28 Nov 1861
    Event Place: "Green Oaks", Darling Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922, Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current, Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, 1818-2011, Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 2 Feb 1862
    Event Place: St Marks Anglican Church, Darling Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, 1818-2011, Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Property
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: "Pine Villa" Glen Morrison, Walcha, NSW Australia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1913
    Event Place: Glen Morrison, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Property
    Event Year: 1925
    Event Place: Electoral Roll - Glen Morrison, NSW Australia

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1932
    Event Place: Walcha, New England, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 14 Sep 1947
    Event Place: Walcha, Walcha Shire, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Findagrave, Emma Jane May Bowden 14 Sep 1947

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: near Walcha
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Index to Deceased Estate Files, 1859-1958

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 15 Sep 1947
    Event Place: Walcha, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current, New South Wales, Australia, Index to Deceased Estate Files, 1859-1958

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 14 September 1947
    Event Place: Walcha, NSW Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: Sep 1947
    Event Place: Grave alongside her beloved husband, Walcha Cemetery, Church of England Section, Walcha, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current

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