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George Bowles 1833–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1833

Birth Location: Castle Eaton, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: Oct 1883

Death Location: HIghworth, Wiltshire, England

Father: William Bowles

Mother: Elizabeth Simkins

Spouse(s): Emma Ferris

Children(s): William Bowles, George Bowles, Mary Bowles, Emily Bowles, Daniel Bowles, Mercy Bowles, Albert Bowles, Rose Bowles, Arthur Bowles, Fanny Bowles, Ada Bowles, Dorothy Bowles

George Bowles was born in 1833 in Castle Eaton, Wiltshire, England, the child of William Bowles And Elizabeth Simkins. In 1841, George Bowles resided in Castle Eaton, Wiltshire, England. George Bowles married Emma Ferris, and had children including Ada Ann Bowles, Albert Bowles, Arthur Robert Bowles, Daniel Bowles, Dorothy Bowles, Emily Bowles, Fanny Bowles, George Bowles, Mary Elizabeth Bowles, Mercy Ann Bowles, Rose Bowles, William John Bowles. George Bowles passed away in 1883 in HIghworth, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • George Bowles was born in 1833 in Castle Eaton, Wiltshire, England, the child of William Bowles And Elizabeth Simkins.
  • In 1841, George Bowles resided in Castle Eaton, Wiltshire, England.
  • George Bowles married Emma Ferris, and had children including Ada Ann Bowles, Albert Bowles, Arthur Robert Bowles, Daniel Bowles, Dorothy Bowles, Emily Bowles, Fanny Bowles, George Bowles, Mary Elizabeth Bowles, Mercy Ann Bowles, Rose Bowles, William John Bowles.
  • George Bowles passed away in 1883 in HIghworth, Wiltshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bowles
1798–1878
Birth Location: Dunfield, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Simkins
1807–1891
Birth Location: Blunsdon St Andrew, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Emma Ferris
1834–1898
Birth Location: Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England
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Children(s)

William Bowles
1856–1922
Birth Location: Stratton, Wiltshire, England
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George Bowles
1858–1933
Birth Location: Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
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Mary Bowles
1859–1924
Birth Location: Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, ENGLAND
MB
Emily Bowles
1862–1917
Birth Location: Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
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Daniel Bowles
1865–1900
Birth Location: Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
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Mercy Bowles
1867–1946
Birth Location: Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
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Albert Bowles
1869–
Birth Location: Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
AB
Rose Bowles
1878–1953
Birth Location: Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
RB
Arthur Bowles
1871–1956
Birth Location: Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
AB
Fanny Bowles
1873–1952
Birth Location: Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
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Ada Bowles
1876–1959
Birth Location: Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
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Dorothy Bowles
1855–
Birth Location: –
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George Bowles's Ancestors

Self
George Bowles
1833–1883
Birth Place: Castle Eaton, Wiltshire, England
Parents
William Bowles
1798–1878
Dunfield, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Simkins
1807–1891
Blunsdon St Andrew, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Edward Bowles
1765–1829
Langford, Oxfordshire, England
Mary Bond
1772–1867
Kempsford, Gloucestershire, England
John Simkins
1786–
Lydiard Millicent, Wiltshire, England
Hannah Large
1764–1826
Lydiard Millicent, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Bowles
1734–1786
Hannah (Peage)
1740–1811
John Bond
1748–1814
Rebecca Short
1745–1833
James Simkins
1755–1797
Sarah Finch
1751–
Richard Large
1762–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Bowles
1704–1741
Ann Newman
1698–1784
Joseph Bond
1722–1781
Ann Smith
1725–
Edward Short
1720–1763
William Simkins
1722–1778
Bettey
1728–1761
Richard Large
1740–

George Bowles's Descendants

1.
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George Bowles (ABT 1833–Oct 1883) m. Emma Ferris (1834–September 1898)
  1. 1. William (John) Bowles 1856–1922 m. Mary (Jane) Sims 1855–1930
    1. 1. William (George Thomas) Bowles 1878–1883
    2. 2. Frank (Ernest) Bowles 1879–1941 m. Elizabeth (Annie) Mace 1880–1969
      1. 1. Phyllis (Marion A) Bowles 1904–1969 m. Henry (G) Halling 1902–1964
        1. 1. Annie (May) Halling 1926–1926
        2. 2. Edwin (George) Halling 1928–1991
      2. 2. William (Thomas) Bowles 1906–1919
      3. 3. Irene (May) Bowles 1908–2001
      4. 4. Ernest (Sidney) Bowles 1910–2000
      5. 5. Frank (J) Bowles 1912–1997 m. Hilda Gibney 1913–
        1. 1. Raymond (F) Bowles 1933–1957 m. Sheila (Olga) Nicholson 1936–1977
      6. 6. Cyril Bowles 1914–1970 m. Sarah (Ellen) Ormesher 1909–
        1. 1. Josephine (A) Bowles 1939–1940
        2. 2. Ellen Bowles 1941–2005
      7. 7. James (Frederick) Bowles 1916–1998
      8. 8. Beatrice (Rosmary) Bowles 1911–
    3. 3. Ellen Bowles 1881–1930 m. George (Edward) Clark 1864–1939
      1. 1. George (Edward) Clark 1906–1972
      2. 2. Evelyn (Mary R) Clark 1909–1996
      3. 3. Beatrice (Winifred) Clark 1903–1971 m. Frederick (E G) Pearce 1891–
      4. 4. Willie Clark 1905–
    4. 4. Alfred (James) Bowles 1884–1939 m. Laura (Amelia) Lavington 1869–1934
      1. 1. Alfred (Charles) Bowles 1910–1962 m. Ida Jackson 1912–1977
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Lilian) Bowles 1935–1997
      2. 2. Laura (Gladys) Bowles 1908–1981 m. Robert (A) Yates 1906–
      3. 3. Leonora Lavington 1893–1950 m. William (John) Wheeler 1891–
        1. 1. Carrie (Wheeler) Wheeler 1913–
        2. 2. Kathleen (Rosa) Wheeler 1915–
        3. 3. Phyllis Wheeler 1917–
      4. 4. Doris (Rose) Bowles 1905–1934
    5. 5. Sidney (John) Bowles 1885–1968 m. Georgina (Elizabeth) Holland 1876–1940
      1. 1. Alan (John) Bowles 1925–1993
      2. 2. Raymond (J) Bowles 1916–
      3. 3. Desmond (Edward) Bowles 1917–2003 m. May Thomas 1916–
    6. 6. William (John) Bowles 1887–1955 m. Edith Froud 1887–1964
      1. 1. Alice (May Louvaine) Bowles 1915–1998 m. Alfred (William Ernest) Boswell 1904–1981
      2. 2. John (William James) Bowles 1922–1979
    7. 7. Charles (Edward) Bowles 1889–1971 m. Nellie (Jessie) Holland 1889–1977
      1. 1. Reginald (C) Bowles 1920–2008
    8. 8. Mary (Jane) Bowles 1890–1967 m. Albert (Victor) Edmonds 1887–1927
    9. 9. Beatrice (Rose) Bowles 1894–1917
    10. 10. Marion (May) Bowles 1895–1931
  2. 2. George Bowles 1858–1933 m. Harriet (Ann) Ponting 1860–1887 m. Mary (Josephine) Crowley 1865–1933
    1. 1. Edgar (William) Bowles 1880–1960
    2. 2. Samuel (Charles) Bowles 1884–1946
    3. 3. Lucy (Emma) Bowles 1887–1964 m. Arthur (E) Hayward 1883–
    4. 4. Barbara (Alison) Bowles 1895–1969 m. Jesse (Thomas) Clack 1893–1962
    5. 5. Norah (Edna) Bowles 1897–1958 m. James (Edward) Cobb 1889–1951
      1. 1. Patricia (Edna) Cobb 1924–2001 m. Edward (J) Geary 1927–1972
      2. 2. Muriel (Enid) Cobb 1926–2015
    6. 6. Llewellyn (Crowley) Bowles 1898–1978 m. Violet (Geraldine) Tucker 1896–1990
      1. 1. Trevor (Crowley) Bowles 1934–1978
    7. 7. Albert (Coleman) Bowles 1900–1978
    8. 8. Walter (George) Bowles 1882–1883
    9. 9. Gwendoline (Cecilia) Bowles 1901–1980
    10. 10. Simeon (John Thomas) Bowles 1904–1978
    11. 11. George (Joseph) Bowles 1907–1986 m. Evelyn (E) Webb 1908–
      1. 1. Ian (George) Bowles 1928–1989
  3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Bowles 1859–1924 m. Simeon (Thomas Edwin) Hollier 1859–1928
    1. 1. Ada (Mary) Hollier 1883–1941
    2. 2. Elsie (May) Hollier 1893–1964
    3. 3. George (Bowles) Hollier 1889–1916
    4. 4. Simeon (George Thomas) Hollier 1886–1969
  4. 4. Emily Bowles 1862–1917 m. George (Isaac) Powell 1859–1913
    1. 1. Lily (Rose) Powell 1885–1937 m. Samuel (Edward) Hight 1887–1915
      1. 1. Edith Hight 1910–1999
      2. 2. Iris Hight 1913–1984 m. Walter Batters 1903–1962
        1. 1. Brian (M) Batters 1937–2009
      3. 3. Lily (Rose) Hight 1908–1908
      4. 4. Joseph Devaney 1919–1984
      5. 5. Olive Devaney 1919–1998
    2. 2. John (Albert) Powell 1890–1897
    3. 3. Olive (Mercy) Powell 1892–1966
    4. 4. Edward (Oliver) Powell 1895–1918 m. Gertrude Windram 1891–
    5. 5. Ada (Emily) Powell 1897–1903
  5. 5. Daniel Bowles 1865–1900 m. Mary (Eliza) Lewery 1864–
    1. 1. Mary (Emma) Bowles 1893–
    2. 2. Valentine (Daniel) Bowles 1896–1964 m. Lilian (Beatrice) Cruse 1908–1997
    3. 3. Leonard (William) Bowles 1898–1969
    4. 4. Agatha (Mercy) Bowles 1895–1976 m. Herbert (Percy Mabbett) Lapham 1890–1960
  6. 6. Mercy (Ann) Bowles 1867–1946 m. Henry Ball 1858– m. Edward (Francis) Lee 1867–1904 m. Charles Adams 1862–
    1. 1. Alice (Lilian Maud) Lee 1896–1973
    2. 2. Edith (Frances Rose (Rosey)) Lee 1893–1984 m. Archibald (John) Grace 1888–1960
      1. 1. Mercy (Patricia Noel) Grace 1921–2012
    3. 3. Daisy (Victoria Mercy) Lee 1898–1970
  7. 7. Albert Bowles 1869–
  8. 8. Rose Bowles 1878–1953 m. Thomas Moulden 1878–1962
    1. 1. Ellen (Rose) Moulden 1901–1961
    2. 2. Florence (Ethel) Moulden 1903–1962
  9. 9. Arthur (Robert) Bowles 1871–1956 m. Keziah (Ann) Aubury 1874–1954
    1. 1. Elsie (Jane) Bowles 1900–1969 m. Thomas (E) Brick 1894–1968
    2. 2. Nellie (Aubury) Bowles 1907–1980
    3. 3. Sidney (George) Bowles 1909–1986 m. Ivy Broomhead 1919–
    4. 4. Albert (A) Bowles 1913–
  10. 10. Fanny Bowles 1873–1952 m. Charles Mapson 1864–1947
    1. 1. Albert (Charles (Charles)) Mapson 1896–1947
    2. 2. Ada (Lily) Mapson 1898–1985
    3. 3. Alice (Louisa H) Mapson 1901–1975
    4. 4. Ernest Mapson 1905–1991
    5. 5. Mercy (Iris) Mapson 1909–1994
    6. 6. Winifred (Emma) Mapson 1894–1922
  11. 11. Ada (Ann) Bowles 1876–1959 m. James Johnson 1875–
    1. 1. Florence (Hilda) Johnson 1907–1995
    2. 2. Harold (George) Johnson 1911–1978
    3. 3. Violet (Geisha) Johnson 1901–1988
    4. 4. Ivy (Laura Ann) Johnson 1904–1991
    5. 5. Albert (James) Johnson 1916–1995 m. Winifred (Katheen M) Goddard 1910–1975
  12. 12. Dorothy Bowles 1855–

George Bowles's Timeline

9 Records

1833
ABT 1833
Birth of George Bowles in Castle Eaton, Wiltshire, England
Castle Eaton, Wiltshire, England
1833
24 Mar 1833
George Bowles was baptized in Castle-Eaton, Wiltshire, England
Castle-Eaton, Wiltshire, England
1841
1841
Age 8
George Bowles resided here in Castle Eaton, Wiltshire, England
Castle Eaton, Wiltshire, England
1851
1851
Age 18
George Bowles resided here in Cricklade St Sampson, Wiltshire, England
Cricklade St Sampson, Wiltshire, England
1856
Jan 1856
Age 23
George Bowles was married in Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Wiltshire, United Kingdom
1861
1861
Age 28
George Bowles resided here in Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
1871
1871
Age 38
George Bowles resided here in Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
1881
1881
Age 48
George Bowles resided here in Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
1883
Oct 1883
Age 50
Death of George Bowles in HIghworth, Wiltshire, England
HIghworth, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1833
    Event Place: Castle Eaton, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2015; Folio: 46; Page: 5; GSU roll: 1341486.
    [2] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1879; Folio: 20; Page: 10; GSU roll: 830858.
    [3] 1861 England Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 1269; Folio: 90; Page: 4; GSU roll: 542787.
    [4] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1834; Folio: 338; Page: 29; GSU roll: 220981.
    [5] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index:
    [6] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece 1178; Book: 4; Civil Parish: Castle Eaton; County: Wiltshire; Enumeration District: 3; Folio: 9; Page: 12; Line: 16; GSU roll: 464197.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1833
    Event Place: Castle-Eaton, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Jan 1856
    Event Place: Wiltshire, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index:

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Castle Eaton, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece 1178; Book: 4; Civil Parish: Castle Eaton; County: Wiltshire; Enumeration District: 3; Folio: 9; Page: 12; Line: 16; GSU roll: 464197.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Cricklade St Sampson, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1834; Folio: 338; Page: 29; GSU roll: 220981.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 1269; Folio: 90; Page: 4; GSU roll: 542787.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1879; Folio: 20; Page: 10; GSU roll: 830858.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2015; Folio: 46; Page: 5; GSU roll: 1341486.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1883
    Event Place: HIghworth, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index:
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