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James Hartley Bowen 1849 – 1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1849

Birth Location: Chorlton Upon Medlock, Lancashire, England

Death Date: May 1884

Death Location: Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Father: Thomas Bowen

Mother: Mary Landers

Spouse(s): Isabella Cowan

Children(s): Matthew Bowen, Isabella Bowen, Mary Bowen, James Bowen, Thomas Bowen

The story of James Hartley Bowen began in 1849 in Chorlton Upon Medlock, Lancashire, England. James Hartley Bowen married Isabella Cowan, and had children including Matthew Mitchell Bowen, Isabella Jane Bowen, Mary Louisa Bowen, James Edward Cowan Bowen, Thomas Henry Bowen. James Hartley Bowen passed away in 1884 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Hartley Bowen began in 1849 in Chorlton Upon Medlock, Lancashire, England.
  • James Hartley Bowen married Isabella Cowan, and had children including Matthew Mitchell Bowen, Isabella Jane Bowen, Mary Louisa Bowen, James Edward Cowan Bowen, Thomas Henry Bowen.
  • James Hartley Bowen passed away in 1884 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Bowen
1823 – 1876
Birth Location: Herefordshire, England
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Mary Landers
1825 –
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Isabella Cowan
1844 – 1923
Birth Location: 41, Newmarket Street, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Matthew Bowen
1872 – 1944
Birth Location: Manchester, Lancashire, England
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Isabella Bowen
1874 –
Birth Location: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
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Mary Bowen
1876 – 1888
Birth Location: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
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James Bowen
1879 –
Birth Location: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
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Thomas Bowen
1881 – 1941
Birth Location: St John Street, Yorkshire, England
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James Bowen's Ancestors

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James Bowen
1849 – 1884
Birth Place: Chorlton Upon Medlock, Lancashire, England
Parents
Thomas Hartley Bowen
1823 – 1876
Herefordshire, England
Mary Landers
1825 –
Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Bowen's Descendants

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James (Hartley) Bowen (16 Mar 1849 – May 1884) m. Isabella Cowan (2 Aug 1844 – Sep 1923)
  1. 1. Matthew (Mitchell) Bowen (1872 – Sep 1944)
  2. 2. Isabella (Jane) Bowen (1874 – )
  3. 3. Mary (Louisa) Bowen (Feb 1876 – Aug 1888)
  4. 4. James (Edward Cowan) Bowen (May 1879 – )
  5. 5. Thomas (Henry) Bowen (16 Apr 1881 – 28 Dec 1941) m. Emily Todd (23 May 1882 – 1 Aug 1934)
    1. 1. Dorothy Bowen (28 May 1905 – 1 Jan 1985)
    2. 2. Kenneth Bowen (2 Mar 1909 – 7 Aug 1972)
    3. 3. Duncan (Cowan) Bowen (15 Aug 1911 – 9 Apr 1976)
    4. 4. John (Ronald) Bowen (24 Aug 1914 – 8 May 2009)
    5. 5. Thomas (Henry) Bowen (14 Apr 1916 – 15 Dec 1997)
    6. 6. Mary Bowen (22 Aug 1918 – 25 Dec 1998)
    7. 7. Denis (Eric) Bowen (7 May 1920 – Jan 1968)

James Bowen's Timeline

2 Records

1849
16 Mar 1849
Birth of James Hartley Bowen in Chorlton Upon Medlock, Lancashire, England
Chorlton Upon Medlock, Lancashire, England
1884
May 1884
Age 35
Death of James Hartley Bowen in Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1849
    Event Place: Chorlton Upon Medlock, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1884
    Event Place: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
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