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Wilfred Douglas Bowles 1892–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jun 1892

Birth Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 2 Dec 1957

Death Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Father: William Bowles

Mother: Rachael Mark

Spouse(s): Ruby Ricketts

Children(s): Donald Bowles

The story of Wilfred Douglas Bowles began in 1892 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Wilfred Douglas Bowles married Ruby Penelope Ricketts, and had children including Donald Hixon Bowles. Wilfred Douglas Bowles passed away in 1957 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Wilfred Douglas Bowles began in 1892 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  • Wilfred Douglas Bowles married Ruby Penelope Ricketts, and had children including Donald Hixon Bowles.
  • Wilfred Douglas Bowles passed away in 1957 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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Wilfred Bowles's Ancestors

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Wilfred Bowles
1892–1957
Birth Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
William Hixon Bowles
1823–1917
Ireland
Rachael Mark
1857–1905
Creswick Colony of Victoria Australia
Grandparents
Robert (Elliott) Mark
1825–1900
Whitmuir, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Rachel Hay
1831–1886
Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Wilfred Bowles's Descendants

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Wilfred (Douglas) Bowles (29 Jun 1892–2 Dec 1957) m. Ruby (Penelope) Ricketts (1891–1972)
  1. 1. Donald (Hixon) Bowles 1922–2009 m. Ruth Gardner 1921–2023

Wilfred Bowles's Timeline

2 Records

1892
29 Jun 1892
Birth of Wilfred Douglas Bowles in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1957
2 Dec 1957
Age 65
Death of Wilfred Douglas Bowles in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1892
    Event Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1957
    Event Place: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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