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William Bowden 1789 – 1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1789

Birth Location: Totness, Devon, England

Death Date: January 1867

Death Location: St Saviour Southwark, London

Father: George Bowden

Mother: Elizabeth Ash

Spouse(s): sarah corsey

Children(s): Hannah Bowden, Thomas Bowden, Sarah Bowden, Joseph Bowden

William Bowden was born in 1789 in Totness, Devon, England, the child of George Bowden and Elizabeth Ash. William Bowden married sarah corsey, and had children including Hannah Winter Bowden, Thomas Bowden, Sarah Ann Bowden, Joseph Chalk Bowden. William Bowden passed away in 1867 in St Saviour Southwark, London.

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Biography

  • William Bowden was born in 1789 in Totness, Devon, England, the child of George Bowden and Elizabeth Ash.
  • William Bowden married sarah corsey, and had children including Hannah Winter Bowden, Thomas Bowden, Sarah Ann Bowden, Joseph Chalk Bowden.
  • William Bowden passed away in 1867 in St Saviour Southwark, London.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Bowden
1767 – 1809
Birth Location: , Middlesex, England
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Elizabeth Ash
1767 – 1838
Birth Location: St Giles Cripplegate, London, England
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Spouses(s)

sarah corsey
1789 – 1867
Birth Location: Devonport, Devon, England
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Children(s)

Hannah Bowden
1809 – 1868
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Bowden
1812 – 1890
Birth Location: Devonport
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Sarah Bowden
1817 –
Birth Location: –
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Joseph Bowden
1824 – 1879
Birth Location: Holborn, Middlesex, England
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William Bowden's Ancestors

Self
William Bowden
1789 – 1867
Birth Place: Totness, Devon, England
Parents
George Bowden
1767 – 1809
, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth Ash
1767 – 1838
St Giles Cripplegate, London, England
Grandparents
George Bowdin
Isabella Anderson
Robert Ash
Ann Ash
Great-Grandparents
George Bowden
1725 –
Margaret
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bowden's Descendants

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William Bowden (1789 – January 1867) m. sarah corsey (abt. 1789 – 2 nd. qtr., 1867)
  1. 1. Hannah (Winter) Bowden (1 Feb 1809 – September 1868) m. Robert (David) Law
  2. 2. Thomas Bowden (1812 – January 1890) m. Louisa (Ann) WARD (07 Nov 1819 – 8 Apr 1901) m. Margaret Male (about 1816 – October 1860)
    1. 1. Julia Bowden (abt 1840 – )
    2. 2. Edward Bowden (1845 – )
    3. 3. Thomas Bowden (1850 – )
    4. 4. Blanch Bowden (1851 – 26 Feb 1924) m. George (William) Bennetts (1842 – )
      1. 1. George (Richd) Bennetts (1868 – )
      2. 2. Louisa (Sarah) Bennetts (1870 – ) m. Thomas (Frederick) Tustim (abt 1871 – )
      3. 3. William (C) Bennetts (abt 1874 – )
      4. 4. Sarah (E) Bennetts (abt 1876 – )
      5. 5. Thomas (E) Bennetts (abt 1880 – )
    5. 5. Joseph Bowden (1853 – September 1893) m. Mary Bowden (1854 – )
      1. 1. Mary Bowden (1874 – )
      2. 2. Joseph (Jno) Bowden (1876 – )
      3. 3. Sarah Bowden (1884 – )
      4. 4. Maria Bowden (1888 – )
      5. 5. Grace Bowden (abt 1890 – )
    6. 6. George Bowden (abt 1856 – Jan 1943) m. Eliza (J) Ellams m. Emily (Martha) Walter (1857 – Mar 1927)
      1. 1. Emily (J) Bowden (1876 – ) m. Charles (William) Page (abt 1873 – )
        1. 1. Emily (Charlotte) Page (abt 1898 – )
        2. 2. Charles (Robert E) Page (abt 1899 – )
      2. 2. Blanche (L) Bowden (1878 – ) m. William (John) Phillips (abt 1879 – 31 October 1940)
        1. 1. Ellen (Emily Elizabeth) Phillips (9 Feb 1902 – Feb 1985) m. Fred (C) Stillwell (13 Oct 1900 – )
        2. 2. William (Geroge Thomas) Phillips (6 Oct 1903 – )
        3. 3. Joseph (Alphonso) Phillips (17 May 1905 – )
        4. 4. Violet (Edith) Phillips (8 May 1912 – )
      3. 3. Edward Bowden (abt 1881 – Jan 1953) m. Elizabeth Bowden (abt 1881 – Oct 1931)
        1. 1. Annie Bowden (abt 1901 – Apr 1970) m. Reginald (John) Torbett (abt 1902 – )
        2. 2. George Bowden (abt 1904 – ) m. Florence (E) Bowden (2 Jan 1904 – Oct 1989)
        3. 3. Blanchie Bowden (abt 1906 – Jul 1979) m. Roy (C A) Carpenter (abt 1905 – Jan 1959)
        4. 4. Thomas (James) Bowden (1908 – Before 1954) m. Kathleen Haddon (1908 – Apr 1986)
        5. 5. Elizabeth Bowden (abt 1910 – Feb 2002) m. Alfred (W) Drinkwater
        6. 6. Emily Bowden (abt 1911 – May 2004) m. Alfred (William) Bennett (abt 1909 – Nov 1986)
        7. 7. Willie Bowden (1913 – )
        8. 8. Jimmie Bowden (1916 – )
        9. 9. Gertrude Bowden (1920 – )
      4. 4. Thomas (J) Bowden (abt 1887 – 28 October 1914)
      5. 5. William (F) Bowker (abt 1890 – ) m. Margaret (Ethel) Holms (abt 1890 – )
      6. 6. Alfred (S) Bowker (abt 1892 – Jul 1983) m. Esther (Louisa) Tomkins (abt 1894 – ) m. Doris (M) Bowden (26 Apr 1903 – )
      7. 7. Louisa Bowker (abt 1895 – )
      8. 8. Sarah (V) Bowker (abt 1898 – )
      9. 9. Annie (F) Bowker (abt 1899 – )
    7. 7. Margaret Bowden (abt 1838 – )
    8. 8. Elizth Bowden (abt 1841 – )
    9. 9. Thomas Bowden (abt 1846 – )
    10. 10. Lames Bowden (abt 1850 – )
    11. 11. Fredick (I.) Bowden (abt 1851 – )
  3. 3. Sarah (Ann) Bowden (7 Jul 1817 – )
  4. 4. Joseph (Chalk) Bowden (21 Nov 1824 – 6 Jan 1879) m. Maria Bowden (1828 – March 1895)
    1. 1. Maria (G) Bowden (abt 1851 – )
    2. 2. Joseph Bowden (1855 – )
    3. 3. Augusta Bowden (6 Aug 1859 – )
    4. 4. Agnus Bowden (1860 – )

William Bowden's Timeline

6 Records

1789
1789
Birth of William Bowden in Totness, Devon, England
Totness, Devon, England
1790
21 Nov 1790
Age 1
William Bowden was baptized in Ilfracombe, Devon, England
Ilfracombe, Devon, England
1792
23 Sep 1792
Age 3
William Bowden was baptized in Middlesex, England
Middlesex, England
1808
11 Apr 1808
Age 19
William Bowden was married in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England
Stoke Damerel, Devon, England
1867
January 1867
Age 78
Death of William Bowden in St Saviour Southwark, London
St Saviour Southwark, London
1867
4 Jan 1867
Age 78
Burial of William Bowden in Hackney, Middlesex, England
Hackney, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Totness, Devon, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1790
    Event Place: Ilfracombe, Devon, England
    Record Source: Devon, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at South West Heritage Trust; Taunton, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1792
    Event Place: Middlesex, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1808
    Event Place: Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1867
    Event Place: St Saviour Southwark, London
    Record Source: England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1867
    Event Place: Hackney, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936
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