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William Roy Bowden 1914 – 1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 FEB 1914

Birth Location: New Zealand

Death Date: 13 JUN 1981

Death Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: Richard Bowden

Mother: Kathleen Duffy

Spouse(s): Francis Taylor, Marjorie Froggatt

Children(s): Elizabeth Taylor, Nathaline Bowden, Roy Bowden, Richard Bowden

William Roy Bowden was born in 1914 in New Zealand, the child of Richard Henry Newton Bowden and Kathleen Josephine Myrtle Duffy. William Roy Bowden married Francis Lorna Taylor, Marjorie Vera Froggatt, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Taylor, Nathaline Lorna Bowden, Roy William Bowden, Richard Henry Norman Bowden. William Roy Bowden passed away in 1981 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • William Roy Bowden was born in 1914 in New Zealand, the child of Richard Henry Newton Bowden and Kathleen Josephine Myrtle Duffy.
  • William Roy Bowden married Francis Lorna Taylor, Marjorie Vera Froggatt, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Taylor, Nathaline Lorna Bowden, Roy William Bowden, Richard Henry Norman Bowden.
  • William Roy Bowden passed away in 1981 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Bowden
1892 – 1946
Birth Location: Moonta, South Australia, Australia
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Kathleen Duffy
1893 – 1962
Birth Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Spouses(s)

Francis Taylor
1914 – 2014
Birth Location: (New Zealand)
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Marjorie Froggatt
1910 – 2007
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Taylor
1948 –
Birth Location: (New Zealand)
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Nathaline Bowden
1942 –
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Roy Bowden
1943 –
Birth Location: (New Zealand)
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Richard Bowden
1945 –
Birth Location: Huntly, New Zealand
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William Bowden's Ancestors

Self
William Bowden
1914 – 1981
Birth Place: New Zealand
Parents
Richard Henry Newton Bowden
1892 – 1946
Moonta, South Australia, Australia
Kathleen (Josephine Myrtle) Duffy
1893 – 1962
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Grandparents
Richard (Thomas) Bowden
1868 – 1908
Moonta, South Australia, Australia
Mary (Ellen) Bray
1872 – 1915
Moonta, South Australia, Australia
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Bray
1846 – 1927
Louisa Stephens
1850 – 1927
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bray
1816 – 1876
Grace Stevens
1816 – 1890

William Bowden's Descendants

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William (Roy) Bowden (23 FEB 1914 – 13 JUN 1981) m. Francis (Lorna) Taylor (ABT 1914 – BEF 2014) m. Marjorie (Vera) Froggatt (26 SEP 1910 – 17 AUG 2007)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Taylor (16 JUN 1948 – )
  2. 2. Nathaline (Lorna) Bowden (2 DEC 1942 – ) m. Frederick (Robert) Jackson (4 JAN 1937 – 4 SEP 2016)
    1. 1. Allan (Paul) Jackson (18 MAR 1965 – ) m. Marie Maxwell (9 DEC 1966 – )
    2. 2. Lea-Anne Jackson (11 FEB 1967 – ) m. Glen Jayet (ABT 1967 – ) m. Ashley Wilson (ABT 1967 – )
      1. 1. Stacy (Panacea) Jackson (19 MAR 1986 – )
      2. 2. Joshua Wilson (12 SEP 1988 – )
      3. 3. Cody Wilson (14 NOV 1989 – )
    3. 3. Michael (Sean) Jackson (3 FEB 1973 – ) m. Amanda Besant (ABT 1973 – )
      1. 1. Jake (Michael) Jackson (4 JUL 1997 – )
  3. 3. Roy (William) Bowden (28 DEC 1943 – ) m. Joyce (Lorraine) Hulm (29 SEP 1944 – )
    1. 1. Bessie (Joyce Lorraine) Bowden (28 FEB 1977 – ) m. Gregory (James) Colquhoun (23 AUG 1950 – )
  4. 4. Richard (Henry Norman) Bowden (21 APR 1945 – ) m. Coleen (Ruth) Ching (27 JUL 1947 – )
    1. 1. Dianne (Joan) Bowden (24 OCT 1968 – ) m. Shane (Francis) Thomas (28 APR 1965 – ) m. Darren LeComber (8 JAN 1971 – ) m. Shane Read (14 NOV 1971 – )
      1. 1. Aynslie (Ruth) Thomas (30 MAY 1988 – ) m. Fraser Neale (ABT 1988 – )
        1. 1. Mackenzie (Rose) Neale (11 OCT 2015 – )
        2. 2. Emersyn (Grace) Neale (6 MAY 2020 – )
      2. 2. Jared (Norman Ray) Thomas (21 AUG 1989 – )
        1. 1. Addison (Dianne) Thomas (6 JAN 2021 – )
      3. 3. Krystal (Maree) LeComber (14 JUL 1995 – ) m. Jonathon (Clifford) Turner (1 NOV 1993 – ) m. Aaron (Michael) Smith (29 OCT 1994 – )
        1. 1. Naomi (Jade) Turner (21 SEP 2015 – )
        2. 2. Remy (James Paul) Turner (22 FEB 2018 – )
        3. 3. Cairo (Terrence) Smith (27 MAR 2021 – )
      4. 4. Jacinda (Louise) Read (10 FEB 2000 – )
    2. 2. Lynda (Jane) Bowden (18 MAY 1971 – ) m. Kelvin (William) Linton (ABT 1971 – ) m. Michael (Finton) Hogan (9 FEB 1951 – )
      1. 1. Melissa (Jane) Linton (25 JUN 1990 – ) m. Benjamin (Thomas) Ching (2 MAY 1990 – )
        1. 1. Stella (Marie) Ching (11 JAN 2017 – )
        2. 2. Abbey (Jean) Ching (13 APR 2018 – )
        3. 3. Samuel (Thomas) Ching (24 AUG 2019 – )
      2. 2. Sarah (Anne) Linton (18 DEC 1993 – )
    3. 3. Colin (John) Bowden (5 JAN 1973 – ) m. Lalah Sihamau (6 SEP 1973 – )
    4. 4. Robert (Joseph) Bowden (20 JUL 1975 – ) m. Kathleen (Nicole) Hudson (14 JUN 1978 – ) m. Alicia (Marie) Kerr (7 NOV 1980 – )
      1. 1. Tyler (Roger) Bowden (9 JUN 2009 – )
      2. 2. Summer (Isabel) Bowden (7 JUN 2011 – )
      3. 3. Toby (Norman) Bowden (12 FEB 2014 – )

William Bowden's Timeline

2 Records

1914
23 FEB 1914
Birth of William Roy Bowden in New Zealand
New Zealand
1981
13 JUN 1981
Age 67
Death of William Roy Bowden in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 FEB 1914
    Event Place: New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 JUN 1981
    Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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