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William John Bowles 1856–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1856

Birth Location: Stratton, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: Dec 1922

Death Location: Swindon, Wiltshire, ENGLAND

Father: George Bowles

Mother: Emma Ferris

Spouse(s): Mary Sims

Children(s): William Bowles, Frank Bowles, Ellen Bowles, Alfred Bowles, Sidney Bowles, William Bowles, Charles Bowles, Mary Bowles, Beatrice Bowles, Marion Bowles

William John Bowles was born in 1856 in Stratton, Wiltshire, England, the child of George Bowles And Emma Ferris. In 1861, William John Bowles resided in Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England. William John Bowles married Mary Jane Sims, and had children including Alfred James Bowles, Beatrice Rose Bowles, Charles Edward Bowles, Ellen Bowles, Frank Ernest Bowles, Marion May Bowles, Mary Jane Bowles, Sidney John Bowles, William George Thomas Bowles, William John Bowles. William John Bowles passed away in 1922 in Swindon, Wiltshire, ENGLAND.

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Biography

  • William John Bowles was born in 1856 in Stratton, Wiltshire, England, the child of George Bowles And Emma Ferris.
  • In 1861, William John Bowles resided in Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England.
  • William John Bowles married Mary Jane Sims, and had children including Alfred James Bowles, Beatrice Rose Bowles, Charles Edward Bowles, Ellen Bowles, Frank Ernest Bowles, Marion May Bowles, Mary Jane Bowles, Sidney John Bowles, William George Thomas Bowles, William John Bowles.
  • William John Bowles passed away in 1922 in Swindon, Wiltshire, ENGLAND.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Bowles
1833–1883
Birth Location: Castle Eaton, Wiltshire, England
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Emma Ferris
1834–1898
Birth Location: Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Sims
1855–1930
Birth Location: Highworth, Wiltshire, ENGLAND
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Children(s)

William Bowles
1878–1883
Birth Location: Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, ENGLAND
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Frank Bowles
1879–1941
Birth Location: Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, ENGLAND
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Ellen Bowles
1881–1930
Birth Location: Highworth, Wiltshire, ENGLAND
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Alfred Bowles
1884–1939
Birth Location: Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, ENGLAND
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Sidney Bowles
1885–1968
Birth Location: Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, ENGLAND
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William Bowles
1887–1955
Birth Location: Highworth, Wiltshire, ENGLAND
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Charles Bowles
1889–1971
Birth Location: Highworth, Wiltshire, ENGLAND
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Mary Bowles
1890–1967
Birth Location: Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, ENGLAND
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Beatrice Bowles
1894–1917
Birth Location: Highworth, Wiltshire, ENGLAND
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Marion Bowles
1895–1931
Birth Location: Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, ENGLAND
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William Bowles's Ancestors

Self
William Bowles
1856–1922
Birth Place: Stratton, Wiltshire, England
Parents
George Bowles
1833–1883
Castle Eaton, Wiltshire, England
Emma Ferris
1834–1898
Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
William Bowles
1798–1878
Dunfield, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Simkins
1807–1891
Blunsdon St Andrew, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
John Ferris
1801–
Mary Collyer
1808–
Great-Grandparents
Edward Bowles
1765–1829
Mary Bond
1772–1867
John Simkins
1786–
Hannah Large
1764–1826
2nd-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–

William Bowles's Descendants

1.
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William (John) Bowles (Jun 1856–Dec 1922) m. Mary (Jane) Sims (1855–Mar 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

William Bowles's Timeline

9 Records

1856
Jun 1856
Birth of William John Bowles in Stratton, Wiltshire, England
Stratton, Wiltshire, England
1856
25 May 1856
William John Bowles was baptized in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England
Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England
1861
1861
Age 5
William John Bowles resided here in Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
1871
1871
Age 15
William John Bowles resided here in Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
1881
1881
Age 25
William John Bowles resided here in Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
1891
1891
Age 35
William John Bowles resided here in Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
1901
1901
Age 45
William John Bowles resided here in Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 55
William John Bowles resided here in Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
1922
Dec 1922
Age 66
Death of William John Bowles in Swindon, Wiltshire, ENGLAND
Swindon, Wiltshire, ENGLAND

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1856
    Event Place: Stratton, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 11763; Schedule Number: 197
    [2] 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 1580; Folio: 66; Page: 25; GSU roll: 6096690
    [3] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2015; Folio: 51; Page: 15; GSU roll: 1341486
    [4] England & Wales, Death Index: 1984-2004
    [5] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1879; Folio: 20; Page: 10; GSU roll: 830858.
    [6] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1903; Folio: 166; Page: 26
    [7] 1861 England Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 1269; Folio: 90; Page: 4; GSU roll: 542787.
    [8] England, Select Marriages
    [9] Wiltshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Reference Number: 18182

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 May 1856
    Event Place: Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Gloucestershire, England, Baptisms, Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, England; Reference Numbers: P861 IN 1/6

    Genealogy Event 3
    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 4
    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 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2015; Folio: 51; Page: 15; GSU roll: 1341486

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 1580; Folio: 66; Page: 25; GSU roll: 6096690

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1903; Folio: 166; Page: 26

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 11763; Schedule Number: 197

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1922
    Event Place: Swindon, Wiltshire, ENGLAND
    Record Source: England & Wales, Death Index: 1984-2004
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