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William Rowe 1828 – 1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1828

Birth Location: Bickleigh, Devon, England

Death Date: 25 Apr 1915

Death Location: Lepperton, Taranaki, New Zealand

Father: Matthias Rowe

Mother: Ann King

Spouse(s): Honor DAW

Children(s): Matthias Rowe, William Rowe, Sarah Rowe, Helen ROWE, Fanny Rowe, Henry Rowe, Elizabeth Rowe, Alfred Rowe, Sarah Rowe, Albert Rowe, John Rowe, Hannah Rowe

William Rowe was born in Bickleigh, Devon, England in 1828, to Matthias Rowe and Ann 'Elizabeth' King. Later in life, William Rowe married Honor DAW; among their children were Matthias Rowe, William Rowe, Sarah Peeke Rowe, Helen ROWE, Fanny Rowe, Henry Rowe, Elizabeth Rowe, Alfred Rowe, Sarah Rowe, Albert Rowe, John Trimble Rowe and Hannah Rowe. William Rowe died in Lepperton, Taranaki, New Zealand, 1915.

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Parents

Matthias Rowe
1780 – 1835
Birth Location: Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England
MR
Ann King
1788 – 1850
Birth Location: Walkhampton, Devon, England
AK

Spouses(s)

Honor DAW
1831 – 1897
Birth Location: Tavistock, Devon, England
HD

Children(s)

Matthias Rowe
1852 – 1901
Birth Location: Stoke Damerel, DEV, ENG.
MR
William Rowe
1857 – 1923
Birth Location: Taranaki, New Zealand
WR
Sarah Rowe
1859 – 1863
Birth Location: Taranaki, New Zealand
SR
Helen ROWE
1861 – 1917
Birth Location: Taranaki, New Zealand
HR
Fanny Rowe
1863 – 1897
Birth Location: Taranaki, New Zealand
FR
Henry Rowe
1863 – 1947
Birth Location: Waitara, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
HR
Elizabeth Rowe
1865 – 1907
Birth Location: Taranaki, New Zealand
ER
Alfred Rowe
1868 – 1940
Birth Location: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
AR
Sarah Rowe
1870 – 1901
Birth Location: Huirangi, Taranaki, New Zealand
SR
Albert Rowe
1873 – 1949
Birth Location: Huirangi, Waitara, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
AR
John Rowe
1875 – 1956
Birth Location: Huirangi, Taranaki, New Zealand
JR
Hannah Rowe
1877 – 1877
Birth Location: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
HR

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 17 Oct 1827
    Event Place: Plymouth, DEV, ENG

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 17 Oct 1827
    Event Place: Bickleigh, Devon

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1827

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1827
    Event Place: Collumpton, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2435; Folio: 45; Page: 32; GSU roll: 1341586

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1828
    Event Place: Bickleigh, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1882; Folio: 319; Page: 29; GSU roll: 221031

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: October 1850
    Event Place: Stoke Damerel, Devon, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1841
    Event Place: Chivelstone, Chivelstone, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 211; Book: 9; Civil Parish: Chivelstone; County: Devon; Enumeration District: 11; Folio: 4; Page: 2; Line: 12; GSU roll: 241306

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Devonport, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1882; Folio: 319; Page: 29; GSU roll: 221031

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Lyncombe and Widcombe, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2435; Folio: 45; Page: 32; GSU roll: 1341586

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1890
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Halberton, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 25 Apr 1915
    Event Place: Lepperton, Taranaki, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Huirangi, New Plymouth District, Taranaki, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave™ Index, 1800s-Current
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