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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

In 1828, William Rowe entered the world in Bickleigh, Devon, England, born to Matthias Rowe and Ann 'Elizabeth' King. William Rowe married Honor DAW, and had children including Matthias Rowe, William Rowe, Sarah Peeke Rowe, Helen ROWE, Fanny Rowe, Henry Rowe, Elizabeth Rowe, Alfred Rowe, Sarah Rowe, Albert Rowe, John Trimble Rowe, Hannah Rowe. William Rowe passed away in 1915 in Lepperton, Taranaki, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1828, William Rowe entered the world in Bickleigh, Devon, England, born to Matthias Rowe and Ann 'Elizabeth' King.
  • William Rowe married Honor DAW, and had children including Matthias Rowe, William Rowe, Sarah Peeke Rowe, Helen ROWE, Fanny Rowe, Henry Rowe, Elizabeth Rowe, Alfred Rowe, Sarah Rowe, Albert Rowe, John Trimble Rowe, Hannah Rowe.
  • William Rowe passed away in 1915 in Lepperton, Taranaki, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

William Rowe's Ancestors

Self
William Rowe
1828 – 1915
Birth Place: Bickleigh, Devon, England
Parents
Matthias Rowe
1780 – 1835
Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England
Ann ('Elizabeth') King
1788 – 1850
Walkhampton, Devon, England
Grandparents
Joseph Rowe
1748 – 1811
Bere Ferrers
Elizabeth Cross
1747 – 1844
James (Barter) King
Sarah Peek
Great-Grandparents
John Rowe
1719 –
Agnes Stanning
Walter King
Ann Barter
Richard Peek
Mrs Algar
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John King
Elizabeth Northmore
James Barter
Ann Stephens
Richard Peek
Martha

William Rowe's Descendants

1.
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William Rowe (abt 1828 – 25 Apr 1915) m. Honor DAW (27 Jul 1831 – 06 Jun 1897)
  1. 1. Matthias Rowe (09 Oct 1852 – 28 Dec 1901) m. Caroline (Emma) Austin (14 Jan 1854 – 21 Jan 1899)
    1. 1. Honor Rowe (24 Jul 1886 – 26 Apr 1971) m. George (Ernest) Andrews (12 Jun 1881 – 07 Dec 1944)
      1. 1. Veta (Ellen) Andrews (28 Nov 1909 – 22 Aug 1983) m. Joseph (McGregor) Hickford (07 Sep 1907 – 22 Oct 1976)
      2. 2. Hazel (May) Andrews (14 Aug 1911 – 21 Apr 1986) m. Jeffery (George) Cox (07 Jan 1908 – 29 Mar 1969) m. Unknown
        1. 1. George (Edward) Cox (01 Jun 1938 – ) m. Marie (Elaine) MacDonald (12 Oct 1949 – )
      3. 3. Jessie (Alice) Andrews (20 Dec 1912 – 23 Mar 2005) m. Leslie (Archibald) Henderson (11 Mar 1913 – 16 Apr 1995)
        1. 1. Lorna Henderson m. Unnamed
  2. 2. William Rowe (03 Jul 1857 – 11 Aug 1923) m. Sarah (Sanger) Connett (1872 – 15 Nov 1954)
    1. 1. George (William) Rowe (09 Oct 1894 – ) m. Daisy SIMONS (Bef. 1907 – Aft. 1914)
      1. 1. William (Ronald Connett) Rowe ( – 04 Dec 1997)
    2. 2. Clarice (Honor) Rowe (Bef. 1897 – 1926) m. William (Frederick) Terrill (28 Sep 1888 – 06 Oct 1917) m. Frank (Yates) Lethbridge (1895 – 1970)
      1. 1. Irene (Malvina Sarah) Lethbridge (01 May 1923 – ) m. Lewis (Robson) Appleton (20 Nov 1917 – 12 Jan 2006) m. Walter (William) Withey ( – 15 Apr 1992) m. George (Robert) Burch
        1. 1. Yvonne (Clarice) Appleton (28 Feb 1940 – ) m. Ron Hodges
        2. 2. Carole (A.) Withey (1946 – )
        3. 3. William (Patrick) Withey (13 Mar 1949 – )
        4. 4. Sandra (Irene) Withey (29 Jun 1951 – )
        5. 5. Garry (Robert) Burch (20 Apr 1957 – )
      2. 2. Frances Lethbridge m. Thomas Hartigan
        1. 1. Alan Hartigan (Abt. 1943 – )
        2. 2. William Hartigan (Abt. 1944 – )
        3. 3. Marjorie Hartigan (Abt. 1945 – )
        4. 4. Kerry Hartigan (Abt. 1946 – )
        5. 5. Paul Hartigan (Aft. 1947 – )
      3. 3. Francis Roche ( – 29 Aug 1970)
    3. 3. Irenee (Ellen) Rowe (06 Mar 1898 – 06 Jun 1974) m. George (William) Bennett (01 Apr 1885 – 14 May 1958)
    4. 4. Malvinia (Sarah) Rowe (26 Aug 1910 – Abt. 1997) m. Gordon Jury m. Victor (Roy) Hodson (1905 – Bef. 1993)
  3. 3. Sarah (Peeke) Rowe (08 MAR 1859 – 11 MAR 1863)
  4. 4. Helen ROWE (21 Jun 1861 – 04 May 1917) m. Robert TURNBULL (25 Mar 1853 – 16 Aug 1922)
    1. 1. Andrew TURNBULL (28 Oct 1884 – Abt. 1952)
    2. 2. Sarah TURNBULL (27 Jun 1887 – 29 Aug 1974)
  5. 5. Fanny Rowe (25 AUG 1863 – BEF JUN 1897)
  6. 6. Henry Rowe (25 AUG 1863 – 06 DEC 1947)
  7. 7. Elizabeth Rowe (26 AUG 1865 – 20 JAN 1907)
  8. 8. Alfred Rowe (21 Jan 1868 – 12 March 1940)
    1. 1. Alfred (William) Rowe
      1. 1. Neville (Alfred) Rowe
        1. 1. Wendy (Ann) Rowe m. John (Andrew Kevin) Harlen (17 Apr 1963 – )
  9. 9. Sarah Rowe (09 Jul 1870 – 26th Sept 1901)
  10. 10. Albert Rowe (16 MAR 1873 – 21 Nov 1949) m. Isabel Purdie
    1. 1. Hugh Rowe m. Annie Draper
      1. 1. Max Rowe m. Brenda Riddle
    2. 2. Leslie (William) Rowe m. Gladys Sole (26 Apr 1916 – )
      1. 1. Sydney (J.) Rowe (1945 – ) m. E R.
      2. 2. Ian (Percy) Rowe m. Michelle (Joan) Day
  11. 11. John (Trimble) Rowe (22 Mar 1875 – 17 NOV 1956)
  12. 12. Hannah Rowe (21 FEB 1877 – 01 MAR 1877)

William Rowe's Timeline

12 Records

1827
17 Oct 1827
Birth of William Rowe in Plymouth, DEV, ENG
Plymouth, DEV, ENG
1827
17 Oct 1827
Birth of William Rowe in Bickleigh, Devon
Bickleigh, Devon
1827
1827
Birth of William Rowe
None
1827
abt 1827
Birth of William Rowe in Collumpton, Devon, England
Collumpton, Devon, England
1828
abt 1828
Birth of William Rowe in Bickleigh, Devon, England
Bickleigh, Devon, England
1841
1841
Age 13
William Rowe resided here in Chivelstone, Chivelstone, Devon, England
Chivelstone, Chivelstone, Devon, England
1850
October 1850
Age 22
William Rowe was married in Stoke Damerel, Devon, United Kingdom
Stoke Damerel, Devon, United Kingdom
1851
1851
Age 23
William Rowe resided here in Devonport, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England
Devonport, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England
1881
1881
Age 53
William Rowe resided here in Lyncombe and Widcombe, Somerset, England
Lyncombe and Widcombe, Somerset, England
1890
1890
Age 62
William Rowe resided here in New Zealand
New Zealand
1911
1911
Age 83
William Rowe resided here in Halberton, Devon, England
Halberton, Devon, England
1915
25 Apr 1915
Age 87
Death of William Rowe in Lepperton, Taranaki, New Zealand
Lepperton, Taranaki, New Zealand

Sources

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

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1827

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 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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