Bowden - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: bowdens in maine

alitobohoeden — 2012-05-17 20:28:52Z

I'm a bowden, from maine. My family has a bunch of donalds. there's also Sue Bowden, Steve Bowden, Stacey Bowden, Sandy Bowden, Stephanie Bowden, Shelly Bowden, so forth

Re: Bowden family tree book? Anyone have lineage book? Nova Scotia/Massachusetts Bowdens ancestors out there?

wjbaker2001 — 2012-05-07 00:17:53Z

I recently found out that my family are Bowden's from Nova Scotia as well... If you hear anything, please let me know.

Re: Is anyone researching or has Links to the Bowden Family of London?

patriciaterence — 2012-04-14 15:37:36Z

Hi Daniel, just picked up on your 2005 post. I am chasing the Bowdens. My direct line has the names Arthur-William-John-Emily as dominant. I have got back to 1774. The areas they lived in were Stepney, Shoreditch, Hackney We could have a connection. Look forward to hearing from you

Patricia

Re: Is anyone researching or has Links to the Bowden Family of London?

patriciaterence — 2012-04-14 15:28:09Z

Re: Searching Bowden's in London

patriciaterence — 2012-04-14 14:59:55Z

Hi Sandra, I am chasing the Bowden family. My mother was a Bowden by birth. So far I can go back to 1774 to John Bowden who died at 77yrs in Marylebone workhouse. My early Bowdens are concentrated around the Stepney/Holborn London area.My prominent names are Arthur - William - John - George. Look forward to hearing from you

Patricia

Re: BOWDEN William

amandacornwall4 — 2012-04-14 08:22:11Z

Hi Anita please email me on ak.whitfield@tiscali.co.uk and I'll be happy to share info direct. Amanda

Re: BOWDEN William

anita1194 — 2012-04-13 15:40:38Z

Just read your post - 6 years late: I hope you are still an active researcher. I am asking the same question and wondered whether you had made any progress. His wife, however is Jane Underhill. He worked as a policeman for most of his adult life. If you would like to get in touch maybe we could exchange some information.
Kind regards
Anita

Re: William Henry Bowden

bowdensregina — 2012-04-11 16:13:46Z

thank you very much i actually found more information on my family not long after i message this.one more question there was a william bowden in my tree his siblings were fred mary edna and elmer bowden my grandfather would have been donald bowden his father richard lloyd bowden his father stillman bowden and i believe before that would have been henrey bowden,Sorry its so long just wanted to get that right.

Re: William Henry Bowden

DavidBowden122851 — 2012-04-11 03:05:17Z

Not my Dad. His name was Barney Owen Bowden and was married once. Had one kid, namely me. Thanks for responding though.

Re: William Henry Bowden

bowdensregina — 2012-04-11 01:14:01Z

is there a possibility that your father may have been richard bowden?he had a son named david bowden then remarried and had donald bowden and douglas bowden richard in new hampshhie he married

bowdens in maine

bowdensregina — 2012-04-11 01:09:53Z

im looking for any info found on bowden my father is don ald bowden his father is donald bowden and his richard richard had three sons douglas bowden who passed donald bowden who passed young tweenty six and david not sure if his last name is bowden richards father was stillman bowden from maine i believe his wife was saddie issabelle moriel maiden name bowden married

Re: Abraham Bowden

bowdensregina — 2012-04-11 00:53:30Z

my name is regina bowden my father is donald bowden his father daonald bowden his father richard bowden and his stillman bowden i noticed our tress are alot alike so if you can help im stuck at stillman right now

Re: Bowden's in Maine New England

lobsta35 — 2012-04-06 00:03:22Z

was his wife Lydia ?

Re: Bowden Family Line

Seamusarthurdoran — 2012-04-02 09:02:18Z

Hello Mike. I hope that you still look in on this site. It seems that we are related in some way, as James McShane and Margaret Bowden are my ggg grandparents. Their daughter Margaret is my gg grandmother.

Re: Mary Elizabeth Bowden

sharonayers1046 — 2012-03-27 08:41:20Z

Ralphard A Wallace, born in 1887 was always called R.A. He was the oldest of four brothers.. RA, Charles, Donnie and Harmon born to Mary Elizabeth and Charles Price Wallace.

He was a lawyer in Gulfport with the firm Wallace & Greaves.

Some of his cases can be cfound on line circa 1950-1954.

Re: Bowden family from Devon, England

daviesmcintosh — 2012-03-23 03:38:51Z

i have a richard best bowden born 1805, teignmouth, married mary ann macguiness. Dont know if these maybe related?

Re: Cheshire Bowdens

MichaelMahon1842 — 2012-03-20 10:20:18Z

My GGG grand parents were John and Ellen Bowden from Chesire. I don't know anymore about them. Their son, William, was born abt 1818 and the family were miners. I have no records when William migrated to Australia but he appears in Brisbane, Colony of Queensland abt 1849 and marries on 26/12/1849. I do not know if William had any siblings.

If anyone can be of help please contact me on rianda1719@bigpond.com

Jennifer Rooks
Queensland

Re: bowden grandfather

JenniferRooks1719 — 2012-03-04 11:14:44Z

Lovely to hear the news from your Dad. Contact me at home and I will return with the photo.

Jennifer

Re: bowden grandfather

lillybut — 2012-03-04 11:03:29Z

Hi Jennifer

It is very strange indeed that you also have Bowdens in the family. I would love a copy of the grave photo, very much appreciated. I hope to meet you when you come over, also very stange I only live a mile if that from Rugeley, could not get much closer.

Now Kathleen seems to be a bit of a mystery, I have not been able to find any marriage record so far, and I have only been able to find one sailing in the name of Kathleen Fitzpatrick, which was on 21/4/1922 she was then 30 approx. (a year after Teresa first went out) sailing on the Moreton Bay into Brisbane. It shows her last address in England as the Colindale Hospital London. I am not sure if this is our Kathleen or not. The only other thing I have found is a Kathleen Fitzpatrick divorce from a George Bowden in 1913 in London, she would then have been 22 - am looking into this, but I feel it may be a bit to early.

I'll keep you updated as soon as I find anything more.

Best Wishes
Liz

Re: bowden grandfather

JenniferRooks1719 — 2012-03-03 10:57:20Z

Liz,

no he didn't but I was starting to wonder if you were his daughter.

Do you know much about the sister Kathleen? I may try going down that track. I have been sent the grave photo for Timothy Bowden in Riverton. Do you want a copy?

I wonder who the Iskov family are, there are only 2 names currently in the White Pages for South Australia.

My gg grandfather was a Bowden from Cheshire so a small world.

Keep in touch. rianda1719@bigpond.com

Jennifer

Re: bowden grandfather

lillybut — 2012-03-03 10:33:21Z

Hi Jennifer

Hopefully Dad (Peter Allen) has told you who I am?

You will most likely find posts from me all over the place, so just ignore them.

Thank you for all the help you are giving us, it is really appreciated, we feel we are really starting to get somewhere.

Best Wishes
Liz

Re: Bowden grandfather

JenniferRooks1719 — 2012-03-03 04:20:52Z

Robyn,

please contact me concerning the Roma Bowdens

Jennifer

Re: Bowden grandfather

JenniferRooks1719 — 2012-03-03 04:20:11Z

Robyn,

please contact me concerning the Roma Bowdens

Jennifer

Re: bowden grandfather

JenniferRooks1719 — 2012-03-03 04:13:52Z

Liz,

please contact me

Jennifer

Re: Bowden family from Devon, England

gkbowden1 — 2012-02-15 23:56:50Z

Bowdens in the north pronounce their name 'Beau' instead of 'Now'.

William Henry Bowden

DavidBowden122851 — 2012-02-11 04:07:47Z

Help! My grandfather was named William Henry Bowden. He was born on July 10, 1859 and died exactly 96 years to the day later. However, it is as if he was the starter of all Bowdens in my line. Before 1890, our family seems not to exist in Arkansas and Louisiana, the two places where they might have been.

My branch of the family is believed to be Irish. Family story is that three brothers came over, one settling in the Viriginia area, one in Georgia/Florida and my branch coming in at New Orleans and settling in Louisiana and S.E. Arkansas.

Any cousins out there that have W.H. Bowden or William Henry Bowden or Will Bowden's parents? All older relatives are deceased and I didn't get the info that I needed before they passed. After 1900 he and his wife, Mary, lived in Desha County. But can't find anything before that

Re: Cheshire Bowdens

1_janpalmer6 — 2012-02-10 01:06:31Z

forgot to tell you, yes the floods are devasting at present especially if you want to go travelling and i wanted to go to lismore but it's all on hold for now.....doing some pictures of family members tombstones for a cousin burtinshaw in canada....janice e

Re: Cheshire Bowdens

1_janpalmer6 — 2012-02-10 01:03:02Z

thank you frank i've printed this message so i can look into the information you gave me....excellent.....
i found great information on burtenshaw in melbourne who we might be related.....through looking for the bowden/family...it's amazing what can be found....you just never know where you will find something of great value...this melbourne find was fantastic...too much to explain to you......

regards janice have you email for future
happy addictions to you janice and once again thankyou..

Re: Cheshire Bowdens

frankbowden25_1 — 2012-02-09 13:01:08Z

Hi Janice

Glad to see there is another addict!
I have found a record of a marriage of a William Burtinshaw (notice different spelling) There is also the spelling Bortinsham in the UK 1871 Census. But back to the marriage. The record refers to a marriage of a William Burtinshaw in Preston Lancashire, Northern England. and it is the 1837-1915 Marriages Index For Jul-Aug-Sep 1852 Volume 8e Page 511. William and Hannah (boh born in stockport) lived in Preston from at least the 1861 Census to the 1881 Census. So the above record looks pretty intersting. If you want to track Hannah you will need to buy the certificate from Ancestry (they are 25GBP in the UK). The certificate should have Hannah's father's name on it which will help to pin down which Hannah it is. Its' up to you

Also have you looked at the IGI website and put in name = burtenshaw, place of birth = australia, years = any?

I tried it and there are quite a few burtenshaws recorded for NSW. I think that if you havent already looked at it it will keep you busy for a while!

Incidentally, if you are interested it would be simpler to communicate directly by e-mail. My address is frankbowden25@gmail.com.

Finally for to-day my possible relationship to the 1823/1829 hannah is possibly that she may be a contemporary of my great great grandfather's children the eldest of whom was born 1n 1834.

Hope the floods are not too much of a problem

Frank

Re: Cheshire Bowdens

1_janpalmer6 — 2012-02-08 21:16:37Z

thanks frank still searching john bowden burtinshaw in australia....i'm already addicted to family history, we are who we are due to our ancestors.......searching for gold in the Ballarat gold fields in victoria australia is what might have attracted families to migrate here...good choice....you could be related too if you trace the right hannah and william burtinshaw...will be visiting the lismore nsw australian cemetery when the floods subside!
regards Janice

Re: Cheshire Bowdens

frankbowden25_1 — 2012-02-08 10:03:54Z

hi janice

"your" hannah bowden and william burtinshaw both baptised in stockport wound up in preston some 50 odd miles away in central lancashire. There was a great deal of movement mostly from the country to thge towns in the UK's industrial revolution as people left the grinding toil and uncertainty of agriculturalfor work in the factories, textile miles and coal mines.

I seem to be related to several hannah bowdens most originating in eastern cheshire. As I pointed out before we wont be sure which hannah is which without some prooof of what her dad's name was. The best bet for that would be a marriage certificate. Failing that it might be possible to narrow things down a bit if you can find marriage records for the other hannah bowdens baptised in stockport between say 1820 and 1835. If these rcords exist it should be possible to rule out the ones that did not marry a william. Often working by exclusion is the only way forward.

Word of warning - you can get obsessed with this stuff!!

Best of luck

Frank

Frank

Re: Cheshire Bowdens

1_janpalmer6 — 2012-02-07 21:39:45Z

1863--- thankyou for replying frank....i have a hannah bowden born 1829 married william burtinshaw(which i'm trying to see if i'm related as i'm a burtinshaw)...they had 2 children
1 Elizabeth ann born 1856
2 john born born 1863
john bowden burtinshaw then married elizabeth cottee here in victoria australia, i'm in nsw australia.
they had 7 children---and seem to be in the Lismore area of which there was the famous cottee's cordial businesses.
then a john burtinshaw was in lismore also...born 29/1/1863 who we are related to, who was also from stockport...who are you related to? Hannah?
once again tahnks frank!!!! good hunting.....legend has it that we are supposed to be related to the great sire edward burtenshaw.......
regards janice

Re: Cheshire Bowdens

frankbowden25_1 — 2012-02-07 15:52:32Z

hi again Jan.

I have done a bit of digging and found an 1861 Census record for a hannah burtenshaw born in Stockport in 1823. I know this does not match the 1881 Census dates. But there is no reason to take one over the other. There are at least five hannah bowdens born in Stockport in the range covered by the 1823-1829 dates. The only way that I think you would be able to sort out which is which would be to obtain a marriage certificate for Willam amd Hannah (always assuming they tied the knot officially) I have not managed to find a record of them marrying. If you could get a marriage certificate, it should show the name of Hannah's father. This should pin down which hannah it is and based on that I could probably point you in the right direction for hannah's cheshire ancestors. Good hunting

Frank Bowden

Re: Cheshire Bowdens

frankbowden25_1 — 2012-02-07 10:08:00Z

Hi Jan

I am working on the cheshire bowdens especially those in the area around stockport. There seems to have been a drift into stockport from areas such as hazel grove, poynton, bosden and pott shrigley which are all to the south of stockport. Hannah is a very common name for the bowdens and therefore "your" hannah may be a bit elsusive. However if you give me a little time. I'll see if she turns up in my research.

Regards

Frank

Re: Cheshire Bowdens

1_janpalmer6 — 2012-02-07 05:00:12Z

there is a hannah bowden born 1829 in stockport cheshire england who married william burtinshaw born 1827 stockport cheshire eng I might be related as I am in australia burtinshaw maiden name and john bowden burtinshaw came to australia and lived in lismore nsw australia and died there with another john burtinshaw from stockport cheshire england and I think maybe related. good luck.

Re: Percy L Bowden b. 1902 d 1970 @Blue Hill ME

glen_ashe_ — 2012-01-30 21:45:58Z

Percy L.Bowden, b.1902 - d.1970 was married to Dorothy Irene Dunbar, b.1898 - d.1993, children were Linwood b.1923 - d.1938,15yrs, and Phyllis F.(Dunbar),Grindle(1), Bennett(2) b,1936 - d.2000 Phyllis was married to my Uncle, Roger D.Grindle, b.1933-d.1969, Ellsworth Me. Son of Lester and Evadne Grindle. They had 2 daughters, Rosemarie and Donna. After Roger died in a car accident, Phyllis married James "Jimmy" Bennett, Bucksport/Orland
All the Dunbar's are buried at the Oak Grove Cemetery, Orland Maine.

eva bowden

gnell48 — 2012-01-29 04:05:46Z

looking on information on where eva (elledge) bowden was buried this was my mother sister also any pictures on billy gene elledge her brother

info

t3chn0gl0ry — 2012-01-18 04:18:08Z

Hi, Im looking for any information on a supposed "Ross Bowden" im not sure if thats his first name , it's the name my mother told me it was my fathers name who died before i was born,im not sure when he died exactly somewhere between 1990-1995...i think i dont know much else....but i would like to know alittle more if possible. thank you to anyone who can give me some info.

Re: BOWDEN , BODEN database

aj_bananabelle — 2012-01-14 05:19:13Z

thank you so much, that information is extremely helpful

Re: BOWDEN , BODEN database

hector283 — 2012-01-14 04:27:44Z

Greetings Ashleigh

Grace Bowden is my 2nd GG Aunt who died in Tamworth N.S.W. in 1904. Her Husband William Smith died in Helidon Queensland on the 6th October 1878. His parents were William Smith and Margaret Brumby who married on the 31st July 1816 at Scotton Lincoln England.
William and Grace had 7 children all born at Melbourne Aust. William owned a tannery on the banks of the Yarra river at Melbourne. I have more information on that enterprise

Graham

Re: BOWDEN , BODEN database

aj_bananabelle — 2012-01-14 03:58:35Z

Hi, my name's Ashleigh
I have been able to trace my family history back to william smith and grace bowden. I was wondering if you had any information about either of william smith's parents. Any information would be a great help
Thankyou

Bowden , William and Matilda

brucehb170 — 2012-01-08 01:41:55Z

I am looking for connections to my family My GGGrandfather was william Bowden born in Devonport, Devon aprox 1812 .
He married Matilda Phillips and had Sarah, Matilda, John and several more kids John Bowden being my GGrandfather was born 17 December 1842.
They moved from Devon to Glamorgan Wales.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Re: Cheshire Bowdens

catus1_1 — 2012-01-07 15:31:28Z

hi frank
i am also called frank bowden i live in stockport but iwas born in m/c my family came from northwich in cheshire
but before that they were from over cheshire [1550-1720]
i dont think any of my family strayed to pott shrigley but
who knows? anyway good hunting frank
e-mail cacti1940@gmail.com

Re: Reply to Lois Bowden

goldbergstuart — 2012-01-04 19:41:51Z

I am grandson of Maurice Tankle who was Fran's uncle through her father Manuel Tankle.

Re: Cheshire Bowdens

frankbowden25_1 — 2011-12-31 20:26:45Z

Hi Marie

As far as my research goes James and Betty Bowden married 30 May 1772 and may have had 10 children. The oldest Ann is recorded as being born in Adlington 01 Nov 1772! The other 9 are Mary 1776, James 1781, John 1784, Ellis or Elias 1787, Betty 1790, Ellen Nov 1791 (John Oct 1791?), George 1794 and Sarah 1796.

The only James I can find as a contender for the spouse of Betty was baptised in Marple in 1749 with the father recorded as a James. This James would most probably have been born around 1710 - 1720. There are two contenders here both baptised in Disley in 1722. For one the parents are recorded as an Anthony and Sarah and for the other Henry and Martha.

I am still working on this and if anything interesting turns up I will get back to you (e-mail = frankbowden25@gmail.com)

Kind regards and Happy New Year

Frank

Re: Cheshire Bowdens

williamball1 — 2011-12-31 16:47:06Z

Ellen Boden married John Lawton 13 dec 1814 at Prestbury and they had 6 children before she died in 1830, aged 40. I believe she is the daughter of James Boden and Betty ?Williamson who had 7 children from 1776 to 1796. Ellen was baptised 12 nov 1791 (the BTS give the child as John bap 9 oct). James seems to ahve been buried at Prestbury 18 Apr 1823, of Pott Shrigley, age 74, so he was born 1749. Can you tell me who his father was, please? Many thanks, Marie

Re: bowden grandfather

lillybut — 2011-12-30 12:51:36Z

Hi

Not sure if this is the same family, but my mothers 2 Irish aunts (who were sisters) Kathleen (kate) and Teresa fitzpatrick married 2 boden (bowden) brothers and emigrated to Australia. Teresa had 3 boys, Kevin (who drowned) Patrick and Desmond. Do you know what year your bowden was born and if he had any brothers?

Regards
Liz

Samuel James Bowden 1883-1926

rjbowlby — 2011-12-17 15:07:08Z

Looking for relatives of the Samuel James Bowden, born in Ireland, and his wife Bertha E Mercier Bowden. They lived in and around Plainfield NJ in the early 1920s.

emma bowden

nigellahowson — 2011-12-09 20:52:04Z

hi iam looking for anybody who might be able to help me find my great grand mother emma bowden.born in calstock cornwall
her mother was emma kate bowden {tretheway}my grandfarther was born in 1912 the last official record i can find of emma is in the1911 census in tavistock devon.i do have photos of emma and postcards to my grandfather but nothing else please if any body can help with any little bit of in fo thanks in advance

bowden family in cheshire and manchester

frankbowden25_1 — 2011-12-06 18:16:14Z

is anyone researching the bowden family from pott shrigley cheshire between about 1700 and 1800. I am trying to find whether james bowden baptised 1765 and married to hannah jackson 1798 migrated to nottingham in about 1800. If so it it is possible that a son of hos migrated to manchester and founded a line op manchester bowdens.