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Personal data Joseph Bowles 


Household of Joseph Bowles

He is married to Emma Mary Thornett.

They got married on September 30, 1865 at Minster Lovell, Oxon., he was 24 years old.

Joseph Bowles oo Emma Mary Thornett

Marriage source: Morgan, Judy, Bowles GEDCOM file, (Bryceville FL, JBM, MMI) for date & place <>

Child(ren):

  2. James Leonard Bowles  1868-1957 
  3. Leonard Bowles  1870-1871
  4. Frank Bowles  1873-???? 
  5. George Bowles  1875-1937 
  6. Edward Bowles  1875-1876
  7. Mary Elizabeth Bowles  1877-1970 
  8. Charles Edward Bowles  1880-1917 
  9. William Edward Bowles  1882-1947 
  10. Emma Bowles  1885-1949 


Notes about Joseph Bowles

Joseph Bowles

Sources: 1841 English Census.

1881 Canadian census.

Bible of Emma (Thornett) Bowles.

Parish recs.

1851 English Census.

Author: Morgan, Judy, Title: Bowles/Thornett FGS, (Publication site: Bryceville FL, Publisher: JM, Publication date: ca. MCMXCII)

Occupation = Yeoman according to d.c.

Faith = Baptist

Port of Entry = New Orleans, LA? (or Baton Rouge)

Family tradition says Joseph was the gardener at the home of Emma's parents. They were married, then came to North America. They were to land at New York, but there was sickness aboard ship, so the ship landed at either Baton Rouge or New Orleans instead.

Rose Navorska note found Feb 1989 amoungst her papers after her death & written in her hand, "Compton House England. Joe Jim Lenored Charles. Helen. Bob Bowles Florence Petaln B Sharp Robert Sharp Son Bob. George. Sharp"

Rose Navorska, lower on the page, "Bristol Compton" Found Feb 1989.

Farquhar book on Bowles:

"All of Joseph Bowles children live in Cleveland, Ohio"

Author: Morgan, Judy, Title: Bowles GEDCOM file, (Publication site: Bryceville FL, Publisher: JM, Publication date: MMI) for date of birth = 13 Feb 1841 Birth and marriage information from parish registers. Death information from Canadian death certifcate.

1881 Canadian Census:

"Joseph BOWLES Household Male Birth Year <1843> Birthplace England Ae 38 Occ: Laborer Married Ethnic Origin English Head of Household Joseph BOWLES Religion Baptist Census Place Brampton, Peel, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375888NA Film Number C-13252 District 140 Sub-district C Division 3 Pg 31 Household # 147"

Household:

Name Marital Sex Ethnic Age Birthplace Occ Religion Status Origin
Joseph BOWLES M Male English 38 England Laborer Baptist
Emma Mary BOWLES M Fem English 36 England Baptist
Joseph William BOWLES Male English 15 England Baptist
James BOWLES Male English 12 England Baptist
Frank BOWLES Male English 8 USA Baptist
George BOWLES Male English 6 USA Baptist
Lizzie BOWLES Fem English 4 USA Baptist
Charles Edward BOWLES Male English 1 O Baptist

Census Place Brampton, Peel, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375888 NA Film # C-13252 District 140 Sub-district C Division 3 Pg 31 Household # 147'

Joseph's parent's: Charles & Elizabeth (Bridgeman) Bowles

Author: Morgan, Judith; Title: Bowles GEDCOM file, (Publication site: Bryceville FL, Publisher: JM, Publication date: sent by e-mail i Aug MM)

"Birth and marriage information from parish registers. Death information from Canadian death certifcate."

Oxon. is the abbreviation for Oxoniensis - midievel Latin name for Oxfordshire.

Author: Brueggemann, Patti; Title: "Joseph Bowles," (Publication site: Salt Lk. City UT, Publisher: Family Search, Publication date: xxiii Jan MMXXI)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/221635850/joseph-bowles

"Photo [Historical plaque for cemetery] added by PattiB
Picture of [a woman in a cemetery] Added by PattiB

Joseph Bowles Birth 1841 Crawley, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England Death 16 Oct 1891 (aged 49 - 50) Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada Burial Mount Pleasant Cemetery Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada Plot Plot # E Sec 23 Lot 4 Memorial ID 221635850

Unmarked grave.
Joseph Bowles was born in Crawley, Oxfordshire, England. 30 September 1865 he married Emma Mary Thornett in Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire, England. They had eight children.
Joseph William born 1866 in England died 1908 in Peel, Ontario, Canada
James born 1868 in England died 1957 in Avon, Lorain, Ohio
Leonard born 1870 in England died 1871 in Baton Rouge LA
Frank born 1873 in the United States died 1896 in York, Ontario, Canads
George born 1875 in Shelby County, Tennessee died 1937 in Cleveland, Ohio
Elizabeth Mary (Lizzie) born in Shelby County, Tennessee died 1970 Elyria, Lorain, Ohio
Charles Edward born 1880 in Ontario, died 1917 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
William born in 1883 Peel Ontario, Canada died 1947 Cleveland Cuyahoga, Ohio
Emma born in 1885 in Ontario, Canada died 1949 in Cleveland, Cuyahogo, Ohio

This information is from my research into my family history of the WALSH / BOWLES line. I've verified all info through census records and personal family photos and other documents.

Gravesite Details
Joseph is buried next to his son Frank. They are both in unmarked graves.

Spouse
[photo - layout of Alger Cem.] Emma F Thornett Bowles 1843 - 1923 (m. 1865)

Children
[photo - man] Joseph William Bowles 1866 - 1908
[photo - man] James Bowles 1868 - 1957
Frank Bowles 1873 - 1896
[photo - man] George Bowles 1875 - 1937
[photo - woman, caption: Elizabeth Mary Bowles 1877 - 1970 m. James Walsh] Elizabeth M Bowles Walsh 1877 - 1970
[photo - Charles Walsh & daug. Helen circa 1916] Charles Edward Bowles 1880 - 1917
[photo - Lela Belle Hill Bowles, William Bowles, son William Bowles, son Joseph Bowles] William Bowles 1882 - 1947
[photo - Otto Lang, Elnora Lang, & Emma Lang] Emma Bowles Lange 1885 - 1949

Created by: PattiB Added: 23 Jan 2021 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 221635850"
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    Birthday February 18, 1841

    • The temperature on February 18, 1841 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: helder. Source: KNMI
    •  This page is only available in Dutch.
      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • In the year 1841: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
      • January 20 » Hong Kong Island is occupied by the British.
      • January 26 » James Bremer takes formal possession of Hong Kong Island at what is now Possession Point, establishing British Hong Kong.
      • March 9 » The U.S. Supreme Court rules in the United States v. The Amistad case that captive Africans who had seized control of the ship carrying them had been taken into slavery illegally.
      • July 5 » Thomas Cook organises the first package excursion, from Leicester to Loughborough.
      • July 18 » Coronation of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil.
      • September 24 » The Sultanate of Brunei cedes Sarawak to the United Kingdom.

    Christening day March 7, 1841

    • Source: KNMI
    •  This page is only available in Dutch.
      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • In the year 1841: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
      • January 26 » James Bremer takes formal possession of Hong Kong Island at what is now Possession Point, establishing British Hong Kong.
      • March 30 » The National Bank of Greece is founded in Athens.
      • April 6 » U.S. President John Tyler is sworn in, two days after having become President upon William Henry Harrison's death.
      • August 16 » U.S. President John Tyler vetoes a bill which called for the re-establishment of the Second Bank of the United States. Enraged Whig Party members riot outside the White House in the most violent demonstration on White House grounds in U.S. history.
      • September 24 » The Sultanate of Brunei cedes Sarawak to the United Kingdom.
      • October 16 » Queen's University is founded in the Province of Canada.

    Day of marriage September 30, 1865

    • The temperature on September 30, 1865 was about 11.9 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1865: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • January 2 » Uruguayan War: The Siege of Paysandú ends as the Brazilians and Coloradans capture Paysandú, Uruguay.
      • March 18 » American Civil War: The Congress of the Confederate States adjourns for the last time.
      • April 2 » American Civil War: Defeat at the Third Battle of Petersburg forces the Army of Northern Virginia and the Confederate government to abandon Richmond, Virginia.
      • April 27 » The Sultana explodes and sinks in the United States' worst maritime disaster.
      • May 25 » In Mobile, Alabama, around 300 people are killed when an ordnance depot explodes.
      • July 30 » The steamboat Brother Jonathan sinks off the coast of Crescent City, California, killing 225 passengers, the deadliest shipwreck on the Pacific Coast of the U.S. at the time.

    Day of death October 16, 1891

    • The temperature on October 16, 1891 was about 15.5 °C. There was 6 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • February 15 » Allmänna Idrottsklubben (AIK) (Swedish Sports Club) is founded.
      • March 10 » Almon Strowger patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.
      • March 17 » SSUtopia collides with HMSAnson in the Bay of Gibraltar and sinks, killing 562 of the 880 passengers on board.
      • May 5 » The Music Hall in New York City (later known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor.
      • May 20 » History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope.
      • August 24 » Thomas Edison patents the motion picture camera.
    

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