Henry Bowles (abt. 1865 - abt. 1950)

Born about 1865 in Ireland

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Biography

Henry Bowles was born in Ireland.

Henry Bowles is Notable.

Henry BOWLES was born c 1869 in Ireland. 1911 Census Ireland

Mother - Maria BOWLES (b. TULLY)

Father - James Henry BOWLES

1901 Census of Ireland - Henry was aged 36 and living with his Mother Maria (66), sister Elizabeth Agnes Bowles (27) and Uncle Francis (52) in house 9 in Cloneo, Woodford, Co Galway. There was a high level of literacy in the Woodford and surrounds, including Henry. One of the last Hedge Schools was in Woodford. ^[1]

On the 2nd April 1911, Maria (77) was living on Main Street, Banagher, King's County, with her family. Those home at the time were her son, Henry (42), farmer, head of the household, Joseph (34), also a farmer, Elizabeth Agnes (32), no occupation and a nephew, Thomas TULLY (24), a farmer servant.^[2]

Banagher, Kings County is now County Offaly. It's just across the Shannon River from Co Galway.

WOODFORD EVICTIONS

Henry was a nephew of Francis Charles 'Doc' TULLY, he lived with 'Doc' Tully in Woodford and they both participated in the activities of the Land League and the Woodford Evictions.

"Don't worry about me, I was the chief witness in a really important action, long before either of you was born. It was back in Ireland — a murder case — and I was the chief witness. It was my poor brother HENRY. He was a kind boy, as good and kind a boy as ever came out of Ireland, but he got into a bit of trouble once, when he shot a bailiff. 1951 - A quote from Henry's sister, Margaret Bowles, in the Truth, Brisbane, Australia. The article '90 Years Of Fight!' goes on to describe the Woodford Evictions in Ireland.^[3]

Those involved in The Tipperary Tragedy at Ballinderry: Henry Bowles, Joseph Bowles, Francis Doc Tully, Thomas Conroy. The victim - Michael O'CALLAGHAN Aimed at process server Thomas NOONAN and missed. Thomas had replaced Michael O'CALLAGHAN. - Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888)

'Woodford stood up to the power of Lord Clanricarde'

Ronnie O’Gorman - Galway Advertiser May 06, 2010

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Research Notes

1/ Riots, &C (Ireland) Attempted Murder At Woodford Volume 329 debated on Monday 23 July 1888. Hansard UK

2/ Truth (Brisbane, Qld. Australia) Sun 28 Oct 1951. P. 33. '90 Years Of Fight!'

3/ "The town and Estate proper of Woodford belong to Sir Henry Burke, Bart. The nearest point to Woodford of Lord Clanricarde's property is distant one mile from the town. And on the so called Woodford estate there are not '316' tenants, as stated in publications I have seen, but 260." Footnote 13 - Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888) By William Henry Hurlbert

4/ The Tipperary Tragedy. Emergencyman Michael O'CALLAGHAN, Native of Woodford, living at Ballinderry, Co Tipperary.

5/ Woodford stood up to the power of Lord Clanricarde. Ronnie O’Gorman. Galway Advertiser, Thu, May 06, 2010 https://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/25789

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000831952/
2. ↑ Census 1911 The National Archives of Ireland: Census Years; 1911; King's Co.; Banagher; Main Street; Residents of a house 57 in Main Street (Banagher, King's Co.)
3. ↑ Truth (Brisbane, Qld. Australia) 28 Oct 1951. P. 33. '90 Years Of Fight!'
4. ↑ https://www.advertiser.ie/Galway/article/25789/woodford-stood-up-to-the-power-of-lord-clanricarde?fbclid=IwAR34_UAvs-7T0jKeePJX5cMj7pM_RSkBs3Kk2L6VtxsgZJn8rlHNlrLnimo

• Riots, &C (Ireland) Attempted Murder At Woodford

Volume 329 debated on Monday 23 July 1888 Hansard UK

Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888)