Francis Bowles (bef. 1837)

Born before 24 Dec 1837 in Bower Chalke, Wiltshire, England

Ancestors

Biography

Francis Bowles, child of Cornelius John, carter, & Elizabeth, was baptised on 24 December 1837 in Bowerchalke, Wiltshire, England.^[1]

In the 1841 census Francis Bowles (age 3) was in Bower Chalk, Wiltshire, England.^[2]

Cornelous Bowles M 48 Wiltshire, England

Elizabeth Bowles F 48 Wiltshire, England

John Bowles M 16 Wiltshire, England

William Bowles M 12 Wiltshire, England

Mary Bowles F 9 Wiltshire, England

Francis Bowles M 3 Wiltshire, England

Francis Bowles (age 42), son of John Bowles, married Rachael Emma Rowls on 22 February 1885 in Saint Paul, Battersea: Saint John's Hill, Wandsworth, England.^[3]

In the 1911 census Francis Bowles (age 73), Old Age Pensioner, was the married head of household at 92 Meyrick Road, Battersea S W, Battersea, London, England.^[4]

Francis Bowles Head Married M 73 Old Age Pensioner Chalk, Wiltshire, England

Racheal Emma Bowles Wife Married F 57 Kent, England

Francis John Bowles Son Single M 21 Excavating Tram Roads Battersea, Surrey, England

John Gillie Norris Boarder Single M 15 Shop Boy In Butcher Ham, Surrey, England

Thomas Wells Gulliford Boarder M 0 WANDSWORTH, Surrey, England

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Wiltshire Baptisms Index 1530-1917"
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 21 February 2024)
   Francis Bowles baptism on 24 Dec 1837, child of Cornelius John & Elizabeth, in Bowerchalke, Wiltshire, England.
2. ↑ 1841 Census: "1841 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 1170; Book: 3; Civil Parish: Bower Chalk; County: Wiltshire; Enumeration District: 5; Folio: 8; Page: 9; Line: 2; GSU roll: 464194
   Ancestry uk Record 8978 #11249221 (accessed 15 April 2024)
   Francis Bowles (3) in Bower Chalk in Wilton registration district in Wiltshire, England. Born in Wiltshire, England.
3. ↑ Marriage: "London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938"
   London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P70/PAU/003
   Ancestry uk Record 1623 #3411895 (accessed 15 April 2024)
   Francis Bowles (42) marriage to Rachael Emma Rowls on 22 Feb 1885 in Saint Paul, Battersea: Saint John's Hill, Wandsworth, England.
4. ↑ 1911 Census: "1911 England Census"
   The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; ED, institution, or vessel: 26; Registration District Number: 26; Piece: 2214
   Ancestry uk Record 2352 #3600181 (accessed 15 April 2024)
   Francis Bowles (73), married, Old Age Pensioner, head of household at 92 Meyrick Road, Battersea S W, Battersea, London, England. Born in Chalk, Wiltshire, England.