Mary Ann (McLaren) Bowles (abt. 1849 - 1914)

Born about 1849 in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

Wife of George Bowles — married 14 Oct 1867 in Wellington, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 9 Aug 1914 at about age 65 in Carterton, Wairarapa District, Wellington, New Zealand

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Biography

Mary was born about 1849.

Mary Ann McLaren and George Bowles married in New Zealand in 1867 ^{[1] [2]}, and had 14 children:

1. John Frederick Bowles (1868 - 1931) ^[3]
2. George Bowles (1869 - 1940) ^[4]
3. Margaret Bowles (1870 - ) ^[5]
4. Jesse Bowles (1872 - 1873)
5. Jesse Bowles (1874 - 1918) ^[6]
6. Kate Caroline (Bowles) Cunningham (1876 - 1961) ^[7].
7. James Lee Bowles (1878 - 1933) ^[8]
8. Thomas Bowles (1880 - 1880) ^[9].
9. Robert Bowles (1882 - ) ^[10].
10. Mary Ann (Bowles) Herdman (1885 - ) ^[11].
11. Robert Neil Bowles (1886 - 1924) ^[12].
12. Beatrice (Bowles) Mosen (1888 - 1965) ^[13]
13. Percival McLaren Bowles (1890 - 1917). ^[14].

She passed away in 1914 ^[15].

Sources

1. ↑ New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs : Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (digital index) Marriage Registration: 1867/5977 - Mary Ann McLaren and George Bowles (accessed March 2, 2023 )
2. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-R7K7 : 4 October 2016), George Bowles and Mary Ann McLaren, 1867; citing Marriage, New Zealand, registration number 1867/5977, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
3. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-TTCH : 27 November 2017), Mary Ann Bowles in entry for John Frederick Bowles, 1868; citing Birth, New Zealand, registration number 1868/17462, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
4. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-BW8T : 27 November 2017), Mary Ann Bowles in entry for George William Bowles, 1869; citing Birth, New Zealand, registration number 1869/19081, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
5. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24V-MBMC : 27 November 2017), Mary Ann Bowles in entry for Margaret Bowles, 1871; citing Birth, New Zealand, registration number 1871/20254, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
6. ↑ New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: Q24V-7FNT : 27 November 2017), Mary Ann Bowles in entry for Jesse Bowles, 1874; citing Birth, New Zealand, registration number 1874/25717, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
7. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24V-CK9L : 27 November 2017), Mary Ann Bowles in entry for Kate Caroline Bowles, 1876; citing Birth, New Zealand, registration number 1876/7199, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
8. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24V-6CB8 : 27 November 2017), Mary Ann Bowles in entry for James Lee Bowles, 1878; citing Birth, New Zealand, registration number 1878/1185, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
9. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24V-VQQQ : 27 November 2017), Mary Ann Bowles in entry for Thomas Bowles, 1880; citing Birth, New Zealand, registration number 1880/1400, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
10. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24V-5K7D : 27 November 2017), Mary Ann Bowles in entry for Robert Bowles, 1882; citing Birth, New Zealand, registration number 1882/10886, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
11. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24K-9DJZ : 27 November 2017), Mary Ann Bowles in entry for Mary Ann Bowles, 1885; citing Birth, New Zealand, registration number 1885/2149, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
12. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24K-7H7P : 27 November 2017), Mary Ann Bowles in entry for Robert Neil Bowles, 1886; citing Birth, New Zealand, registration number 1886/10717, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
13. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24K-ZQM7 : 27 November 2017), Mary Ann Bowles in entry for Beatrice Bowles, 1888; citing Birth, New Zealand, registration number 1888/6753, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
14. ↑ * "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24K-FHYB : 27 November 2017), Mary Ann Bowles in entry for Percival McLaren Bowles, 1890; citing Birth, New Zealand, registration number 1890/7012, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
15. ↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Death Registration of Mary Ann Bowles, Age at Death 65Y ; citing Death Certificate 1914/5034.

• "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24V-GBBT : 27 November 2017), Mary Ann Bowles in entry for Ernest Bowles, 1881; citing Birth, New Zealand, registration number 1881/18444, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
• "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24V-BQ2C : 27 November 2017), Mary Ann Bowles in entry for Anne Clare Bowles, 1883; citing Birth, New Zealand, registration number 1883/18212, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
• FindaGrave Record (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127665098/mary-ann-bowles)
• Archives New Zealand: R23157267, Masterton probate files. [File 2] Will dated 15 March 1914 of Mary Ann Bowles, wife of George Bowles of Carterton; naming her husband George Bowles. [File 4] Affidavit of George Bowles; Mary Ann Bowles was resident at Carterton and died there on 9 August 1914; estate value believed to be under £160.