Hi Gayle I have searched my Bowden Files, and also searched all UK marriages for these people but there is not a marriage here. there was one in 1898 but she was Amelia Watson. what do you know about them??? where was the first child born? did they leave UK and when? was she a widow? what information do you have ??? Eve Ferguson ---------------------------------------- > From: ggnpoppa@comcast.net > Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 21:08:12 -0700 > To: bowden@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BOWDEN] U.S. Bowdens with similiar first names > > My ancestor is William Henry Bowden b. 1830 in England who m. Amelia Watts b. 1831. Do you have a reference I might find marriage information and William’s parents information??? > Thanks so much. Gayle > On Oct 27, 2013, at 10:57 AM, Keltic Kat <mcnamara971@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Karen, >> >> I do not have a full membership with Ancestry so an invite would be most helpful to see what you have listed. I go to the State Library to access info but at home I am limited to my own info. >> >> Our Bowden connection may be way up the line. Can you tell me where they originated from in Europe and what nationality they are? My grandmother said French but not sure. >> >> My Benjamin J Bowden married Ann Bowles and they had 7 children, their son William A was my GG grandfather. I don't see two marriages but I don't have the birth dates for any of the other children so not sure about twins. >> >> I would greatly appreciate a guest invite to see if I can see your tree at home. I will be having shoulder surgery in a week so hope to spend some time on the site during my recovery. >> >> With thanks, >> >> >> Katherine >> >> >> >> On Oct 27, 2013, at 9:10 AM, <andover-mg@juno.com> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> It appears that my Bowdens came to the U.S. in the mid 1700s. The reason >>> I have written is because so many of the names are familiar here. Thomas >>> Bowden is rarely seen in records before that date. He is seen in the >>> Carolinas by some unofficial accounts as being born in 1793. William is >>> a prominent name in the family in fact the eldest child was named William >>> and a later child had William as his middle name. One of the offspring >>> was Benjamin Bowden (sometimes spelled Bowdon) who remarried when his >>> wife died. He married a much younger woman and they had twins. One of the >>> twins was named Irene. There is also a Willis. >>> Karen >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOWDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOWDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOWDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello, Thank you for looking……William H.Bowden was b. 4 Jul 1830 in Parranzabuloe, Devon, England according to Paula Jones and she got the information from the 1871 English census. Amelia Watts is seen in the 1851 English census as 19 years old and born in Parranzabuloe but it says Cornwall, England…..Their oldest child was Samuel and there are 6 children. My great grandmother is Amelia Frances and she was b. 24 may 1867 in Cornwall. Amelia Frances Bowden married Charles E. D. Fulmore and their story is heartbreaking. Charles E.D. Fulmore went off the to the gold mines and left Amelia Frances with a newborn baby and 4 other toddlers, in a tar paper shack, never to come back again. She went to a mental institution and lived there until she died. She did the sewing for the institution. I think she probably just had post partem but they didn’t understand it then. Amelia Frances Watts (mother to Amelia Frances Bowden) had parents named Thomas and Betsy Watts. My grandmother ,Ida Belle Fulmore, daughter of Amelia Frances who died in the institution, wrote a story for Amelia F. Watts Bowden when she lived in England and I don’t know how she knew but it says that she was the seamstress for “her Lady” and they supposedly lived in a castle. I don’t know when they left UK and she and her daughter lived in the castle so could have been a widow. I don’t know. The children of William H & Amelia Watts Bowden were: Samuel, Edith, Lavenia, Susan, Amelia Frances, and Caroline and all born in the UK. According to Ida Belle Fulmore (my grandmother) , the first child Samuel , her mother's brother, was a mining engineer for the English Government in Africa. Was married but later divorced or separated….no name for his wife or if he had children. Nothing about Edith other than she was b. in England Lavenia b. 26 Jan 1857, m. Thomas Barker Susan b. 1861 Amelia Francis (my g. grandmother) info above Caroline was b. 3 Jul 1868 and m. a Mr. Seavy in Canada That is the info I have. I am not too good about how to present it so if any questions of course I will try to help. I was wondering if Watson might be Watts and the name changed? Or was read wrong? Oh my goodness….thanks for your time. Gayle On Oct 29, 2013, at 8:01 AM, Eve Ferguson <coysten@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi Gayle > I have searched my Bowden Files, and also searched all UK marriages for these people but there is not a marriage here. there was one in 1898 but she was Amelia Watson. what do you know about them??? where was the first child born? did they leave UK and when? was she a widow? what information do you have ??? > Eve Ferguson > > ---------------------------------------- >> From: ggnpoppa@comcast.net >> Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 21:08:12 -0700 >> To: bowden@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [BOWDEN] U.S. Bowdens with similiar first names >> >> My ancestor is William Henry Bowden b. 1830 in England who m. Amelia Watts b. 1831. Do you have a reference I might find marriage information and William’s parents information??? >> Thanks so much. Gayle >> On Oct 27, 2013, at 10:57 AM, Keltic Kat <mcnamara971@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Karen, >>> >>> I do not have a full membership with Ancestry so an invite would be most helpful to see what you have listed. I go to the State Library to access info but at home I am limited to my own info. >>> >>> Our Bowden connection may be way up the line. Can you tell me where they originated from in Europe and what nationality they are? My grandmother said French but not sure. >>> >>> My Benjamin J Bowden married Ann Bowles and they had 7 children, their son William A was my GG grandfather. I don't see two marriages but I don't have the birth dates for any of the other children so not sure about twins. >>> >>> I would greatly appreciate a guest invite to see if I can see your tree at home. I will be having shoulder surgery in a week so hope to spend some time on the site during my recovery. >>> >>> With thanks, >>> >>> >>> Katherine >>> >>> >>> >>> On Oct 27, 2013, at 9:10 AM, <andover-mg@juno.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello, >>>> It appears that my Bowdens came to the U.S. in the mid 1700s. The reason >>>> I have written is because so many of the names are familiar here. Thomas >>>> Bowden is rarely seen in records before that date. He is seen in the >>>> Carolinas by some unofficial accounts as being born in 1793. William is >>>> a prominent name in the family in fact the eldest child was named William >>>> and a later child had William as his middle name. One of the offspring >>>> was Benjamin Bowden (sometimes spelled Bowdon) who remarried when his >>>> wife died. He married a much younger woman and they had twins. One of the >>>> twins was named Irene. There is also a Willis. >>>> Karen >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOWDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOWDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOWDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOWDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Gayle, I found them on 1871 spelt as BAWDEN it would appear they are a Devonshire family and the ones I am working on are only BOWDEN and in Northumberland. Sorry Eve ---------------------------------------- > From: ggnpoppa@comcast.net > Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 09:08:53 -0700 > To: bowden@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BOWDEN] U.S. Bowdens with similiar first names > > Hello, > Thank you for looking……William H.Bowden was b. 4 Jul 1830 in Parranzabuloe, Devon, England according to Paula Jones and she got the information from the 1871 English census. Amelia Watts is seen in the 1851 English census as 19 years old and born in Parranzabuloe but it says Cornwall, England…..Their oldest child was Samuel and there are 6 children. > > My great grandmother is Amelia Frances and she was b. 24 may 1867 in Cornwall. Amelia Frances Bowden married Charles E. D. Fulmore and their story is heartbreaking. Charles E.D. Fulmore went off the to the gold mines and left Amelia Frances with a newborn baby and 4 other toddlers, in a tar paper shack, never to come back again. She went to a mental institution and lived there until she died. She did the sewing for the institution. I think she probably just had post partem but they didn’t understand it then. Amelia Frances Watts (mother to Amelia Frances Bowden) had parents named Thomas and Betsy Watts. > My grandmother ,Ida Belle Fulmore, daughter of Amelia Frances who died in the institution, wrote a story for Amelia F. Watts Bowden when she lived in England and I don’t know how she knew but it says that she was the seamstress for “her Lady” and they supposedly lived in a castle. > I don’t know when they left UK and she and her daughter lived in the castle so could have been a widow. I don’t know. > > The children of William H & Amelia Watts Bowden were: Samuel, Edith, Lavenia, Susan, Amelia Frances, and Caroline and all born in the UK. > According to Ida Belle Fulmore (my grandmother) , the first child Samuel , her mother's brother, was a mining engineer for the English Government in Africa. Was married but later divorced or separated….no name for his wife or if he had children. > Nothing about Edith other than she was b. in England > Lavenia b. 26 Jan 1857, m. Thomas Barker > Susan b. 1861 > Amelia Francis (my g. grandmother) info above > Caroline was b. 3 Jul 1868 and m. a Mr. Seavy in Canada > > That is the info I have. I am not too good about how to present it so if any questions of course I will try to help. > I was wondering if Watson might be Watts and the name changed? Or was read wrong? > > Oh my goodness….thanks for your time. Gayle > > On Oct 29, 2013, at 8:01 AM, Eve Ferguson <coysten@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Gayle >> I have searched my Bowden Files, and also searched all UK marriages for these people but there is not a marriage here. there was one in 1898 but she was Amelia Watson. what do you know about them??? where was the first child born? did they leave UK and when? was she a widow? what information do you have ??? >> Eve Ferguson >> >> ---------------------------------------- >>> From: ggnpoppa@comcast.net >>> Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 21:08:12 -0700 >>> To: bowden@rootsweb.com >>> Subject: Re: [BOWDEN] U.S. Bowdens with similiar first names >>> >>> My ancestor is William Henry Bowden b. 1830 in England who m. Amelia Watts b. 1831. Do you have a reference I might find marriage information and William’s parents information??? >>> Thanks so much. Gayle >>> On Oct 27, 2013, at 10:57 AM, Keltic Kat <mcnamara971@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Karen, >>>> >>>> I do not have a full membership with Ancestry so an invite would be most helpful to see what you have listed. I go to the State Library to access info but at home I am limited to my own info. >>>> >>>> Our Bowden connection may be way up the line. Can you tell me where they originated from in Europe and what nationality they are? My grandmother said French but not sure. >>>> >>>> My Benjamin J Bowden married Ann Bowles and they had 7 children, their son William A was my GG grandfather. I don't see two marriages but I don't have the birth dates for any of the other children so not sure about twins. >>>> >>>> I would greatly appreciate a guest invite to see if I can see your tree at home. I will be having shoulder surgery in a week so hope to spend some time on the site during my recovery. >>>> >>>> With thanks, >>>> >>>> >>>> Katherine >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Oct 27, 2013, at 9:10 AM, <andover-mg@juno.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello, >>>>> It appears that my Bowdens came to the U.S. in the mid 1700s. The reason >>>>> I have written is because so many of the names are familiar here. Thomas >>>>> Bowden is rarely seen in records before that date. He is seen in the >>>>> Carolinas by some unofficial accounts as being born in 1793. William is >>>>> a prominent name in the family in fact the eldest child was named William >>>>> and a later child had William as his middle name. One of the offspring >>>>> was Benjamin Bowden (sometimes spelled Bowdon) who remarried when his >>>>> wife died. He married a much younger woman and they had twins. One of the >>>>> twins was named Irene. There is also a Willis. >>>>> Karen >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOWDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOWDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOWDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOWDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOWDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message