This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: king133 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.bowe/44.1.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Martha, Yes, My Bowe family came to Rhode Island from Dublin about 1852 but when I looked around the neighborhood where they lived in RI there were several other families from County Dublin living in the same neighborhood at the same time (1860 census). So your Bowe and Walsh families were probably acquainted with each other in Ireland. Charlie King Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.