This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: KathleenWuerth Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.bowe/377.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am descended from John Bowe (b.1808 we believe in Lisdowney Parish, County Kilkenny, d.1854 Monday Creek, Perry County, OH). Margaret is the youngest sibling and the only one for whom I have been able to find a baptismal/birth record. RootsIreland.ie has her baptismal record showing her baptism on 3 Oct 1819. It seems that it was the practice to baptize babies the day after their birth, probably reflecting high infant mortality. The family lived in Ballyconra, Lisdowney Parish, County Kilkenny. The sponsors were Silvester Walsh and Elenor Bergin. I also found their father Laurence Bowe in the 1830 Tithe Applotment Books owning 2nd class property in Ballyconra, Aharney Parish, County Kilkenny with a tithe of 2 schillings 5 pence. My family lore says that Laurence Bowe came from England and that we are related to some distant minor English lord, but I can't find any evidence of that. It may be that the lord is Lord Symond Fiske from an English branch of my tree. I w! ill have to check into the Bowe website mentioned above. 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. <br>