Tom LaPorte ([email protected]) adds to this one: "...They originated in Tipperary, Ireland which is a specific focus of mine. I don't have much current information though so I don't know where Kathleen Bowles fits in but the Bowles of Guysborough, Nova Scotia are at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bowlesfamily/bowles_of_guysborough_twp.htm That link will probably break after posting so this TinyURL should work too but may not in the future. http://tinyurl.com/3w9gyb ===================================================================== Match: Bowles Source: [email protected] From: Diana Lynn Tibert <[email protected]> Subject: [CAN-NS-GUYSBOROUGH] =?windows-1252?q?DORRINGTON=2C_Charles_Edwar?= DORRINGTON, Charles Edward ëDoní, ëCDí, ëCharlieí: Thursday May 15, 2008, Halifax Herald: DORRINGTON, Charles Edward "Don", "CD", "Charlie" - New Glasgow, passed away Friday, May 9, 2008, in Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow. Born in Guysborough, Charles was the son of the late Ella (Dorrington) Mills. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Kathleen (Bowles) Dorrington; sons, Jackie and Paul, Toronto; daughter, Deborah Babulal, Toronto; 11 grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Don was a member of Second Baptist Church, New Glasgow. For many years he was an employee of the Town of New Glasgow, retiring as Supervisor of Water Works. He was an avid sportsman who thoroughly enjoyed hunting, fishing, boxing and hockey. Cremation has taken place. The family will receive visitors from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Friday in H.W. Angus Funeral Home, New Glasgow. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday in Second United Baptist Church with Rev. Morley Shaw officiating. Diana Lynn Tibert The Family Attic, home to Veterans of Guysborough County: http://www.angelfire.com/folk/guysboroughvets/Opening.html Roots to the Past: http://www.thefamilyattic.info/Roots.html <http://www.angelfire.com/folk/guysboroughvets/Roots.html> Genealogy articles by Diana Tibert on Helium - a place where writers write How to Create a Family Tree: http://www.helium.com/items/997773-every-family-start-somewherecreating The Best Resource for Genealogy on the Internet: http://www.helium.com/items/1043029-spend-listing-great-websites Sharing Your Family with the World: http://www.helium.com/items/1005946-sharing-family-worldwhen-first