Our DNA participant #31624 traces back to Edward Booles of Oxfordshire, England. In his chart located at [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/bowlesdna/31624.html] his line seems to come down to the family of Thomas and Sarah Bowles of Daglingworth in Gloucestershire. I have located this family in the 1861 England census and then traced part of it in 1871, 1881 and 1891. The results are given below. 1861 England Census: Gloucestershire, Daglingworth, District 10, page 15 Thomas Bowles, head, married, 52, shepherd, birthplace: Kempsford, Gloucestershire Sarah Bowles, wife, married, 45, birthplace: Quenington, Gloucestershire John Bowles, son, unmarried, 18, shepherd, birthplace: Hatherop, Gloucestershire William Bowles, son, unmarried, 14, shepherd, birthplace: Hatherop, Gloucestershire Edward Bowles, son, unmarried, 10, shepherd, birthplace: Hatherop, Gloucestershire Fanny Bowles, daughter, 8, scholar, birthplace: Westwell, Oxfordshire Mary Bowles, daughter, 6, scholar, birthplace: Daglingworth, Gloucestershire Thomas Bowles, son, 4, scholar, birthplace: Daglingworth, Gloucestershire George Bowles, son, 2, birthplace: Daglingworth, Gloucestershire Elizabeth Bowles, daughter, 3 months, birthplace: Daglingworth, Gloucestershire 1871 England Census: Gloucestershire, Daglingworth, District 10, page 5 Thomas Bowles, head, married, 64, shepherd, birthplace: Kempsford, Gloucestershire Charlotte Bowles, wife, married, 53, shepherd's wife, birthplace: Cirencester, Gloucestershire Edward Bowles, son, unmarried, 20, butcher, birthplace: Daglingworth, Gloucestershire Sarah Shill, step-daughter, unmarried, 16, outdoor servant, birthplace: Daglingworth, Gloucestershire Thomas Shill, step-son, 13, farm servant, birthplace: Daglingworth, Gloucestershire George Bowles, son, 13, farm servant, birthplace: Daglingworth, Gloucestershire Bessy Bowles, daughter, 10, scholar, birthplace: Daglingworth, Gloucestershire On page 2, Thomas Bowles, age 14, appears to be working with William Archer, a butcher. 1881 England Census: Gloucestershire, Dglingworth, District 10, page 2 Charles Shill, head, unmarried, agricultural laborer, birthplace: Daglingworth, Gloucestershire Thomas Shill, brother, unmarried, agricultural laborer, birthplace: Daglingworth, Gloucestershire George Bowles, brother-in-law, unmarried, agricultural laborer, birthplace: Daglingworth, Gloucestershire -- Charlotte Bowles, head, widow, 64, birthplace: Daglingworth, Gloucestershire Sarah Shill, step-daughter, 26, domestic servant, birthplace: Daglingworth, Gloucestershire 1881 England Census: Gloucestershire, Daglingworth, District 10, page 7 William Bowles, head, married, 34, shepherd, birthplace: Daglingworth, Gloucestershire Charlotte Jane Bowles, wife, married, 34, shepherd's wife, birthplace: Duntisbourne Rouse, Gloucestershire William George Bowles, son, 9, scholar, birthplace: Duntisbourne Rouse, Gloucestershire Frederick Bowles, son, scholar, birthplace: Duntisbourne Rouse, Gloucestershire Eliza Ann Bowles, daughter, 4, scholar, birthplace: Daglingworth, Gloucestershire Emily Bowles, daughter, 1, birthplace: Daglingworth, Gloucestershire 1891 England Census: Gloucestershire, Driffield, District 14, page 6 William Bowles, head, married, 44, shepherd, birthplace: Westwell, Oxfordshire Charlotte Jane Bowles, wife, married, 44, birthplace: Duntisbourne Rouse, Gloucestershire Emily Bowles, daughter, 11, scholar, birthplace: Daglingworth, Gloucestershire Walter Emily Bowles, son, 9, scholar, birthplace: Driffield, Gloucestershire Ernest Thomas Bowles, son, 5, scholar, birthplace: Driffield, Gloucestershire Abel Percy, nephew, 10 months, birthplace: Union, Gloucestershire Perhaps this information will inspire some of the descendants of this line to join our DNA project. Charlie Hartley Bowles DNA Project Administrator [mailto:hartley@iglou.com]