Dear List, I am looking for the marriage of Emily Allen to ?? Bowles, she was married to a Bowles, She had two children Clara aged 9 in the 1891 census born in Poplar London William aged 7 in the 1891 census born West Ham. London They were all at her parents the day of the census at 112 Bridge Road Grays Thurrock ESSEX. her parents were Robert Allen father Jane Allen mother. Emily Bowles was drowned on the 14th Oct. 1898 when the ship Moyhan was wrecked off the Cornwall Coast, she was a stewardess on board that ship, I think her husband may have been a Captain of a ship or worked on a ship at some time as he was never in any of the census's with their family, her sister was Elizabeth Morgan (nee Allen) who was alway with her parents with her son George at census time so think he was at sea also, as I have been told there was a Ship's Captain in the family but I don't know who he was. After Emily was drowned her children were with Elizabeth Morgan her sister in the 1901 census, still no husbands. Would love to hear from any lister who has any connection with Emily or can perhaps help in some way, very willing to exchange info also. Regards Val Mably Christchurch New Zealand. herval@xtra.co.nz

Hi Val, I am working on my gggrandfather Rich'd Bowles B;1818 and his Wife Diana nee Smith b :1808 and their sons William b:1845 and George b:.1852. They were all born in england except the son William was born in France . The couple married in Paris in 1843. and moved back to England after the birth of William. At any rate I will keep an eye out for your people since we are researching the same timeframe and same childrens names. Can you do the same for me? Do you have an estimate of Emily's birthdate? Sincerely, Randi Bowles-Meentzen herval <herval@xtra.co.nz> wrote:Dear List, I am looking for the marriage of Emily Allen to ?? Bowles, she was married to a Bowles, She had two children Clara aged 9 in the 1891 census born in Poplar London William aged 7 in the 1891 census born West Ham. London They were all at her parents the day of the census at 112 Bridge Road Grays Thurrock ESSEX. her parents were Robert Allen father Jane Allen mother. Emily Bowles was drowned on the 14th Oct. 1898 when the ship Moyhan was wrecked off the Cornwall Coast, she was a stewardess on board that ship, I think her husband may have been a Captain of a ship or worked on a ship at some time as he was never in any of the census's with their family, her sister was Elizabeth Morgan (nee Allen) who was alway with her parents with her son George at census time so think he was at sea also, as I have been told there was a Ship's Captain in the family but I don't know who he was. After Emily was drowned her children were with Elizabeth Morgan her sister in the 1901 census, still no husbands. Would love to hear from any lister who has any connection with Emily or can perhaps help in some way, very willing to exchange info also. Regards Val Mably Christchurch New Zealand. herval@xtra.co.nz

Val and Randi, We have a BOWLES family arriving in Auckland ( NZ ) on board the " St. Leonards " on 26 - 9 - 1873. Edward and Mary BOWLES with five children,-- Charlotte, Edward, Louisa, Mark and Maurice. Their origins seem to have been Dover and South London. Do we have any connection ?? Peter in Auckland NZ. -----Original Message----- From: herval [mailto:herval@xtra.co.nz] Sent: Tuesday, 11 January 2005 5:37 p.m. To: BOWLES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: re Emily Bowles born 1856 Poplar London Dear List, I am looking for the marriage of Emily Allen to ?? Bowles, she was married to a Bowles, She had two children Clara aged 9 in the 1891 census born in Poplar London William aged 7 in the 1891 census born West Ham. London They were all at her parents the day of the census at 112 Bridge Road Grays Thurrock ESSEX. ( snip )