Hi Tom ? Are these the Bowles your asking about as there listed under Bowler in the early census for Artemesia??? I'm not related to these people but I was looking through the 1858-1869 Vol 33 marriage transcripts last evening and noted the marriages. The rest was quite simple to do. I haven't located where any of the Bowler/Bowles are buried yet. In the 1901 census there's another family of Bowles in Artemesia. Samuel Bowles b 1832 Ont & Ann Morrow on Con 14 Lot 23. I haven't included them here.. good luck Ida 1851 census: William b England Wesleyan Methodist age 40 Sarah Ann b Canada age 34 Ann b Canada age 17 William b Canada age 12 John b Canada age 9 Joshua b Canada age 2 ??? 1861 census: William b LC age 24 Wilmot b England age 23 Julia b UC age 3 John b UC age 1 Bowler William Smith 21, Artemesia, CE s/o William & Ann married 15 Feb 1858 Wilmet Williams 21 Artemesia, Eng d/o John & Catherine *************** William b Eng profession Taylor age 50 Ann b LC age 42 Ester b LC age 21 John b LC laborer age 19 Joshua age 11 Mary age 7 Wesley age 5 Sophia age 3 ?Margret age 7 ******************************** Bowler John, 22 Artemesia, CE s/o William & Ann married 28 Dec 1864 Margaret Shields 18 Artemesia, Ireland d/o Charles & Mary 1871 census: h/h 123 William Bowles age 32 b Que Wes Meth, farmer Willmet age 30 b Eng Julia 12, John 5, William, Ida these appear in 1881 census Artemesia Div 2 pg 17 # 80 ********* h/h 189 John Bowler b Quebec age 28 Wes Meth, farmer Margaret b Ireland age 24 Charlotte age 3 b Ont Mary b Jul 9/12 Ont these appear in the 1881 census Artemesia Div 2 pg 34 # 156 ******* h/h 190 William Bowler age 60 b Eng Wes Meth Ann age 53 b Quebec Joshua age 20 b Que Mary age 16 b Ont Charles, age 14, Sophia age 12 these appear in the 1881 census div 2 pg 6 & 7 # 31 # 32 1871 census haven't located Wesley yet... 1901 census Artemesia 2nd Range E 108 Wesley Bowles b Aug 29 1856 Ester b Jul 13 1862 Annie M b Feb 24 1882 Gordon b Oct 11 1886 Harold b Apr 2 1888 Ruby b Mar 13 1892 Mary b Nov 8 1895 Mirtyle b Jul 13 1900 Amelia b Dec 9 1897 ? 5 yrs???? Annie Mother Oct 18 1888 yes it states 1888 ???82 yrs b Quebec Eng Methodist Tom Laporte wrote: > > Hello everyone, this is my very first message to this list. My interest is the Bowles family which emmigrated from Ireland originally to Quebec and then to various Ontario communities. I have found a record for a William Bowles in the 1871 Census of Artemesia, Grey South (that would be district 36 - G1) on page 36. He was born in Quebec so may be connected. My own direct line of Bowles were not far away just north east of Collingwood in Tiny twp., North Simcoe county.