I've been researching the Bowles/Boles descendants in Canada from England and Ireland for about 5 years now. Perhaps three quarters of them have been traced back to Irish roots, mostly in Tipperary, Limerick, Carlow, Laois, Dublin pretty much right across southern Ireland and then a number from Sligo and Fermanagh. I have started posting my research onto my Bowles in Canada site and have started with the Ontario counties. After which I will go on to their roots in Ireland and then back to other parts of Canada. Its going to take me months to get everything posted. You will find it is pretty plain as first I am posting just my raw information, then I am going to add the references and then other supporting documents and images. As this is just my first release of my first site I would appreciate any comments/concerns/corrections/contributions. But not questions, not yet. As the references are not yet posted I can't take a lot of questions about sources if I am to get the rest posted. Any Bowles researchers can take the information as unconfirmed and hopefully as a guide to their own research and just be patient about the documentation. It will be coming. The Home page is at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bowlesfamily/index.htm The Ontario page is at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bowlesfamily/bowles_in_ontario.htm and my own Bowles from Laois/Carlow are at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bowlesfamily/MyBowles.htm Their family moved from Quebec City to Fenelon Falls, Victoria county in the 1850's. Their origin in Ireland is documented at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bowlesfamily/bowles_family_of_quebec_city.htm The Simcoe county, Ontario page will feature this family after they moved to Tiny twp., North Simcoe about 1878. I hope someone finds something to help them put their own jigsaw puzzle together! > > From: ConnorsGenealogy <nymets11@pacbell.net> > Date: 2005/05/13 Fri PM 04:15:58 CDT > To: CAN-ONTARIO-IRISH-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [Ontario Irish] New surname registry > > I have added a new Ontario-Irish surname registry to our mailing list's > website. You can check it out at: > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/OntarioIrish/surnames.htm > To add your surnames, please use the convenient form below the registry > table. It is a brief registry using only one line but enough for others > who may be connected to your family, to recognize the possible connection. > > I am also looking for some Ontario internet links to add to the > website. So far, I only have a link for the Ontario GenWeb project > which is an excellent website. Please post your favorite links to the > list, and I'll get them on the webpage with my next update. > > -- > Pat Connors, Sacramento CA, list admin > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com > All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus > > > > > > ==== CAN-ONTARIO-IRISH Mailing List ==== > Add your names to the Ontario Irish surname registry at: > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/OntarioIrish/surnames.htm > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > Tom LaPorte