Artemesia

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There seem to have been a couple of different unrelated Bowles families which settled in Artemesia township.

Samuel Bowles³¹ was born in Peel county, Ontario where he married and had 5 children. The family moved to Artemesia in 1879.

From “Split Rail Country – A History of Artemesia Township”

Pg. 286

“In 1879 Samuel James Bowels Sr. and his wife Ann (Morrow) and a family of 2 boys and four girls drove 4 head of cattle, seven pigs and a team of horses from Albion Township. They arrived at the top of Bowles Hill in the Fall of 1879. Mrs. Bowels came from the county of Mayo in Ireland in the year of the potato famine, arriving in Muddy York (Toronto) at the age of 11. She was hired as a domestic working for her clothes and food. She married Samuel Bowels Sr. when she was 16. At first they lived on a farm near Palgrave in Albion Township and their children were born there: Samuel James Jr., George, Barbara, Maggie, Kate and Martha.”

Samuel James Bowles³¹ b. Jan. 28,1832 Albion twp, Peel co.

m. Anne Morrow (b. July 12, 1837; co. Mayo, Ireland) ~1853 (b. 1832 on headstone inscription)

farmed Con. 14 Lot 23 Artemesia

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records for this family

1. Barbara⁶⁵² b. ~ 1860 Albion, Peel co.

m. John Freeman (b. ~ 1857 Artemesia; Simon, Mary) May 27, 1880 Markdale, Ont.

ref. # 003532/80

2. George³² b. Jan. 29, 1863 Peel co.

m. Margaret Speers (b. Apr. 10, 1865; Ont.)

2.1 William S. Gordon²⁷⁹ b. Sept. 19, 1895 Artemesia, Ont. ref # 009177/95

m. Elizabeth Emma Walton (b. 1894)

2.1.1 Anna (lived Markdale)

2.1.2 Lorna m. Cecil Wilson (lived Owen Sound)

William d. 1964 Markdale, Grey co.

Elizabeth d. 1984 Markdale, Grey co.

2.2 James Lawson³⁹⁹ b. Nov. 1, 1897 Ont.

2.3 George Edgar⁴⁰⁰ b. Aug. 27, 1899 Ont.

2.4 Elwood b. Feb. 1902 (per 1911 census)

2.5 Mary b. Apr. 1904 (per 1911 census)

George and Margaret Bowles (front center)

with their children (left to right)

Lawson, Mary, Edgar, Elwood and William

about 1920.

3. Margaret Ann³⁴ b. Sept. 15, 1866 Albion, Peel co.

m. William John Holley (b. Nov. 12, 1862 Vandeleur, Ont.), mason; lived from 1900 in Holland twp.

3.1 Margaret Holley b. Oct. 20, 1903 Euphrasia ref. # 015903/03

William d. June 12, 1942 Holland Centre, Ont.

Margaret Ann d. ~ 1957

4. Catherine Elizabeth³⁵ b. ~ 1867 Peel co.

m. H. Samuel Warling

5. Samuel James³³ b. Jan. 29, 1869; Albion twp., Peel co.

m. Agnes Ann (Annie) McDougall (b. Aug. 1879) Feb. 18, 1903 Priceville ref # 008361/03

5.1 Amos m. Margaret Montgomery

5.2 Angus b. Feb. 1908

m. Violet Fitzsimmons

5.2.1 Brian Douglas m. Leona Brown

5.2.2 Robert Lee m. Elizabeth Firth

5.2.3 Sharon Elaine m. Wayne Ludlow

Lived at Vandeleur Corner

5.2.4 James Samuel m. Lesley McGee

Lived on Bowles Bluff Road, Artemesia twp.

5.3 Gertrude m. John Rose

5.4 John m. Mary Summers

5.4.1 Isabel m. Art Jeffery

5.4.1.1 Blaine

5.4.1.2 Melinda

5.5 William m. Mary Burrell

Samuel James d. Feb. 7, 1931 (age 68) bur. Vandeleur cemetery, Artemesia, Grey co. memorial stone

Agnes d. May 19, 1966 (age 89) bur. Vandeleur cemetery, Artemesia, Grey co.

1911 Census

6. An infant son born Aug. 7, 1870 died Aug. 17, 1870 of infant cholera ref # 009663/70

7. Martha Jane³⁶ b. Nov. 23, 1876 Albion twp., Peel co.

m. John James Bennett (b. ~1877 Holland Center, Ont; William, Mary Ann Frazer)

Apr. 9, 1902 Artemesia, Ont. ref #007455/02

7.1 Stewart Bennett

7.2 Charlotte Bennett

7.3 George Bennett

7.4 Margaret Bennett

7.5 William John Bowles Bennett b. Nov. 23, 1918 Markdale

d. Oct. 6, 1942 England bur. Witten, Birmingham, England

Samuel d. Feb. 25, 1906 (age 74) bur. Vandeleur cemetery, Artemesia, Grey co. memorial stone

Ann d. 1927 (in 1911 census living with son Samuel) bur. Vandeleur cemetery, Artemesia, Grey co.

William Bowles³⁸, a tailor, arrived from England before 1833 and married Sarah Anne in Quebec where they had 4 children.

See a possible record for them in Quebec City.

Between 1842 and 1849 they moved to Artemesia. The earliest records list this family as Bowles but later as Bowler and by the 1900's exclusively as Bowler.

William³⁸ b. ~ 1811 England

m. Sarah Anne (b. Oct. 18, 1818 Quebec; maiden name: Smith?) ~ 1833

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references for this family.

1. Anne³⁹ b. ~ 1834 Quebec

2. William Smith⁴⁰ b. Mar. 11, 1840 Quebec

m. Wilmet Williams (b. July 2, 1841 England; John, Catherine) Feb. 15, 1858 Artemesia

2.1 Julia²⁶³ b. 1858 Ontario

m. David Graham July 1, 1878 Markdale, Grey co. ref. #003186/78

2.2 John²⁶⁴ b. 1860 Ontario

2.3 William²⁷⁰ b. 1866

2.4 Ida²⁷¹ b. Sept. 24, 1872

2.5 Robert Joseph Roland³⁹⁷ b. Mar. 11, 1873 (1874 in 1901 census) Artemesia

William and Wilmet had a grandchild Charles W. Bowler living with them in 1901 census (the child of either John or William??)

3. Esther⁴¹ b. ~ 1839 Quebec

4. John⁴² b. Sept. 6, 1849 (1901 census) 1842 (most other records) Quebec

m. Margaret Shields (b. July 30, 1851 (1901 Census) or 1846, Ireland; Charles, Mary)

Dec. 28, 1864 Artemesia (Wesleyan Methodist Registry)

4.1 Charlotte²⁶⁸ b. 1868, Artemesia

4.2 Mary²⁶⁹ b. July 25, 1870 Artemesia (Wesleyan Methodist Registry)

4.3 Clara³⁹⁸ b. Sept. 17, 1872 (Sept. 20, 1877 in 1901 census) Artemesia

(Wesleyan Methodist Registry)

4.4 William⁹⁴¹ b. July 15, 1881 Ontario

4.5 Mabel⁹⁴² b. Feb. 16, 1888 Ontario

5. Joshua⁴³ b. July 25, 1851 Ontario

m. Maria (b. Aug. 7, 1854 Ont.) ~ 1877

5.1 William⁹⁴³ b. Mar. 2, 1878 Ont.

5.2 John A.⁹⁴⁴ b. June 15, 1883 Ont.

5.3 Roy A.⁹⁴⁵ b. June 7, 1887 Ont.

5.4 Media⁹⁴⁶ b. Aug. 20, 1889 Ont.

5.5 Arnold H.⁹⁴⁷ b. Dec. 15, 1891 Ont.

6. Mary²⁶⁵ b. July 14, 1854 Artemesia (Methodist registry)

7. Charles Wesley²⁶⁶ b. Aug. 29, 1856 Ontario

m. Esther (b. July 13, 1862 Ont.) ~ 1881

7.1 Annie M.²⁷²b. Feb. 24, 1882 Artemesia

7.2 Gordon²⁷³ b. Oct. 11, 1886 Artemesia

7.3 Harold²⁷⁴ b. Apr. 2, 1888 Artemesia

7.4 Ruby²⁷⁵ b. Mar. 13, 1892 Artemesia

7.5 Mary²⁷⁶ b. Nov. 8, 1895 Artemesia

7.6 Amelia²⁷⁸ b. Dec. 9, 1897 Artemesia

7.7 Myrtle²⁷⁷b. July 13, 1900 Artemesia

8. Sophia²⁶⁷ b. ~ 1858 Ontario

?. Margaret b. ~ 1854 Ontario (but appears last in 1861 census records, a relation?)

William d. > 1871 census but < 1901 census

Anne d. > 1901 census

Another William Bowles⁴⁴, also a tailor (somehow related to the above William?), arrived at Artemesia from England with his wife and one child about 1842.

This family is also recorded sometimes as Bowles and sometimes as Bowler.

William⁴⁴ b. ~ 1809 England

m. Hannah (b. ~1807) ~ 1840 England

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record for this family

1. Eliza⁴⁵ b. ~ 1841 England

2. Robert⁴⁶ b. ~1843 Ontario

3. William⁴⁷ b. ~1846 Ontario

4. Joseph⁴⁸ b. Aug. 20, 1850 Proton, Ontario (reg. as Bowler)

m. Margaret (b. Mar 31, 1860; Ont.) ~ 1877

4.1 William K.⁹⁴⁸ b. Sept. 24, 1878 Ont.

4.2 Joseph A.⁹⁴⁹ b. May 2, 1880 Ont.

4.3 Francis G.⁹⁵⁰ b. Dec. 14, 1881 Ont.

4.4 James S.⁹⁵¹ b. Oct. 2, 1884 Ont.

4.5 Ivan N.⁹⁵² b. Mar. 16, 1886 Ont.

4.6 Flora A.⁹⁵³ b. Mar. 16, 1886 Ont. (twins)

4.7 Burley⁹⁵⁴ b. Aug. 26, 1890 Ont.

4.8 Emma⁹⁵⁵ b. Aug. 15, 1892 Ont.

5. Francis⁴⁹ b. ~1849 Ontario