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There are Bowles records in:
(Click on the township name for details)
Tilbury West township
Mersea township
Anderdon township
Colchester township
Tilbury West Township
Map of Tilbury West township in
1881
Note: Tilbury West is in Essex county while East Tilbury is adjacent
in Kent county and Tilbury Station (town) is on the border of the two
counties.
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West
William Bowles200 b.
March 1812 Gloucestershire, England
m. Edith (b. ~ 1829) ~ 1848 England
The family came to Canada in 1857
1. John318 b. Oct. 4, 1848, England (was a Wood Turner)
m. Catharine Bell (b. Sept. 18, 1844, Ireland) Apr. 11, 1871 Essex co. ref # 023620/71
1.1
Mary319 b. Jan. 18, 1872 Tilbury W. twp. ref #
005413/72
1.2
Arthur320 b. Feb. 20, 1874 Romney, Kent co. (was
an Engineer)
ref # 008298/74 ( Informant: Edith
Bowles of Mersea)
m. Lillie (b. June 10,
1881 Eng.) ~ 1901
they lived
Tilbury, Kent co.
1.3
Edith Ann321 (Annie) b. Apr. 26, 1876 Romney, Kent
co. ref # 011836/76
Single in 1901
1.4
George322 b. Oct. 25, 1878 Tilbury W. twp. ref #
005573/78
Single in 1901
1.5
Emily Adeline323 b. Jan. 4, 1881 Tilbury W. twp.
ref # 006720/81
Either died or married by 1901, not
with them in 1901 census
1.6
William James (Bill)875 b. May 6, 1885
Windfall, Ont.
m. Jane Florence Lamarsh (b. Oct.
5, 1889 Essex co.; Matthew, Samantha Wagner)
Sept. 7, 1905
1.6.1 Angus James b. June
28, 1906 Tilbury, Ont.
Angus James d. Mar. 6, 1910
1.6.2 Harold William b. June
7, 1909 Windsor, Ont.
m. (living) Smith (b. ?; James,
Julia Welke) Sept. 12, 1934
three children, two are married
Harold d. June 12, 1968 Detroit, MI, USA
1.6.3 Lowella Florence b.
June 13, 1911 d. Nov. 8, 1913
1.6.4 (living)
Bill d. Dec. 13, 1952 Detroit, MI,
USA
Jane d. Dec. 25, 1962 Detroit, MI,
USA
2. Emily316 b. ~ 1854, England
m. Hugh Latimer (b. ~ 1843 Ontario;
Robert, Mary) Jan. 12, 1875 Tilbury W. twp.
Ref #
002218/75
2.1
Edith b. ~ 1875 Ont.
2.2
Mary b. ~ 1877 Ont.
2.3
Emily b. ~ 1880 Ont.
William d. Feb. 5, 1895 W. Tilbury,
Essex co.
There is also a Henry Bowles and a
William Bowles living together nearby in the 1871 census. They
could be other children of the above. All are Church of England.
Henry b. ~ 1841 England single in
1871
William b. ~ 1851 Ontario(?)
m. Mary (b. ~ 1851
Ont.) ~ 1869
1. John b. ~ 1870
Ontario
The 1901 census of Tilbury West
also has an Alice Bowles (b. Jan. 4, 1881, Ont.) living with her
Aunt and Uncle, David and Elizabeth Bell. So, Elizabeth may be
a Bowles also.
Mersea
township
Map of Mersea township in 1881
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Wesley Boles b.
m. Elizabeth (b. Jan. 15, 1867
Ont.) ~ 1888
1. Everett b. June 22, 1889 Ont.
2. E. Mandy b. Feb. 28, 1891 Ont.
3. Nettie May b. Dec. 12, 1892 Ont.
4. Nina E. b. May 12, 1899 Ont.
And in Leamington town, Mersea twp.
Arthur T. Boles b. Oct. 4, 1867
Ont. (he was a lawyer)
m. Rebeka E. (b. Nov. 10, 1874,
Ont.) ~ 1896
1. Baby B. b. ~ 1897 Ont.
Anderdon
township
Map of Anderdon township in 1881
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The following John Bowles may be
a Black former slave from the US
Henry Bowles16 m.
Elizabeth (lived USA)
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John15 b. Feb. 9,
1847 USA
(lived in Colchester, Essex co.)
m.(1) ?
m.(2) Caroline Cooper (b. Feb. 24,
1857 Ontario; George, Harriet) of Amherstburg
April 8, 1878 Amherstburg ref
#002396/78
The 1901Census
of Amherstburg lists John Bowles as an African laborer and Caroline,
living in a separate household, is listed as a weaver. It says
he entered Canada in 1866.
"Being
the nearest British town, Amherstburg served as a launching point
into Canada for fugitive slaves fleeing from American states. Its
key role as a stopping point on the Underground Railroad is one
reason why the North American Black Historical Museum is located
here."
- town of Amherstburg web site
Colchester township
The 1901 census of Colchester North lists a Thomas Bowler (possibly
Bowles) age 56 from England who arrived in Canada in 1873. |
