The Bowles of Clonmel

There is a memorial stone in the St. Mary's Clonmel (Church of Ireland) with this inscription:

[on the upper panel]
Erected by John Boles
in memory of his wife
Judith Boles who died
July 14th 1822 aged 27 yer
Mary Boles died Jan 30
1833 aged 66Years
Margt Boles died Sep
14 1841 aged 26 year

[on the lower panel]
Ellen o Flanagan alies Boles
died feb 5th 1845 aged 24 years
to the memory of the above
John Boles who died dec 22
1856 aged 70 years

It should be fairly safe to assume this is one directly related family. The most likely relationship would be:

? Boles m. Mary (b. ~ 1769) ~ 1785

1. John b. 1786

John m. Judith (b. ~ 1795) ~ 1813

1.1 Margaret b. ~ 1815

Margaret d. 1841 age 26

1.2 Ellen b. ~ 1821

m. Mr. o Flanagan

Ellen d. 1845 age 24

Judith d. 1822 age 27

John d. 1856 age 70

Mary Boles d. 1835 age 66

Mary Boles' husband is not buried with them so he probably died prior to the family settling in Clonmel. Most likely this was after John's birth in 1786 and before Judith's death in Clonmel in 1822.

The following entries from the St. Mary's Clonmel parish registry indicate three possible couples as John Boles parent's:

Walter Bowles of Clonmel and wife Mary

based on their son Walter Bowles jr. baptized Feb. 21, 1781 Clonmel reference

James Bowles and wife Mary

Based on their daughter Joanna baptized Aug. 29, 1790 Clonmel reference

Robert Bowles (of the 14^th Dragoons) married Mary Lynch 1784 Clonmel reference

The given names in the above family and the birth dates for John and Judith's children would make them fit very well as the parents of Robert Boles of Cahir as well. Neil Boles of that line settled back here in Clonmel in the 1890's and established himself as a builder. See The Boles of Cahir for more on this family.

From an EPPI search

First report from the Select Committee on Fictitious Votes, Ireland

Printed 12 May 1837

Appendix #6

Voters Registered in Boroughs

County of Tipperary; Borough of Clonmel

Walter Bowles glazier & painter householder Upper Johnson St. 8 Jan. 1833

(per First report, this is a 1 story cottage with a thatched roof with two rooms and a kitchen and a garden attached rented at ₤6 per year and that he has lived in this house for the last 25 or 26 years)

Appendix 8 Clonmel with valuations

Upper Johnson Street

Walter Bowels house annual value: ₤6

Edward Cunningham house and grounds annual value: ₤7

Thomas Bowels house and grounds annual value: ₤7

I have included the following reference under Clonmel only because the given name Walter only seems to have appeared here:

Elizabeth Bowles bp. June 12, 1842, the daughter of Walter and Ellen Bowles of Spring House, co. Tipperary where Walter Bowles was a gardener. (Ref.: Pam Ching at boltonlibrary@oceanfree.net)

According to the Buildings of Ireland site, Spring House is now called Kilshane House, built in 1822, which has long had very extensive gardens. Kilshane House is about 3 miles ESE of Tipperary town near Bansha town. http://www.kilshanehouse.ie/Gallery.html