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Olive Jean

Olive Jean Report 3 Aug 2010 17:32

Hi
I am trying to trace the Mother and Father of ===
John Bowler born 1888 Nottingham,I wonder if anyone can help me Please.
From Olive Bowler

Mike *

Mike * Report 3 Aug 2010 17:33

Maybe this is his birth.
The certificate would tell you his parents.

Births Dec 1887

Bowler John - Nottingham 7b 380

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 3 Aug 2010 17:33

Possible?

Births Dec 1887 (>99%)
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Bowler John Nottingham 7b 380

Olive Jean

Olive Jean Report 3 Aug 2010 17:36

Hi
I wonder if anyone has acess to 1891 Census please
From Olive

Jonesey

Jonesey Report 3 Aug 2010 17:37

Possible:
1891:
Name: John Bowles (Bowler on the original)
Age: 3
Estimated birth year: abt 1888
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Thomas
Mother's Name: Anna
Gender: Male
Where born: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Civil parish: Snenton
Ecclesiastical parish: St Matthias
County/Island: Nottinghamshire
Country: England
Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Nottingham
Sub-registration district: Nottingham South East
ED, institution, or vessel: 41
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Bowles 40
Anna Bowles 37 born Name: John Bowles
Age: 3
Estimated birth year: abt 1888
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Thomas
Mother's Name: Anna (Could be Clara on Original)
Gender: Male
Where born: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Civil parish: Snenton
Ecclesiastical parish: St Matthias
County/Island: Nottinghamshire
Country: England
Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

View image
Registration district: Nottingham
Sub-registration district: Nottingham South East
ED, institution, or vessel: 41
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Bowles 40
Anna Bowles 37
Thomas Bowles 11 Born Derbyshire
Fred Bowles 8
Emma Bowles 6
John Bowles 3
Elizabeth W Bowles 6/12
Thomas Bowles 11
Fred Bowles 8
Emma Bowles 6
John Bowles 3
Elizabeth W Bowles 6/12

1901:
Name: John Bowler
Age: 13
Estimated birth year: abt 1888
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Thomas
Mother's Name: Clara
Gender: Male
Where born: Nottinghamshire, England
Civil parish: Nottingham
Ecclesiastical parish: St Paul
County/Island: Nottinghamshire
Country: England
Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Nottingham
Sub-registration district: Nottingham North East
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 61
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Bowler 51
Clara Bowler 44 born Clubley
Fredk Bowler 18
Emma Bowler 16
John Bowler 13
Horace J Bowler 9

Olive Jean

Olive Jean Report 3 Aug 2010 17:43

Hi
Thankyou,
So this Census 1891 is the only one,is he entered on the 1901 please with the same family.
Olive

Jonesey

Jonesey Report 3 Aug 2010 17:56

This might be the oldest sons birth. Cubley is in the Ashbourne registration district:

Births Dec 1879 (>99%)
Bowler Thomas Ashborne 7b 604

Mike *

Mike * Report 3 Aug 2010 17:56

Jonesey has posted the 1901 census entry

Olive Jean

Olive Jean Report 3 Aug 2010 19:20

Hi Every one.
Thankyou for your replies,it looks as though they have missed spelt 1891 ,but the 1901 is ok.
Thankyou for your look ups.
From Olive

Olive Jean

Olive Jean Report 29 Dec 2016 15:48

Hi
I am still trying to trace Thomas Bowler Clara Bowler on the Cencus
any luck with 1911 Census and 1881
Please
Olive

greyghost

greyghost Report 29 Dec 2016 15:57

Don't know if you ever found Clara's maiden name but here it is from the new GRO index


Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
BOWLER, JOHN MOLBURN Order
GRO Reference: 1887 D Quarter in NOTTINGHAM Volume 07B Page 380

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So this looks as though it's the marriage of John and Clara -

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Jun 1874 (>99%)
BOLTON Hannah Derby 7b 817 Scan available - click to view
Bowler Thomas Derby 7b 817 Scan available - click to view
Malborn Clara Derby 7b 817 Scan available - click to view
Wildbore John Derby 7b 817 Scan available - click to view

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?? Thomas' birth showing same mmn

BOWLER, THOMAS WILLIAM MALBORN Order
GRO Reference: 1879 D Quarter in DERBY Volume 07B Page 472

and Elizabeth - another spelling !!
BOWLER, ELIZABETH ANN MALBORNE Order
GRO Reference: 1890 D Quarter in NOTTINGHAM Volume 07B Page 331

greyghost

greyghost Report 29 Dec 2016 16:10

Am going to put the 1891 up again from FMP with places of birth

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Windmill Lane, Snenton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Thomas Bowler Head Married Male 40 1851 Groom Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire, England
Clara Bowler Wife Married Female 37 1854 Hosiery Hand Cubley, Derbyshire, England
Thomas Bowler Son - Male 11 1880 - Derby, Derbyshire, England
Fred Bowler Son - Male 8 1883 - Derby, Derbyshire, England
Emma Bowler Daughter - Female 6 1885 - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
John Bowler Son - Male 3 1888 - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Elizabeth A Bowler Daughter - Female 0 1891 - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Olive Jean

Olive Jean Report 29 Dec 2016 16:11

Thankyou for your reply
Any luck with the 1911 Census please
Olive

greyghost

greyghost Report 29 Dec 2016 16:14

Give me a chance!
1901 to see if any more children to help with search

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
20, Virginia Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Thomas Bowler Head Married Male 51 1850 Bus Driver Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, England
Clara Bowler Wife Married Female 44 1857 -
Fredk Bowler Son Single Male 18 1883 Labourer (General) Derbyshire, England
Emma Bowler Daughter Single Female 16 1885 Box Maker Nottinghamshire, England
John Bowler Son Single Male 13 1888 - Nottinghamshire, England
Horace J Bowler Son Single Male 9 1892 -

greyghost

greyghost Report 29 Dec 2016 16:18

Horace James - a Private in the Sherwood Foresters

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

First name(s) Horace James
Last name Bowler
Relationship -
Marital status Single
Sex Male
Occupation -
Age 20
Birth year 1891
Birth place Carlton Notts
Address Crownhill R S O Devon
Parish Egg Buckland
County Devon
Country England
Archive reference RG14
Registration district Plympton St Mary
Registration district number 275
Enumeration district 26
District number -
Sub district Plympton
Sub district number 2
Census reference RG14PN12938 RD275 SD2 ED26 SN9999
Piece number 12938
Folio -

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 29 Dec 2016 16:22

Clara looks to be with below couple 1911, says Single...

Marriages Dec 1904 (>99%)
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Bowler Emma Nottingham 7b 737
Greenwood Reuben Nottingham 7b 737


Deaths Dec 1932 (>99%)
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Bowler Clara 70 Nottingham 7b 347

(her Burial on below)

https://www.deceasedonline.com/servlet/GSDOSearch

greyghost

greyghost Report 29 Dec 2016 16:32

Emma's marriage ??

England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

First name(s) EMMA
Last name BOWLER
Marriage quarter 4
Marriage year 1904
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ EMMA BOWLER married one of these people
REUBEN GREENWOOD, ALBERT HENRY COPE
District NOTTINGHAM
District number -
County Nottinghamshire
Country England
Volume 7B
Page 737

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And Emma in 1911 - Is the name of the boarder a coincidence?? Original has Single !!

Emma married 7 years, 4 children born 3 have died

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
10 Charles St Nottingham, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place
Reuben Greenwood Head Married Male Matteress Maker 29 1882 Nottingham
Emma Greenwood Wife Married Female Lace Hand 26 1885 Nottingham
Reuben Greenwood Son - Male - 2 1909 Nottingham
Clara Bowler Boarder Single Female Charwoman 59 1852 Cubley Derbyshire

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 29 Dec 2016 16:37

?...
(more newspaper items for you to view Olive!)

Chris :)

01 November 1904 - Nottingham Evening Post - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

BASE INGRATITUDE.
Nottingham, was out work for five, months, and had been maintained by his parents, even though neces&itited his mother (Mrs. Clara Bowler) going out charing. A short time ago obtained employment under Corpoation, but. when his mother asked him on Saturdav night ...”


21 June 1906 - Nottingham Evening Post - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

VIOLENT ATTACK ON A HUSBAND.
Mrs. Bowler shouted out that she had done it with basin and wished she had killed him. At the Guildhall, this morning, Clara. Bowler was brought up in custody charged with unlawfully wounding her husband, whose bead was swathed in bandages. On the application ...”


10 July 1906 - Nottingham Evening Post - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

DOMESTIC INFELICITY.
NOTTINGHAM WOMAN ASSAULTS HER HUSBAND. At tite Nottingham Guildhall to-day. before Aid. A. Brownsword and Mr. A. H. Franks, Clara Bowler, of' 8, Nile-row, Cross-street, was charged with assaulting her husband, Thomas Bowler, on Jane 21st Prosecutor said that on returning ...”

(she threw a basin at him, cutting his head, on charging the woman with unlawfully wounding her husband she replied, "I wish it had killed him".

greyghost

greyghost Report 29 Dec 2016 16:40

Greenwood Household (4 People)
30 Morley Avenue , Nottingham C.B., Nottinghamshire, England

FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB SEX OCCUPATION MARITAL STATUS SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER
Emma Greenwood 25 Mar 1885 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Widowed 462 1
William Greenwood 21 Jul 1911 Male Heavy Labour Worker Single 462 2
May Hooley (Greenwood) 15 May 1922 Female Machinist Single 462 3
John Greenwood 01 Aug 1926 Male At School Single 462 4

greyghost

greyghost Report 29 Dec 2016 16:49

Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
GREENWOOD, ETHEL BOWLER
GRO Reference: 1905 M Quarter in NOTTINGHAM Volume 07B Page 378

GREENWOOD, LILY BOWLER
GRO Reference: 1907 M Quarter in NOTTINGHAM Volume 07B Page 384

Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
GREENWOOD, REUBEN BOWLER
GRO Reference: 1909 J Quarter in NOTTINGHAM Volume 07B Page 408

GREENWOOD, WILLIAM HENRY BOWLER
GRO Reference: 1911 S Quarter in NOTTINGHAM Volume 07B Page 789

GREENWOOD ADELIZA 1917 — 1917 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

GREENWOOD DORIS H 1929 — 1929 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

GREENWOOD EMMA 1914 — 1914 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

GREENWOOD JOHN 1926 — 1926 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire,

GREENWOOD MAY 1922 — 1922 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire