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Descendants of John Bowness
Generation No. 1
1. JOHN1 BOWNESS was born Abt. 1740, and died November 30, 1823. He married (1) SARAH ALLONBY Abt. 1765. She was born Abt. 1740. He married (2) AGNES CLEASBY November 26, 1822 in Whitehaven, St.Nicholas Parish. She was born Abt. 1776.
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Burial: Holy Trinity Graveyard, Whitehaven
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Baptism: November 16, 1776, Raisbeck
Children of JOHN BOWNESS and SARAH ALLONBY are:
i. JOHN ALLANBY2 BOWNESS, b. 1766.
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Baptism: July 26, 1766, Cumberland, England
ii. FANNY BOWNESS, b. 1767.
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Baptism: July 15, 1767, Cumberland, England
2. iii. WILLIAM BOWNESS, b. 1768; d. August 14, 1842, Springvale, Kirkton, Scotland.
iv. PHILLIP BOWNESS, b. 1770.
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Baptism: December 01, 1770, Cumberland, England
v. THOMAS BOWNESS, b. 1775.
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Baptism: December 21, 1775, Cumberland, England
vi. MARY BOWNESS, b. 1776.
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Baptism: November 16, 1776, Cumberland, England
vii. ELIZABETH BOWNESS, b. 1778.
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Baptism: March 03, 1778, Cumberland, England
viii. ANN BOWNESS, b. 1779.
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Baptism: 1779, Cumberland, England
ix. JOHN BOWNESS, b. 1782.
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Baptism: June 05, 1782, Cumberland, England
x. JOSEPH BOWNESS, b. 1782.
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Baptism: June 05, 1782, Cumberland, England
Generation No. 2
2. WILLIAM2 BOWNESS (JOHN1) was born 1768, and died August 14, 1842 in Springvale, Kirkton, Scotland. He married (1) ELIZABETH BROWN. He married (2) ANN TOMLIN Abt. 1785. She was born September 25, 1763 in Dumfries Parish, Dumfries, Scotland, and died November 07, 1826.
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Baptism: September 26, 1768, Cumberland, England
Burial: Church of Scotland, Kirkton, Scotland
Occupation: Mole Catcher
Child of WILLIAM BOWNESS and ELIZABETH BROWN is:
i. REBECCA3 BOWNESS, b. August 02, 1828, Springvale, Kirkton, Scotland.
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Baptism: October 05, 1828
Children of WILLIAM BOWNESS and ANN TOMLIN are:
ii. JOHNSTON3 BOWNESS, b. May 08, 1787, Cumberland, England; d. August 02, 1787, Cumberland, England.
iii. MARGRAT BOWNESS, b. August 17, 1788, Cumberland, England; d. December 19, 1819, Scotland.
iv. ROBERT BOWNESS, b. January 31, 1791, Cumberland, England; d. January 24, 1792, Cumberland, England.
v. HELEN (ELLEN) BOWNESS, b. December 02, 1792, Cumberland, England; d. January 03, 1850, Dumfries, Scotland.
3. vi. ROBERT BOWNESS, b. February 18, 1795.
vii. WILLIAM BOWNESS, b. May 02, 1797.
viii. ANN BOWNESS, b. November 19, 1799.
ix. FRANCES BOWNESS, b. July 06, 1802.
x. ELIZABETH BOWNESS, b. May 08, 1804.
xi. JOHN BOWNESS, b. August 02, 1806.
Generation No. 3
3. ROBERT3 BOWNESS (WILLIAM2, JOHN1) was born February 18, 1795. He married (1) ELIZABETH FARRIES March 20, 1820 in Dumfries, Scotland. She was born Abt. 1797, and died June 13, 1828. He married (2) MARY KELLOCK 1828. She was born October 01, 1786 in Bargain Hill, Closeburn Parish, Scotland, and died September 05, 1861 in Norboro, PEI.
Notes for ROBERT BOWNESS:
Emmigrated to PEI in 1828
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Baptism: August 01, 1872, Norboro, PEI
Burial: Margate United Church, PEI
Children of ROBERT BOWNESS and ELIZABETH FARRIES are:
i. JOHN4 BOWNESS, b. April 30, 1820, Dumphries, Scotland; d. January 05, 1838, Norboro, PEI.
4. ii. JAMES BOWNESS, b. May 16, 1821, Dumphries, Scotland; d. October 04, 1899, Norboro, PEI.
iii. WILLIAM BOWNESS, b. November 21, 1822.
iv. MARGRAT BOWNESS, b. May 16, 1824, Dumfries, Scotland; d. April 19, 1851, Norboro, PEI.
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Burial: Margate, PEI
5. v. ROBERT BOWNESS, b. November 11, 1825, Dumphrieshire, Scotland; d. May 11, 1904, Montrose, PEI.
vi. JEAN BOWNESS, b. April 14, 1827.
Generation No. 4
4. JAMES4 BOWNESS (ROBERT3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1) was born May 16, 1821 in Dumphries, Scotland, and died October 04, 1899 in Norboro, PEI. He married (1) JANE ESPLIN TUPLIN December 31, 1845. She was born May 04, 1824 in Little Pillhead, Tavistock, England, and died April 29, 1851. He married (2) SARAH MUGRIDGE January 17, 1855. She was born October 27, 1836, and died February 18, 1912.
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Burial: October 06, 1899, Margate, PEI
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Baptism: May 30, 1824
Burial: Margate, PEI
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Burial: Margate, PEI
Children of JAMES BOWNESS and JANE TUPLIN are:
i. JOHN RENDLE5 BOWNESS, b. January 19, 1846.
ii. ANDREW BOWNESS, b. April 02, 1848.
iii. JANE TUPLIN BOWNESS, b. April 09, 1851; d. August 09, 1877.
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Burial: Margate, PEI
Children of JAMES BOWNESS and SARAH MUGRIDGE are:
iv. ADELIA5 BOWNESS, b. May 15, 1856.
v. LYDIA ANN BOWNESS, b. March 10, 1858.
vi. ROBERT BOWNESS, b. June 10, 1860.
vii. EMMA BOWNESS, b. June 20, 1862.
viii. EDWIN EVANS BOWNESS, b. June 08, 1864; d. August 30, 1869.
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Baptism: November 03, 1864
ix. ELIJAH FREEMAN BOWNESS, b. September 16, 1866; d. December 20, 1950, Leominster, Massachusetts.
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Baptism: September 09, 1869
x. ELIZABETH FERRIS BOWNESS, b. February 27, 1869; d. Aft. 1950, Los Angeles, California.
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Baptism: September 09, 1869
xi. AULDER CLARKE BOWNESS, b. August 15, 1871.
xii. MIMIAS MAY BOWNESS, b. March 27, 1874.
xiii. FREDERICK JOHNSTONE BOWNESS, b. August 07, 1876; d. December 08, 1919.
6. xiv. GEORGE REIGH BOWNESS, b. August 22, 1879; d. October 1959.
5. ROBERT4 BOWNESS (ROBERT3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1) was born November 11, 1825 in Dumphrieshire, Scotland, and died May 11, 1904 in Montrose, PEI. He married THIRZA TUPLIN July 12, 1849. She was born August 12, 1827 in Tavistock, England, and died December 05, 1905 in Montrose, PEI.
Child of ROBERT BOWNESS and THIRZA TUPLIN is:
7. i. WILLIAM BELL5 BOWNESS, b. February 07, 1851, Lot 20, PEI; d. August 16, 1921, Summerside, Prince Co., PEI.
Generation No. 5
6. GEORGE REIGH5 BOWNESS (JAMES4, ROBERT3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1) was born August 22, 1879, and died October 1959. He married (1) JOHANNA MCKELVIE. She was born June 12, 1882, and died February 1958. He married (2) SYLVIA GLEN COFFIN 1958. She was born March 02, 1926 in Rollo Bay, PEI, and died November 27, 1980 in Charlottetown, PEI.
Notes for JOHANNA MCKELVIE:
taught school in Norboro in 1902
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Occupation: School Teacher
Children of GEORGE BOWNESS and JOHANNA MCKELVIE are:
i. ALLAN ROY6 BOWNESS, b. November 1907; d. February 18, 1908.
ii. MARY FLORENCE BOWNESS, b. July 07, 1909, Narboro, PEI, Canada; d. September 06, 1990, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada; m. CHARLES WELSH MURRAY; b. 1905, Breadalbane, PEI; d. 1989, Charlottetown, PEI.
iii. GERALD REAGH BOWNESS, b. January 29, 1913; d. October 04, 1984, Lethbridge, Alberta; m. MARTHA OLIVE CONSTABLE, September 25, 1934, Charlottetown, PEI; b. January 27, 1916.
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Burial: Pleasant Valley, PEI
Child of GEORGE BOWNESS and SYLVIA COFFIN is:
iv. CYNTHIA GLEN6 BOWNESS, b. July 08, 1959; m. DONALD HARRIS JOHNSTON, October 10, 1993; b. May 10, 1959, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
7. WILLIAM BELL5 BOWNESS (ROBERT4, ROBERT3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1) was born February 07, 1851 in Lot 20, PEI, and died August 16, 1921 in Summerside, Prince Co., PEI. He married (1) HENRIETTA (UNKNOWN). He married (2) JANE SUTHERLAND. She was born September 23, 1858, and died February 12, 1915 in Summerside, Prince Co., PEI.
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Buried At: People's Protestant Cemetery, Summerside, Prince Co., PEI
Occupation: 1891, Painter
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Buried At: People's Protestant Cemetery, Summerside, Prince Co., PEI
Children of WILLIAM BOWNESS and JANE SUTHERLAND are:
i. ALMA6 BOWNESS, b. May 27, 1877.
ii. BARBARA PEARL BOWNESS, b. May 12, 1879; d. December 05, 1935, Summerside, PEI; m. WILLIAM HARRY PRIDHAM, March 09, 1922.
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Buried At: People's Protestant Cemetery, Summerside, Prince Co., PEI
iii. BYRON BOWNESS, b. September 26, 1881; d. April 09, 1970; m. JENNIE EVELYN WALSH; b. September 20, 1867; d. December 14, 1971.
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Buried At: People's Protestant Cemetery, Summerside, Prince Co., PEI
Occupation: Manager of a Carriage factory
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Buried At: People's Protestant Cemetery, Summerside, Prince Co., PEI
iv. ETHEL B. BOWNESS, b. October 1883; d. August 26, 1927, Summerside, Prince Co., PEI.
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Buried At: People's Protestant Cemetery, Summerside, Prince Co., PEI
Education: New York, New York
Occupation: Registered Nurse
v. FRANK TUPLIN BOWNESS, b. March 10, 1885; d. August 22, 1972; m. EDITH SOPHIA LING, August 12, 1937; b. September 30, 1915; d. March 12, 1971.
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Occupation: Banker