See also

Family of James Bowtle and Hannah Elizabeth Potter

Husband: James Bowtle

  • Name:

  • James Bowtle3 4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • James Bowtle (1811-1886)

  • Mother:

  • Mary Ann Purl (1817?-1904)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • bricklayer and carpenter5 6 7 8 9

  • Birth:

  • 29 Jul 1839

  • Bocking, Essex, England3 4 10 11 5 6 7 8 9

  •  

  • son of James Bowtle (bricklayer) and Mary Ann formerly Purl

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 1)

  • Church Lane, Bocking, Essex, England10

  •  

  • aged 2, living with parents and a sibling. Born in Essex

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 11)

  • Church Lane, Bocking, Essex, England12 11

  •  

  • son aged 11, attending school and living with parents and four siblings. Born in Bocking Essex

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 21)

  • Church Lane, Bocking, Essex, England5

  •  

  • son aged 21 unmarried, journeyman bricklayer living with parents and seven siblings. Born in Bocking Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 31)

  • Vine Street, Great Bardfield, Essex, England6

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a bricklayer employing four men and living with his wife Hannah, daughter Emily, and son H J Bowtell. Born in Bocking Essex

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 41)

  • High Street, Great Bardfield, Essex, England7

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a bricklayer and carpenter and living with his wife Hannah, sons Herbert, Frederick, Frank and Basil, and daughters Florence and Jessie. Born in Bocking Essex

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 51)

  • High Street, Great Bardfield, Essex, England8

  •  

  • widowed head of the household working as a bricklayer and living with daughters Florence and Jessie, and son Basil. Born in Bocking Essex

  • Witness:

  • 1 Jan 1900 (age 60)

  • James Bowtle witnessed the marriage of Harry Rayner and Florence Elizabeth Bowtle on Monday on 1 January 1900 in St. Mary the Virgin Church, Braintree Road, Great Bardfield, Essex, England

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 61)

  • Crown Street, Great Bardfield, Essex, England9

  •  

  • widowed head of the household working as a bricklayer and living with his daughter Jessie. Born in Bocking Essex

  • Witness:

  • 26 Dec 1901 (age 62)

  • James Bowtle witnessed the marriage of Harry Alfred Chapman and Jessie Maud Bowtle on Thursday on 26 December 1901 in Holy Trinity Church, Church Walk, Long Melford, Suffolk, England

  • Burial:

  • 19 Sep 1903

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Braintree Road, Great Bardfield, Essex, England13

  •  

  • aged 64.

Wife: Hannah Elizabeth Potter

  • Name:

  • Hannah Elizabeth Potter12 2

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • Dec 1839 (app)

  • Rayne, Essex, England12 6 7

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 31)

  • Vine Street, Great Bardfield, Essex, England6

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband James, daughter Emily, and son H J Bowtell. Born in Rayne Essex

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 40)

  • High Street, Great Bardfield, Essex, England7

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband James, sons Herbert, Frederick, Frank and Basil, and daughters Florence and Jessie. Born in Rayne Essex

  • Death:

  • Jun 1885 (age 45)14

  •  

  • Burial:

  • 23 Jun 1885

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Braintree Road, Great Bardfield, Essex, England15

  •  

  • aged 44.

Child 1: Emily Priscilla Bowtle

  • Name:

  • Emily Priscilla Bowtle16 17

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • William Henry Smallacombe (1861-1948)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • general servant then a cook18 19

  • Birth:

  • 17 Apr 1867

  • Great Bardfield, Essex, England20 16 6 18 19 21 22 23 24

  • Baptism:

  • 26 May 1867 (age 0)

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Braintree Road, Great Bardfield, Essex, England17

  •  

  • daughter of James Bowtle (bricklayer) and Elizabeth of Great Bardfield

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 3)

  • Vine Street, Great Bardfield, Essex, England6

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents James and Hannah, and brother H J Bowtell. Born in Great Bardfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 14)

  • 1 Blenheim Vas, Sydenham, Kent, England18

  •  

  • an unmarried general servant living with William and Mary Draye. Born in Essex

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 23)

  • 7 Notting Hill Square, Kensington, London, England19

  •  

  • an unmarried servant working as a cook and living with Francis and Sarah Harvey and family, and another servant. Born in Great Bartfield (sic) Essex

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 32)

  • 13 Aldine Street, Hammersmith, London, England21

  •  

  • married wife living in three rooms with her husband William. Born in Great Bradfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 42)

  • The Gannock, Shimpling, Suffolk, England22

  •  

  • married wife living in eight rooms with her husband William. Born in Great Bardfield Essex and married for seventeen years and without children

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 51 yrs 2 mns)

  • Stone Street, Boxford, Suffolk, England23

  •  

  • married wife doing home duties and living in five rooms with her husband William. Born in Great Bardfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 72)

  • 92 Tennyson Road, Chelmsford, Essex, England24

  •  

  • married as Priscilla doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Henry. Born on 17th April 1867

  • Death:

  • Q4 1957 (age 90)

  • Chelmsford "Registration District", Essex, England25

Child 2: Herbert Jeffery Bowtle

  • Name:

  • Herbert Jeffery Bowtle26 27 28

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Agnes Lucy Withall (1873-1948)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • cab driver, sapper in the Royal Engineers, general labourer then a brass trimmer29 30 31 32

  • Birth:

  • 21 Dec 1868

  • Great Bardfield, Essex, England26 6 7 29 30 31 32 33

  • Baptism:

  • 28 Feb 1869 (age 0)

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Braintree Road, Great Bardfield, Essex, England34 13 27

  •  

  • son of James Bowtell (bricklayer) and Elizabeth of Great Bardfield

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 2)

  • Vine Street, Great Bardfield, Essex, England6

  •  

  • son as H J Bowtell living with his parents James and Hannah, and sister Emily. Born in Great Bardfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 12)

  • High Street, Great Bardfield, Essex, England7

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents James and Hannah, brothers, Frederick, Frank and Basil, and sisters Florence and Jessie. Born in Great Bardfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 22)

  • Ingatestone Street, Ingatestone, Essex, England29

  •  

  • an unmarried boarder as Herbert Bowtell working as a cab driver and living with George Smith and family, two servants, and two other boarders. Born in Great Bardfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 32)

  • Stanhope & Wellington Lines, Aldershot Military Town, Aldershot, Hampshire, England30

  •  

  • a married sapper as Herbert Bowtell in the Telegraph Battalion of Royal Engineers. Born in Great Bardfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 41)

  • 202 Maxey Road, Plumstead, London, England31

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a general labourer in the building trade and living in four rooms with his wife Agnes, and sons Herbert and Leslie. Born in Great Bardfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 50 yrs 6 mns)

  • 202 Maxey Road, Plumstead, London, England32

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a brass trimmer for No3 Brass Foundry Royal Arsenal Woolwich and living in six rooms with his wife Agnes, and sons Herbert and Leslie. Born in Great Bardfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 70)

  • 202 Maxey Road, Plumstead, London, England33

  •  

  • married and retired and living with his wife Agnes, and son Leslie. Born on 21st December 1868

  • Death:

  • Q2 1957 (age 88)

  • Woolwich "Registration District", London, England12 28

Child 3: Frederick Joseph Bowtle

  • Name:

  • Frederick Joseph Bowtle35 36

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Miriam Barbara Thorogood (1872-1950)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • groom & gardener, house furnishers assistant, publican, carpet planner then a chemical manufacturer37 38 39 40 41

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1871

  • Great Bardfield, Essex, England35 7 39 40 41

  • Baptism:

  • 5 Jun 1871 (age 0)

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Braintree Road, Great Bardfield, Essex, England34 13

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 9)

  • High Street, Great Bardfield, Essex, England7

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents James and Hannah, brothers, Herbert, Frank and Basil, and sisters Florence and Jessie. Born in Great Bardfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 19-20)

  • High Street, Great Bardfield, Essex, England37

  •  

  • aged 19, Groom & Gardener. Born in Great Bardfield, living with father.

  • Witness:

  • 23 Nov 1893 (age 22)

  • Frederick Joseph Bowtle witnessed the marriage of William Henry Smallacombe and Emily Priscilla Bowtle on Thursday on 23 November 1893 in St. Mary the Virgin Church, Braintree Road, Great Bardfield, Essex, England

  • Witness:

  • 1 Jan 1900 (age 28)

  • Frederick Joseph Bowtle witnessed the marriage of Harry Rayner and Florence Elizabeth Bowtle on Monday on 1 January 1900 in St. Mary the Virgin Church, Braintree Road, Great Bardfield, Essex, England

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 29)

  • 30 Glenny Road, Barking, Essex, England39

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a house furnishers assistant and living with his wife Miriam. Born in Great Bardfield Essex

  • Address:

  • 1901 (age 29-30)42

  •  

  •  

  • from Ilford then 'Jolly Butcher', Duxford, Cambridgeshire.

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 39)

  • 7 Broadway, Barking, Essex, England40

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a carpet planner for a house furnisher and living in four rooms with his wife Miriam, and daughters Constance and Marjory. Born in Great Bardfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 50 yrs 1 mn)

  • 7 Broadway, Barking, Essex, England41

  •  

  • married head of the household as an out of work chemical manufacturer living with his wife Miriam, daughters Constance and Marjory, and adopted son Raymond Card. Born in Great Bardfield Essex

  • Witness:

  • 6 Jun 1926 (age 54-55)

  • Frederick Joseph Bowtle witnessed the marriage of Arthur Caswell and Constance Miriam Bowtle on Sunday on 6 June 1926 in St. Mary Magdalene Church, Church Road, Ickleton, Cambridgeshire, England

  • Death:

  • Sep 1933 (age 62)

  • Linton "Registration District", Cambridgeshire, England43 44

  • Burial:

  • 3 Oct 1933

  • St. Mary Magdalene Church, Church Road, Ickleton, Cambridgeshire, England44

  •  

  • aged 62

Child 4: Florence Elizabeth Bowtle

  • Name:

  • Florence Elizabeth Bowtle45 46

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Harry Rayner (1874-1941)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • housekeeper8

  • Birth:

  • 10 Jun 1872

  • Great Bardfield, Essex, England12 45 7 8 47 48 49 50

  • Baptism:

  • 6 Aug 1872 (age 0)

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Braintree Road, Great Bardfield, Essex, England12 13 46

  •  

  • daughter of James Bowtle (bricklayer) and Hannah Elizabeth of Great Bardfield

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 8)

  • High Street, Great Bardfield, Essex, England7

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her parents James and Hannah, brothers, Herbert, Frederick, Frank and Basil, and sister Jessie. Born in Great Bardfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 17)

  • High Street, Great Bardfield, Essex, England8

  •  

  • daughter working as a housekeeper and living with her widowed father James, sister Jessie, and brother Basil. Born in Great Bardfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 27)

  • Hall Street, Long Melford, Suffolk, England47

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Harry, and son Basil. Born in Great Bardfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 37)

  • Hall Street, Long Melford, Suffolk, England48

  •  

  • married wife living in four rooms with her husband Harry, sons Basil and Clifford, and daughter Hilda. Born in Bardfield Essex and married for eleven years with three children, all of whom are still alive

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 48 yrs 0 mns)

  • Hall Street, Long Melford, Suffolk, England49

  •  

  • married wife doing home duties and living in four rooms with her husband Harry, sons Basil and Clifford, and daughter Hilda. Born in Essex

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 67)

  • Hall Street, Long Melford, Suffolk, England50

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Harry. Born on 10th June 1872

  • Death:

  • Q1 1949 (age 76)

  • Sudbury "Registration District", Suffolk, England51

Child 5: Frank James Bowtle

  • Name:

  • Frank James Bowtle52 53 54

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Myra Ormaline Binnington (1882-1976)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • bricklayers labourer, cowman then a general labourer55 56 57 58

  • Birth:

  • 21 Aug 1873

  • Great Bardfield, Essex, England52 7 55 57 58 59

  • Baptism:

  • 16 Oct 1873 (age 0)

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Braintree Road, Great Bardfield, Essex, England34 60 53

  •  

  • son of James Bowtle (bricklayer) and Hannah Elizabeth of Great Bardfield

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 7)

  • High Street, Great Bardfield, Essex, England7

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents James and Hannah, brothers, Herbert, Frederick and Basil, and sisters Florence and Jessie. Born in Great Bardfield Essex

  • Census absence:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 17)

  •  

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 26)

  • 2 Florence Grove, Sculcoates, East Riding of Yorkshire, England55

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a bricklayers labourer and living in three rooms with his wife Myra. Born in Great Bardfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 36)

  • 4 Grosvenor Place, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England57

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a cowman on a farm and living in three rooms with his wife Myra, daughters Ethel and Kathleen, and sons Herbert and Arthur. Born in Great Bardfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 47 yrs 10 mns)

  • 1 Grosvenor Place, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England58

  •  

  • married head of the household and an out of work general labourer for Beverley Race Committee living in three rooms with his wife Myra, daughters Ethel, Maud and Margaret, and sons Herbert Arthur, Harold and Basil. Born in Great Bardfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 66)

  • 66 Cherry Tree Lane, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England59

  •  

  • married and unable to work as incapacitated and living with his wife Myra, and sons Arthur and Harold. Born on 21st August 1873

  • Death:

  • Q1 1940 (age 66)

  • Holderness "Registration District", East Riding of Yorkshire, England12 54

Child 6: Basil Benjamin Bowtle

  • Name:

  • Basil Benjamin Bowtle61 62 63

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Ethel Emily Rogers (1883-1976)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • bricklayers labourer, postman, soldier and a warehouseman64 65 8 66 67

  • Birth:

  • 3 Jun 1875

  • Great Bardfield, Essex, England61 7 8 68 66 67 63

  • Baptism:

  • 23 Jul 1875 (age 0)

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Braintree Road, Great Bardfield, Essex, England62

  •  

  • son of James Bowtle (brick layer) and Hannah Elizabeth of Great Bardfield

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 5)

  • High Street, Great Bardfield, Essex, England7

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents James and Hannah, brothers, Herbert, Frederick and Frank, and sisters Florence and Jessie. Born in Great Bardfield Essex.

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 14)

  • High Street, Great Bardfield, Essex, England8

  •  

  • unmarried son working as bricklayer's labourer and living with his widowed father James, and sisters Florence and Jessie. Born in Great Bardfield Essex

  • Military Service:

  • frm 9 Feb 1893 to 7 Feb 1914 (age 17-38)

  • Essex Regiment as no:379369

  •  

  • signing on for the Essex Regiment either 7 years with the Colours or 5 years in the Reserve as No 3793 aged 18 years 7 months, 5' 6⅞" tall, weighed 135lbs, chest 33½ - 36", ruddy freckled complexion, hazel eyes, red hair and CoE. Served in India and South Africa and was wounded at Driefontein South Africa in March 1900. He was transferred to the reserve until the outbreak of WWI

  • Census absence:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 25)

  •  

  •  

  • presumably away on military service

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 36)

  • The Barracks, Great Warley, Essex, England66

  •  

  • a married colour sergeant in the 3rd Essex Regiment. Born in Great Bardfield Essex

  • Employment:

  • 1914 (age 38-39)

  • Chelmsford, Essex, England70

  •  

  • was appointed a postman (R) No 251052

  • Military Service:

  • frm 1 Oct 1914 to 6 Apr 1919 (age 39-43)

  • British Army69

  •  

  • transferred from the Reserve to the Regular Army, a postman aged 40 years 4 months, from 2/5th Essex Regt to 66th Prov Battn (TF) 16th btn Essex Reg as 375088 then 2/6th (cyclist) Bn Essex Regt. Rose to RSM (regimental sergeant major) by 1915

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 64)

  • 9 Christy Avenue, Chelmsford, Essex, England67

  •  

  • a married printers warehouseman living with his wife Ethel and son Leonard. Born on 3rd June 1875

  • Miscellaneous:

  • 22 May 1949

  • Colchester, Essex, England71

  •  

  • marched with 300 others from the drill hall to St. Peters Church in a post-war reunion of the 5th Essex Regiment Old Comrades' Association. He had completed his military service in Ireland in 1919 as a colour sergeant

  • Death:

  • Q3 1970 (age 95)

  • Chelmsford "Registration District", Essex, England12 63

Child 7: Jessie Maud Bowtle

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Daughter: Jessie Maud Bowtle, 1960, age 82

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Spouse: Harry Alfred Chapman

  • Name:

  • Jessie Maud Bowtle72 73

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Harry Alfred Chapman (1877-1951)

  • Birth:

  • 31 Aug 1878

  • Great Bardfield, Essex, England74 72 73 7 8 9 75 76

  • Baptism:

  • 27 Oct 1878 (age 0)

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Braintree Road, Great Bardfield, Essex, England77

  •  

  • daughter of James Bowtle (bricklayer) and Hannah Elizabeth of Great Bardfield

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 2)

  • High Street, Great Bardfield, Essex, England7

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents James and Hannah, brothers, Herbert, Frederick, Frank and Basil, and sister Florence. Born in Great Bardfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 12)

  • High Street, Great Bardfield, Essex, England8

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her widowed father James, sister Florence, and brother Basil. Born in Great Bardfield Essex

  • Witness:

  • 23 Nov 1893 (age 15)

  • Jessie Maud Bowtle witnessed the marriage of William Henry Smallacombe and Emily Priscilla Bowtle on Thursday on 23 November 1893 in St. Mary the Virgin Church, Braintree Road, Great Bardfield, Essex, England

  • Witness:

  • 1 Jan 1900 (age 21)

  • Jessie Maud Bowtle witnessed the marriage of Harry Rayner and Florence Elizabeth Bowtle on Monday on 1 January 1900 in St. Mary the Virgin Church, Braintree Road, Great Bardfield, Essex, England

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 22)

  • Crown Street, Great Bardfield, Essex, England9

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a housekeeper and living with her widowed father James. Born in Great Bardfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 32)

  • 29 Oswald Road, Southall, Middlesex, England75

  •  

  • married wife living in three rooms with her husband Harry and daughter Florence. Born in Bardfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 61)

  • 227 Allenby Road, Southall, Middlesex, England76

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Harry. Born on 31st August 1878

  • Death:

  • Q2 1964 (age 85)

  • Wandsworth "Registration District", London, England74 78

Child 8: Arthur William Bowtle

  • Name:

  • Arthur William Bowtle79 80 81 82

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1882

  • Dunmow "Registration District", Essex, England79 80 83

  • Baptism:

  • 14 Mar 1882 (age 0)

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Braintree Road, Great Bardfield, Essex, England80 81

  •  

  • son of James Bowtle (bricklayer) and Hannah Elizabeth of Great Bardfield

  • Death:

  • Jun 1882 (age 6 mns)

  • Dunmow "Registration District", Essex, England82 84

  • Burial:

  • 20 Jun 1882

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Braintree Road, Great Bardfield, Essex, England13 84

  •  

  • as William Bowtle of Great Bardfield, aged 6 months

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Geoff Bowtle personal communication.

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England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:9950 registration district:191 sub-district:4 enumeration district:17 schedule:9999. Cit. Date: 30 June 2018.

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69.

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Ibid. Great Bardfield St. Mary the Virgin burials 1859-1979 ref:D/P 67/1/27 image:31 page:56 entry:446. Cit. Date: 1 August 2021.