See also

Family of John Bowtle and Esther Butcher

Husband: John Bowtle

  • Name:

  • John Bowtle3 4 5

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • John Bowtle (1799-1877)

  • Mother:

  • Ruth Willis (1801-1874)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • carpenter then a baker6 7 8

  • Birth:

  • 21 May 1832

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England3 4 5 6 7 8

  • Baptism:

  • 14 Oct 1832 (age 0)

  • Congregational Church, Wethersfield, Essex, England3 4

  •  

  • son of Ruth and John Bowtle

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 9)

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England1 5

  •  

  • aged 5, living with his parents and three siblings. Born in Essex

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 18)

  • Silver Street, Wethersfield, Essex, England6

  •  

  • nephew aged 18 unmarried, carpenter journeyman, living with aunt Rebecca Whiteand a cousin. Born in Wethersfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 28)

  • Chapel House, Wethersfield, Essex, England9

  •  

  • head of the household aged 29, Carpenter/Journeyman. Born Wethersfield.

  • Directory:

  • 1878 (age 45-46)

  • 75 Coggeshall Road, Braintree, Essex, England10

  •  

  • as a baker of

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 47)

  • 73 Coggeshall Road, Braintree, Essex, England7

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a carpenter and living with his wife Esther, son Willie, and nephew Frank Bowtle. Born in Wethersfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 58)

  • Coggeshall Road, Braintree, Essex, England8

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a baker and living with his wife Esther. Born in Wethersfield Essex

  • Directory:

  • 1895 (age 62-63)

  • 75 Coggeshall Road, Braintree, Essex, England11

  •  

  • as a baker of

  • Death:

  • 12 Apr 1897 (age 64)

  • Coggeshall Road, Braintree, Essex, England12 13

  • Probate:

  • 29 May 1897

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England1 13

  •  

  • a baker of Coggeshall Road Braintree Essex died 12th April 1897, probate of effects of £490 6s 10d (~£38,900 in 2017) to Esther Bowtle widow

Wife: Esther Butcher

  • Name:

  • Esther Butcher

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • baker14

  • Birth:

  • 1832 (app)

  • Braintree, Essex, England1 7 8 14

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 47)

  • 73 Coggeshall Road, Braintree, Essex, England7

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband John, son Willie, and nephew Frank Bowtle. Born in Braintree Essex

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 59)

  • Coggeshall Road, Braintree, Essex, England8

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband John. Born in Braintree Essex

  • Beneficiary:

  • 29 May 1897 (age 64-65)

  • Beneficiary in probate of the will of John Bowtle

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 68)

  • 75 Coggeshall Road, Braintree, Essex, England14

  •  

  • widowed head of the household working as a baker and living with her sister Sarah. Born in Braintree Essex

  • Directory:

  • 1902 (age 69-70)

  • 75 Coggeshall Road, Braintree, Essex, England15

  •  

  • as a baker of

  • Death:

  • 10 Oct 1902 (age 70)

  • Coggeshall Road, Braintree, Essex, England16 17

  • Probate:

  • 11 Nov 1902

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England1 17

  •  

  • a widow of Coggeshall Road Braintree Essex died 10th October 1902, probate of effects of £902 4s 9d (~£70,700 in 2017) to Sarah Butcher spinster

Sources

1.

Geoff Bowtle personal communication. letter.

2.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Braintree Mar 1876 Ref: 4a 437.

3.

Chelmsford Record Office - Parish Records. Wethersfield Congregational Church Baptisms 1797-1837 ref:D/NC 31/1 reel:16. Chelmsford Record Office, Chelmsford

Essex.

4.

FindMyPast Parish Records Collection - Baptisms, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). England and Wales Non-Conformist Births and Baptisms Transcription ref:TNA class:RG04 piece:1768.

5.

England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:HO107 piece:333 book:19 folio:7 page:9.

6.

England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:HO107 piece:1785 folio:136 page:2.

7.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1810 folio:34 page:7 schedule:241. Cit. Date: 25 August 2023.

8.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1426 folio:29 page:5. Cit. Date: 20 October 2019.

9.

England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). 1861/RG9/CD8/1113/P230.

10.

The Post Office Directory 1878, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). page:330.

11.

Kelly's Directory of Essex 1895, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). page:469.

12.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Braintree Jun 1897 4a 339.

13.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1897 page:247. Cit. Date: 21 January 2017.

14.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1727 folio:23 page:18 schedule:108. Cit. Date: 20 October 2019.

15.

Kelly's Directory of Essex 1902. page:561.

16.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Braintree Dec 1902 4a.

17.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1902 page:280. Cit. Date: 19 January 2017.