North Oxford

Map of East Nissouri township in 1878

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William Bowles lived in East Nissouri twp, North Oxford in the 1881 Census.

William Bowles⁶⁰⁷ b. ~ 1842 England

m. Mary Jane (b. ~ 1853, England) ~ 1871 England

1. George H.⁶⁰⁸ b. ~ 1871 England

2. Benjamin⁶⁰⁹ b. ~ 1873 England

3. Fred⁶¹⁰ b. ~ 1875 England

4. Edith⁶¹¹ b. ~ 1879 England

Map of West Zorra township in 1878

Map of Blandford township in 1878

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West Zorra

Blandford

John²⁵⁰ Bowles b. ? (also sometimes spelled Boles)

m. Catherine Sutherland (b. Jan. 1822, Sutherland, Scotland)

(lived Embro village, West Zorra twp.)

1. James²⁵¹ Alexander b. ~ 1854 Woodstock, Blandford twp.

m. Margaret Ross (b. 1857, East Zorra; William, Christine Bruce)

Oct. 4, 1882 Woodstock, Ont. Ref # 008917/82

(worked as a cooper)

1.1 William J. b. 1886

m. Lena Rempel (b. 1895) ~ 1915

1.1.1 Melvin A. b.1917

1.1.2 Agnes b. 1920

m. Symons Muir (b. 1919)

Agnes d. 1988 bur. North Embro Cemetery

Symons d. 1998 bur. North Embro Cemetery Memorial Marker

1.1.3 Lois b. 1934

m. Mr. Ennis Memorial marker

William d. 1972 bur. North Embro Cemetery

Lena d. 1994 bur. North Embro Cemetery Memorial marker

Margaret d. 1933 bur. North Embro Cemetery

James d. 1937 bur. North Embro Cemetery Memorial marker

2. Ellen⁶¹² b. ~ 1856 Ontario

3. William²⁵² b. ~ 1866 Ont.

Catherine d. Sept.9, 1895 age 73 years, 8 months Embro, West Zorra twp. Ont. Ref # 013462/95

Census references for Catherine Bowles in Embro Village

Note: the census states she is married but John is not listed.

Alexander and Mary Bowles of Esquesing, Halton co. also lived in Woodstock in 1858 when their daughter, Margaret, married John Foulston of Norwich but they moved on to Brantford by 1862. See The Bowles of Halton Co. for more on this family. Perhaps they were John Bowles parents??

William Campbell Bowles of Montreal married Margaret Shedden on June 3, 1903 in Woodstock. He worked as a freight agent for the CPR in Calgary, Winnipeg and in B.C. See The Bowles of Montreal for more on this family.

Also in Woodstock

Flavius J. Bowles of Chicago married Florence Elmore of New Orleans on Dec. 13, 1871 at Woodstock, Oxford co. ref. Later they moved to Manitoba where Flavius developed a building contracting business after which they moved on to settle in Leesburg, Virginia. See the Major Flavius Bowles page for more on this family.

Note: Woodstock was a rather small place. What was the connection between the U.S. Bowles and John and Catherine Bowles for the wedding to take place there?

Why did so many individual Bowles from different areas all go to a small town like Woodstock to marry? What was the connection?

Stray The following could be one of the two William Bowles above:

William Boles m. Adeline O’Brian

1. Wilimine b. Sept. 24, 1883 North Oxford (father is a labourer) ref. # 025716/83