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The Bowles of Ballickmoyler's Family Tree
See
The Bowles of
Ballickmoyler for this family's story.
Note: The register images which appear on this page were
photographed by myself from the original Church of Ireland parish
registers which were made available to me for publication on
this web site by the Representative Church Body Library in Dublin
with the permission of the National Archives of Ireland. I
would like to thank both bodies for their support and cooperation.
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As some of the church records I
found did not give any other relation's names it was often very hard
to identify where each person fit in. Eventually, small clues
found here and there helped to sort most of it out. There are
a few 'likelies' in here but wherever they occur they are clearly
identified as a "likely" or a "possibly". Hopefully further
proof will follow.
John Bowles b. 1688 m. Mary
(shoemaker with a shop in Carlow in 1726)
(I believe him to be 3.4.3 John Bowles in the
Bowles of Eltham
Family Tree who was born in 1688 to a very wealthy family but
fell out with his father and was disinherited in a codicil to his
father's Will in 1715 and told to learn a trade. There are no
further references to him in England. This was further
substantiated by the discovery that a William Bowles of Wingfield,
co. Wexford who has been identified to be John Bowles of Eltham's
nephew, 3.4.6.2 William Bowles in the same Bowles of Eltham family
tree, bought and settled on land adjacent to this John Bowles.
See John Bowles of
Ballickmoyler and William Bowles of Wingfield )
1. John Bowles b. ~ 1720
(aged 5 in Jan. 1726)
(a peruke (wig) maker and shoemaker)
m. Ann ~ 1742
(they lived in Killeshin, Queen’s county, Ireland in
1747 record and in Ballickmoyler in Deed Memorials)
1.1 Michael Bowles b. ~ 1744
Killabban parish, Ireland
(moved to Manchester, England at about 18; was a
labourer and a soldier; retired to Nottingham but several of his
children returned to Ballickmoyler)
See
Michael Bowles of
Ballickmoyler
m.(1) Alice Fletcher Dec. 21, 1768
Cathedral of St Mary, St George and St Denys, Manchester, Lancs.
(wit: William Fletcher, John Postles)
(her parents were possibly William and Elizabeth
Fletcher based on the child naming conventions of the time)
1.1.1 Ann Bowles bp. Sept. 3,
1769 Cathedral of St Mary, St George and St Denys, Manchester, Lancs.
Ann d. Aug. 1779, bur. Aug. 15,
1779 Collegiate Church, Manchester
1.1.2 Elizabeth Bowles bp.
Nov. 18, 1770 Cathedral of St Mary, St George and St Denys, Manchester, Lancs.
possibly (the
following for Elizabeth is not confirmed)
Elizabeth m. Robert Dawson, sawyer,
Feb. 6, 1791
Cathedral of St Mary, St George and
St Denys, Manchester, Lancs.
ref.
1.1.2.1 Anne Dawson bp. Mar. 13, 1791 St George's Road, Oxford
Street Baptist, Manchester
Robert Dawson bur. Aug. 18, 1791 same Cathedral
Elizabeth m.(2) Joseph Wiln, joiner, June 8, 1797 same Cathedral
no more references in the Cathedral register
1.1.3 Mary Bowles b. ? (likely
Apr. 6 or 7, 1772), d.
Apr. 1772, bur. Apr. 7, 1772 Collegiate Church, Manchester
1.1.4 John Bowles bp. July
11, 1773 Cathedral of St Mary, St George and St Denys, Manchester, Lancs.
m. Anne Mills ~ 1799 Ireland
(John and his family emigrated to Canada in 1819, see
The Bowles of
Ballickmoyler in Canada)
1.1.4.1 William b. Sept. 22,
1800 co. Carlow (from cemetery record in
Canada, have not found birth record)
1.1.4.2 Sarah b. July 10,
1802 co. Cork (according to death record in
Canada but Cork seems strange)
1.1.4.3 Thomas b. July 30,
1808 bp. Aug. 21, 1808 Dunleckney, co. Carlow 1.1.4.4 John b. June 22, 1811 bp. July 2, 1811 Dunleckney, co. Carlow 1.1.4.5 Mary b. ~ 1812 (or possibly between Sarah and Thomas above) Ireland 1.1.4.6 Robert b. Sept. 27, 1813 bp. Sept. 30, 1813 Dunleckney, co. Carlow 1.1.4.7 Anne b. Feb. 5, 1817 bp. Feb. 12, 1817 Dunleckney, co. Carlow (See John Bowles of Quebec City's Family Tree for the next generations of this family) John d. Mar. 30, 1840 Quebec City 1.1.5 William Bowles b. ? (probably Feb. 5 or 6, 1776) d. May 1776, bur. May 15, 1776 Collegiate Church, Manchester (Cathedral) Alice d. Feb. 1776 bur. Feb. 6, 1776 Collegiate Church, Manchester (Cathedral) Michael m.(2) Jane Dyson June 12, 1776 St Mary the Virgin, Prestwich, Lancs. (both were 'of Oldham; wit: James Barlow, Thomas Lees; St Mary was the mother church for the chapel at Oldham) 1.1.6 Joseph Bowles bp. Jan. 1, 1777 Cathedral, Manchester, Lancs. (was a shoemaker on Burrin St. in Carlow in 1824 Pigot Directory; emigrated to Canada in 1831; see The Bowles of Ballickmoyler in Canada) m. Jane Feltus Feb. 27, 1808 St. Mary's Carlow, Carlow co. 1.1.6.1 Eliza Bowles bp. “about” May 7, 1810 St. Mary's Carlow, Carlow co. 1.1.6.2 Joseph Bowles bp. April 17, 1814 St. Mary’s Carlow, Carlow co. 1.1.6.3 William Bowles b. 1827 1.1.6.4 James Bowles b. 1827 (twins) (the last two are per records found in Quebec; See Joseph Bowles of Quebec City's Family Tree for the next generations of this family) Joseph d. Sept. 7, 1843 Quebec City, Quebec Jane d. Jan. 10, 1846 Quebec City, Quebec 1.1.7 Michael Bowles bp. Sept. 27, 1778 Cathedral, Manchester, Lancs. (emigrated to Canada and settled in Reach, township, Ontario county in 1842 with children Robert, Lucy, Michael and Joseph all of whom raised families in Canada) see Michael Bowles of Reach township for the family trees for his children) m.(1) before 1806 (in England or Ireland but she was Protestant) 1.1.7.1 John Bowles b. July 6, 1806 Ballickmoyler, Queen's co. bp. July 20, 1806 Castletown-Killabban, Queen's co. (emigrated to Quebec City in 1819 with his Uncle, 1.1.4 John Bowles, and later settled in Southern Ontario near his father and half-brothers; see John Bowles of Whitby township, Ontario county for his story and see Michael Bowles of Ontario county's Family Tree for his family tree) John d. March 8, 1871 Whitby, Ont. 1.1.7.2 Sarah Bowles b. Dec. 29, 1807 Ballickmoyler, Queen's co. bp. Dec. 30, 1807 Castletown-Killabban, Queen's co. Michael’s first wife d. after 1807 probably in Queen’s county, Ireland m.(2) ? ~ 1819 Rebecca Quinn (almost certainly her as all 4 of their children named a daughter Rebecca; she was Catholic and the children were baptized Catholic but he remained Protestant and see the one baptism we have below) See The Bowles of Reach twp for the family trees for these next four 1.1.7.3 Robert Bowles b. Sept. 30, 1820 Queen's co. m. Mary Moran of co. Mayo (probably in Canada) (emigrated to Canada with father in 1842 and settled in Reach county, Ontario) Robert d. Dec. 26, 1902 Reach twp., Ontario 1.1.7.4 Lucy Bowles b. ~ 1823 Ireland m. James Lalor (Lawler) Mar. 24, 1843 Arles, Queens county 1.4.1.4 Elizabeth Bowles b. Oct. 12, 1814 Ballickmoyler, Queen's co. bp. Nov. 12, 1814 Castletown-Killabban, Queen's co. 1.4.1.5 Robert Henry Bowles b. Feb. 15, 1817 Ballickmoyler, Queen's co. bp. Mar. 2, 1817 Castletown-Killabban, Queen's co. See 5.0 Robert Henry Bowles in The Family Tree of the Bowles From Quebec City in New Orleans John d. May, 1818 Ballickmoyler, Queen's co., bur. May 19, 1818 Castletown-Killabban, Queen's co. Elizabeth m.(2) Thomas Taylor (day & mos. left blank), 1821 Castletown-Killabban, Queen's co. 1.4.1.6 Thomas Taylor b. Jan. 1, 1821, bp. Feb. 18, 1821 Bagenalstown, Dunleckney parish, co. Carlow 1.4.1.7 Mary Taylor b. ~ 1823 Ireland d. Oct. 2, 1840 New Orleans 1.4.1.8 Anne (Anna) Taylor b. ~ 1825 Canada See 8.0 Anne Taylor in The Family Tree of the Bowles From Quebec City in New Orleans (Thomas Taylor, Elizabeth and family emigrated to Canada by 1824; children Joseph, Jane and Robert Bowles and Mary and Anna Taylor settled in New Orleans, LA; see The Bowles of New Orleans) 1.4.2 Joseph Bowles m. Elizabeth (he probably fits in here but also could have been the son of 1.3 John or 1.2 William) 1.4.2.1 John Bowles bp. Nov. 9, 1811 St. Mary's Carlow, Carlow co. 1.4.2.2 Margaret Bowles bp. Jan. 26, 1812 St. Mary's Carlow, Carlow co. 1.4.2.3 Elizabeth Bowles bp. May 17, 1821 St. Mary’s Carlow, Carlow co. (she is probably here although the baptismal register only gives her father's name (Joseph); the other possible Joseph (married to Jane Feltus) already had a daughter Elizabeth who survived to emigrate to Canada with her family) Joseph d. Oct. 1815 Ballickmoyler, bur. Oct. 20, 1815 Castletown-Killabban church, Queen’s co. Anne d. Nov. 1817 Ballickmoyler, bur. Dec. 1, 1817 Castletown-Killabban church, Queen’s co. 1.6 Elizabeth Bowles b. ~ 1756 d. Nov. 1846 Ballickmoyler bur. Nov. 12, 1846 Castletown-Killabban church, Queen’s co. (at age 90) John d. 1802 Ballickmoyler, Killabban parish, Queen’s co (Index to Leighlin Administrations Intestate, 1803 bond) 2. Robert Bowles b. ca. 1722 (a witness at John Bowles' neighbour Adam Taylor's daughter Jane's marriage in Carlow in 1743 (see The Taylor's Family Tree) 3. Ann Bowles b. ~ 1728 m. Robert Carr Aug. 27, 1748 St. Mary’s Carlow, co. Carlow 4. William Bowles b. ~ 1730-36 m. Mary Harborne Oct. 17, 1756 St. Mary’s Carlow, co. Carlow (witness: Rev. Richard Mills) (they lived in Carlow in 1757) 4.1 James Bowles bp. July 24, 1757 St. Mary’s Carlow, co. Carlow John Bowles, Sr. likely d. 1750 Mary likely d. 1767 (both tentative dates are based on John Bowles' deed memorial) Other Bowles in this area who I Believe were Related to the AboveWilliam Bowles of Wingfield, co. Wexford and Ballickmoyler, Queens countyWilliam was “of Wingfield, co. Wexford” when he signed a deed for some land in Ballickmoyler in 1793; See William Bowles of Wingfield; according to W.H. Bowles there was a William Bowles, son of Thomas Bowles who in turn was the son of Charles Bowles of Chatham, Kent who was adopted by his Aunt Katherina Bowles and her husband Henry Brownrigg who was of the Brownriggs of Wingfield, co. Wexford line; see a discussion of this possible family link between John Bowles of Ballickmoyler and William Bowles of Wingfield which I believe provides sufficient proof and if indeed true would connect my Ballickmoyler line to the Chatham, Kent line. William Bowles of Surrey bp. Feb. 12, 1722/23 St Mary at Lambeth, Surrey (settled in Ireland with Aunt and Uncle who were for a time living at Wingfield, co. Wessex) m. ? (in Ireland?) 1. William Bowles of Wingfield b. ~ 1750 (settled in Ballickmoyler) m. Lucinda (b. ca. 1740) ca. 1780 1.1 Robert Bowles bp. Nov. 7, 1784 St Mary's, Dublin 1.2 Lucinda b. ~ 1790 m. John Graham Aug. 31, 1812 St. Mary’s Carlow, co. Carlow (William Bowles signed the Ballickmoyler land over to his son-in-law John Graham in 1813) 1.3 William Bowles b. ~ 1795 m. Susan ~ 1815 1.3.1 Jane Bowles b. Jan. 23, bp. Jan. 31, 1817 Dunleckney, co. Carlow Lucy d. May 17, 1828 Ballickmoyler bur. May 20, 1828 Castletown-Killabban church, Queen’s co. (age 78) One of these is likely William Sr. or William Jr. or both but the ages given for them at their burial do not really work out. Often those recorded dates were wild guesses made by other than a family member. William d. 1831 bur. Apr. 27, 1831 Castletown-Killabban, Queen's co. (at age 72 so b. ca. 1759) William d. Dec. 1816 Dunleckney, co. Carlow (at age 51 so born ca. 1765) bur. Dec. 16, 1816 Castletown-Killabban church, Queen’s co. (note: the Feltus family also lived at Dunleckney and 1.1.4 John Bowles moved his family from Ballickmoyler to Dunleckney sometime between 1802 and 1808)There is one more Bowles line which I cannot confidently fit into this tree, or rather there are just too many possible locations in the line that fit to pick one. A William Bowles, who was born about 1800, had a coal business on Dublin Road in Carlow and died in the Carlow Workhouse in 1886, clearly fits in with this family somewhere. There are too many untraced lines to say just where yet. My preferred idea would be that he was a son of 1.2.1 Robert Bowles by a first wife except there is no indication on his later marriage record that Robert was a widower. Please see William Bowles of Carlow |