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John Henry Bowen

b. 23 June 1853, d. 8 January 1902

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John Henry Bowen circa 1892

Detailed biography

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Family surname

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Birth

John Henry Bowen was born on 23 June 1853 in Bathurst. The family lived at Bathurst where Martin Bowen was a shoemaker1,2,3 He was baptized on 12 July 1853.1

Parents

FatherMartin Bohen (b. November 1819, d. 22 July 1891)
MotherElizabeth Seage (b. 1834, d. 5 June 1910)

Family life

Married on 20 October 1878 in Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia. He was a dam maker. They were both from Caranda.4,5,6,2,7

Children with Alice Clarkson Poulton (b. 23 March 1860, d. 27 November 1927)

SonThomas Martin Bowen (b. 25 July 1879, d. 1879)
SonAlbert John Bowen (b. 28 December 1880, d. before 27 November 1927)
DaughterEllen Ruby Bowen+ (b. 16 September 1882, d. 14 April 1912)
SonJames Daniel Bowen+ (b. 4 December 1884, d. after 27 November 1927)
DaughterElizabeth Alice Bowen+ (b. 10 August 1887, d. about 1967)
DaughterIvy May Josephine Bowen+ (b. 14 November 1889, d. 5 March 1940)
SonJohn Martin Bowen+ (b. 25 December 1891, d. after 27 November 1927)
DaughterLillian May Bowen+ (b. 22 May 1893, d. before 27 November 1927)
SonThomas William Bowen (b. 29 November 1895, d. 1896)
DaughterAlice Mary Bowen+ (b. 21 March 1897, d. after 27 November 1927)
SonCornelius Patrick Joseph Bede Bowen+ (b. 6 February 1899, d. after 27 November 1927)
SonWilliam Bede Bowen (b. 4 November 1900, d. after 27 November 1927)

Working life

  • On 20 October 1878 John Henry Bowen was a dam-maker in Coonamble.4
  • On 16 September 1882 John Henry Bowen was a hawker in Timbrebongie.5
  • On 5 September 1887 John Henry Bowen was a hawker in Bourke.6
  • About 1902 John Henry Bowen was a grocer.8

Death

John Henry Bowen died on 8 January 1902 at age 48 at Sydney Hospital in Sydney. capillary bronchitis2,3,8 He was buried on 9 January 1902 at RC Cemetery in Waverley.2

Memorial

There is a memorial to John Henry Bowen at Waverley Cemetery in Bronte, NSW. Follow this link for information and images of his memorial.

Citations

  1. [S322] Baptismal Record: Bowen, John Henry, Vol 70, No 1310, (12 July 1853), NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Sydney
  2. [S450] Death Certificate, John Henry Bowen, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, NSW, Vol 1902 No 60.
  3. [S474] Interview with Ena Ruby Murphy (Bourke), by Halvene Therese Kessey, 1983. Fleming Family History Archive (Sydney.)
  4. [S353] Marriage Certificate, John Bowen and Alice Poulton, 20 October 1878, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, NSW. 1878/2830 (18.)
  5. [S358] Birth Certificate 345/1882, Ellen Ruby Bowen, (23 October 1882), NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages.
  6. [S398] Death Certificate, John Poulton, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, NSW, Vol 1884 No 11006.
  7. [S458] Death Certificate, Alice Clarkson Bowen, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, NSW, Vol 1927 No 22759.
  8. [S602] Marriage Certificate, George Charles Reed Murphy and Ellen Ruby Bowen, 18 October 1905, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, NSW. 1905/9105.
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Pedigree Bowen
Last Edited27 June 2022