Person:Elizabeth Bowe (1)

Elizabeth Mary Bowe was baptised on 15th March 1857 at Monasterevin in County Kildare, daughter of Catherine Bowe, formerly Galvin, and her husband John Bowe, a cattle dealer.

On 23rd April 1884, aged 26, Elizabeth married a bricklayer named William Reid. They went on to have nine children, although two died as infants and another two died as teenagers. Both the 1901 and 1911 censuses find the family living at Mary's Lane in Monasterevin.

William died in 1924. Elizabeth survived him by 13 years, dying on 25th January 1937 in the town of Tipperary. Immediately before her death she had been living with her daughter Kathleen (Mary Catherine) in the nearby village of Dundrum. She was 79 years old.

1. ↑ Monasterevin, Kildare, Ireland. Parish Registrers of Monasterevin Catholic Church.

   1857 / March 15 / B[aptized] Elizabeth Mary of John Bowe & Cath[... margin illegible] sp[onsors] John Galvin & Ellen Deering

   Kildare Genealogy's transcript of this record gives the mother's name as Catherine Galvin - perhaps they had access to a more legible version.

2. ↑ Census Office. Ireland Census 1901. (National Archives of Ireland)
   County: Kildare, District Electoral Division: Monasterevan, Parish: Monasterevan, Townland or Street: Marys Lane, 31 Mar 1901.

   Form A (about the family):
   Address: Mary's Lane, Monasterevin, Co. Kildare
   William Reid, head of family, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, 38 [1862/3], Male, Bricklayer, Married, b. Co. Armagh, speaks English
   Elizabeth Reid, wife, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, 36 [1864/5], Female, Housekeeper, Married, b. Co. Kildare, speaks English
   Michael Reid, son, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, 12 [1888/9], Male, Scholar, Not married, b. Co. Kildare, speaks English
   William Reid, son, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, 10 [1890/1], Male, Scholar, Not married, b. Co. Kildare, speaks English
   Kathleen Reid, daughter, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, 9 [1891/2], Female, Scholar, Not married, b. Co. Kildare, speaks English
   Aloysius Reid, son, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, 4 [1896/7], Male, Scholar, Not married, b. Co. Kildare, speaks English
   Stephen Reid, son Roman Catholic, Cannot read, 2 [1898/9], Male, Scholar, Not married, b. Co. Kildare, speaks English
   Form B (about the house):
   Walls of stone, brick or concrete
   Roof of slate, iron or tile
   Four rooms
   Four windows in front of house
   One family in the house
   Outbuildings: 3 (Piggery, Fowl house and Turf house)

3. ↑ Census Office. Ireland Census 1911. (Dublin: National Archives of Ireland)
   County: Kildare, District Electoral Division: Monasterevan, Parish: Monasterevan, Townland or Street: Marys Lane, 2 Apr 1911.

   Form A (about the family):
   Address: Mary's Lane, Monasterevin, Co. Kildare
   William Reid, head of family, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Male, 52 [1858/9], Bricklayer, Married, b. Co. Armagh
   Elizabeth Reid, wife, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Female, 50 [1860/1], Married 24 years, 9 children born, 7 still living, b. Co. Kildare
   John J. Reid, son, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Male, 22 [1888/9], Clerk, Single, b. Co. Kildare
   William C. Reid, son, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Male, 19 [1891/2], Teacher, Single, b. Co. Kildare
   Kathleen M. Reid, daughter, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Female, 17 [1893/4], Teacher, Single, b. Co. Kildare
   Aloysius J. Reid, son, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Male, 15 [1895/6], Scholar, Single, b. Co. Kildare
   Stephen C. Reid, son, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Male, 10 [1900/1], Scholar, Single, b. Co. Kildare
   Mary J. Reid, daughter, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Female, 7 [1903/4], Scholar, b. Co. Kildare
   Form B (about the house):
   Walls of stone, brick or concrete
   Roof of thatch, wood or other perishable material
   Four rooms
   Two windows in front of house
   One family in the house
   Outbuildings: 3 (Piggery, Fowl house and Turf house)

4. ↑ Death register, in General Register Office of Ireland. Civil Registration.

   1937 Deaths Registered in the District of Tipperary in the Superintendent Registrar's District of Tipperary in the County of Tipperary
   No. 288
   Date and Place of Death: 1937 Twentyfifth January Station R[oa]d Tipperary U.D.
   Name and Surname: Elizabeth Reid from Dundrum
   Sex: F
   Condition: Widow
   Age last birthday: 68 years
   Rank, Profession, or Occupation: Widow of William Reid, Building Contractor
   Certified Cause of Death and Duration of Illness: Influenzal Pneumonia 3 Days Certified
   Signature, Qualification, and Residence of Informant: Kathleen McCormack, Daughter, Dundrum
   When Registered: Fourth February 1937
   Signature of Registrar: E. O'Donohoe, Assistant Registrar