Person:Robert Bowden (2)

Robert Bowden was born on 9th May 1844 at Tiverton in Devon, son of Sarah Bowden, formerly May, and her husband William Bowden, an agricultural labourer. Shortly after Robert's birth the family left Tiverton and moved to Loxbeare, where Robert's younger two siblings were born in 1846 and 1849, although his younger sister died when only one year old.

The 1851 census finds Robert living with his parents, his two brothers and his maternal grandmother at Pantacridge in the parish of Loxbeare. His grandmother died in 1857. In 1859, when Robert was fifteen years old, his father William died. About eighteen months later Robert's mother married again to an agricultural labourer named William Tucker, who thus became Robert's stepfather. The 1861 census finds Robert living with his mother and stepfather at Lower Park in Cruwys Morchard.

In 1867, aged 23, Robert married Lovedy Bryant. They appear to have had at least eight children. The 1871 census finds them living on East Lane in Cruwys Morchard, with Robert working as an agricultural labourer. By 1881 they had moved to Puddington, and they had Robert's mother and stepfather living with them. Robert's brother Henry and his family were living next door at the time of the 1881 census. Robert's stepfather died later that year, and his mother died in 1885. Robert, Lovedy and their children were still living in Puddington in the 1891 census, when they were described as living in a cottage with five or more rooms. By this time Robert was working as a gardener.

Some time between 1891 and 1901 Robert and his family left Puddington and moved to Gunhole in the parish of Witheridge. Lovedy died in 1904, aged 53. The 1911 census finds Robert living with his daughter Annie as housekeeper at Bradford in Witheridge. Robert survived Lovedy by eighteen years. He died in 1922, aged about 78.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Registers of St Peter, Tiverton. (Exeter: Devon Heritage Services).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Tiverton in the County of Devon in the Year 1844
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parent's Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   Born May 9th	1844 May 26th	Robert son of	William & Sarah	Bowden	Tiverton	Husbandman	Edward D.G.M. Kirwan

2. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1889; Folio 381; Page 4, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Pantacridge, Loxbear, Devon
   William Bowden, head, married, male, 46 [1804/5], Ag Lab, b. Loxbear, Devon
   Sarah Bowden, wife, married, female, 38 [1812/3], Ag Lab Wife, b. Templeton, Devon
   Wm Bowden, son, male, 8 [1842/3], Ag Labs Son, b. Tiverton, Devon
   Robert Bowden, son, male, 7 [1843/4], Ag Labs Son, b. Tiverton, Devon
   Henry J. Bowden, son, male, 4 [1846/7], Ag Labs Son, b. Loxbear, Devon
   Mary May, mother of wife, widow, female, 77 [1773/4], Formerly Lab Wife, b. Templeton, Devon

3. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 1481; Folio 38; Page 16, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Lower Park, Cruwys Morchard, Devon
   William Tucker, married, male, 60 [1800/1], Ag Lab, b. Poughill, Devon
   Sarah M. Tucker, wife, married, female, 48 [1812/13], Ag Lab Wife, b. Tiverton, Devon
   Robert Bowden, visitor, unmarried, male, 15 [1845/6], Ag Lab Son, b. Tiverton, Devon

4. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 2174; Folio 80; Page 21, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: East Lane, Cruwys Morchard, Devon
   Robert Bowden, head, married, male, 25 [1845/6], Ag Lab, b. Loxbear, Devon
   Lovedy Bowden, wife, married, female, 20 [1850/1], b. Tiverton, Devon
   Elizabeth A. Bowden, daughter, female, 4mo [1870], b. Cruwys Morchard, Devon
   Robert Broom, lodger, unmarried, male, 20 [1850/1], Ag Lab, b. Clayhanger, Devon

5. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 2231; Folio 4; Page 2, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: The Village of Puddington, Puddington, Devon
   Robert Bowden, head, married, male, 36 [1844/5], Agricultural Labourer, b. Tiverton, Devon
   Lovedy Bowden, wife, married, female, 30 [1850/1], b. Tiverton, Devon
   Elizabeth Bowden, daughter, female, 10 [1870/1], Scholar, b. Cruwys Morchard, Devon
   Walter Bowden, son, male, 8 [1872/3], Scholar, b. Puddington, Devon
   Robert Bowden, son, male, 4 [1876/7], Scholar, b. Puddington, Devon
   Fred Bowden, son, male, 1 [1879/80], b. Puddington, Devon
   William Tucker, ws? father, married, male, 87 [1793/4], Pauper, b. Stoodleigh, Devon
   Sarah Tucker, ws? mother, married, female, 76 [1804/5], Pauper, b. Parish N.K., Devon
   George Hunt, lodger, unmarried, male, 65 [1815/16], Agricultural Labourer, b. Cruwys Morchard, Devon

   Next door to Robert's brother Henry and his family.

6. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 1761; Folio 9; Page 4, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Village Cottage, Puddington, Devon
   Five or more rooms occupied
   Robert Bowden, head, married, male, 44 [1846/7], Gardener, employed, b. Tiverton, Devon
   Lovedy Bowden, wife, married, female, 40 [1850/1], b. Tiverton, Devon
   Robert Bowden, son, single, male, 14 [1876/7], Assistant Gardener, employed, b. Puddington, Devon
   Frederick Bowden, son, male, 11 [1879/80], Scholar, b. Puddington, Devon
   James Bowden, son, male, 8 [1882/3], Scholar, b. Puddington, Devon
   Ellen Bowden, daughter, female, 5 [1885/6], Scholar, b. Puddington, Devon
   Annie Bowden, daughter, female, 3 [1887/8], b. Puddington, Devon
   Arthur J. Bowden, son, male, 6mo [1890], b. Puddington, Devon

7. ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG13; Piece 2140; Folio 68; Page 18, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Gunhole, Witheridge, Devon
   5 or more rooms occupied
   Robert Bowden, head, married, male, 55 [1845/6], Gardener Domestic, worker, b. Tiverton, Devon
   Lovedy Bowden, wife, married, female, 50 [1850/1], b. Withleigh, Devon
   Robert Bowden, son, single, male, 23 [1877/8], Mason, worker, b. Puddington, Devon
   Fred Bowden, son, single, male, 21 [1879/80], Mason, worker, b. Puddington, Devon
   Annie Bowden, daughter, female, 12 [1888/9], b. Puddington, Devon

8. ↑ England. 1911 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.))
   Class RG14; Piece 13290; Schedule 25, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: Bradford, Witheridge, Devon
   3 rooms occupied
   Robert Bowden, head, male, 65 [1845/6], widower, Gardener, worker, b. Tiverton, Devon
   Annie Bowden, daughter, female, 22 [1888/9], single, Housekeeper, worker, b. Puddington, Devon

9. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Loveday BOWDEN, March Quarter 1904, South Molton Registration District, Volume 5b, page 319, aged 53 [1850/1]
   d. Robert BOWDEN, June Quarter 1922, South Molton Registration District, Volume 5b, page 513, aged 76 [1845/6]