Person:William Bowden (16)

William Bowden was baptised on 14th June 1868 at Cadeleigh in Devon, son of Emma Bowden, formerly May, and her husband William Bowden, a dairyman. The family did not stay long in Cadeleigh. William's brother John was born in 1870 at Cruwys Morchard, and by the time of the 1871 census the family had moved again to Puddington. Through the 1870s the family lived for a time in Tiverton before returning to Cruwys Morchard before the 1881 census, when William was described as a scholar.

By 1891 William had left home and was working as an agricultural labourer, living at South Yeo Cottage in the parish of Poughill.

On 2nd August 1900, William was married to Matilda Snell at Holy Trinity Church in Exeter. They settled in Newton St Cyres, where they were living in both the 1901 and 1911 censuses. They do not appear to have had any children.

William appears to have died in 1941, aged about 73. Matilda survived him by four years.

1.   Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. William BOWDEN, June Quarter 1868, Tiverton Registration District, Volume 5b, page 432

2. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Cadeleigh Parish Registers. (Exeter: Devon Heritage Services).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Cadeleigh in the County of Devon in the Year 1868
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parent's Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   543	1868 June 14	William son of	William and Emma	Bowden	East Ridge in Cadeleigh	Labourer	P.F. Britton, Rector

3. ↑ 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 2163; Folio 7; Page 7, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Townliving Parlour, Puddington, Devon
   William Bowden, head, married, male, 25 [1845/6], Ag Lab, b. Loxbear, Devon
   Emma Bowden, wife, married, female, 27 [1843/4], Ag Lab, b. Collumpton, Devon
   John Bowden, son, male, 9mo [1870], b. Cruwys Morchard, Devon
   William Bowden, son, male, 2 [1868/9], b. Cadeleigh, Devon

4. ↑ 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 2237; Folio 53; Page 5, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Lower Lugsland, Cruwys Morchard, Devon
   William Bowden, head, married, male, 36 [1844/5], Dairyman Ag lab, b. Tiverton, Devon
   Emma Bowden, wife, married, female, 38 [1842/3], b. Collumpton, Devon
   William Bowden, son, male, 13 [1867/8], Scholar, b. Cadeleigh, Devon
   John Bowden, son, male, 11 [1869/70], Scholar, b. C. Morchard, Devon
   Frank Bowden, son, male, 9 [1871/2], Scholar, b. Tiverton, Devon
   Walter Bowden, son, male, 7 [1873/4], Scholar, b. Tiverton, Devon
   Caroline Bowden, daughter, female, 2 [1878/9], b. Tiverton, Devon

5. ↑ 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 18; Page 7, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: South Yeo Cottage, Poughill, Devon
   William Bowden, head, single, male, 22 [1868/9], Agricultural Laborer, employed, b. Cadleigh, Devon

6. ↑ 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 2131; Folio 114; Page 10, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Withycombe Villas, Newton St Cyres, Devon
   Five or more rooms occupied
   William Bowden, head, married, male, 35 [1865/6], Farm Labourer, worker, b. Cadleigh, Devon
   Matilda Bowden, wife, married, female, 37 [1863/4], b. Exeter, Devon

7. ↑ 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 13208; Schedule 55, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: West Town, Newton St Cyres, Devon
   Four rooms occupied
   William Bowden, head, male, 45 [1865/6], married, Agricultere Laberer [sic], b. Cadleigh, Devon
   Matilda Bowden, wife, female, 46 [1864/5], married 11 years, no children, b. Exeter, Devon

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

   d. William BOWDEN, June Quater 1941, Tiverton Registration District, Volume 5b, page 1079, aged 75 [1865/6]
   and
   d. Matilda BOWDEN, September Quarter 1945, Devon Central Registration District, Volume 5b, page 46, aged 82 [1862/3]