See also

Family of Samuel Joseph Bowles and May Prentice

Husband: Samuel Joseph Bowles

  • Name:

  • Samuel Joseph Bowles1,2,3,4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • cellar man then a night watchman5,6,7

  • Birth:

  • 2 Jul 1892

  • Halstead, Essex, England2,5,6,7,8

  • Baptism:

  • 30 Sep 1899 (age 7)

  • Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Street, Halstead, Essex, England3

  •  

  • son of Reuben Bowles (moulder) and Jane of Tidings Hill, baptised with siblings Reuben, Jane and Ruth

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 8)

  • 4 Great Yard, Tidings Hill, Halstead, Essex, England8

  •  

  • son living with his parents Reuben and Jane, brother Reuben, and sisters Jane and Ruth. Born in Halstead Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 18)

  • 4 Great Yard, Tidings Hill, Halstead, Essex, England5

  •  

  • an unmarried son working as a cellar man for a brewery and living in five rooms with his parents Reuben and Jane, brothers Reuben and William, and sisters Jane and Ruth. Born in Halstead Essex

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 28 yrs 11 mns)

  • School House, Halstead, Essex, England6

  •  

  • a married lodger working as a night watchman at Courtaulds silk works Halstead and living in six rooms with Sidney and Kate Mills and family, and his wife May. Born in Halstead Essex

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 47)

  • 38 New Street, Halstead, Essex, England7

  •  

  • a married silk factory watchman living with his wife May, daughter Jean, and two closed records (presumably daughter Molly and an unknown). Born on 2nd July 1892

  • Death:

  • Q4 1945 (age 53)

  • Braintree "Registration District", Essex, England4

Wife: May Prentice

  • Name:

  • May Prentice9,10

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Robert Prentice (1869-1921)

  • Mother:

  • Betsy Rouse (1864-1929)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • domestic servant11

  • Birth:

  • 6 May 1892

  • Offton, Suffolk, England6,7,9,11,12,13

  • Baptism:

  • 31 Jul 1892 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Bildeston Road, Offton, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • daughter of Robert Prentice (labourer) and Elizabeth of Offton, baptised with brother Robert

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 8)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • daughter living in three rooms with her parents Robert and Elizabeth, brother Robert, and sister Agnes. Born in Offton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 18)

  • Goldthorn, Colchester Road, Halstead, Essex, England11

  •  

  • an unmarried domestic servant living in eight rooms with Samuel and Louisa Coles and family. Born in Offton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 29 yrs 1 mn)

  • School House, Halstead, Essex, England6

  •  

  • married lodgers wife doing household duties and living in six rooms with Sidney and Kate Mills and family, and her husband Samuel. Born in Offton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 47)

  • 38 New Street, Halstead, Essex, England7

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Samuel, daughter Jean, and two closed records (presumably daughter Molly and an unknown). Born on 6th May 1892

  • Death:

  • Q3 1976 (age 84)

  • Braintree "Registration District", Essex, England13

Child 1: Jean Bowles

  • Name:

  • Jean Bowles14,15

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • William Ellis (1913?- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • textile twister7

  • Birth:

  • 14 Sep 1921

  • Halstead "Registration District", Essex, England7,14,15,16

  • Baptism:

  • 6 Nov 1921 (age 0)

  • St. Andrew's Church, Head Street, Halstead, Essex, England15

  •  

  • daughter of Samuel Joseph Bowles (watchman) and May of Council School House, born 14th September 1921

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 18)

  • 38 New Street, Halstead, Essex, England7

  •  

  • an unmarried textile twister living with her parents Samuel and May, and two closed records (presumably sister Molly and an unknown). Born on 14th September 1921 and married an Ellis at a later date

  • Death:

  • Aug 1989 (age 67)

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England16

Child 2: Molly Bowles

  • Name:

  • Molly Bowles17

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1927

  • Halstead "Registration District", Essex, England17

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Halstead 1921 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1633. Cit. Date: 20 February 2024.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Halstead 1892 quarter:3 volume:4a page:630. Cit. Date: 21 February 2024.

3.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Halstead Holy Trinity baptisms 1898-1917 ref:D/P 519/1/11 image:5 page:5 entry:34. Cit. Date: 21 February 2024.

4.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Braintree 1945 quarter:4 volume:4a page:968. Cit. Date: 21 February 2024.

5.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10367 class:RG78 piece:548 registration district:200 sub district:1 enumeration district:4 schedule:76. Cit. Date: 21 February 2024.

6.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9219 registration district:200 sub district:1 enumeration district:5 schedule:74. Cit. Date: 20 February 2024.

7.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:1513H page:6 line:15 letter code:DBYD. Cit. Date: 20 February 2024.

8.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1719 folio:97 page:21 schedule:155. Cit. Date: 21 February 2024.

9.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere 1892 quarter:2 volume:4a page:843. Cit. Date: 19 February 2024.

10.

Suffolk Family History Society All Baptisms Suffolk 1813-1900, (SFK-BPI/P1-1 own copy). Offton St. Mary baptisms entry:69. Cit. Date: 19 February 2024.

11.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10364 class:RG78 piece:548 registration district:200 sub district:1 enumeration district:1 schedule:200. Cit. Date: 20 February 2024.

12.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1770 folio:43 page:5 schedule:28. Cit. Date: 19 February 2024.

13.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Braintree 1976 quarter:3 volume:9 page:1176. Cit. Date: 21 February 2024.

14.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Halstead 1921 quarter:4 volume:4a page:1457. Cit. Date: 20 February 2024.

15.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Halstead St. Andrew baptisms 1897-1942 ref:D/P 96/1/22 image:59 page:113 entry:902. Cit. Date: 20 February 2024.

16.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1989 quarter:3 register:889 volume:9 page:1988. Cit. Date: 20 February 2024.

17.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Halstead 1927 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1311. Cit. Date: 20 February 2024.