See also

Family of Richard Bowtle and Susannah Ellen Medcalf

Husband: Richard Bowtle

  • Name:

  • Richard Bowtle1,3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • John Bowtle (1772?-1855)

  • Mother:

  • Sarah Ann Betts (1774?-1858)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • a master bricklayer, plasterer and builder1,4,5,6,7,8

  • Note:

  •  

  •  

  •  

  • Andrew Bowtle stated that Richard's name appears in a family Bible dated 1884.

  • Birth:

  • 8 Aug 1808

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England3,4,5,6,7,8

  • Baptism:

  • 1 May 1809 (age 0)

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England9

  •  

  • dtae entered as 1 May 1804, but this cannot be correct so have assumed 1 May 1809

  • Witness:

  • 2 Nov 1837 (age 29)

  • Richard Bowtle witnessed the marriage of Henry Bowtle and Sarah Ann Westwood on Thursday on 2 November 1837 in St. Mary Magdalene Church, High Street, Wethersfield, Essex, England

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 32)

  • Bowtle's Yard, Bocking, Essex, England4

  •  

  • aged 30, bricklayer living with his wife, two children and a servant. Born in Essex

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 42)

  • Bowtle's Yard, Bradford Street, Bocking, Essex, England5,10

  •  

  • head of the household aged 42 married, master bricklayer employing four men and three labourers living with his wife and five children. Born in Weathersfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 52)

  • Bradford Street (East Side), Bocking, Essex, England6

  •  

  • head of the household aged 52 married, master bricklayer employing five men living with his wife, five children, a brother-in-law and a visitor. Born in Weathersfield Essex

  • Directory:

  • 1862 (age 53-54)

  • Bradford Street, Bocking, Essex, England11

  •  

  • as a bricklayer of

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 62)

  • Bradford Street, Bocking, Essex, England7

  •  

  • head of the household aged 62 married, master bricklayer and plasterer living with his wife, three children and a boarder. Born in Wethersfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 72)

  • Bradford Street, Bocking, Essex, England8

  •  

  • head of the household aged 72 married, builder employing 4 men living with his wife, a daughter and a brother-in-law. Born in Wethersfield Essex

  • Death:

  • 22 Mar 1884 (age 75)

  • Braintree "Registration District", Essex, England10,12,13,14

  • Burial:

  • 29 Mar 1884

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bovingdon Road, Bocking, Essex, England13

  •  

  • aged 75

  • Probate:

  • 12 Aug 1884

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10,14

  •  

  • builder late of Bocking in Essex, his will was proved with an estate of £86 10s (~£4,500 in 2005) by Susannah Ellen Bowtle of Bocking Widow the Relict the sole Executrix

Wife: Susannah Ellen Medcalf

  • Name:

  • Susannah Ellen Medcalf1,15

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Father:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 1814 (app)

  • Rayne, Essex, England4,5,6,7,16

  • Baptism:

  • 29 May 1814 (age 0)

  • All Saints, Rayne, Essex, England15

  •  

  • daughter of Robert Medcalf (artificor) and Catherine Elizabeth of Rayne

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 26-27)

  • Bowtle's Yard, Bocking, Essex, England4

  •  

  • aged 25, living with her husband, two children and a servant. Born in Essex

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 36-37)

  • Bowtle's Yard, Bradford Street, Bocking, Essex, England5,10

  •  

  • wife aged 36 married as Suzannah E Bowtle, living with her husband and five children. Born in Rayne Essex

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 46-47)

  • Bradford Street (East Side), Bocking, Essex, England6

  •  

  • wife aged 46 married, living with her husband, five children, a brother and a visitor. Born in Rayne Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 56-57)

  • Bradford Street, Bocking, Essex, England7

  •  

  • wife aged 56 married, living with her husband, three children and a boarder. Born in Rayne Essex

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 66-67)

  • Bradford Street, Bocking, Essex, England8

  •  

  • wife aged 66 married as Ellen Bowtle, living with her husband, a daughter and a brother. Born in Rayne Essex

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 76-77)

  • Bradford Street, Bocking, Essex, England17

  •  

  • sister aged 76 widow, house keeper living with her brother and a daughter. Born in Rayne Essex

  • Death:

  • Mar 1893 (age 78)

  • Braintree "Registration District", Essex, England13,16,18

  • Burial:

  • 20 Mar 1893

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bovingdon Road, Bocking, Essex, England13

  •  

  • aged 78

Child 1: Henry Bowtle

  • Name:

  • Henry Bowtle4,19

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Maria Bygrave (1840-1911)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • bricklayer becoming a builders clerk and surveyor6,20,21

  • Executive Summary:

  •  

  •  

  •  

  • Letter sent to Geoff Bowtle from Howard Marten Bowtle states that Henry loved amateur dramatics

  • Birth:

  • 29 Sep 1838

  • New Street, Braintree, Essex, England4,5,6,10,20,21,22

  • Baptism:

  • 16 Aug 1840 (age 1)

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bovingdon Road, Bocking, Essex, England19

  •  

  • son of Richard Bowtell (bricklayer) and Susanna Helen of Bocking

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 2)

  • Bowtle's Yard, Bocking, Essex, England4

  •  

  • aged 2, living with parents, a sibling and a servant. Born in Essex

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 12)

  • Bowtle's Yard, Bradford Street, Bocking, Essex, England5,10

  •  

  • son aged 12, attending school and living with parents and four siblings. Born in Braintree Essex

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 22)

  • Bradford Street (East Side), Bocking, Essex, England6

  •  

  • son aged 22 unmarried, bricklayer living with parents, four siblings, an uncle and a visitor. Born in Braintree Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 32)

  • 5 Darnley Road, Hackney, Middlesex, England20

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a builders clerk and living with his wife Maria, daughter Clara, son Sydney, and a servant. Born in Braintree Essex

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 42)

  • 5 Darnley Road, Hackney, Middlesex, England21

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a builders surveyor and living with his wife Maria, daughters Clara, Margaret, Cicely, Edith and Katherine, and sons Sidney, Henry and Philip. Born in Braintree Essex

  • Death:

  • 20 Dec 1886 (age 48)

  • Railway Station, Camden Town, Middlesex, England10,23,24

  •  

  • Cause: stroke causing him to fall beneath a train

    leaving a widow with 13 children

  • Will Proved:

  • 15 Jun 1887

  • Principal Registry, High Holborn, Holborn, Middlesex, England24

  •  

  • by Maria Bowtle of Darnley Road Widow the Relict the sole Executrix. He was formerly of 33 Nicholas Street St. Peter's Road Mile End but late of 5 Darnley Road Hackney both in the County of Middlesex with a personal estate of £49 10s 6d (~£2,400 in 2005)

Child 2: Ellen Bowtle

  • Name:

  • Ellen Bowtle4,25

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Aug 1840 (app)

  • Bocking, Essex, England4,5,26

  • Baptism:

  • 16 Aug 1840 (age 0)

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bovingdon Road, Bocking, Essex, England25

  •  

  • daughter (as Helen Bowtell) of Richard Bowtell (bricklayer) and Susanna Helen of Bocking

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 0)

  • Bowtle's Yard, Bocking, Essex, England4

  •  

  • aged 10 months, living with parents, a sibling and a servant. Born in Essex

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 10)

  • Bowtle's Yard, Bradford Street, Bocking, Essex, England5,10

  •  

  • daughter aged 10, attending school and living with parents and four siblings. Born in Bocking Essex

  • Death:

  • Mar 1859 (age 18)

  • Braintree, Essex, England13,27,28,29

  • Burial:

  • 22 Mar 1859

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bovingdon Road, Bocking, Essex, England13,29

  •  

  • aged 18

Child 3: Catherine Bowtle

  • Name:

  • Catherine Bowtle30,31,32

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • teacher then a governess6,33

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1842

  • Bocking, Essex, England6,30,32,33

  • Baptism:

  • 12 Jun 1842 (age 0)

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bovingdon Road, Bocking, Essex, England31

  •  

  • daughter of Richard Bowtell (bricklayer) and Susanna Ellen of Bocking

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 8)

  • Bowtle's Yard, Bradford Street, Bocking, Essex, England10,32

  •  

  • daughter aged 8, attending school and living with parents and four siblings. Born in Bocking Essex

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 18-19)

  • Bradford Street (East Side), Bocking, Essex, England6

  •  

  • daughter aged 18 unmarried, teacher in a British School living with parents, four siblings, an uncle and a visitor. Born in Bocking Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 28-29)

  • Bradford Street, Bocking, Essex, England33

  •  

  • daughter aged 28 unmarried, governess living with parents, two siblings and a boarder. Born in Bocking Essex

  • Death:

  • Sep 1871 (age 29)13,34,35

  •  

  • Burial:

  • 29 Sep 1871

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bovingdon Road, Bocking, Essex, England13,35

  •  

  • aged 29

Child 4: Clara Bowtle

  • Name:

  • Clara Bowtle36

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • a teacher6

  • Birth:

  • May 1844 (app)

  • Bocking, Essex, England6,32,37

  •  

  • un-namend Bowtle

  • Baptism:

  • 18 Aug 1844 (age 0)

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bovingdon Road, Bocking, Essex, England36

  •  

  • daughter of Richard Bowtle (bricklayer) and Susannah Ellen of Bocking

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 6)

  • Bowtle's Yard, Bradford Street, Bocking, Essex, England10,32

  •  

  • daughter aged 6, attending school and living with parents and four siblings. Born in Bocking Essex

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 16)

  • Bradford Street (East Side), Bocking, Essex, England6

  •  

  • daughter aged 16 unmarried, teacher boarding schooll living with parents, four siblings, an uncle and a visitor. Born in Bocking Essex

  • Death:

  • Oct 1861 (age 17)

  • Essex, England13,38

  • Burial:

  • 2 Nov 1861

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bovingdon Road, Bocking, Essex, England13

  •  

  • aged 17

Child 5: Julia Bowtle

  • Name:

  • Julia Bowtle39,40

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • a teacher then a solicitors clerk law41

  • Birth:

  • Nov 1850 (app)

  • Bocking, Essex, England6,10,32,33,39,41

  • Baptism:

  • 1 Dec 1850 (age 0)

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bovingdon Road, Bocking, Essex, England40

  •  

  • daughter of Richard Bowtle (bricklayer) and Susannah of Bocking

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 0)

  • Bowtle's Yard, Bradford Street, Bocking, Essex, England10,32

  •  

  • aged 6 months, living with parents and three siblings. Born in Bocking Essex

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 10)

  • Bradford Street (East Side), Bocking, Essex, England6

  •  

  • daughter aged 10, scholarl living with parents, four siblings, an uncle and a visitor. Born in Bocking Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 20)

  • Bradford Street, Bocking, Essex, England33

  •  

  • daughter aged 20 unmarried, engaged in domestic duties, living with parents, two siblings and a boarder. Born in Bocking Essex

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 30)

  • Bradford Street, Bocking, Essex, England41

  •  

  • daughter aged 30 unmarried, teacher living with parents and an uncle. Born in Bocking Essex

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 40)

  • Bradford Street, Bocking, Essex, England17

  •  

  • niece aged 39 single as Judah Boutle, solicitors clerk living with her uncle and her mother. Born in Bocking Essex

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 50)

  • Bradford Street, Bocking, Essex, England42

  •  

  • head of the household unmarried, aged 49 Solicitors clerk worker born in Bocking Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 60)

  • Bradford Street, Bocking, Essex, England43

  •  

  • head of the household unmarried, aged 59 Copying Clerk born in Bocking Essex

  • Death:

  • Apr 1932 (age 81)

  • Braintree "Registration District", Essex, England13,44

  • Burial:

  • 14 Apr 1932

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bovingdon Road, Bocking, Essex, England13

  •  

  • aged 81

Child 6: Agnes Bowtle

  • Name:

  • Agnes Bowtle6,45

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • an assistant teacher33

  • Birth:

  • Feb 1853

  • Bocking, Essex, England6,33,45,46

  • Baptism:

  • 10 Feb 1853 (age 0)

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bovingdon Road, Bocking, Essex, England45

  •  

  • daughter of Richard Bowtle (bricklayer) and Sussannah Ellen of Bocking

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 8)

  • Bradford Street (East Side), Bocking, Essex, England6

  •  

  • daughter aged 8, scholarl living with parents, four siblings, an uncle and a visitor. Born in Bocking Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 18)

  • Bradford Street, Bocking, Essex, England33

  •  

  • daughter aged 18 unmarried, assistant teacher living with parents, two siblings and a boarder. Born in Bocking Essex

  • Death:

  • Dec 1873 (age 20)

  • Braintree "Registration District", Essex, England13,47

  • Burial:

  • 19 Dec 1873

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bovingdon Road, Bocking, Essex, England13

  •  

  • aged 20

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2.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). St. Michael the Archangel marriages 1836-1852 ref:D/P 264/1/35 image:12.

3.

Geoff Bowtle personal communication. details from the family bible held by Ian Bowtle #773 via Andrew Douglas Bowtle #774.

4.

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6.

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7.

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8.

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9.

Geoff Bowtle personal communication. Cit. Date: July 1998.

10.

Ibid. letter.

11.

The Post Office Directory 1862.

12.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Braintree 1884 quarter:1 volume:4a page:278.

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The Federation of Family History Societies, National Burial Index for England & Wales v.3, (2010 own copy).

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Ancestry England and Wales National Probate Calendar (Index to Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk).

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Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Rayne All Saints Baptisms 1813-1873 ref:D/P 126/1/7 image:4.

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England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Braintree 1893 quarter:1 volume:4a page:354.

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Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Bocking St. Mary the Virgin Baptisms 1813-1851 ref:D/P 268/1/8 image:108.

20.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG10 piece:324 folio:49 page:20 schedule:77. Cit. Date: 15 February 2024.

21.

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England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Pancras 1886 quarter:4 volume:1b page:121.

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UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). 1887 page:161. Cit. Date: 22 January 2017.

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Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Bocking St. Mary the Virgin Baptisms 1813-1851 ref:D/P 268/1/8 image:109.

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Andrew Bowtle personal communication. visit to Harold. Cit. Date: 5 May 2003.

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Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Bocking St. Mary the Virgin Burials 1851-1931 ref:D/P 268/1/10 image:29.

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31.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Bocking St. Mary the Virgin Baptisms 1813-1851 ref:D/P 268/1/8 image:115.

32.

England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:1785 folio:230 page:11.

33.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG10 piece:1701 folio:39 page:11.

34.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Braintree 1871 quarter:3 volume:4a page:246.

35.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Bocking St. Mary the Virgin Burials 1851-1931 ref:D/P 268/1/10 image:56.

36.

Ibid. Bocking St. Mary the Virgin Baptisms 1813-1851 ref:D/P 268/1/8 image:123.

37.

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38.

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39.

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40.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Bocking St. Mary the Virgin Baptisms 1813-1851 ref:D/P 268/1/8 image:147.

41.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:1806 folio:44 page:21.

42.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1720_1723-0787.

43.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:10397 class:RG78 piece:551 registration district:201 sub-district:2 enumeration district:2 schedule:61.

44.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Braintree 1932 quarter:2 volume:4a page:873.

45.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Bocking St. Mary the Virgin Baptisms 1851-1923 ref:D/P 268/1/8A image:12.

46.

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47.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Braintree 1873 quarter:4 volume:4a page:229.