See also

Family of Henry Bowtle and Emma Maria Willis King

  • Husband:

  • Henry Bowtle (1813-1889)

  • Wife:

  • Emma Maria Willis King (1824?-1915)

  • Marriage:

  • 12 Apr 1859

  • All Souls, Langham Place, Marylebone, Middlesex, England1,2,3

  •  

  • Henry a widowed baker, Emma a spinster, both of full age of All Souls District, groom's father John Bowtle builder (deceased), bride's father James King farmer, witnesses Robert ? and Ellen Mary King

Husband: Henry Bowtle

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Henry Bowtle

  • Name:

  • Henry Bowtle4,5,6

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • John Bowtle (1772?-1855)

  • Mother:

  • Sarah Ann Betts (1774?-1858)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • master baker and miller4,5,7,8,9,10,11,12

  • Birth:

  • 20 Jan 1813

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England6,9,10,11,13

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 28)

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England8,14

  •  

  • aged 25, baker living with his wife and Porter Cook aged 20. Born in Essex

  • Miscellaneous:

  • 1 Jan 1847

  • Essex, England15

  •  

  • stood for election to the Executive Committee of the Essex Provident Society. He was not elected, only recording two votes, but seven candidates polled zero, those elected polled over 670 votes

  • Miscellaneous:

  • 9 Aug 1847

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England16

  •  

  • voted for John Gurdon Rebow Esquire of Wivenhoe Park in the Northern Division of the North Essex election

  • Directory:

  • 1848 (age 34-35)

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England17

  •  

  • as a baker of

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 38)

  • High Street, Wethersfield, Essex, England9

  •  

  • head of the household aged 38 married, bread and biscuit baker living with his wife. Born in Wethersfield Essex

  • Directory:

  • 1851 (age 37-38)

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England18

  •  

  • as a baker of

  • Witness:

  • 24 Feb 1852 (age 39)

  • Henry Bowtle witnessed the marriage of John Alfred Westwood and Elizabeth Freestone on Tuesday on 24 February 1852 in St. Mary Magdalene Church, High Street, Wethersfield, Essex, England

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 48)

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England13

  •  

  • head of the household aged 44 married, baker living with his wife and a son. Born in Wethersfield Essex

  • Directory:

  • 1862 (age 48-49)

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England19

  •  

  • as a baker and corn dealer of

  • Directory:

  • 1863 (age 49-50)

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England20

  •  

  • as a baker of

  • Directory:

  • 1867 (age 53-54)

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England21,22

  •  

  • as a baker of

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 58)

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England10,14

  •  

  • head of the household aged 57 married, miller and baker living with a son. Born in Wethersfield Essex

  • Directory:

  • 1871 (age 57-58)

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England23

  •  

  • as a baker, corn and flour dealer of

  • Directory:

  • 1874 (age 60-61)

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England24

  •  

  • a baker and corn dealer of

  • Directory:

  • 1878 (age 64-65)

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England25

  •  

  • a baker and corn dealer of

  • Miscellaneous:

  • Jul 188026

  •  

  •  

  • he had work done erecting a new fence and gates, new sash cords and fastener which cost £2 17s (~£190 in 2017). In July 1881 it looks like he had a new shop front which cost £32 16s (~£2,200 in 2017), but this was for a grocer and draper

     

    Thus, was is it for someone else?

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 68)

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England11

  •  

  • head of the household aged 65 married, baker, living with his wife and a son. Born in Wethersfield Essex

  • Directory:

  • 1882 (age 68-69)

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England27

  •  

  • as a baker and corn dealer of

  • Directory:

  • 1886 (age 72-73)

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England28

  •  

  • as a baker and corn dealer of

  • Criminal:

  • 25 Jun 1888 (age 75)

  • Petty Sessions, Great Bardfield, Essex, England29

  •  

  • having been summoned for having scales ¾ oz incorrect, his son attended and pleaded guilty, fined 2s 6d with 9s 6d costs (~£36 in 2005)

  • Death:

  • 23 Sep 1889 (age 76)

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England1,30,31,32,33

  • Burial:

  • 30 Sep 1889

  • St. Mary Magdalene Church, High Street, Wethersfield, Essex, England31,34,35,36

  •  

  • aged 76 of Wethersfield

  • Probate:

  • 16 Oct 1889

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England14,37

  •  

  • late of Wethersfield in the County of Essex Baker who died 23rd September 1889 at Wethersfield was proved at Ipswich by Emma Maria Willis Bowtle Widow the Relict and Basil Bowtle Baker the son both of Wethersfield the Executors. Personal Estate £905 18s 3d (~£54,000 in 2005)

Wife: Emma Maria Willis King

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Emma Maria Willis King

  • Name:

  • Emma Maria Willis King38,39

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Father:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 1824 (app)

  • Great Bardfield, Essex, England11,13,39,40,41,42

  • Baptism:

  • 7 Nov 1824 (age 0)

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Braintree Road, Great Bardfield, Essex, England39

  •  

  • daughter of James (farmer) and Harriet King of Great Bardfiled

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 36-37)

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England13

  •  

  • wife aged 34 married, living with her husband and a step son. Born in Bardfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 46-47)

  • Great Bardfield, Essex, England43

  •  

  • visitor aged 43 married, living with Frederick and Ann King, two other visitors and two servants. Born in Great Bardfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 56-57)

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England11

  •  

  • wife aged 50 married, living with her husband and a step son. Born in Great Bardfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 66-67)

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England14,41

  •  

  • step mother aged 64 widow, living on own means with step son. Born in Great Bardfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 76-77)

  • Silver Street, Wethersfield, Essex, England42

  •  

  • head of the household aged 76 widow, living on own means with a companion. Born in Great Bardfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 86-87)

  • Silver Street, Wethersfield, Essex, England44

  •  

  • head of the household aged 86 widow, of private means living with a domestic servant. Born in Great Bardfield Essex

  • Death:

  • 24 Mar 1915 (age 90)

  • Olive Cottage, Wethersfield, Essex, England31,33,40,45

  •  

  • wife of Henry Bowtle

  • Burial:

  • 29 Mar 1915

  • St. Mary Magdalene Church, High Street, Wethersfield, Essex, England31,46

  •  

  • aged 90 years of Olive Cottage Wethersfield

  • Probate:

  • 30 Apr 1915

  • Probate Registry, London, England47

  •  

  • widow of Wethersfield, effects of £1,495 9s 10d (~£64,400 in 2005) to Gerald Clare Maberley esquire

Note on Wife: Emma Maria Willis King

Emma's parents were James King (c1786-?) and Harriet née Ardley (before 1861-?)39

Sources

1.

Geoff Bowtle personal communication.

2.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Marylebone 1859 quarter:2 volume:1a page:688.

3.

Ancestry London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Westminster Langham 1859 page:11 of 33.

4.

Wethersfield, St, Mary Magdalene, Church Records. Marriage of Henry Bowtle and Sarah Ann Westwood 2 Nov 1837.

5.

Birth Certificate. son Basil, own copy, index:4. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

6.

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

7.

Marriage Certificate. son Basil. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

8.

England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:333 book:19 folio:9 page:13.

9.

England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:1785 folio:148 page:26.

10.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG10 piece:1700 folio:105 page:5.

11.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:1805 folio:92 page:5.

12.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Wethersfield St. Mary Magdalene Marriages 1837-1892 ref:D/P 119/1/10 image:5.

13.

England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG09 piece:1113 folio:107 page:3.

14.

Geoff Bowtle personal communication. letter.

15.

FindMyPast Newspaper article, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). The Essex Standard Friday 1st January 1847 page:1.

16.

Ibid. The Chelmsford Chronicle Friday 3rd September 1847 page:4.

17.

White's Directory of Essex 1848, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). page:721.

18.

The Post Office Directory 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). page:160.

19.

The Post Office Directory 1862. page:195.

20.

White's Directory of Essex 1863, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). page:320.

21.

Ancestry UK City and County Directories 1766-1946, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). 1867 Post Office Directory page:216.

22.

The Post Office Directory 1867, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). page:216.

23.

The Post Office Directory 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). pages:239, 291 and 319.

24.

The Post Office Directory 1874, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). pages:249 and 302.

25.

The Post Office Directory 1878, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). pages:270, 330 & 356.

26.

Invoice. In archive folder and personal file.

27.

Kelly's Directory of Essex 1882, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). pages:328, 416 and 447.

28.

Kelly's Directory of Essex 1886, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). pages:360, 452 and 486.

29.

FindMyPast Newspaper article, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Essex Standard Saturday 30th June 1888 page:7.

30.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Braintree 1889 quarter:3 volume:4a page:277.

31.

Gravestone. St. Mary Magdalene Wethersfield, see photograph. Cit. Date: 6 September 2022.

32.

FindMyPast Newspaper article, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Chelmsford Chronicle Friday 27th September 1889 page:1.

33.

Essex Family History Society - Memorial Inscriptions. North West Essex volume:2.

34.

Colchester Record Office Parish Records. Colchester Record Office, Colchester, Essex, England.

35.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Wethersfield St. Mary Magdalene Burials 1863-1924 ref:D/P 119/1/8 image:35.

36.

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

37.

Ancestry England and Wales National Probate Calendar (Index to Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). 1889 page:172.

38.

Ancestry London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk).

39.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Great Bardfiled St. Mary the Virgin Baptisms 1813-1876 ref:D/P 67/1/18 image:19. Cit. Date: 11 April 2016.

40.

Geoff Bowtle personal communication. visit. Cit. Date: 1997.

41.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:1421 folio:76 page:6.

42.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1722 folio:46 page:4.

43.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG10 piece:1703 folio:102 page:6.

44.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:10392 class:RG78 piece:550 registration district:201 sub-district:1 enumeration district:4 schedule:67.

45.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Braintree 1915 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1213.

46.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Wethersfield St. Mary Magdalene Burials 1863-1924 ref:D/P 119/1/8 image:49.

47.

Ancestry England and Wales National Probate Calendar (Index to Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). 1915 page:257.