See also

Family of Elizabeth Bowtle

Wife: Elizabeth Bowtle

  • Name:

  • Elizabeth Bowtle1,2,3

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • John Bowtle (1799-1877)

  • Mother:

  • Ruth Willis (1801-1874)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • house servant4

  • Note:

  •  

  •  

  •  

  • Need birth certificates to be sure Elizabeth is the mother of Frank and Francis

  • Birth:

  • 27 Mar 1825

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England1,2,4

  • Baptism:

  • 2 Jun 1825 (age 0)

  • Congregational Church, Wethersfield, Essex, England1,2

  •  

  • daughter of John and Ruth Bowtell of Wethersfield

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 16)

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England4,5

  •  

  • aged 15, female servant living with William Hitching and Sarah Firmin. Born in Essex

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 26)

  • Hill House, Finchingfield, Essex, England6

  •  

  • aged 15, House servant. Born in Finchingfield, living with John J. & Eliza Hardy, Farmer & Boarding School Mistress.

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 36)

  • Broadfields, Rayne, Essex, England7

  •  

  • aged 35, House servant. Born in Wethersfield, living with John & Eliza Hardy-Farmer 126 acres employing 4 men & 3 boys.

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 46)

  • Private Cottage, Duck End Road, Rayne, Essex, England8

  •  

  • Servant unmarried, aged 43 General Domestic servant born in Wethersfield Essex living with Joseph Hardy.

  • Death:

  • Q2 1879 (age 51)

  • Braintree "Registration District", Essex, England3

Child 1: Frank Bowtle

  • Name:

  • Frank Bowtle9,10,11

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse (1):

  • Alice Handley (1858?-1903)

  • Spouse (2):

  • Elizabeth Jane Dowsett (1870-1945)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • baker and confectioner, and chair of the Braintree Oddfellows Lodge12,13,14,15,16,17

  • Birth:

  • 14 May 1858

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England9,12,13,14,15,16,18,19

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 2)

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England18

  •  

  • grandson living with his grandparents John and Ruth, and aunts Caroline, Sarah and Mary. Born in Wethersfield Essex

  • Baptism:

  • 27 Apr 1862 (age 3)

  • St. Mary Magdalene Church, High Street, Wethersfield, Essex, England10,20

  •  

  • son of Elizabeth Bowtle single woman

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 12)

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England5,19

  •  

  • grandson attending school and living with his grandparents John and Ruth Bowtle, aunts Sarah and Mary, and a lodger. Born in Wethersfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 22)

  • 73 Coggeshall Road, Braintree, Essex, England12

  •  

  • unmarried nephew working as a baker and living with his uncle John Bowtle, step-aunt Esther, and cousin Willie. Born in Wethersfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 31)

  • Coggeshall Road, Braintree, Essex, England13

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a baker and living with his wife Alice, son Clement and daughter Constance. Born in Wethersfield Essex (entry one row out)

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 42)

  • 71 Coggeshall Road, Braintree, Essex, England14

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a baker and living with his wife Alice, son Clement and daughter Constance. Born in Wethersfield Essex

  • Directory:

  • 1906 (age 47-48)

  • Coggeshall Road, Braintree, Essex, England21

  •  

  • as a baker of

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 52)

  • 88 Coggeshall Road, Braintree, Essex, England15

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a baker and confectioner and living in five rooms with his wife Elizabeth, sons Clement and Cyril, and daughter Constance. Born in Braintree Essex

  • Directory:

  • 1912 (age 53-54)

  • 88 Coggeshall Road, Braintree, Essex, England22

  •  

  • as a baker of

  • Directory:

  • 1914 (age 55-56)

  • 86 & 88 Coggeshall Road, Braintree, Essex, England23

  •  

  • as a baker of

  • Miscellaneous:

  • 19 May 1916

  • Braintree, Essex, England24

  •  

  • applied for an exemption from military service for his son Clement aged 28 a baker group 34, granted until 31 August

  • Miscellaneous:

  • 15 Sep 1916

  • Braintree, Essex, England25

  •  

  • applied for an exemption from military service for his son Clement as Kenneth aged 29 a bread baker, granted for three months

  • Directory:

  • 1917 (age 58-59)

  • 86 & 88 Coggeshall Road, Braintree, Essex, England26

  •  

  • as a baker of

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 63 yrs 1 mn)

  • 86 & 88 Coggeshall Road, Braintree, Essex, England16

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a baker and confectioner at home and living in six rooms with his wife Elizabeth, daughter Constance, and son Cyril. Born in Wethersfield Essex

  • Death:

  • 9 Jul 1924 (age 66)

  • Coggeshall Road, Braintree, Essex, England11,17,27,28

  •  

  • Cause: after seven weeks illness

  • Burial:

  • 11 Jul 1924

  • Braintree Cemetery, London Road, Braintree, Essex, England28,29

  •  

  • Frank the dearly beloved husband of Elizabeth Bowtle who died July 9th 1924 aged 66 years. At rest. Also of his devoted wife Elizabeth Jane reunited March 8th 1945 aged 74 years

  • Probate:

  • 27 Sep 1924

  • Probate Registry, London, England30

  •  

  • of Braintree Essex died 9th July 1924, probate of effects of £1,013 12s 11d (~£39,000 in 2017) to Elizabeth Jane Bowtle widow and Clement Frank Bowtle baker

Sources

1.

Chelmsford Record Office - Parish Records. Wethersfield Congregational Church Baptisms 1797-1837 ref:D/NC 31/1 reel:16. Chelmsford Record Office, Chelmsford

Essex.

2.

FindMyPast Parish Records Collection - Baptisms, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). England and Wales Non-Conformist Births and Baptisms Transcription ref:TNA class:RG04 piece:1768.

3.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Braintree 1879 quarter:2 volume:4a page:255. Cit. Date: 24 April 2021.

4.

England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:333 book:19 folio:8 page:10.

5.

Geoff Bowtle personal communication. letter.

6.

England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk).

7.

England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk).

8.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG10 piece:1702/178/p9.

9.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Braintree 1858 quarter:2 volume:4a page:296. Cit. Date: 19 July 2017.

10.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Wethersfield St. Mary Magdalene baptisms 1858-1981 ref:D/P 119/1/11 image:10 page:13 entry:57. Cit. Date: 19 July 2017.

11.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Braintree 1924 quarter:3 volume:4a page:643. Cit. Date: 26 August 2023.

12.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:1810 folio:34 page:7 schedule:241. Cit. Date: 25 August 2023.

13.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:1426 folio:29 page:5 schedule:37. Cit. Date: 20 October 2019.

14.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1727 folio:23 page:18 schedule:108. Cit. Date: 20 October 2019.

15.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:10421 class:RG78 piece:554 registration district:201 sub-district:5 enumeration district:2 schedule:47. Cit. Date: 20 October 2011.

16.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG15 piece:9247 registration district:201 sub-district:4 enumeration district:2, 3 schedule:100. Cit. Date: 25 August 2023.

17.

FindMyPast Newspaper article, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Chelmsford Chronicle Friday 11th July 1924 page:7.

18.

England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG09 piece:1113 folio:114 page:17 schedule:93. Cit. Date: 25 August 2023.

19.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG10 piece:1700 folio:107 page:9 schedule:53. Cit. Date: 26 August 2023.

20.

Chelmsford Record Office - Parish Records. Chelmsford Record Office, Chelmsford

Essex.

21.

Kelly's Directory of Essex 1906, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). page:724.

22.

Kelly's Directory of Essex of 1912, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). page:810.

23.

Kelly's Directory of Essex of 1914, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). page:865.

24.

FindMyPast Newspaper article, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Chelmsford Chronicle Friday 26th May 1916 page:6.

25.

Ibid. Chelmsford Chronicle Friday 22nd September 1916 page:6.

26.

Kelly's Directory of Essex of 1917, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). page:859.

27.

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

28.

FindMyPast Memorial Inscriptions, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Essex Braintree Cemetery memorial ID:2283. Cit. Date: 25 August 2023.

29.

FindMyPast Newspaper article, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Chelmsford Chronicle Friday 18th July 1924 page:7.

30.

Ancestry England and Wales National Probate Calendar (Index to Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). London 1924 page:310. Cit. Date: 26 August 2023.