Welcome to my website, I
along with some cousins have been tracing our family tree and this website
contains the results of our research on our Bowler family line and connected
families.
Our earliest direct ‘Bowler
ancestor’ we have so far discovered was John Bowler, born about 1729. He married
Sarah Radford on 8th August 1755 in Newington parish Oxfordshire. The marriage
entry in the parish register indicates John was from ‘Drayton’. It
seems likely that this was the neighbouring parish of Drayton St. Leonard but
there is no corresponding baptism entry for John in the parish records. John
and Sarah had a least 3 children, Frederick (our direct line), Elizabeth and
Mary. Sarah died in 1801 and John in 1805 both are buried in Drayton St Leonard
churchyard. We have found no other information on John or Sarah but continue to
search for clues to their births and parents. If you think you might know
something please do get in touch, email contact details can be found at the
bottom of this page.
Details of all our research
can be accessed from the links below; the ‘Research Page’ is the entry point to
the family research. There is a link to information on the origins of the
Bowler name and a page of more general family history links; our Bowler family
lived in the Oxfordshire Village of Crowell for much of the 19th
century and there is a link to information about this tiny village.
We hope that perhaps ‘long
lost cousins’ might spot information on this site that links them to us, if you
recognise anybody then please do get in touch, email contact details below. If
by chance you have information that might add to our research we would also
love to hear from you or even if you just have a comment to make on the
website!
Research Page
– access our research and
explore our ‘tree’.
Bowler
surname – some information on the origins of this surname.
Fleet Family Bible – information on a family Bible that found its way
‘home’.
Crowell Village – some information and photos of Crowell in
Oxfordshire.
The Fallen – World War 1 causalities.
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Site last updated January 2024
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