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 associated
families.
Our earliest direct ‘Bowler ancestor’
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 records 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 were 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 buttons 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, lists of individuals in ‘our
tree’.
This information is also available
in an alternative format, which can be found here
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.
Links Page – a few links to Bowler and other family history
websites.
War Memorials – a few transcriptions of names on War memorials
Email Bob:- webmaster <no spam> @bowler.me.uk - please remove <no spam> from the
address, you can ‘click’ the email icon on the left but must still remove <no spam> from the address
Thank you for visiting my
website and I hope you find the information of interest! Updates will be added from time to time so
please re-visit soon.
Bob Allan
Site last updated 20th December 2011
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