Vivian Bowness1

F, b. 1 June 1899
FatherWalter Scott Bowness1 b. 3 Jun 1865
MotherMary Maude Beaumont1 b. 12 May 1870
ChartsDescendants of John Bowness
Birth*1 June 1899 1 
Cen-E-with*an unknown date in 1901 Moncton, Westmoreland County, New Brunswick, Canada; 1901 Canadian Census||Vivian Bowness||Vivian was 1 year old. Her birth date was recorded as 1 Jun 1899; Cen Plc=NB, Westmoreland, Moncton City C-5 Census Canadian Federal 1901, HOH=Walter Scott Bowness1 

Citations

  1. [S948] “1901 New Brunswick, Westmoreland County,” Canadian Federal Census, Automatedgenealogy.com (http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/NationalSummary.jsp: accessed 3 Sep 2005, NB, Westmoreland, Moncton City, page 18, lines 9-13, family 170).
More information available on request.

Wallace Stewart Bowness1

M, b. 2 October 1897
FatherWalter Scott Bowness1 b. 3 Jun 1865
MotherMary Maude Beaumont1 b. 12 May 1870
ChartsDescendants of John Bowness
Birth*2 October 1897 Moncton, Westmoreland County, New Brunswick, Canada; the physician was Dr. Smith1 
Cen-E-with*an unknown date in 1901 Moncton, Westmoreland County, New Brunswick, Canada; 1901 Canadian Census||Stewart Bowness||Wallace was 3 years old. His birth date was recorded as 2 Oct 1897; Cen Plc=NB, Westmoreland, Moncton City C-5 Census Canadian Federal 1901, HOH=Walter Scott Bowness2 

Citations

  1. [S866] Late registration of Birth for Wallace Stewart Bowness, Registered 24 Aug 1926, Registration filed by his mother in Moncton 23 Aug 1926, The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, mfm F18789, Reg # 1987-B-198.
  2. [S948] “1901 New Brunswick, Westmoreland County,” Canadian Federal Census, Automatedgenealogy.com (http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/NationalSummary.jsp: accessed 3 Sep 2005, NB, Westmoreland, Moncton City, page 18, lines 9-13, family 170).
More information available on request.

Walter Myers Bowness1

M, b. 1908, d. 1968
FatherJohn William Tuplin Bowness1 b. 2 Jan 1873, d. 23 Jul 1949
MotherElla S. Myers1 b. 19 Nov 1876
Birth*1908 1 
Death*1968 1 

Citations

  1. [S426] Linds Stent-Campbell, (author e-mail address available on request), to Dawn Ellis, Email, dated 5 April 1997, Descendancy of James and Jane (Tuplin) Bowness (printout), Dawn Ellis, Graham, North Carolina, USA.
More information available on request.

Walter Scott Bowness1,2

M, b. 3 June 1865
FatherWilliam Bowness1,3 b. 1828, d. 1908
MotherSarah Ann Woodside1,4 b. c 1840
ChartsDescendants of John Bowness
Birth*3 June 1865 Norboro, Prince Edward Island, Canada5,3,6 
Cen-E-with*an unknown date in 1881 Summerside, Lot 17, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada; 1881 Canadian Census||Walter S. Bonus||Walter, 16 years old, was born on PEI of scotch roots. His religion was recorded as Baptist, was a apprentice and was not married; Cen Plc=PE, Dist 1, Prince, Lot 17, Summerside Town Census Canadian Federal 1881, HOH=William Bowness7 
Marriage*2 August 1892 Moncton, Westmoreland County, New Brunswick, Canada; Walter and Mary were married by license; Bride=Mary Maude Beaumont3 
Cen-Head*an unknown date in 1901 Moncton, Westmoreland County, New Brunswick, Canada; 1901 Canadian Census||Walter S. Bowness||Walter was 35 years old. His birth date was recorded as 3 Jun 1865. Also living in the home was a servant named Blanc Hope, 14 years old, born 26 Apr 1886; Cen Plc=NB, Westmoreland, Moncton City C-5 Census Canadian Federal 1901, Spouse=Mary Maude Beaumont, Son=Wallace Stewart Bowness, Dau=Vivian Bowness8 

Family

Mary Maude Beaumont b. 12 May 1870
Children

Citations

  1. [S480] Prince Edward Island Heritage Foundation, Master Name Index, Reel 7; Ref: 1881 Census, Lot # 25 Fam. #128. Surname spelled Bonus, Eptek Exhibition Centre.
  2. [S864] Late registration of Birth for George Whitehouse Cumming Bowness, Registered 20 May 1955, Registration filed by his mother from Toronto, York County, Ontario 1 Apr 1949, The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, mfm F21586, Reg # 1907-800314, gives father's full name.
  3. [S863] Marriage of Walter S. Bowness and Mary M. Beaumont, 2 Aug 1892, photocopied, The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, F14019, Reg # 1205, Ref # B4/1892.
  4. [S863] Marriage of Walter S. Bowness and Mary M. Beaumont, 2 Aug 1892, photocopied, The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, F14019, Reg # 1205, Ref # B4/1892, maiden name of mother not given.
  5. [S480] Prince Edward Island Heritage Foundation, Master Name Index, Reel 7; Ref: 1881 Census, Lot # 25 Fam. #128. Surname spelled Bonus. Birth year estimated from age of 16 in 1881, Eptek Exhibition Centre.
  6. [S948] “1901 New Brunswick, Westmoreland County,” Canadian Federal Census, Automatedgenealogy.com (http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/NationalSummary.jsp: accessed 3 Sep 2005, NB, Westmoreland, Moncton City, page 18, lines 9-13, family 170).
  7. [S319] 1881 Canadian Census, Prince Edward Island, Prince County, population, District 1, Prince County, Lot 17, Summerside Town, p. 30, Lines 4-9, House 127, Family 128; citing Library and Archives Canada (LAC), (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) microfilm publication mfm C-13162.
  8. [S948] “1901 New Brunswick, Westmoreland County,” Canadian Federal Census, Automatedgenealogy.com (http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/NationalSummary.jsp: accessed 3 Sep 2005, District 24, Sub-dist Moncton City C-5, p. 18).
  9. [S866] Late registration of Birth for Wallace Stewart Bowness, Registered 24 Aug 1926, Registration filed by his mother in Moncton 23 Aug 1926, The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, mfm F18789, Reg # 1987-B-198.
  10. [S865] Late registration of Birth for Frank LeBert Bowness, Registered 19 May 1942, Registration filed by his mother from Boston, Massachusetts 15 May 1942, The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, mfm F18905, Reg # 1903-800227.
  11. [S864] Late registration of Birth for George Whitehouse Cumming Bowness, Registered 20 May 1955, Registration filed by his mother from Toronto, York County, Ontario 1 Apr 1949, The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, mfm F21586, Reg # 1907-800314.
More information available on request.

Walter Stavert Bowness1,2

M, b. 16 August 1905
FatherRobert Bowness1 b. 10 Jun 1860, d. 14 Apr 1934
MotherMary Isabella Stavert1 b. 16 Jan 1869, d. 26 Sep 1955
ChartsDescendants of John Bowness
Birth*16 August 1905 3 

Citations

  1. [S409] Descendants of William Bowness, 1977, charts given to me (MAE) by Marilyn Wilson (Mrs. Harold) of Ottawa. She got these charts from Mrs. Willard Oulton, Alberton, PE. The source given on the charts is Dora Bowness. Photocopies, p. 1, citing the source as Dora Bowness, Dawn Ellis.
  2. [S528] The Descendants of William Bowness of Kirkton, Scotland by Kyler C. Bowness, hereinafter known as "Bowness Genealogy", 1997, 261 page spiral bound book, includes many photos, is very well done, p. 44, gives middle name.
  3. [S528] The Descendants of William Bowness of Kirkton, Scotland by Kyler C. Bowness, hereinafter known as "Bowness Genealogy", 1997, 261 page spiral bound book, includes many photos, is very well done, p. 44.
More information available on request.

Walton Ambrose Bowness1

M, b. 18 March 1884
FatherHoratio Nelson Bowness1 b. 5 Sep 1861, d. 20 Aug 1947
MotherSarah Minetta Taylor1 b. 23 Dec 1861, d. 7 Jun 1946
ChartsDescendants of John Bowness
Birth*18 March 1884 1 
Cen-E-with*10 April 1891 Lot 25, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada; 1891 Canadian Census||Walton Bowness||Walton, 8 years old, was born on PEI. His parents were both born on PEI. Walton's religion was recorded as Baptist. He could read and write; Cen Plc=PE, Dist 134, Prince, Lot 25 Census Canadian Federal 1891, HOH=Horatio Nelson Bowness2 
Cen-E-with*an unknown date in 1901 Lot 25, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada; 1901 Canadian Census||Walton Bowness||Walton was 18 years old. His birth date was recorded as 18 Mar 1883. Born in rural PEI, he was Canadian of Scotch origins. His profession was recorded as "Farmer's son". He could read and write and spoke English, his mother tongue. He was Methodist; Cen Plc=PE, Prince (East) 133, Lot 25 f-2 Census Canadian Federal 1901, HOH=Horatio Nelson Bowness3 

Citations

  1. [S528] The Descendants of William Bowness of Kirkton, Scotland by Kyler C. Bowness, hereinafter known as "Bowness Genealogy", 1997, 261 page spiral bound book, includes many photos, is very well done, p. 49.
  2. [S870] 1891 Canadian Census, Prince Edward Island, viewed at the MacNaught History Centre and Archives in Summerside, mfm T-6383, covers Prince: Lots 5-19, 25, 28; Queens: Ch'town, Royalty, Lot 20, District 134, Prince, Lot 25, p. 9, Lines 10-16, Family 27, Library and Archives Canada (LAC). Hereinafter cited as 1891 Canadian Census, PEI, T-6383.
  3. [S875] “1901 Prince Edward Island, Prince County,” Canadian Federal Census, Automatedgenealogy.com (http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/NationalSummary.jsp: accessed District: PE Prince (East) (#133); Sub-district: Lot 25 f-2, Page 6, line #9-14, Family # 46).
More information available on request.

Wanda Edith Bowness1

F, d. 28 January 1920
Marriage* Groom=Robert Armel Whitehead1 
Death*28 January 1920 1 
Burial*1920 New London Protestant Cemetery, New London, Prince Edward Island, Canada; Interred=CAN, PE, Prince Co., Lot 21, New London Protestant Cemetery1 

Family

Robert Armel Whitehead d. 15 Nov 1915

Citations

  1. [S480] Prince Edward Island Heritage Foundation, Master Name Index, Reel 7; Ref: Lot 21, cem. 3, stone 6, New London Protestant Cemetery, Eptek Exhibition Centre.
More information available on request.

Wilhelmina Bowness1

F, b. 18 May 1850, d. 2 September 1881
FatherJohn Bowness1 b. 2 Aug 1806, d. 11 May 1879
MotherMargaret Wallace1 b. 1812, d. 18 Jul 1902
ChartsDescendants of John Bowness
Birth*18 May 1850 Springvale Farm, Kirkton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland1 
Marriage*between 1871 and 1878 Groom=Andrew Kirkpatrick1,2 
Death*2 September 1881 Amisfield, Townfoot, Tinwald, Dumfrieshire, Scotland1 

Family

Andrew Kirkpatrick b. 1823, d. 19 Sep 1890

Citations

  1. [S528] The Descendants of William Bowness of Kirkton, Scotland by Kyler C. Bowness, hereinafter known as "Bowness Genealogy", 1997, 261 page spiral bound book, includes many photos, is very well done, p. 20.
  2. [S607] Jenny Gibson's "Bowness 3" Report, printouts, Dawn Ellis.
More information available on request.

William Bowness1,2

M, b. 21 November 1822, d. 6 April 1894
FatherRobert Bowness1,3 b. 18 Feb 1795, d. 18 Jul 1872
MotherElizabeth Farries3 b. c 1797, d. 13 May 1827
ChartsDescendants of John Bowness
Birth*21 November 1822 Dumfrieshire, Scotland4,5,6 
Emigration*1827 Scotland2 
Marriage*15 December 1853 Bride=Louise Webster4,6 
Cen-Head*an unknown date in 1881 Lot 25, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada; 1881 Canadian Census||William Boness||William, a 60 year old farmer, was born in Scotland. His religion was recorded as Methodist and he was married; Cen Plc=PE, Dist 1, Prince, Lot 25 Census Canadian Federal 1881, Spouse=Louise Webster, Dau=Alice Jane Bowness, Dau=Eliza Clarissa Bowness, Son=Horatio Nelson Bowness, Dau-in-Law=Sarah Minetta Taylor, Son=Herbert Bell Bowness, Son=Chester Lee Bowness, Dau=Cornelia Gertrude Bowness, Dau=Amanda Louise Bowness, Son=Colledge Pope Bowness, Grandchild=Mable E. Bowness7,8 
Cen-Head*9 April 1891 Lot 25, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada; 1891 Canadian Census||William Bowness||William, a 70 year old farmer, was born in Scotland. His parents were also born in Scotland. William's religion was recorded as Methodist. He was married and could read and write; Principal=PE, Dist 134, Prince, Lot 25 Census Canadian Federal 1891, Spouse=Louise Webster, Dau=Amanda Louise Bowness, Son=Colledge Pope Bowness, Grandchild=Pansy Alcott Bowness9 
Death*6 April 1894 Norboro, Prince Edward Island, Canada; aet 722,6 
Burial*8 April 1894 Margate United Church Cemetery, Margate, Prince Edward Island, Canada; Interred=CAN, PE, Prince Co., Lot 19, Margate United Cemetery2,6 

Family

Louise Webster b. 10 Mar 1828, d. 27 May 1913
Marriage*15 December 1853 Bride=Louise Webster4,6 
Children

Citations

  1. [S409] Descendants of William Bowness, 1977, charts given to me (MAE) by Marilyn Wilson (Mrs. Harold) of Ottawa. She got these charts from Mrs. Willard Oulton, Alberton, PE. The source given on the charts is Dora Bowness. Photocopies, p. 1, citing the source as Dora Bowness, Dawn Ellis.
  2. [S428] Tombstone Inscription, William Bowness and Louisa Webster, personal visit by author, Margate United Church Cemetery, Margate, PE, Canada.
  3. [S528] The Descendants of William Bowness of Kirkton, Scotland by Kyler C. Bowness, hereinafter known as "Bowness Genealogy", 1997, 261 page spiral bound book, includes many photos, is very well done, p. 14.
  4. [S409] Descendants of William Bowness, 1977, charts given to me (MAE) by Marilyn Wilson (Mrs. Harold) of Ottawa. She got these charts from Mrs. Willard Oulton, Alberton, PE. The source given on the charts is Dora Bowness. Photocopies, p. 2, citing the source as Dora Bowness, Dawn Ellis.
  5. [S428] Tombstone Inscription, William Bowness and Louisa Webster. Year of birth extrapolated from given age at death, personal visit by author, Margate United Church Cemetery, Margate, PE, Canada.
  6. [S528] The Descendants of William Bowness of Kirkton, Scotland by Kyler C. Bowness, hereinafter known as "Bowness Genealogy", 1997, 261 page spiral bound book, includes many photos, is very well done, p. 24.
  7. [S480] Prince Edward Island Heritage Foundation, Master Name Index, Reel 7; Ref: 1881 Census, Lot # 25 Fam. #84. Surname spelled Boness, Eptek Exhibition Centre.
  8. [S319] 1881 Canadian Census, Prince Edward Island, Prince County, population, District 1, Prince County, Lot 25, p. 21, Lines 1-12, House 81, Family 84; citing Library and Archives Canada (LAC), (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) microfilm publication mfm C-13162.
  9. [S870] 1891 Canadian Census, Prince Edward Island, viewed at the MacNaught History Centre and Archives in Summerside, mfm T-6383, covers Prince: Lots 5-19, 25, 28; Queens: Ch'town, Royalty, Lot 20, District 134, Prince, Lot 25, p. 7, Lines 1-5, Family 20. Pansy is listed as the daughter of William Bowness. His wife is 63 at the time so I am speculating that Pansy might be Amanda Louise Bowness' child., Library and Archives Canada (LAC). Hereinafter cited as 1891 Canadian Census, PEI, T-6383.
  10. [S400] Richmond Parish Register, 1821-1957, p. 211, Baptism of Mary Elizabeth Bowness. The surname is somewhat illegible, but looks like "Bowness", Includes records of St. John's (St. Eleanors) and St. Mary's (Summerside) Anglican Churches, mfm #2630, MacNaught History Centre & Archives.
  11. [S528] The Descendants of William Bowness of Kirkton, Scotland by Kyler C. Bowness, hereinafter known as "Bowness Genealogy", 1997, 261 page spiral bound book, includes many photos, is very well done, p. 25.
  12. [S400] Richmond Parish Register, 1821-1957, p. 214, Baptism of George Bowness, Includes records of St. John's (St. Eleanors) and St. Mary's (Summerside) Anglican Churches, mfm #2630, MacNaught History Centre & Archives.
  13. [S528] The Descendants of William Bowness of Kirkton, Scotland by Kyler C. Bowness, hereinafter known as "Bowness Genealogy", 1997, 261 page spiral bound book, includes many photos, is very well done, p. 25, 47.
  14. [S400] Richmond Parish Register, 1821-1957, p. 218, Baptism of Alice Jane Bowness, Includes records of St. John's (St. Eleanors) and St. Mary's (Summerside) Anglican Churches, mfm #2630, MacNaught History Centre & Archives.
  15. [S400] Richmond Parish Register, 1821-1957, p. 232, Baptism of Horatio Nelson Bowness, Includes records of St. John's (St. Eleanors) and St. Mary's (Summerside) Anglican Churches, mfm #2630, MacNaught History Centre & Archives.
  16. [S400] Richmond Parish Register, 1821-1957, p. 244, Baptism of Herbert Bell Bowness, Includes records of St. John's (St. Eleanors) and St. Mary's (Summerside) Anglican Churches, mfm #2630, MacNaught History Centre & Archives.
  17. [S400] Richmond Parish Register, 1821-1957, p. 250, Baptism of Chester Lee Bowness, which was probably copied to Vol. II, p. 3, Baptisms 1865-1885 (St. Mary's, Summerside) as the entry appears in both registers. The surname is spelled "Bonus", Includes records of St. John's (St. Eleanors) and St. Mary's (Summerside) Anglican Churches, mfm #2630, MacNaught History Centre & Archives.
  18. [S400] Richmond Parish Register, 1821-1957, p. 11, Baptism of Cornelia Gertrude Bowness The surname is spelled "Bonus", Includes records of St. John's (St. Eleanors) and St. Mary's (Summerside) Anglican Churches, mfm #2630, MacNaught History Centre & Archives.
  19. [S528] The Descendants of William Bowness of Kirkton, Scotland by Kyler C. Bowness, hereinafter known as "Bowness Genealogy", 1997, 261 page spiral bound book, includes many photos, is very well done, p. 25, 54.
More information available on request.

William Bowness1,2

M, b. 2 May 1797, d. 24 December 1874
FatherWilliam Bowness3,4 b. 24 Sep 1768, d. 14 Aug 1842
MotherAnn Tomlin4 d. 7 Nov 1826
ChartsDescendants of John Bowness
Birth*2 May 1797 Cumberland, England5 
Marriage*26 June 1825 KirkcudbrightParish, Troqueer, Scotland; Bride=Margaret Taylor2,6 
Immigration*circa 1839 Prince Edward Island, Canada; Principal=Margaret Taylor, Witness=Mary Ann Bowness, Witness=William Bowness, Witness=Helen Bowness5 
Cen-Head*1841 Norboro, Prince Edward Island, Canada; " a farmer and joiner by trade", "... owned 50 acres ...1 year expired on a 999 year lease on 35 acres, rented at 15 shillings per acre....10 acres cleared...had produced 10 bushels of barley, 50 bushels of oats, 300 bushels of potatoes...had 4 cattle and 2 hogs ..."6 
Death*24 December 1874 Norboro, Prince Edward Island, Canada7,6 

Family

Margaret Taylor b. 1802, d. 12 May 1873
Children

Citations

  1. [S430] Rayburn, Toponymy Study 1 Geographical Names of Prince Edward Island (Ottawa: Surveys and Mapping Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, 1973), "Norboro" entry, p. 93.
  2. [S428] Tombstone Inscription, Margaret Bowness, personal visit by author, Margate United Church Cemetery, Margate, PE, Canada.
  3. [S38] Assumptions by author, based on years of birth of William (Jr.) and Robert Bowness.
  4. [S528] The Descendants of William Bowness of Kirkton, Scotland by Kyler C. Bowness, hereinafter known as "Bowness Genealogy", 1997, 261 page spiral bound book, includes many photos, is very well done, p. 10.
  5. [S528] The Descendants of William Bowness of Kirkton, Scotland by Kyler C. Bowness, hereinafter known as "Bowness Genealogy", 1997, 261 page spiral bound book, includes many photos, is very well done, p. 10, 15.
  6. [S528] The Descendants of William Bowness of Kirkton, Scotland by Kyler C. Bowness, hereinafter known as "Bowness Genealogy", 1997, 261 page spiral bound book, includes many photos, is very well done, p. 15.
  7. [S430] Rayburn, Toponymy Study 1 Geographical Names of Prince Edward Island (Ottawa: Surveys and Mapping Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, 1973), "Norboro" entry, p. 93, gives year only.
  8. [S528] The Descendants of William Bowness of Kirkton, Scotland by Kyler C. Bowness, hereinafter known as "Bowness Genealogy", 1997, 261 page spiral bound book, includes many photos, is very well done, p. 15, 39.
More information available on request.