Our BOWN family history begins
with Charles BOWN, who was
born 25th July, 1824 in England (this was recorded in the
family bible) but we are not sure where. On the IGI there
is a Charles BOWN, baptised on the 23rd August, 1824 in Kirk
Langley, Derby, father John, mother Hannah Hitchcock. At the
moment the relationship is unproved but is a possibility.
We do know that Charles BOWN and Ellen ATKIN were
married on 17th November, 1851 at St John’s Church in
Adelaide, South Australia. It is believed that Charles tried
his luck in the Victorian gold fields but he never returned
and we have no further knowledge of him.
John
BOWN (5.9.1852 – 19.11.1852) and Frederick
BOWN (29.1.1854 – 29.2.1912) were the children
of that marriage. Fred married Mary Ann McVitty and they had seven children –
William
Stephen (17.8.1880 – 26.11.1880)
Alfred Henry (12.11.1881 – 3.5.1917)
(unmarried)
Olive Leah (14.4.1884 - ?)(married to Harold
GREEN with one child)
Harold Stanley (5.12.1887 – 1.4.1888)
Horace Frederick (10.2.1889 – 10.5.1889)
Myrtle Florence (31.3.1895 – 27.3.1896)
Violet May (31.3.1895 – 2.912.1949) (unmarried)
William
Stephen BOWN 27.12.1860 – 19.7.1923. William married
Helena Ester Clifford and had 6 children.
William
Norman (22.4.1890 – 9.11.1971) married
Elizabeth Ellen FERGUSON and had one child
Stanley Washington (12.11.1891 –
11.8.1975) married Elizabeth Isabella ANDERSON and had three children.
Hilda Eveline(27.11.1893 – 14.3.1979) married Alfred
Stephen TAYLOR and had five children
Frederick Clifford (27.9.1895 – 5.8.1976)
married Nellie TUCKER. They had no children.
Arthur Federal (10.4.1897 – 5.6.1983) married Hilda
Myrtle STEED and had one child. Arthur
and Hilda were Trevor’s grandparents.
Jessie Mabel Vera (22.3.1905 – 13.8.1994)
married Thomas Edwin LEWIS. They had no
children.
