My name is Judy Paul (nee BOWDEN).
My father was Charles Richard BOWDEN as was his father. My grandfather was born in Bundaberg Qld to a Charles
BOWDEN and Sarah Jane PRICE.
My G.G. Grandfather was Richard Silas BOWDEN who married Susan ELFORD. I am researching my family history and
would welcome contact with anyone researching or with any information on the lines of the BOWDEN family listed
below.
TIA
Descendants of Richard Bowden
Generation No. 1
RICHARD1 BOWDEN. All that is known of him is that his occupation was Soldier.
Child of RICHARD BOWDEN is:
Generation No. 2
RICHARD SILAS2 BOWDEN (RICHARD1) was born 1841 in Stonehouse, Devon, England, and died 5 Jun 1918 in Brisbane
Hospital, Queensland, Australia. He married SUSAN ELFORD Abt. 1863 in Devonport, England. They had possibly 3
Children in England before settling in Queensland in 1868.
Generation No. 3
Children of RICHARD BOWDEN and SUSAN ELFORD are:
i. UNKOWN BOWDEN, b. Abt. 1864 England (F); d. Abt. 1864 England. ???
ii. ANNIE BOWDEN, b. 1865, England.
iii. CHARLES BOWDEN, b. 1866, Plymouth, England; d. 13 Feb 1894, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
iv. RICHARD BOWDEN, b. 29 Mar 1870, Queensland, Australia
v. ERNEST BOWDEN, b. 4 Mar 1872, Queensland, Australia
vi. THOMAS BOWDEN, b. 11 Feb 1874, Queensland, Australia
vii. WILLIAM BOWDEN, b. 1 Apr 1876, Queensland, Australia
viii. NELLIE BOWDEN, b. 19 Dec 1878, Queensland, Australia
ix. MINNIE BOWDEN, b. 30 Apr 1881, Queensland, Australia
x. PERCIVAL BOWDEN, b. 23 Jul 1883, Queensland, Australia
xi. SUSAN BOWDEN, b. 22 Nov 1885, Queensland, Australia
Generation No. 3
CHARLES3 BOWDEN (RICHARD SILAS2, RICHARD1) was born 1866 in Plymouth, England, and died 13 Feb 1894 in
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia (Result of Accident).He married SARAH JANE PRICE 1889 in Mt Perry,
Queensland, Australia
Generation No 4
Children of CHARLES BOWDEN and SARAH PRICE are:
1 CHARLES RICHARD BOWDEN, my GrandFather b. 2 Dec 1889, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia; d. 15 Jan 1972,
Prahran, Victoria, Australia
ii. WILLIAM BOWDEN, b. 14 Dec 1891, Queensland, Australia.
iii. ERNEST BOWDEN, b. 7 Jan 1894, Queensland, Australia.
TIA
Regards
Judy
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