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I have found her in the 1911 index, as aged 47, born St. Pancras London, and living in Ilfracombe.

I can't find her in any other censuses, and I don't have access to the 1911 census to get more details. I don't believe she ever married.

If anyone can give me more information about this lady I'd be very grateful.

Jan

1911
BOWRING, Dorothy Elizabeth Warrell Head Married F 47 1864 Princicpal Adelaide College St Pancras London
BOWRING, Dorothy Ethel Frederica Daughter Single F 23 1888 Mistress Adelaide College St Georges Hanover Square
BOWRING, Walter John Son Single M 18 1893 Student St Georges Hanover Square
AGREW, Maud Boarder Single F 24 1887 Asst Mistress Belfast
HAMAR, Minnie Boarder Single F 18 1893 Asst Mistress Clun Shropshire
DORA, Dorothy Frances Boarder Single F 17 1894 School Reading
DORA, Frances Boarder F 13 1898 School Reading VIEW
VOWLES, Lena Hilary Boarder F 13 1898 School New Zea Land
JAMES, Dorothy Miriam Servant Single F 16 1895 General Servant Domestic Hounslow

number:RG14 Piece:13368 Reference:RG14PN13368 RG78PN775 RD284 SD4 ED18 SN265
Registration District:Barnstaple Sub District:Ilfracombe Enumeration District:18 Parish:Ilfracombe
Address:Adelaide College 1 2 Adelaide Terrace Ilfracombe County:Devonshire

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1861-1941
about Dorothy Bowring
Name: Dorothy Bowring
Probate Date: 20 Oct 1938
Death Date: 26 Jun 1938
Death Place: Devon, England
Registry: Bodmin

(of Burrow House, Ilfracombe, widow. Probate to Stephen Henry Warrell Bowring Schoolmaster and Reginald Leonard Day retired Bank Manager. Effects £631 14s 9d)

Chris :)

Just a maybe given her initials and location?


Name:
Dorothy E R W Bowring
Birth Date:
abt 1869
Date of Registration:
Apr-May-Jun 1938
Age at Death:
69
Registration district:
Barnstaple
Inferred County:
Devon
Volume:
5b
Page:
499

1911

RIDPATH, William Head Married M 59 1852 Timporary Caretaker Surrey Putney
RIDPATH, Sarah Ann Wife Married F 62 1849 Surrey Putney VIEW
RIDPATH, Douglas James Son Single M 20 1891 Chanffeur Surrey Woking
BOWRING, Stephen Henry Boarder Single M 25 1886 Schoolmaster London Westminster
DAIRWEATHER, James Murray Boarder Single M 30 1881 Postal Clerk Shropshire Whittington
HOARE, Harold Reginald Boarder Single M 21 1890 Postal Clerk Sussex Chichester
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
3017 Reference:
RG14PN3017 RG78PN106 RD32 SD3 ED3 SN284
Registration District:
Chertsey Sub District:
Chobham Enumeration District:
3 Parish:
Horsell

Address:
Cheshunt the Grove County:
Surrey

Chris :)


1891

BOWERING, Stephen Henry Son Single M 5 1886 Scholar
London
Piece:
29 Folio:
146 Page:
7 Registration District:
Kensington
Civil Parish:
Kensington Municipal Borough:
Address:
Kensington County:
London
Institution: The Commanding Office, Church Street Kensington W

Looking at the first entry above, I now believe its the daughter that I'm interested in. I met her in 1961, and she certainly wasn't nearly 100 yrs old then. Sorry, that aspect of it didn't twig until now.

Jan

1901 England Census
about Dorothy Bowering Name: Dorothy Bowering
Age: 37
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: Walter Bowering
Gender: Female
Where born: Twickenham, Middlesex, England

Civil parish: Somerton
Ecclesiastical parish: St Michael
Town: Somerton
County/Island: Somerset
Country: England
Registration district: Langport
Sub-registration district: Somerton
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 35
Piece: 2287
Folio: 7
Page Number: 5
Household Members: Name Age
Walter Bowering 42
Dorothy Bowering 37
Stephen H Bowering 17
Eleonore G Bowering 11
Walter J Bowering 8
Dorothy James 4


Walter Sr. is a Sergeant but I can't make out the rest of it, Somerset something?

1901 England Census about Dorothy Bowering
Name: Dorothy Bowering
Age: 37
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: Walter Bowering
Gender: Female
Where born: Twickenham, Middlesex, England
Civil parish: Somerton
Ecclesiastical parish: St Michael
Town: Somerton
County/Island: Somerset
Country: England
Registration district: Langport
Sub-registration district: Somerton
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 35
Piece: 2287
Folio: 7
Page Number: 5
Household Members:
Name Age
Walter Bowering 42
Dorothy Bowering 37
Stephen H Bowering 17
Eleonore G Bowering 11
Walter J Bowering 8
Dorothy James 4

Deaths Apr-Jun 1957
BOWRING Dorothy E F W 69 Barnstaple 7a 262

I knew her as Miss Ella Warrell Bowring, and am confident that the first family listed above is the correct one - the Adelaide College connection confirms it.

I'm trying to find out about my late husband's early years, he had said he attended Adelaide College in Ilfracombe, and Miss Ella was his head teacher and god mother.

I've just checked on FreeBMD, but can't find the birth record for 1888.

Eeek, she can't have died in 1957, she attended my marriage in 1961, and we visited her at her new home in Bournemouth a couple of years later. But the name, initials and reg district of Barnstaple (ie Ilfracombe) certainly tie in.

Surely there can't be another Warrell Bowring connected to an Adelaide College and Ilfracombe, can there?

Marriages Sep 1884 (>99%)
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Allen Ellen Brentford 3a 134
>>>>>Bowering Walter Brentford 3a 134
FREEMAN Joseph Brentford 3a 134
>>>>>James Elizabeth Rebecca D Brentford 3a 134




British Army Service Records 1760-1915 Transcription

First name(s): Walter

Last name: BOWERING

Calculated year of birth: ?

Parish of birth:

Town of birth:

County of birth:

Age at attestation: 48 years 7 months

Attestation date:

Attestation corps:

Attestation soldier number:

Discharge rank: Colour Sergeant

Discharge corps: Prince Albert's (Somersetshire Light Infantry)

Discharge soldier number: 3943

The National Archives reference: WO97 / 4390 / 95


children - Stephen Henry - 11th June 1885 (London)
Dorothy Ethel Frederica - 5th May 1887 (Princess Fredericas Convalescent Home)
Leonora Elizabeth - 23rd February 1890 (Princess Fredericas Convalescent Home)
Walter John - 1st June 1892 (London)

I wonder if it's the sister Eleanor you're after??
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005 about Eleanor Elizabeth W Bowring
Name: Eleanor Elizabeth W Bowring
Birth Date: 23 Feb 1890
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1982
Age at Death: 92
Registration district: Surrey South Western
Inferred County: Surrey
Volume: 17
Page: 0966


Maureen

I'm now totally confused - can there be TWO Warrell Bowring families connected to Adelaide College, Ilfracombe? I've found 2 male births for Bowering in St. Georges Hanover Square (Stephen Henry and Walter John), but no females.

Maureen, thank you - Eleanor could certainly be shortened to Ella.

I've been trying to find out where the Princess Fredericas Convalescent Home was located, but again without success. Its a long time since I did any family history research, and seem to have lost my search skills.

What would I do without all you lovely people, thank you so much.

Any additional information very much appreciated.

Births Mar 1890 (>99%)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Bowering Eleanor Elizabeth Windsor 2c 446


That must be her, but still can't find her in any census returns. Ho hum.

From FMPast

Armed Forces registration event: Birth
Name: BOWERING, Dorothy E
Mother's maiden name: Not available before 1966
Regiment: 13th Foot
Place: Royal Military Chapel
Country: England
Year: 1887
Volume: 878
Page: 163
Record source: GRO Regimental Birth Indices (1761 to 1924)

.............
Armed Forces registration event: Birth
Name: BOWERING, Eleonore E
Mother's maiden name: Not available before 1966
Regiment: 13th Foot
Place: Royal Military Chapel
Country: England
Year: 1890
Volume: 878
Page: 163
Record source: GRO Regimental Birth Indices (1761 to 1924)

Maureen

1911 6,Kenilworth Road Southsea.
Elanore Elizabeth Bowring 1889/90 a Governess. born London. Thats on Ancestry.

On 1911 site it says Eleanore Elizabeth Bouring.


Maryb

1911 census transcription details for: 6 Kenilworth Road Southsea
RG14PN5554 RG78PN252 RD90 SD2 ED33 SN336

Reg. District: Portsmouth Sub District: Kingston and East Southsea
CROSSE, Reginald Stawell Head Married M 48 1863 Solicitor South Molton Devon
CROSSE, Catherine Ann Wife Married
13 years F 42 1869 Shaftesbury Dorset
CROSSE, Robert Derek Stawell Son Single M 11 1900 Schoolboy S Molton Devon
CROSSE, Reginald John Son Single M 8 1903 Schoolboy S Molton Devon
>>>BOURING, Eleanore Elizabeth Servant Single F 22 1889 Governess London Middlesex
WOODHOUSE, Edith Mary Visitor Married F 25 1886 S Molton Devon
HOOPER, Harriet Servant Single F 58 1853 Cook Domestic George Nympton Devon
WILLIAMS, Ethel Mary Servant Single F 23 1888 Housemaid Portsmouth Hants


Maureen

So Eleanore (Ella) is another daughter of the family listed at Adelaide College at the head of this thread.

Thank you so much to everyone for helping me find her.

Now to track Adelaide College - it looks as if houses have been built on the site where it was in Adelaide Terrace.