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John bowman

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cane

cane Report 16 Oct 2020 15:09

Thank you i i got there in the end :-)

greyghost

greyghost Report 16 Oct 2020 14:50

Baptisms on the lancsopc site - also shows birth dates / godparents.

Amy Anna 3.5.1893 St Francis of Assissi, Gorton

Gertrude - 13.3.1895

Catharina 2.5.1897 - also notes in Latin re marriage to wilfred Loughman

greyghost

greyghost Report 16 Oct 2020 14:37

Family in Hulme on census 1881 then Ardwick 1891 and Gorton 1901 and 1911. All Chorlton RD

Check out census year on year - who is missing, can you find them anywhere

Looks a big gap post John b 1883 and Amy b 1893. Cross reference births and deaths

Deaths Sep 1878 (>99%)
BOWMAN Mary Elizabeth 0 Chorlton 8c 540

Florence Ada - Bury St. Gorton a widow, wrongly completed married 13 years (to 1911 or his death) with 3 born and living

Mary Louisa - ? in Chorlton as May L 1901 sister in law to James M and Florence E Sharpe
Marries 1908 to Michael J Brandley. 1911 census Gloucester Street, Gorton

John - not seeing 1911 - only a quick look

Amy - on 1911 with parents

Deaths Mar 1896 (>99%)
Bowman Gertrude 0 Chorlton 8c 503

Catherine - on 1911 with parents

greyghost

greyghost Report 16 Oct 2020 14:06

Check out the lancsbmd site -

Comes under Hulme on lancsbmd site initiallly then Ardwick. Mix of Clark/Clarke for mmn

Mary Elizabeth 1878 Hulme
Florence Ada 1879
Mary Louisa 1881
John 1883

Amy Annie 1893 Ardwick
Gertrude 1895
Catherine 1897

Not seeing a reg. for Amelia, maybe others missing too?

Maddie

Maddie Report 16 Oct 2020 13:22

BOWMAN Florence 1 1881 Chorlton-on-Medlock

maybe others stillborn and not registered

Maddie

Maddie Report 16 Oct 2020 13:05

BOWMAN, FLORENCE ADA CLARKE
GRO Reference: 1879 S Quarter in CHORLTON Volume 08C Page 840
BOWMAN, MARY ELIZABETH CLARKE
GRO Reference: 1878 S Quarter in CHORLTON Volume 08C Page 832
BOWMAN, MARY LOUISA CLARKE
GRO Reference: 1881 J Quarter in CHORLTON Volume 08C Page 902
BOWMAN, CATHERINE CLARKE
GRO Reference: 1897 J Quarter in CHORLTON Volume 08C Page 794
BOWMAN, GERTRUDE CLARKE
GRO Reference: 1895 J Quarter in CHORLTON Volume 08C Page 760
BOWMAN, JOHN CLARK
GRO Reference: 1883 S Quarter in CHORLTON Volume 08C Page 861
BOWMAN, AMY ANNIE CLARK
GRO Reference: 1893 J Quarter in CHORLTON Volume 08C Page 822

cane

cane Report 16 Oct 2020 12:07

THUMBS UP ..

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 16 Oct 2020 12:00

Google GRO -then register

cane

cane Report 16 Oct 2020 11:43

please could you refresh me on how to use the GRO...i Hav'nt used this sight for ages Years even

cane

cane Report 16 Oct 2020 11:38

Thanks ErikaH

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 16 Oct 2020 11:34

Use the GRO site which gives you MMN on births

cane

cane Report 16 Oct 2020 11:24

Please could i ask for some help with this one:
I Have a marriage in 1877 for John Bowman to Mary jane Clarke,Chorlton-on -Medlock
Them on the 1881 census;
John Bowman 1856 (Head )
Mary j Bowman 1857(Wife)
Florence e Bowman (1879)

Them on the1891 census
John Bowman 1858
Mary j Bowman 1860
Florrie Bowman 1880
Mary j Bowman 1882
Jonh Bowman 1884
Annie Bowman 1887
Amelia Bowman 1889

Them on the 1901 Census:
John Bowman 1856
Mary jane Bowman 1858
John Bowman 1884
Amelia Bowman 1891
Amy Bowman 1893
Catherine Bowman 1898
They are on the 1911 Census with a Mispelt surname: Boroman..They had 11 children born.4 have died and 7 still living..Please could i ask for help with the four that have died...Thank you