Individual Details
Mary Elizabeth BOWERMAN
(Abt Oct 1868 - )
Events
| Birth | Abt Oct 1868 | Kingsey, Buckinghamshire, England |  | ||
| Census | 1871 | Mill Cottage, Kingsey, Buckinghamshire, England | | ||
| Census | 1881 | Mother's Help - Mill Lane, Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Census | 1891 | Cook (Domestic) - Oriel House, Ock Street, Abingdon, Berkshire, England |  | | |
| Marriage | 26 Dec 1892 | Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England - Joseph SPOKES | | | |
| Census | 1901 | 13 Edward Street, Abingdon, Berkshire, England | | ||
| Census | 1911 | 13 Edward Street, Abingdon, Berkshire, England | | |
Families
| Spouse | Joseph SPOKES (1872 - ) |
| Child | Frank Edward G SPOKES (1894 - 1975) |
| Child | Kathleen Minnie SPOKES (1895 - 1984) |
| Child | Norman Joseph SPOKES (1897 - ) |
| Child | George Herbert SPOKES (1899 - ) |
| Child | Gladys Laura SPOKES (1900 - ) |
| Child | Maurice Harold SPOKES (1902 - ) |
| Child | Doris May SPOKES (1907 - ) |
| Father | John BOWERMAN (1839 - 1885) |
| Mother | Ann Sarah GRANT (1844 - 1925) |
| Sibling | Edward Richard BOWERMAN (1867 - 1885) |
| Sibling | Fanny BOWERMAN (1871 - 1885) |
| Sibling | Sarah BOWERMAN (1872 - 1940) |
| Sibling | George BOWERMAN (1874 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Laura BOWERMAN (1877 - 1951) |
| Sibling | Annie BOWERMAN (1879 - ) |
| Sibling | Herbert Henry BOWERMAN (1881 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Lily BOWERMAN (1882 - 1974) |
| Sibling | Nellie BOWERMAN (1884 - 1965) |
Notes
Census
Listed as a servant in the following household:John Matthew Townsend 59 - Head - Brewer & Maltster - born: Abingdon, Berks
Elizabeth Townsend 59 - Wife - - born: Marcham, Bucks
Grace Edith Townsend 21 - Daughter - - born: Abingdon, Berks
Frederick O Townsend 19 - Son - Solicitor's articled clerk- born: Abingdon, Berks
Kate G Townsend 17 - Daughter - - born: Abingdon, Berks
Florence M Woodley 20 - Servant - Housemaid - born: Burcot, Oxfordshire
Mary Ann Bates 66 - No (married) - Monthly Nurse - born: Wooton, Berks
Marriage
On 1911 census say married 18 years.Extract from parish register: 1892 Marriage solemnized after banns in the parish of Chalgrove in the county of Oxford.
No: 179
Date: 26 December 1892
Name: Joseph Spokes - Mary Elizabeth Bowerman
Age: 21 - 24
Condition: Bachelor - Spinster
Occupation: Baker - -
Address: Abingdon - Chalgrove
Father: Joseph Spokes - John Bowerman
Father's occupation: Messenger - deceased
Married in the parish church according to the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England by: G R Blamine-Brown, Vicar
Bride & groom signed their names - witnesses: Edward Payne & Sarah Bowerman
Census
Says married 18 years, 7 children born alive 7 still living.Endnotes
1. GRO (England & Wales) Birth Registrations Index, 1868 Oct/Dec - Thame - Vol: 3a Page: 583.
2. 1871 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG10; Piece: 1430; Folio: 10; Page: 9;.
3. 1871 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG10; Piece: 1430; Folio: 25; Page: 5.
4. 1881 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG11; Piece: 1492; Folio: 14; Page: 19.
5. 1891 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG12; Piece: 978; Folio: 45; Page: 2.
6. Oxfordshire, England - Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930Ang, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR57/1/R3/3.
7. GRO (England & Wales) Marriage Registration Index , 1892 Oct/Dec - Thame - Vol: 3a Page: 1327.
8. 1901 Census of England and Wales , Class: RG13; Piece: 1131; Folio: 50; Page: 5.
9. 1911 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG14; Piece: 6460; Schedule Number: 89.