Sorting out the Bowles of Oola
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The following is the current state of my attempts to sort out a family tree for this line. Much more information is needed:
John Boles b. ~ 1726 where? 1. George Boles Senior b. ~ 1754 (lived Gurtavahane) 1.1 James Boles 1.2 William (Bill) Boles 1.3 George Boles Junior (likely sons of these three: John, Laurence, George, Big George and Charles) George d. May 9, 1835 bur. May 11, 1835 Oola cemetery John Boles d. Feb. 6, 1802 Gurtvehane age 76 bur. Feb. 11, 1802 Oola cemetery William Bowles m. Catherine Ryan (RC) 1. Laurence Bowles bp. Nov. 27, 1838 Oola 2. George Bowles bp. Dec. 25, 1839 Oola 3. George Bowles bp. Aug. 6, 1841 Oola 4. Mary Bowles bp. Apr. 4, 1843 Oola (wit: John and Charles Thompson) (this may be 1.2 William above but there are too many years in between the generations. It's more likely that there is one more generation in between them.) William Bolles (IGI Pedigree files) m. Catherine Ryne 1. Anna Martha Bolles b. Dec. 28, 1858 Oola, co. Limerick m. George Edwin Hazen June 29, 1877 Providence, RI, USA (note: this one is solely from an entry found in the LDS's IGI and is otherwise not confirmed)
A William Boles died
in May 1859 after being crushed by a train
(see article;
click on image for follow up article:
A William Boles, b. ~ 1830, lived
in Oola in 1901.
William
Boles in 1901 Census He was a boarder, possibly at
an Inn, and married but his wife is not mentioned.
George Bowles b. ~
1794
m. Catherine Ryan (b.
~ 1797)
(emigrated from Oola
to NY arriving Aug. 4, 1848 per newspaper article; however,
according to Castle Garden, New York records, George Jr. arrived
alone on June 1, 1836 on the Sylvanns Jenkins at age 24; his mother
Catherine (40) and siblings Bridget (18), Catherine (16) and
Margaret (13) arrived on the Saint Patrick on Aug. 26, 1848; a
Johana and Maurice Bowles, both aged 16, arrived from Ireland on
Sept. 16, 1848 on the Schoodiac, that was probably our Johanna and
Lawrence, many of these immigration records were pretty poorly
recorded; I can't find any sign of George Sr. and Patrick's
immigration records anywhere, possibly they arrived through Canada)
newspaper article
1. George Bowles
b. ~ 1825 Ireland (lived Upton, Quebec)
2. Bridget
Bowles b. Feb. 14, 1830 Oola, Limerick
m. Michael O'Neil (b.
~ 1822 Ireland; Edmund, Johanna O'Brien) 1849
(11 children, see
Obituary)
Bridget d. Mar. 13,
1897 Clinton, NY
obituary
3. Catherine
Bowles b. ~ 1832 Ireland
m. David O'Meara
Catherine d. July 1901
obit
4. Johanna
Bowles b. Feb. 18, 1833 Ireland
m. John Ferrell (b.
June 24, 1824 Ireland)
John d. Sept. 3, 1892
Chateauguay, Franklin co., New York state
5 children (see
obituary)
Johanna d. June 29,
1902 Chateauguay, Franklin co., New York state
obituary
5. Patrick
Bowles b. ~ 1835 Ireland
m. Johanna Ryan (b.
1837) Apr. 30, 1863 St. Patrick's church, Chateauguay
(lived Clinton, NY)
5.1 Catherine E.
Bowles b. 1864 NY
m.John Fitzgerald Feb.
5, 1896
Catherine d. June 27,
1936 Clinton, NY
5 children
John d. Dec. 25, 1937
bur. Chateauguay, NY
Johanna d. 1889
Patrick d. 1905
6. Margaret
Bowles b. ~ 1837 Ireland (NY per newspaper article but unlikely)
m. John C. Touhey May
25, 1868 Chateauguay, Franklin co., New York state
Margaret d. Nov. 1919
Westport, Essex, NY
obit
7. Lawrence
Bowles b. ~ 1840 Ireland (NY per newspaper article but unlikely)
(lived Chateauguay)
d. Sept. 17, 1910
Ogdensburg, NY
obit
Catherine d. 1876
Chateauguay, Franklin co., New York state
George d. Aug. 30,
1887 Chateauguay, Franklin co., New York state
(both buried in St.
Patrick's Cemetery, Chateauguay, Franklin co., NY)
George's brother
(name)
1. Bridget
Bowles b.
1832 Limerick
(emigrated to NY with
Uncle George Bowles above)
m. James Fahey (b.
1826 Tipperay)
5 daughters and 3 son
(per James' obituary)
James d. May 8, 1900
Clinton, NY
obituary
Bridget d. Aug. 25,
1919 Ogdensburg, NY bur Chateauguay, NY
obituary
George Bowles m.
Margaret Meagher Feb. 28, 1821 Clonbrogan, Tipperary
George Bowles m.
Margaret Maher (possibly 1826 Oola, although the above
Bowles/Meagher looks likely)
1.
George Bowles bp. Apr. 22, 1838 Oola
2.
John Bowles bp. Dec. 13, 1840 Oola
This George Jr. would
be the right age to be the George Bowles of Ballyvalod who died at
age 70 in the Tipperary Workhouse in 1909.
Ref:
From a record at the Bru Boru Centre found by
Geraldine Gleeson.
GEORGE BOWLES OF
BALLYVALOD, TIPPERARY PARISH, DIED 23 MARCH 1909 , AGE 70.
DIED IN TIPPERARY WORKHOUSE.
Parents?
(they lived at Gortavahane)
1. Bridget
Bowles b. ~ 1833 Limerick
2. Margaret
Bowles b. ~ 1835
Limerick
3. George
Bowles b. ~ 1848 Limerick
(known as George Jr. so possibly father was also a George)
m. Margaret Jan-Mar 1902 Tipperary
Reg. Dist. (Civil Reg.)
George d. Jan-Mar 1909 or Jul-Sept
1906 or Apr-Jun 1910 Tipperary Reg. Dist. (Civil Reg.)
(note: the above two events have to
be confirmed; these are only likely entries from the Civil Reg.
Index but they fit the story told by the census records: in 1901
George was head of the household and was single, in 1911 the head of
the household is a widow named Margaret Bowles; amazingly three
George Bowles died in that area over a span of just 4 years)
1901
and 1911 Censuses for this family
John Bowles m.
Catherine Dwyer
1.
Honoria Bowles bp. Dec. 19, 1838 Oola
Charles Bowles m.
Margaret Beary
1. Laurence
Bowles bp. Nov. 29, 1839 Oola parish (sponsors: George Bowles,
Bridget Bowles)
(emigrated to the U.S.
in 1864; he was a 'horse car driver' in New York)
m. Mary Ann Dwyer (b.
~ ; William, Johanna) ~ 1868
1.1 Margaret
Bowles b. Nov. 5, 1869 Manhattan, New York
m. James Lyons
1.2 Mary E.
Bowles b. ~ 1871 New York
Mary d. May 7, 1909
1.3 Charles
Bowles b. ~
1874 New York
m. Mary Dougherty (b. ~ 1877)
1893
1.3.1 Lawrence
Bowles b.
~ 1897
Lawrence d. Aug. 4,
1900
1.3.2 Margaret
Bowles b.
~ 1900
Mary d. Nov. 19, 1903
Charles d. Dec. 20, 1936
obit
1.4 Elizabeth A.
Bowles b. ~ 1875 New York
1.5 Kate J.
Bowles b. ~
1877 New York
Kate d. betw. 1900 and
1910
1.6 Alice
Bowles b. 1880
New York
m. Mr. Lanning
1.7 Catherine
Bowles b.
~ 1882
Catherine d. Jan. 28,
1919
Mary d. Sept. 19, 1904
Lawrence d. Oct. 1,
1914 Queens, New York (death cert. # 3540)
2. George Bowles
bp. Sept. 14, 1842 Oola parish (sponsor: Eliza Bourke)
3. Mary Bowles b. ~ 1845
Mary d. Jan. 10, 1890 Brisbane, Australia
Richard Bowles b. ~
1830 m.
Catherine Ryan (b. ~ 1834)
(they emigrated from Solohead,
co. Tipperary about 1866; lived in Clinton NY in 1880 and had
settled in Chicago by 1895; note Solohead would be Solohedbeg just
SE of Oola but in Tipperary)
1.
Lawrence Bowles b. Ireland (see the Lawrence
above)
2.
Johanna Bowles b. ~ 1865 Ireland
3.
John Bowles b. ~ 1867 NY
4.
Catherine
Bowles b. ~ 1869 NY
poss d. betw. 1880 and
1895 (in 1880 census but not in mother's obituary in
1895)
5.
Richard Bowles b. ~ 1876 NY
Catherine d. May 21,
1895 Chicago, USA
obit
1880 Census
(the only U.S.
immigration records I can find for a Richard Bowles are Richard
(30), William J. (30) and James (26) Bowles arriving from Ireland on
the Harvest Queen at Castle Garden, NY on June 4, 1866; that could
well be this Richard with two brothers arriving initially with the
family to follow later)
Bridget Bowels m.
Jacob (Jacobus) Cunningham
1. Bridget Cunningham bp. March 1838 Oola
2.
John Cunningham bp. April 16, 1841 Oola
3.
Mary Cunningham bp. Mar. 6, 1845 Oola
Bridget Bowles m.
Michael Quillinan 1851 Solohead parish church (witness: John Bowles)
Baptism sponsors for
their children included: John Bowles, Honora Bowles, William Bowles
and Catherine Bowles.
George Bowles b. ~
1825 Limerick (we think parents were Laurence Bowles and Catherine
Wheeler)
m.(1)
Bridget Fahey Feb. 18, 1848 Cappawhite parish (wit: Richard Wheeler,
Margaret Fahy)
(baptismal records
show that George and Bridget were 'of Lisnakella' in 1850, 1852 and
1860; 'of Kealogue' in 1855 and 1857 and 'of Gortyvahane' in 1862)
1.
Laurence Bowles bp. June 19, 1850 Solohead/Oola parish (sponsor: Mary
Quigley)
(family states he went
to Rhodesia)
2.
Catherine (Kathleen) Bowles bp. Sept. 16, 1852 Solohead/Oola
parish
(sponsors: William Bowles, Mary Bowles)
m. ? O’Dea (family
interview)
3.
Mary Bowles bp. Sept. 9, 1855 Solohead/Oola parish (sponsors: Jeremiah Ryan,
John Ryan)
m. ? Ryan (family
interview)
4.
Philip Bowles bp. Nov. 21, 1857 Solohead/Oola parish (sponsors: Edmund O’Dwyer,
Bridgid Bowles)
(family states he went
to Rhodesia)
5.
Richard Bowles bp. Feb. 9, 1860 Solohead/Oola parish (sponsors: Laurence
Bowles, Margaret Ryan)
m. Johanna Ryan Mar.
1, 1892 Carrig Beg (wit: Philip Ryan, Mary Anne Ryan)
(they lived at
Keeloges)
1901 and 1911 Census for this family
5.1 George
Bowles b. Jan.
28, bp. Jan. 30, 1893 Solohead/Oola parish (sponsors: Philip Ryan,
Kate Ryan)
5.2 Bridget
Bowles Mary b.
Mar. 8, bp. Mar. 10, 1894 Solohead/Oola parish
(sponsors: Edmund Dee,
Bridget Ryan)
5.3
Michael Joseph Bowles b. Feb. 21, bp. Feb. 22, 1896 Solohead/Oola
parish
(sponsors: John
Cummins, Mary Anne Ryan)
m. Bridget Fahy Nov.
1, 1939 St. Columbus
5.4
Philip Bowles b. June 11 bp. June 12, 1897 Solohead/Oola parish
(sponsors: Thomas
Moore, Bridget O’Dea)
5.5
Laurence Bowles b. July 20, bp. July 22, 1899 Solohead/Oola parish
(sponsors: Cornelius
Bowles, Maggie O’Dwyer)
5.6 Mary
Bowles b. ~
1902
5.7 Richard
Bowles b. ~
1904
6.
Honora (Bridget) Bowles bp. Nov. 4, 1862 Solohead/Oola parish (sponsors: Laurence
Bowles, Catherine Fahy)
m. Daniel MacCarthy
Feb. 7, 1893 Solohead/Oola parish (wit: Bridget O’Dea)
(they lived at
Coolbaun)
6.1 Bridget MacCarthy
bp. Dec. 14, 1893 Doon parish (sponsors: Cornelius Ryan, Margaret
Bowles)
6.2 Elizabeth
MacCarthy bp. July 1, 1895 Doon parish (sponsors: George Ryan, Mary
Dea)
6.3 Margaret
MacCarthy bp. Dec. 21, 1896 Doon parish (spons: Michael McLoughlin,
Catherine Costello)
6.4 William MacCarthy
bp. Sept. 4, 1898 Doon parish (sponsors: James Kennedy, Honora
Sullivan)
6.5 Honora MacCarthy
bp. Sept. 5, 1898 Doon parish (sponsors: Edmond Kennedy, Bridget Flynn)
(above last two were
twins)
George Bowles m.(2)
Johanna Meagher Feb. 25, 1865 PallasGreen parish (wit: Patrick Cunningham,
Anne Maher)
(they lived at
Gortavahane, Oola, co. Limerick)
1901 and 1911 Census for this family
7.
William Bowles bp. May 13, 1866 Solohead/Oola parish (sponsors: William
Maher, Elizabeth Maher)
did not marry (family states he
stayed in Gortavahane; he's there in 1901 and 1911 censuses)
8.
John (Jack) Bowles bp. Apr. 14, 1867 Solohead/Oola parish (sponsors:
Patrick Cunningham, Bridget Cunningham)
(family states he went
to the U.S.)
9.
Mary Bowles bp. Sept. 9, 1868 Solohead/Oola parish (sponsor: Mary
Cunningham)
(registry entry is
marked Bowles/Boles)
(family believes she was
called Josephine and that she never married)
10.
Margaret Bowles bp. Apr. 16, 1870 Solohead/Oola parish (sponsors: Laurence
Bowles, Mary Bowles)
m. P. Doyle (family
interview)
11.
James Joseph Bowles b. Aug. 19, 1873 Grean, Limerick
ref. bp. Aug. 20, 1873 Solohead/Oola parish
(sponsors: Laurence Bowles, Margaret Darcy)
m. ? (possibly in
Rhodesia)
11.1 George
Joseph Bowles b. Selukwe, Rhodesia ~ 1911
(James Joseph on
passenger list arriving New York Sept. 28, 1927 with son George
Joseph)
12. Cornelius
Bowles b. Apr. 20, 1876 (Civil Reg. Tipperary RD vol. 8, p. 734 and RIC
Record)
13. Johanna
Bowles bp. Feb. 17, 1878
Solohead/Oola parish (sponsors: Richard Bowles,
Bridget English)
unmarried in
1911 census
George d. May 21, 1910
Gurtavahane
Joanna d. betw. 1901 and 1911
Mary Bowles m. Thomas
Carey
(they lived in Bilboa
near Cappamore)
1.
Thomas Carey bp. June 26, 1853 Cappamore, Limerick (wit: Richard
Bowles, Kitty Griffin)