In 1579, Benjamin Bolles exchanged some property in Kentish Town in London for a property called Goldhordes with adjoining orchard and gardens in Aveley just to the SE of Romford. This is probably Benjamin Bolles of The Bolles of Osberton. There may be a connection to Derby as this document is at the Derbyshire Record Office. ref. There was also a Bowles Great House near Wanstead. Sir Humphrey Bowles lived at Wanstead Grove, Essex from 1759 to his death in 1784. He left the house to his son, George Bowles in 1784. Humphrey’s youngest daughter Rebecca (d. Oct. 3, 1818) m. Sir John Rushout Lord Northwick June 1766 and had daughter Ann. George died in 1817 and left the house to his niece, the Hon. Ann Rushout. She rebuilt a new house on the site and died April 4, 1849. Humphrey Bowles II being 72 passed the house to his son Charles who then sold it. ref. See 2.3.12 Humphrey Bowles in the John Bowles of Eltham's Family Tree There was a Valentine Bowles from Somerset, a Vintner living in Bow, Essex, but his 1637 Will mentions no sons, and no line of descent from him has been established.
The following family tree is based on an LDS Pedigree Resource File submitted to the Family History web site by a David Strauss of Tasmania, Australia. Several details have been proven to be incorrect in the pedigree and have been removed from the tree. The remainder is therefore quite suspect and is included here only for the individual b/m/d references it contains. The resulting structure should not be taken as proven but perhaps some of the events listed may lead someone to look up the appropriate sources. Any corrections to this tree would be gratefully received. ******** The following is unproven and suspect but some of the individual references may be correct ********* John Bowles bp. Nov. 20, 1609 Kelvedon, Colchester, Essex, England m. Dorothy Bradell July 2, 1629 Terling, Essex, England 1. William Bowles b. ~ 1645 Romford, Essex, England m. Maudlin ~ 1665 Romford, Essex, England 1.1 Elizabeth Bowles bp. June 4, 1668 Romford, Essex, England 1.2 Mary Bowles bp. Sept. 1670 Romford, Essex, England 1.3 John Bowles bp. Jan. 1672 Romford, Essex, England m. (marriage removed, proven to be incorrect) 1.3.1 John Bowles bp. Sept. 2, 1688 Great Waltham, Essex, England m. Sarah ? England (possibly Sarah Parmenter who m. Mr. Bowles ~ 1705 Halstead) 1.3.1.1 Sarah Bowles bp. Jan. 5, 1717 Great Bromley, Essex, England m. Thomas Arnold (bp. Nov. 5, 1715 St. Andrew, Halstead; Thomas, Mary Gibbs) Oct. 20, 1735 St. Mary’s, Halstead, England 1.3.2 (child reference removed, proven to be incorrect) 1.4 William Bowles 1.4.1 Elizabeth bp. July 13, 1690 Romford, Essex, England d. Apr. 14, 1694 1.5 Henry Bowles b. m. Mary Drake Feb. 13, 1682 Great Waltham, Essex, England 1.5.1 Mary Bowles bp. Aug. 10, 1683 Great Waltham, Essex, England 1.5.2 William Bowles bp. Sept. 20, 1685 Great Waltham, Essex, England 1.5.3 Sarah bp. Feb. 7, 1690 Great Waltham, Essex, England 1.6 Thomas bp. Mar. 7, 1679 Romford, Essex, England 1.7 Catharine Bowles bp. Mar. 7, 1679 d. Jan. 2, 1680 Romford, Essex, England ******** The preceding is unproven and suspect but some of the individual references may be correct********* The following William Boules bp. Jan. 1683 Romford, Essex, England (father: William Boules) |