Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Family: Dr. David Sovereign Bowlby / Martha Esther Murphy (F10129)

m. 1 Jul 1856


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  • Dr. David Sovereign BowlbyFather | Male
    Dr. David Sovereign Bowlby

    Born  15 Sep 1828  Townsend Township, Norfolk Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  26 Dec 1904  Rome, , Lazio, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Married  1 Jul 1856  [1, 2]  Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Captain Adam Bowlby | F23671 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth Sovereign | F23671 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Martha Esther Murphy

    Born  4 Jul 1838  Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Alexander Murphy, Esq | F22095 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Jane Allen | F22095 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Unknown
    Bowlby

    Born    of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Dec 1860  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 2 | Female
    Bowlby

    Born     
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Boyd | F185294 
    Married     

    Child 3 | Female
    Jane Elizabeth "Janie" Bowlby

    Born  18 Apr 1858  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Jul 1942  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Edwin Perry Clement | F9525 
    Married     

    Child 4 | Female
    Emma A. Bowlby

    Born  1862  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Dr. - Mayor George Herbert Bowlby, M. D.Child 5 | Male
    Dr. - Mayor George Herbert Bowlby, M. D.

    Born  16 Jul 1865  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Nov 1916  Seaford, , Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    St. John The Evangelist Church of England, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Blanche Alexandrine "Alexandra" "Adine" Seagram | F10108 
    Married  18 Apr 1894  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Grace Esther Bowlby

    Born  18 May 1871  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Oct 1936  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  James Philip Fennell | F185289 
    Married     

    David Shannon "Shannon" BowlbyChild 7 | Male
    David Shannon "Shannon" Bowlby

    Born  24 Jan 1874  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  11 Oct 1938  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Lillian Caroline "Lilly" Barnes | F185282 
    Married  23 Jul 1904  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 09 Jul 1856.
      01 Jul 1856 In Montreal, on Tuesday, July 1st, by the Rev'd. John McLoud, at the residence of the bride's father, Martha Esther, youngest daughter of Alexander Murphy, Esq., Merchant of Montreal, to David S. Bowlby, M.D. of the town of Berlin, County of Waterloo, C.W.

    2. [S107] Book - The Canadian Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-Made Men, Ontario Volume, 1880.