Robert Akinson Bowman

1891 - 1942  (50 years)

• Name	Robert Akinson Bowman
  Born	5 Aug 1891	Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-166749
  Died	1 Jan 1942	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	3 Jan 1942	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I166749	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	William Bowman,   b. 1854, , England ,   d. 4 Oct 1917, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Grace Roberts,   b. 6 Jun 1863, , Scotland ,   d. 28 Feb 1920, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F24950	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Gemmel Wilson,   b. 12 Dec 1892, West Kilbride, , Ayr, Scotland ,   d. 10 Feb 1989  (Age 96 years)
  Married	17 Sep 1919	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Edith Bowman
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F47822	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ROBERT A. BOWMAN PRESTON, Jan. 2— Ailing for the past three years, Robert A. Bowman, 50, a resident here for 25 years, died at Galt Hospital last evening. Born in Paisley, Scotland, Mr. Bowman came to Canada 30 years ago directly to Galt. He followed his trade of custom tailoring there for about five years and then started work at Savage shoe Company in Preston where he was employed until the time of his death. Diseaced was a member of Knox Presbyterian Church, Preston. Surviving is his wife, a daughter, Edith, at home, four brothers, James and William of Galt, George in Hamilton and Thomas of Johannesburg, South Africa, two sisters, Nellie and Mrs. Fred Gill, both of Oakville. Remain are at the home, 924 Hamilton Street, where service will take place on Saturday at 2: 30 pm. Interment will be made in Preston Cemetery. Kitchener Daily Record 2 Jan 1942 pg 15

  
  

• Sources

  [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . Bowman/ In Loving Memory Of// Robert Bowman/ Aug. 5, 1891 ?Jan. 1, 1942/ Sarah Wilson/ Dec. 12, 1892 ?Feb. 10, 1989/ At Rest. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:Robert Akinson Bowman Age:28 Birth Date:abt 1891 Birth Place:Paisley, Scotland Marriage Date:7 Sep 1919 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Wm Bowman Mother:Grace Roberts Spouse:Sarah Gemmel Wilson Spouse's Age:26 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1893 Spouse Birth Place:West Kilbride Scotland Spouse Father:Charles G Wilson Spouse Mother:Sarah Gemmel Wilson

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Aug 1891 - Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland Married - 17 Sep 1919 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Jan 1942 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 3 Jan 1942 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth