Oswald Bowie

1832 - 1915  (82 years)

• Name	Oswald Bowie
  Born	25 Sep 1832	Straiton, , Ayr, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/164510888
  Occupation	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Canada Presbyterian
  Occupation	1901	Stanley, Lisgar, Manitoba   [1]
  	farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-55298
  Died	9 Jan 1915	Roland, , Manitoba, Canada
  Buried	Hillside Cemetery, Morden, Pembina Valley Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
  Person ID	I55298	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	William Bowie,   b. CA 1801,   d. , Scotland
  Mother	Margaret Guthrie,   b. CA 1801, , Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F20547	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellen Laing,   b. 17 Jul 1844, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Mar 1937, Thompson, Pembina Valley Census Division, Manitoba, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Children	1. William Bowie,   b. 1868, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Margaret Bowie,   b. 26 Sep 1870, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Jun 1959, Innisfail, , Alberta, Canada  (Age 88 years)   3. Oswald Bowie,   b. 17 Jul 1876, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Grace Rae Bowie,   b. 20 Feb 1881, , Manitoba, Canada ,   d. 26 Feb 1964, Manitou, Pilot Mound Census Division, Manitoba, Canada  (Age 83 years)   5. Peter N. Bowie,   b. 8 Sep 1884, , Manitoba, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F15159	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Oswald Bowie and wife Ellen Laing bowie_lj originally shared this on 26 Nov 2012 to Ancestry Public Member Tree

  
  

• Notes

  Mr. and Mrs. Oswald Bowie. Still living on the old homestead about ten miles east of Morden, are Mr. and Mrs. Oswald Bowie. Mr. Bowie was born in Ayreshire, Scotland, over seventy-nine years ago and will be 80 years of age on the 25th of September next. He emigrated to Canada in 1854 and resided in Ontario for over twenty years. He came to Manitoba in 1878 and homesteaded. He was married at North Hope, Ont, and has a family of six and has now twenty-six grand- children. Mr. Bowle has a reputation of growing the best vegetables in this district and generally carries off the bulk of the prizes given at the local fair. He is a Presbyterian in religion staunch Liberal in politics. Mrs. Bowie is a Canadian, having been born in North Hope, Ont., over sixty-nine years ago. She was married in her home town and came to Manitoba with her husband and family in 1878. source unknown ____________ BOWIE The death of Oswald Bowie, pioneer farmer of the Morden district, occurred at Morden Saturday, the combined causes being cancer and old age. The late Mr. Bowie was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, 81 years ago, and came to Canada in 1854. For twenty years he resided in Ontario, in then came west to take up a homestead, northeast of Morden, where he has lived since 1878. He is survived by his wife, five daughters, Mrs. Garnett, of Nanton Alberta; Mrs. Anger of Radisson, Sask.; Mrs. Robert Dunn, of Miami, Man.; Mrs. Ed Godfrey, of in Rosebank, Man.; Mrs. Robert Bloxon, of Morden, and four sons: William and Oswald, of Balkan, Alberta; and Peter and Robert of Morden. The funeral will take place tomorrow at 1 p.m. from the home to the Morden cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S230] Census - Manitoba - 1901, District: Lisgar District Number: 7 Sub-District Number: H-6 Family Number: 39 Page: 5. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 2 Page 42.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Sep 1832 - Straiton, , Ayr, Scotland Occupation - farmer - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Canada Presbyterian - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1901 - Stanley, Lisgar, Manitoba Died - 9 Jan 1915 - Roland, , Manitoba, Canada Buried - - Hillside Cemetery, Morden, Pembina Valley Census Division, Manitoba, Canada  = Link to Google Earth