Ellen Mary (Ball) Sowman (1879 - 1955)

Born 4 Feb 1879 in Nelson, New Zealand

Ancestors

Wife of Ernest Alfred John Priddle — married 7 Feb 1901 in Church of Nativity, Blenheim, New Zealand

Wife of Gordon Hale Sowman — married 1946 in Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 23 Dec 1955 at age 76 in Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand

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Biography

Ellen (known as Nellie) was the daughter of Richard Ball and Mary Maria Body of Blenheim. She married the 2nd son of Capt Robert Priddle and Margaret Woodbine, Ernest Alfred John Priddle. The marriage took place at Blenheim's Nativity church in 1901. Nine children were raised in the Priddle household. Four years after Ernests' death in 1942, Ellen, now 67, remarried to Gordon Hale Sowman in 1946. Gordon was a hairdresser and tobacconist and also a keen poultry fancier. His hairdressing salon was next to the Masonic Hotel in Blenheim. Ellen died in 1955 age 76 and is buried at Omaka cemetery with Ernest. ^[1][2]

• Birth: Regd. 1879/1760 Ball Mary Ellen, Mother: Mary Maria, Father: Richard
• Marriage: Regd. BDM Index, Folio 1946/7436 for Gordon Hale Sowman
• Death: Regd. 1955/31099 Sowman Ellen Mary, Age: 76Y
• Burial: 24 Dec 1955 Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand. Omaka Cemetery, No. 3 Lawn, Block 9, Plot 9^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Faye Whitfield.
2. ↑ Amended by Nola Moses and Peter Sowman
3. ↑ Entered by Peter Sowman

• Family advice
• B.D.M. Historical Records Online [1]
• Marlborough District Council Cemeteries Records Search [2]

Acknowledgments

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