Helen Gray (Bowie) Tunmer (1876 - 1952)

Born 21 Apr 1876 in Leith South, Midlothian, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of William Elgin Sr. — married 1 Nov 1893 in Durban, Natal, South Africa

Wife of William Tunmer — married 14 Jul 1928 in Durban, Natal, South Africa

Descendants

Died 5 Jun 1952 at age 76 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa

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Biography

Helen Gray Bowie was born 21 Apr 1876 in Leith South, Midlothian, Scotland. ^[1][2]

Residence

Date: 1881

Place: Leith South, Midlothian, Scotland^[3]

Residence: Relation to Head of House: Daughter

Date: 1901

Place: Preston, Lancashire, England^[4]

Parents and Siblings

James Bowie 18.10.1843 Uddington – 30.4.1925 Durban • L6FD-6KZ​​

Margaret Inglis Taylor 8.7.1850 Kirkcaldy – 20.12.1884 Durban • L6FD-6PS​​

Children of Margaret Inglis Taylor and James Bowie:

1. William Bowie 1872–1935 • GHNM-1ZC​​
2. Margaret Simpson Bowie 26.6.1874 Old Minkland – 1956 PMB • 937X-6HQ​​
3. Helen Gray Bowie 21.4.1876 Leith – 5.6.1952 Durban • LR3Z-ZQ5​​
4. James Bowie 1876 Leith – dec • LR3Z-8HR​​
5. John Gray Simpson Bowie 8.3.1878 – 1919 • LR3Z-HSX​​
6. Jessie Taylor Simpson Bowie 10.6.1882 Durban – 1941 PMB • LR3Z-SPY​​
7. Ritchie Taylor Bowie 29.2.1884 Durban – 1945 Bloemfontein LDPT-3BF ^[5]

Marriage

Helen married twice:
1. William Elgin 1868–1927 • LR3Z-HJS​​

November 1893 Durban, Natal, South Africa

Helen Gray Bowie 1876–1952 • LR3Z-ZQ5​​

2. William Tunmer 1866–1933 • G8JZ-QY1​​

Marriage: 14 July 1928 Durban, Natal, South Africa - No known children from this union

Helen Gray Bowie 1876–1952 • LR3Z-ZQ5​​ ^[6]

Children

Known children of Helen Gray Bowie and William Elgin:

1. William Elgin 1896–1950 • G8JH-RD6​​
2. Margaret Kathleen Gray Elgin 1903–1953 • GM7B-LYN​​

Death

Helen passed away in 1952.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-1468621408 Note: [1] Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1877 Birth place: Leith, Midlothian Residence date: 1881 Residence place: Leith South, Midlothian, Scotland APID: 1,1119::3017160
2. ↑ Source: #S-1468591558 Page: Class: RG13; Piece: 3953; Folio: 147; Page: 49 APID: 1,7814::25370131
3. ↑ Source: #S-1468621408 Note: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1881scotland&h=3017160&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1877 Birth place: Leith, Midlothian Residence date: 1881 Residence place: Leith South, Midlothian, Scotland APID: 1,1119::3017160
4. ↑ Source: #S-1468591558 Page: Class: RG13; Piece: 3953; Folio: 147; Page: 49 APID: 1,7814::25370131
5. ↑ [2] Added on 22 Nov 2021 by Ian McArthur
6. ↑ [3] Added on 22 Nov 2021 by Ian McArthur

See Also: Name: Helen Gray Bowie Event Type: Baptism Event Date: 06 Jun 1876 Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom Event Place (Original): St. Mary's parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Sex: Female Father's Name: James Mother's Name: Margt Tay*

South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Marriages, 1845-1955 Name: William Elgin Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 01 Nov 1893 Event Place: Durban, Natal, South Africa Sex: Male Spouse's Name: Helen Gray Bowie Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 17 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1876

South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Marriages, 1845-1955 Name: William Tunmer Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 14 Jul 1928 Event Place: Durban, Natal, South Africa Sex: Male Age: 62 Birth Year (Estimated): 1866 Spouse's Name: Helen Gray Bowie Elgin Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 49 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1879

South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Deaths, 1863-1955 Name: Helen Gray Bowie Tunmer Event Type: Death Event Date: 8 Jun 1952 Event Place: Durban, Ellisras, Transvaal, South Africa Event Place (Original): Durban Sex: Female Age: 78 Birth Year (Estimated): 1874 Birthplace: Scotland

• Source: S-1468591558 Repository: #R-1590716405 Title: 1901 England Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives, 1901. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England. The National Archi Note: APID: 1,7814::0
• Repository: R-1590716405 Name: Ancestry.co.uk Address: http://www.Ancestry.co.uk Note:
• Source: S-1468621408 Repository: #R-1590716405 Title: 1881 Scotland Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Scotland. 1881 Scotland Census. Reels 1-338. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.Original data: Scotland. 1881 Scotland Census. Reels 1-338. Genera Note: APID: 1,1119::0
• Source: S-1468622459 Repository: #R-1590716405 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=33317970&pid=40
• Scotland Church Records and Kirk Session Records, 1658-1919

Acknowledgements

• Bowie-384 was created by Paul Rae through the import of RAE - ELGIN Family Tree_20151018.ged on Oct 18, 2015.