Born in Phillack, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of Henry Bowden
and Rebecca (Andrewartha) Bowden
Sister of
Elizabeth Ann (Bowden) Polkinghorne, Jane Bowden, John Henry Bowden, William Henry Bowden, John Andrew Bowden, Hariet Bowden, Emelia Bowden, Andrew Bowden, Eliza Bowden and Edward Thomas Bowden
Wife of
Edward Rescorla
— married
14 Jan 1860 in Churchtown, Hayle
Descendants 
Mother of
Lousia Ann Rescorla, Edwin Rescorla, Margaret Jane Rescorla, Louis Henry Rescorla, William Rescorla, William John Rescorla, Joseph (Roscorla) Rescorla, Richard Francis Rescorla, Andrew Rescorla and Athena Rebecca (Rescorla) Middlin
Died about
at about age 46
in Penzance, Cornwall, England [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 10 Dec 2011
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Biography
Rebecca Bowden was baptised in Phillack 11 October 1846 The daughter of Henry Bowden and Rebecca Andrewartha [1].
Her sister Hariet was born in 1846 and baptised on the same date. The 1841 England Census for Phillack Cornwall estimated her birth year as 1836[2].
She married Edward Rescorla14 January 1860 in Phillack [3].
They had 10 children seen in the following family tree on FamilySearch.org [4].
The 1871 England census identifies Rebecca's husband as "Edwin". They lived in Hayle Cornwall and had 8 children [5].
The 1881 Census also identifies Rebecca's husband as "Edwin" and at that time they lived on Carnsew in St Erth Cornwall and 8 children were listed: [6].
Rebecca died in Cornwall in Jun 1893 [7]
Sources
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JM78-RMN : 19 March 2020), Rebecca Bowden, 1846
- ↑ http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1841&h=451976&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1836 Birth place: Cornwall, England Residence date: 1841 Residence place: Phillack, Cornwall, England APID: 1,8978::451976
- ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFGD-2GJ : 11 March 2020), Rebecca Bowden in entry for Edward Rescorla, 1860.
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/KZLD-FLQ
- ↑ 1871 Census St. Erth Cornwall England http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1871&h=27482069&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1836 Birth place: Phillack, Cornwall, England Residence date: 1871 Residence place: St Erth, Cornwall, England APID: 1,7619::27482069
- ↑ http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1881&h=2117977&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1837 Birth place: St Erth, Cornwall, England Residence date: 1881 Residence place: St Erth, Cornwall, England APID: 1,7572::2117977
- ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=8914&h=29060368&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=6598&_gl=1*u8e53e*_ga*MjA3MzY1NjQ0Mi4xNjQyNDc1NjYz*_ga_4PXYE4RLH1*MTY0MjQ3NTY2Mi4xLjEuMTY0MjQ3Njc3OS4w
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David Hickmott
Rescorla-2 and Bowden-261 appear to represent the same person because: Rescorla is her married name
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