Joseph
Bowden
Born in Benenden, Kent, England
Ancestors 
Son of William Bowden
and Elizabeth Young
Brother of
William Bowden
Husband of
Jessie (Maxwell) Bowden
— married
15 Jul 1853 (to about Oct 1885) in Free Presbyterian Church, Melbourne, Victoria.
[children unknown]
Died
at age 70
in Carlton, Victoria.
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Nov 2018
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Biography
Joseph Bowden the son of William Bowden and Elizabeth Young was born in the area of Benenden in Kent, England on 17th September 1815.
He immigrated to New South Wales in 1838 with the family of his brother William and sister-in-law, Elizabeth and their family on the Maitland at the age of 23.
On the same boat amongst the other listed relatives is another Joseph Bowden aged 4, this younger Joseph died during the voyage. This Joseph Bowden is the son of the older Joseph's brother William and Elizabeth Godfrey.
Children
- Jessie Bowden 1 June 1854 – 29 October 1858
- George Bowden 2 January 1858 – 12 March 1945
According to family member Karilyn Pawley; Joseph passed away at home in Carlton Victoria in what would soon become Australia in October 1885.
His cemetery record has him as buried in the Carlton North Cemetery, Victoria.[1]
Any other researchers who have more information on this person or family you are welcome to add as much as possible to enhance this record.
Sources
Immigration Records
- NRS5313/4_4780/Maitland_5 Nov 1838/ from the Assisted Immigrants (digital) Shipping Lists on the New South Wales State Archives and Records website at: http://indexes.records.nsw.gov.au/ebook/list.aspx?Page=NRS5313/4_4780/Maitland_5%20Nov%201838/4_478000081.jpg&No=3
- "Australia, New South Wales, Index to Bounty Immigrants, 1828-1842," database with images, FamilySearch [1] transcribed: 9 March 2018. Joseph Bowden, 6 Nov 1838; citing Ship Maitland, volume 8, Western Sydney Records Centre, Kingswood; FHL microfilm 416,870.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #198713785
- Joseph Bowden
- BIRTH 1814
- DEATH 20 Oct 1885 (aged 70–71)
- BURIAL
- Melbourne General Cemetery
- Carlton North, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia
- PLOT MGC-PRE-Comp-F-No-136
FURTHER INFORMATION
- personal email from Karilyn Pawley in April 2019.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph:
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~3.12%
Narelle (Bowden) Grant
:
AncestryDNA
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch GD6206716 [compare]
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~1.56%
Stewart Grant :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FR8862998 [compare], Ancestry member stewartjbgrant
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~0.78%
Helene Blow :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A822843 [compare], Ancestry member hrs468
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~0.78%
Sharon (Stitt) Etheridge :
AncestryDNA
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