Elizabeth (Bowes-Lyon) Windsor

Elizabeth Angela Marguerite (Bowes-Lyon) Windsor (1900 - 2002)

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Elizabeth Angela Marguerite "Queen Elizabeth, Queen Consort, Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother" Windsor formerly Bowes-Lyon
Born in St Pauls Walden, Hertfordshire, Englandmap
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Died in Windsor, Berkshire, Englandmap
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Biography

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Elizabeth (Bowes-Lyon) Windsor is a member of the House of Windsor.

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon was the queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until his death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II.

Name

Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Name: Elizabeth Angela Marguerite /Windsor/[8]

Found multiple versions of NAME. Using Elizabeth Angela Marguerite /Bowes-Lyon/.

Birth

4 Aug 1900 at St Pauls Walden, Hertfordshire, England.[9][10][11][12][13][14]

Birth:
Date: 4 Aug 1900
Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England[15]

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 4 Aug 1900

Baptism

23 Sep 1900 at Walden, Hertfordshire, England.[16]

Residence

Date: 1901. Place: Walden St Paul, Hertfordshire, England[17]

Titles

She was invested as a Dame Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) in 1927.
She was decorated with the award of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India (C.I.) in 1931.
She was invested as a Lady Companion, Order of the Garter (L.G.) in 1936.
She was decorated with the award of the Royal Victorian Chain in 1937.
She was invested as a Dame Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1937.
She was invested as a Lady Companion, Order of the Thistle (L.T.) in 1937.[18]

Burial

Place: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England[19][20]

Event

Event:
Type: Departure
Place: Brisbane, Australia[21]
Event:
Type: Arrival
Date: 17 Mar 1931
Place: London, England[22]
Event:
Type: Departure
Place: Buenos Aires, Argentina[23]
Event:
Type: Arrival
Date: 28 Mar 1938
Place: Southampton, England[24]

Death

Death:
Date: 30 Mar 2002
Place: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England[25][26][27]

Sources

  1. ↑ Source: #S-1842078137 Page: Class: RG13; Piece: 1300; Folio: 170; Page: 5. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=uki1901&h=7598844&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1900 Birth place: St Pauls Walden, Hertfordshire, England Residence date: 1901 Residence place: Walden St Paul, Hertfordshire, England APID: 1,7814::7598844
  2. ↑ Source: #S-1842074867 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=freebmdbirth&h=33201756&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: Jul 1900 Birth place: Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom APID: 1,8912::33201756
  3. ↑ Source: #S-1013473414 APID: 1,2190::5385611
  4. ↑ Source: #S-1482123925 APID: 1,70699::983820
  5. ↑ Source: #S-1012971720 Page: Class: BT26; Piece: 1160; Item: 68 APID: 1,1518::13478786
  6. ↑ Source: #S-1012971720 Page: Class: BT26; Piece: 961; Item: 174 APID: 1,1518::4821464
  7. ↑ Source: #S-1012547943 Page: Place: Walden, Hertfordshire, England; Collection: St Paul; -; Date Range: 1875 - 1906; Film Number: 991399 APID: 1,1351::5892944
  8. ↑ Source: #S-1013104574 APID: 1,60526::4547
  9. ↑ Source: #S-1842078137 Page: Class: RG13; Piece: 1300; Folio: 170; Page: 5. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=uki1901&h=7598844&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1900 Birth place: St Pauls Walden, Hertfordshire, England Residence date: 1901 Residence place: Walden St Paul, Hertfordshire, England APID: 1,7814::7598844
  10. ↑ Source: #S-1842074867 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=freebmdbirth&h=33201756&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: Jul 1900 Birth place: Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom APID: 1,8912::33201756
  11. ↑ Source: #S-1013473414 APID: 1,2190::5385611
  12. ↑ Source: #S-1482123925 APID: 1,70699::983820
  13. ↑ Source: #S-1012971720 Page: Class: BT26; Piece: 1160; Item: 68 APID: 1,1518::13478786
  14. ↑ Source: #S-1012971720 Page: Class: BT26; Piece: 961; Item: 174 APID: 1,1518::4821464
  15. ↑ Source: #S-1013104574 APID: 1,60526::4547
  16. ↑ Source: #S-1012547943 Page: Place: Walden, Hertfordshire, England; Collection: St Paul; -; Date Range: 1875 - 1906; Film Number: 991399 APID: 1,1351::5892944
  17. ↑ Source: #S-1842078137 Page: Class: RG13; Piece: 1300; Folio: 170; Page: 5. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=uki1901&h=7598844&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1900 Birth place: St Pauls Walden, Hertfordshire, England Residence date: 1901 Residence place: Walden St Paul, Hertfordshire, England APID: 1,7814::7598844
  18. ↑ The Peerage: The Queen Mother
  19. ↑ Source: #S-1482123925 APID: 1,70699::983820
  20. ↑ Source: #S-1013104574 APID: 1,60526::4547
  21. ↑ Source: #S-1012971720 Page: Class: BT26; Piece: 961; Item: 174 APID: 1,1518::4821464
  22. ↑ Source: #S-1012971720 Page: Class: BT26; Piece: 961; Item: 174 APID: 1,1518::4821464
  23. ↑ Source: #S-1012971720 Page: Class: BT26; Piece: 1160; Item: 68 APID: 1,1518::13478786
  24. ↑ Source: #S-1012971720 Page: Class: BT26; Piece: 1160; Item: 68 APID: 1,1518::13478786
  25. ↑ Source: #S-1013473414 APID: 1,2190::5385611
  26. ↑ Source: #S-1482123925 APID: 1,70699::983820
  27. ↑ Source: #S-1013104574 APID: 1,60526::4547
  • Source: S-1012547943 Repository: #R-1856165035 Title: England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,1351::0
  • Repository: R-1856165035 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:
  • Source: S-1012971720 Repository: #R-1856165035 Title: UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,1518::0
  • Source: S-1013104574 Repository: #R-1856165035 Title: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. APID: 1,60526::0
  • Source: S-1013473414 Repository: #R-1856165035 Title: U.S. Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,2190::0
  • Source: S-1482123925 Repository: #R-1856165035 Title: Web: International, Find A Grave Index Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. APID: 1,70699::0
  • Source: S-1842074867 Repository: #R-1856165035 Title: England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 Author: FreeBMD Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Contro Note: APID: 1,8912::0
  • Source: S-1842078137 Repository: #R-1856165035 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
  • Wikipedia: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
  • Source: S-994795507 Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Note: GenealogieOnline
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  • Repository: R-1674838294 Ancestry.com
  • Royal Biography: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
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  • Lawrence Goldman, ‘Elizabeth (1900–2002)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Jan 2006; online edn, Jan 2011 accessed 31 Oct 2017


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On 15 Aug 2018 at 16:51 GMT Teresa Downey wrote:

I don't want to touch this profile but is the semicolon in Nickname field correct or should it be comma? Teresa - Data Doctor Team

On 11 Aug 2018 at 15:13 GMT Kay (Johnson) Wilson wrote:

Windsor-1094 and Bowes-Lyon-5 appear to represent the same person because: Please agree to merge these duplicate profiles. Thanks!

On 8 Aug 2018 at 02:41 GMT CameoNicole Blewett wrote:

can anyone replay to me how the knights last name link to queen elizabeth and Queen Elizabeth link I might have found something that links to my 2nd cousin on Ancestry DNA of in her tree she has Knight last name one of them is mine great grandparent or uncle O_O ugh can someone help me? please send me a private message if you know the link of last name Knight or if it on Prince Philips side im unsure.... I think the coats of armor history with the knights last name and Hamilton and spencer and windsor 3 girls of ancestor that share a common ancestor 3 together o-o if anyone please send me a private message thanks!.

On 7 Aug 2018 at 05:29 GMT Isabelle Rassinot wrote:

Bowes-Lyon-114 and Bowes-Lyon-5 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicate profile for Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

On 7 Jul 2017 at 05:49 GMT Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen wrote:

Bowes-Lyon-105 and Bowes-Lyon-5 appear to represent the same person because: Same parents and children

On 21 Jun 2017 at 02:46 GMT Richard Shelley wrote:

Bowes-554 and Bowes-Lyon-5 appear to represent the same person because: Profiles are representative of same person

On 27 Mar 2017 at 02:01 GMT Richard Shelley wrote:

Bowes-Lyon-96 and Bowes-Lyon-5 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicates

On 25 Mar 2017 at 08:47 GMT John Atkinson wrote:

Bowes-Lyon-96 and Bowes-Lyon-5 appear to represent the same person because: These are both profiles for Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the Queen Mother and need to be merged. Can we also set the privacy level to Open, as there are many biographies for her freely available. Thank you

On 25 Mar 2017 at 08:46 GMT John Atkinson wrote:

Bowes-Lyon-88 and Bowes-Lyon-5 appear to represent the same person because: These are both profiles for Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, and should be merged. Thank you

On 25 Mar 2017 at 08:44 GMT John Atkinson wrote:

Could we set the Privacy level of this profile to Open please. Given she has an article in Wikipedia, and many others, and details about all her descendants are easy to find, there seems no reason to keep it private. Thank you

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