James Bowman (abt. 1835 - 1923)

Born about 1835 in Thornhill, Markham, York, Upper Canada

Ancestors

Died 23 Oct 1923 at about age 88 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

James, son of James Bowman (1805-1874) and Barbara Ann (Spring) Bowman (abt.1815-1888), was born about 1835-6 in Thornhill, York County, Upper Canada (Ontario). He grew up in Markham, Canada West (still Ontario!), with his parents and siblings.^[1][2] In 1876, he was working as an "inspector" and was also serving as a justice of the peace in Markham Township.^[3] In 1881, he was the Almira postmaster there.^[4] He also farmed.

James Bowman was married twice. Following the death of his first wife, he married Eliza Bradshaw Wass (b. ca. 1849, daughter of John Wass & Mary Bradshaw) in Toronto on May 17, 1911.^[5] James died on Oct. 23, 1923 in Toronto,^[6] and was bured in Toronto's Mount Pleasant Cemetery.^[7]

Census

Canada Census of 1851, Canada West (Ontario), District Name: York (county), Sub-District Name: Markham^[8]

Jas, Bowman Farmer Ireland Presbyterian 47

Barbara Bowman Canada " 37

Jane Bowman Canada " 21

Nancy Bowman Canada " 19

James Bowman Canada " 16

Isaac Bowman Canada " 13

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada Census, 1851," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWT2-26M : 3 August 2016), Jas Bowman, Markham, York County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada; citing p. 9, line 45; Library and Archives Canada film number C_11759, Public Archives, Ontario.
2. ↑ Year: 1851; Census Place: York, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11759; Page: 9; Line: 47. Ancestry.com. 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada.
3. ↑ Fisher & Taylor's County of York Townships Directory, 1876. Toronto: Fisher & Taylor, 1876. Accessed 19-Jun-2021 at Toronto Public Library
4. ↑ County of York Gazetteer and Directory. Toronto: W.H. Irwin & Co. 1881. Accessed 9-Jul-2021 at Toronto Public Library
5. ↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS8Q-7JY : 1 January 2021), James Bowman in entry for James Bowman and Eliza Bradshaw Wass, 17 May 1911; citing registration , Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,888,524.
6. ↑ "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JX94-V9M : 26 March 2020), James Bowman in entry for James Bowman, 23 Oct 1923; citing Toronto, York, Ontario, yr 1923 cn 6559, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,976,685.
7. ↑ Mount Pleasant Group, accessed 15-Jan-2021
8. ↑ https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1851&op=img&id=e002374115