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hi I am trying to find out some more information on the rowley family from bristol

Hannah maria rowley who was born 1864 she married john howard
elizabeth a rowley born 1861in bedminster bristol not sure who she married any help would be nice
sarah born 1847 in st George bristol not sure who she married any help would be nice
mary a rowley born 1860 in bristol not sure who she married any help would be nice

there mum was sarah - not sure of her surname born Bradford willtshire how do I found the maiden name born 1828

and father was william rowley born 1820 in pill somerset

if any has any information on theses people this would be nice as i have hit a brick wall tracing these

Denise

hi possible
1861 census

Name Mary A Rowley
Age 1
Estimated Year of Birth 1860
Relationship to Head of Household DAUGHTER
Occupation Juvenile
Address 13 Clarenes Squire
District Bedminster, Bedminster
Parish
Administrative County Somerset
Birth Place City & County Of Bristol
Birth County ?
in house
william haed 41
sarah a wife 31
sarah 14
mary a 1
elizabeth a 3 months / weeks
RG 9 / 1707

same family in 1871
1871 census

Name Sarah Rowley
Age 43
Estimated Year of Birth 1828
Relationship to Head of Household HEAD
Occupation PAUPER
Address No 2 Frost Court
District Bedminster, Bedminster
Parish
Administrative County Somerset
Birth Place Bradford
Birth County WILTSHIRE
in house
sarah a head widow 43
mary 16
ann maria 10
elizabeth ann 6

sarah a in 1891
1891 census

Name Sarah A Rowley
Age 63
Estimated Year of Birth 1828
Relationship to Head of Household HEAD
Occupation LIVING ON HIS OWN MEANS
Address 28 Great Western Street
District St Philip & St Jacob, Barton Regis
Parish
Administrative County Gloucestershire
Birth Place Bradford
Birth County WILTSHIRE
living on own widow

How about this for Sarah A Rowley's maiden name = Carrier

Here she is in the 1851

Name: Sarah Carrier
Age: 22
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1829
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Benjamin
Mother's Name: Ann
Gender: Female
Where born: Bradford, Wiltshire, England

Civil parish: Bradford
County/Island: Wiltshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View image

Registration district: Bradford On Avon
Sub-registration district: Bradford South Eastern
ED, institution, or vessel: 1a
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 61
Household Members: Name Age
Benjamin Carrier 76
Sarah Carrier 22
Thomas May 59
Ann May 57
William Bisley 24
Eliza Bisley 24
Silvey Bisley 11 Mo

...and to match Sarah A Carrier, here is a marriage to William Rowley

Marriages Sep 1857 (>99%)
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Carrier Sarah Ann Bristol 6a 48
Rowley William Bristol 6a 48
Tucker Edwin Bristol 6a 48
Tucker Emma Bristol 6a 48

1881 census

Name: Hannah Maria Rowley
Age: 17
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864
Relation: Daughter
Mother's Name: Sarah A.
Gender: Female
Where born: Bristol (Bedminster), Somerset, England

Civil parish: Bristol St Mary Redcliff
County/Island: Gloucestershire
Country: England

Street Address: 1 Tubal Place
Education:

Employment status: View image
Occupation: Machinist At Stay Factory

Registration district: Bristol
Sub-registration district: St Mary Redcliff
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Sarah A. Rowley 53
Elizabeth A. Rowley 20
Hannah Maria Rowley 17

CARE

On the 1851 census I gave you for Sarah A Carrier, she is living with her father, Benjamin Carrier, a Chelsea Pensioner. In the transcription, the mother's name is listed as Ann but I think this is a separate family unit in the name of May.

Here is Elizabeth Ann Rowley's birth:

Births Mar 1861 (>99%)
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Rowley Elizabeth Ann Bedminster 5c __[8_]

Correct page number is 768 from the original birth index.

I have sent a correction to FreeBMD to correct the page number for future researchers.

...and here is birth for Hannah Maria Rowley

Births Jun 1863 (>99%)
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ROWLEY Hannah Maria Bedminster 5c 818

This 'might' be birth for Sarah Rowley.

I suspect that Sarah Carrier was not her mother though. There is a big age gap between Sarah born in 1846/1847 and Mary A Rowley born in 1859/1860.

I am looking for Mary A Rowley's birth record, unless you have it already.

Also the census records provided have the children having ages each decade that do not quite match the birth records. I suspect Mary A Rowley may have been born earlier that 1860 if Elizabeth A Rowley's birth was registered in Mar Quarter 1861.

Births Jun 1847 (>99%)
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Rowley Sarah Bedminster 11 70

This 'might' be William Rowley and his first wife Betty and daughter Sarah in the 1851.

Name: Sarah Rowley
Age: 3
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: William
Mother's Name: Betty
Gender: Female
Where born: St George, Somerset, England

Civil parish: Easton in Gordano
County/Island: Somerset
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View image

Registration district: Bedminster
Sub-registration district: Long Ashton
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 79
Household Members: Name Age
William Rowley 32
Betty Rowley 37
Sarah Rowley 3

Possible marriage for William Rowley and Betty Breley ????

Marriages Dec 1844 (>99%)
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BRELEY Betty Bedminster 11 93
PERCIVAL John Bedminster 11 93
PRESTON William Bedminster 11 93
REED Elizabeth Bedminster 11 93
ROWLAND Elizabeth Ann Bedminster 11 93
ROWLEY William Bedminster 11 93

Possible death for William's first wife Betty

Deaths Mar 1853 (99%)
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Rowley Betty Bedminster 5c 622

If Sarah Carrier is the right mother then this possibly is her birth from the IGI records:

SARAH ANN CARRIER Pedigree
Female


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Event(s):
Birth: 21 MAR 1829

Christening: 26 FEB 1851 Holy Trinity, Bradford On Avon, Wiltshire, England

Death:
Burial:


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Parents:
Father: BENJAMIN CARRIER Family
Mother: MARY

The following is all speculation:

ITEM 1

Here is a possible birth for Mary Ann but note that it is before William married Sarah in 1857.

Births Dec 1856 (>99%)
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Rowley Mary Ann Bedminster 5c 730

ITEM 2

There is then the following marriage for Mary Ann making her about 18 if the birth corresponds to this marriage.

Marriages Dec 1874 (>99%)
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ADAMS William Bedminster 5c 1215
Fry Emma Bedminster 5c 1215
Knowles William Bedminster 5c 1215
Rowley Mary Ann Bedminster 5c 1215

ITEM 3

Here is an 1881 census record for William and Mary Knowles (assuming this is the correct married couple from the 4 names listed on page 1215 above).

Name: Wm. Knowles
Age: 31
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1850
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary Ann
Gender: Male
Where born: Congresbury, Somerset, England

Civil parish: Yatton
County/Island: Somerset
Country: England

Street Address: High St
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status: View image
Occupation: Genl Lab

Registration district: Bedminster
Sub-registration district: Yatton
ED, institution, or vessel: 13
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Wm. Knowles 31
Mary Ann Knowles 25
Wm.Hy. Knowles 5
Sarah Elizth. Knowles 4
Emily Knowles 2

Mary Ann Knowles is listed as born in Kingston Seymour. This falls under Bedminster registration district.

NOTE - All the previous information is pure speculation and certificates are the only way to confirm whether speculation is 100% accurate.

Hope this helps in some way.

Thank you to all the people who have looked up infotmation for me this has been very helpful