Elizabeth Bowen

Female1792–

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Bowen was born in 1792, in Narberth, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom, her father, Francis Bowen, was 23 and her mother, Elizabeth Jones, was 23. She married William Albert Davies in 1813, in Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in St Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1881.

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Family Time Line

William Albert Davies
1788–
Elizabeth Bowen
1792–
Marriage: 1813
Albert Davies
1814–
Margaret Davies
1816–
Frances Davies
1818–
Mary Davies
1820–

Sources (2)

  • Elizabeth Davies, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • Elizabeth Jones in entry for William Albert Davis and Heneretta Cross, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1813Wales, United Kingdom
  • Children (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (6)

    1815

    Age 23

    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

    1823

    Age 31

    Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

    1831 · Merthyr Uprising 

    Age 39

    Sparked by a depression that was going through Wales the previous three years, the Merthyr uprisings were carried out by workers that were in debt. In the process, twenty-four people were killed and twenty-six were arrested. Troops were brought in to stop the protestors.

    Name Meaning

    Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Owain ‘son of Owain’ (see Owen ), with fused patronymic marker (a)p, which is normally voiced before a vowel.

    Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Buadhacháin ‘descendant of Buadhachán’, a diminutive of Buadhach ‘victorious’ (see Bohan ).

    Irish: used to ‘translate’ Ó Cnáimhín ‘descendant of Cnáimhín’, a personal name meaning ‘little bone’ or ‘little body’, see Nevin 1.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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