George Bowles and Emily Reed
my great grandparents
George was baptized at Chart Sutton KEN in October 1851, son of George and Hannah Bowles.
He aged quite slowly: by April 1881 he was only 27 and in February 1887 he was still only 30.
Emmie was born to William and Sophia Reed at Willesborough KEN in April 1863, and baptized there eight weeks later. She gave her age correctly as 23
when she married George at Willesborough in February 1887.
The photo of George was taken c1920, the one of Emmie c1935.
George was a blacksmith working Ulcombe Forge.
They lived at East Sutton, and in her later years Emmie lived at Loose.
George died October 1930, Emily in February 1948.
They are buried at East Sutton.
Children of George and Emily:
- Kenneth George 1887-1957 mar Fanny Munn
- Regnald Arthur 1889-1973. . . Sgt Farrier then employed Glassonbury near Cranbrook. Mar Lizzie BARDEN, Descendants
Charlie Ledger
1890-1973 . . .mar Bessie Mercer. One child died as infant
- Ivy Ethel Lottie 1892-1947 . . . unmarried
- George b1893 . . . .. . .Emigrated to Australia, died 1970s, Descendants
- Winifred Violet 1895-1990 . . . . . mar Frederick Fankland. Descendants
- Mervyn Frank Bertie 1899-1979 . . mar Dorothy BLACK Descendants
- Philip Raymond 1902-1988 . . . . .mar Margaret (Greta) HARLING, Descendants
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