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Bowden

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1911 CENSUS

Courtenay Bowden 45 Hairdresser and Tobacconist
Eliza Kate 46 Assisting in Business
Lillian Catherine 22 Assisting in Business
Emma Gladys 21 School Teacher
Adam Leonard 19 In the Business
Arthur Harold 11

Harold Northway 17 Apprentice

Occupying 7 rooms 211 - 213 Union Street Torquay

 
SHORT HISTORY


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In 1947 one of Harry Bird's sons married into the Bowden family, they had a well established hairdressing business in the area

THOMAS BOWDEN born 1835 Devonport m Amelia born Cornwall 1833 Beer Alston
1861 Census aged 26 he was a Perfumer living at 8 James Street Stoke Danerel Devonport

1881 Census aged 47 he was a Hairdresser still at 8 James Street
His son Courtenay 14 was a Hairdressers Assistant

COURTNEY BOWDEN
1891 Census aged 26 married to Eliza born Devonport 1864 had moved to Torquay 35 Higher Union Street as a Hairdresser
1901 Census moved to a double premises 211 & 213 Union Street Torquay Hairdressers

HAROLD ARTHUR BOWDEN
Born 1899 - By 1947 he was still carrying on the family Hairdressing business at the same address

1911-12
Published by Wm . J. McKenzie
At the "Torquay Times" Office
64, Fleet Street
Torquay

Trade & Professional Directory.

HAIRDRESSERS

Bowden Courtney, 211 Union Street.
Bowden Courtney H., 63 Belgrave Road.

Note:
Courtney may have been a very old family name in the Bowden family - records found dating back to the 1600's

Devon & Cornwall: - Wills and Administrations proved in the Bishop of Exeter, 1559-1799
Court of the Archdeaconry of Exeter.
1687.
County: Cornwall
Country: England
Bowden, Courtney, 1687

Bowden 1901 Census

Bowden 1901 Census

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