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ROWLES, William David
1846 - 1927 (81 years) Has no ancestors but 6 descendants in this family tree.
1841 - 1890 (48 years)-
Name ROWLES, William David Birth 1846 St. Ebbe, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England 
Gender Male Death 1927 Oxford Registration District, Oxfordshire Person ID I4661 Edgoose Last Modified 7 Feb 2026
Family 1 WILSON, Elizabeth, b. 13 Apr 1841, Downham Market, Norfolk, England d. 1890, Oxford Registration District, Oxfordshire (Age 48 years) Marriage 6 Sep 1870 West Street Chapel, Dorking, Surrey Children 1. ROWLES, William Frederick, b. 1871, St. Ebbe, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England d. Aft 1911 (Age > 41 years)2. ROWLES, Lilian Annie L., b. 1873, St. Ebbe, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England d. 1957, Chelmsford Registration District, Essex (Age 84 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. ROWLES, Walter Reginald, b. 1876, St. Ebbe, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England d. 18 Jul 1938, Hackney Registration District, London (Age 62 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. ROWLES, Herbert Spencer, b. 1878, St. Ebbe, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England d. 1967, Oxford Registration District, Oxfordshire (Age 89 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F1752 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 2 SHEPHERD, Catherine, b. 1849, Stogursey, Somerset, England d. 1940, Exmoor, Somerset, England (Age 91 years) Marriage 1896 Mansfield Registration District, Nottinghamshire Family ID F2003 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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WILLIAM DAVID ROWLES 1846-1927
The birth of William David ROWLES was registered in 1846.
(GRO December Q 1846 Oxford 16 94)
Elizabeth WILSON married William David ROWLES at the West Street Chapel, Dorking, Surrey, on 6 September 1870. She was described as a 29 year old Dorking spinster, the daughter of hairdresser Frederick WILSON. William David ROWLES was a 24 year old bachelor, a tailor, of 4 Luther Terrace, Oxford, the son of tailor David ROWLES. Witnesses were Fredk WILSON senior and Fredk WILSON junior.
(GRO September Q 1870 Dorking 2a 208)
The 1871 census of 4 Luther Terrace, St. Ebbe, Oxford, Oxfordshire:
William D. ROWLES, head, aged 34, tailor, born at St. Ebbe, Oxford, Oxfordshire;
Elizabeth ROWLES, wife, aged 29, born at Downham, Norfolk.
(RG10/1440/11/16)
The 1881 census of 4 Luther Terrace (The Ferns), St. Ebbe, Oxford, Oxfordshire:
William David ROWLES, head, aged 34, tailor, journeyman, born at St. Ebbes;
Elizabeth ROWLES, wife, aged 39, born at Downham, Norfolk;
William ROWLES, son, aged 9, scholar, born at St. Ebbes, Oxford;
Lilian ROWLES, daughter, aged 7, scholar, born at St. Ebbes, Oxford;
Walter ROWLES, son, aged 5, scholar, born at St. Ebbes, Oxford;
Herbert ROWLES, son, aged 2, born at St. Ebbes, Oxford.
(RG11/1503/95/19)
The 1891 census of 4 Luther Terrace, St. Ebbes, Oxford:
Willm D. ROWLES, head, widower, aged 44, tailor, born at Oxford, Oxfordshire;
Lilian A. L. ROWLES, daughter, aged 17, born at Oxford;
Walter R. ROWLES, son, aged 15, tailor's apprentice, born at Oxford;
Herbert S. ROWLES, son, aged 12, scholar, born at Oxford.
(RG12/1168/126/21)
William David ROWLES married Catherine SHEPHERD in 1896.
(GRO September Q 1896 Mansfield 7b 169)
The 1901 census of 4 Luther Terrace, St. Ebbe, Oxford, Oxfordshire:
Wm David ROWLES, head, aged 54, journeyman tailor, born at Oxford;
Catherine ROWLES, wife, aged 51, born at Stogursey, Somerset;
Herbert Spencer ROWLES, son, aged 22, boookseller's assistant, born at Oxford;
Edith Mary SHEPHERD, visitor, aged 29, dressmaker, born at Stogursey, Somerset.
(RG13/1385/137/17)
The 1911 census of 4 Luther Terrace, St. Ebbes, Oxford:
*William David ROWLES, head, married, aged 64, journeyman tailor maker, born at St. Ebbes, Oxford;
Catherine ROWLES, wife, married 14 years, aged 61, born at Stogursey, Somerset;
Herbert Spencer ROWLES, son, single, aged 32, assistant bookseller, born at St. Ebbes, Oxford.
(RG14PN81 RG78PN413 RD153 SD1 ED8)
The death of William D. ROWLES aged 80 was registered in 1927
(GRO March Q 1927 Oxford 3a 1707)
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