William BOWERS was born 04 August 1847 in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England. He married Phoebe KNIBBS 24 December 1885 in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England. He died 08 December 1895 in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England. Phoebe KNIBBS, daughter of Thomas N KNIBBS and Sarah GIBBARD , was born bef. 07 April 1846 in Deddington, Oxfordshire, England. She died bet. July and September, 1927 in Brackley District, Northamptonshire, England.

Marriage Notes for William BOWERS\Phoebe KNIBBS:

William and Phoebe married at the Chapel of St John & James at Brackley, Northamptonshire, England. He was aged 39 she was 40. The witnesses were Richard Jones and Ellen Bowers, his sister.

There were no children born from this marriage.

Notes for William BOWERS:

William was the son of William and Mary Bowers from Brackley, Northamptonshire, England. He had a brother Joseph and sisters Rose & Ellen. I was contacted in April 2004 by Margaret Hawkins who is the great grand-daughter of Joseph.
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William appears in the 1881 census living with his mother, brother and sister at Goose Green, Brackley, Northamptonshire, England:
Mary BOWERS Head W Female 61 Brackley, Northampton, Lacemaker
William BOWERS Son U Male 33 Brackley, Northampton, Gen Lab
Rose Rebecca BOWERS Daur Female 24 Brackley, Northampton, Dom Serv
Emily Ellen BOWERS Daur Female 16 Brackley, Northampton, Lacemaker

I believe his mother Mary Bowers died aged 64 during q2/1884 at Brackley District, Northamptonshire.
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William and his wife Phoebe appear in the 1891 census living at Bridge Street, Goose Green, Brackley, Northamptonshire, England in the parish of St James.
BOWERS, Phoebe 1848 43 F Brackley Northamptonshire
BOWERS, William 1849 42 M Brackley Northamptonshire
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William died of Chronic Alcoholism at the Cottage Hospital in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England, aged just 47 years.

Sources for William BOWERS:

  1. Personal Contact with Margaret Hawkins, a Bowers descendant,
  2. 1891 British Census,
  3. 1881 British Census,

Notes for Phoebe KNIBBS:

In 1871, Phoebe was living with her parents at Olney, Silverstone, Northamptonshire, England.
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Phoebe is listed in the 1881 census living with her parents at Stratford Rd, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire. She's listed as aged 35, unmarried, and a lacemaker by trade.
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Phoebe married William Bowers at Brackley District in 1885, so fairly late in her life (39 years old). She appears in the 1901 census, living alone at Brackley, Northamptonshire, England. William died in 1895:
Phoebe Bowers 50 Oxon Deddington Northampton Brackley Laundress Wash
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In 1911, she was still living alone at Goose Green, Brackley, Northamptonshire:
Phowbe Bowers Head Widow F 66 Laundress Oxon Deddington

Sources for Phoebe KNIBBS:

  1. Oxfordshire Parish Register - Deddington,
  2. GRO England & Wales, GRO England & Wales gives 2Qtr1846 
  3. 1861 British Census,
  4. 1851 Census of Woodstock Union, Oxfordshire,
  5. FreeBMD,
  6. 1881 British Census,
  7. 1901 British Census,
  8. 1911 British Census,

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