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Bowles Family History
Bowles Genealogy & Family TreeBowles is an English name from Lincolnshire, England. It comes from the Old French boelle which means "enclosure." The earliest known ancestor--John de Boweles--was recorded in 1292. The family motto is Ut tibi sic alteri which means "As to yourself so to another."
Other spellings include "Bowls," "Boles," "Bolles," and "Boals." Notable people with the surname include American actress Lauren Bowles (True Blood, Hall Pass, The Heartbreak Kid), American baseball player Brian Bowles (Toronto Blue Jays), and English public figure Camilla Parker-Bowles (wife to Prince Charles). The first Bowles to come to America was John Bowles in New England in 1630.
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Bowles Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- John Bowles -- --, 1680 December 0, 1742 Virginia
- Thomas Bowles -- --, 1773 August 3, 1848 Virginia
- Lydall Bacon Bowles -- --, 1783 October 24, 1835 Virginia
- Margaret Bowles -- --, 1601 June 27, 1625 Cam
- Walter Bowles -- --, 1498 December 0, 1535
Bowles Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Mary Polly Bowles -- --, 1776 December 0, 1865 North Carolina
- Sarah Bowles -- --, 1734 December 0, 1785
- James Onis Bowles -- --, 1876 January 22, 1951 Mississippi
- Rowland Kirk Bowles -- --, 1927 April 4, 1986 Texas
- Catherine Bowles -- --, 1328 December 0, 1355
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