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ROWLES, William Frederick
1871 - Aft 1911 (> 41 years) Has 36 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.
1841 - 1890 (48 years)-
Name ROWLES, William Frederick Birth 1871 St. Ebbe, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England 
Gender Male Death Aft 1911 Person ID I4662 Edgoose Last Modified 7 Feb 2026
Father ROWLES, William David, b. 1846, St. Ebbe, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England d. 1927, Oxford Registration District, Oxfordshire (Age 81 years) Mother 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 Family ID F1752 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family STRONG, Fanny, b. 1867, Witney, Oxfordshire, England d. 1942, Chipping Norton Registration District, Oxfordshire, England (Age 75 years) Marriage 1895 Witney Registration District, Oxfordshire Children 1. ROWLES, Harold Wilfrid [Sic], b. 1897, Witney, Oxfordshire, England d. 1944, Oxford Registration District, Oxfordshire (Age 47 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. ROWLES, Edith Gladys, b. 1899, Witney, Oxfordshire, England d. 1917, Headington, Oxfordshire, England (Age 18 years)Family ID F2004 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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WILLIAM FREDERICK ROWLES 1871-
The birth of William Frederick ROWLES was registered in 1871.
(GRO December Q 1871 Oxford 3a 605)
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 7 Mill Street, St. Thomas, Oxford, Oxfordshire:
*William Frederick ROWLES, aged 19, college servant, was lodging with George and Clara HOPKINS.
(RG12/1169/32/21)
The marriage between William ROWLES and Fanny STRONG was registered in 1895.
(GRO December Q 1895 Witney 3a 1554)
The 1901 census of 23b West End, Witney, Oxfordshire:
*William ROWLES, head, aged 30, blanket warper, born at Witney, Oxfordshire;
Fanny ROWLES, wife, aged 33, born at Witney, Oxfordshire;
Harold W. ROWLES, son, aged 4, born at Witney, Oxfordshire;
Edith G. ROWLES, daughter, aged 1, born at Witney, Oxfordshire.
(RG13/1396/60/6)
The 1911 census of 238 West End, Witney, Oxfordshire:
*William ROWLES, head, aged 40, blanket bobbin carrier, born at Witney, Oxfordshire;
Fanny ROWLES, wife, aged 41, married 15 years, 3 children (2 living), born at Crawley, Oxfordshire;
Harold Wilfred ROWLES, son, aged 14, blanket spinner, born at Coggs, Oxfordshire;
Edith Gladis ROWLES, daughter, aged 11, at school, born at Witney, Oxfordshire.
(RG14/8228)
(revised 26.11.2012)