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ROWLES, Walter Reginald
1876 - 1938 (62 years) Has 36 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
1841 - 1890 (48 years)-
Name ROWLES, Walter Reginald Birth 1876 St. Ebbe, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England 
Gender Male Death 18 Jul 1938 Hackney Registration District, London Person ID I4664 Edgoose Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Father ROWLES, William David, b. 1846, St. Ebbe, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England d. 1927, Oxford Registration District, Oxfordshire (Age 81 years) Relationship natural Mother WILSON, Elizabeth, b. 13 Apr 1841, Downham Market, Norfolk, England d. 1890, Oxford Registration District, Oxfordshire (Age 48 years) Relationship natural Marriage 6 Sep 1870 West Street Chapel, Dorking, Surrey Family ID F1752 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family WEBB, Charlotte Sarah Cooper, b. 1878, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England d. 28 Feb 1954, Oxford Registration District, Oxfordshire (Age 76 years) Marriage 1902 Oxford Registration District, Oxfordshire Family ID F2006 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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WALTER ROWLES 1876-1938
The birth of Walter Reginald ROWLES was registered in 1876.
(GRO March Q 1876 Oxford 3a 708)
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;
Llilian 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)
He has not been traced in the 1901 census.
The marriage between Walter Reginald ROWLES and Charlotte Sarah WEBB was registered in 1902.
(GRO December Q 1902 Oxford 3a 1855)
The 1911 census of 2 Ellingfort Road, Hackney N.E.:
*Walter Reginald ROWLES, head, married 8 years, tailor's cutter, born at Oxford;
Charlotte Sarah Cooper ROWLES, wife, aged 33, 1 child (deceased), born at Oxford.
(RG14/1115)
The death of Walter R. ROWLES aged 62 was registered in 1938.
(GRO September Q 1938 Hackney 1b 272)
"ROWLES Walter Reginald of 81 Downs Park-road London E.5 died 18 July 1938 Probate London 6 September to Charlotte Sarah Cooper ROWLES widow.
Effects £1016 6s. 11d."
(National Probate Calendar 1938)
NOTES & QUERIES:
1901 Census: Untraced.
(revised 26.11.2012)