F R Bower - Chemist & Stationer, Cinderford, born Cheshire. (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Sunday, July 07, 2019, 00:52 (1967 days ago) @ Jefff

Sadly it seems that Frederick and Martha's son Frederick also died at about the same time as they did !
(Not certain as there are other BOWER families in general area, but cannot find any other Frederick Bowers of this age, and definitely not in such close proximity.)
So far I've not found a marriage record for him.

Record_ID: 67444
Entry_Number: 1393
Year: 1934
Month: Mar
Day: 12
Surname: BOWER
Forenames: Frederick
Residence: Belle Vue Road
Age_at_death: 41
Officiating_Minister: pp G H Kay C P G
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda: A/1/73
Notes:
Register_Reference: P85/1 IN 1/15
Page_No: 175
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford St John
Soundex: B600

(So born abt 1893, as with our Frederick.)

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Searching for the other children born/living in Cinderford, to try to find who kept the Chemist shop business going into the 1980s or thereabouts;

eg Martha born Northleach c1890 ?

Record_ID: 35351
Entry_Number: 102
Year: 1917
Month: Jan
Day: 22
Grooms_Surname: JOINER
Grooms_Forenames: Stanley Harold
Grooms_Age: 25
Groom_Condition: Batchelor
Grooms_Occupation: Soldier
Grooms_Residence: Belle Vue Road
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Joiner
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: James
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Contractor
Brides_Surname: BOWER
Brides_Forenames: Martha
Brides_Age: 26
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Bell Vue Road
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Bower
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Frederick Riseley
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Chemist
Licence_or_Banns: Licence
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign
Witness_1: Charles Eardley Bower
Witness_2: Frederick Riseley Bower
Other_Witnesses: Louise A Ward & Lilian Jones
Officiating_Minister: HM Biddell Vicar
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P85/2 IN 1/7
Page_Number: 51
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford St Stephen
Soundex_Groom: J560
Soundex_Bride: B600

Record_ID: 405995
Entry_Number: 441
Year: 1920
Month: Feb
Day: 1
Parents_Surname: JOINER
Child_Forenames: Stanley James Bower
Fathers_Forenames: Stanley Harold
Mothers_Forenames: Martha
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Wilcox House Newnham
Occupation: Mechanic Engineer
Officiating_Minister: F.H.V.Paton Vicar
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: December 15 1919
Notes:
Register_Reference: P228 IN 1/12
Page_Number: 56
Parish_Chapel: Newnham
Soundex: J560

Struggling to find any later records for this family ???

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Maybe it was Martha's brother Charles E Bower born Northleach 1899, who kept the business going after their father Frederick retired ?

Surname First name(s) Mother/Spouse/DoB District Vol Page
Deaths 1984
BOWER CHARLES EARDLEY 23APRIL1899 F OF DEAN 22 1764

His WW1 service records c/o FamilySearch suggests he was above-average technical ability, altho apparently not using any Chemist skills;

Name Charles Eardley Bower
Event Type Military Service
Event Year 1917
Residence Place Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England
Age 17
Military Company/Regiment Gloucestershire Regiment
Military Regiment 3900
Birth Year (Estimated) 1899
Birthplace Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England

United Kingdom, World War I Service Records
Name Charles Eardley Bower
Event Type Military Service
Event Year 1917
Residence Place Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England
Age 17
Military Company/Regiment Royal Engineers
Military Regiment 237560
Military Battalion 2A Wireless Section Operator
Birth Year (Estimated) 1899
Birthplace Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England

Back to FreeBMD, and then GlosBMD;

Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page
Marriages Dec 1921
Bower Charles E Dykins Westbury S. 6a 625
Dykins Kathleen I Bower Westbury S. 6a 625

Marriage Details
Groom Surname Groom Forename Bride Surname Bride Forename District Parish Building Year Register Entry
BOWER Charles Eardley DYKINS Kathleen Ida Forest of Dean Cinderford Baptist Chapel 1921 3 49

Surname First name(s) Mother/Spouse/DoB District Vol Page
Deaths Jun 1980
BOWER KATHLEEN IDA 12AUG1899 F OF DEAN 22 1735

Surname First name(s) Mother/Spouse/DoB District Vol Page
Deaths 1984
BOWER CHARLES EARDLEY 23AP1899 F OF DEAN 22 1764

So they were both in the area when the Chemist shop was still open, as were their family too, perhaps ?

Surname First name(s) Mother District Vol Page
Births Dec 1922
Bower Joyce E Dykins Westbury S. 6a 431

Births Jun 1928
Bower David C Dykins Westbury S. 6a 423

This Baptism suggests it was indeed Charles who kept the shop going, and I've just been told that "their son David worked with Mr & Mrs Bower." Q.E.D.

Record_ID: 90949
Entry_Number: 354
Year: 1922
Month: Dec
Day: 17
Parents_Surname: BOWER
Child_Forenames: Joyce Eardley
Fathers_Forenames: Charles
Mothers_Forenames: Kathleen
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Belle Vue R[oa]d
Occupation: Chemist[?]
Officiating_Minister: H M Biddell Vicar
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P85/2 IN 1/3
Page_Number: 45
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford St Stephen
Soundex: B600

Surname First name(s) Mother/Spouse/Age District Vol Page
Marriages Mar 1944
BOWER Joyce E Cross F.of Dean 6a 581
CROSS James E Bower F.of Dean 6a 581

Marriage Details
Groom Surname Groom Forename Bride Surname Bride Forename District Parish Building Year Register Entry
CROSS James Edwin BOWER Joyce Eardley Forest of Dean Cinderford Baptist Chapel 1944 6 90

Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page
Marriages Jun 1951
BLYTH Eveline R BOWER Bristol 7b 34
BOWER David C BLYTH Bristol 7b 34