Forest of Dean FHT Forum - ROWLES Family

ROWLES Family (reply)

The Ferret — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 14:07:35 +0000

Hi Martin, I just found your thread and hope I can trace more before age and memory brings it to a halt. My grandmother was Hilda, as a child we used to visit Percy at Viney hill that would be back in early 1960's. I remember a Sam living there but not sure the connection. Hilda was married to Stan (my grand father) and they lived in Trethomas which was then under Monmouthsire but now Cearphilly. Hope this can help you
Alan

Arthur Herbert ROWLES 1888 - 1918 R I P Swindon-FoD-Machen (reply)

slowhands — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:52:22 +0000

At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

Name: Arthur Herbert Rowles
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1888
Registration district: Highwood
Inferred County: Wiltshire
Volume: 5a
Page: 26

Commercial Road, Machen Mon

Name: ROWLES, ARTHUR HERBERT
Initials: A H
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Gunner
Regiment/Service: Royal Garrison Artillery
Unit Text: 200th Siege Bty.
Age: 30
Date of Death: 23/08/1918
Service No: 124198
Awards: M M
Additional information: Son of Herbert John and Edith Amelia Rowles, of Trethomas, Bedwas, Cardiff.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: VII. B. 9A.
Cemetery: MONT HUON MILITARY CEMETERY, LE TREPORT

Gunner Arthur Herbert ROWLES MM (reply)

Jefff — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:38:15 +0000

An exceptionally brave man;

"Arthur Herbert Rowles died aged 30 from gas poisoning in the Second Battle of the Somme of 1918. While serving with the 5th Heavy Artillery Group as a gunner, he was awarded a Military Medal for his actions in saving a member of his gun crew. He dug him out of a trench after he was trapped by debris, which had gone through the other man's arm. At the time they were being bombarded by German artillery."

Full details and photograph
http://www.jrawl.co.uk/rowles.htm

http://www.campaignseries.co.uk/news/8816580.On_the_hunt_for_a_hero_s_family/

http://www.campaignseries.co.uk/news/9098903.Soldier_s_memorial_rededicated/

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.

Herbert ROWLES & Family - 1911 in Blakeney (reply)

m p griffiths — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:51:55 +0000

Here's the full print-out

Herbert ROWLES
New Road
Blakeney

Living in 5 rooms

Herbert - 49 - married 26 years - 12 children born alive, 12 living, Railway Ganger - born Westbury on Severn
Edith - 44 born Horton
Albert - 20 - born Swindon
Hilda - 12 - School - all born Lydney
William - 10 - School
Archiebald - 8
Godfrey - 6
Osborne - 3

Just like my Grandad/Great Great Grandad & Great Great Uncle - from Blakeney, who went to work for the Great Western Railways in Swindon, but stayed there, what a contrast from the countryside - to working 'Inside' as we used to say, because of the high boundary walls that surrounded the Railway Works, (just like a big prison) - I know because that's where my worklife started, as a typist. We had to cover all our paper/typewriters etc every night, as they got covered in 'soot' from the engines passing by!!!

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UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1918

Arthur Herbert ROWLES

Birth place: Swindon, Wilts

Residence: Bedwas. Mon

Death Date: 23 Aug 1918

Death Location: France & Flanders

Enlistment Location: Caerphilly, Glam

Rank: Gunner

Regiment: Royal Garrison Artillery

Number: 124198

Type of Casualty: Died of wounds

Theatre of War: Western European Theatre

Comments: M.M.

Gilbert ROWLES 1895-1895 (reply)

slowhands — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:13:45 +0000

same with a gilbert born and died 1895 this time registered in chepstow 11a 14.

cheers
martin

This one could well be one of yours

Name: Gilbert Rowles
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1895
Registration district: Chepstow
Inferred County: Gloucestershire, Monmouthshire
Volume: 11a
Page: 14

Name: Gilbert Rowles
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1895
Age at Death: 0
Registration district: Chepstow
Inferred County: Monmouthshire
Volume: 11a
Page: 6

Gilbert ROWLES 1878 WoS (reply)

slowhands — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:58:15 +0000

same with a gilbert born and died 1895 this time registered in chepstow 11a 14.

cheers
martin

We can rule this fellow out

ROWLES Gilbert
ROWLES ROWLES
ARTUS
1878 Gloucester Gloucester, Huntley 14 466

Year:1879
Month:Jan
Day:12
Parents_Surname:ROWLES
Child_Forenames:Gilbert
Fathers_Forenames:John
Mothers_Forenames:Martha
Mothers_Surname:
Residence:Westbury
Occupation:Engine Driver
Officiating_Minister:A Ludgate Curate
Event:Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference:P354 IN 1/15
Page_Number:182
Parish_Chapel:Westbury on Severn

1901
John Rowles abt 1831 Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England Head Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire
Martha Rowles abt 1836 Minsterworth, Gloucestershire, England Wife Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire
Rosa Rowles abt 1874 Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire
Gilbert Rowles abt 1878 Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire

Herbert ROWLES & Family - 1911 in Blakeney (reply)

slowhands — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:48:20 +0000

1911 New Rd Blakeney
ROWLES HERBERT M 1862 49 Westbury on Severn Gloucestershire
ROWLES EDITH F 1867 44 Westbury on Severn Gloucestershire
ROWLES ARCHIBALD M 1903 8 Westbury on Severn Gloucestershire
ROWLES ALBERT M 1891 20 Westbury on Severn Gloucestershire
ROWLES GODFREY M 1905 6 Westbury on Severn Gloucestershire
ROWLES HILDA F 1899 12 Westbury on Severn Gloucestershire
ROWLES OSBOURNE M 1908 3 Westbury on Severn Gloucestershire
ROWLES WILLIAM M 1901 10 Westbury on Severn Gloucestershire

They family move to Bedwas Wales after this....

Herbert John ROWLES 1860 (reply)

slowhands — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:23:53 +0000

1/ wait til the 1911 census is generally available
or
2/ work FreeBMD checking names and seeing if possible marriages exist

such as:-

Name Alfred E Rowles
Year of Registration: 1921
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Spouse's Surname: James
District: Westbury On Severn
County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 7a
Page: 607

Herbert John ROWLES 1860 (reply)

Rowles — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:26:34 +0000

i am guessing you use the genral register office wedsite, that site gives me a headache, can never work out where and what to click next on it.

thanks for the response though much appriciated

also one last question (for now lol) how would i go about reserching any children, herbert rowles's children might of had as it will all be after 1901?

martin

Herbert John ROWLES 1860 (reply)

slowhands — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:56:44 +0000

order the birth certs it will probably give you enough info to confirm or reject your highworth/swindon & Chepstow/lydney family members

Herbert John ROWLES 1860 (reply)

Rowles — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:27:48 +0000

i have found an edith rowles born and died 1885 i am trying to prove if this is from my line of the tree, i believe it to be herberts first daughter but cant prove it is, although not born in the region this website covers (registered highworth volume 5a page 17) i know they lived in that area then, but wanna prove she is related. how would i do this??, same with a gilbert born and died 1895 this time registered in chepstow 11a 14.

cheers
martin

Herbert John ROWLES 1860 (reply)

slowhands — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:04:18 +0000

Year: 1860
Month: Jul
Day: 29
Parents_Surname: ROWELS
Child_Forenames: Herbert John
Fathers_Forenames: John
Mothers_Forenames: Martha
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Westbury
Occupation: Labourer
Officiating_Minister: Chris Jay Jones Vicar
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P354 IN 1/15
Page_Number: 25
Parish_Chapel: Westbury on Seve

ROWLES Family (reply)

slowhands — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:44:15 +0000

The Lydney area of Gloucestershire tends to come under the Chepstow Reg district, so thats where I started on FreeBMD , and there they were :-)

ROWLES Family (reply)

Rowles — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:01:35 +0000

Quality!, you know what i never thought of looking at the other page, what a retard i am!!, excellant you have helped me loads, could i be cheeky and ask how you found osbourne and godferry?

thank you so much

martin

ROWLES Family (reply)

slowhands — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:34:08 +0000

Herbert is on the previous page in 1891 !!!

tthis could be one of yours

Name: Osborne Wilfred Rowles
Year of Registration: 1907
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: Chepstow
County: Gloucestershire, Monmouthshire
Volume: 11a
Page: 13

and these

Name: Godfrey Edwin Rowles
Year of Registration: 1905
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Chepstow
County: Gloucestershire, Monmouthshire
Volume: 11a
Page: 11

Name: Archibald Walter Rowles
Year of Registration: 1902
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Chepstow
County: Gloucestershire, Monmouthshire
Volume: 11a
Page: 12

ROWLES Family (reply)

Rowles — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:54:46 +0000

excellant that is my family line, but what i am hoping for is post 1901 members i have been told bout but i cant find any records of them, the names osbourne and goff or goth keep being mentioned by my dad but cant seem to trace them. I have been trying hard to research the people you mentioned, and have bits and bobs on my great grandad herbert rowles, but he seems to disapear in the 1891 census replaced by his brother then reappears in the 1901 census, is this a common thing in geneology? i am very new to all this and struggling like hell.

much appriciate for any input given already and in the future.

martin

Herbert J ROWLES 1860 -1919 Rodley ( WoS) (reply)

slowhands — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:44:48 +0000

there are many families to choose from

an example :-

Name: Edith A Rowles
Birth Date: abt 1866
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1926
Age at Death: 60
Registration district: Newport
Inferred County: Monmouthshire
Volume: 11a
Page: 275

Name: Herbert J Rowles
Birth Date: abt 1860
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1919
Age at Death: 59
Registration district: Newport
Inferred County: Monmouthshire
Volume: 11a
Page: 240

1901
Herbert Rowles abt 1861 Rodley, Gloucestershire, England Head Lydney, Monmouthshire
Edith Rowles abt 1866 Horton, Gloucestershire, England Wife Lydney, Monmouthshire
Albert Rowles abt 1891 Swindon, Wiltshire, England Son Lydney, Monmouthshire
Alfred Rowles abt 1894 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Son Lydney, Monmouthshire
Arthur Rowles abt 1889 Swindon, Wiltshire, England Son Lydney, Monmouthshire
Hilda Rowles abt 1899 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Lydney, Monmouthshire
Joseph Rowles abt 1887 Swindon, Wiltshire, England Son Lydney, Monmouthshire
Percy Rowles abt 1893 Swindon, Wiltshire, England Son Lydney, Monmouthshire
William Rowles abt 1900 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Son Lydney, Monmouthshire

1891
Herbert Rowles abt 1862 Westbury, Gloucestershire, England Head Swindon, Wiltshire
Edith Rowles abt 1866 Soulbury, Gloucestershire, England Wife Swindon, Wiltshire
Albert Rowles abt 1890 Swindon, Wiltshire, England Son Swindon, Wiltshire
Arthur Rowles abt 1889 Swindon, Wiltshire, England Son Swindon, Wiltshire
Joseph Rowles abt 1887 Swindon, Wiltshire, England Son Swindon, Wiltshire
Thomas Rowles abt 1864 Westbury, Gloucestershire, England Brother Swindon, Wiltshire

1881
John Rowles abt 1831 Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire, England Head Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
Martha Rowles abt 1837 Minsterworth, Gloucestershire, England Wife Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
Alfred Rowles abt 1876 Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
Arthur Rowles abt 1869 Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
Gilbert Rowles abt 1879 Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
Herbert Rowles abt 1861 Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
Mary Ann Rowles abt 1863 Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
Rosa Rowles abt 1872 Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
Thomas Rowles abt 1866 Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire

1871
John Rowles abt 1831 Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire, England Head Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
Martha Rowles abt 1835 Minsterworth, Gloucestershire, England Wife Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
Alice Rowles abt 1858 Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
Arthur Rowles abt 1869 Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
Herbert Rowles abt 1861 Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
Mary A Rowles abt 1863 Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
Thos Rowles abt 1866 Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire

1861
John Rowles abt 1831 Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire, England Head Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
Martha Rowles abt 1836 Minsterworth, Gloucestershire, England Wife Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
Alice Rowles abt 1858 Minsterworth, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
Herbert J Rowles abt 1860 Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire

Name: Herbert John Roles
Year of Registration: 1860
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Westbury On Severn
County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 195

1861
John Rowles abt 1796 Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire, England Head Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
Hannah Rowles abt 1793 Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire, England Wife Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire

1851
John Rowles abt 1801 Blaisden, Gloucestershire, England Head Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
Henry Rowles abt 1834 Westbury, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
John Rowles abt 1831 Westbury, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire

1841
John Rowles abt 1801 Gloucestershire, England Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
Hannah Rowles abt 1811 Gloucestershire, England Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
John Rowles abt 1831 Gloucestershire, England Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
Henry Rowles abt 1834 Gloucestershire, England Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire

ROWLES Family (reply)

Paul Andrews — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:57:45 +0000

On this site there are 260 entries from parish registers with the name Rowles or similar.
Can you give more details? I am sure there are people only too happy to help you with your search.

ROWLES Family

Rowles — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:40:06 +0000

Hello i am trying to locate my fathers side of the family and wondering if the rowles family name rings a bell with anyone on here, i know alot of family were baptised and born round viney hill and lydney area, any help would be greatly appriciated.

thanks

martin