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William CHOWN (1830 - )
grocer
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Walter CHOWN (1855 - )
William CHOWN (1830 - )

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Sally UNDERHILL (1828 - 1891)
John CHOWN (1796 - 1847) William CHOWNE (1764 - 1834) William CHOWNE (1741 - 1804)
Susannah DYER
Grace SOPER (1767 - 1827)



Bathsheba Ann BOWCHER (1795 - 1863) Richard BOWCHER (1760 - ) John BOWCHER (1730 - )
Deborah CHOWNE (1727 - 1788)
Ellenor TOWNSEND (1767 - ) William TOWNSEND (1734 - 1817)
Alice ROWE

b. abt 1830 at Kenn, Devon, England
m. abt Mar 1852 Sally UNDERHILL (1828 - 1891) at Exeter, Devon, England
Near Relatives of William CHOWN (1830 - )
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather William CHOWNE 1764 1834 70
Grandmother Grace SOPER abt 1767 Exminster, Devon, England 22 Apr 1827 Exminster, Devon, England 60
Grandfather Richard BOWCHER bef 12 Jul 1760 Devon, England
Grandmother Ellenor TOWNSEND bef 09 Jul 1767 Shillingford St George, Exeter, Devon, England

Father John CHOWN 30 May 1796 Kennford, Devon, England abt 1847 St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England 51
Mother Bathsheba Ann BOWCHER 1795 Kenton, Devon, England abt Mar 1863 St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England 68

Self William CHOWN abt 1830 Kenn, Devon, England

Wife Sally UNDERHILL abt 1828 abt Jun 1891 Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales 63

Son Walter CHOWN Jun 1855 Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales

Brother Richard CHOWN 10 Nov 1821 Exminster, Devon, England
Brother Henry CHOWN 1822
Sister Elenor CHOWN 10 Jan 1823 Exminster, Devon, England
Brother Thomas CHOWN 1826 Kenn, Devon, England
Brother Henry CHOWN 1827 Kenn, Devon, England
Brother Edwin CHOWN 1832 Kenn, Devon, England
Sister Harriet CHOWN 1835 Kenn, Devon, England

Daughter in Law Susan WILLIAMS

Granddaughter Laura Eveline CHOWN 1892 Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales

Uncle William CHOWNE 1789 Exminster, Devon, England
Aunt Elizabeth CHOWN
Uncle Thomas CHOWNE abt 1790 Exminster, Devon, England
Aunt Elizabeth CHOWNE 1794 Exminster, Devon, England
Uncle John Chown LEAR
Aunt Susanna CHOWNE abt 1794 Exminster, Devon, England
Aunt Mary CHOWNE abt 1800 Exminster, Devon, England
Uncle Hugh CHOWNE abt 1802 Exminster, Devon, England
Aunt Harriet CHOWNE 22 May 1805 Exminster, Devon, England
Aunt Ann CHOWNE 13 Jun 1807 Exminster, Devon, England
Uncle John ESWORTHY
Uncle Henry CHOWNE 05 Jul 1809 Exminster, Devon, England
Aunt Catherine CHOWNE abt 1812 Exminster, Devon, England 1813 Exminster, Devon, England 1
Uncle William BOWCHER 16 Feb 1787 Kenton, Devon, England
Aunt Susannah EVANS
Aunt Deborah BOWCHER bef 23 Apr 1788 Kenton, Devon, England abt Sep 1862 Totnes, Devon, England 74
Uncle Edward Randle TURPIN abt 1795 Totnes, Devon, England abt Sep 1878 Totnes, Devon, England 83
Uncle John BOWCHER 26 Aug 1789 Kenton, Devon, England
Aunt Mary TUCKER
Aunt Eleanor BOWCHER 1792 Kenton, Devon, England abt Jun 1863 Totnes, Devon, England 71
Uncle Henry Chown(e) BOUCHER BOWCHER 1797 Kenton, Devon, England 23 Oct 1843 Buckland, Spring Bay, Tasmania, Australia 46
Aunt Sarah Giles CROCKER 12 Aug 1817 Stroude, Devonshire, England 07 Mar 1912 Bishopsbourne, Tasmania, Australia 94
Uncle Richard BOWCHER 1800 Kenton, Devon, England
Aunt Jehoshabeth Alice Townsend BOWCHER 1804 Kenton, Devon, England
Uncle Christopher CHOWN 1804 1878 Exeter, Devon, England 74
Aunt Caroline Elizabeth Cann BOWCHER 1806 Kenton, Devon, England

Cousin Isabella CHOWN abt 07 Feb 1818 Alphington, Exeter, Devon, England abt Dec 1889 Totnes, Devon, England 71
Cousin James BOWCHER EVANS 1807 Kenton, Devon, England
Cousin Ann BOWCHER 1816 Landkey, Devon, England
Cousin Mary BOWCHER 1818 Landkey, Devon, England
Cousin John BOWCHER 1820 Landkey, Devon, England
Cousin Ellen Caroline (Elenora) BOUCHER BOWCHER 01 Jul 1834 Port Sorell, Tasmania, Australia 03 May 1914 Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia 79
Cousin Arthur Robert Crocker BOWCHER 14 Jan 1836 Port Sorell, Tasmania, Australia 02 Aug 1904 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 68
Cousin Henry Edward BOWCHER Jun 1837 Tasmania, Australia Dec 1925 California, USA 88
Cousin John Crocker BOWCHER abt 1841 Tasmania, Australia 16 Jul 1864 Huon Valley, Tasmania, Australia 23
Cousin Charles Bates BOWCHER abt 1844 Tasmania, Australia 1913 69
Cousin Esther LAING 14 Nov 1849 Richmond, Tasmania, Australia 29 Nov 1849 Richmond, Tasmania, Australia 0
Cousin Victoria LAING 19 Apr 1851 New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia 1886 35
Cousin Eleanor Bowcher CHOWN 1827 Alphington, Exeter, Devon, England
Cousin Elizabeth CHOWN 1829 Alphington, Exeter, Devon, England
Cousin Eliza Harriott CHOWN 1830 Alphington, Exeter, Devon, England
Cousin Harriet CHOWN 1832 Alphington, Exeter, Devon, England

Events in William CHOWN (1830 - )'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
abt 1830 William CHOWN was born Kenn, Devon, England
1841 11 Census Kenn, Devon, England
abt 1847 17 Death of father John CHOWN (aged 51) St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England 2
abt Mar 1852 22 Married Sally UNDERHILL (aged 24) Exeter, Devon, England Free BMD Mar 1852 5b 176 2
Jun 1855 25 Birth of son Walter CHOWN Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales Free BMD Jun 1855 11a 210 2
abt Mar 1863 33 Death of mother Bathsheba Ann BOWCHER (aged 68) St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England Free BMD Mar 1863 5b 59
abt Jun 1891 61 Death of wife Sally UNDERHILL (aged 63) Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
Source References:
2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Down Under, Title: Devon to Down Under, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997
- Reference = 14 (Marriage)
- Notes: William Chown, second son of Bathsheba and John, moved to Wales in 1850. As
a stonemason, William joined a large band of artisans from the West of England
engaged in the development of Cardiff as a seaport and the building of the
dockyards. He went back to Exminster in 1852 to marry Sally Underhill and
returned to Cardiff where their five boys and three girls were born.
The eldest son Walter born 1855 and his wife Susan had three children and
following the early death of Walter's sister Laura, he raised her three children as
well. Walter was also a stonemason and there were several other Chowns listed
under the same trade. Walter's eldest child Laura born 1892 and named for her
aunt, married Thomas Daniel HILL.
William Chown 1826 married Sally UNDERHILL in 1852 and this branch moved
to Cardiff in Wales. From 1871 to 1890 they lived at 4 Elm Street, Routh where
William was a grocer.

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