[Index]
Elizabeth BOWCHER (1759 - )
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
William PIDGEON (1779 - )
Charles Chown PIDGEON (1781 - )
Ann PIDGEON (1786 - )
Nathaniel PIDGEON (1789 - )
Deborah Ann PIDGEON (1792 - )
Rebecca PIDGEON (1796 - )
Julia PIDGEON (1801 - )
Elizabeth BOWCHER (1759 - )

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Jasper PIDGEON (1750 - )
John BOWCHER (1730 - ) John BOWCHER



Mary (BOWCHER)



Deborah CHOWNE (1727 - 1788) Henry CHOWNE (1702 - 1770) Charles CHOWNE (1648 - )
Joan NORTHCOTT (1662 - 1733)
Ann COOKNEY (1705 - 1775)




b. bef 10 Jan 1759 at Exminster, Devon, England
m. 26 Mar 1779 Jasper PIDGEON (1750 - ) at Kenton, Devon, England
Near Relatives of Elizabeth BOWCHER (1759 - )
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather John BOWCHER
Grandmother Mary (BOWCHER)
Grandfather Henry CHOWNE 07 Apr 1702 Rockbeare, Devon, England abt 29 Oct 1770 Exminster, Devon, England 68
Grandmother Ann COOKNEY abt 1705 Devon, England bef 16 Feb 1775 Devon, England 70

Father John BOWCHER abt 21 Aug 1730 Crediton, Devon, England
Step Father William HILL abt 1727 Devon, England bef 1756 29
Mother Deborah CHOWNE 18 Mar 1727 Rockbeare, Devon, England 07 Feb 1788 Exminster, Devon, England 60

Self Elizabeth BOWCHER bef 10 Jan 1759 Exminster, Devon, England

Husband Jasper PIDGEON 1750 Kenton, Devon, England

Son William PIDGEON bef 15 Sep 1779 Kenton, Devon, England
Son Charles Chown PIDGEON bef 10 Oct 1781 Powderham, Devon, England
Daughter Ann PIDGEON bef 21 May 1786 Powderham, Devon, England
Son Nathaniel PIDGEON bef 25 Jan 1789 Powderham, Devon, England
Daughter Deborah Ann PIDGEON bef 26 Feb 1792 Powderham, Devon, England
Daughter Rebecca PIDGEON bef 22 May 1796 Powderham, Devon, England
Daughter Julia PIDGEON bef 13 Dec 1801 Powderham, Devon, England

Sister Ann BOWCHER Jul 1757 Exminster, Devon, England
Brother Richard BOWCHER bef 12 Jul 1760 Devon, England
Brother John BOWCHER Mar 1762 Kenton, Devon, England 28 Feb 1828 Exeter, Devon, England 65
Sister Deborah BOWCHER Aug 1765
Brother Samuel BOWCHER Apr 1768
Brother Henry BOWCHER 15 Jul 1772

Daughter in Law Susannah SHELLEY 1780 Powderham, Devon, England 04 Apr 1863 Powderham, Devon, England 83

Grandson Nathaniel PIDGEON 1800 Powderham, Devon, England
Granddaughter Susannah PIDGEON 1801 Powderham, Devon, England
Granddaughter Mary PIDGEON 1803 bef 09 Dec 1875 72
Grandson Charles PIDGEON 1805 Powderham, Devon, England
Grandson William PIDGEON 1812 Powderham, Devon, England 1883 71
Granddaughter Elizabeth PIDGEON 1815
Grandson John PIDGEON bef 12 Jul 1818 Powderham, Devon, England
Granddaughter Julia PIDGEON bef 20 May 1821 Powderham, Devon, England

Uncle Samuel BOWCHER 1734
Aunt Anne CHOWNE 17 Dec 1729 Rockbeare, Devon, England
Uncle William PRIDHAM
Uncle Henry CHOWNE 06 Jan 1731 Rockbeare, Devon, England Nov 1800 Devon, England 69
Aunt Elizabeth Adams Grace DYER
Uncle Joseph CHOWNE 1733 Exminster, Devon, England 1811 Exminster, Devon, England 78
Aunt Mary ELSON Alphington, Exeter, Devon, England
Aunt Julian COLLINS 1766
Aunt Elizabeth CHOWNE 18 Jan 1735 Exeter, Devon, England
Uncle John HAWKER
Aunt Joan CHOWNE 29 May 1738 Exeter, Devon, England
Uncle John PITTS
Uncle Charles CHOWNE 01 May 1740 Exeter, Devon, England 09 Mar 1804 Exminster, Devon, England 63
Aunt Mary (CHOWNE)
Aunt Hannah MORTIMORE
Aunt Martha SULLEY LILLEY
Uncle William CHOWNE 21 Dec 1741 Exminster, Devon, England 09 Mar 1804 Exminster, Devon, England 62
Aunt Susannah DYER
Aunt Edmund CHOWNE 05 Sep 1744 Exeter, Devon, England Nov 1744 Exeter, Devon, England 0

Cousin Matthais CHOWNE 10 May 1770 Exminster, Devon, England 1834 64
Cousin William CHOWNE 1764 1834 70
Cousin Susannah CHOWNE 1767 abt 1793 26
Cousin Grace CHOWNE 1771

Nephew William BOWCHER 16 Feb 1787 Kenton, Devon, England
Niece Deborah BOWCHER bef 23 Apr 1788 Kenton, Devon, England abt Sep 1862 Totnes, Devon, England 74
Nephew John BOWCHER 26 Aug 1789 Kenton, Devon, England
Niece Eleanor BOWCHER 1792 Kenton, Devon, England abt Jun 1863 Totnes, Devon, England 71
Niece Bathsheba Ann BOWCHER 1795 Kenton, Devon, England abt Mar 1863 St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England 68
Nephew Henry Chown(e) BOUCHER BOWCHER 1797 Kenton, Devon, England 23 Oct 1843 Buckland, Spring Bay, Tasmania, Australia 46
Nephew Richard BOWCHER 1800 Kenton, Devon, England
Niece Jehoshabeth Alice Townsend BOWCHER 1804 Kenton, Devon, England
Niece Caroline Elizabeth Cann BOWCHER 1806 Kenton, Devon, England
Niece Mary BOWCHER 1788 Exeter, Devon, England 24 Jun 1827 39
Niece Sarah BOWCHER 13 Feb 1792 Exeter, Devon, England abt 1814 22
Nephew John BOWCHER 28 Feb 1794 Exeter, Devon, England 1862 Exeter, Devon, England 68
Nephew William BOWCHER 1800 1804 4
Niece Ann BOWCHER 1801 Exeter, Devon, England 1898 Exeter, Devon, England 97
Nephew Frederick James BOWCHER 12 Feb 1806 Exeter, Devon, England 1877 Marylebone, London, England 71
Nephew Edward BOWCHER 17 Jun 1807 Exeter, Devon, England abt Jun 1877 Exeter, Devon, England 70
Nephew Charles Henry BOWCHER bef 04 Dec 1808 Exeter, Devon, England 19 Jul 1826 17
Niece Eliza Ann Jane BOWCHER bef 04 Dec 1808 Exeter, Devon, England abt Dec 1892 Exeter, Devon, England 84
Niece Emma BOWCHER 18 Aug 1810 St Petrock, Exeter, Devon, England 08 Jul 1854 St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England 43
Nephew William Townsend BOWCHER 01 Apr 1813 Exeter, Devon, England abt Dec 1877 Exeter, Devon, England 64
Nephew Henry James Cann BOWCHER 29 Jun 1815 St Petrock, Exeter, Devon, England abt Dec 1864 Chelsea, London, England 49
Niece Loveday BOWCHER abt Nov 1793

Brother in Law John JOREY
Sister in Law Ellenor TOWNSEND bef 09 Jul 1767 Shillingford St George, Exeter, Devon, England
Sister in Law Mary REED abt 12 Jan 1805 St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England
Sister in Law Elizabeth TOWNSEND bef 01 Jul 1772 St Petrock, Exeter, Devon, England 16 Apr 1858 Exeter, Devon, England 85
Sister in Law Ann COFFIN
Events in Elizabeth BOWCHER (1759 - )'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
bef 1756 Death of step father William HILL (aged 29)
bef 10 Jan 1759 Elizabeth BOWCHER was born Exminster, Devon, England
26 Mar 1779 20 Married Jasper PIDGEON (aged 29) Kenton, Devon, England 12
bef 15 Sep 1779 20 Birth of son William PIDGEON Kenton, Devon, England 12
bef 10 Oct 1781 22 Birth of son Charles Chown PIDGEON Powderham, Devon, England 12
bef 21 May 1786 27 Birth of daughter Ann PIDGEON Powderham, Devon, England 12
07 Feb 1788 29 Death of mother Deborah CHOWNE (aged 60) Exminster, Devon, England
bef 25 Jan 1789 30 Birth of son Nathaniel PIDGEON Powderham, Devon, England 12
bef 26 Feb 1792 33 Birth of daughter Deborah Ann PIDGEON Powderham, Devon, England 12
bef 22 May 1796 37 Birth of daughter Rebecca PIDGEON Powderham, Devon, England 12
bef 13 Dec 1801 42 Birth of daughter Julia PIDGEON Powderham, Devon, England 12
Source References:
2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Down Under, Title: Devon to Down Under, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997
- Reference = 13 (Name, Notes)
- Notes: I had more luck with her sister Elizabeth 1759, who married Jasper PIDGEON at Kenton on 26 Mar 1779.
Their four daughters and three sons were baptised over a 22 year period whilst
They lived at Powderham, between Kenton and Exminster. Powderham Castle was
built c.1400 by Sir Philip Courtenay; his descendant, the Earl of Devon, now lives there.

Elizabeth and Jasper's eldest, William Pidgeon 1779 wed Susannah SHELLEY,
just nine months before his youngest sister Julia was baptised in 1801. Other
siblings were Charles Chown 1781; Ann 1786; Nathaniel 1789; Deborah Ann 1792;
Rebecca 1796.
12. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Genes reunited, Title: Genes
- Reference = Dianne Pidgeon tree (Marriage)

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