Hi Rick:
I always said ³some² enumerators got the job every 10 years by political
patronage and not how intelligent they were or how good their penmanship
was.
Dave
On 2/20/09 8:02 PM, "Rick and Louise Embree" <
rickandlouise@...>
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> It is, Dave. I looked at the scan of the original document and it actually
> looks more like "Bowen" than "Brown". Depending on the accent of the day, Mr.
> Fullerton (also from Diligent River) might have thought the name was "Bowen".
> It might always remain a mystery.
>
> Rick
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Winter
> To: nscumber
> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 6:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [nscumber] James Clifford Bowden of Kirk's Hill, N.S.
>
> Hi Rich:
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> THANK YOU. Brown is a far cry from Bowden, I must say.
>
> Dave
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> On 2/20/09 7:04 PM, "Rick and Louise Embree" <rickandlouise@...
> <mailto:rickandlouise%40rogers.com> >
> wrote:
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>> > Hi Dave:
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>> > The surname has been transcribed as "Brown". They are listed in Diligent
>> > River, Poll District # 35, Enumeration District # 10, Pages 5 & 6 and
>> family
>> > 46.
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>> > Hope that helps.
>> >
>> > Blessings!
>> >
>> > Rick
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: David Winter
>> > To: nscumber
>> > Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 3:51 PM
>> > Subject: [nscumber] James Clifford Bowden of Kirk's Hill, N.S.
>> >
>> > I cannot find this family on the 1911 Census.
>> >
>> > Dave
>> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> > NSARM Cumberland Delayed Births, 1903; Book #1903; Page #99100376
>> > James Clifford Bowden
>> > Born 19 May 1903, Kirk's Hill
>> > S/o James William Bowden, Farmer, Born Parrsboro, and Jane Law
>> > Affidavit signed by ????? D? Henry? at Halifax on 24 Mar 1964
>> >
>> > Source: Dave Winter, 20 Feb 2009
>> > -----------------
>> > NSARM Cumberland Marriages, 1928; Book #52; Page #107
>> > James Clifford Bowden, Farmer, b, 25, United
>> > Living Kirk's Hill; Born Kirk's Hill
>> > S/o James Bowden, West Bay, and Janie Law
>> > And
>> > Leona Beatrice Crossman, Waitress, s, 21, United
>> > Living East Fraserville; Born East Fraserville
>> > D/o Samuel Crossman, East Fraserville, and Sarah Crossman
>> > Married 16 May 1928, United Church Parsonage, Parrsboro
>> > By Rev. A.R. Reynolds
>> > Before Walter H. Welch, East Fraserville, and Mrs. Carrie Knowlton,
>> > Parrsboro
>> >
>> > Source: David Winter, 20 Feb 2009
>> > -----------------
>> > Some of his siblings:
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>> > 1891 Census;
>> > 3965 PARRSBORO B 165 BOWDEN JAMES 30 M
>> > 3965 PARRSBORO B 165 BOWDEN JANE 23 M
>> > 3965 PARRSBORO B 165 BOWDEN LESTER 1
>> > 3965 PARRSBORO B 165 BOWDEN BABY 0 1 MONTH [Dorothy?]
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>> > Automated Genealogy Version;
>> > 1901 Cumberland County Census, Diligent River family #95, BOWDEN:
>> > 26 95 Bowden James W. M Head M Mar 26 1860 41
>> > 27 95 Bowden Janey F Wife M Jun 22 1868 32
>> > 28 95 Bowden Lester M Son S Nov 23 1889 11
>> > 29 95 Bowden Dorothy F Daughter S Apr 24 1891 9
>> > 30 95 Bowden Oressa F Daughter S Jan 13 1892 8
>> > 31 95 Bowden Rosey E. F Daughter S Oct 30 1894 6
>> > 32 95 Bowden Lalia F Daughter S Jul 29 1896 4
>> > 33 95 Bowden Howard C. M Son S Mar 12 1898 3
>> > 34 95 Bowden John A. M Son S Sep 24 1899 1
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