James Roberts BOWEN

Date of Birth: 
c 1845
Date of Death: 
1 Sep 1881

James was born in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.

He arrived in NZ in Dec 1852, via Melbourne on the Hyderabad.

He married Mary Ann Cook (born in London, England) in Taranaki in 1867.

James & Mary had 4 daughters & four sons. Two of the sons died in infancy.

One daughter was Harriet, a long time postmistress in Levin. A son, Louis is profiled separately.

James was a storekeeper in Hurangi in the early 1880's. However he died young (at age 36) so Mary Ann moved to Levin and set up shop in Queen St (northern side close to the corner of Queen & Oxford Sts). She also became the first postmistress for Levin.

Another son James took over the shop but also died young (aged 26). A daughter Minnie married Thomas Hudson who was an early land & estate agent in Levin.

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Relatives mentioned in profile: 
James Roberts Bowen; Joseph Bowen; Harriet Dunckley; Mary Ann Cook; Thomas Cook; Mary Cook; Mary Ann Bowen; Alfred John (Albert) Joyce; Ada Rose Bowen; Harriet Emma Bowen; Minnie Martha Bowen; Thomas Arthur Bertram Hudson; Lilian Hall Husband; James Warren Bowen; Joseph Harold Bowen; Alfred Louis Bowen; Samuel Frank Bowen.