David Bowen / Sarah Palethorp

[PLB]

I am trying to get some information on my ancestor, David Bowen, and his wife Sarah Palethorp. David was born in 1815 in Llandeilo Fawr in Wales but moved to Alfreton where he became a watch maker. He died in Jan 1879 in Derbyshire but I do not have more detail on his death or where he is buried. We have a family myth that he was Mayor of Alfreton but I do not know how to verify whether this is true.
His first wife Sarah Palethorp was born in Sheffield on 10 Feb 1812 and died 24 May 1872 in Alfreton. I have no further information on her or where she was buried.
I believe that David had a second wife, Dinah but have no information or maiden name.
Many thanks,
Pat Bowen

[sunflower]

Hi Pat

A couple of burials for you

David Bowen 25 Jan 1879 aged 64
Sarah Bowen 27 May 1872 aged 52

Both at Alfreton

Carol

[sunflower]

Children baptised to David & Sarah Bowen

Owen Thos 14 Jan 1840 - Watch Maker (buried 25 Feb 1840 aged 9 weeks)
Sarah Ann 26 Sept 1844 - Watch Maker (buried 4 Mar 1846 aged 18 months)
Mary 28 May 1847  - Jeweller
Sarah Elizabeth 28 Mar 1847 - Jeweller
Alfred David 5 Aug 1849 - Watch Maker
Llewellyn 23 May 1856 - Jeweller (buried 7 Oct 1856 aged 7 months)

Carol

[sunflower]

Two marriages

David Bowen m Sarah Palethorpe 30.11. 1837 at Shelford St Peters, Nottingham

David Bowen m Dinah Bentley 9.7. 1874 at Newark, St Marys, Nottingham

Carol

[Ladyhawk]

David Bowen of Alfreton Jeweller & Watchmaker died 21 Jan
Probate Date: 24 Feb 1879 proved at Derby
by George Brundall Sharp Draper & Frederick Stanley Rickards Solicitor
both of Alfreton the Executors
personal estate under £4000

Some info. on familysearch regarding David Bowen see link below
1851c & details of Will (2/3/1878) , David died 10mths after his Will was signed
https://familysearch.org/photos/stories/2155920

[SmallTownGirl]

If he was Mayor of Alfreton, I suspect this place would know about it

http://www.alfretonheritage.org.uk/index.php

STG

[PLB]

Many thanks to SmallTownGirl, Ladyhawk, and Sunflower for your very helpful assistance.
Pat

[dshc]

Hello Pat, Came across your posting while browsing the web. A good few years ago my husband and I did quite a bit of research regarding David Bowen (Clock and Watch Maker) and his family (before the days of web sites) and acquired quite a lot of information and copies of b/m/d certificates etc. I don't know how much further on you have got in the past year since your posting? but we would be very pleased to share with you the information we have found and would be grateful if you could help us with some of the gaps we have in our research. Kind regards, Susan and David

[trish1120]

You may already have this possible by now;

DAVID Bowen Baptised 24 Oct 1813, Parish Church, Llandeilo Fawr, Carmarthenshire
Parents OWEN/MARY
Sibling;
JOHN, 15 May 1816
(FreeREG)

Owen BOWEN, Bachelor,  Married Mary THOMAS, Spinster, 15 Feb 1805 same Church
(FreeREG)

There is a large gap between this possible Marriage and Baptisms but there is also this Child to a Owen and occp may explain gap in Children as they may be born elsewhere

MARY Bowen, 9 Feb 1814, Henllan Church, Henllan Amgoed, Carmarthenshire
Father OWEN
Occp Excise Man
Abode Landisilio
(FreeREG)

Trish