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Have both of these possible deaths been ruled out?

Dec 1921
Bridgewater
Ref 5c 393
Kate Bown
age 60

Dec 1938
Essex SW
Ref 4a 184
Catherine E Bown
age 78

I haven't ruled them out but I'm not sure there would be any way to say that they are or are not with death certs alone... would there?  I need some sort of linking information.

I've found her parents' grave -- she's not with them, neither is her brother John William - I can't see a grave for John or for Kate.

Welford Rd, plot cF 718

BOWN   ARTHUR GARRARD   1875   FEB   1   age 19   CHATHAM STREET   SAINT MARGARET
BOWN   ANN   1882   NOV   15   age 57   CHATHAM STREET   SAINT GEORGE
BOWN   HENRY PAGETT   1886   MAR   4   age 65   CHATHAM STREET   SAINT GEORGE
BOWN   SAMUEL HENRY   1889   DEC   10   age 38   EARL HOWE STREET   SAINT GEORGE
EGERTON   ANNIE SARAH OWEN   1889   DEC   21   age 23   STOUGHTON STREET   SAINT GEORGE

That is most definitely them!  Thank you so much for that information!

This looks like his death

Dec 1923
Leicester
7a 314
John W Bown
age 75

and him in 1901
17 Albion Street Leics
John Wm Bown 51 bellhanger & Locksmith bn Leicester
Minnie 29 wife bn Staffordshire
Ivy Annie 5 bn Leicester

Marriage
Jul/Aug/Sep 1892
Leicester
ref 7a 291
John William Bown /Minnie Dawson

Wonder if Kate was a witness at his marriage?

That's the one I've found... Although, his marriage took place prior to the separation of Kate and James.  :S

Gilroes cemetery, plot z677

COLEY   William Clarke   age 48   8 Vulcan Road   Leicester    22-Nov   1905
BOWN   John William   aage 75   6 Albion Place   Leicester   10-Dec   1923
BROWN   Joh William Lane   age 65   34 Duffield Street   Leicester   06-Nov   1939

Oh wow! Thank you!

Hello!
This could end up a long one so please bare with me.  I'm basically looking to try and find her after 1894.

Kate has been discussed briefly in the past (in reference to her husband James DAVIDSON http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=106944.0) but this is about her...

Kate's birth was registered in Qtr1 1862 in Leicester as Catherine Eliza Pagett BOWN.  She was the daughter of Henry Pagett BOWN and Ann BLAKESLEY. 

In 1861, she was with her parents & siblings at 57 Granby Street, Leicester.
In 1871, she was living on Chatham Street, St Margaret, Leicester.
In 1881, she is still on Chatham Street (number 27). 

On 25th October 1885, she married James DAVIDSON at St Matthews, Leicester.  (I have the certificate somewhere for this marriage.)

Four children followed - Wallace Henry, Stuart James, Maggie and Dorothy. 

In 1894, the family received more than their 15 minutes of fame.  There are numerous newspaper reports surrounding James' trial where he was charged with bigamy.  (I have the first wife and the majority of information there!)

Kate gave evidence in March 1894 on the period following their marriage.

They started a business in Bond Street, but then left town and went to Staffordshire thanks to James' large debts.

James and Kate separated by mutual consent in July 1893. 

The children stayed with their father and Kate did not know of their whereabouts before the trial (I suspect they were with James' 3rd wife!) 

Kate's brother, John William BOWN, was a witness at the trial also.

After the trial, I can't seem to find a trace of her.  During the trial she was referred to as Miss BOWN...

Family stories are that she was committed to an asylum... I'm not so sure.

So, where can I go from here?  If I can go anywhere of course.  Do I just need to say that Kate is missing?

In the past 4 years, I've been back and fore her... determined to find something but I just can't.

TIA

Well, there was no divorce on her part....

Charlotte Davidson married to James Davidson Tailor (Journeyman)
October 17th 1947, 9pm, @ Mackie Place, Peterhead
F, 97 years
Walter JOSS, ship carpenter, deceased/Isabella JOSS M.S. SANGSTER, deceased
Died from Senility
The Informant was Margaret A DAVIDSON (daughter in law and inmate - present) - James Lawson's Wife???


Meant to say - Thank you for finding Forfarian!!

Why are you getting so many results? A search on SP for the death of Charlotte Davidson, other surname Joss, produced just one result, and a bit of narrowing down finds that she died aged 97 in 1947.

Oh... I didn't extend past 1934..... and I'm still getting to grips with the search on SP....

I could spend a fortune...


It's the whole 1 credit to view the search results... then 5 credits to view an image that gets my goat... (Would be much better to have a subscription service..

I'm tempted to say his occupation Clerk!



P.S. If I need to take this down please let me know!