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The Bowen Family History Nelson Bowen came from England to Penna, U.S.A. with his wife Mary Marriot. Later they came to Canada and to Aldershot. They rented a home on La Salle [LaSalle] Park Rd. where Boyd's later lived, farming there for a few years, then purchasing on Plains Road East, about 63 years ago. Their children were: Marcia, Mary Jane, Eva May, Julia Maria, Kate Elizabeth, William Elijah, Harry Thomas, Clara Maude, John Marham. - Marcia married Wilfred Job and they had three children, Sam, Roy, Mary. - Mary Jane married Anson Vollick. Their children were Percy, Vera, Lottie, Murray, Leslie. - Eva May married W. Hampton. Their children were Herbert, Noel, Annie, Grace. - Julia married Jake Horne. They did not have a family. - Kate Elizabeth married J. Horne. They also did not have a family. - William Elijah married Annie Nicholson. Their children were Stanley and Maxwell. William had a second wife who was Alma Bond and their children were, Fabiola, Dorothy and Willian. -Henry Thomas married Ina Horne. Their children were Reginald, Howard, Marie and Gladys. - Clara Maude, married William Filman. They had no children. - John Markham married Gertrude Bowman. Their family were Claude and Shirley. John Markham continued to farm for several years. After his death his son Claude farmed for a few years and then the farm was sold to the Separate School Board and Holy Rosary School was built, the home being used as a rectory until about 1959 when it was torn down to build a new rectory. Mark as he was better known also served on East Flamboro Council and was an active member of the community helping to build the Aldershot Lawn Bowling Club. His son Claude now lives in St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.A. Shirley, Mrs. Wm. [William] Carr is still in Aldershot, on Townsend Ave. Photo of Claude and Madeleine Bowen