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Bernard O'Brien & Eliza Bowles
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Genealogical DetailsBernard O'Brien (photo at left [1]), born August 2, 1857 [9] in Upper Canada (now Ontario, Canada) [4], son of [6] [3] William (James?) O'Brien and Mary (Ellen?) McDonald. Died ????, at ???? [?]. Buried at ???? [?].
Eliza (Liza) Bowles (photo at left [1]), born September 16, 1864 [8] at Bovilia (?), Reach Township, Upper Canada (now Ontario, Canada) [8], baptised October 30, 1864 at St. Malachy Church, Brock Township, Upper Canada [8], Godparents Robert and Mary Bowles [8]. Daughter of [8] Joseph Bowles and Mary Marnan. Died circa 1959, approx. 95 years old. [1] at Welland, Ontario [1]. Buried at ???, Welland, Ontario [1].
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Bernard O'Brien & Eliza (Liza) Bowles circa 1886Children of Bernard and Eliza were [1] [9] :
- Mary Ellen O'Brien, born 1888, married Thomas Burke.
- Joseph O'Brien, born July 28, 1891.
- Catherine O'Brien, born May 28, 1894, married J. Hennessee (no issue).
Family History Details
Alternate spellings: The Bowles name was spelt Boles and Bowels in various records for the period. O'Brien was listed also as O'Brion, and in the marriage records, Bernard's name erroneously transcribed as Barnard and Eliza's name was erroneously entered into the provincial registry as Isabella.
Bernard was described as a mechanic from Port Perry in his marriage registry and later was described as a stonemason, and the family lived in the village of Port Perry [4] in the 1880s and 1890s. Eliza was also residing in Port Perry at the time of marriage. They were married by Reverend P. J. Keane. The marriage was not registered with the province until the following year. Witnesses to the marriage were Eliza's sister Rebecca and Bernard's brother Martin.
Sometime before 1901 (census) they moved to Markham where they were living as boarders. After Bernard's death, Eliza went to Welland, Ontario to live with her daughter Ellen's family at 26 York Street [1].
Eliza refused to register to receive her old age pension until she was in her eighties (having been eligible since age 70), as she considered it to be welfare [1].
Catherine's husband J. Hennessee was from the area between Lindsay and Peterborough [1] and he worked for the Eaton's Company in Toronto for many years, receiving a gold pocket watch for his service there [11].