Kern-Rowell Family History
1755 - 2025
Having recently read and published my Grandfather's diary 1905, I was interested to find out more about my family history. So I opened an account with ancestry.com.
I believe that my great grandfather was born in Buchberg, near Schaffhausen. Buchberg is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland, north of Zurich. With Rüdlingen, Buchberg forms one of the two exclaves of the Canton of Schaffhausen on the Rhine, bordered by the Canton of Zürich and Baden-Württemberg.
Sadly, I have yet to find the link back to the Swiss side of my family. So I explored my mother’s bloodline. Here maiden name was Rowell and that does have some history:
- My Mother was Murial Diedre Rowell (Kern), 1929-2009. SEE HER LIFESTORY >>
- Married in 1949, to Leonard Earnest (Roy) Kern
- Mother of Lindsay, Roger and Peter
- Her father was John Percival (Percy) Rowell, 1895-1958. SEE HIS LIFESTORY >>
- Born in Bedford, Bedfordshire.
- in 1911 he was an apprentice grocer in St. Lawrence Intra, Kent.
- Married in 1921 to Edith Florence Meade (Bun!), in Maidenhead.
- in 1921 he was the Club Steward at Temple Golf Club, in Maidenhead.
- He died at Temple Golf Club, in Maidenhead.
- His father was George Henry Kirkland Rowell, 1867-1941. SEE HIS LIFESTORY >>
- Born in Holloway, Middlesex.
- Married in 1893 in Plymouth, Devonshire, to Lucy Algar.
- In 1901 he was a drapers assistant in St. Lawrence Intra, Kent.
- He had 9 children, Stanley, John Percival, Cyril, Mabel, Lesley, Norman, Editha, Eric and Harrold.
- He died in Sheppey. Kent.
- His father was Alfred Gustavus Rowell, 1845-1929. SEE HIS LIFESTORY >>
- Born in Teignmouth, Devonshire.
- Married in 1867, to Ellen Collins Beater.
- Lived in Peckham in 1871.
- Lived in Gravesend in 1881, where he worked as an Insurance Cashier.
- Lived in Withycombe, Devonshire in 1911, where he was a retired grocer.
- Died in Weymouth. Dorset.
- His father was George Perkins Rowell, 1808-1891. SEE HIS LIFESTORY >>
- Born in West Teignmouth, Devonshire.
- Married in 1840, in Newton Abbot, Devonshire.
- In 1851 he worked as a wine merchant.
- Died in Newton Abbot, Devonshire.
- His father was Michael Rowell, 1783-1849. SEE HIS LIFESTORY >>
- Born in West Teignmouth, Devonshire.
- Married in 1807, in West Teignmouth, Devonshire, to Betsy Perkins.
- In 1844 he was listed as under “Merchants and Ship Owners”
- Died in St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada.
- His father was Thomas Rowell, 1755-1815. SEE HIS LIFESTORY >>
- Born in West Teignmouth, Devonshire.
- Married in 1769, in Bishopsteignton, Devonshire to Susanna Galpin.
- Died in Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire.
- He was my great, great, great, great, great grandfather!
- The Rowell line runs cold there, but I can trace Susanna Galpin’s line back to 1525 and earlier…
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