Family Records

Indented Pedigree

An indented pedigree format displays the family descendants with each successive generation indented to the right. The lists below, divided into counties, give links to a number of Rowden family lines which, as yet, have no clear connection with each other. Each row includes a family sept number to distinguish one family group from another.

To search for a particular individual, use the pedigree name index section on the search page. This index contains over 6200 names and will allow a search under forename, surname (at birth), or sept keywords.

The information here does not include all the Rowden families for which I have details. The information given by each pedigree chart shows those individuals who were born with the Rowden surname, married into a Rowden family or who adopted the Rowden surname. This limit is imposed to prevent the creation of what, otherwise, would be huge family trees and concentrate on the Rowden name. It will explain why the charts do not show the children of women whose maiden name is Rowden (unless they married another Rowden). Invariably I do have extra information, so please e-mail any request.

Every attempt is made to update it on a regular basis. If you find your family amongst the charts and can provide more details (or corrections), please let me know either through the message board or e-mail ...

All these charts include information on the latest changes and show related email contacts . See the end of each pedigree page for reference to the layout. Some charts include an image icon after a individual's name which provides a link direct to the associated gallery. Multiple births (twin/triplets) are indicated with an icon .

Recent changes or improvements to the pedigree charts

County of Devon

Place	Sept	Coverage	Updated
Bow (I)	1	Family of Rowdens who lived in and around Bow, Devon. About 5 miles north west of Crediton, the village and area was home to many Rowdens in the 18th and 19th centuries.	10 February 2008
Bow (II)	4	Another large family of Rowdons who lived in Bow, Devon.	26 February 2008
Bow (III)	3	Formerly thought to have originated in Colebrooke it is now clear that this family came from Bow and is likely to be related to the two families above.  Parts of this family moved outside Devon to London and Somerset in the 1850s, but now has connections in USA, Australia.	04 April 2008
Bow (IV)	7	A Rowdon family which settled in Colebrooke, near Bow, but now appears to have its origins in Bow	16 November 2007
Bow (V)	16	Many from this family had connections with the sea on the south coast of England, but whose earliest ancestros came from Bow.	14 May 2008
Brixham	15	A family of mariners and fishermen whose earliest ancestors came from Brixham, Devon but settled in Ringsend, Dublin in the 1830s. More recent generations appear in England, USA and New Zealand. Robert was a decorated mariner from this family.	04 April 2008
Chittlehampton	12	Chittlehampton is pleasant village situated about 6 miles south east of Barnstaple in Devon. Part of this family moved towards Barnstaple into a nearby village of Swimbridge. A more adventurous part then moved to London in the 1840s and later onto Australia.	04 April 2008
Crediton (I)	6	Another Rowden family from central Devon, including Thomas a watercolour artist.	01 October 2007
Crediton (II)	8	Another family of Rowdens from Crediton who migrated towards Exeter.	26 February 2008
North Tawton	5	North Tawton is just west of Bow, Devon and had a strong wool industry in the 19th century. Strongly suspect that this family is linked to the Bow Rowdens. Much of this family moved to Exeter in the 1860s and some to Wales a generation later.	21 December 2007
Poughill	9	After spending the 17th century in Poughill and the 18th century in Crediton, this family is found next in Plymouth and then in London.	14 May 2008
South Molton	18	Formerly Sept 62 (Newcastle), but recent research shows the paternity originates from North Devon.	04 April 2008
Thorverton	10	Thorverton is about 7 miles north of Exeter and some 8 miles south of Tiverton. It was in Tiverton that this family made its home in the 19th century although by the beginning of the next seems to have diminished considerably.	01 October 2007
Zeal Monachorum	2	With modest movement in the early 19th century part of this family later moved to Port Hope, Ontario, Canada, and beyond. If you are a Rowden from Ontario you are probably connected.	26 February 2008

County of Hampshire

Place	Sept	Coverage	Updated
Portsmouth	61	Although appearing to originate in Hampshire, most of the later generations were born in and around Sunderland and South Shields. There appears to have been little movement over the last 150 years.	04 April 2008

County of Herefordshire

Place	Sept	Coverage	Updated
Bromyard	42	A Rowden family of distinction. The family migrated from Herefordshire to Gloucestershire and then to Oxfordshire. A young woman from this family, Diana, was a spy in WW2 and lost her life in a concentration camp.	10 February 2008

County of Kent

Place	Sept	Coverage	Updated
Seasalter	51	Now a very large family of Rowdens. Largely made up of mariners and oyster dredgers from the village Seasalter and its larger nearby town Whitstable. Created from the amalgamation of previous septs 51, 52, 54 and 55. Now the largest sept on the site! Are there any missing? Descendants now found around the world including Australia.	04 April 2008

London

Place	Sept	Coverage	Updated
London	44	The earliest known ancestors of this Rowden family lived in an area of London around St Lukes and Shoreditch. They stayed close to the area until well into the 20th century.	04 April 2008

County of Wiltshire

Place	Sept	Coverage	Updated
Horningsham	46	The beginnings of what is probably a much larger family. Certainly part of the larger Wiltshire family; possibly linked to Sept 25. (Formerly under Bethnal Green)	16 November 2007
Mere	22	An early Rowden family from Wiltshire, which although not large may have links with the larger sept 25. Some travelled to Australia being tempted by the Gold Rush in Ballarat, Victoria in the 1850s.	04 April 2008
Steeple Langford	25	A large Rowden family from southern Wiltshire that lived for centuries in the Wylye valley area. Following considerable recent research this family brings together former septs 11, 21, 20 with sept 25 and adds in new (or should that be old?) families. Some from this sept spread into Somerset, some to Middlesex and some to Essex. Others moved westward to Bristol or Wales. Some travelled further afield to Australia, Canada or the USA. Its origins, back into the 16th century and beyond, are still being pursued.	14 May 2008

Wales

Place	Sept	Coverage	Updated
Wales	31	A family of Rowdons who in the 19th century established themselves in the southern counties of Wales especially Glamorgan. Suspect their ancestors came from Devon.	20 April 2008