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.
Linked from this page is a new addition. It has been discovered that some of today's Rowdens have derived from other close variant spellings of the surname. This may have happened intentionally but is more likely to have occured through mis-spelling. Click here for the variant pedigrees.
To search for a particular individual, use the pedigree name index section on the search page. This index contains 7800 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, who were married to/partners of a Rowden 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
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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 
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Recent changes or improvements
to the pedigree chartsCounty 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. | 26 December 2009 |
| Bow (II) |
4 | Another large family of Rowdons who lived in Bow, Devon. | 19 March 2010 |
| 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. | 05 January 2010 |
| Bow (IV) |
7 | A Rowdon family which settled in Colebrooke, near Bow, but now appears to have its origins in Bow | 01 July 2009 |
| Bow (V) |
16 | Many from this family had connections with the sea on the south coast of England, but whose earliest ancestors came from Bow. | 19 March 2010 |
| 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. | 01 July 2009 |
| 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. | 03 March 2010 |
| Crediton (I) |
6 | Another Rowden family from central Devon, including Thomas a watercolour artist. | 03 March 2010 |
| Crediton (II) |
8 | Another family of Rowdens from Crediton who migrated towards Exeter. | 01 July 2009 |
| 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. | 01 July 2009 |
| 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. | 24 October 2008 |
| South Molton |
18 | Formerly Sept 62 (Newcastle), but recent research shows the paternity originates from North Devon. | 22 July 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. A few families set off for London in the ealy 1800s. This sept has absorbed former Sept 44. | 19 March 2010 |
| 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. | 05 January 2010 |
London
| Place | Sept | Coverage | Updated |
London |
17 | A Rowdon family whose eariest known ancestor was born in London about 1820. However suspicions are that his ancestors came from Devon. Part of the family lived moved to the New Forest while others went abroad. | 03 March 2010 |
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. | 02 July 2009 |
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. | 26 December 2009 |
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. Are there any missing? Descendants now found around the world including Australia. |
19 March 2010 |
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. | 28 April 2009 |
| East Knoyle | 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. Former origin was Mere, Wiltshire. |
06 November 2009 |
| Steeple Langford |
25 | A large Rowden family from southern Wiltshire that lived for centuries in the Wylye valley area. 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. The largest sept on the site! | 03 March 2010 |
| Alderbury
|
27 | More Rowdens from Wiltshire who lived just out of Salisbury to the south east; they could have originated from the west and be linked to Sept 25. Alternatively the family could have come from Hampshire not far to the east. A number of the male lines moved to the USA in the 1860s. | 03 March 2010 |
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. | 24 October 2008 |
