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From: "Marie Sims" <>
Subject: Re: LIDSTONE/RENDLE/TUPLIN
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1999 17:31:25 -0700


Hi Heather

My grandmother was Mary Florence Bowness Murray from PEI, and I do recall
your father's name in Kyler Bowness's publication "The Descendants Of
William Bowness of Kirkton, Scotland".

Seeing that we are distant cousin's, I just thought I would say 'Hi'.

Marie Murray Sims
Vancouver, BC

----- Original Message -----
From: Heather Figueroa <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, July 31, 1999 8:25 PM
Subject: LIDSTONE/RENDLE/TUPLIN

> Hi All....
>
> Am new to this list and just want to put my family names out for a start,
as
> have inherited all my Dad's files, books and wills, etc. My Dad (who
passed
> away in May) was Dr. E. Rendle Bowness and his mother was a Lidstone.
They
> came to Prince Edward Island in Canada in the early 1800's and Dad had
> contributed a lot to a hard cover book published in Devon on the
Lidstones.
>
> I also have a lot of information on the Tuplins and the Rendles, with all
> the variant spellings.
>
> Bowness is from Whitehaven in Northern England and the Dumfries area.
Have
> some Wills and documents for that line.....also a 1640 Will for a Durant,
> who is related somehow, but not sure which of the 4 lines. I remember Dad
> talking about a Norman French ancestor. Sure wish he was still here to
ask
> questions of, as he spent at least 20 years researching both thru the LDS
> and by long vacations in England and Scotland.
>
> So at this time am trying to read thru the files and books and if anyone
> would like any info or has any to share, would be pleased to hear from
you.
>
> I got started on my husband's spanish name 18 months ago and am now
> thoroughly hooked. Next in his side are Coopers from Dover.....sounds
like
> fun.
>
> Heather Figueroa (Bowness)
> Brampton, ON
> CANADA
>
>
>

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