TENTH GENERATION

718. Ward Hamilton BOWLBY ^{(5)(6) (7)(8)} was born on 4 Oct 1834 in Townsend Township, Norfolk County, Ontario. ⁽⁴²²³⁾ He died on 8 Jan 1917 in Kitchener, Ontario.⁽⁴²²⁴⁾ He was buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery.⁽⁴²²⁵⁾ He was a lawyer in Berlin (now Kitchener), Ontario.⁽⁴²²⁶⁾ On 24 December, 1867, he was appointed by the first governor of Ontario Crown Attorney and Clerk of the Peace for the county of Waterloo, and served in that capacity until his demise. He was educated. ⁽⁴²²⁷⁾ After preliminary education at a clergyman's school, Woodhouse rectory, near Simcoe, and at grammar schools of Simcoe, Streetsville and St. Thomas, he attended Upper Canada College then Toronto University where he graduated in arts in 1856 and in law in 1858, as gold medalist on both occasions, obtaining the first gold medal in law awarded at Toronto University. He resided Bowhill in Berlin (now Kitchener), Ontario.⁽⁴²²⁸⁾

He was married to Elizabeth H. HESPELER on 10 Apr 1861. ⁽⁴²²⁹⁾ Elizabeth H. HESPELER ^{(5)(6) (7)(8)} was born about 7 Mar 1842. She was also known as Lissie.⁽⁴²³⁰⁾ Ward Hamilton BOWLBY and Elizabeth H. HESPELER had the following children:

+1884 i. Ann Hespeler BOWLBY.