Correspondence between Miss Elizabeth Sing and her friends and family. 1891-1895; correspondence between members of the Bowles family, including personal letters and papers relating to the employment and finances of the family, 18921945; miscellaneous items relating to Bowles family leisure Interests; miscellaneous items relating to the spiritual life of the Bowles family, 1894-1947; miscellaneous items relating to the Bowles family finances, 1922-1933; papers relating to bereavements in the family; photographs and negatives; miscellaneous items
Papers relating to the Bowles Family of Swansea
This material is held atWest Glamorgan Archive Service
- Reference
- GB 216 D/D Z 566
- Dates of Creation
- 1879-1944
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- Approx. 1 box
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Charles Frederick Bowles of Haverfordwest and Elizabeth Sing of Portia Terrace, Swansea were married in 1895 after an engagement lasting three years. The letters are often preoccupied with each others health, the weather and domestic details, but taken as a whole they reflect the changes in family life in Swansea across sixty years.
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