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Gertrude Alice Lavender Bowden was born 2 MAY 1873 in 3 Victoria Place, Napier Street, Newington. Surrey.. She died 31 JAN 1942 in 37 West Hill, Dartford, Kent.. She was the daughter of James Bowden (1852-1929) and Sarah Smith (1852-?). Her siblings were Florence Sarah Lois Bowden (1876-1955), Charles Herbert George Bowden (1878-1915), Beatrice Clarice Kathleen Bowden (1892-?).
Gertrude Alice Lavender Bowden was listed in a census 1901 in Living 13 Kennington Terrace, Lameth, St. Mark, Kennington.with Elizabeth Dempster single 75 living on means b.Southwark, REbecca Snowden serv.s.48 Cook Dom.b Newington. Gertrude Serv. single 27 Dressmake. r own account working at home b.Southwark.
Gertrudes death certificate shows she died from a. Cardiac failure b. Hy
pertension. Arterio sclerosis.
Gertrude lived at 103 Ridgeway West, Sidcup, Bexley, Kent. Spinster wh
o was a retired Boarding House Proprietress.
Poems written by Gertrude have been found.
The Gale.
The surging Waves by .....hand’s are raised
Like moving muntains and curling to the shore
A crash, and lo into the air is sprayed
Light feathery foam, as wave, no more,
Into his brothers arms he smiling falls,
Togeter they’re a lauhing gurglin crowd
Come on come on,come on your hear them call
We”ll laugh and dance and prance and sing aloud
As on they come you’ll hear their blendin voices
No false note here, true harmony.
G>L. Bowden.