I am searching for ancestorsof Cornelius Bowen. Born about 1840. Parents Edmund & Norah Bowen. Cornelius emigrated to Australia 1857. Ship records state his parents were dead. He must of had siblings. Any information would be much appreciated.
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I searched on the subscription site Roots Ireland for all of Ireland and did not find a baptismal record for a Cornelius Bowen with the parents you listed. Also,did not find any Bowen baptismal records for any children of Edmund and Norah Bowen. Likely they were from a parish that no longer has records back to the baptismal years.
You posted in the Kilmoylan Galway parish page. Do you have information which points to this parish? I checked the 1855 Griffiths Valuation head of household listing for Kilmoylan parish and there were no Bowens listed. https://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/galway/kilmoylan.htm
You could add Cornelius' story to our XO Chronicles site https://www.irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/history-and-genealogy/ancestor-dat…; and possibly someone will notice a connection.
You may also want to consider DNA testing.
Roger McDonnell