Are they brothers?

[Chris_Baker]

I would be grateful if anyone can confirm that James and John Bowie are brothers. Both died on 14 June 1917 aboard the drifter "Morning Star IV".

James: http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_detail...asualty=2743817

John: http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_detail...asualty=2743818

[archangel9]

Ages are about right - 1901 Census -

Name: James Bowie

Age: 3

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1898

Relationship: Son

Father's Name: George K

Mother's Name: Mary

Gender: M (Male)

Where born: Buckie, Banffshire

Registration Number: 164

Registration district: Rathven

Civil parish: Rathven

Town: Buckie

County: Banffshire

Address: 5, James St

ED: 11

Household schedule number: 244

Line: 2

Roll: CSSCT1901_116327

Household Members:

Name Age

George K Bowie 40

Mary Bowie 40

John Bowie 13

Jane Bowie 9

Annie Bowie 4

James Bowie 3

William Bowie 4

John

[Terence Munson]

Hi Chris

These are they on naval-history.net (Don Kindall) list, note comment:

Morning Star IV (not related, but both from Banffshire)

BOWIE, James, Cook, RNR, TC 461, drowned

BOWIE, John, Engineman, RNR, ES 3156, drowned

Cheers, Terry