Betty Bowness & Her Six Fatherless Children
Elizabeth ‘Betty’ BOWNESS (1825-1870), our 3rd Great Grandmother, was born in Seaton, Cumberland, to Mary ADDISON & William BOWNESS, the village Blacksmith. Being one of eight children who reach adulthood, Betty faced a life defined by deep family ties, grueling hardship, and a devastating pattern of loss. She raised her six children without a listed father, relying entirely on the...