Notes for Manfred Bowditch

!US Census 1920 (14 January) Massachusetts, Middlesex Co., Framingham Town, Roll T625_709, SD 4 ED 148, Sheet 5B/6A, Page 84B/85A, House No. 4 Central St., Lines 96-100/1: Manfred Bowditch (b. 1891 - 29 - in Germany - Occ: Metal Dealer - Fa: MA and Mo: Germany - NOTE: Came to US in 1890 and was Naturalized in 1898) married to Margaret (b. 1894 - 26 - in MA - Fa: MA and Mo: NH). Children listed (born in MA) are: Eliza I. (dau b. 1914 - 6); and Mary C. (dau b. Apr 1917 - 2 7/12). ALSO LISTED is: Maria Boyd (b. 1880 - 40 - in Ireland - Occ: Servant - Fa: Ireland and Mo: Ireland - NOTE: Came to US in 1908 and is an Alien); and John Campbell (b. 1887 - 33 - in Canada - Occ: Teamster - Fa: Canada and Mo: Canada)

*****Note Divorced Margaret remarried to Edward Welch and children are living with new StepFather*****
!US Census 1930 (9 April) Massachusetts, Suffolk Co., Boston City, Roll T626_945, SD 12 ED 15-150, Sheet 6B, Page 124B, House No. 20 Louisburg Square, Lines 51-58: Edward S. Welch (b. 1888 - 42 - in MA - Occ: Lawyer - Fa: MA and Mo: MA) married (first at age 21) and now to Margaret P. (b. 1893 - 37 - in MA - Fa: MA and Mo: NH - NOTE: Married first at age 18). Children listed (born in MA with Father born in Germany) are: Eliza Bowditch (stepdau b. 1914 - 16); and Mary E. Bowditch (stepdau b. 1918 - 12). ALSO LISTED are: Ellen Walsh (b. 1867 - 63 - in Canada - Occ: Cook - Fa: Irish Free State and Mo: Northern Ireland - NOTE: Came to US in 1890 and is PA); Margaret Dean (b. 1893 - 37 - in Irish Free State - Occ: Waitress - Fa: Irish Free State and Mo: Irish Free State - NOTE: Came to US in 1910 and is PA); Anna Lewis (b. 1904 - 26 - in Canada - Occ: Laundress - Fa: Canada and Mo: Canada - NOTE: Came to US in 1926 and is PA); and Mary S. MacKinnon (b. 1881 - 49 - in Canada - Occ: Nurse - Fa: Canada and Mo: Canada - NOTE: Came to US in 1917 and is PA)

!Five Genealogies of Bowdish and Bowditch Families in America...by Cyrus and Maryella Bowdish
In one location of the book, Cyrus and Maryella show Manfred born in Jamaica Plain, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. In another, they show Dresden, Germany. He was director of the Division of Occupational Hygiene, Massachusetts.
Margaret was born February 24, 1893. They divorced.
Elfriede was born June 8, 1901 at Antwerp, Belgium. They lived at Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.
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