Educator.
Born at Palermo, Trafalgar Township, Halton County, Ontario on 1 December 1889, son of Samuel A. Bowman (1843-?) and Mary S. Bowman (1857-?), he took teacher training and moved to Manitoba in 1908.
His teaching career spanned over 40 years, including service as the Principal of Starbuck School (1908-1910) and as a teacher at Empress School (1915-1918), Eriksdale School (1921-1923, Principal), Gypsumville School (1924), and John Black School (1924-1950) within the Old Kildonan School District No. 2102.
On 20 August 1924, he married Muriel Jennie Almond (1901-1990) at Winnipeg and they had five children: Mary Frances Bowman (1925-?, wife of Laurence “Larry” Smith), James Albert Bowman, Burton Bowman, George Bowman, and David Bowman.
He died at the Park Manor Personal Care Home in Winnipeg on 24 February 1985 and was buried in the Brookside Cemetery.
Birth registrations [Mary Frances Bowman], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registrations [Charles James Bowman to Muriel Jennie Almond], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1901 & 1911 Canada censuses, Automated Genealogy.
1916, 1921, 1926, and 1931 Canada censuses, Library and Archives Canada.
“Couple celebrates 40th anniversary,” Winnipeg Tribune, 11 August 1964, page 11.
Obituary [Charles James Bowman], Winnipeg Free Press, 26 February 1985, page 43.
Obituary [Muriel Jennie Bowman], Winnipeg Free Press, 8 May 1990, page 38.
Winnipeg estate files (ATG 0025A), PR85-01-01254 Charles James Bowman, GR8652, Archives of Manitoba.
Winnipeg estate files (ATG 0025A), PR90-01-19160 Muriel Jennie Bowman, GR10472, Archives of Manitoba.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 22 November 2025
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