Board: Message Boards > Surnames > Bowhay URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.bowhay/18/mb.ashx Subject: Ernest BOWHAY, Blackawton Devon Author: David Blackie Date: Friday, February 08, 2002 Classification: Query Surnames: Bowhay, Joint, Foale
G,Day to all the Bowhay Clan. My god I just cannot believe I stumbled across this. my name is David Blackie I was a WW2 London evacuee to Blackawton, I attended Blackawton school for five years; from age nine to fourteen. I knew "old Ernie Bowhay" as he was known very well indeed, he was one hell of a character, could be a gruff old so and so, but a lovely man with a wonderful sense of humour and a bellowing laugh; he was the best "Rick" builder in South Devon, I worked with him as a boy quite often at Harvest time along with Percy Joint, he and old Ernie were great friends and rivals. Ernie had a daughter Pamela, strangely enough it was only a few days ago, I discovered a website for Blackawton Primary school, with email point of contact, to which I wrote a letter in which I mentioned Pamela. Well I am just blown away by this, I will finish by saying "old Ernie' certainly loved his cider, and at Harvest time along with Percy would have put a big dent in Mr Leonard Foale's cider stock. Hope to hear from anyone with connections to Blackawton. David Blackie WW2 Evac'
Return To Message