Katrina Bowden

Bowden in 2019, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Katrina Kay Bowden

Place of Birth: Wyckoff, New Jersey, U.S.

Date of Birth: September 19, 1988

Ethnicity: English, one quarter Hungarian, German, distant Scots-Irish/Northern Irish

Katrina Bowden is an American actress. She is known for her roles in horror and comedy films. She is also known as Katie Bowden.

Her father was born in London, England, and moved to the U.S. in the 1980s.

Katrina’s paternal grandfather was Albert Bowden (the son of Joseph Bowden and Annie Elizabeth Shaw). Albert was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire. Katrina’s great-grandmother Annie was the daughter of Robert Shaw and Fanny Tingle.

Katrina’s paternal grandmother was named Winifred May Briggs (the daughter of William Henry Briggs). Winifred was born in West Ham, Essex, England. William was the son of Henry Briggs and Annie/Ann Quipp.

Katrina’s maternal grandfather was Louis Steven Kiraly (the son of Louis Kiraly and Julia A. Ferenci). Katrina’s grandfather Louis was born in Ravenna, Ohio, to Hungarian immigrants.

Katrina’s maternal grandmother was Virginia May Ortmayer (the daughter of Elmer Anton Ortmayer and Lillian Fay Russell). Virginia was born in Dearborn, Michigan. Elmer was the son of Anthony Ortmayer, who was a German immigrant, and of Maria Christina Bruns, whose parents were German emigrants, from Lower Saxony. Lillian was the daughter of William Rutson Russell, who had deep roots in the U.S., and of Ida Lorraine Partridge, whose father had deep American roots, and whose mother was of German descent.

Bowden with B. J. Novak in 2007, photo credit: mobu27

Source: Obituary of Katrina’s father – https://www.dignitymemorial.com

2 Responses

  1. Erik1714 says:

    I think that her mother’s surname is Kupsc.

    The surname is of Polish origin (Kupść).

    • Erik1714 says:

      I was wrong about her mother’s surname…

      https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/LKY1-BKP

      Katrina’s maternal grandfather was Louis Steven Kiraly (the son of Louis Kiraly and Julia A. Ferenci). Katrina’s grandfather Louis was born in Ravenna, Ohio, to ethnic Hungarian emigrants.

      Katrina’s maternal grandmother was Virginia May Ortmayer (the daughter of Elmer Anton Ortmayer and Lillian Fay Russell). Virginia was born in Dearborn, Michigan. Elmer was the son of Anthony Ortmayer, a German emigrant, and Maria Christina Bruns, the daughter of German emigrants from Lower Saxony. Lillian was the daughter of William Rutson Russell, who had deep lines in America, and Ida Lorraine Partridge, whose father had deep lines in America and mother was of German descent.

      Katrina’s ethnicity: English, one quarter Hungarian, German, distant Scot-Irish

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