The child's father, Samuel Bowler, was born 6 February 1869 in Albury, New South Wales. He married Johanna Cahill in 1904 in Kookynie. She was born 7 July 1874 at Yea in Victoria. Their first child, Francis Gregory, was born 14 September 1905 at Kookynie; Kevin Ambrose born 5 May 1907; Mary Patricia born 17 February 1910; Henry Aubrey born 8 August 1915.
Johanna died 2 May 1949 in Mount Lawley. Her husband died 25 August 1964.