1911 census shows her arriving from Ireland in 1846 (I think).

From her grandson’s (Elmer Howard) family history:

Grandmother Bowles (nee Annie Morrison, born 1831, Ireland; died 1927) was born in Northern Ireland and, sailed to Canada by herself at the age of 11 of thirteen. This I know to be authentic as she used to tell the story of her trip to us children while we sat with open mouth and starry eyes listening, while the candle burned lower and lower. She and Grandfather were married and settled on a piece of land in the Beaver Valley, a few miles from the village of Markdale. This property was all bush as was all the other part of the settlement; and was in the same school section as was the Holley property. So my father and mother first met at school. Samuel and Annie Bowles raised a family of six (George, Barbara, Margaret, Katherine, and Samuel and Martha).Grandmother Bowles was Irish as Paddy’s Pig. I can visualize her in her black bonnet with long black ribbons tied in a beautiful bow under her chin. Her long trailing Sunday skirt and her small flask, which she invariably carried (quite unnoticeable) in the pocket among the folds of her great dress. She would march with the Orangemen in their 12th of July parade each year until she was past ninety. She passed away at the age of ninety-six, from the effects of a broken hip. You may have noticed that my mother’s people had to be practically broken up to get them on their way. Grandmother made some socks and other clothing for herself and family from the wool of her own sheep, which she spun herself. She could knit a pair of socks after supper--My How those needles would rattle, and she never appeared to have to watch them. Us kids used to provoke her something terrible, then she would say . . . ”I’ll give ye on the ear...” and commence to chase us. Lucky for us she could not catch us, else she may have given us on the ear. I don’t know how or why she put up with us around. One day when Ira was there (he used to help grandfather) to pick bugs from the potatoes. Now picking potatoes bugs was quite a chore (I don’t suppose you know what they look like). You can pick all of them or half of them, don’t make any difference to the bugs. The next day they are as bad as ever. Seems one day Grandma Bowles accused Ira of not doing his job properly, and said he did not pick the bugs at all. Whereupon Ira went out and picked a pan full, and when Grandmother was out of the house he fetched them in and placed them in a pan and all on her kitchen table, on top of a lovely white cloth. When Grandmother came in and found them not only all over her table, but all over the room she decided he had picked them after all. Ira was, however, not to be seen as he had decided he had best go home for a few days ‘till Grandmother cooled down. Of course, I being younger did not get in on such mischief and had to be content by tormenting her in other ways, such as calling her “old Annie Bowles”. Well we all loved her but had a rather peculiar way of expressing our sincerity. I think Grandmother enjoyed our pranks in her own Irish way. When she made a quilt for Ella and sent it to Edson, she was ninety, so maybe she loved me after all.

Her obituary in the Dec, 21, 1927 Flesherton Advance reads:

“Aged resident of Artemesia is dead

One of the oldest residents of the Township of Artemesia, in the person of Ann Morrison, wife of the late Samuel Bowles, diead at her home in the Beaver Valley, Sunday evening, December 11, 1927. The deceased, who was 92 years of age, was born in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland, and sailed alone from that port to Canada at the age of eleven years, bother her parents previously died. After reaching Ontario, she made her home at Sandhill until her marriage. With her husband she settled in the Township of Albion, Peel County, moving to the Beaver Valley in 1878.The late Mrs. Bowles was of a very bright and cheerful disposition, always active until about two years previous to her death, when she sustained a fractured hip, from which time she was confined to her bed or easy chair. Though of great age, her faculties were unimparied and her mind clear until the last. She was always greatly interested in the Orange Order and believed strongly in its principles. Her husband predeceased her in 1906 at the age of 74 years.She is survived by two sons and three daughters: George and Samuel of the Township of Artemesia; (Margaret) Mrs W J Holley and Catherine, Mrs. Samuel Warling, both of Holland Centre, also (Martha) Mrs. John Bennett of the Township of Holland. One daughter, Barbara, Mrs. J. Freeman, predeceased her mother some years ago.The funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon to the Meaford Road Cemetery. Service was conducted at the house by her pastor, Rev. A. Newton, St. John, of Annesley Church, Markdale.Floral offerings were from the following: Pillow, from the family, wreath Mr. and Mrs. S.J. Bowles and family; wreath L.O.L. 1385, Vandeleur; sprays from Mrs. F. Bowles and family, Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Weber, Vandeleur Ladies’ Aid, Vandeleur Womens’ Institute.Friends from a distance present at the funeral were Mr. Wm. Riddell, of Bolton and sister, Mrs. M. Thompson, of Tullymore, Mr. and Mrs. R. Holly, Mr. and Mrs. James Kenefick of Holland Centre.The pall bearers where Messrs. Amos Bowles, Angus, Elwood and William Bowles, grandsons of the deceased, and Mr. John Hyslop.

In 1911 census, she was living with her son Samuel’s family (next door to her son George’s family). It lists her birth year as 1841.