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Adam Forbes Bowman 1887–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1887

Birth Location: Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1941

Death Location: Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Father: James Bowman

Mother: Jemima Forbes

Spouse(s): Mary Boyack

Children(s): John Bowman, Mary Bowman

In 1887, Adam Forbes Bowman entered the world in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland, born to James Pringle Bowman And Jemima Hill Tait Forbes. Adam Forbes Bowman married Mary Gibson Boyack, and had children including John Cundell Bowman, Mary Bowman. Adam Forbes Bowman passed away in 1941 in Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1887, Adam Forbes Bowman entered the world in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland, born to James Pringle Bowman And Jemima Hill Tait Forbes.
  • Adam Forbes Bowman married Mary Gibson Boyack, and had children including John Cundell Bowman, Mary Bowman.
  • Adam Forbes Bowman passed away in 1941 in Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Adam Bowman's Ancestors

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Adam Bowman
1887–1941
Birth Place: Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
James Pringle Bowman
1859–1889
Edinburgh, Scotland
Jemima (Hill Tait) Forbes
1861–1948
Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Bowman
1821–1889
Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland
Alison Pringle
1819–1889
St Cuthbert, Edinburgh
George Forbes
1835–1888
Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland
Elisabeth Sneath
1824–1910
North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Bowman
1796–1859
Isabella Stewart
1799–1823
Anne Runciman
1780–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bowman
1777–

Adam Bowman's Descendants

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Adam (Forbes) Bowman (1887–1941) m. Mary (Gibson) Boyack (1886–)
  1. 1. John (Cundell) Bowman 1906–1995
    1. 1. Anna (M) Bowman 1928–2019
  2. 2. Mary Bowman 1908–1999 m. Sherman Chase 1908–
    1. 1. John (Sherman) Chase 1936–2013

Adam Bowman's Timeline

2 Records

1887
1887
Birth of Adam Forbes Bowman in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
1941
1941
Age 54
Death of Adam Forbes Bowman in Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1887
    Event Place: Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

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