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James Paterson Bower 1808–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1808

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 1889

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Graham Bower

Mother: Emily Paterson

Spouse(s): Barbara Hickson

Children(s):

James Paterson Bower was born in 1808 in Scotland, the child of Graham Bower And Emily Amelia Paterson. In 1861, James Paterson Bower resided in St Jude, Portsea, Hampshire, England. James Paterson Bower married Barbara Hickson. James Paterson Bower passed away in 1889 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Paterson Bower was born in 1808 in Scotland, the child of Graham Bower And Emily Amelia Paterson.
  • In 1861, James Paterson Bower resided in St Jude, Portsea, Hampshire, England.
  • James Paterson Bower married Barbara Hickson.
  • James Paterson Bower passed away in 1889 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Bower's Ancestors

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James Bower
1808–1889
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
Graham Bower
1779–1844
Inverarity, Angus, Scotland
Emily (Amelia) Paterson
1779–1846
Unknown
Grandparents
Alexander (Bower) II
1737–1796
Kincaldrum
Margaret Graham
1739–1779
Mains, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Col
1719–1746
Margaret Clair
1717–1746
Robert Fintry
1701–1756
Margaret Murray
1716–1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Bower
1698–1758
Elizabeth Gordon
1700–1755
Thomas Clair
1676–
Elizabeth Wanchope
1680–

James Bower's Timeline

3 Records

1808
1808
Birth of James Paterson Bower in Scotland
Scotland
1861
1861
Age 53
James Paterson Bower resided here in St Jude, Portsea, Hampshire, England
St Jude, Portsea, Hampshire, England
1889
1889
Age 81
Death of James Paterson Bower in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1808
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 644; Folio: 139; Page: 26; GSU roll: 542677

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: St Jude, Portsea, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 644; Folio: 139; Page: 26; GSU roll: 542677

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1889
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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