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William Bower 1697–1723 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Sep 1697

Birth Location: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Oct 1723

Death Location: Kincaldrum House, Kinnettles, Scotland

Father: Alexander Bower

Mother: Elizabeth Gordon

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Alexander Jacobite

William Bower was born in 1697 in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Alexander Bower And Elizabeth Gordon. William Bower married Christian Doull, and had children including Alexander Bower Lt Col Jacobite, Christan Bower. William Bower passed away in 1723 in Kincaldrum House, Kinnettles, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Bower was born in 1697 in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Alexander Bower And Elizabeth Gordon.
  • William Bower married Christian Doull, and had children including Alexander Bower Lt Col Jacobite, Christan Bower.
  • William Bower passed away in 1723 in Kincaldrum House, Kinnettles, Scotland.

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William Bower's Ancestors

Self
William Bower
1697–1723
Birth Place: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Bower
1618–1680
Scotland
Elizabeth Gordon
1620–1681
Grandparents
Alexander Bower
1590–1650
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bower's Descendants

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William Bower (10 Sep 1697–22 Oct 1723)
  1. 1. Alexander (Bower Lt. Col.) Jacobite 1719–1746 m. Margaret (St) Clair 1717–1746
    1. 1. Alexander Bower 1737–1796 m. Margaret Graham 1739–1779
      1. 1. Margaret (St. Claire) Bower 1771–1835 m. Patrick Carnegy 1757–1819
      2. 2. Graham Bower 1779–1844 m. Amelia Paterson 1780–1846
        1. 1. Rear (Admiral James Paterson) Bower 1806–1889 m. Barbara Hickson 1827–1922 m. Barbara Hickson 1827–1922
      3. 3. Alexander Bower 1760–
      4. 4. Catherine Bower 1764–1831

William Bower's Timeline

2 Records

1697
10 Sep 1697
Birth of William Bower in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1723
22 Oct 1723
Age 26
Death of William Bower in Kincaldrum House, Kinnettles, Scotland
Kincaldrum House, Kinnettles, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1697
    Event Place: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1723
    Event Place: Kincaldrum House, Kinnettles, Scotland

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