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William Bowes 1657–1707 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jan 1657

Birth Location: Barnard Castle, Durham, , England

Death Date: 16 January 1707

Death Location: Barnard Castle, Durham Unitary Authority, County Durham, England

Father: Thomas Bowes

Mother: Anne Maxtone

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Blakiston

Children(s): Sir MP

The story of William Bowes began in 1657 in Barnard Castle, Durham, , England. William Bowes married Elizabeth Blakiston, and had children including Sir George Bowes Mp. William Bowes passed away in 1707 in Barnard Castle, Durham Unitary Authority, County Durham, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Bowes began in 1657 in Barnard Castle, Durham, , England.
  • William Bowes married Elizabeth Blakiston, and had children including Sir George Bowes Mp.
  • William Bowes passed away in 1707 in Barnard Castle, Durham Unitary Authority, County Durham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Bowes
1607–1661
Birth Location: Saint Luke, Chelsea, London, England
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Anne Maxtone
1609–1705
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Blakiston
1660–1736
Birth Location: Durham, England
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Children(s)

Sir MP
1701–1760
Birth Location: Gibside Manor, Durham, England
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William Bowes's Ancestors

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William Bowes
1657–1707
Birth Place: Barnard Castle, Durham, , England
Parents
Thomas II Bowes
1607–1661
Saint Luke, Chelsea, London, England
Anne Maxtone
1609–1705
Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Bowes
1573–1636
Streatlam Castle, Sedgefield, Durham
Lady (Anne) Warcop
1580–1653
Smardale, Cumbria, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Yorkshire
1527–1580
Lady Talbot
1531–1583
2nd-Great-Grandparents
1501–1551
1500–1558

William Bowes's Descendants

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William Bowes (6 Jan 1657–16 January 1707) m. Elizabeth Blakiston (1660–JUL 1736)
  1. 1. Sir (George Bowes,) MP 1701–1760 m. Mary Gilbert 1709–1781
    1. 1. Mary (Eleanor "Helen" 'The Unhappy Countess' Lyon, Countess of Strathmore & Kinghorne, media provacateur, the author of the verse drama, "The Siege of Jerusalem") (1769) 1749–1800 m. Andrew (Robinson) Stoney 1747–1810 m. John (Lyon, 9th Earl of Strathmore and) Kinghorne 1737–1776
      1. 1. William (Johnstone) Bowes 1782–1807
      2. 2. John (Bowes-Lyon, 10th Earl of Strathmore and) Kinghorne 1769–1820
      3. 3. Thomas (Lyon-Bowes, 11th Earl of Strathmore and) Kinghorne 1773–1846 m. Elizabeth Northcote 1775–1818 m. Mary (Elizabeth Louisa Rodney) Carpenter 1783–1811 m. Marianne Cheape 1772–1849
        1. 1. Sarah Bowes-Lyon 1813–1847
        2. 2. Thomas (George Bowes-Lyon Lord Glamis, heir to the Earldom of Strathmore and) Kinghorne 1801–1834 m. Charlotte Lyon-Bowes 1797–1881
      4. 4. George Bowes-Lyon 1771–1806

William Bowes's Timeline

2 Records

1657
6 Jan 1657
Birth of William Bowes in Barnard Castle, Durham, , England
Barnard Castle, Durham, , England
1707
16 January 1707
Age 50
Death of William Bowes in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1657
    Event Place: Barnard Castle, Durham, , England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 January 1707
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Barnard Castle, Durham Unitary Authority, County Durham, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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