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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: England

Father: Thomas Bowes

Mother: Anne Maxtone

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Blakiston

Children(s): Sir Bowes,

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,. William Bowes passed away in 1707 in 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,.
  • William Bowes passed away in 1707 in 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 Bowes,
1701 – 1760
Birth Location: Gibside Manor, Durham, England
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William Bowes's Ancestors

Self
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 Bowes,
1527 – 1580
Lady Talbot
1531 – 1583
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir ,
1501 – 1551
Frances Giffard
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, (21 Aug 1701 – 17 Sept 1760) m. Mary Gilbert (1709 – 20 Jan 1781)
    1. 1. Mary (Eleanor "Helen" 'The Unhappy Countess') Lyon, (24 Feb 1749 – 28 Apr 1800) m. John Lyon, (17 Jul 1737 – 7 Mar 1776) m. Andrew (Robinson) Stoney (19 June 1747 – 16 January 1810)
      1. 1. John Bowes-Lyon, (14 April 1769 – 3 Jul 1820)
      2. 2. George Bowes-Lyon (17 Nov 1771 – 26 Dec 1806)
      3. 3. Thomas Lyon-Bowes, (3 May 1773 – 23 Aug 1846) m. Mary (Elizabeth Louisa Rodney) Carpenter (1 Jan 1783 – 1 Jun 1811) m. Elizabeth Northcote (1775 – 1818) m. Marianne Cheape (1772 – 23 Oct 1849)
        1. 1. Thomas (George) Bowes-Lyon (6 Feb 1801 – 27 Jan 1834) m. Charlotte Lyon-Bowes (22 January 1797 – 19 January 1881)
        2. 2. Sarah Bowes-Lyon (8 Aug 1813 – 6 Jun 1847)
      4. 4. William (Johnstone) Bowes (8 May 1782 – February 1807)

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, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 January 1707
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    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, 1300s-Current
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