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William Bowie 1814–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Aug 1814

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 3 Jan 1856

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: John Bowie

Mother: Maxwell McDougall

Spouse(s): Annetta Thurburn

Children(s): Marizza Bowie, Maxwell Bowie, Annetta Bowie, John Bowie, Elizabeth Bowie, Henrietta Bowie, Robert Bowie, William Bowie

In 1814, William Bowie entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to John Bowie And Maxwell Margaret Mcdougall. In 1814, William Bowie resided in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. William Bowie married Annetta Antonia Louisa Thurburn, and had children including Annetta Antonia Louisa Bowie, Elizabeth Thurburn Bowie, Henrietta Isabella Bowie, John Mure Bowie, Marizza Bowie, Maxwell Margaret Macdougall Bowie, Robert Thurburn Bowie, William Hope Bowie. William Bowie passed away in 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1814, William Bowie entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to John Bowie And Maxwell Margaret Mcdougall.
  • In 1814, William Bowie resided in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • William Bowie married Annetta Antonia Louisa Thurburn, and had children including Annetta Antonia Louisa Bowie, Elizabeth Thurburn Bowie, Henrietta Isabella Bowie, John Mure Bowie, Marizza Bowie, Maxwell Margaret Macdougall Bowie, Robert Thurburn Bowie, William Hope Bowie.
  • William Bowie passed away in 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bowie
1790–1862
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Maxwell McDougall
1794–1878
Birth Location: Ardentinny, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Annetta Thurburn
1820–1888
Birth Location: Ash Shatibi, Al Iskandariyah, Egypt
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Children(s)

Marizza Bowie
1841–1904
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Maxwell Bowie
1843–1860
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
MB
Annetta Bowie
1844–1926
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
AB
John Bowie
1846–1918
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JB
Elizabeth Bowie
1848–1922
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Henrietta Bowie
1853–1939
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Robert Bowie
1851–1911
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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William Bowie
1855–1857
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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William Bowie's Ancestors

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William Bowie
1814–1856
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
John Bowie
1790–1862
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Maxwell (Margaret) McDougall
1794–1878
Ardentinny, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Grandparents
John Bowie
1758–
Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary Thomson
1759–
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Allan Bowie
1734–
Mary Broun
1731–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Broun
1692–
Elizabeth Rankin
1696–1739

William Bowie's Descendants

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William Bowie (9 Aug 1814–3 Jan 1856) m. Annetta (Antonia Louisa) Thurburn (7 Mar 1820–23 Jan 1888)
  1. 1. Marizza Bowie 1841–1904 m. John Paterson 1823–1882
    1. 1. Ada (Marizza) Paterson 1867–1953
    2. 2. Cluny (Napier) Paterson 1878–1924
    3. 3. Henry (Douglas Noel) Paterson 1868–1944 m. Anna (Constance) Hall 1874–1939 m. Annabella (Katherine Bethune) MacKenzie 1880–1956
      1. 1. Emily (Constance Noel) Paterson 1899–1973 m. Robert (Henry Isaac) Williams 1885–1967
        1. 1. David (John Isaac) Williams 1938–1945
        2. 2. Margaret (Noel) Williams 1930–2008 m. Mattanja ("Matthew"erasmus Richard) Samson 1928–1991
      2. 2. Aylmer (John Noel Paterson) Rev 1902–1977 m. Kathleen (Mary) Goldie 1912–2009
      3. 3. Kathleen (Margaret Noel) Paterson 1906–1963
    4. 4. John (Melvin) Paterson 1863–1940
    5. 5. Annetta (M) Paterson 1876–
    6. 6. William (Vernon) Paterson 1865–1865
    7. 7. Wallace (Campbell) Paterson 1871–1873
    8. 8. Athol (Scott) Paterson 1873–1914
  2. 2. Maxwell (Margaret MacDougall) Bowie 1843–1860
  3. 3. Annetta (Antonia Louisa) Bowie 1844–1926
  4. 4. John (Mure) Bowie 1846–1918
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Thurburn) Bowie 1848–1922 m. Thomas (Fay) Hopcroft 1849–1881
    1. 1. Annetta (Nina Thirza) Hopcroft 1876–1965
    2. 2. Reginald (Thomas) Hopcroft 1880–1969 m. Ruby (Cecile) Jutsum 1890–1966
      1. 1. Frederick (Campbell) Hopcroft 1914–1970
      2. 2. Thomas (Duncan Muir Hopcroft) MBE 1915–1993 m. May Laney 1916–2000
    3. 3. Anne (Marizza) Hopcroft 1881–1961
  6. 6. Henrietta (Isabella) Bowie 1853–1939
  7. 7. Robert (Thurburn) Bowie 1851–1911
  8. 8. William (Hope) Bowie 1855–1857

William Bowie's Timeline

4 Records

1814
9 Aug 1814
Birth of William Bowie in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1814
9 Aug 1814
William Bowie was baptized in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1814
1814
William Bowie resided here in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1856
3 Jan 1856
Age 42
Death of William Bowie in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1814
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1814
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1814
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1856
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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