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William Bowman 1875 – 1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 April 1875

Birth Location: Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 24 January 1939

Death Location: Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland

Father: Laurence Bowman

Mother: Marion Campbell

Spouse(s): Jessie Drummond

Children(s): Laurence Bowman, Margaret Bowman, William Bowman

In 1875, William Bowman entered the world in Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland, born to Laurence Bowman and Marion Campbell. William Bowman married Jessie Muir Drummond, and had children including Laurence Bowman, Margaret Bowman, William Bowman. William Bowman passed away in 1939 in Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1875, William Bowman entered the world in Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland, born to Laurence Bowman and Marion Campbell.
  • William Bowman married Jessie Muir Drummond, and had children including Laurence Bowman, Margaret Bowman, William Bowman.
  • William Bowman passed away in 1939 in Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Laurence Bowman
1856 – 1919
Birth Location: Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland
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Marion Campbell
1857 – 1913
Birth Location: Halbeath Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Jessie Drummond
1876 – 1945
Birth Location: Dysart Burgh, Fife, Scotland
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Children(s)

Laurence Bowman
1898 – 1903
Birth Location: 51 Bridge Street, Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland
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Margaret Bowman
1900 – 1970
Birth Location: Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland
MB
William Bowman
1908 – 1953
Birth Location: 66 Bridge Street, Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland
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William Bowman's Ancestors

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William Bowman
1875 – 1939
Birth Place: Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Laurence Bowman
1856 – 1919
Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland
Marion Campbell
1857 – 1913
Halbeath Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bowman's Descendants

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William Bowman (06 April 1875 – 24 January 1939) m. Jessie (Muir) Drummond (27 Nov 1876 – 5 Dec 1945)
  1. 1. Laurence Bowman (15 Sep 1898 – 19 apr 1903)
  2. 2. Margaret Bowman (15 Sep 1900 – 1970)
  3. 3. William Bowman (1 Dec 1908 – 18 Feb 1953) m. Margaret (Wallace) Drysdale (06 Nov 1909 – 25 Jun 1997)
    1. 1. Christine (Drysdale) Bowman (28 May 1929 – 2013) m. John Hepburn (9 Mar 1926 – 16 Sep 2002)
      1. 1. Lesley Hepburn

William Bowman's Timeline

2 Records

1875
06 April 1875
Birth of William Bowman in Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland
Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland
1939
24 January 1939
Age 64
Death of William Bowman in Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland
Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 April 1875
    Event Place: Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 January 1939
    Event Place: Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland
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