George Bower
1713–
North Wingfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
The Life of George
When George Bower was born in 1713, his father, John Bower, was 36 and his mother, Dorothy Wilcoxson, was 23. He married Dinah Fox on 16 March 1733. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Bolsover, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom in 1733.
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Family Time Line
George Bower
1713–
Dinah Fox
1713–
Marriage: 16 March 1733
George Bower jr
1733–
Spouse and Children
Parents and Siblings
1677–Male
1690–1811Female
siblings
(6)
1703–Male
1704–1748Female
1707–Female
1710–Male
1713–Male
+1 More Child
World Events (3)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 88
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 95
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
1815
Age 102
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
1 Scottish: occupational name for a bow maker, Older Scots bowar, equivalent to English Bowyer .2 English and Scottish: from Middle English bur, bour ‘bower’, ‘cottage’, ‘inner room’ (Old English būr), hence a topographic name for someone who lived in a small cottage, an occupational name for a house servant who attended his master in his private quarters ( see Bowerman ), or a habitational name from any of various places, for example in Essex, named Bower or Bowers from this word.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- George Bower, "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944"
- George Bower, "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944"
- George Bower, "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918"
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