Edward Bowring

Brief Life History of Edward

When Edward Bowring was born in 1793, in Somersal Herbert, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Edward Bowring, was 38 and his mother, Ann Wilson, was 39. He married Sarah Chaddock on 3 February 1818, in Doveridge, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years. He died in 1884, in Somersal Herbert, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 91, and was buried in Somersal Herbert, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Edward Bowring
1793–1884
Sarah Chaddock
1796–1861
Marriage: 3 February 1818
Abel Bowring
1819–1897
Harriet Bowring
1821–1847
John Bowring
1823–
Edward Bowring
1826–1899
Sarah Bowring
1828–
Ann Bowring
1830–
Mary Bowring
1831–
Joseph Bowring
1834–1838
Hannah Bowring
1836–1869
Emma Bowring
1840–1929

Sources (29)

  • Edward Bowering, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Edward Bowring, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Edward Bowring, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"

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1801 · The Act of Union

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.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name from Middle English bouring (Old English būring), a derivative of Old English būr ‘bower, cottage, hall’, probably denoting a cottager or perhaps one who worked at a hall (see Bower ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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