Looking for Bowmans from Corbridge <1830

[btbowman]

I am looking for some Bowmans who trace their ancestry back to Corbridge in the pre-1830 era. My Great Grandfather, William Bowman was born in Corbridge in 1827, married Elizabeth Walker in 1854 and emigrated to Canada.

I have traced the family history back to the 1740 era... to another William Bowman, but have been unable to identify a spouse. My research suggests that William had 5 boys over the 1743-1763 period... perhaps there was more than 1 mother. There was a 10-yr gap between the 2nd and 3rd child.

I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has any information on the Bowman lineage from Corbridge in the 1720 - 1830 era.

Thanks
Bruce

[WaltonAus]

Hello Bruce, Looking on LDS I found the following.

William BOWMAN
B:Corbridge, Northumberland
Ch:10 DEC 1749 Corbridge, Northumberland
Father: John Bowman
Mother: Ann Snowball Bowman

Source Information:
Film Number: 1239649
Page Number: 1067
Reference number: 36673
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*if this is the right William these maybe his siblings all born Corbridge, Northumberland to John & Ann.

Margaret 25 JUN 1740
John 17 FEB 1742
Thomas 05 MAY 1745
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*and this marriage for John & Ann.

John Bowman
Spouse: Ann Snowball
M: 10 APR 1740 South Bailey, Northumberland

Source Information:
Film Number: 184312
Page Number: 1106
Reference number: 25078
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*and this birth for Ann Snowball.

Hannah SNOWBALL
B:1716 Corbridge, Northumberland
Christening: 30 MAY 1716 Corbridge, Northumberland
Father: Thomas Snowball
Mother: Mrs. Hannah Snowball

Source Information:
Film Number: 1239646
Page Number: 1123
Reference number: 39810
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Hannah Snowball
Ch: 30 MAY 1716 Corbridge, Northumberland
Father: Thomas Snowball
Mother: Margaret Surties

Source Information:
Film Number: 457168
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*these maybe Ann's siblings all born in Corbridge to Thomas & Hannah.

Mary Snowball 07 NOV 1723
Cuthbert About 1714
Isabella 28 FEB 1710
John 30 DEC 1707
Lyonel 28 FEB 1710
Surtis 16 JUL 1719
Mary 07 NOV 1723
Surtice About 1712

*the name Surtis/ice is interesting given the spouse of the 2nd marriage option.
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*looking at all Bowmans in Corbridge returned the following.

Betsy Bowman 26 NOV 1786 Corbridge, Northumberland, England
Harriot Bowman 10 AUG 1788 Corbridge, Northumberland, England
Margaret Bowman 29 MAY 1791 Corbridge, Northumberland, England
Margaret Bowman 25 JUN 1740 Corbridge, Northumberland, England
John Bowman 17 FEB 1742 Corbridge, Northumberland, England
Thomas Bowman 05 MAY 1745 Corbridge, Northumberland, England
John Bowman About 1757 Of, Corbridge, Northumberland, England
HENRY BOWMAN 30 AUG 1857 Corbridge, Northumberland, England
JOHN BOWMAN 10 JUL 1831 Corbridge, Northumberland, England
JOHN BOWMAN 22 AUG 1850 Corbridge, Northumberland, England
JOHN BOWMAN 21 JUN 1855 Corbridge, Northumberland, England
JOSEPH BOWMAN 09 MAR 1815 Corbridge, Northumberland, England
JOSEPH BOWMAN 1867 Corbridge, Northumberland, England
MICHAEL BOWMAN 08 JUL 1860 Corbridge, Northumberland, England
ROBERT BOWMAN 04 APR 1824 Corbridge, Northumberland, England
THOMAS BOWMAN 1826 Corbridge, Northumberland, England
WILLIAM BOWMAN 02 SEP 1827 Corbridge, Northumberland, England
John Bowman 02 JUN 1793 Corbridge, Northumberland, England
William Bowman 01 JAN 1788 Corbridge, Northumberland, England
Betsy Bowman 26 NOV 1786 Corbridge, Northumberland, England
Harriot Bowman 10 AUG 1788 Corbridge, Northumberland, England
Margaret Bowman 29 MAY 1791 Corbridge, Northumberland, England
Margaret Bowman 25 JUN 1740 Corbridge, Northumberland, England
*I only looked at the first 400 records ... there were many more ... probably including Bowmans.

Kind Regards
Peter Euston

[btbowman]

Thanks for your effort Peter - I appreciate your assistance.

Since posting my message, I borrowed and looked through those LDS parish records for Corbridge through our local LDS family history centre.

Unfortunately, I have uncovered a more serious conflict in my Bowman tree lineage, about a generation later than the Bowman information (1720-1760 era) that I was looking for in my previous message.

Through the Corbridge parish records, I had traced my g. grandfather, William Bowman (b. 1827) back to his father, James Bowman (chr. 26 Dec 1790; married Elizabeth Carr on 28 July 1823), and James' father also was James (chr. 24 Sept 1758) & married to Tamar Lee on 15 Nov. 1778.

However, I have found the following conflicting information in the CORBRIDGE PARISH RECORDS - (Volume 24 - Corbridge Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1654-1812)
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BURIALS
1796, Feb. 5 - James, s. of James Bowman, Corbridge
1796, Feb. 28 - Tamar, wife of James Bowman, Corbridge
1797, Aug. 1 - Sarah, d. of of James Bowman, Corbridge

THUS... it appears that the James whom I thought was my ggrandfather William's father, actually died when he was about 6 yr of age, along with his mother, Tamar, and sister Sarah.. within a year of each other. Obviously, this James could not have been in my lineage!

Despite this setback, I do have a marriage record for a James Bowman & Elizabeth Carr, who were indeed wed on 28 July 1823, a year before their duaghter Hannah was born, and 4 yr before my g.grandfather, William was born. Assuming that James was at least 20 yr when married, I would estimate his birthdate between 1785 - 1803, which falls in the same period as the young James who died in 1796.

Thus, the James who was married in 1823 has a different ancestry that what I have traced, but so far, I have NOT been able determine this James' actual father or grandfather.

If you have any additional information that might prove useful to me in solving this puzzle, I would appreciate hearing from you again.

Many Thanks
Bruce

[btbowman]

I wish to update my 2005 post regarding my family link to James Bowman (chr. 26 Dec 1790) & died 5 Feb 1796.
It now appears that the father of my Great Grandfather, William Bowman (b. 1827), was in fact James Bowman (chr. 24 Sep, 1758), father of James Bowman (1790-1796).
James Bowman (1758) was apparently married 3 times: 1) Tamar Lee (1755-1796), marriage, 1778, 7 children; 2) Alice [Bell] Winship (1759-1819), marriage, 1799; no children & 3) Elizabeth Carr (1789-1855); marriage 28 Jul 1823 in Corbridge, NBL, 2 children, Hannah Bowman (chr. 29 Aug. 1824), William Bowman (22 Apr 1827 - 22 Jan 1906); died in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. William married Elizabeth Walker (1928-1919) on 10 Jun 1854 and immediately emigrated to Canada (through New York) aboard the ship Shackamaxon.