'Bower2'
Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Bower of Darley Hall, Bower of Dundee, Bower of Kincaldrum, Bower of Lavington, Bower of Meatie
| We are not aware of any reason to suppose a connection between the families shown on this page. They share the page for our convenience. | |||||||||||||||
| Thomas Bower (b c1541, d 1603) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Coote | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Roger Bower of Dundee (d 1628, councillor) | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Alexander Bower of Invereighty (a 1634, councillor of Dundee) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Balfour (dau of Sir David Balfour of Forset) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Alexander Bower of Kincaldrum, Angus (a 1634, baillie & Dean of Guild of Dundee, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (26.10.1652) Christian Mitchell | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (06.04.1657) Lilias Monteith | |||||||||||||||
| Not clear which wife was mother of ... | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Alexander Bower ("eldest son") | ||||||||||||||
| BP1934 does not follow Alexander's line but mentions various of his descendants. The following comes from various web sites (in particular here). | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Alexander Bower of Kincaldrum | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | James Bower of Meathie | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | Alexander Bower of Meathie, Kincaldrum & Kinnettles (a 1744) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Sinclair (dau of Thomas Sinclair) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Alexander Bower of Kincaldrum | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Graham (dau of Robert Graham of Fintry) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Graham Bower, last of Kincaldrum (d 1844) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Emily Patterson or Paterson | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | James Patterson Bower (b 1806, d 1889, Admiral) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Barbara Hickson (dau of John Richard Hickson by Barbara Mahony) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Alexander Bower, later Bower St. Clair had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Countess Pelagie Kossakouska ("a Polish lady") | |||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | Alexander Bower probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1829) Francis Balfour of Fernie (d 1854) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Ellen Fletcher Bower possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anthony Murray of Dollerie (d 1838) | |||||||||||||||
| (c)+ | 8 others | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Margaret St.Clair Bower (d 21.02.1835) possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (20.04.1789) Patrick Carnegy, 4th of Lour (b 25.02.1757, d 24.11.1819) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Thomas Bower (a 1680, councillor of Dundee, "younger son") | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Thomas Bower, Provost of Dundee (a 1723, "younger son") | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | William Bower, once of Kinnettles (a 1754) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Fraser | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | William Bower, later in Hampshire | ||||||||||||||
| m. (12.02.1760) Lucy Jane ** | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | William Bower of Hatton Garden (b 09.04.1781) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (31.03.1807) Susannah Bucke | |||||||||||||||
| (b)+ | other issue | ||||||||||||||
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| Robert Bower | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Martin Bower | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Thomas Bower probably the Thomas of Lavington who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. Dorothy Beckett (dau of William Beckett of Wilton) possibly wife of this Thomas and mother of ... | |||||||||||||||
| i. | William Bower of Lavington, Witlshire (bur 15.05.1611) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth (bur 09.01.1617-8) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Bower of Lavington (bur 13.02.1644/5) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (15.02.1601/2) Anne Mayton (bur 21.01.1622/3) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Anne Bower (bpt 20.04.1605) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.06.1623) William Calley of Burdrop (b 1599, d 1660) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Elizabeth Bower (bpt 05.04.1609) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (13.03.1629/30) Henry Danvers of Baynton | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (20.09.1653) Charles Yorke of West Lavington | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Francis Bower of Lavington | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.03.1605/6) Joan (bur 13.02.1618/9, widow of _ Merewther) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Anne Bower | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.10.1601) Sefton Bromwich | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Jane Bower | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Andrews | |||||||||||||||
| e. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Halbert | |||||||||||||||
| B. | William Bower 'of London' | ||||||||||||||
| Shown by 'Wilts' (vol 5 (1837), 'Pedigree of Lygh or Lye of Corsley and Landford, co. Wilts.'. p84/348) as son of Martin and brother of the Thomas of Lavington who married Dorothy Beckett. | |||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Dauntesey (dau of John Dauntsey of Lavington) | |||||||||||||||
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| Francis Bower | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Francis Bower | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Francis Bower of Darley Hall, Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Francis Bower (bpt 12.03.1704-5, d 1763, rector of Barlborough) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (Elizabeth) Lord (widow of ?? Tannet) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Frances Bower | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joseph Baggeley Bradshaw of Holbrook | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Elizabeth Bower (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Christopher Bower of Darley Hall (bpt 17.03.1707 ,d 12.1790) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Dorothy Bunting (dau of Francis Bunting of Barlborough by _ Calvert of Yeaverley) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Amelia Bower (d 18.04.1821) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Jebb ## see here ## | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Elizabeth Bower (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Jane Bower (d 04.05.1814) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Potter of Manchester (d 21.09.1810) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Aishe | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : BP1934 (Bower)
(2) For middle section : Visitation (Wilsthire, 1623, Bower)
(3) For lower section : 'The History of the County of Derby' (Stephen Glover, 1829, edited by T. Noble, p358) with support from a note to FMG (vol 3, MS 458-9, Potter)
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