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Where did the English Bowden family come from? What is the English Bowden family crest and coat of arms? When did the Bowden family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Bowden family history?
The Bowden surname is derived from one of several places names; such as Bowden in Derbyshire and Bowdon in Cheshire. The place names are thought to derive from the Old English words "boga," or "bow" and "dłn," or "hill;" thus, a curved hill.
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Bowden, Bouden, Boulden, Boden, Bodden, Bodin and others.First found in Cheshire where they held a family seat from very early times, and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hasting in 1066.
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Some of the Bowden family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 147 words(10 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Bowden Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Ambrose Bowden who settled in Maine in 1620
- Michaell Bowden, aged 27, landed in St Christopher in 1633
- Michael Bowden, aged 27, landed in St Christopher in 1633
- Joan Bowden, aged 24, landed in Virginia in 1635
- Philip Bowden settled in Virginia in 1636
Bowden Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Samuel Bowden, who landed in Philadelphia, Pa in 1745
Bowden Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- William Bowden, who arrived in America in 1810
- Wm Bowden, aged 56, landed in America in 1821
- Margt Bowden, aged 45, arrived in America in 1821
- Alexr Bowden, aged 24, arrived in America in 1821
- John Bowden, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1868
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- Lemuel Jackson Bowden (1815-1864), American lawyer and politician, mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia (1862-1863) and US Senator
- Blake Sperry Bowden (b. 1967), American psychologist, playwright, and actor
- Jim Bowden, American SCUBA diver, and an elite technical diver, one of only eight people who have dived below a depth of 800 feet
- Bertram Vivian Bowden (1910-1989), English scientist and educationist, Baron Bowden
- Sir Andrew Bowden (b. 1930), British politician, member of the House of Commons
- Herbert William Bowden (1905-1994), British politician, made baron Aylestone in 1967
- Ruth Bowden (1915-2001), professor of anatomy University of London
- Robert Norris Bowden (1926-1991), Canadian figure skater who won championships in every division of Canadian figure skating
- Sir Frank Bowden (1848-1921), 1st Baronet, founder of the Raleigh Bicycle Company who named the company after Raleigh Street, Nottingham where the business was started
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- Shirley, Evelyn Philip. Noble and Gentle Men of England Or Notes Touching The Arms and Descendants of the Ancient Knightley and Gentle Houses of England Arranged in their Respective Counties 3rd Edition. Westminster: John Bowyer Nichols and Sons, 1866. Print.
- Marcharn, Frederick George. A Constitutional History of Modern England 1485 to the Present. London: Harper and Brothers, 1960. Print.
- Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
- Virkus, Frederick A. Ed. Immigrant Ancestors A List of 2,500 Immigrants to America Before 1750. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1964. Print.
- MacAulay, Thomas Babington. History of England from the Accession of James the Second 4 volumes. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1879. Print.
- Bullock, L.G. Historical Map of England and Wales. Edinburgh: Bartholomew and Son, 1971. Print.
- Fairbairn. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
- Burke, Sir Bernard. General Armory Of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. Print.
- Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
- Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
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