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Where did the Scottish Bowden family come from? What is the Scottish coat of arms/family crest? When did the Bowden family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

The forefathers of the Bowden family were Viking settlers who came to Scotland in the Middle Ages. They lived on the lands of Bowden, in Roxburghshire where the family held lands since the early Middle Ages.

Scottish names from the Middle Ages vary enormously in their spellings. This is a result of the fact that there were no universal standards like dictionaries for scribes to judge by. The recorded spelling variations of the name Bowden include Bowden, Bouden, Boulden, Bouldene, Bolden, Boldane, Boldan, Boden, Bodden and many more.

First found in Cheshire where they were seated 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.

Settlers found farms all along the eastern part of what would become the United States and Canada. They provided a base and a backbone that would strengthen two great nations in the making. In the 20th century, the ancestors of those brave Scots have rediscovered their heritage through highland games and Scottish historical societies. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the Scottish name Bowden or a variant listed above, including: Ambrose Bowden who settled in Maine in 1620; Jane Bowden settled in Virginia in 1653; John Bowden settled in Jamaica in 1661; Martha Bowden settled in the Barbados in 1664.

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Some noteworthy people of the name Bowden
  • 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
  • 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
  • Bertram Vivian Bowden (1910-1989), English scientist and educationist, Baron Bowden
  • Ruth Bowden (1915-2001), professor of anatomy University of London


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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist


We have researched the Bowden family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline


Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements


In the Bowden coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate


We encourage you to study the Bowden genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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The Bowden Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Bowden Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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