William Bowron (1756 - 1843)

Born 10 Nov 1756 in Cotherstone, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Gray) Bowron — married 13 May 1788 in Kirk Merrington, Durham, England

Descendants

Died 4 Feb 1843 at age 86 in Ferry Hill, Durham, England

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Biography

William was a Friend (Quaker)

William's birth at Cotherstone, then in Yorkshire, was recorded by Darlington Quaker Monthly Meeting.^[1]

The 1841 Census for Knop Hill, Chilton, Durham, shows William Bowron, aged 75 with Ann Bowron aged 15 years , Ann Bowron, aged 5 months and George Bowron, aged 20 years, a labourer.
Mentioned in the will of John Bowron as my brother, William Bowron of Chilton.

Birth

Name William Bowron

Event Type: Birth

Birth Date: 10 Nov 1756

Birthplace: Cotherstone, Durham

Father's Name: Joshua Bowron

Mother's Name: Frances Bowron

Affiliate Publication Number: RG6_1333

Baptism

Name: William Bowron

Residence Place: Durham, England

Gender: Male

Birthplace: Durham, England

Birth Date: 10 Nov 1756

Father's Name: Joshua Bowron

Mother's Name: Frances Bowron

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I02289-3

System Origin: England-EASy

GS Film number: 812196

Reference ID: 12

Marriage

Name: William Bowron

Spouse's Name: Ann Gray

Event Date: 13 May 1788

Event Place: Kirk Merrington,Durham,England

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00088-1

System Origin: England-ODM

GS Film number: 94097

Death

Name: William Bowron

Age: 85

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1756

Gender: Male

Where born: Durham, England

Civil parish: Merrington

Hundred: Darlington (South East Division)

County/Island: Durham

Country: England

Registration district: Stockton and Sedgefield

Sub-registration district: Sedgefield

Piece: 304

Book: 14

Folio: 3

Page Number: 47

Burial

Burial 7 Feb 1843 - St. John the Evangelist, Merrington, Auckland, Durham, England.

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales, Society Of Friends (Quaker) Births 1578-1841, DURHAM: Monthly Meeting of Darlington: Register Book for Cotherston, Barnard Castle, and Bowes Births; Marriages; Burials, RG6/1333, FindMyPast and linked image

• Citing this Record - "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NV2C-5XN : 30 December 2014), William Bowron, William Bowron; citing Durham, England, reference 12; FHL microfilm 812,196.

• Citing this Record - "England Marriages, 1538-1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2RH-YJB : accessed 11 May 2016), William Bowron and Ann Gray, 13 May 1788; citing Kirk Merrington,Durham,England, reference ; FHL microfilm 94,097.

• William Bowron in the England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8)

Acknowledgements

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