From Church records held in Charlbury I have seen Hugh's death registered in the church. I have also seen his marriage to Joan Tolly registerd in 1581, but cannot find where either of them came from. Many ancestry trees link Hugh to the Bowerman's of Hemyock in Devon, but I have shown this link to be false. Oxford genealogical society say the name originates in the Charlbury area from the 1200's spelt as Burman. The church record shows the name as Bourman/Bowerman written in the clergyman's hand.
