Parish Records Held

Dartford, Kent (Church unknown)

William Bower
married 4.6.1775
Elizabeth Gux

George Bowyer bp 29.5.1776
(Parents Willm. & Elizabeth Bowyer)

Parish Church: All Saints, Fulham

Wm Gux Bower bp 22.3.1786
(Parents William & Elizabeth Bower)

Event: Baptism on Fulham Side
Date: 12.11.1794
Person(s) involved: Christopher Bower
Other Information: Parents - William & Elizabeth Bower

Baptism on Fulham side
Mary Ann Bower bp 30.3.1797
(Parents William & Elizabeth Bower)

Event: Baptism on Hammersmith side
Date: 6.01.1811 (born ?5.01.1811)
Person(s) involved: George Bower
Other Information: Parents - George & Sarah Bower

On Fulham Side

Sarah White born 24.6.1812 bp 12.7.1812
(Parents Thomas & Sarah White)

William Bowers buried 14.10.1812

Benjamin Bates Bower bp 2.1.1820
(Parents Christopher Bower, Tailor of Parsons Green & Elizabeth)

George Christopher Bower born 5.12.1842 bp 1.2.1843
(Parents Benjamin Bates Bower, Taylor of Parsons Green & Mary)

George Bower of Crabtree Buried 19.2.1845 (Age 68)

George Bower of Crab Tree Buried 28.2.1859 (Age 48)

St Dunstan in the West

William George Bower born 15.12.1816 bp 8.1.1817
(Parents William Gux Bower, Fruiterer of Inner Temple Lane & Ann)

Ann Bower born 20.3.1818 bp 19.4.1818
(Parents William Gux Bower, Fruiterer of Inner Temple Lane & Ann)

St George, Bloomsbury

Sarah Bower born 13.1.1773 bp 7.2.1773
(Parents William & Elizabeth Bower)

St George, Hanover Square

George Bower
Married 2.11.1805
Sarah Strudwick

Witnesses: William & Sarah Bower

Christopher Bower
Married 3.11.1817
Elizabeth Pitts

Witnesses: William Gux Bower, Amelia & Mary Pitts

It appears that that Elizabeth (Pitts) Bower appears as a witness at the marriage of George Henry Pitts in Chelsea in 1827.
A copy of the Parish Record has Elizabeth's signature.

Elizabeth Bower of Dover Street Buried 23.12.1820 (Age 75)

Benjamin Bates Bower, Tailor of Knightsbridge
(Father Christopher Bower, Tailor)
married 24.11.1842
Mary Pitts of Knightsbridge
(Father: James Benjamin Pitts, Smith)

St James Garlickhythe, City of London

Alfred Bower, Baker of Parsons Green, Fulham
(Father Christopher Bower, Publican)
married 7.6.1849
Amelia Light of same place
(FatherJohn Light, Carman)

Witnesses: Benjamin Bower & Jane Light

St Luke, Sydney Street, Chelsea

George Bower
Married 29.8.1833
Caroline Watts

Witnesses: Henry & Elizabeth Watts and Mary Bower

St Martins-in-The-Fields

Thomas White
married 15.5.1811
Sarah Bower

Witness: Wm Bower

St Mary Le Strand, Westminster

William Gux Bower
married 17.7.1810
Ann Selman

Witnesses: William & Sarah Bower and Jane Smith

St Paul, Hammersmith

Mary Bower born 31.10.1809 bp 25.12.1809

George Bower born 5.1.1811 bp 8.2.1811

(Parents George & Sarah Bower)

St Peter & St Paul, Grays, Thurrock

William Bower (Age13) born abt 1866 bp 9.8.1879
(Parents George & Martha Bower)

Temple Church, City of London

William Gux Bower Died 26.12.1835 (Age 48/9)

Commentary

The Parish Records show that our roots are in The Fulham Area (including Crab Tree, Walham Green/Fulham Broadway and Parsons Green)
before they moved to the East End.

I have not traced the birth or bp of my grandfather William Bower (said to be born 23 Octiober 1866) but he was bp shortly before he went to sea and joined the Navy.

Colin Bower
20 January  2024