BOWLES, John (1701 - 1779) ‹ LBT 02669 ›
Publisher
floruit 1723 (A)—1779 (B); Male, married
Life Events
| Event | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Birth | 1701 | O.D.N.B. |
| Death | 1779 Cf.Tyacke S. (1978) | O.D.N.B. |
Will
| Will (Ref., Piece, Image) | Will Dates | Intestate | Probate Dates | Administration Dates | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PROB 11/1056/335, Warburton: 333-380, 18/18 |
1779-08-16 | PRO - John Bowles, Printseller of London. --- O.D.N.B. --- Plomer 4, pp.31-2 |
Family Relationships
| Relationship | Name | Occupation | Comments | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| spouse: | CARINGTON, Mary (mar. BOWLES) ‹ LBT 05161 › | 95 | ||
| grandparent: | BOWLES, John ‹ LBT 32845 › | Joiner | 80 | |
| parent: | BOWLES, Thomas ( - 1721) ‹ LBT 02666 › | Map seller, Print seller | 100 | |
| parent: | BOWLES, Anne ‹ LBT 02999 › | 85 | ||
| sibling: | BOWLES, Thomas (1690 - 1767) ‹ LBT 02667 › | 91 | ||
| sibling: | BOWLES, John ‹ LBT 36505 › | 76 | ||
| sibling: | BOWLES, Harrhman ‹ LBT 36506 › | Comment for child Harrhman BOWLES: O.D.N.B. - baptized 1 Mar 1683, at St Gregory by Paul's | 76 | |
| sibling: | BOWLES, Ann ‹ LBT 36507 › | Comment for child Ann BOWLES: O.D.N.B. - mentioned in 1695 | 76 | |
| child: | BOWLES, Carington (1724 - 1793) ‹ LBT 02663 › | Bookseller, Map seller, Print seller | Plomer = 2nd son. | 100 |
| child: | BOWLES, John ‹ LBT 36429 › | Comment for child John BOWLES: see - comment in his father's will quoted in O.D.N.B. | 60 | |
| child: | BOWLES, Mary ‹ LBT 36430 › | 60 | ||
| child: | BOWLES, Margaret ‹ LBT 36431 › | 60 |
Livery Companies
| Company | Source |
|---|---|
| Joiners' Ceilers' Company |
Occupations (3)
| Occupation | Comment |
|---|---|
| Bookseller | |
| Map seller | |
| Print seller | Directories - see ADDRESSES |
Had Apprentice(s): (1)
| Name | Premium | Paid By | Date | Event | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FROME, John ‹ LBT 22409 › (fl. 1765-1784) | Turned-over |
Addresses (13)
| Date | Address | Trade at Addr | Source | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1724, (1724-1739) | Stocks Market | Plomer 4, pp.31-2. | - opposite | |
| 1728, (1728) | Mercers' Hall, Cheapside | Plomer 4, pp.31-2. | ||
| 1740, (1740(?)-1775) | Black Horse, Cornhill | Plomer 4, pp.31-2. | ||
| 1753, (1753) | Cornhill | Printseller | London Directory - Kent (1753) | - & Son |
| 1754, (1754) | Cornhill | Printseller | London Directory - Kent (1754) | - & Son |
| 1755, (1755) | Cornhill | Printseller | London Directory - Kent (1755) | - & Son |
| 1759, (1759) | Cornhill | Printseller | London Directory - Kent (1759) | - & Son |
| 1760, (1760) | Cornhill | Printseller | London Directory - Universal (1760) | - & Son |
| 1761-03-03 | Cornhill | McKenzie, D.F. (1978) | ||
| 1761, (1761) | Cornhill | Printseller | London Directory - Kent (1761) | - Son |
| 1763, (1763) | Cornhill | Printseller | London Directory - Kent (1763) | - & Son |
| 1765, (1765) | Cornhill | Printseller | London Directory - Kent (1765) | |
| 1767, (1767) | 87 Cheapside | Printseller | London Directory - Kent (1767) |
Events (3)
| Date | Event type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 7 May 1723 | Freed - Patrimony | - Thomas Bowles (LBT/02666) in the Joiners' Company |
| 2 Jul 1765 | Appr - Turn-over/In | John Frome (LBT/22409) from William Strahan (LBT/22428) |
| 3 May 1768 | Appr - Freedom | John Frome (LBT/22409) |
SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS
Transcriptions
Cf. Plomer, H.R. &c. (1922), p.43
BOWLES (JOHN), printseller in London, Black Horse, Cornhill; and [in the Strand] over against Devereux Court, without Temple Bar, 1709. Arber states [T.C. III. 701, Index] that John and Thomas Bowles sold G. de l'Ide's map [Theatrum Historicum] ; the announcement referred to [III. 647] mentions neither, but their names appear on the map itself [B.M. maps 100 (3).].
Plomer, H.R. &c. (1932), pp.31-2
BOWLES (JOHN), book, map, and print-seller in London, (1) Opposite the Stocks Market, 1724-39 (or earlier); (2) Mercer's Hall in Cheapside, 1728; (3) Black Horse in Cornhill I740(?)-I775. 1720-79. Born in 1701. Brother of Thomas Bowles { BOWLES, Thomas (1690 - 1767) ‹ LBT 02667 › }.Is believed to have commenced business about 1720.
In 1724, he was one of the publishers of the fourth edition of Britannia Depicta. In 1728 he issued The New Principles of Gardening from Mercer's Hall. He and his brother Thomas, though they had separate shops, were interested in the same publications. One of the maps in which both their imprints is found is De l'Isle's Theatrum Historicum, which was originally published in 1709, but the copy on which their names are found had evidently been in circulation for some years as there are traces of erasure of earlier names above which the Bowles imprints have been re-engraved [B.M. Maps 1000 (3)].
From 1754 John Bowles' second son Carington { BOWLES, Carington (1724 - 1793) ‹ LBT 02663 › } was in partnership with him and the firm was then known as John Bowles & Son. They issued an elaborate trade card, showing part of a map of England. He died in 1779, and his will was proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. [335 Warburton.] In 1780 the business was in the hands of Robert Wilkinson [Sir H. G. Fordham, Hertfordshire Maps 1914, p. 76.]