BOWYER, William (1663 - 1737) ‹ LBT 12549 ›

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Floruit: 1686–1737

  floruit 1686 (A)—1737 (A);  Male, married

Life Events

Event	Date	Source
Birth	1663	O.D.N.B.
Death	- on 27 Dec 1737	O.D.N.B.
Burial	Law Leyton, Essex	O.D.N.B.

Family Relationships

Relationship	Name	Occupation	Comments	Conf
spouse:	DAWKES, Dorothy (mar. BOWYER) (1665 - 1727) ‹ LBT 03723 ›			95
spouse:	BOWYER, Mary ( - 1689) ‹ LBT 03662 ›			95
parent:	BOWYER, John ‹ LBT 33562 ›	Citizen & Grocer		60
child:	BOWYER, William (1699 - 1777) ‹ LBT 16546 ›	Printer, Stationer		100
child:	BOWYER, Dorothy ‹ LBT 35106 ›		Comment for child Dorothy BOWYER: Maslen - born, 1708; married Peter Wallis, jeweller, Fleet Street; died, 14 Apr 1731. Issue died young.	60
child:	BOWYER, Frances ‹ LBT 35211 ›		Comment for child Frances BOWYER: died in infancy. Maslen - bur.23 Aug 1687	60
child:	BOWYER, William ‹ LBT 35212 ›		Comment for child William BOWYER: died in infancy. Maslen - bapt. 17 Sep 1688.	60

Livery Companies

Company	Source
Stationers' Company	McKenzie, D.F. (1974), #1549

Occupations (1)

Occupation	Comment
Printer	Master; Plomer, H.R. &c. (1922)

Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)

Name	Premium	Paid By	Comments
FLESHER, Miles ( - 1688) ‹ LBT 12539 ›	None mentioned	N/A

Had Apprentice(s): (17)

Name	Premium	Paid By	Date	Event	Comments
BETTENHAM, James (1683 - 1774) ‹ LBT 11600 › (fl. 1707-1753)	None mentioned	N/A		Bound
JONES, Thomas ‹ LBT 11601 › (fl. 1707-1707)	None mentioned	N/A		Bound
CHALDECOTTE, Charles ‹ LBT 16547 › (fl. 1714-1714)	Q	Q		Bound
DIGGLE, William ‹ LBT 16548 › (fl. 1727-1727)	Q	Q		Bound
HENDERSON, Thomas ‹ LBT 16550 › (fl. 1728-1728)	Q	Q		Bound
JAMES, Philip ‹ LBT 16551 › (fl. 1736-1736)	£20	Q		Bound
JELLYMAN, Robert ‹ LBT 16552 › (fl. 1730-1741)	Q	Q		Bound
JONES, Griffith ‹ LBT 16553 › (fl. 1741-1749)	Q	Q		Bound
MASEMORE, Jethro ‹ LBT 16554 › (fl. 1741-1741)	None mentioned	N/A		Bound
NUTT, Joseph (bap. 1711 - 1738) ‹ LBT 16555 › (fl. 1737-1738)	£20	Q		Bound
PIDGEON, Christopher ‹ LBT 16556 › (fl. 1750-1791)	None mentioned	N/A		Bound
REYMERS, Paul ‹ LBT 16557 › (fl. 1742-1742)	£30	Q		Bound
TOURNEY, Thomas ‹ LBT 16558 › (fl. 1720-1720)	Q	Q		Bound
WATSON, James ‹ LBT 16559 › (fl. 1716-1716)	Q	Q		Bound
MASEMORE, John ‹ LBT 18078 › (fl. 1727-1732)				Turned-over
COLLYER, Robert ‹ LBT 18661 › (fl. 1721-1741)				Turned-over
SPACKMAN, Richard ‹ LBT 19664 › (fl. 1715-1715)				Turned-over

Addresses (11)

Date	Address	Trade at Addr	Source	Comment
1699, (1699-1737)	Little Britain, - White Horse		Plomer, H.R. &c. (1922)
1699, (1699-1737)	Whitefriars, Dogwell Court		Plomer, H.R. &c. (1922)
1719-07-06	Whitefriars		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1720-04-04	Whitefriars		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1721-09-04	Whitefriars		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1727-04-11	Whitefriars		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1729-08-05	Whitefriars		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1732-07-04	Whitefriars		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1734-05-07	Whitefriars		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1735-08-05	Whitefriars		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1737-10-04	Whitefriars		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)

Events (31)

Date	Event type	Description
Jul 1663	Born
1 Sep 1679	Bound	to Miles Flesher (LBT/08136)
4 Oct 1686	Freed - Servitude
6 Mar 1699	Married	- to Dorothy Dawkes (LBT/03723) widow of Benjamin Alport (LBT/13371), at St Botolph without Bishopsgate
7 Aug 1699	Appr - Binding	Thomas Jones (LBT/11601)
6 May 1700	Appr - Binding	James Bettenham (LBT/11600)
6 May 1700	Cloathed
3 Mar 1707	Appr - Freedom	Thomas Jones (LBT/11601)
9 Jun 1707	Appr - Binding	Charles Chaldecotte (LBT/16547)
9 Jun 1707	Appr - Freedom	James Bettenham (LBT/11600)
3 Oct 1709	Appr - Binding	James Watson (LBT/16559)
7 May 1711	Appr - Freedom	William Cuthbert (LBT/21729) - originally bound to George Sawbridge (LBT/14745)
29 Jan 1712	Fire	- subsequent collection among the trade raised £2,539
6 Dec 1714	Appr - Binding	Robert Jollyman (LBT/16552)
7 Nov 1715	Appr - Turn-over/In	Richard Spackman (LBT/19664) from Samuel Keimer (LBT/20333)
6 Jul 1719	Appr - Binding	Thomas Tourney (LBT/16558)
4 Apr 1720	Appr - Binding	William Diggle (LBT/16548)
2 May 1720	Appr - Discharged	Thomas Tourney (LBT/16558) - "by consent of the Mother and Masster & himself".
3 Apr 1721	Appr - Turn-over/In	Robert Collyer (LBT/18661) from Philip Gwilliam (LBT/14970)
4 Sep 1721	Appr - Binding	Thomas Henderson (LBT/16550)
1 Jun 1725	Appr - Turn-over/In	John Mazemore (LBT/18078) from Troylus Excell (LBT/17959)
11 Apr 1727	Appr - Binding	Joseph Nutt (LBT/16555)
5 Aug 1729	Appr - Binding	Philip James (LBT/16551)
4 Jul 1732	Appr - Binding	James Emonson (LBT/16549)
5 Dec 1732	Appr - Freedom	John Mazemore (LBT/18078)
7 May 1734	Appr - Binding	Griffith Jones (LBT/16553)
7 May 1734	Appr - Binding	Jethro Masemore (LBT/16554)
5 Aug 1735	Appr - Binding	Christopher Pidgeon (LBT/16556)
4 Oct 1737	Appr - Binding	Paul Reymers (LBT/16557)
27 Dec 1737	Died
4 Jul 1738	Son - patrimony	William Bowyer (LBT/16546)

Sources and References

Original Sources	Comments
Stationers' Company - Binding and Freedom Records - McKenzie, D.F. (1974), #1549

SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS

Transcriptions

Comment=- |OtherNames=- |Occupations=Printer | |ForenamesMoth=Mary |SibLink=Known details - Family Group |Text1=firstly, The husband of - |LinktoSpouse={ Mary BOWYER |Text2=- Evidence of children |LinktoFGPage= Family Group