William Macarthur Bowman (1799 - 1874)

Born 11 Dec 1799 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Arthur) Bowman — married about 7 Oct 1837 in North Shields, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Died 11 Dec 1874 at age 75 in Richmond, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

A farmer, magistrate and member of the NSW Parliament.

William, the third and youngest son of John Bowman and Honor Honey, was born on 11 December 1799 at Sydney, New South Wales.^[1] He was baptised on 3 October 1800 at St Johns Church of England, Parramatta, with his sister Mary.^[2]

In 1825 he received a 2000-acre (809 ha) grant on the Talbragar River; he leased an additional 4000 acres (1619 ha) and in 1832 bought 5200 acres (2104 ha) at Dunn's Plains, Bathurst. ^[3]

On 16th of May 1836 William sailed for England via Cape Horn in the brig Giraffe, and arrived on 15th of October. From notes in his letter book we know that he visited his father's old home and the principal towns of England and Scotland. He traveled to Paris via Calais, and returned by Rouen. William also visited his English and Scottish relations. He stayed with his uncles Robert of South Malton, Devonshire, and James of Allisburton, Cougar Angus, in Scotland, and his Aunt Jean of Limekilns, North Queensferry, near Edinburgh.^[4]

While visiting the parents of Catherine, the wife of his eldest brother John at North Shields, near Newcastle-on-Tyne, he met her sister Elizabeth and she soon became his wife. He married Elizabeth Arthur at North Shields, Northumberland, and returned to the colony with her in 1838.^[4]

One of William's objectives in visiting Britain was to engage workmen to come to New South Wales. He was successful in engaging about 40 labourers and their families from Devonshire and Scotland to work on his and George's properties, and for other pastoralists. In 1840 both brothers were invited to be members of the Windsor committee of the influential Australian Immigration Association in recognition of their interest in immigration.^[4]

He accompanied Captain Samuel Perry to the Clarence River in 1839.^[3]

After a stormy campaign he was elected by one vote to the Legislative Council for Cumberland Boroughs at the first election in 1843, and was member for the same electorate in the first parliament under responsible government in 1856-57.^[3]

He experimented with the export of salt beef to Calcutta, and introduced German vignerons.^[3]

Death: He died on 11 December 1874 at Richmond. ^[5]

Death notice, Sydney Morning Herald 21 December 1874 :

BOWMAN — Dec. 11, Richmond, William Bowman, Esq., J.P., aged 75 years.

William and Elizabeth had one child, a son who died soon after birth. William, however, had a daughter, Ann Catherine, born 2nd October 1825 and baptized at Richmond on 4th of June 1826. The child's mother was Anne Keanon, and was married by the Reverend Henry Styles to Thomas Cadell of Windsor in Saint Matthew's Church on 12th of October 1843.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth 11 December 1799 at Sydney, New South Wales is on his gravestone
2. ↑ William was baptised on 3 October 1800 at St Johns Church of England, Parramatta, with his sister Mary, according to E.S. Bowman, HOWEVER this page is missing in the St Johns Parramatta and is not in the clergy returns nor in the Kerrison James Index. Is it in Mutch index? to check
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} B. H. Fletcher, 'Bowman, John (1763–1825)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/bowman-john-1813/text2069, published in hardcopy 1966, accessed online 29 April 2014.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Bowman, E. S. John and Honor Bowman of Richmond, New South Wales, and Their Family / E.S. Bowman. Singleton, [N.S.W.]: Archer Press, 1999, pp.55,63.
5. ↑ Death notice, SMH, Monday 21 December 1874

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 24 June 2020), memorial page for William Bowman (11 Dec 1799–11 Dec 1874), Find a Grave Memorial no. 123021082, citing Saint Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Richmond, Hawkesbury City, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by family_ties (contributor 47826048) Find A Grave: Memorial #123021082

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• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxana