Researching William Bowser
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 443 people with the Bowser surname? In that year Bowser was ranked number 3136 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Bowser on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Bowser and the Bowser Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Bowser Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Bowser family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 576 people with the Bowser surname in the UK? Bowser is now ranked number 3496 for popularity in the UK. |
Bowser Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 18229 people with the Bowser surname in the USA? Bowser is ranked number 151 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called William Bowser
William John Bowser
William John Bowser (Rexton, New Brunswick December 3, 1867 – October 25, 1933 Vancouver) was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. He served as the 17th premier of British Columbia from 1915 to 1916.
The son of William Bowser and Margaret Gordon, Bowser was educated at Mount Allison University and Dalhousie University. He moved to Vancouver to practice law in 1891, and was first elected to the provincial legislature in the 1903 election as a Conservative. Bowser served as Attorney-General in the cabinet of Sir Richard McBride from 1907 until 1915. As Attorney-General, Bowser forced the Squamish First Nation, then the False Creek Indian Band, off Kitsilano Indian Reserve no.6.
In 1915, he succeeded McBride as Premier.
The Conservative party was deeply divided and unpopular and the change in leadership did not improve matters. Accusations of corruption and "machine politics" were rife. The Conservatives also neglected to address popular demands for women's suffrage and prohibition. Bowser's government was defeated in the 1916 election, losing to Liberal leader Harlan Carey Brewster, who two years later was succeeded by the more memorable John Oliver. Bowser continued as leader of the opposition until he lost his seat in the 1924 election.
He returned to politics in the 1933 election to lead the Non-Partisan Independent Group of candidates, but died during the election campaign.
A river, a lake and the small community of Bowser on Vancouver Island, between Parksville and the Comox Valley, are named for Bowser.
Source: William John Bowser, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaWilliam Charles Bowser
William Charles Bowser (June 25, 1915 – June 28, 2006) served as a member of the all-black Pea Island Life-Saving Station along the Outer Banks of North Carolina from 1935 to 1938. He was one of the last surviving members of the Pea Island Station that was decommissioned after World War II. Bowser received the U.S. Coast Guard Gold Lifesaving Medal in March 1996 at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C. on behalf of the crew of the historic 1896 rescue of nine persons from the schooner E.S. Newman. Authors David Wright and David Zoby co-wrote the history of the Pea Island Station in the book titled "Fire on the Beach".
Source: William Charles Bowser, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Bowser
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