by Mari ingen Briain meic Donnchada (Kathleen M. O'Brien)
© 2002-2012 by Kathleen M. O'Brien. All rights reserved.
Version 1.3, updated 24 June 2012
| Bower | |||||
| "A form of ME bowyere, identical with Bowyer." (Reaney & Wilson, p. 57 s.n. Bower) "Occup. 'the bowyer.' The y has crept in as in lawyer, sawyer, &c." (Bardsley, p. 123 s.n. Bower) | |||||
| Name | Additional Description | Date | Source | ||
| Teodricus | Bouer | 1187 | Reaney & Wilson (p. 57 s.n. Bower) | ||
| Peter | le | Bouer | 1296 | Reaney & Wilson (p. 57 s.n. Bower) | |
| John | Bour | 'bowyer' | 1325 | Reaney & Wilson (p. 57 s.n. Bower) | |
| Robert | le Bowyere, le Bower | 1327, 1332 | Reaney & Wilson (p. 57 s.n. Bower) | ||
| Thomas | le | Bower | 7 Edw. III [1333-1334] | Bardsley (p. 123 s.n. Bower) | |
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