Person:William Bowes (7)
William Bowes, Knt.
b.Abt 1422
d.Abt Oct 1465
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  1. William BowesEst 1424 - 1466
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Name William Bowes, Knt.
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1422
Marriage Abt 1440 Durham, Englandto Joan de Greystoke
Residence? Stainton-with-Streatlam, Durham, England
Death? Abt Oct 1465
Reference Number 8MLV-9K (Ancestral File)


William - Governor of Berwick and Chamberlain to John Duke of Bedford, the younger brother of Henry V while he was Regent of France.

Chamberlain to Duke of Bedford. Served in France for 20 years, Warden of the Middle Marches. Rebuilt Streatlam

Before a twelvemonth the young wife, Jane, died, leaving him an infant son, ere she had attained her twentieth year; and Sir William mourned her loss by living a widower for the rest of his life. He was engaged for twenty years in the wars in France, and was knighted at the battle of Verneuil in 1424. He was subsequently Warden of the Middle Marches and Governor of Berwick

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