BOWYER, William (1699 - 1777) ‹ LBT 16546 ›

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Floruit: 1716–1777

Floruit 1716 (B) — 1777 (A);  Male, married

Life Events

Event	Date	Source
Birth	19 Dec 1699 - in Dogwell Court, Whitefriars, London	O.D.N.B.
Death	- on 18 Nov 1777 11909	O.D.N.B.
Burial	Nov 1777 Low Leyton, Essex	O.D.N.B.

Will

Will (Ref., Piece, Image)	Will Dates	Intestate	Probate Dates	Administration Dates	Comments
PROB 11/1036, Collier:439-488, 91/92					PRO - Printer and Stationer of Saint Andrew Holborn, Middlesex. --- Extract from the WILL of Mr.William Bowyer, Dated the 30th JUL, 1777. AND now I hope I may be allowed to leave somehat for the Benefit of Printing. To this End, I give to the Master and Keepers, or Warden, and Commonalty of the Mystery or Art of a Stationer of the city of London, such a sum of money as will purchase Two Thousand Pounds Three per Cent. Reduced Bank Annuities, upon trust, to pay the Dividends and yearly produce thereof, to be divided for ever equally amongst Three Printers, Compositors, or Pressmen, to be elected from time to time by the Master, Wardens, and Assistans of the said Company, and who at the time of such Election shall be sixty-three years old, or upwards, for their respective lives, to be paid Half-yearly; hoping, that such as shall be most deserving will be preferred. And wheres I have herein before given to my Son, the Sum of Three Thousand Pounds Four per Cent. Consolidated Annuities, in case he marries, with the consent of my executors: Now I do hereby give and bequeath the Dividends and Interest of that Sum, till such Marriage takes Place, to the said Company of Stationers, to be divided equally between Six other Printers, Compositors, or Pressmen, as aforesaid, in manner as aforesaid; and, if my Son shal die unmarried, or married without such consent as aforesaid, then I give and bequeath the said capital Sum of Three Thousand Pounds to the said Company of Stationers, the Dividends and yearly produce thereof to be divided for ever equally amongst Six other usch old Printers, Compositors, or Pressmen, for their respective lives, to be qualified, chosen, and paid, in manner as aforesaid. - IT has long been to me matter of concern, that such numbers are put Apprentices, as Compositors, without any share of school-learing, who ought to have the greatest: In hopes of remedying this, I give and bequeath to the said Company of Stationers such a Sum of Money as will Purchase One Thousand Pounds Three per Cent. Reduced Bank annuities, for the use of one Journeyman Compositor, such as shall hereafter be described; with this special trust, That the Master, Wardens, and Assistants, shall pay the Dividends and Produce thereof Half-jyearly to such Compositor: The said Master, Wardens, and Assistants of the said Companny, shall nominate for this purpose, a Compositor, who is a man of good life and conversation, who shall usually frequent some place of public worship, every Sunday, unless prevented by sickness, and shall not have worked on a newspaper or magazine of four years, at least before such nomination, nor shall ever afterwards, whilst he holds this Annuity, which may be for life, if he continues a Journeyman. He shall be able to read and construe Latin, and at least to read Greek fluently with accents; of which he shall bring a Testimonial from the Rector of St.Martin's Ludgate, for the time being: I could wish that he shall have been brought up piously and virtuously, if it be possible, at Merchat Taylor's, or some other public school, form seven years of age till he is full seventeen, and then to serve seven years fiathfully, as a Compositor, and work seven years more as a Journeyman, as I would not have this Annuity bestowed on any one under Thirty-one years of Age: If after he is chosen he should behave ill, let him be turned out, and another be chosen in his stead. And whereasit may be many years before a Compositor may be found that shall exactly answer the above description, and it may at some times happen that such a one cannot be found, I would have the Dividends in the mean time applied to such person as the Master, Wardens, and Assistants shall think approaches nearest to what I have described. And whereas the above trusts will occasion some trouble, I give to the said Company, in case they think propoer to accept the trust, Two Hundred and Fifty Pounds. ---- 12 Dec 1777 - C.B. --- executors of the Will --- wherein the waid W.B. has bequeathed several Sums of Money to this Company upon Trust to apply the yearly Produce thereof for the several Purposes in the Will mentioned and the said Executors requesting to know whether the Company will accept such Trusts, the said Will was read and the Matters therein relating to this Company were taken into Consideration and it is thereupon resolved that this Company will accept of the trusts in the said Will. [Will is transcribed on p.54 of C.B.] --- delivered into this Court a Silver Cup given to this company by the Will --- That the said Mr.John Nichols be at Liberty to affix in some proper Place in the Hall or in one of the Apartments belonging thereto, a Brass Plate with an Inscription thereon testifying the grateful Remembrance which the said William Bowyer had always had of the generous Assistance given by several Members of this Company to his Father upon his Calamity by Fire in January 1712/13.

Executors

Executor	Relation	Comment
NICHOLS, John
BROWNE, John Henry
CONANT, Nathaniel

Family Relationships

LBTNumber	Name	Relationship	Occupation	Comments
4054	PRUDOM, Ann (mar. BOWYER) (1705 - 1731) ‹ LBT 04054 ›	spouse
4055	BILL, Elizabeth (mar. BOWYER) ( - 1771) ‹ LBT 04055 ›	spouse
33562	BOWYER, John ‹ LBT 33562 ›	grandparent	Citizen & Grocer
12549	BOWYER, William (1663 - 1737) ‹ LBT 12549 ›	grandparent	Printer	Maslen - born, 1708; married Peter Wallis, jeweller, Fleet Street; died, 14 Apr 1731. Issue died young.
3723	DAWKES, Dorothy (mar. BOWYER) (1665 - 1727) ‹ LBT 03723 ›	grandparent		Maslen - born, 1708; married Peter Wallis, jeweller, Fleet Street; died, 14 Apr 1731. Issue died young.
12549	BOWYER, William (1663 - 1737) ‹ LBT 12549 ›	parent	Printer
35159	BOWYER, Dorothy ‹ LBT 35159 ›	parent
35159	BOWYER, Dorothy ‹ LBT 35159 ›	sibling		Maslen - born, 1708; married Peter Wallis, jeweller, Fleet Street; died, 14 Apr 1731. Issue died young.
35161	BOWYER, William ‹ LBT 35161 ›	sibling		died in infancy. Maslen - bapt. 17 Sep 1688.
16560	BOWYER, Thomas (1730 - 1783) ‹ LBT 16560 ›	child	Printer	Maslen - Born 5 Sep 1730
35964	BOWYER, William ‹ LBT 35964 ›	child		Maslen - Born - 1729; Buried 6 Feb 1730, Low Leyton
16546	BOWYER, William (1699 - 1777) ‹ LBT 16546 ›	aunt or uncle	Printer, Stationer
35161	BOWYER, William ‹ LBT 35161 ›	aunt or uncle		died in infancy. Maslen - bapt. 17 Sep 1688.
5424	ALPORT, Mary (mar. BETTENHAM) (bap. 1686 - 1716) ‹ LBT 05424 ›	aunt or uncle
35328	ALPORT, Benjamin ‹ LBT 35328 ›	aunt or uncle		Maslen - died aged 1 in 1692?
16560	BOWYER, Thomas (1730 - 1783) ‹ LBT 16560 ›	cousin	Printer	Maslen - Born 5 Sep 1730
35964	BOWYER, William ‹ LBT 35964 ›	cousin		Maslen - Born - 1729; Buried 6 Feb 1730, Low Leyton

Livery Companies

Company	Source
Stationers' Company	McKenzie, D.F. (1978), #0990

Stationers' Company Titles (1)

Title	From	To	Notes
Assistant	1760-09-28	1777-11-18	Chosen; First attendance; Last attendance; Died

Occupations (2)

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

Had Apprentice(s): (18)

Name	Premium	Paid By	Comments
EMONSON, James ( - 1780) ‹ LBT 16549 ›	Q	Q
BOWYER, Thomas (1730 - 1783) ‹ LBT 16560 ›	None mentioned	N/A
COOKE, Thomas ‹ LBT 16561 ›	None mentioned	N/A
CRABB, John ‹ LBT 16562 ›	None mentioned	N/A
DELL, Joseph ‹ LBT 16563 ›	None mentioned	N/A
DICKENSON, William ‹ LBT 16564 ›	None mentioned	N/A
HODGSON, Timothy ‹ LBT 16565 ›	£5	Christ's Hospital
HOGGARD, William ‹ LBT 16566 ›	None mentioned	N/A
HYLAND, William ‹ LBT 16567 ›	None mentioned	N/A
KNILL, Morgan ‹ LBT 16568 ›	None mentioned	N/A
MIST, James Nathaniel ‹ LBT 16569 ›	£30	Mother
MOORE, Benjamin ‹ LBT 16570 ›	None mentioned	N/A
NICHOLS, John (1745 - 1826) ‹ LBT 16571 ›	£20	Father	Bowyer repaid half the premium. Lit.Anec.
RAIKES, Thomas ‹ LBT 16572 ›	£150	Father
SELFE, Samuel ‹ LBT 16573 ›	None mentioned	N/A
TOOKE, William (rev.) ( - 1820) ‹ LBT 16574 ›	£30	Father
WATSON, Edward ‹ LBT 16575 ›	None mentioned	N/A
LOCHEED, Robert ‹ LBT 19140 ›

Addresses (18)

Date	Address	Trade at Addr	Source	Comment
1722, (1722-1767)	Whitefriars; Dogwell Court		Plomer, H.R. &c. (1922)
1741-11-03	Whitefriars		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1741-05-05	Whitefriars		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1743-11-01	Whitefriars		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1744-07-03	Whitefriars		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1746-08-05	Whitefriars		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1748-01-05	Whitefriars		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1751-03-05	Whitefriars		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1752-07-07	Whitefriars		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1752-04-07	Whitefriars		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1752-06-02	Whitefriars		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1757-04-05	Whitefriars		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1758-05-02	Whitefriars		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1759-02-06	Whitefriars		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1762-10-05	Whitefriars		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1764-05-01	Whitefriars		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1765-10-01	Whitefriars		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1777-11-22	St Andrew Holborn		Will	- late of the Parish of

Events (269)

Date	Event type	Description
19 Dec 1699	Born	- 'at Dogwell Court, Whitefriars, London'
Jun 1716	University	- admitted to St John's College, Cambridge
9 Oct 1728	Married	- to Ann Prudom (LBT/04054) at St Clement Danes, Strand, London
4 Jul 1738	Freed - Patrimony	- father = William Bowyer (LBT/12549)
1 Aug 1738	Cloathed
Sep 1739	City Freedom	Patrimony - COL/CHD/FR/02/0614
5 May 1741	Appr - Binding	William Dickenson (LBT/16564)
6 Oct 1741	Appr - Freedom	Robert Collyer (LBT/18661), turned-over to William Bowyer (LBT/12549) from Phillip Gwillim (LBT/14970)
3 Nov 1741	Appr - Binding	Morgan Knill (LBT/16568)
26 Mar 1743	Renter Warden	fined -
1 Nov 1743	Appr - Binding	James Nathaniel Mist (LBT/16569)
3 Jul 1744	Appr - Binding	John Crabb (LBT/16562)
3 Jul 1744	Appr - Binding	Samuel Selfe (LBT/16573)
5 Aug 1746	Appr - Binding	Thomas Bowyer (LBT/16560) his son.
21 Aug 1747	Married	- to Elizabeth Bill (LBT/04055) at Lincoln's Inn Chapel, Holborn
5 Jan 1748	Appr - Binding	Thomas Cooke (LBT/16561)
6 Sep 1748	Appr - Turn-over/Out	Samuel Selfe (LBT/16573) to John Applebee (LBT/02701)
5 Mar 1751	Appr - Binding	Benjamin Moore (LBT/16570)
7 Apr 1752	Appr - Binding	Timothy Hodgson (LBT/16565)
2 Jun 1752	Appr - Binding	William Hoggard (LBT/16566)
7 Jul 1752	Appr - Binding	Edward Watson (LBT/16575)
3 Jun 1755	Appr - Turn-over/Out	Timothy Hodgson (LBT/16565) to Harry Wright (LBT/22607)
6 Jul 1756	Appr - Turn-over/Out	Edward Watson (LBT/16575) to Henry Woodfall (LBT/23275)
5 Apr 1757	Appr - Binding	Thomas Raikes (LBT/16572)
3 May 1757	Appr - Turn-over/Out	Thomas Raikes (LBT/16572) to Benjamin White (LBT/02816)
2 May 1758	Appr - Binding	William Tooke (LBT/16574)
6 Feb 1759	Appr - Binding	John Nicholls (LBT/16571)
28 Sep 1760	Court	Attended
4 Nov 1760	Appr - Turn-over/Out	William Tooke (LBT/16574) to James Harrison (LBT/21758)
5 Oct 1762	Appr - Binding	William Hyland (LBT/16567)
1 Nov 1763	Court	Chosen as an Assistant
15 Nov 1763	Court	Attended - first
1 Dec 1763	Court	Attended
6 Dec 1763	Court	Attended
22 Dec 1763	Court	Attended
7 Feb 1764	Court	Absent
1 Mar 1764	Court	Absent
6 Mar 1764	Court	Attended
23 Mar 1764	Court	Attended
26 Mar 1764	Court	Attended
3 Apr 1764	Court	Absent
1 May 1764	Appr - Turn-over/In	Robert Locheed (LBT/19140) from William Hoggard (LBT/16566)
1 May 1764	Court	Attended
5 Jun 1764	Court	Attended
19 Jun 1764	Court	Absent
30 Jun 1764	Court	Attended
3 Jul 1764	Court	Attended
7 Aug 1764	Court	Attended
4 Sep 1764	Court	Attended
28 Sep 1764	Court	Attended
2 Oct 1764	Court	Attended
6 Nov 1764	Court	Attended
1 Dec 1764	Court	Attended
4 Dec 1764	Court	Absent
5 Feb 1765	Court	Absent
1 Mar 1765	Court	Absent
5 Mar 1765	Court	Attended
22 Mar 1765	Court	Absent
26 Mar 1765	Court	Absent
2 Apr 1765	Court	Absent
7 May 1765	Court	Attended
4 Jun 1765	Court	Absent
21 Jun 1765	Court	Absent
2 Jul 1765	Court	Attended
6 Jul 1765	Court	Attended
6 Aug 1765	Court	Attended
3 Sep 1765	Court	Attended
27 Sep 1765	Court	Absent
1 Oct 1765	Appr - Binding	Joseph Dell (LBT/16563)
1 Oct 1765	Court	Attended
4 Nov 1765	Court	Absent
2 Dec 1765	Court	Absent
3 Dec 1765	Court	Absent
4 Feb 1766	Court	Absent
1 Mar 1766	Court	Attended
4 Mar 1766	Court	Attended
21 Mar 1766	Court	Absent
26 Mar 1766	Court	Absent
8 Apr 1766	Court	Attended
6 May 1766	Court	Absent
3 Jun 1766	Court	Attended
24 Jun 1766	Court	Attended
1 Jul 1766	Court	Attended
5 Jul 1766	Court	Attended
2 Jul 1767	Court	Absent
7 Jul 1767	Court	Absent
4 Aug 1767	Court	Absent
1 Sep 1767	Court	Absent
20 Sep 1767	Court	Absent
6 Oct 1767	Court	Absent
3 Nov 1767	Court	Absent
1 Dec 1767	Court	Absent
23 Dec 1767	Court	Absent
2 Feb 1768	Court	Absent
1 Mar 1768	Court	Absent
23 Mar 1768	Court	Absent
26 Mar 1768	Court	Absent
12 Apr 1768	Court	Absent
3 May 1768	Court	Absent
7 Jun 1768	Court	Absent
23 Jun 1768	Court	Absent
5 Jul 1768	Court	Absent
2 Aug 1768	Court	Absent
6 Sep 1768	Court	Absent
20 Sep 1768	Court	Attended
4 Oct 1768	Court	Attended
1 Nov 1768	Court	Absent
1 Dec 1768	Court	Absent
6 Dec 1768	Court	Absent
23 Dec 1768	Court	Absent
7 Feb 1769	Court	Absent
1 Mar 1769	Court	Absent
7 Mar 1769	Court	Absent
23 Mar 1769	Court	Absent
27 Mar 1769	Court	Absent
4 Apr 1769	Court	Absent
2 May 1769	Court	Absent
6 Jun 1769	Court	Absent
22 Jun 1769	Court	Attended
1 Jul 1769	Court	Attended
1 Jul 1769	Under Warden	fined -
4 Jul 1769	Court	Absent
1 Aug 1769	Court	Attended
5 Sep 1769	Court	Absent
25 Sep 1769	Court	Absent
3 Oct 1769	Appr - Freedom	Robert Locheed (LBT/19140)
3 Oct 1769	Court	Attended
7 Nov 1769	Court	Attended
1 Dec 1769	Court	Absent
5 Dec 1769	Court	Absent
22 Dec 1769	Court	Absent
6 Feb 1770	Court	Attended
1 Mar 1770	Court	Absent
6 Mar 1770	Court	Absent
23 Mar 1770	Court	Absent
26 Mar 1770	Court	Absent
3 Apr 1770	Court	Absent
1 May 1770	Court	Absent
12 Jun 1770	Court	Absent
21 Jun 1770	Court	Absent
30 Jun 1770	Court	Attended
30 Jun 1770	Upper Warden	fined -
3 Jul 1770	Court	Absent
7 Aug 1770	Court	Attended
4 Sep 1770	Court	Absent
26 Sep 1770	Court	Absent
2 Oct 1770	Court	Attended
6 Nov 1770	Court	Absent
1 Dec 1770	Court	Absent
4 Dec 1770	Court	Absent
21 Dec 1770	Court	Absent
5 Feb 1771	Court	Absent
1 Mar 1771	Court	Absent
5 Mar 1771	Court	Absent
22 Mar 1771	Court	Absent
26 Mar 1771	Court	Absent
9 Apr 1771	Court	Absent
7 May 1771	Court	Absent
4 Jun 1771	Court	Attended
20 Jun 1771	Court	Attended
2 Jul 1771	Court	Absent
6 Jul 1771	Court	Absent
6 Jul 1771	Master	fined -
6 Aug 1771	Court	Absent
3 Sep 1771	Court	Attended
27 Sep 1771	Court	Absent
1 Oct 1771	Court	Absent
5 Nov 1771	Court	Absent
2 Dec 1771	Court	Absent
3 Dec 1771	Court	Absent
20 Dec 1771	Court	Absent
21 Jan 1772	Court	Absent
4 Feb 1772	Court	Absent
2 Mar 1772	Court	Absent
3 Mar 1772	Court	Absent
24 Mar 1772	Court	Absent
26 Mar 1772	Court	Absent
7 Apr 1772	Court	Absent
5 May 1772	Court	Absent
2 Jun 1772	Court	Absent
23 Jun 1772	Court	Absent
4 Jul 1772	Court	Absent
6 Jul 1773	Court	Attended
3 Aug 1773	Court	Attended
7 Sep 1773	Court	Attended
28 Sep 1773	Court	Attended
5 Oct 1773	Court	Attended
2 Nov 1773	Court	Absent
1 Dec 1773	Court	Absent
7 Dec 1773	Court	Absent
24 Dec 1773	Court	Absent
1 Feb 1774	Court	Absent
1 Mar 1774	Court	Absent
22 Mar 1774	Court	Absent
26 Mar 1774	Court	Absent
12 Apr 1774	Court	Absent
3 May 1774	Court	Absent
7 Jun 1774	Court	Absent
23 Jun 1774	Court	Absent
2 Jul 1774	Court	Absent
5 Jul 1774	Court	Attended
2 Aug 1774	Court	Attended
6 Sep 1774	Court	Absent
27 Sep 1774	Court	Absent
4 Oct 1774	Court	Attended
1 Nov 1774	Court	Attended
1 Dec 1774	Court	Absent
6 Dec 1774	Court	Absent
23 Dec 1774	Court	Absent
7 Feb 1775	Court	Attended
1 Mar 1775	Court	Absent
7 Mar 1775	Court	Absent
24 Mar 1775	Court	Absent
27 Mar 1775	Court	Absent
4 Apr 1775	Court	Absent
2 May 1775	Court	Attended
13 Jun 1775	Court	Attended
20 Jun 1775	Court	Attended
1 Jul 1775	Court	Absent
4 Jul 1775	Court	Absent
1 Aug 1775	Court	Attended
5 Sep 1775	Court	Absent
28 Sep 1775	Court	Absent
3 Oct 1775	Court	Absent
7 Nov 1775	Court	Absent
17 Nov 1775	Court	Absent
24 Nov 1775	Court	Absent
1 Dec 1775	Court	Absent
5 Dec 1775	Court	Attended
22 Dec 1775	Court	Absent
6 Feb 1776	Court	Absent
1 Mar 1776	Court	Absent
5 Mar 1776	Court	Absent
22 Mar 1776	Court	Absent
26 Mar 1776	Court	Attended
2 Apr 1776	Court	Attended
7 May 1776	Court	Absent
4 Jun 1776	Court	Attended
20 Jun 1776	Court	Attended
2 Jul 1776	Court	Attended
6 Jul 1776	Court	Absent
6 Aug 1776	Court	Attended
3 Sep 1776	Court	Attended - last
27 Sep 1776	Court	Absent
1 Oct 1776	Court	Absent
5 Nov 1776	Court	Absent
1 Dec 1776	Court	Absent
3 Dec 1776	Court	Absent
24 Dec 1776	Court	Absent
4 Feb 1777	Court	Absent
7 Feb 1777	Court	Absent
1 Mar 1777	Court	Absent
4 Mar 1777	Court	Absent
25 Mar 1777	Court	Absent
26 Mar 1777	Court	Absent
8 Apr 1777	Court	Absent
6 May 1777	Court	Absent
3 Jun 1777	Court	Absent
24 Jun 1777	Court	Absent
1 Jul 1777	Court	Absent
5 Jul 1777	Court	Absent
5 Aug 1777	Court	Absent
2 Sep 1777	Court	Absent
5 Sep 1777	Court	Absent
7 Oct 1777	Court	Absent
4 Nov 1777	Court	Absent
18 Nov 1777	Buried	Low Leyton, Essex
18 Nov 1777	Court	Died
18 Nov 1777	Died

Further Notes

C.B. 12 Dec 1777 - executors of the Will - wherein the W.B. has bequeathed several Sums of Money to this Company upon Trust to apply the yearly Produce thereof for the several Purposes in the Will mentioned and the said Executors requesting to know whether the Company will accept such Trusts, the said Will was read and the Matters therein relating to this company were taken into Consideration and it is thereupon resolved that this Company will accept of the trusts in the said Will. [Will transcribed on p.54 of C.B.] - delivered into this Court a Silver Cup given to this Company by the Will = that the said Mr.John Nichols be at Liberty to affix in some proper Place in the Hall or in one of the Apartments belonging thereto, a Brass Plate with an Inscription thereon testifying the grateful Remembrance which the said William Bowyer had always had of the generous Assistance given by several Members of this Company to his Father upon his Calamity by Fire in January 1712/3. ---

Sources and References

Original Sources	Comments
Stationers' Company - Binding and Freedom Records - McKenzie, D.F. (1978), #0990

SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS

Transcriptions

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Dictionary of National Biography - article by Keith Maslen