Bowett History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Bowett family

The surname Bowett was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat.

The name is quite scarce. One of the first records of the family was Henry Bowet LL.D. (d. 1423), Bishop of Bath and Wells, and subsequently Archbishop of York. He "was apparently a member of a knightly family that, about his time, migrated from the north to the eastern counties. His father was buried at Penrith, his mother in Lincolnshire. His kinsfolk mostly lived in Westmorland. " 1

Early History of the Bowett family

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Bowett Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bowet, Bowett, Boweter, Bewett, Bewet, Bowyet and many more.

Early Notables of the Bowett family

Henry Bowett (d. 1423), Bishop of Bath & Wells, and Archbishop of York (1407-1423)

Migration of the Bowett family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Thomas Boweter, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1683; Hugh Bewett, a civil officer, who is on record in New England when he was banished for "holding publicly and maintaining that he was free from original sin".

Contemporary Notables of the name Bowett (post 1700) +

Sir Derek Bowett, Whewell Professorship of International Law and President of Queens' College, Cambridge University (1970-1982)

Sources +

Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print