Benjamin Bowring and his descendants : a record of mercantile achievement
A history of the Bowring family, a very successful family of merchants. While the book contains details of the family's ancestors who were traced back to 1303, it instead focuses on Benjamin Bowring, who arrived in Newfoundland in 1811 to open a clock and watch maker business, and his descendan...
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| Language: | English |
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Hodder and Stoughton
1938
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns2/id/12418 |
| Summary: | A history of the Bowring family, a very successful family of merchants. While the book contains details of the family's ancestors who were traced back to 1303, it instead focuses on Benjamin Bowring, who arrived in Newfoundland in 1811 to open a clock and watch maker business, and his descendants. The Bowrings would later become one of the most important and successful mercantile families in Newfoundland history. Includes index. -- Genealogical Table not scanned. Includes bibliographical references (p. 191) |
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