Bower & Collier Family Tree
Research by CM Bower
In New England on our Anniversary October 2009
Contents
Welcome to our web site with the following research:
- What's New?
- Family History: our Bower/Collier Family Tree
- Projects underway
- General Topics (Family Tree & Projects)
Contact Details
We hope that there is something of interest here for you and if so do e-mail us using our contact details:
What's New?
News, Progress and activities in 2010.
Bower/Collier Family Tree
Family History Project into our Family Tree:
Bower/Collier Family Historyincluding
the Family Tree with links to our 16 Great Grandparents- and their descendantsProjects Underway
Brecht One-Name Study
A detailed study into the descendants of Heinrich (Henry) & Mary (Somes) Brecht, my mother's maiden name:
Silk Weavers named Collier
Research into my wife Chris' maiden name including:
- Silk Weavers named Collier living in Spitalfields and Bethnal Green in East London in 19th Century with possible links to weavers of Huguenot descent (Gaucheron/Kemp:)
- Descendants of Charles Collier, Silk Weaver and Charles Collier, Ropemaker, his son:
Collier Family in England and Canada
The Big One!
A project to write up my research ready for publication:
The Sinking of the SS Britannia in 1941
The S S Britannia
A personal account by my father Frederick Bower of the sinking of the SS Britannia by the German raider Thor in 1941:
The Sinking of the SS Britannia
Find the Lady!
The Victorian Calling Book bought by my mother on Lymington Market:
A Local History Project where I traced a Victorian Lady who lived in the Lymington area in 1883-1893 and kept a Calling Book. During this time she appears to have met the cream of society in the Lymington area.
The Project is summarised in a series of articles with a Final Report:
General Topics (Family Tree & Projects)
Visits to Places of Interest
Visits to Places of Interest - Main Index
Visits to places where our ancestors lived, to bring the Family Tree to life, including:
All Saints Church in Fulham where Christopher Bower was christened in 1795
St Mary's Church in Islington where Heinrich Brecht married Mary Somes in 1808
Stanhope Grove where Beckenham F C (and Stanhope Rovers) played
Progress Reports on the Above Subjects
A summary of activities undertaken and progress made in 2004-9 and research still to be undertaken:
Progress Report and To Do List
Photo Album
Collation of the photos that appear throughout the web site:
Summary of Names Indexes
Indexes of people mentioned in this web site:
Colin Bower
31 May 2010
