Hi new from Canada

[stu1]

Hi:
Reserching the Bowes , mainly Joseph Bowes.
Christening 12 Dec. 1766 Auckland Saint Andrew Durham England.
father William Bowes mother Elizabeth Raylton .
Is it to big a statement to say that all the Bowes in Durham are related
Have more but will save that for later.
Stuart

[JudithM]

Welcome to the Forum Stuart, and good luck with your research. Not sure how to prove/disprove the statement re the Bowes - its a fairly uncommon name which perhaps increases the likelihood of being related albeit very distantly but a}surnames have a habit of changing overtime so some of the Bowes may descend from Bowens, others from Bowers or Boughs or....., and b) Durham is/was a relatively large centre of population and one to which people have migrated from other parts of the country so families of similar name may not be related at all.

[garstonite]

Hi and welcome to the Forum Stuart ...

http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Search/indexp.html

Bowes
all events
search
you will see that the Bowes family were in Lancashire 100 years before the English Civil War
1567 is the first record
I live in Liverpool and Bowes family name is quite common here ...
good luck in your research ...and most of al have fun doing it ...;)

this looks like an older brother for Joseph Bowes - same church 18 months earlier

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NGHZ-VXV

did Joseph have a twin - ??

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMZD-SBQ

[Anne in Carlisle]

Welcome to FTF! I do a couple of One Name studies and find them very interesting. You would need to make lists (databases) of all events concerning Bowes in County Durham and start building their trees to see if they do all connect. I find it great fun! You can make your study public by joining the Guild of One Name Studies (GOONS) or just do it for your own private satisfaction.

You are probably aware that there is a place called Bowes, which at least some if them may originate from. Place name surnames do tend to have quite a few separate families using them. "William from Bowes" would have applied to a number of people.
Good luck with your research and don't forget there are lots of people on here willing to discuss ideas.
Anne

[Janet in Yorkshire]

The late Queen Mother was Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon by birth, so perhaps you may turn out to be well connected!

Jay