The Bowaters

Spirited Sallies

How the Bowater, McLean and Hall Ancestral Lines Converged in Wellington, New Zealand      

by Eric Bowater, 2012

CONTENTS:

  • PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • DRAMATIS PERSONAE
  • PROLOGUE
  • PART 1 : THE CONVERGENCE  (1894---1906)
  • PART 2 : THE BOWATER—RUTTER ANCESTRY  (1417—1893)
  • PART 3 : THE McLEAN---PURVES ANCESTRY  (1174---1893)
  • PART 4 : THE HALL---DADD ANCESTRY  (1733---1893)
  • PART 5 : THE BLENDED FAMILY  (1907---1918)
  • PART 6 : THE DISPERSAL  (1919---1956)
  • PART 7 : THE STORIES OF THE DESCENDANTS
  • INDEX OF ANCESTRAL AND ASSOCIATED NAMES AND BIRTH

YEARS FOR PARTS 1---6

REFERENCES

  • APPENDIX 1 : THE 1980S VERSION OF THE BOWATER LINEAGE
                                           TO NEW ZEALAND
  • APPENDIX 2 : THE TITLED BOWATERS FROM THE ENGLISH
                                                 MIDLANDS
  • APPENDIX 3 : INFORMATION ABOUT BOWATER  COATS OF ARMS

153 A4 Pages, many photos, full-colour printing, perfect binding. Price $36 + postage