James edward bowater born in dudley 1886find my ancesters?

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James edward bowater born in dudley 1886find my ancesters?

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There are 40 matches in Family Search.com to James Bowater.

32. JAMES BOWATER - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Marriage: 08 DEC 1788 St Thomas, Dudley, Worcester, England

This entry is 2 years off from your number. There are 206 Bowater entries there also (not just James).

There is a Bowater GENFORUM where you can post questions, read previous questions and meet distant cousins of Bowater.

If you don't have Genealogy Software, you should get some and take advantage of the free time with some of the pay sites, that is a good way to start the Branches on your family tree. Remember your ancestors are not just Bowater surname, and your family tree out to 1886 will propably have 8 to 16 Branches, each with a different surname (usually).