Individual Details
Lt Col George Robert Harland BOWDEN MP
(1 Jan 1873 - 10 Oct 1927)
Events
| Birth | 1 Jan 1873 | Washington, Durham | |||
| Baptism | 13 Jul 1873 | St. Peter's, Monkwearmouth, Durham | |||
| Residence | 1881 | with his parents - 5, South Row, Wardley, Durham | |||
| Education | From 1882 to 1888 | St Bede's School, Durham City |  |  | |
| Education | From 1888 to 1890 | in steam, mechanical drawing, mathematics, applied mechanics, hydrolics and surveying - Durham College of Science, Durham | | ||
| Occupation | From 1888 to 1890 | Lambton Collieries, County Durham | | | |
| Occupation | From 1890 to 1891 | as an improver - North's Navigation Company's Iron Works, Tondu, Glamorganshire | | ||
| Occupation | From 1891 to 1895 | assistant engineer and chief draughtsman - Cyfarthfa iron & Steel Works, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire | | | |
| Residence | 1891 | as a lodger - Myrtle Cottage, 163, Bridgend Road, Higher Newcastle, Aberkenfig, Glamorganshire | |||
| Occupation | 1891 | civil engineer - Glamorganshire | |||
| Marriage | 1898 | Thornbury Registration District, Gloucestershire - Catherine Sarah "Katie" GRIFFITHS | |||
| Residence (family) | 1901 | Station Road, Woodlesford, Yorkshire - Catherine Sarah "Katie" GRIFFITHS | |||
| Occupation | 1901 | electrical engineer & employer - Woodlesford, Yorkshire | |||
| Occupation | 1902 | contracting mechanical engineer - Manchester, Lancashire | | | |
| Military | 1907 | with the Royal Garrison Artillery Volunteer Force, commissioned | |||
| Residence (family) | 1911 | Hazeldene, St Peters Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire - Catherine Sarah "Katie" GRIFFITHS | |||
| Occupation | 1911 | consulting engineer & employer - St Albans, Hertfordshire | |||
| Miscellaneous | From 1914 to 1918 | Conservative Member of Parliament - North East Derbyshire | |||
| Military | From 1914 to 1918 | as Commanding Officer of the 17th (Empire) Battalion, the Royal Fusiliers | |||
| Death | 10 Oct 1927 | Rodney, Belmont Hill, St Albans, Hertfordshire | |||
| Probate | 22 May 1928 | London | |
Families
| Spouse | Catherine Sarah "Katie" GRIFFITHS (1871 - 1961) |
| Child | Doris Catherine Harland BOWDEN (1900 - 1943) |
| Child | George Denys Richard Harland BOWDEN (1901 - ) |
| Father | George BOWDEN (1835 - ) |
| Mother | Hannah Mary HARLAND (1834 - ) |
| Sibling | Edith BOWDEN (1868 - ) |
| Sibling | Beatrice M BOWDEN (1870 - ) |
Notes
Education
George was educated by private tutors until the age of 9.Occupation
George was involved in building boilers, engines, pumps etc.Occupation
He designed and erected various important plant including rolling mills, Bessemer converters, bridges and railways.Occupation
Practiced as G Harland Bowden & Co, Contracting Mechanical Engineers. The company had offices in London, Glasgow, Dundee and Cardiff.Probate
Probate was granted to his widow Catherine Sarah Bowden. His effects were valued at £1301 (£43,479.42 in 2005).Endnotes
1. , Mechanical Engineer Records, 1847-1930 (n.d.), Pages 131 to 132; digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed .
2. , Mechanical Engineer Records, 1847-1930 (n.d.), pages 131 to 132; digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed .
3. , Mechanical Engineer Records, 1847-1930 (n.d.), pages 131 to 132; digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed .
4. , Mechanical Engineer Records, 1847-1930 (n.d.), pages 131 to 132; digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed .
5. , Mechanical Engineer Records, 1847-1930 (n.d.), pages 131 to 132; digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed .
6. , Mechanical Engineer Records, 1847-1930 (n.d.), pages 131 to 132; digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed .