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Title: Vansittart and Bowater families. Did families ever merge/marry?
Post by: markheal on Friday 11 December 20 15:49 GMT (UK)

Did these families ever merge/marry or did Bowaters just 'acquire' the Vansittart name?

Thomas Vansittart Bowater
1807–1883
BIRTH 2 OCT 1807 • Danbury, Chelmsford, Essex, England
DEATH 2 JUN 1883 • Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England

Title: Re: Vansittart and Bowater families. Did families ever merge/marry?
Post by: *Sandra* on Friday 11 December 20 16:04 GMT (UK)

Have you found any "dutch" connections ? 

Vansittart is a surname of Dutch origin, derived from the city of Sittard in Limburg.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vansittart

Sandra

Title: Re: Vansittart and Bowater families. Did families ever merge/marry?
Post by: suzard on Friday 11 December 20 18:57 GMT (UK)

Might this help?

Baptism
Chelmsford St Mary the Virgin
Thomas Vansittart Bowater
born 2 Oct 1807
baptised 1 July 1811
Parents Majr William Bowater & Mary

maybe their marriage would help??

Suz

Title: Re: Vansittart and Bowater families. Did families ever merge/marry?
Post by: *Sandra* on Friday 11 December 20 19:41 GMT (UK)

Anc tree goes back to 1715 but no Vansittart spouses.  :-\

Richard Bowater 1715 - Mary Bayley
Major William Bowater 1755 -Maria Cole
Thomas Vansittart 1808 - Sarah Davis

Sandra

Title: Re: Vansittart and Bowater families. Did families ever merge/marry?
Post by: groom on Friday 11 December 20 20:44 GMT (UK)

If you follow the family back on The Peerage, the name doesn't appear in a marriage

http://www.thepeerage.com/p17585.htm