Bowes Family - Ourfolk
Sir Adam Bowes ABT 1280 - ABT 1356
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Sir Adam was born on ABT 1280 and died on ABT 1356 . Sir Adam was married to Alice Trayne (Bowes) on ABT 1310. Alice was born on ABT 1280 . She is the daughter of John Trayne (B: ABT 1255). View Family Chart - - -
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S1 BOWES: Geographical and Historical information from the year 1890.
The family probably descends from a cousin of Alan the Black, Earl of Richmond who was in the service
of William the Conqueror. He was Captain of the Tower of Bowes, the present Bowes Castle and leader
of 500 archers.
Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas 1331. Steward of Richmondshire.. Living in 1346. Lord of
Streatlam in right of his wife.
About 1310 his descendant Sir Adam Bowes d? 1356, a lawyer and Chief Justice of the Court of Common
Pleas, also Bailiff of Richmond 1332-1334, married The Trayne Heiress and obtained Streatlam Castle.
This was the main family seat until the 19th century and was 3 miles north east of Barnard Castle.
Through his wife Agnes, sole heir of Sir John Trayne, Knight, he became lord and owner of Streatlam Castle, county Durham, which henceforth became the family seat.
The castle of the ancient lords of Bowes, of which, a square tower - probably the keep of the original fortress - still remains, occupies an elevated position on the steep of an eminence descending abruptly to the Greta, and has been defended by a deep ditch. No foundations remain whereby the outlines of the castle as it stood in its entirety can be traced, but judging from the existing fragment, it must have been a fortress of considerable strength and extent. This tower is nearly a square, measuring 75 feet by 60 feet, and is about 53 feet in height. The walls are 12 feet thick, and have been faced with dressed stone, which has been stripped off in many places leaving the inner grout work visible. Narrow passages may be seen in the walls, and in one corner are the remains of a spiral staircase. The principal apartment appears to have been on the second storey, the large round-headed windows that lighted it still remaining. Beneath this was an apartment with a groined ceiling, supported by a central column.
of William the Conqueror. He was Captain of the Tower of Bowes, the present Bowes Castle and leader
of 500 archers.
Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas 1331. Steward of Richmondshire.. Living in 1346. Lord of
Streatlam in right of his wife.
About 1310 his descendant Sir Adam Bowes d? 1356, a lawyer and Chief Justice of the Court of Common
Pleas, also Bailiff of Richmond 1332-1334, married The Trayne Heiress and obtained Streatlam Castle.
This was the main family seat until the 19th century and was 3 miles north east of Barnard Castle.
Through his wife Agnes, sole heir of Sir John Trayne, Knight, he became lord and owner of Streatlam Castle, county Durham, which henceforth became the family seat.
The castle of the ancient lords of Bowes, of which, a square tower - probably the keep of the original fortress - still remains, occupies an elevated position on the steep of an eminence descending abruptly to the Greta, and has been defended by a deep ditch. No foundations remain whereby the outlines of the castle as it stood in its entirety can be traced, but judging from the existing fragment, it must have been a fortress of considerable strength and extent. This tower is nearly a square, measuring 75 feet by 60 feet, and is about 53 feet in height. The walls are 12 feet thick, and have been faced with dressed stone, which has been stripped off in many places leaving the inner grout work visible. Narrow passages may be seen in the walls, and in one corner are the remains of a spiral staircase. The principal apartment appears to have been on the second storey, the large round-headed windows that lighted it still remaining. Beneath this was an apartment with a groined ceiling, supported by a central column.
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