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Does anyone know lots about the Queen Mother ?

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X Lairy- Fairy

X Lairy- Fairy Report 17 Jan 2008 09:34

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Giffen, Catlin , Stevens , Kingham, Williams , Brinkley , Walker .Odell. jones from deptford

X Lairy- Fairy

X Lairy- Fairy Report 17 Jan 2008 09:35

i was wondering how her maiden name became bowes-lyon.
i know her family has bowes but does anyone know where the lyon came into it??
Rosex

Researching:
Giffen, Catlin , Stevens , Kingham, Williams , Brinkley , Walker .Odell. jones from deptford

Sam

Sam Report 17 Jan 2008 09:47

It goes back to the early 1700's and George Bowes::

Bowes went on to marry Mary Gilbert in 1747 and had one daughter, Mary Eleanor Bowes, born 24 February 1748 (old style)/1749 (new style). She married John Lyon, 9th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, who later took the name "Bowes", as a condition of the will of George Bowes, in order to inherit the Bowes estate. They formed the Bowes-Lyon family, one of whose descendants was the late Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, known in Britain as The Queen Mother. Hence, George Bowes would be the present Queen's great-great-great-great-grandfather.

X Lairy- Fairy

X Lairy- Fairy Report 17 Jan 2008 10:00

Sam your a Star
thanks ever so much
Rosex

Researching:
Giffen, Catlin , Stevens , Kingham, Williams , Brinkley , Walker .Odell. jones from deptford

Deb needs a change

Deb needs a change Report 17 Jan 2008 10:05

Hi Rose,

This would be her marriage:



Name: Elizabeth A M Bowes-Lyon
Year of Registration: 1923
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
Spouse's Surname: Windsor
District: St George Hanover Square
County: London, Middlesex
Volume: 1a
Page: 909





And her birth:





Name: Elizabeth A M Bowes-Lyon
Year of Registration: 1900
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: Hitchin
County: Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire
Volume: 3a
Page: 667





Deb:)

X Lairy- Fairy

X Lairy- Fairy Report 17 Jan 2008 10:59

Thanks Deb
Rosex

Researching:
Giffen, Catlin , Stevens , Kingham, Williams , Brinkley , Walker .Odell. jones from deptford