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Richard Bowler 1804 - 1878

Richard Bowler of Hobart, Tasmania County, TAS Australia was born in 1804 in England United Kingdom to Charlotte (Wilkins) Bowler and John Bowler. He had siblings John Bowler, Mary Bowler, Sarah Bowler, Elizabeth (Bowler) Cross, and Charlotte (Bowler) Hayes. Richard Bowler died at age 74 years old in 1878 at Bricksfield Pauper Depot in Hobart, TAS Australia, and was buried at Cornelian Bay.

Richard Bowler

Brickfield Pauper Depot in Hobart, Tasmania County, TAS Australia

1804

England, United Kingdom

1878

Bricksfield Pauper Depot in Hobart, Tasmania County, TAS, Australia

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At the age of 17, Richard was tried and convicted of attempted burglary at the Bucks Assizes. Along with fellow offender James White, he was subsequently reprieved and sent to Australia (Vandieman's Land) in 1821. He led an uneventful life, but learned to read and write in his new adopted country. You can read his letters here:
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1804

Birthday

1804

Birthdate

England United Kingdom

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Nationality & Locations

Brill Buckinghamshire England Broadmarsh near Brighton Tasmania
Early Life & Education

Learned to read and write in Australia
Religious Beliefs

Church of England
Professional Career

Labourer
1878

Death

1878

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Cause of death

Bricksfield Pauper Depot in Hobart, Tasmania County, TAS Australia
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Cornelian Bay in TAS Australia
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Richard Bowler lived exactly as long as the average family member when died at the age of 74.

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In 1804, in the year that Richard Bowler was born, on July 11th, Alexander Hamilton, former Secretary of the Treasury, and Aaron Burr, Vice President of the United States, fought a duel. Alexander Hamilton was shot and died the next day. Burr was indicted for murder and was acquitted but his political career was ruined.

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In 1815, when he was merely 11 years old, between April 5th and 12th, Mount Tambora in the Dutch East Indies erupted, killing over 92,000 people and propelling volcanic ash into the upper atmosphere throughout the world. This caused what was called "The Year Without a Summer." In some places in the northern hemisphere, the eruption caused snow in June and July. There were widespread crop failures and resulting starvation in many parts of the world.

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