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| William Bowden R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Son of William Bowden (1794-1867) | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 16 April 1826 | Born (Alverstoke, Hampshire) | ||
| 18 April 1861 | Married Elizabeth Ann (1842-1919), dauhter of James Cornish (1792-1865), and adopted the surname of Cornish-Bowden | ||
| 18 April 1896 | Died (Newton Abbot, Devon) | ||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 17 August 1846 | Mate | ||
| 27 October 1847 | Lieutenant | ||
| 13 November 1854 | Commander | ||
| 31 January 1861 | Captain | ||
| 14 November 1872 | Retired Captain | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 17 August 1846 | 26 October 1847 | Mate in Hibernia, commanded by Captain Peter Richards, Mediterranean | |
| 27 October 1847 | 18 March 1849 | Lieutenant in Gladiator, commanded by Captain John Robb, Mediterranean | |
| 19 January 1850 | 12 January 1855 | Lieutenant in Arethusa, commanded by Captain Thomas Matthew Charles Symonds then Captain William Robert Mends then Captain Thomas Matthew Charles Symonds, Black sea during the Russian War | |
| 27 February 1856 | 5 November 1856 | Commander in Cormorant, Portsmouth | |
| 20 March 1857 | 17 May 1860 | Commander in Medusa, west coast of Africa | |
| 13 November 1863 | 3 November 1865 | Captain in Wasp (from commissioning at Portsmouth), East Indies | |
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