Bowdoin Family History
Bowdoin Name Meaning
Americanized spelling of Baudouin, French form of
Baldwin, or of any of the numerous variant forms of this name
found in France and Belgium.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Bowdoin
Name Distribution of Bowdoin Families
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England & Wales
Scotland
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from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Bowdoin census records
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Bowdoin Family Origin
Bowdoin Emigration Information (US)
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Bowdoin Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Bowdoin census records
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Military Service by Bowdoin
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