William Bowden was born 17 August 1819 in Benenden, Kent, Kent, United Kingdom to William Bowden (1796-1882) and Elizabeth Godfrey (1798-1838) and died 7 March 1899 Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, Australia of unspecified causes. He married Caroline Munn (1818-1901) 1 February 1842 in St Andrews Presbyterian Church, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
His family left Gravesend, Kent on 24 June 1838, arriving Sydney, New South Wales on 6 November 1838 on the Maitland.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| William Bowden (1842-1906) | |||
| Sarah M Bowden (1844) | |||
| Frederick Bowden (1847-1923) | 17 March 1847 Hexham, New South Wales, Australia | 9 December 1923 Waratah, New South Wales, Australia | Sarah Ann Towns (1847-1933) |
| Charlotte Bowden (1848-1850) | |||
| Rebecca Bowden (1851-1852) | |||
| Catherine Bowden (1853-1932) | |||
| Harriet Bowden (1855) | |||
| Jane Bowden (1857-1932) | 12 September 1857 | September 1932 | John Edwin Fenwick (1857-1920) |
| Mary Bowden (1863) | |||
| Jessie Bowden (1863-1952) | 24 May 1863 'Kennington', Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, Australia | November 1952 Mayfield, New South Wales, Australia | Samuel Osborne (1863-1923) |
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