Memorable Manitobans: Alfred Ernest Bowyer (1882-1953)

Contractor.

Born at Sheffield, England in 1882, he came to Winnipeg around 1913. He worked in the plumbing and heating trade, becoming a partner in the firm of Bowyer Boag Limited. He died at the Misericordia Hospital on 27 November 1953 and was buried in the Elmwood Cemetery. He was survived by a wife, two sons, and a daughter.

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Bowyer House (12 West Gate, Winnipeg)

Sources:

“City contractor A. E. Bowyer dies at age 71,” Winnipeg Free Press, 28 November 1953, page 7.

Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 3 January 2020

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