Hello!

I am new to this message board.

I am seeking the ancestry of William Bowring, who in the 1851 census of Wootton Fitzpaine, Dorset, indicated that he was 72 years of age (roughly 1779 birth year) and was born at Kentisbear, Devon.

On 3 December 1807 at Whitchurch Canonicorum, Dorset, William married Harriett Powell, born circa 1781 at either Whitchurch or at Wootton Fitzpaine (she reported both in census, but is not found in baptismal registers at either place).

William & Harriett had the following children:

1. Mary Ann, baptized 24 December 1809 at Wootton Fitzpaine, Dorset, England; married George Gillingham.
2. Ann, baptized 29 November 1812 at Wootton Fitzpaine, Dorset, England.
3. Elizabeth, also baptized 29 November 1812 at Wootton Fitzpaine, Dorset, England.
4. Sarah (my direct ancestor), baptized 13 August 1815 at Wootton Fitzpaine, Dorset, England, died 1860 in Hounsfield, Jefferson Co., New York; married 24 December 1835 at Wootton Fitzpaine, Dorset, England, Robert Stokes of Hawkchurch, Dorset, died 1863 in Hounsfield, Jefferson Co., New York.
5. Emma, baptized 15 November 1818 at Wootton Fitzpaine, Dorset, England
6. Hannah, 27 November 1820 at Wootton Fitzpaine, Dorset, England.
7. William, baptized 9 May 1824 at Wootton Fitzpaine, Dorset, England.
8. Harriett, baptized 18 November 1827 at Wootton Fitzpaine, Dorset, England.

Any assistance in next steps for determining William's ancestry would be grately appreciated!

Thank you,
Mark Wentling