There are several mentions of Bowden in the Diary of Rev. James Clegg (1708 to 1755) Minister and Doctor, indexed as follows: Bowden , Mrs, of Hayfield, 836 Alice 453 George 111, 390 Joseph of Rushup Edge, 229 Nathaniel , 156, 157-158, 222, 229 Ralph of New Mills 55 I'll just look up the Hayfield and New Mills entries as you have those place names:- Page 836 (Vol.111) 1753 August 22 I took a ride to Heafield to see Mrs Bowden, prayd with and prescribd for her and returnd in good time, J Shirt of Chinley accompanied me. Page 55 (Vol. I) 1729 April 14 wind e warm set out with daughter Ann towards Roachdale, calld to an old man at the New Mill Ralph Bowden, passed thence through Marple, dined at Stockport, visited Dr. Leech at Manchester and lay with my son James in that town. Hope these help a little, All the best, Malcolm Hutton (Melbourne Australia) Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2018 11:29:09 +0100 From: Chris Bowden <christopher.bowden@mypostoffice.co.uk> Subject: [DBY]Derabyshire High Peak interests To: Derbyshire genealogy <derbysgen@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <8b29f1f8-fafe-425e-a213-a57e87c91f8a@mypostoffice.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; format=flowed Interests Bowden 1680-1950 Hayfield, New Mills, Mellor, Glossop Stockport and Manchester