Overview
George Bowes (died 1606) was an English prospector. He mined for gold in Scotland.
Family background
George was a son of Sir George Bowes of Streatlam and Dorothy Mallory. He married Magdalen Bray, daughter of Sir Edward Bray.
Coal and copper
In 1595 he planned a coal mine on his own estate of Beddick Waterville. In 1602 he was allowed to mine for copper in the Knowsley estate belonging to the Earl of Derby. At Caldbeck near Keswick, in 1602, Bowes and Francis Needham reported on old copper workings and lead which contained a proportion of silver.
Surveying the gold fields in 1603
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