BOWER, (Robert) Paul Charles (1924-2011)

[Richard R]

From the Telegraph of 28 January 2011:

BOWER
(Robert) Paul Charles aged 86. Peacefully at home in The Bahamas on
25th January 2011. Beloved husband of Ericka and much loved father of
Victoria, Christopher (Bobby) and Nigel. Funeral in The Bahamas 31st
January. A Memorial Service will be held in London on a date to be
announced.

(Robert) Paul Charles BOWER (1924-2011) head of that gentry family
formerly of Welham, son of Cdr Robert Tatton BOWER RN MP (1894-1973/6)
and the Hon Henrietta May Caribbea STRICKLAND (1903-75), dau of 1st
and last Baron STRICKLAND & Count della Catena (1861-1940, and scion
of the gentry family HORNYOLD-STRICKLAND) and Lady Edeline SACKVILLE
(d 1918, dau of the 7th Earl DE LA WARR).
He m 1st 1956 (div 1962) Joan Mileham, dau of Frank R LITCHFIELD of 4
Karranga Ave, Killara, NSW, and had a son (Christopher Robert Francis
(Bobby) b 1959, who succ as head of the family) and a dau (Victoria
Anne b 1957). He m 2nd 19__ Ericka, dau of _____ and had a 2nd son
Nigel, all mentioned above.

[www.maltagenealogy.com]

Also on the Times of Malta on sunday. Here is a transcript of it..

Bower. (Robert) Paul Charles, aged 86, peacefully at home in The
Bahamas on January 25. Paul is survived by his wife Ericka, his sons
Bobby Bower and Nigel Bower, his daughter Victoria Blackman-Aumonier,
his sisters Anne Doyne-Ditmus, Margaret Kelly, Marianna Viscountess
Monckton of Brenchley, Elizabeth Wainwright, Veronica Slocock, Mary
Cox and Monica de Salis. A memorial service will be held in London on

a date to be announced.

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/annoucements.htm

In Malta, he styled Bower dei Conti della Catena.

regards

Charles.