North Riding, Yorkshire, near Helmsley. Bryan was raised on the moorsw here at least 4 recorded generations of his forefathers had lived.
Mansfield, Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire. Shortly after his marriage hem oved to the small community at the edge of Sherwood Forest justnorth o f Mansfield.
In the University of Nottingham among a Catalogue of Papers of HenryWa lter of Houghton, relating to the estates of the Earls of Clare ofNott inghamshire is the following:
"NS 45 26 Mar 1690 Receipt of John, 4th Earl of Clare to Henry Shiptono f Yoxall, one bond due from Bryan Bowlby of Mansfield Woodhouse, andon e Spanish piece of gold."
