| Ratings 
 
 
  | Year | Rank | Edo | Dev. | Games |  
  | 1876 | 649 | 1776 | (114) | 4 |  
  | 1877 | 589 | 1784 | (118) | 2 |  
 
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |  | 
   | Name: Bowyer (1) |  
   | Born: |  
   | Died: |  |  |  
   | Notes: |  
   | Could this have been Rev. Anthony Bowyer, who played at the Cambridge University Chess Club in 1856? Or 'W. Bowyer' who played in Southampton in 1884? |  |  |  |  
   | References |  | 
| Periodicals |  
   | [ILN], vol. 68, no. 1909, 26 Feb. 1876, page 215 |  
   | [ILN], vol. 68, no. 1916, 15 Apr. 1876, page 383 |  
   | [ILN], vol. 68, no. 1917, 22 Apr. 1876, page 407 |  
   | [ILN], vol. 68, no. 1921, 20 May 1876, page 503 |  |  |