His first job was as a clerk to a merchant in Portsmouth and then London .
Bowyer was born in Portsmouth to Amos and Betty Ann Bowyer and baptized on 18 June 1758 .
Bowyer 's first job was as a clerk to a merchant Portsmouth Portsmouth and then London .
Bowyer was born in Portsmouth to Amos and Betty Ann Bowyer and baptized on 18 June 1758 .