Sue Paul has retired after many years as a senior project manager in the IT industry. She is an experienced amateur genealogist, who discovered Captain Thomas Bowrey whilst researching her one-name study. She lives in Cambridgeshire with her husband.
Bowrey stayed in Asia for the next two decades, gradually becoming
a successful independent trader, running goods between India and
various parts of Southeast Asia. He returned to London, married,
and promptly set himself up in business. Bowrey's main claim to
fame is not, however, his business ventures but rather the
English-Malay dictionary he published in 1701, that and the fact he
apparently made the first English-language reference to the
recreational use of cannabis.--Asian Review Of Books
This is a fascinating biography, a joy to read ... Having read Sue
Paul's absorbing biography with much interest, perhaps there should
be a memorial to Thomas Bowrey to celebrate his life and to
acknowledge his contribution to our understanding of the Malay
language.--Professor Victor T. King "Borneo Research Bulletin "
This is the first full biography of Thomas Bowery and with its
carefully chosen use of source material and interesting background
details sheds new light on a largely forgotten life.--Family Tree
magazine, UK
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