See also
| Husband: | Thomas Bowker (1727- ) | |
| Wife: | Dorothy Falconer Monkhouse (1727-1810) | |
| Children: | Elizabeth Bowker (1755- ) | |
| Dorothy Bowker (1756-1847) | ||
| Miles Bowker (c. 1758-1839) | ||
| Benjamin Bowker (c. 1760- ) | ||
| Catherine Bowker (c. 1762-c. 1858) | ||
| Marriage | 16 Jul 1754 | Kirkby Stephen, Westmoreland, England |
| Name: | Thomas Bowker | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Name Prefix: | (7) | |
| Father: | Thomas Joseph Bowker (1688- ) | |
| Mother: | Elizabeth Brabbin (1688-1775) | |
| Note: | Advertisement in the 'Newcastle Courant' May 27th 1809: "DECKHAM'S HALL. To be sold by private contract, called Deckham's Hall, otherwise Mitford House...." William James purchased 'Deckham's Hall' (otherwise Mitford House) in May 1817 for the sum of £7,100. A.R.P. Hall, Gardens & Orchard1" - 8" formerly in the occupation of J. Collins viewer (afterwards of Thomas Bowker & late of Wooler.) Close adjoining 8. 3. 9 4 nooked close 18. 0.27 & 2 pieces of Gard held of Dean & Chapter of Durham on Lease, but afterwards made Freehold by said G. Wooler. Dwelling house adjoining....formerly William Row Millright (afterwards Bowker) |
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| Birth | 1727 | Deckhams Hall, Gateshead, Durham, England |
| Death | ||
| Name: | Dorothy Falconer Monkhouse | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | - | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Birth | 1727 | Bloan, Westmorland, England |
| Death | 12 Sep 1810 (age 82-83) | Walton, Near Morpeth, Northumberland, England |
| Name: | Elizabeth Bowker | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Baptism or Christening: | Baptised 8 May 1755 in Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland, England | |
| Birth | 1755 | Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland, England |
| Baptism | 8 May 1755 (age 0) | Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland, England |
| Name: | Dorothy Bowker1 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Spouse: | William Scurfield of Coatham Mandeville (c. 1750- ) | |
| Baptism or Christening: | Baptised 29 June 1756 in Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland, England | |
| Birth | 1756 | Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland, England1 |
| Baptism | 29 Jun 1756 (age 0) | Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland, England |
| Death | 1847 (age 90-91)1 | |
Miles Bowker
Spouse: Anna Maria Mitford
1895, Ordnance Survey Map of the Deckham Settlement (1895)
Manor Farm House, South Newton
Manor Farm House, South Newton
Manor Farm House, South Newton
Tharfield with Bertram's house and The Boy's house on left.
Bowker, Miles - ccd
| Name: | Miles Bowker2,3,4,5,6 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Name Prefix: | (8) | |
| Spouse: | Anna Maria Mitford (1782-1868) | |
| Baptism or Christening: | Baptised 19 September 1758 in All Saint's, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England | |
| Children: | John Mitford Bowker (1801-1847) | |
| William Monkhouse Bowker (1803-1876) | ||
| Miles Brabbin Bowker (1805-1864) | ||
| Thomas Holden Bowker (1807-1885) | ||
| Bertram Egerton Bowker (1808-1904) | ||
| Robert Mitford Bowker (1810-1892) | ||
| Septimus Bourchier Bowker (1812-1895) | ||
| Octavius Bourchier Bowker (1815-1899) | ||
| Mary Elizabeth Bowker (1818-1899) | ||
| Anna Maria Bowker (1820-1895) | ||
| James Henry Bowker (1822-1900) | ||
| Note: | Miles Bowker was born at Deckhams Hall in Gateshead. |
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| Birth | c. 1758 | Deckhams Hall, Gateshead, Durham, England2 |
| Baptism | 19 Sep 1758 (age 0) | All Saint's, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England |
| Residence (1) | 1800 (age 41-42) | Deckhams Hall, Gateshead, Durham, England |
| Residence (2) | 1808 (age 49-50) | Charborough Park, West Almer, Dorsetshire, England |
| Residence (3) | 1817 (age 58-59) | 'Manor Farm', South Newton, Wiltshire, England3 |
| 1820 Settler | 7 Jan 1820 (age 61-62) | Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
| Bowker's Party on the Weymouth | ||
| Occupation | a Gentleman Farmer7 | |
| Residence (4) | Jun 1820 (age 61-62) | 'Oliveburn', Kleinemonde, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Residence (5) | 1833 (age 74-75) | Tharfield farm, Kleinemonde, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Death | 25 Mar 1839 (age 80-81) | Tharfield farm, Kleinemonde, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| DEPOT KAB SOURCE MOOC TYPE ANDER ARGIEWE VOLUME_NO 6/9/15 SYSTEM 00 REFERENCE 3398 PART 1 DESCRIPTION BOWKER, MILES. DEATH NOTICE. STARTING 1839 ENDING 1839 |
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| Burial | 27 Mar 1839 | Tharfield farm, Kleinemonde, Eastern Cape, South Africa5 |
| Name: | Benjamin Bowker | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Name Prefix: | (F) | |
| Spouse: | Betty - wife of Benjamin Bowker ( - ) | |
| Baptism or Christening: | Baptised 17 March 1760 in Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland, England | |
| Children: | John Harrison Bowker ( - ) | |
| Note: | Benjamin, with his elder brother Miles, took over the ships and the trade of their father. He would not discharge his old servants when the trade was ruined by the European wars, so lost heavily. Farmed sheep in the Cheviots. Entered the Navy on the Leocadia and was drowned off the coast of the Baltic. [Barbers of the Peak, p 212] | |
| Birth | c. 1760 | Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland, England |
| Baptism | 17 Mar 1760 (age 0) | Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland, England |
| Name: | Catherine Bowker1 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Baptism or Christening: | Baptised 7 November 1762 in Heworth, Durham, England | |
| Note: | Of Stockton-on-Tees. Died aged 96. [Barbers of the Peak, p 212]1 | |
| Birth | c. 1762 | Heworth, Durham, England |
| Baptism | 7 Nov 1762 (age 0) | Heworth, Durham, England |
| Death | c. 1858 (age 95-96) | Stockton on Tees, Northumberland, England1 |
| 1 | Ivan and Raymond Mitford-Barberton, ""The Bowkers of Tharfield"" (Oxford University Press, Cape Town SA, 1952). page 9. |
| Paul Tanner-Tremaine's Library, Romsey, Hampshire, England. Email: paul@1820settlers.com. Web: www.1820settlers.com. |
| 2 | Ibid. |
| 3 | Tanner - Tremaine, Paul, "BOWKER 1820 GEDCOM" (http://www.geocities.com/settlers1820). |
| http://www.geocities.com/settlers1820. Web: http://www.geocities.com/settlers1820. |
| 4 | M D Nash, ""The Settler Handbook"" (Chameleon Press ISBM 0 620 10940 8). p 47. Cit. Date: 11 February 2003. |
| Paul Tanner-Tremaine's Library, Romsey, Hampshire, England. Email: paul@1820settlers.com. Web: www.1820settlers.com. |
| 5 | Bathurst English Episcopal Church, "Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1829 Bathurst English Episcopal Church" (Cory PR 3448). |
| Cory Library, Rhodes University, PO Box 94, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa. |
| 6 | Grahamstown Methodist - Commemoration Chapel, "Register 29/3/1822 -1860" (CORY MS 15 899/1). |
| Cory Library, Rhodes University, PO Box 94, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa. |
| 7 | Thorpe, C, ""Tharfield - An Eastern Cape Farm"". |
| Paul Tanner-Tremaine's Library, Romsey, Hampshire, England. Email: paul@1820settlers.com. Web: www.1820settlers.com. |