See also

Family of William Monkhouse Bowker and Hester Susannah Oosthuisen

Husband: William Monkhouse Bowker (1803-1876)
Wife: Hester Susannah Oosthuisen (1816-1911)
Marriage 9 Sep 1836 United Church of England and Ireland, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Husband: William Monkhouse Bowker

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William Monkhouse Bowker

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William Monkhouse Bowker, 1898

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William Monkhouse Bowker

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St Mary's Parish Church, Almer, Dorset

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Manor Farm House, South Newton

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Manor Farm House, South Newton

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Manor Farm House, South Newton

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Bowker, William Monkhouse headstone

Name: William Monkhouse Bowker1
Sex: Male
Father: Miles Bowker (c. 1758-1839)
Mother: Anna Maria Mitford (1782-1868)
Baptism or Christening: Baptised 18 April 1807 in Mitford Church, Mitford, Northumberland, England
Birth 10 Mar 1803 Mitford Hall, Mitford, Northumberland, England2
Baptism (1) 18 Apr 1807 (age 4) Mitford Church, Mitford, Northumberland, England
Baptism (2) 4 Oct 1813 (age 10) Parish Church of Saint Mary, Almer, Dorset, England
Parish of Almer
BAPTISMS 1731 - 1879
These records have been transcribed from the Bishop's Transcripts.
Residence 1816 (age 12-13) 'Manor Farm', South Newton, Wiltshire, England3
1820 Settler 7 Jan 1820 (age 16) Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Bowker's Party on the Weymouth
Death 3 Feb 1876 (age 72) Thorn Kloof, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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DESCRIPTION BOWKER, WILLIAM MONKHOUSE. DEATH NOTICE.
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DEATH NOTICE:
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Name of Deceased: William Monkhouse BOWKER
Place of Birth: England
Parents of Deceased: Miles BOWKER
Anna Maria BOWKER
Age at Death: 73 years
Married
Date of Death: 3rd February 1876
Place of Death: 'Tharkloof', Albany, Cape of Good Hope
Names of Children:
Miles Robert BOWKER
Nellie Johanna CURRIE
Anna Maria CLOETE
Mary Elizabeth MORTON
Wilhelmina CURRIE
Hester Francina BOWKER Minor
Signed by M.R. BOWKER
Burial Thorn Kloof, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Wife: Hester Susannah Oosthuisen

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Hester Susannah Oosthuisen

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1911, Ooshuizen, Hester Susannah - CCD

Name: Hester Susannah Oosthuisen
Sex: Female
Father: -
Mother: -
Birth 4 Jul 1816 'Rietvlei', Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Death 6 Aug 1911 (age 95) Thorn Kloof, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa4
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DEATH NOTICE:
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Name of Deceased: Hester Susanna OOSTHUIZEN
Place of Birth: Rietvlei, Cape of Good Hope
Names of Parents: Father: Pieter OOSTHUIZEN
Mother: Petronella OOSTHUIZEN
Age of Deceased: 95 years 1 month (b July 1816)
Widow
Name of Predeceased Spouse: William Monkhouse BOWKER died 3 February 1876
Date of Death: 6 August 1911
Place of Death: 'Thorn Kloof', Albany
Names of Children and whether Major or Minor:
Miles Robert BOWKER
Nellie Johanna BOWKER married Unknown CURRIE
Anna Maria BOWKER married Unknown CLOETE
Mary Elizabeth BOWKER married Unknown NORTON
Williamina BOWKER married Unknown CURRIE
Hester Francina BOWKER married Unknown CLOETE
Whether deceased has left any property, and of what kind: Movable & Immovable
Signed: M.R. Bowker, Son
Burial Aug 1911 Thorn Kloof, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Sources

1M 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.
2"Baptism Records - 1813, Parish of Almer, Dorset".
3Tanner - Tremaine, Paul, "BOWKER 1820 GEDCOM" (http://www.geocities.com/settlers1820).
http://www.geocities.com/settlers1820. Web: http://www.geocities.com/settlers1820.
4"Cape Civil Death Registers 1895-1972" (www.familysearch.org). 1911 Albany image 406.
Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.