(1) Ralph Bowker (1541- )

1 Ralph Bowker1 (1541- ) [1038].

Born 1541, Blakely, Manchester, England.1

Sp. . Wife of (1) Ralph Bowker (1540?- ) [1055].

1.1 Ralph Bowker (1570?-1607) [1035].

Born 1570 (estimated).

Died September 1607.1

Buried 12 September 1607, Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England.1

Sp. Lucy (1570?-1609) [1036].

1.1.1 Ralph Bowker (1600?- ) [1034].

Born 1600 (estimated), Bradford, Yorkshire, England.

Sp. . Wife of (3) Ralph Bowker (1600?- ) [1054].

1.1.1.1 Mary Bowker (1630?- ) [1039].

Born 1630 (estimated).

1.1.1.2 Thomas Bowker (1635- ) [1033].

Born 11 April 1635, Manchester, Lancashire, England.1,2

Sp. Miss Holden ?3 (1635?- ) [1053].

1.1.1.2.1 Mary Bowker (1662- ) [1050].

Born 1662.

1.1.1.2.2 Ann Bowker (1664- ) [1051].

Born 1664.

1.1.1.2.3 Elizabeth Bowker (1664- ) [1052].

Born 1664.

1.1.1.2.4 Thomas Bowker (1666- ) [1031].

Born 3 June 1666, Manchester, Lancashire, England.

Marr Un-named mistress 2 February 1684, Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England.

Sp. Judith Scofield (c. 1660- ) [1045].

1.1.1.2.4.1 John Bowker (1697-1762) [1046].

Born 1697.

Died 12 December 1762, Royton, Lancashire, England.4

1.1.1.2.4.2 Houlden Bowker (1701- ) [1047].

Born February 1701.

Bap 25 February 1701, Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England.5

Sp. ? - wife of (B) Houlden Bowker ( - ) [1289].

1.1.1.2.4.2.1 Robert Bowker6 ( - ) [1290].

Died Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, kent, England.6

1.1.1.2.4.3 Benjamin Bowker (1706-1794) [1048].

Born 10 June 1706, Manchester, Lancashire, England.

Marr Zenobia Ann Illingworth 18 October 1739, Birch Chapel, Manchester, England.6,7

Died 5 December 1794.

Sp. Zenobia Ann Illingworth ( - ) [1049], dau. of Illingworth ( - ) [1302] and Elizabeth ( - ) [1301].

1.1.1.2.4.3.1 James Bowker (1741- ) [1291].

Born 1741.

Bap 1741.6

1.1.1.2.4.3.2 Ann Bowker (1743-bef1800) [1292].

Born 16 April 1743.6

Bap 12 May 1743, Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England.6

Marr George Bolton 27 February 1766, St George, Hanover sq, London, England.6

Died before 28 July 1800.6

Sp. George Bolton6 ( - ) [1293].

1.1.1.2.4.3.2.1 John Bolton6 ( - ) [1294].

Occup Doctor.6

1.1.1.2.4.3.3 Elizabeth Bowker (1745-bef1800) [1295].

Born 27 October 1745.6

Bap 21 November 1745, Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England.6

Died before 28 July 1800.6

Sp. Lewis Mathias6 ( - ) [1296].

1.1.1.2.4.3.3.1 John Mathias6 ( - ) [1297].

1.1.1.2.4.3.3.2 Zenobia Ann Mathias6 ( - ) [1298].

1.1.1.2.4.3.4 Maria Bowker (1749-aft1800) [1299].

Born 8 June 1749.6

Bap 8 June 1749, Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England.6

Died after July 1800.6

Sp. Robert Haly6 ( - ) [1300].

Sp. Un-named mistress (c. 1660- ) [1032].

1.1.1.2.4.4 Thomas Joseph Bowker (1688- ) [1027].

Born 28 October 1688, Manchester, Lancashire, England.

Marr Elizabeth Brabbin 4 November 1725, Wigan Parish (By Licence).1

Died London, England.

Sp. Elizabeth Brabbin (1688-1775) [1028], dau. of Thomas Brabbin ( - ) [1029] and Judith ( - ) [1030].

1.1.1.2.4.4.1 Thomas Bowker (1727- ) [1024].

Born 1727, Deckhams Hall, Gateshead, Durham, England.

Marr Dorothy Falconer Monkhouse 16 July 1754, Kirkby Stephen, Westmoreland, England.

Died.

Sp. Dorothy Falconer Monkhouse (1727-1810) [1025].

1.1.1.2.4.4.1.1 Elizabeth Bowker (1755- ) [1056].

Born 1755, Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland, England.

Bap 8 May 1755, Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland, England.

1.1.1.2.4.4.1.2 Dorothy Bowker1 (1756-1847) [1040].

Born 1756, Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland, England.1

Bap 29 June 1756, Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland, England.

Marr William Scurfield of Coatham Mandeville 1781.

Died 1847.1

Sp. William Scurfield of Coatham Mandeville1 (c. 1750- ) [1042].

1.1.1.2.4.4.1.3 Miles Bowker8,9,10,11,12 (c. 1758-1839) [472].

Born circa 1758, Deckhams Hall, Gateshead, Durham, England.8

Bap 19 September 1758, All Saint's, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.

Resid 1800, Deckhams Hall, Gateshead, Durham, England.

Marr Anna Maria Mitford 8 March 1800, Morpeth, Northumberland, England.12,13,14

Resid 1808, Charborough Park, West Almer, Dorsetshire, England.

Resid 1817, 'Manor Farm', South Newton, Wiltshire, England.9

1820 Settler 7 January 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.

Occup a Gentleman Farmer.15

Resid June 1820, 'Oliveburn', Kleinemonde, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Resid 1833, Tharfield farm, Kleinemonde, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Died 25 March 1839, Tharfield farm, Kleinemonde, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Buried 27 March 1839, Tharfield farm, Kleinemonde, Eastern Cape, South Africa.11

Sp. Anna Maria Mitford9,12,16 (1782-1868) [473], dau. of John Mitford (1749-1832) [477] and Dorothy Young (1755?- ) [484].

1.1.1.2.4.4.1.3.1 John Mitford Bowker9,12,15,17 (1801-1847) [1006].

Born 13 April 1801, Mitford Hall, Mitford, Northumberland, England.18

Bap 6 May 1801, Mitford Church, Mitford, Northumberland, England.

Bap 4 October 1813, Parish Church of Saint Mary, Almer, Dorset, England.

Title Lieutenant.

Resid 1816, 'Manor Farm', South Newton, Wiltshire, England.9

Marr Mary Anne Standen 26 April 1837, Grahamstown Church (St George's - Anglican), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.19

Died 11 April 1847, 'Oakwell', Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.20

Sp. Mary Anne Standen9,17,21 (1814-1893) [1016].

1.1.1.2.4.4.1.3.2 William Monkhouse Bowker10 (1803-1876) [1007].

Born 10 March 1803, Mitford Hall, Mitford, Northumberland, England.18

Bap 18 April 1807, Mitford Church, Mitford, Northumberland, England.

Bap 4 October 1813, Parish Church of Saint Mary, Almer, Dorset, England.

Resid 1816, 'Manor Farm', South Newton, Wiltshire, England.9

1820 Settler 7 January 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.

Marr Hester Susannah Oosthuisen 9 September 1836, United Church of England and Ireland, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Died 3 February 1876, Thorn Kloof, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Buried Thorn Kloof, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Sp. Hester Susannah Oosthuisen (1816-1911) [1017].

1.1.1.2.4.4.1.3.3 Miles Brabbin Bowker (1805-1864) [1008].

Born 27 January 1805, Mitford, Northumberland, England.18

Bap 15 January 1807, Mitford Church, Mitford, Northumberland, England.

Bap 4 October 1813, Parish Church of Saint Mary, Almer, Dorset, England.

1820 Settler 7 January 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.

Marr Barbara Petronella Oosthuisen 7 October 1827, Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Died 28 July 1864, 'Thorn Kloof farm', Fish River, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Sp. Barbara Petronella Oosthuisen (1809-1895) [1018].

1.1.1.2.4.4.1.3.4 Thomas Holden Bowker9,10,16 (1807-1885) [1009].

Born 24 February 1807, Mitford Hall, Mitford, Northumberland, England.18

Bap 10 March 1807, Mitford Church, Mitford, Northumberland, England.

Bap 4 October 1813, Parish Church of Saint Mary, Almer, Dorset, England.

Resid 1816, 'Manor Farm', South Newton, Wiltshire, England.9

1820 Settler 7 January 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.

Marr Julia Eliza McGowan 18 October 1854, Mowbray, Western Cape, South Africa.

Died 26 October 1885, Tharfield farm, Kleinemonde, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Buried Tharfield farm, Kleinemonde, Eastern Cape, South Africa.17

Sp. Julia Eliza McGowan9,14,15,17 (1825-c. 1904) [1019].

1.1.1.2.4.4.1.3.5 Bertram Egerton Bowker9,10,11,12,17 (1808-1904) [1010].

Born 24 November 1808, Morpeth, Northumberland, England.18,22

Bap 4 October 1813, Parish Church of Saint Mary, Almer, Dorset, England.

Resid 1816, 'Manor Farm', South Newton, Wiltshire, England.9

1820 Settler 7 January 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.

Resid between 1825 and 1836, Tharfield, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Marr Anne Maria Simpson 30 August 1838, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa.11,12

Died 28 December 1904, Santa Clara, Parktown, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.

Sp. Anne Maria Simpson9,11,12,17 (c. 1815-1879) [1020].

1.1.1.2.4.4.1.3.6 Robert Mitford Bowker9,10,16 (1810-1892) [1004].

Born 30 August 1810, Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland, England.18

Bap 4 October 1813, Parish Church of Saint Mary, Almer, Dorset, England.

Resid 1816, 'Manor Farm', South Newton, Wiltshire, England.9

1820 Settler 7 January 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.

Marr Sarah Elizabeth Hart 19 December 1838, 'Glen Avon', Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Resid circa 1847, 'Craigie Burn', Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Died 23 September 1892, 'Glen Avon', Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Sp. Sarah Elizabeth Hart9,17 (1820-1875) [1005].

1.1.1.2.4.4.1.3.7 Septimus Bourchier Bowker9,10,16 (1812-1895) [1011].

Born 10 August 1812, Almer, Dorset, England.18

Bap 4 October 1813, Parish Church of Saint Mary, Almer, Dorset, England.

Resid 1816, 'Manor Farm', South Newton, Wiltshire, England.9

1820 Settler 7 January 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.

Marr Frances Martha Forward 1853.9

Died 2 August 1895, 'Alstonfields', Bedford, Eastern Cape, South Africa.23

Buried 'Alstonfields', Bedford, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Sp. Frances Martha Forward9,11,14,15,17 (1831-1929) [1057].

1.1.1.2.4.4.1.3.8 Octavius Bourchier Bowker9,10,11 (1815-1899) [1012].

Born 27 May 1815, Almer, Dorset, England.

Bap 27 May 1815, Parish Church of Saint Mary, Almer, Dorset, England.18

Resid 1816, 'Manor Farm', South Newton, Wiltshire, England.9

1820 Settler 7 January 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.

Marr Mary Anne Stubbs 25 January 1844, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa.11

Died 23 July 1899, 'Champagne', Zastron, Orange Free State, South Africa.

Sp. Mary Anne Stubbs9,11 (1822?- ) [1021].

1.1.1.2.4.4.1.3.9 Mary Elizabeth Bowker10 (1818-1899) [1013].

Born 5 January 1818, 'Manor Farm', South Newton, Wiltshire, England.

Bap 22 February 1818, South Newton, Wiltshire, England.

1820 Settler 7 January 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.

Marr Frederick William Barber 19 December 1842, Church Of St George, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Died 4 September 1899, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

Buried Commercial Road Cemetery, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

Sp. Frederick William Barber (1813-1892) [1022].

1.1.1.2.4.4.1.3.10 Anna Maria Bowker10 (1820-1895) [1014].

1820 Settler 7 January 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.

Born 26 April 1820, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

Bap 20 April 1823, Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Marr John Frederick Korsten Atherstone 6 September 1842, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Died 24 April 1895, Albany Road, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Buried Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Sp. John Frederick Korsten Atherstone (1821-1894) [1023].

1.1.1.2.4.4.1.3.11 James Henry Bowker (1822-1900) [1015].

Born August 1822, 'Oliveburn', Kleinemonde, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Title Colonel.

Died 22 October 1900, Escombe, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

Buried Escombe, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

1.1.1.2.4.4.1.4 Benjamin Bowker (c. 1760- ) [1026].

Born circa 1760, Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland, England.

Bap 17 March 1760, Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland, England.

Sp. Betty - wife of Benjamin Bowker ( - ) [1058].

1.1.1.2.4.4.1.4.1 John Harrison Bowker1 ( - ) [1282].

Title Lieutenant.

Sp. Margaret1 ( - ) [1283].

1.1.1.2.4.4.1.4.1.1 Elizabeth Margaret Bowker1 ( -1916) [1284].

Child Count 0.

Died 3 March 1916.1

Buried Hammersmith, London, England.

1.1.1.2.4.4.1.4.1.2 Kenneth Bourchier Bowker1 ( - ) [1285].

1.1.1.2.4.4.1.4.1.3 Durham Bourchier Bowker1 ( - ) [1286].

1.1.1.2.4.4.1.4.1.4 Oswald Bourchier Bowker1 ( - ) [1287].

1.1.1.2.4.4.1.4.1.5 Frank Bourchier Bowker1 ( - ) [1288].

1.1.1.2.4.4.1.5 Catherine Bowker1 (c. 1762-c. 1858) [1041].

Born circa 1762, Heworth, Durham, England.

Bap 7 November 1762, Heworth, Durham, England.

Died circa 1858, Stockton on Tees, Northumberland, England.1

1.1.1.2.4.4.2 Catherine Bowker (c. 1729- ) [1043].

Born circa 1729.

Sp. A Booth ( - ) [1044].

1.1.2 William Bowker (1600?- ) [1037].

Born 1600 (estimated).1

Sp. ?1 ( - ) [1281].

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