John Mitford BOWKER

1801 - 1847  (45 years)

• Name	John Mitford BOWKER
  Born	13 Apr 1801	Northumberland, England.
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Apr 1847	Grahamstown
  Person ID	I28349	Families of the Overberg
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Miles BOWKER,   b. 1765, England ,   d. 25 Mar 1839, Albany  (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Anna Maria MITFORD,   b. 1782, Northumberland, England ,   d. 8 Jul 1868, Albany  (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	8 Mar 1800	Mitford, Northumberland
  Family ID	F2342	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Anne STANDEN,   b. 5 Feb 1814, England
  Married	26 Apr 1837	Grahamstown
  Children	1. Duncan Campbell BOWKER,   b. 22 Mar 1838, Fort Peddie, E Cape ,   d. 24 Jul 1934, Middelburg Cape  (Age 96 years)  [natural]   2. John Mitford BOWKER,   b. 1839, Grahamstown ,   d. 1924, Middelburg  (Age 85 years)  [natural]   3. Standen BOWKER,   b. Abt 1841  [natural]   4. Thomas St ?? BOWKER,   b. Abt 1842,   d. Bef 1893  (Age ~ 50 years)  [natural]   5. Miles Bourchier BOWKER,   b. 1844, Grahamstown ,   d. 22 Jun 1896, Middelburg, Cape  (Age 52 years)  [natural]   6. Bourchier BOWKER,   b. Feb 1845, Grahamstown ,   d. 24 May 1891, Grahamstown  (Age ~ 46 years)  [natural]   7. Mary Anne BOWKER,   b. 1847  [natural]
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F2745	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  1. He was born in Mitford Hall and stayed in England after the family h ad sailed for S.A. in order to wind up the estate, and then followed th em out in 1822. 2. He served as a Lieutenant in the 1st Provisional Colonial infant ry in the Sixth Frontier War of 1834-35. 3. He was a signatory to the trea ty with Gaika chiefs at King Williams Town in 1836 4. He urged the Government to provide protection for the settlers whose fa rms were being ravaged by the raiding parties. 5. He was appointed Resident Agent with the Fingo and Xhosa tribes but aft er he was accused by the Governor of stirring up trouble on the frontie r, he returned to farming and became the unofficial spokesman for the farm ers. 6. During the Seventh Frontier War (1846-1847) he was Commandant of the Lo wer Koonap River Burghers and during this war his property was burnt a nd he lost everything. 7. He died of inflamation of the lungs on his brother Bertram's farm Palmi etfontein After his death at Oakwell, his wife Mary Anne Bowker bought the farm Mitf ord Park near Riebeck East in 8. 1850. Later the Cape Government granted M ary Anne the farm "Signal Kop & Signal Hill" on the Fish River in recognit ion of her late husbands services. 9. Estate MOOC 6/9/42 R8947