William Monkhouse BOWKER b. 6 Oct 1803 England d. 5 Feb 1876 Albany: Ancestors Research South Africa

William Monkhouse BOWKER

1803 - 1876 (72 years)

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 Hester Susanna OOSTHUIZEN, b. 4 Jul 1816, Graaff-Reinet , d. 6 Aug 1911, Adelaide (Age 95 years)

Children

	1. Miles Robert BOWKER, b. 25 Dec 1837, Grahamstown , d. 23 Aug 1913, Albany (Age 75 years) [natural]
	2. Nellie Johanna BOWKER, b. 22 Oct 1841, Bowden , d. 6 Oct 1929, Fort Beaufort (Age 87 years) [natural]
	3. Anna Maria BOWKER, b. 20 Aug 1844, d. 1929, Nairobi, Kenya (Age 84 years) [natural]
	4. Mary Elizabeth BOWKER, b. 27 Mar 1847, Grahamstown , d. 24 Feb 1936, Grahamstown (Age 88 years) [natural]
	5. Sybil Mitford BOWKER, b. 7 Sep 1849 [natural]
	6. Williamina BOWKER, b. Jun 1852, Somerset East , d. 21 Feb 1950, Cathcart, E Cape (Age ~ 97 years) [natural]
	7. Hester Francina BOWKER, b. 30 Apr 1855, Grahamstown , d. 6 Jun 1923, Adelaide (Age 68 years) [natural]

Last Modified 28 Nov 2019

Family ID F3225 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

1. He was born in Wiltshire and was 17 when he arrived at Tharfield, Alba ny with his father.
2. He served as Commandant in the Sixth Frontier War (1834-5) when he w as mentioned in despatches, Seventh (1846-7) and again in the Eighth (185 0-53)
3. He moved to Water Fall on the Fish River in 1845 and in 1846 helped t he family defend Thorn Kloof and was the Field Cornet of North Fish Riv er after 1858.
4. In 1864 he represented Albany in the House of Assembly. He died at Door nkraal at Carlisle Bridge and was buried in the Thorn Kloof cemetery.
5. Estate MOOC 6/9/154 R2591

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William Monkhouse BOWKER