John Mitford BOWKER

1839 - 1924  (85 years)

• Name	John Mitford BOWKER
  Born	1839	Grahamstown
  Gender	Male
  Died	1924	Middelburg
  Person ID	I28455	Families of the Overberg
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	John Mitford BOWKER,   b. 13 Apr 1801, Northumberland, England. ,   d. 11 Apr 1847, Grahamstown  (Age 45 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Anne STANDEN,   b. 5 Feb 1814, England
  Relationship	natural
  Married	26 Apr 1837	Grahamstown
  Family ID	F2745	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Elizabeth BOWKER,   b. 24 Jan 1856, Somerset East ,   d. 14 Mar 1937, Middelburg  (Age 81 years)
  Children	1. Ethel Mitford BOWKER,   b. 12 Apr 1877, Grahamstown ,   d. 24 Sep 1906, Middelburg  (Age 29 years)  [natural]   2. Winifred Mitford BOWKER,   b. 3 Mar 1879, Grahamstown ,   d. 4 Nov 1918, Middelburg  (Age 39 years)  [natural]   3. Anne Mitford BOWKER,   b. 11 Sep 1881, Grahamstown ,   d. 11 Dec 1954, Aliwal North  (Age 73 years)  [natural]   4. Elizabeth Mitford BOWKER,   b. 5 Sep 1883, Grahamstown ,   d. Apr 1914, Mohales Hoek, Lesotho  (Age 30 years)  [natural]   5. Ellen Mitford BOWKER,   b. 19 Aug 1886, Grahamstown ,   d. 1970  (Age 83 years)  [natural]   6. James Henry BOWKER,   b. 20 Feb 1890, Grahamstown ,   d. 18 Aug 1954, East London  (Age 64 years)  [natural]   7. Robert Mitford BOWKER,   b. 11 Jun 1892, Grahamstown ,   d. 22 Jul 1971, Somerset East  (Age 79 years)  [natural]   8. Harriet May Mitford BOWKER,   b. 24 May 1895, Middelburg, Cape  [natural]
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F3271	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  1. Known as Johnny, he served under Comdt B.E.BOWKER during the frontier w ar of 1879. 2. John and his brother Duncan undertook a long mule-cart trip from Kimber ly to Bulawayo to find farming land which was free of ticks. When they g ot there they found that the ticks were as bad as in South Africa, so th ey returned. 3.He farmed and died on Cossacks Drift near Rosmead 4. Estate MOOC 6/9/2594 R3939