See also

John Bowker's parents: Miles Bowker (c. 1758-1839) and Anna Maria Mitford (1782-1868)
John Bowker's siblings: William Monkhouse Bowker (1803-1876), Miles Brabbin Bowker (1805-1864), Thomas Holden Bowker (1807-1885), Bertram Egerton Bowker (1808-1904), Robert Mitford Bowker (1810-1892), Septimus Bourchier Bowker (1812-1895), Octavius Bourchier Bowker (1815-1899), Mary Elizabeth Bowker (1818-1899), Anna Maria Bowker (1820-1895) and James Henry Bowker (1822-1900)

Family of John Mitford Bowker and Mary Anne Standen

Bowker, John Mitford to Mary Ann Standen marriage

Husband:	John Mitford Bowker (1801-1847)
Wife:	Mary Anne Standen (1814-1893)
Marriage	26 Apr 1837	Grahamstown Church (St George's - Anglican), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa¹
	Description: Rev John Heavyside

Husband: John Mitford Bowker

John Mitford Bowker

St Mary's Parish Church, Almer, Dorset

Manor Farm House, South Newton

Manor Farm House, South Newton

Manor Farm House, South Newton

Name:	John Mitford Bowker^2,3,4,5
Sex:	Male
Father:	Miles Bowker (c. 1758-1839)
Mother:	Anna Maria Mitford (1782-1868)
Baptism or Christening:	Baptised 6 May 1801 in Mitford Church, Mitford, Northumberland, England
Birth	13 Apr 1801	Mitford Hall, Mitford, Northumberland, England⁶
Baptism (1)	6 May 1801 (age 0)	Mitford Church, Mitford, Northumberland, England
Baptism (2)	4 Oct 1813 (age 12)	Parish Church of Saint Mary, Almer, Dorset, England
	Parish of Almer BAPTISMS 1731 - 1879 These records have been transcribed from the Bishop's Transcripts.
Title		Lieutenant
Residence	1816 (age 14-15)	'Manor Farm', South Newton, Wiltshire, England³
Death	11 Apr 1847 (age 45)	'Oakwell', Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa⁷
	DEPOT KAB SOURCE MOOC TYPE LEER VOLUME_NO 6/9/42 SYSTEM 00 REFERENCE 8947 PART 1 DESCRIPTION BOWKER, JOHN MITFORD. DEATH NOTICE. STARTING 1847 ENDING 1847 MOOC 6/9/42 R8947 DEATH NOTICE: Name of Deceased: John Mitford BOWKER Place of Birth: England Names of Parents: Miles BOWKER Anna Maria BOWKER Age of Deceased: 45 years Condition in Life: Farmer Married: Name of Surviving Spouse: Mary Ann STANDEN Date of Death: 11 April 1847 Place of Death: Palmietfontein, Albany, Cape of Good Hope Names of Children: Duncan Campbell BOWKER John Mitford BOWKER Thomas BOWKER Miles Bouchier BOWKER Mary Ann BOWKER Signed by W.M. BOWKER, Brother.

Wife: Mary Anne Standen

Mary Anne Standen

Mary Anne Standen

Name:	Mary Anne Standen^3,4,8
Sex:	Female
Father:	-
Mother:	-
Birth	1814	Hammersmith, London, England³
Occupation		a Farmer; Riebeeck East, Eastern Cape, South Africa⁹
Death	25 Dec 1893 (age 78-79)	Signal Hill, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa
	DEPOT KAB SOURCE MOOC TYPE LEER VOLUME_NO 6/9/330 SYSTEM 01 REFERENCE 1493 PART 1 DESCRIPTION BOWKER, MARY ANNE. NEE STANDEN. DEATH NOTICE. STARTING 18940000 ENDING 18940000 DEATH NOTICE: MOOC 6/9/330 R1493 Name of Deceased: Mary Ann STANDEN Place of Birth: Hammersmith, London Names of Parents: Thomas STANDEN & Mary Ann STANDEN Age of Deceased: 79 years Widow Predeceased Spouse: John Mitford BOWKER Died May 1847 Date of Death: 25 December 1893 Place of Death: Signal Hill, Albany Names of Children: Duncan Campbell BOWKER John Mitford BOWKER Miles BOWKER Mary Ann BOWKER married BOWKER Signed D.C. BOWKER, Son.

Sources

1	Grahamstown Anglican - St Georges Register, "Marriages: 25/6/1836 - 16/1/1849" (CORY MS 14 879/2). Cit. Date: "Entry# 35".
	Cory Library, Rhodes University, PO Box 94, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa.

2	Thorpe, C, ""Tharfield - An Eastern Cape Farm"".
	Paul Tanner-Tremaine's Library, Romsey, Hampshire, England. Email: paul@1820settlers.com. Web: www.1820settlers.com.

3	Tanner - Tremaine, Paul, "BOWKER 1820 GEDCOM" (http://www.geocities.com/settlers1820).
	http://www.geocities.com/settlers1820. Web: http://www.geocities.com/settlers1820.

4	Morse Jones, E, ""Roll of the British Settlers in South Africa"" (A.A. Balkema / Cape Town).
	Port Alfred Library.

5	Grahamstown Methodist - Commemoration Chapel, "Register 29/3/1822 -1860" (CORY MS 15 899/1).
	Cory Library, Rhodes University, PO Box 94, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa.

6	"Baptism Records - 1813, Parish of Almer, Dorset".

7	Ivan Mitford-Barberton, ""Comdt. Holden Bowker"" (Human and Rousseau, Cape Town & Pretoria, 1970). page 96.
	Paul Tanner-Tremaine's Library, Romsey, Hampshire, England. Email: paul@1820settlers.com. Web: www.1820settlers.com.

8	Grahamstown Anglican - St Georges Register, "Marriages: 25/6/1836 - 16/1/1849" (CORY MS 14 879/2).
	Cory Library, Rhodes University, PO Box 94, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa.

9	Ivan Mitford-Barberton & Violet White, ""Some Frontier Families"" (1968, Human & Rousseau Publishers, Cape Town, South Africa).
	Paul Tanner-Tremaine's Library, Romsey, Hampshire, England. Email: paul@1820settlers.com. Web: www.1820settlers.com.