Frederick John Bowker: British 1820 Settlers to South Africa

Generation: 1

Frederick John Bowker was born on 24 Aug 1876 in Lambeth, Surrey, England; was christened on 17 Sep 1882 in George, Western Cape, South Africa (son of Francis William Bowker and Susannah Turner); died on 25 Jul 1936 in Bezuidenhout Valley, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

Other Events and Attributes:

Occupation: 1936, Bezuidenhout Valley, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa; shop fitter

Notes:

Frederick John Bowker had a furniture store called "Bowker's Furniture Store" in Bethlehem of which he had to surrender his Estate as insolvent in 1930. On his Death Notice it states that his occupation was a Shop Fitter and that his residence was 39, 3rd Ave, Bezuidenhout Valley, Johannesburg. His Death Notice is signed by his wife Elizabeth Annie Bowker nee Allwright.(DWA)

Frederick married Elizabeth Anne Allwright on 18 Mar 1901 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Elizabeth (daughter of George Moses Allwright and Ann McLean Frazer) was born on 18 Apr 1874 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 16 Jun 1876 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Francis William Bowker was born on 3 Feb 1902 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 5 Apr 1902 in Presbyterian Church, Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 16 Jul 1959.
Douglas Cecil Bowker was born on 15 Feb 1904 in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 18 Feb 1906 in Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 4 Jan 1969 in Grey's Hospital, Pietermaritzburg, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa.
Leslie Frederick John Bowker was born on 4 Jun 1906 in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 8 Jul 1906 in Wesleyan Methodist Church, Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died before 1936.
Allan Turner Bowker was born on 4 Apr 1909 in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 23 May 1909 in Wesleyan Methodist Church, Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 28 Aug 1985 in Boksburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

Generation: 2

Francis William Bowker was born on 10 Mar 1843 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England (son of Charles James Bowker and Mary Wembridge); died on 24 Nov 1929 in Kirkwood, Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Main cemetery, Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, South Africa.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 30 Mar 1851, Collingbourne, Wiltshire, England; : 8y
Occupation: 30 Mar 1851, Collingbourne, Wiltshire, England; scholar
Residence: 30 Mar 1851, Collingbourne, Wiltshire, England; : 8y
Occupation: 1871, Fire Brigade Station, Lambeth, London, England; Fireman
Occupation: 1882, Oakhurst, George district, Western Cape, South Africa; Farmer

Notes:

in 1861 he was in the Royal Navy and his census record indicates that the ship he was on was in Beirut, Syria, or he was stationed there.
The 1871 census shows he was married to Susannah and Frank was 9 months old. He was a Fireman, and they were living at the Fire Brigade station in Lambeth, London

Died:
DEPOT KAB
SOURCE MOOC
TYPE LEER
VOLUME_NO 6/9/3638
SYSTEM 01
REFERENCE 24761
PART 1
DESCRIPTION BOWKER, FRANCIS WILLIAM. ESTATE PAPERS.
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ENDING 19290000

Francis married Susannah Turner on 8 Aug 1869 in St Mary, Lambeth, Surrey, England. Susannah (daughter of John Turner and Jane Banks) was born on 18 May 1851 in Southwark, London, England; died on 25 Sep 1926 in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, South Africa; was buried in Main cemetery, Oudtshoorn, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Susannah Turner was born on 18 May 1851 in Southwark, London, England (daughter of John Turner and Jane Banks); died on 25 Sep 1926 in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, South Africa; was buried in Main cemetery, Oudtshoorn, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Notes:

Marriage certificate between Susannah and Francis William Bowker. This is the one that caused all the problems because her age is listed as 22, giving a birth date around 1847. We now know (from her gravestone) that she was born 10th May 1851, making her 18 on her wedding day. Why this was falsified is a mystery, as her father was at the wedding and could have consented to the marriage even if she as a minor.
We now know that Susannah was the natural daughter of Jane Banks, John Turner’s wife, and their marriage was recorded in the official BMD as 25th December 1848. Jane died at some stage.
from Peter Brigg/Shelagh Brigg

Notes:

Married:
Q3 1869 Newington vol 1d page 305
http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1623/31280_195116-00535/2455008

Children:

Frank Bowker was born on 10 Jan 1870 in Lambeth, Surrey, England; was christened on 17 Sep 1882 in George, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 8 Jun 1946 in Notley Nursing Home, Rondebosch, Western Cape, South Africa.
Alfred Bowker was born on 31 Jan 1872 in Lambeth, Surrey, England; was christened on 17 Sep 1882 in George, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 2 Dec 1941 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Lilian Bowker was born on 12 Jun 1873; was christened on 17 Sep 1882 in George, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 10 Jan 1953 in Brakpan, Gauteng, South Africa; was buried in Brenthurst Cemetery, Brakpan, Gauteng, South Africa.
May Bowker was born on 1 Sep 1874 in London, England; died on 1 Jan 1894 in South Africa.
1. Frederick John Bowker was born on 24 Aug 1876 in Lambeth, Surrey, England; was christened on 17 Sep 1882 in George, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 25 Jul 1936 in Bezuidenhout Valley, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
Charles Bowker was born on 8 Oct 1878 in Fulham. London, England; was christened on 17 Sep 1882 in George, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 7 Jul 1926 in Paerdeberg, Jacobsdal district, Free State, South Africa.
Arthur Edwin Bowker was born on 9 Oct 1879 in London, England; was christened on 17 Sep 1882 in George, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 15 Dec 1944 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
Daisy Jane Bowker was born on 3 Feb 1882 in George, Western Cape, South Africa; was christened on 17 Sep 1882 in George, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 14 Dec 1962 in Kirkwood, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Violet Helen Bowker was born on 27 Apr 1883; was christened on 24 Jun 1883 in George, Western Cape, South Africa.
Myrtle Mary Bowker was born on 28 May 1885; was christened on 22 Jun 1885 in George, Western Cape, South Africa.
William Henry Bowker was born on 22 Mar 1888; was christened on 10 Jun 1888 in George, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 8 Sep 1955.
Albert Bowker was born on 29 Mar 1889 in George, Western Cape, South Africa; was christened on 12 May 1889 in George, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 9 Aug 1972 in Salisbury (Harare), Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe).
Edmund Walter Bowker was born on 17 Apr 1891 in Woodville, Western Cape, South Africa; was christened on 5 Jul 1891 in George, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 6 Apr 1963 in Cosy Hook, Ridge Road, Margate, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

Generation: 3

Charles James Bowker was born in 1804 in Walton, Northamptonshire, England; died in Jan 1881.

Other Events and Attributes:

Occupation: 1851; Policeman - Sargeant of the Wilts Constabulary.
Census: 30 Mar 1851, Collingbourne, Wiltshire, England; : 46y
Occupation: 30 Mar 1851, Collingbourne, Wiltshire, England; Policeman - Sargeant of the Wilts Constabulary.
Residence: 30 Mar 1851, Collingbourne, Wiltshire, England; : 46y

Charles + Mary Wembridge. Mary was born in 1811 in Ash Hill, Somerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Wembridge was born in 1811 in Ash Hill, Somerset, England.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 30 Mar 1851, Collingbourne, Wiltshire, England; : 39y
Residence: 30 Mar 1851, Collingbourne, Wiltshire, England; : 39y

Children:

Charles Bowker was born in 1840 in Bath, Somersetdhire, England.
2. Francis William Bowker was born on 10 Mar 1843 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; died on 24 Nov 1929 in Kirkwood, Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Main cemetery, Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, South Africa.
Alfred Bowker was born in 1845 in Collingbourne, Wiltshire, England.
Edwin Bowker was born in 1849 in Collingbourne, Wiltshire, England.
Arthur Bowker was born in 1853 in Avebury, Wiltshire, England; died between Jul 1917 and Sep 1917 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England.

John Turner was born about 1814.

Notes:

John Turner (1814) first married Mary Ann Mason in 1838 or 1839, and they had two children, Edward (1840) and Alfred (died aged a few months. We assume that Mary Ann died as well, although we haven't been able to find a death or burial record for her. However, John Turner married Jane Banks in 1849, and they had several children, Alfred, Susannah, Eliza, Jane and some others. If you check the census records for 1851, 61, 71, 81 and 91, you will find the forms for John and Jane and whichever of their children were still living at home. Jane Turner is a good person to search the census records, as she was born in Lynn, Norfolk, which isn't a common combination.

At no time did John Turner marry Eliza (we think that the Eliza on the marriage certificate was Susannah's younger sister). In fact Jane Turner outlived John Turner as he does not appear in the 1901 census, but Jane does, living with her daughter Jane, now married to William Cann. per Shelagh Brigg 25 jan 2016.

John married Jane Banks on 25 Dec 1848. Jane was born in Lynn, Norfolk. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jane Banks was born in Lynn, Norfolk.

Children:

3. Susannah Turner was born on 18 May 1851 in Southwark, London, England; died on 25 Sep 1926 in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, South Africa; was buried in Main cemetery, Oudtshoorn, Eastern Cape, South Africa.