John Mitford Bowker: British 1820 Settlers to South Africa

Generation: 1

John Mitford Bowker was born on 18 Nov 1864 in Tharfield, Kleinemonde, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 19 Mar 1865 in St John the Evangelist, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa (son of Thomas Holden Bowker, 1820 Settler and Julia Eliza McGowan); died in 1929 in Harare, Zimbabwe.

John married Lilian Ethel Hayter in 1890. Lilian was born about 1870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

Thomas Holden Bowker, 1820 Settler was born on 24 Feb 1807 in Mitford Hall, Mitford, Northumberland, England; was christened on 10 Mar 1807 in Mitford Church, Mitford, Northumberland, England (son of Miles Bowker, 1820 Settler and Anna Maria Mitford, 1820 Settler); died on 26 Oct 1885 in Tharfield, Kleinemonde, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Tharfield, Kleinemonde, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Thomas married Julia Eliza McGowan on 18 Oct 1854 in Mowbray, Western Cape, South Africa. Julia (daughter of John McGowan and Elizabeth Ann Morris) was born on 18 Dec 1825 in London, England; was christened on 15 Feb 1826 in Kendal Green, London, England; died on 26 Dec 1903 in Tharfield, Kleinemonde, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Tharfield, Kleinemonde, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Julia Eliza McGowan was born on 18 Dec 1825 in London, England; was christened on 15 Feb 1826 in Kendal Green, London, England (daughter of John McGowan and Elizabeth Ann Morris); died on 26 Dec 1903 in Tharfield, Kleinemonde, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Tharfield, Kleinemonde, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Children:

Emily Atherstone Bowker was born on 3 Sep 1855 in Clumber, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 25 Oct 1855 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 23 Oct 1937 in Craigie Burn farm, Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Thomas Holden Bowker was born on 8 Mar 1857 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 20 Mar 1857 in All Saints and St Peter, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1932 in Kitale, Kenya.
Katherine Mitford Bowker was born on 3 Apr 1860 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; was christened on 15 Apr 1860 in Claremont, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 25 Feb 1927 in Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
Mary Layard Bowker was born on 26 Apr 1863 in Roeland Street, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 8 Mar 1928 in Nanyuki, Kenya; was buried in Kitale Cemetery, Kitale, Kenya.
1. John Mitford Bowker was born on 18 Nov 1864 in Tharfield, Kleinemonde, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 19 Mar 1865 in St John the Evangelist, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1929 in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Julia Eliza Bowker was born on 18 Nov 1867 in Tharfield, Kleinemonde, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 8 Mar 1868 in St John the Evangelist, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1872 in Tharfield, Kleinemonde, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Miles McGowan Bowker was born on 4 Aug 1869 in Tharfield, Kleinemonde, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 29 Aug 1869 in St Mary's Anglican Church, Cuylerville, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 4 Mar 1961 in Marandellas, Rhodesia.

Generation: 3

Miles Bowker, 1820 Settler was born in 1758 in Deckham Hall, Gateshead, Durham, England; was christened on 19 Sep 1758 in All Saint's, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England (son of Thomas Bowker and Dorothy Falconer Monkhouse); died on 25 Mar 1839 in Tharfield, Kleinemonde, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 27 Mar 1839 in Tharfield, Kleinemonde, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Miles married Anna Maria Mitford, 1820 Settler on 8 Mar 1800 in Morpeth, Northumberland, England. Anna (daughter of Capt. John Mitford and Dorothy Young) was born in 1782 in Mitford Manor, Mitford, Northumberland, England; died on 8 Jul 1868 in 'Kruisfontein', Alexandria, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in 1868 in Tharfield, Kleinemonde, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anna Maria Mitford, 1820 Settler was born in 1782 in Mitford Manor, Mitford, Northumberland, England (daughter of Capt. John Mitford and Dorothy Young); died on 8 Jul 1868 in 'Kruisfontein', Alexandria, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in 1868 in Tharfield, Kleinemonde, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Children:

John Mitford Bowker was born on 13 Apr 1801 in Mitford Hall, Mitford, Northumberland, England; was christened on 6 May 1801 in Mitford Church, Mitford, Northumberland, England; died on 11 Apr 1847 in 'Oakwell', Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
William Monkhouse Bowker, 1820 Settler was born on 10 Mar 1803 in Mitford Hall, Mitford, Northumberland, England; was christened on 18 Apr 1807 in Mitford Church, Mitford, Northumberland, England; died on 3 Feb 1876 in Thorn Kloof, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Thorn Kloof, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Miles Brabbin Bowker, 1820 Settler was born on 27 Jan 1805 in Mitford, Northumberland, England; was christened on 15 Jan 1807 in Mitford Church, Mitford, Northumberland, England; died on 28 Jul 1864 in Thorn Kloof farm, Fish River, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
2. Thomas Holden Bowker, 1820 Settler was born on 24 Feb 1807 in Mitford Hall, Mitford, Northumberland, England; was christened on 10 Mar 1807 in Mitford Church, Mitford, Northumberland, England; died on 26 Oct 1885 in Tharfield, Kleinemonde, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Tharfield, Kleinemonde, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Bertram Egerton Bowker, 1820 Settler was born on 24 Nov 1808 in Morpeth, Northumberland, England; was christened on 7 Jan 1809 in Mitford, Northumberland, England; died on 28 Dec 1904 in Santa Clara, Parktown, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa; was buried in Rand Pioneer Memorial, Wemmer Pan, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
Robert Mitford Bowker, 1820 Settler was born on 30 Aug 1810 in Deckham Hall, Gateshead, Durham, England; was christened on 4 Oct 1813 in Parish Church of Saint Mary, Almer, Dorset, England; died on 24 Aug 1892 in Glen Avon farm, Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Craigie Burn farm, Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Septimus Bourchier Bowker, 1820 Settler was born on 10 Aug 1812 in Almer, Dorset, England; was christened on 4 Oct 1813 in Parish Church of Saint Mary, Almer, Dorset, England; died on 2 Aug 1895 in Alstonfields farm, Bedford district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Alstonfields farm, Bedford district, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Octavius Bourchier Bowker, 1820 Settler was born on 27 May 1815 in Almer, Dorset, England; was christened on 27 May 1815 in Parish Church of Saint Mary, Almer, Dorset, England; died on 21 Jul 1899 in Champagne farm, Zastron district, Free State, South Africa.
Mary Elizabeth Bowker, 1820 Settler was born on 5 Jan 1818 in Manor Farm, South Newton, Wiltshire, England; was christened on 22 Feb 1818 in St Andrew's Parish Church, South Newton, Wiltshire, England; died on 4 Sep 1899 in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; was buried in Commercial Road Cemetery, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
Anna Maria Bowker, 1820 Settler was born on 26 Apr 1820 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; was christened on 20 Apr 1823 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 24 Apr 1895 in Albany Road, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Colonel James Henry Bowker was born on 23 Aug 1825 in Olive Burn farm, Kleinemonde, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 17 Dec 1825 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 29 Oct 1900 in Escombe, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; was buried in Escombe, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

6.	John McGowan was born on 12 Apr 1800 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died in 1847. John married Elizabeth Ann Morris on 31 Mar 1825 in St Martin's in the Field, Westminster, London, England. Elizabeth was born on 10 Mar 1801 in Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth Ann Morris was born on 10 Mar 1801 in Ireland.

Children:

3. Julia Eliza McGowan was born on 18 Dec 1825 in London, England; was christened on 15 Feb 1826 in Kendal Green, London, England; died on 26 Dec 1903 in Tharfield, Kleinemonde, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Tharfield, Kleinemonde, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Emily Susan McGowan was born on 28 Nov 1827.
Eliza Morris McGowan was born on 2 Jun 1829.
John McGowan was born on 8 Dec 1830; died on 8 Mar 1831.
Susan Margaret McGowan was born on 19 Aug 1832.
Ada Jane McGowan was born on 24 Feb 1836.

Generation: 4

Thomas Bowker was born in 1727 in Deckham Hall, Gateshead, Durham, England (son of Joseph Bowker and Elizabeth Brabbin); died on 3 Sep 1798 in Morpeth Parish, Northumberland, England; was buried on 5 Sep 1798 in Morpeth Parish, Northumberland, England.

Thomas married Dorothy Falconer Monkhouse on 16 Jul 1754 in Kirkby Stephen, Westmoreland, England. Dorothy was born in 1725 in Bloan, Westmorland, England; died on 12 Sep 1810 in Walton, Near Morpeth, Northumberland, England; was buried on 15 Sep 1810 in Morpeth Parish, Northumberland, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Dorothy Falconer Monkhouse was born in 1725 in Bloan, Westmorland, England; died on 12 Sep 1810 in Walton, Near Morpeth, Northumberland, England; was buried on 15 Sep 1810 in Morpeth Parish, Northumberland, England.

Children:

Elizabeth Bowker was born in 1755 in Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland, England; was christened on 8 May 1755 in Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland, England.
Dorothy Bowker was born in 1756 in Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland, England; was christened on 29 Jun 1756 in Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland, England; died in 1847.
4. Miles Bowker, 1820 Settler was born in 1758 in Deckham Hall, Gateshead, Durham, England; was christened on 19 Sep 1758 in All Saint's, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England; died on 25 Mar 1839 in Tharfield, Kleinemonde, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 27 Mar 1839 in Tharfield, Kleinemonde, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Benjamin Bowker was born about 1760 in Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland, England; was christened on 17 Mar 1760 in Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland, England.
Catherine Bowker was born about 1762 in Heworth, Durham, England; was christened on 7 Nov 1762 in Heworth, Durham, England; died in 1765 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England; was buried on 17 Apr 1765 in All Saints' Church, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England.

10.	Capt. John Mitford was born in 1749 in Mitford Castle, Mitford, Northumberland, England (son of Robert Mitford, of Mitford Castle and Ann Lewis); died in 1832. John married Dorothy Young in 1777. Dorothy was born est 1755 in Northumberland, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Dorothy Young was born est 1755 in Northumberland, England.

Children:

Robert Mitford was born on 9 May 1778; died on 25 Dec 1818.
5. Anna Maria Mitford, 1820 Settler was born in 1782 in Mitford Manor, Mitford, Northumberland, England; died on 8 Jul 1868 in 'Kruisfontein', Alexandria, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in 1868 in Tharfield, Kleinemonde, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Admiral, Rn. John Mitford was born in 1783; died in 1831.
Mary Mitford was born in 1787; died in 1826.
Bertram Mitford was born in 1788; died in 1866; was buried in Mitford, Northumberland, England.
Sybil Mitford was born in 1791; died in 1815.