William Henry Gowar: British 1820 Settlers to South Africa

Generation: 1

William Henry Gowar was born on 27 May 1856 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 6 Mar 1859 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa (son of Frederick Joseph Gowar, 1820 Settler and Elizabeth Wheeler); died on 5 Dec 1915.

William married Mary Elizabeth Jane Leppan in Sep 1885. Mary (daughter of James Christopher Leppan and Janet McLuckie) was born on 27 Apr 1867 in 'Zwaakfontein', Bedford District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 26 May 1867 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 8 Jan 1955. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Hilda Elizabeth Gowar was born on 23 Aug 1886; was christened on 22 Sep 1886 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 11 Oct 1959 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Claud Gowar
Beatrice Gowar was born on 12 Feb 1889.
Mildred Blanche Gowar was born on 6 Nov 1890.
Claude Frederick Gowar was born on 22 Aug 1893; died on 9 Sep 1951.
Reginald James Gowar was born on 20 May 1897; died on 9 May 1968.
Harold Verdale Gowar was born on 4 May 1901; died in 1969.
Dora Janet Gowar was born on 2 Mar 1900; died on 7 Feb 1982; was buried in Waainek New cemetery, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Enid Mary Gowar was born on 21 Feb 1904.
Neville William Gowar was born on 14 Jun 1906.

Generation: 2

Frederick Joseph Gowar, 1820 Settler was born on 25 Jul 1817 in Sussex, England (son of Richard Gowar, 1820 Settler and Mary Matilda Harriet Diplock, 1820 Settler); died on 9 Jun 1897 in Bushman's River, Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Frederick married Elizabeth Wheeler on 26 Aug 1840 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Elizabeth (daughter of James Wheeler, 1820 Settler and Harriott Elizabeth Pepper, 1820 Settler) was born in 1822 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 31 Mar 1870 in Bushman's River, Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth Wheeler was born in 1822 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa (daughter of James Wheeler, 1820 Settler and Harriott Elizabeth Pepper, 1820 Settler); died on 31 Mar 1870 in Bushman's River, Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Children:

Richard Edwin Gowar was born on 26 Sep 1841; was christened on 2 Jan 1842 in Grahamstown Church (St George's - Anglican), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 19 Dec 1850.
Frederick James Gowar was born on 8 Sep 1843 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 12 Nov 1843 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 1 Dec 1912.
Joseph Gowar was born on 29 Jul 1845 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 7 Oct 1845 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 4 Jan 1846.
Joseph Albert Gowar was born on 27 Nov 1847 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 14 Mar 1848 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1929.
Edwin Diplock Gowar was born in 1849; died on 19 Jan 1849.
John Thomas Gowar was born on 5 Feb 1850.
Richard Edwin Diplock Gowar was born on 15 Apr 1853 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 9 Jun 1853 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 3 Apr 1927.
1. William Henry Gowar was born on 27 May 1856 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 6 Mar 1859 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 5 Dec 1915.

Generation: 3

Richard Gowar, 1820 Settler was born in 1787 in Surrey, England (son of Raydin George Gowar and Elizabeth Ann Webb); died on 31 Jul 1824 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Richard married Mary Matilda Harriet Diplock, 1820 Settler on 16 Oct 1810 in London Church (St Martin-in-the-Fields - Westminster), London, England. Mary (daughter of John Diplock) was born in 1791 in England; died in 1861. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Matilda Harriet Diplock, 1820 Settler was born in 1791 in England (daughter of John Diplock); died in 1861.

Children:

Edwin Richard Gower, 1820 Settler was born in 1813 in England; died on 20 Oct 1886.
2. Frederick Joseph Gowar, 1820 Settler was born on 25 Jul 1817 in Sussex, England; died on 9 Jun 1897 in Bushman's River, Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Lady Malvinia Harriot Mary Gowar, 1820 Settler was born in 1819; was christened on 10 Mar 1819 in London Church (St Mary's - Lambeth), London, England; died on 19 Jul 1874 in MacLeantown, East London (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.

James Wheeler, 1820 Settler was born in 1781 in England; was christened on 29 Nov 1781 in Longbridge Deverill, Wiltshire, England (son of Richard Wheeler and Sarah Snelgrove); died about 1831 in Beaufort Vale, Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.

James married Harriott Elizabeth Pepper, 1820 Settler in May 1804 in Christ Church, Southwark, London, England. Harriott (daughter of William Pepper and Elizabeth Major) was born about 1784; was christened on 29 Aug 1784 in St Ann, Blackfriars Rd, Folkstone, Kent, England; died on 24 Jul 1851 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 25 Jul 1851 in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old Anglican Section), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Harriott Elizabeth Pepper, 1820 Settler was born about 1784; was christened on 29 Aug 1784 in St Ann, Blackfriars Rd, Folkstone, Kent, England (daughter of William Pepper and Elizabeth Major); died on 24 Jul 1851 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 25 Jul 1851 in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old Anglican Section), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Children:

Martha Wheeler, 1820 Settler was born on 23 Sep 1805 in London, England; was christened on 5 Jan 1806 in St Sepulchre, Holborn, London, England; died on 28 Nov 1852 in Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Ann Wheeler, 1820 Settler was born on 17 Jul 1807 in London, England; was christened on 27 Sep 1807 in St Sepulchre, Holborn, London, England; died on 15 Apr 1867 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
James Wheeler was born on 9 Jan 1809 in Old Street London; was christened on 22 Oct 1809 in St Sepulchre, Holborn, London, England.
Harriet Elizabeth Wheeler, 1820 Settler was born on 14 Jul 1811 in Old Bailey London; was christened on 4 Aug 1811 in St Sepulchre, Holborn, London, England; died on 15 Dec 1898 in Komga, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in St Paul, Komga, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Richard Thomas Wheeler was born about 1816 in London, England; was christened on 15 Sep 1816 in St Sepulchre, Holborn, London, England; died in England.
Richard James Wheeler, 1820 Settler was born on 18 May 1818 in London, England; was christened on 7 Jun 1818 in St Sepulchre, Holborn, London, England; died on 4 Jan 1902 in Mafeteng, Lesotho.
3. Elizabeth Wheeler was born in 1822 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 31 Mar 1870 in Bushman's River, Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Peter Wheeler was born on 23 Sep 1825 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 25 Mar 1827 in St George's Cathedral, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 8 May 1892 in Bloemhof, North West, South Africa.
James Wheeler was born about Nov 1828 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 3 Oct 1830 in St George's Cathedral, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 26 Jul 1911 in Gwartyn, Dist. Queenstown.

Generation: 4

8. Raydin George Gowar was born in 1744; died in 1816.
Raydin married Elizabeth Ann Webb on 20 Apr 1773 in Saint Nicholas, Rochester, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth Ann Webb

Children:

Thomas Gowar was born in 1773; died in 1843.
Johan Gowar was born in 1775; died in 1828.
Richard Gowar was born in 1775.
Fanny Gowar was born in 1778.
William Gowar was born in 1779; was christened in 1779 in Greenwich, Kent, England; died in 1845.
Harriet Ann Elizabeth Gowar was born in 1781.
Raydin Richard Gowar was born in 1782; died in 1861.
Sophia Gowar was born in 1784.
4. Richard Gowar, 1820 Settler was born in 1787 in Surrey, England; died on 31 Jul 1824 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Samuel Gowar was born in 1787.
Caroline Elizabeth Gowar was born in 1791.
Louisa Ann Gowar was born in 1791.

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John Diplock
Children:

5. Mary Matilda Harriet Diplock, 1820 Settler was born in 1791 in England; died in 1861.

12.	Richard Wheeler Richard married Sarah Snelgrove on 7 Feb 1779 in Longbridge Deverill, Wiltshire, England. Sarah (daughter of William Snelgrove and Mary Singer) was born in 1745 in Corsley/Chapmanslade parish, Wiltshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sarah Snelgrove was born in 1745 in Corsley/Chapmanslade parish, Wiltshire, England (daughter of William Snelgrove and Mary Singer).

Children:

James Wheeler was born about 1779; was christened on 22 Apr 1779 in Longbridge Deverill, Wiltshire, England.
Thomas Wheeler was born about 1780 in Longbridge Deverill, Wiltshire, England.
6. James Wheeler, 1820 Settler was born in 1781 in England; was christened on 29 Nov 1781 in Longbridge Deverill, Wiltshire, England; died about 1831 in Beaufort Vale, Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Benjamin Wheeler was born about 1784 in Longbridge Deverill, Wiltshire, England.
Anne Wheeler was born about 1785; was christened on 16 Oct 1785 in Longbridge Deverill, Wiltshire, England.

14.	William Pepper was born on 10 May 1745 in Folkestone Kent (son of Mary Nn); died about 30 Mar 1801 in England; was buried . William married Elizabeth Major on 16 May 1769. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Elizabeth Major

Children:

7. Harriott Elizabeth Pepper, 1820 Settler was born about 1784; was christened on 29 Aug 1784 in St Ann, Blackfriars Rd, Folkstone, Kent, England; died on 24 Jul 1851 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 25 Jul 1851 in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old Anglican Section), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.