Andrew John Bowker: British 1820 Settlers to South Africa

Generation: 1

1.
Andrew John Bowker
Andrew married Karin Günther [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:

Chloé Elizabeth Bowker

Kelly Christine Bowker

Generation: 2

John Humfrey Bowker was born on 12 Feb 1946 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa (son of Miles Edward Dugard Bowker and Johanna Van de Pol); died on 26 Sep 2018 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Other Events and Attributes:

1820 Lineage: Yes
Occupation: 10 Jan 1970; veterinary surgeon

Notes:

John married Janet Lynn Harvey [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

3.
Janet Lynn Harvey
Children:

Patricia Alison Bowker

1. Andrew John Bowker

Generation: 3

Miles Edward Dugard Bowker was born on 26 Sep 1914; was christened on 14 Nov 1914 in Belgravia, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa (son of Harold Dugard Bowker and Florence Isabel Farrar); died on 11 Oct 2000 in Bedford Gardens, Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa.

Other Events and Attributes:

1820 Lineage: Yes

Notes:

Miles matriculated from Jeppe High School for Boys in 1930.
Miles attained Provincial Colours for tennis.
He was employed on the Simmer and Jack Mine until 1940 when he enlisted with the Transvaal Scottish 8th army to serve from Abyssinia to the close of the North African campaigns. He was a sergeant and earned four military medals –
• Africa Service medal
• 1939 – 1945 Star
• Africa Star
• War Medal 1939 – 1945
Upon his return from the war he served as a Native Commissioner in Windhoek for two years and then joined the family businesses of JC van de Pol, Standard Cardboard, Sunlight Stationery, Vincent Manning and later in the establishment of a copper rolling enterprise in Brakpan. In retirement he held a position in NYK a Japanese shipping company for a few years. { Will Bowker }

Miles married Johanna Van de Pol on 29 Jan 1943 in St George's Presbyterian, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Johanna (daughter of Johan Coenraad van der Pol and Alida Vogelpoel) was born on 13 Jul 1915; died on 3 Dec 2002 in Pinelands, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Johanna Van de Pol was born on 13 Jul 1915 (daughter of Johan Coenraad van der Pol and Alida Vogelpoel); died on 3 Dec 2002 in Pinelands, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

Notes:

Johanna was an incredibly intelligent woman being head of the SA Red Cross and a Maths School Inspector among her achievements.

Children:

William Miles Dugard Bowker
2. John Humfrey Bowker was born on 12 Feb 1946 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa; died on 26 Sep 2018 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Meyrick Brabbin Bowker
Susan Elizabeth Anne Bowker
Judith Isabel Bowker

6. Louis Gordon Harvey
Louis + Edith Esme Visser. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7.
Edith Esme Visser (daughter of Hendrick Johannes Visser and Marjorie (Cuckoo) Bain).
Children:

Susan Harvey

Gillian Harvey

Patricia Harvey

3. Janet Lynn Harvey

Generation: 4

Harold Dugard Bowker was born on 23 Apr 1879 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 13 May 1879 in Grahamstown Church (St George's - Anglican), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (son of Miles Robert Bowker and Emma Beddoe); died on 27 Aug 1963 in Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

Other Events and Attributes:

1820 Lineage: Yes
Occupation: Thorn Kloof, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa; Farmer

Notes:

St Andrew's College Register 1855-1959:Page 100
Entry 950
Harold Dugard BOWKER
bro. of 949; Left Dec 1898; b. 23.4.1879; Day. Form II-C.S. Cpl C.C. 4th XI. VIII. S.H. 1895. Mat. 1897. Int. 1898. C.S. Exam 1898. C.S. Law 1900. Registrar, High Court, Johannesburg 1904. Attorney, Notary and Conveyancer, Joburg 1937. P.O. Box 1581 Durban, Natal 1946.

He had inherited the farm “Waterfall” which he sold to his brother Francis William Monkhouse.
Following the passing of his wife, Isabel, in 1942 Harold resided in Luanshya on the formerly prosperous copperbelt in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) with his daughter Audrey and her husband Gwyn Pritchard until they immigrated to the UK. He then moved to Reedsdale and resided with his brother Miles Humfrey and his wife Rhoda (nee Knott). After a period he moved to Durban where he remained until his passing in 1963. { Will Bowker }

Baptised: 1879, May 13th
Born: April 23rd 1879
Parents: Miles Robert & Emma BOWKER
Occupation: Farmer
Residence: Thorn Kloof near Grahamstown
Witnesses: The Father, John D. Norton by proxy, Louisa Curry
Baptised by: F.H. Williams D.D.
Source: Grahamstown - St George (Anglican), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape. Baptism register, 1869-1908, page 55, entry number 3535. Repository: Cory Library, MS 14 878-4

Harold married Florence Isabel Farrar on 31 Jan 1907 in St John's, Belgravia, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Florence (daughter of Edward Farrar and Betsy Burley) was born on 21 Nov 1881; died in 1941. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Florence Isabel Farrar was born on 21 Nov 1881 (daughter of Edward Farrar and Betsy Burley); died in 1941.

Children:

Audrey Isabel Bowker was born on 26 Sep 1912; was christened on 2 Nov 1912 in Belgravia, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
4. Miles Edward Dugard Bowker was born on 26 Sep 1914; was christened on 14 Nov 1914 in Belgravia, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa; died on 11 Oct 2000 in Bedford Gardens, Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa.

10. Johan Coenraad van der Pol was born on 23 Nov 1884; died on 13 Jul 1980.
Johan + Alida Vogelpoel. Alida was born on 30 Jul 1888; died on 14 Feb 1956. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

11.

Alida Vogelpoel was born on 30 Jul 1888; died on 14 Feb 1956.

Children:

5. Johanna Van de Pol was born on 13 Jul 1915; died on 3 Dec 2002 in Pinelands, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
Alida van der Pol
Erik van der Pol was born on 30 Apr 1919; died on 24 Oct 2006.

14. Hendrick Johannes Visser
Hendrick + Marjorie (Cuckoo) Bain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15.
Marjorie (Cuckoo) Bain (daughter of Andrew Charles Bain and Caroline Josephine Cole).
Children:

Marjorie Louise Visser

7. Edith Esme Visser