James Wheeler Gowar: British 1820 Settlers to South Africa

Generation: 1

1. James Wheeler Gowar was born on 22 Oct 1888 (son of John Thomas Gowar and Harriet Elizabeth Wheeler).

Generation: 2

John Thomas Gowar was born on 5 Feb 1850 (son of Frederick Joseph Gowar, 1820 Settler and Elizabeth Wheeler).

John married Harriet Elizabeth Wheeler on 19 Jan 1874 in NG Church, Wepener, Free State, South Africa. Harriet (daughter of Richard James Wheeler, 1820 Settler and Maria Wilhelmina Dorothea Homan) was born on 21 May 1851 in Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 27 Oct 1851 in Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 1 Sep 1898. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Harriet Elizabeth Wheeler was born on 21 May 1851 in Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 27 Oct 1851 in Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa (daughter of Richard James Wheeler, 1820 Settler and Maria Wilhelmina Dorothea Homan); died on 1 Sep 1898.

Children:

Frederik Joseph Gowar was born on 4 Jan 1875 in Wepener, Free State, South Africa; was christened on 7 Feb 1875 in NG Wepener.
Harriet Elizabeth Gowar was born on 16 Sep 1876; was christened on 10 Dec 1876 in NG Smithfield.
Maria Wilhelmina Dorothea Gowar was born on 12 Jul 1880; was christened on 25 Oct 1880 in NG Wepener.
John Thomas Gowar was born on 25 Sep 1882 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 26 Nov 1882 in NG Wepener; died on 25 Jun 1941 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
Richard Thomas Wheeler Gowar was born on 22 Nov 1884 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 4 Jan 1885 in NG Wepener; died on 30 Jun 1965 in Brakpan, Gauteng, South Africa.
Elizabeth Jane Gowar was born on 16 Nov 1886.
1. James Wheeler Gowar was born on 22 Oct 1888.
Mary Malvina Gowar was born on 12 Nov 1890 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 4 Jan 1891 in Port Elizabeth Methodist Church, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Joey Eveline Gowar was born on 22 Oct 1892.
Frederik Everlyn Gowar was born on 27 Feb 1896 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa; was christened on 17 May 1896 in Wesleyan Methodist, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa; died on 19 Jul 1951 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
Harriet Mirriam Gowar was born on 6 Mar 1898.
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Generation: 3

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.
2. 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.
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.

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 (son of James Wheeler, 1820 Settler and Harriott Elizabeth Pepper, 1820 Settler); died on 4 Jan 1902 in Mafeteng, Lesotho.

Richard + Maria Wilhelmina Dorothea Homan. Maria (daughter of Christiaan Jacobus Homan and Martha Maria Claasen) was born after 1817; was christened on 29 Mar 1829 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1865 in Manatha Rouxville. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Maria Wilhelmina Dorothea Homan was born after 1817; was christened on 29 Mar 1829 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa (daughter of Christiaan Jacobus Homan and Martha Maria Claasen); died in 1865 in Manatha Rouxville.

Children:

James Wheeler was born on 15 Sep 1846 in Cradock District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 18 Oct 1846 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 12 Oct 1893 in Boesmanskop District, Wepener, Free State, South Africa.
Martha Maria Wheeler was born on 17 May 1848 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 20 Jan 1850 in Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Christiaan Jacob Wheeler was born on 13 Nov 1849 in Farm Flora Winburg; was christened on 20 Nov 1850 in Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1910.
3. Harriet Elizabeth Wheeler was born on 21 May 1851 in Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 27 Oct 1851 in Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 1 Sep 1898.
Richard Thomas Wheeler was born on 14 Oct 1853; was christened on 6 Nov 1853 in Smithfield; died before 18 Oct 1924.
John Hendrik Wheeler was born on 22 Nov 1859; was christened on 28 Oct 1860 in Fauresmith, Free State, South Africa.
Anna Sophia Wheeler was born on 17 Sep 1860; was christened on 28 Oct 1860 in Fauresmith, Free State, South Africa.
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Generation: 4

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.
4. 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.

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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]

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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.
6. 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.
5. 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.

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Christiaan Jacobus Homan (son of Nicolaas Jacob Homan and Maria Susanna du Plessis); died in 1886.

Christiaan married Martha Maria Claasen on 24 Feb 1817 in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Martha (daughter of Johannes Barend Claasen and Catharina Elizabeth Roets) was born about 1797; was christened on 3 Dec 1797; died about 1865. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Martha Maria Claasen was born about 1797; was christened on 3 Dec 1797 (daughter of Johannes Barend Claasen and Catharina Elizabeth Roets); died about 1865.

Children:

7. Maria Wilhelmina Dorothea Homan was born after 1817; was christened on 29 Mar 1829 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1865 in Manatha Rouxville.
Gertruida (Geertruyda) Jacoba Homan was born on 12 Dec 1830 in Cradock District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 17 Mar 1833 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.