John Ogilvie Stanford Driver

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes

Notes:

In 1917 he was a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Flying
Corps.

John married Una Mackenzie on 21 Apr 1930 in Emmanuel Cathedral, Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Una was born on 18 May 1905 in Griqualand East; died in Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Colin David Stanford Driver
2. Mark Anthony Stanford Driver

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Name: William Impey Stanford (Hon Maj) Driver

Notes:

William Impey 'Stanford' Driver was in the Cape Civil Service until 1895 and then joined the Rhodesian Civil Service until 1901
He then became Native Commissioner in the Transvaal until 1927.
He then farmed in the 'Waterberg' area taking a prominent part in public affairs.
He served in the Matabele Rebellion as a Lieuteneant and then in the Transvaal Rebellion as a Captain.
He served in East Africa during the First World War and retired as an Hon. Major (Mil. Political.
He died in Warmbaths on the 1st September 1948.
issue: 4 sons 2 daughters

William married Mary Mitford Norton on 20 Apr 1899 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Mary (daughter of John Ogilvie Norton and Mary Elizabeth Monkhouse Bowker) was born on 2 Sep 1875 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 22 Jun 1958. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Name: Charles Henry Driver

Charles + Maria Boyce Impey. Maria (daughter of Reverend William Impey and Mary Elizabeth Shaw) was born in 1848 in Mount Coke, King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 11 Feb 1942 in Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes

Notes:

MRS. DRIVER, 1896
Neâe Maria Boyce Impey. Came to join her husband in Gwelo. She had a very
trying journey from Vryburg by ox wagon with her three daughters during the
time of the rinderpest. She was a sister of Lady Heyman, who had arrived two
years previously. Mrs. Driver died in Durban in 1942, aged 93 years.
Information from her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Dawson, Bulawayo. On Roll of
Women Pioneers.

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Name: John Ogilvie Norton MP
• Occupation: farmer

Notes:

They settled at Middleton near Carlisle Bridge.
Became MP for Albany

Grahams Town Journal index:
To J. Ogilvie Norton, born on 2.9.1875, a daughter.

HD has not identified this daughter. ? short lived.

Description: Rev John Heavyside

John married Mary Elizabeth Monkhouse Bowker on 20 Apr 1864 in Oakwell, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Mary (daughter of William Monkhouse Bowker, 1820 Settler and Hester Susannah Oosthuisen) was born on 27 Mar 1847 in 'Coldsprings', Grahamstown district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 16 May 1847; died on 24 Feb 1936 in Mitford, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes

Notes:

Died:
DEATH NOTICE:
6/9/4738 R49470
Name of Deceased: Mary Elizabeth BOWKER
Birthplace and Nationality: Grahamstown
Names of Parents: William Monkhouse BOWKER
Hester BOWKER
Age of Deceased: 88 years 11 months (DOB) 24 March 1847
Widow
Name of Pre-deceased Spouse: John Ogilvie NORTON Died 9 August 1899
Place of last marriage: Grahamstown
Date of Death: 24 February 1936
Place of Death: Grahamstown
Names of Children and whether Major or Minor:
Annie Mary NORTON married Alfred WHITE (Died before 1936)
Hester Denison NORTON married Dennison Leslie CLARKE (Died before 1916)
Mary Mitford NORTON married John Ogilvie Stanford DRIVER
Bertram Bowker Stanley NORTON
Sybil Maude NORTON married WILLIAMS
Kathleen Ella NORTON married George Lorraine WHITE
John Ogilvie NORTON died before 1916
(a) John Cyprian Ogilvie NORTON 26 September 1906
(b) Margaret Bronier Ogilvie NORTON 10 August 1918
Arthur William Monkhouse NORTON (Died before 1936)
Dennis Ogilvie NORTON
Athalie Mary Monkhouse NORTON married Douglas MALCOMESS
Movable Property? Yes
Immovable Property? Yes
Signed: N.O. Norton, Son.

Notes:

From "The Bowkers of Tharfield", page 127:
Wed.April, 20th, 1864. Mary BOWKER was married to Mr. NORTON by Mr. HULT, a Grahamstown clergyman. Company present, Mr. and Mrs. CURRIE, CLOETE, Sept. BOWKER, WHITE, Misses ATHERSTONE, Mary BOWKER of Mitford Park, Bertha B. E. and S. B., 4 BOWKERs from Mitfrod Park, Walter ATHERSTONE, Mr. NORTON's brother, Rev. Mr. HULT a very agreeable man, Mr. LOW, John GRAHAM, Mr. AYTON and later in the day Fred BOWKER from Somerset and a Mr. STEVENs.
Breakfast was laid in the shearing house; Mr. and Mrs. NORTON left at 4pm and some of us rode after them on horseback. Danced for a couple of hours in the evening.

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 212
• Name: Edward Driver 1820
• Occupation: Gwanga farm, Peddie District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; a Farmer
• Occupation: Willow Park farm, Peddie District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; a Farmer
• Occupation: a Grocer
• Religion: the Protestant Church
• Settler: 13 Feb 1820, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Notes:

Was a famous Big Game Hunter.

By special court licence in Grahamstown:

"In the presence of William Bolden Dundas - President with Robert Wood Bagot & Duncan Campbell - Members
6/10/1825 Edward DRIVER, 26 years old, born in England to Ann THACKWRAY, 20 years old, born in England."

The below 2 were travelled in Carlton's Party of 1820 Settlers:
CJ 815, Ref 57 Court of Justice, Landrost, Bathurst, Albany District
Summary of evidence:
The prisoner, William Sykes, 47 years old, born in Nottinghamshire, England, residing at Clumber, accosted Edward Driver who was moving cattle through a cattle gate. An argument ensued after which Sykes produced a gun and threatened to shoot Driver (a farmer; Nash Record) Driver then provoked Sykes who carried out his threat, wounding Driver quite seriously in the throat, the abdomen and the skin of the breast.

It emerged in evidence that Sykes offered no defence for his action, the Landrost stating that there was no good reason for it and, in addition he (Sykes) was in a state of intoxication.

Although Driver recovered from the attack, the Landrost took a serious view of this unlawful and violent conduct by Sykes and sentenced him to be transported to New South Wales for 14 years hard labour and to be consigned to Robben Island until such time as transportation had been arranged.

Report dated 19.10.1821

Settler:
Calton's party on the Albury

Edward married Ann Thackwray, 1820 Settler on 6 Oct 1825 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Ann (daughter of William Thackwray, 1820 Settler and Dorothy Pownall, 1820 Settler) was born on 28 Jan 1804 in Old Field Lane, Salford, Manchester, England; was christened in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, England; died on 15 Apr 1859 in King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in King William's Town Cemetery, (Old - Edward Street), King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 762
• Name: Ann Thackwray 1820
• Religion: the Protestant Church
• Settler: 13 Dec 1819, Gravesend, Kent, England

Notes:

Warren Thackwray has her birth as 29 Jan 1806 and baptised 7 Jul 1809 at Mosely St, Independent, Manchester

daughter of William Thackwray who was a settler in William Bensted Smith's party on the Northampton.

Settler:
William Smith's party on the Northampton

Notes:

Married:
Description: Rev Thomas Ireland

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Clergyman

Notes:

see Methodist Missionary Society Archives

William married Mary Elizabeth Shaw on 8 Apr 1841 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Mary (daughter of Rev. William Shaw, 1820 Settler and Ann Maw, 1820 Settler) was born on 5 Jul 1821 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 28 Oct 1915 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes

Notes:

Philip was born on board "La Belle Alliance". On 10 Nov 1838 Philip was baptised and married to Ann Mary Ogilvie (Daughter of William Ogilvie and Mary Hollings - Ogilive coat of arms was that of the Earl of Airlie, Alyth and Lintrathen). One of four sons and daughters. Philip had a farm on the Cape frontier at Koonap. On 27 July 1840 John Ogilvie was born. 9 Aug 1842 Philip was born. Baptisim certificate describes Philip Snr as a sheep farmer residing at Kromme Park. 2 June 1844 William Hollings was born. Philip became Poundmaster at Koonap in 1845. Ann Mary returned to her family in Graham's Town amidst the turmoil and terror of the 7th Kaffir War (1846-1848). Louis was born on 21 Feb 1846. He was only baptised by the Rev John Heavyside on 25 Oct 1846. Philip was a Captain in the Graham's Town Provisional Hottentot Levy. On 4 April 1846 he was appointed Field commandant of the Koonap Division. In April Martial Law was declared.

Brother Lewis or Louis died as a result of falling from a horse. Left widow and two children. Fully reported in the Graham's Town Journal. First death of a series in the family that year. Death notice MOOC 6/9/42 ref 8934 (Cape Archive) Father,John Norton died two years after his elder son Louis and his wife, Sarah. He was bankrupt. Apparently guilty of fraud. The remaining member of his family was his younger son Joshua. Two heart rending letters remain written by John to his son Lewis in 1844 at the time of his insolvency. He was drowning in financial chaos. He seems to be recommending Lewis to his Uncle Joshua and warning him away from his Uncle Ben and brothers Joshua and Philip. These letters within documents, copied from the Cape Archive, of the case of JH Bartman and Benjamin Norden, 1852,versus the executor of the estate of John Norton, are the first reference to a son Philip and apparently a wife of Lewis named Kate.

The Chronicle of Jeremiah Goldswain, Albany settler of 1820, vol 2 1838-58. Una Long (ed). Van Riebeeck Society:Cape Town, 1949. p208 Philip Norton was Captain of the Graham's Town Provisional Hottentot Levy in 1846. He was also Field Cornet of the Fort Beaufort Division and lived at Kromme Park - mentioned a couple of times in this connection.

Philip married Anne Mary Ogilvie on 15 Nov 1838 in St George's Cathedral, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Anne (daughter of William Ogilvie and Mary Maria Hollings) was born about 1821 in Cape Colony, South Africa; died on 11 Nov 1864 in Mooi River, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; was buried in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John Shedden Dobie: South African Journal 1862-6. Alan F.Hattersley (ed). Van Riebeeck Society: Cape Town, 1945. p. 27 note 43 explains "John Louis Norton, young stepson of Lieutenant Joseph Nourse, RN. The Nortons were Grahamstown folk. With their mother they now settled at "Greenwich", Riet Vlei, which Mrs Norton purchased from PAR Otto (HD note: Later, Philip Norton,another of Anne's sons, married Ellen Otto].

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 111
• Baptism: 4 Oct 1813, Parish Church of Saint Mary, Almer, Dorset, England
• Residence: 1816, Manor Farm, South Newton, Wiltshire, England
• Settler: 7 Jan 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
• Residence: 25 Jun 1820, Olive Burn farm, Kleinemonde, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Notes:

William and his younger brother, Miles Brabbin Bowker, showed their quick assimilation to a South African way of life - they were young men in their late teens when they made the voyage on the 'Weymouth' - by marrying Ooosthuizen sisters, daughters of a friendly Dutch wagoner who transported the Bowker family to their first farm 'Oliveburn' which was soon rejected for 'Tharfield'. This is regarded as the original Bowker homestead in South Africa.
Tharfield', steeped in tradition now belongs to Mr. Thomas Guard Webb of Bathurst. The house in which the Webbs live was built in 1835, and not much has been changed since then as it was built in stone. The farm is situated in the undulating countryside between the Riet and Kleinmond Rivers, near the coast. The Webb family acquired it in 1925. It is at 'Tharfield' that Miles Bowker and his wife are buried. The small cemetery is still there.

He was also a member of the 1828 campaign against the M'fecani. He was Commandant, Corps of Guides in the war of 1834-1835, being mentioned in despatches and appointed Commisioner for Native Locations. He was Commandant, Thorn Kloof Station in the war of 1846-1847 and Field-Commandant, Somerset Volunteers in that of 1850-1853. He was Field-Cornet , North Fish River in 1858 and Member of the House of Assembly from 1864 to 1865.
~~
Grahamstown Journal, Saturday 12 February 1853

A DANGEROUS PICNIC

A party of juveniles, about 50 in number, attended by 10 gentlemen, went out on a picnic excursion to the waterfall at Mr. HART’s house at Glen Avon. Tho of the gentlemen, Messrs. W. BOWKER and R. HART, having their guns with them ,proposed going a little further up the kloof to look for a bush buck, but they had gone only a few yards when they found the fresh spoor of Kafir.
Following it in silence for some distance they saw a Kafir seated about 40 yards from them, occupied in brushing the flies off his face. BOWKER was going to shoot him at once but HART persuaded him to try and get a little nearer, and in doing so the Kafir caught sight of them and instantly bolted.
At this moment perceiving that there were two Kaffirs, both armed with guns, BOWKER fired, and heard one of them fall heavily to the ground, while HART fired and wounded the other. On reaching the spot where the man had fallen they found that he had got up and made off. After following his spoor a short distance, HART turned into a hole under the krantz, where the Kaffirs had made an almost inaccessable lurking place by piling up immense quantities of wood; only one person could get in at a time, and then had to climb up a very steep place, so that two or three fellows could have defended this stronghold against a host. Nothing daunted by his surprise at unexpectedly finding such a place close to his father’s homestead, HART climbed the steep pathway which terminated in a sort of cave, and there discovered, comfortably wrapped up in his kaross and fast asleep, a huge Kafir, whom he instantly shot dead. We presume this picnic party terminated rather abruptly, and the following day a different party visited the spot, and led by BOWKER and HART they followed the blood spoor of the wounded men for about 3 miles, to a place where an ox had been killed by them, but could not trace it any further. The whole number of Kaffirs seen on the previous day amounted to six, whereof two were wounded and one killed. We much require a rural police to assist in routing out such nests of thieves and murderers.
~~
Lost, found and installed, . . . at last
The history of the four magnificent stained glass windows recently installed in St David's Church, Bushman's River, reads like a comedy of errors, writes Peter Bowen.
Well over a hundred years old, the windows were originally built into the walls of St Michael and All Angels chapel, a family church on the farm Middleton, near Carlisle Bridge. Mrs Hessie Bowker had donated one window in memory of her husband William Monkhouse Bowker, and another in memory of Bourchier Bowker, who had supervised the erection of the church. Early in the 1950s the church began slowly to disintegrate, and the windows were removed and stored over the years in a variety of "places of safety". Well-known Carlisle Bridge farmer, the late Beresford Manning, moved to Bushman's River where he became, at various times, Chapel-warden and Lay Minister. Remembering the lovely windows and, judging the East Window at St David's to be rather plain, he approached the Bowker family who were only too pleased to donate the windows to a "living church". Time had not been kind to the windows and they were taken to a lady in PE who claimed to be an expert restorer of stained glass.
from :- http://www.pechurchnet.co.za/.
~~

Grahamstown Journal 7 February 1876:
DIED at Thorn Kloof, District of Albany, on 3rd February 1876, William Monkhouse BOWKER Esquire JP, in the 73rd year of his age.
Grahamstown Journal 11 February 1876:
In the death of Wm. Mitford [sic] BOWKER mentioned in a recent issue, the colony has lost one of its most enterprising farmers, enthusiastic colonists and valuable citizens. Coming to this Colony at an early age as one of a large family of sons, he and his “band of brothers” soon found that in a new country, occupied by a people with little respect for law, their own right arm was necessary in order to help them along in the difficult path they had to tread. Yet in no case has one of this family been charged with abuse of power or ill-treatment of Native servants, of whom this gentleman to the last employed so many, who now regard his loss as that of a parent. The name of Mr. BOWKER has too often “come to the front” to need that the public be told how he served the country of his adoption. As early as 1828 he formed one of the band of colonists who accompanied Col. SOMERSET (then Captain) on the “Fetcani Commando” which was called out for the punishment of the Pondo Tribes, as they are now called, for aggression on our later most formidable enemy, the Gaikas. Later on he took part in the famous Kno Commando. In 1830 he figured in the Corps of Guides, a body of young colonists formed by the late Sir Harry SMITH, and during the whole of that war he did hard and useful service to the colony. At the close of that war, changing his residence from Albany and his pursuits from agriculture to sheep-farming on the Fish River Randt, he there patiently endured all the loss resulting from the system of plunder carried on by the Kaffirs, which culminated in the disastrous war of 1846. While taking no very conspicuous part in the commando, he with a number of his brothers and neighbouring farmers had to resist some furious onslaughts from large bands of Kafirs determined upon getting possession of the fine herds of cattle of these colonists. Many of these combats, about which little was publicly said, were quite as violent as many engagements fought by general officers, and therefore emblazoned in General Orders. In all these, and subsequent similar larger engagements, his bravery and coolness were conspicuous. Courage was a family trait of the BOWKERs. Weary of this harassing strife, the close of this war found him a very considerably impoverished man, longing only for rest and quiet, that he might devote himself to the improvement of his family growing up around him. But these hopes were not to be realised yet. Rumours of war again were heard, and only two years after the close of the so-called war of 1846, the famous rebellion and general war of 1850 burst upon this unhappy colony. Mr. BOWKER, with PRINGLE, Walter CURRIE, DELPORT, ZIERVOGEL and others appointed Commandants for their various divisions, soon took the field, and after some slight skirmishing, joined in the difficult assault on Fort Armstrong. There again Mr. BOWKER gained credit for bravery and judgement, and, with the other chiefs, was greatly instrumental in the success of the undertaking. During the whole of this protracted war and long absence from his family and flocks, which trekked in any direction promising safety and pasture, he suffered heavy losses. Yet under all these sufferings he never wavered in his conviction that in spite of bad government and ill-treatment, the colonists would yet be victorious, nor ever seriously thought of abandoning the land of his adoption. A more settled and peaceable condition of things prevailing, with prosperity restored, and his family settled around him, he accepted a requisition to fill one of the seats for Albany in the House of Assembly. But a very few sessions convinced him that his tastes and ability lay in other than a legislative direction; nor could he brook the injustice done to the East by the abuse of power held by the West. He therefore resigned his seat and retired into domestic life, where, in pursuit of his quiet peaceable avocation, he spent the remainder of a long and useful life, dispensing hospitality freely to all – black and white alike sharing in the bounty of his hand. His spare hours were often devoted to the production of letters on general matters. These, the outcome of the feeling operating on his mind at the time, sounded like the views of one out of harmony with his fellow man, but in reality were far from being the result of his calm judgement or the feelings of his heart, which was kindness itself. Strongly attached to the English Church, of which he was a member, he yet possessed the large-heartedness which enabled him to associate freely with members, clerical and lay, of all churches, and, by support and sympathy, showed the real interest he felt in all their work. He died at his residence on the 3rd inst, aged 72 years, loved and lamented by all who knew him, as a firm friend, a loving parent, and a good citizen; and, in losing him, the colony has lost one of its most useful men.

from:British South Africa
A History of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope from its Conquest 1795 to the Settlement of Albany by the British Emigration of 1819 [A.D. 1795 - 1825] WITH NOTICES OF SOME OF THE BRITISH SETTLERS OF 1820
BY
COLIN TURING CAMPBELL [Residient at Graham's Town, 1845-1871]:-
William Monkhouse Bowker, J. P., M.L.A., Commandant of Burghers, Eastern District, served in the Fikani Expedition in 1828, was Commandant of the Bathurst Corp of Guides during the war of 1835-36, served in the Kei patrol under Sir Benjamin D'Urban, and through the war of 1846-47. He was the first to raise the Somerset Volunteers in the war of 1851-52, and go to the rescue of families in the Winterberg, and was in command of burghers at the battle of Balfour and taking of Fort Armstrong.


Baptism:
Parish of Almer
BAPTISMS 1731 - 1879
These records have been transcribed from the Bishop's Transcripts.

Settler:
Bowker's Party on the Weymouth

Died:
DEATH NOTICE:
MOOC6/9/134 R2591
Name of Deceased: William Monkhouse BOWKER
Place of Birth: England
Parents of Deceased: Miles BOWKER
Anna Maria BOWKER
Age at Death: 73 years
Married
Date of Death: 3rd February 1876
Place of Death: 'Tharkloof', Albany, Cape of Good Hope
Names of Children:
Miles Robert BOWKER
Nellie Johanna CURRIE
Anna Maria CLOETE
Mary Elizabeth MORTON
Wilhelmina CURRIE
Hester Francina BOWKER Minor
Signed by M.R. BOWKER

William married Hester Susannah Oosthuisen on 9 Sep 1836 in United Church of England and Ireland, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Hester was born on 4 Jul 1816 in 'Rietvlei', Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 6 Aug 1911 in Thorn Kloof, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Aug 1911 in Thorn Kloof, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Hessie lived for 35 years after the death of her husband. She had her own cart and horses and would visit neighbours and even go into Grahamstown about 65 km away. Her mother walked behind the wagon when her husband trekked into Natal. She drove her favourite flock of geese all the way.



Died:
DEATH NOTICE:
MOOC 6/9/673 R2220
Name of Deceased: Hester Susanna OOSTHUIZEN
Place of Birth: Rietvlei, Cape of Good Hope
Names of Parents: Father: Pieter OOSTHUIZEN
Mother: Petronella OOSTHUIZEN
Age of Deceased: 95 years 1 month (b July 1816)
Widow
Name of Predeceased Spouse: William Monkhouse BOWKER died 3 February 1876
Date of Death: 6 August 1911
Place of Death: 'Thorn Kloof', Albany
Names of Children and whether Major or Minor:
Miles Robert BOWKER
Nellie Johanna BOWKER married Unknown CURRIE
Anna Maria BOWKER married Unknown CLOETE
Mary Elizabeth BOWKER married Unknown NORTON
Williamina BOWKER married Unknown CURRIE
Hester Francina BOWKER married Unknown CLOETE
Whether deceased has left any property, and of what kind: Movable & Immovable
Signed: M.R. Bowker, Son

Notes:

Bathurst, Cape of Good Hope
41. William Monkhouse Bowker, Bachelor, and Hessey Susannah Oosthuisen, Spinster, both of this District, were married by Banns according to the rites and ceremonies of the United Church of England and Ireland, at Bathurst on Friday the 9th day of September 1836 by me.

James Barrow, Colonial Chaplain

This marriage was solemnized between us { W. M. Bowker (signed)
{ H. S. Oosthuisen (signed)

in the presence of:
{ T. H. Bowker (signed)
{ B. E. Bowker (signed)