Francis William Bowker

1843 - 1929  (86 years)

• Name	Francis William Bowker
  Born	10 Mar 1843	Chippenham, Wiltshire, England   [1]
  		Bowker Francis William Birth Certificate 1843 Media Date: 10 Mar 1843 Keywords: Birth Certificate
  Gender	Male
  Census	30 Mar 1851	Collingbourne, Wiltshire, England   [2]
  Age: 8y
  Occupation	30 Mar 1851	Collingbourne, Wiltshire, England   [2]
  	scholar
  Residence	30 Mar 1851	Collingbourne, Wiltshire, England   [2]
  Age: 8y
  Occupation	1871	Fire Brigade Station, Lambeth, London, England
  	Fireman
  Occupation	1882	Oakhurst, George district, Western Cape, South Africa
  	Farmer
  Died	24 Nov 1929	Kirkwood, Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [3, 4]
  	DEPOT KAB SOURCE MOOC TYPE LEER VOLUME_NO 6/9/3638 SYSTEM 01 REFERENCE 24761 PART 1 DESCRIPTION BOWKER, FRANCIS WILLIAM. ESTATE PAPERS. STARTING 19290000 ENDING 19290000
  		Bowker, Francis William [116853] dn Picture Note: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91Q-C97N-P Keywords: Death Notice
  Buried	Main cemetery, Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, South Africa   [3]
  		Bowker, Francis William and Susannah headstone Picture Note: http://www.graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=1337040 Media Date: 24 Nov 1929 Keywords: Gravestone
  Person ID	I116853	master
  Last Modified	5 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Charles James Bowker,   b. 1804, Walton, Northamptonshire, England ,   d. Jan 1881  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Mary Wembridge,   b. 1811, Ash Hill, Somerset, England
  Family ID	F41812	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannah Turner,   b. 18 May 1851, Southwark, London, England ,   d. 25 Sep 1926, Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, South Africa  (Age 75 years)
  Married	8 Aug 1869	St Mary, Lambeth, Surrey, England   [3]
  	Q3 1869 Newington vol 1d page 305 http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1623/31280_195116-00535/2455008
  		Bowker, Francis William and Susannah Turner banns Picture Note: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1623/31280_195116-00535/2455008?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dLMAmarriages%26h%3d2455008%26indiv%3dtry%26o_vc%3dRecord%3aOtherRecord%26rhSource%3d8912&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord Media Date: 8 Aug 1869 Keywords: Marriage
  		Bowker Francis William and Turner Susannah Marriage Certificate 1869 Picture Note: Q3 1869 Newington vol 1d page 305 Media Date: 31 Aug 1869 Keywords: Marriage
  Children	1. Frank Bowker,   b. 10 Jan 1870, Lambeth, Surrey, England ,   d. 8 Jun 1946, Notley Nursing Home, Rondebosch, Western Cape, South Africa  (Age 76 years)   2. Alfred Bowker,   b. 31 Jan 1872, Lambeth, Surrey, England ,   d. 2 Dec 1941, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa  (Age 69 years)   3. Lilian Bowker,   b. 12 Jun 1873,   d. 10 Jan 1953, Brakpan, Gauteng, South Africa  (Age 79 years)   4. May Bowker,   b. 1 Sep 1874, London, England ,   d. 1 Jan 1894, South Africa  (Age 19 years)   5. Frederick John Bowker,   b. 24 Aug 1876, Lambeth, Surrey, England ,   d. 25 Jul 1936, Bezuidenhout Valley, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa  (Age 59 years)   6. Charles Bowker,   b. 8 Oct 1878, Fulham. London, England ,   d. 7 Jul 1926, Paerdeberg, Jacobsdal district, Free State, South Africa  (Age 47 years)   7. Arthur Edwin Bowker,   b. 9 Oct 1879, London, England ,   d. 15 Dec 1944, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa  (Age 65 years)   8. Daisy Jane Bowker,   b. 3 Feb 1882, George, Western Cape, South Africa ,   d. 14 Dec 1962, Kirkwood, Eastern Cape, South Africa  (Age 80 years)   9. Violet Helen Bowker,   b. 27 Apr 1883   10. Myrtle Mary Bowker,   b. 28 May 1885   11. William Henry Bowker,   b. 22 Mar 1888,   d. 8 Sep 1955  (Age 67 years)   12. Albert Bowker,   b. 29 Mar 1889, George, Western Cape, South Africa ,   d. 9 Aug 1972, Salisbury (Harare), Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)  (Age 83 years)   13. Edmund Walter Bowker,   b. 17 Apr 1891, Woodville, Western Cape, South Africa ,   d. 6 Apr 1963, Cosy Hook, Ridge Road, Margate, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2016
  Family ID	F41803	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  in 1861 he was in the Royal Navy and his census record indicates that the ship he was on was in Beirut, Syria, or he was stationed there. The 1871 census shows he was married to Susannah and Frank was 9 months old. He was a Fireman, and they were living at the Fire Brigade station in Lambeth, London

  
  

• Sources

  [S2486] Kriegler, Laurel. [S2814] Census 1851 Collingbourne, Wiltshire, England HO107 piece 1844 folio 394 page 6, (HO107 piece 1844 folio 394 page 6), HO107 piece 1844 folio 394 page 6. [S2471] Allwright, Darryl, 20 Feb 2015. [S2181] Family Search website, (www.familysearch.org), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91Q-C97N-P (Reliability: 3).