Septimus Bourchier Bowker, 1820 Settler^{[1, 2, 3]}

1812 - 1895  (82 years)

• Name	Septimus Bourchier Bowker
  Suffix	1820 Settler
  Birth	10 Aug 1812	Almer, Dorset, England   [4]
  Baptism	4 Oct 1813	Parish Church of Saint Mary, Almer, Dorset, England   [5, 6]
  	Parish of Almer BAPTISMS 1731 - 1879 These records have been transcribed from the Bishop's Transcripts.
  Gender	Male
  1820 Lineage	Yes
  Residence	1816	Manor Farm, South Newton, Wiltshire, England   [2]
  Settler	7 Jan 1820	Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
  	Bowker's Party on the Weymouth
  Settler ID	109
  Name	Septimus Bourchier Bowker 1820
  Residence	25 Jun 1820	Olive Burn farm, Kleinemonde, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  Death	2 Aug 1895	Alstonfields farm, Bedford district, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [7, 8]
  	DEATH NOTICE: MOOC 6/9/340 F1005 Name of Deceased: Septimus Bourchier BOWKER Birthplace of Deceased: Northumberland, England Names of Parents of the Deceased: Father: Miles BOWKER Mother: Anna Maria BOWKER Age of the Deceased: 81 years 0 months 18 days Condition in Life: Farmer Married Name of Surviving Spouse: Frances Martha FORWARD Date of Death: 2 August 1895 Place of Death: Bedford Names of children of the deceased and whether Major or Minor: John Bourchier BOWKER William Henry Egerton BOWKER Alice Jessie BOWKER Bertram Mitford BOWKER Francis Martha BOWKER married Maurice Walter GRADWELL Whether deceased has left any property, and of what kind: Movable & Immovable Signed: F.M. Bowker, Surviving Spouse
  		Bowker, Septimus Bourchier - CCD Media Date: 2 MAY 1895 Keywords: Civil Death Certificate
  		Bowker, Septimus Bourchier [162] dn Caption Note: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ8-F35X-L Keywords: Death Notice
  Burial	Alstonfields farm, Bedford district, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  Person ID	I162	master
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Miles Bowker, 1820 Settler,   b. 1758, Deckham Hall, Gateshead, Durham, England d. 25 Mar 1839, Tharfield, Kleinemonde, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Anna Maria Mitford, 1820 Settler,   b. 1782, Mitford Manor, Mitford, Northumberland, England d. 8 Jul 1868, 'Kruisfontein', Alexandria, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F102	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances Martha Forword,   b. 1 Nov 1831, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 2 Jan 1929, Woodlands, Southwell District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 97 years)
  Marriage	11 Feb 1853	Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [9]
  		Bowker, Septimus and Frances Martha Forward marriage and John Whitfied and Jane Cawood marriage Caption Note: "South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-23580-59590-41?cc=1468076&wc=SFV4-44J:44975801,44975802,49887301,49895501 : accessed 9 April 2015), South Africa > Cape of Good Hope > Grahamstown, Bathurst, St John the Evangelist > Marriages 1850-1946 > image 4 of 50; William Cullen Library, Wits University, Johannesburg. Picture Note: Media Date: 12 FEB 1853 Keywords: Marriage
  Children	+ 1. John Bourchier Bowker,   b. 6 Jan 1854, Tharfield, Kleinemonde, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 29 Sep 1913, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 59 years) + 2. William Henry Egerton Bowker,   b. 26 May 1855, Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 15 Dec 1931, Alston, Bedford District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 76 years) > 3. Alice Jessie Bowker,   b. 17 Jul 1860 + 4. Bertram Mitford Bowker,   b. 6 Mar 1865, 'Olifant's Kloof', Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 19 Feb 1956, Olive Fountain, Bedford District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 90 years) + 5. Francis Martha Bowker,   b. 8 Jan 1872   d. 22 Jun 1964 (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F120	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2017

  
  

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  Birth - 10 Aug 1812 - Almer, Dorset, England 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 Marriage - 11 Feb 1853 - Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death - 2 Aug 1895 - Alstonfields farm, Bedford district, Eastern Cape, South Africa Burial - - Alstonfields farm, Bedford district, Eastern Cape, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  He served in the wars of 1834-1835 and 1850-1853. He was a founder member of the Eastern Province Agricultural Society in 1840. He bought the farm which he called 'Alstonfields', in the Bedford area, in 1865. 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]:- Septimus Bourchier Bowker, J. P., served throughout the wars of 1835-36, 1846-47, and 1851-52.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] M D Nash, "The Settler Handbook", (Chameleon Press ISBN 0 620 10940 8), 11 Feb 2003, p 47. [S444] Tanner - Tremaine, Paul, BOWKER 1820 GEDCOM, (http://www.geocities.com/settlers1820). [S6] M D Nash, "The Settler Handbook", (Chameleon Press ISBN 0 620 10940 8). [S243] Baptism Records - 1813, Parish of Almer, Dorset. [S2808] Parish of Almer baptisms. [S3124] Baptisms - Parish of Almer, Dorset. [S2133] Cape Civil Death Registers 1895-1972, (www.familysearch.org), 1895 Bedford image 43. [S2181] Family Search website, (www.familysearch.org), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ8-F35X-L (Reliability: 3). Bowker, Septimus Bourchier [162] dn Caption Note: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ8-F35X-L Keywords: Death Notice [S2181] Family Search website, (www.familysearch.org), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSK8-P9Y5-G?i=83&cat=244034 (Reliability: 3).