Anna Maria Bowker, 1820 Settler^[1]

1820 - 1895  (74 years)

• Name	Anna Maria Bowker
  Suffix	1820 Settler
  Settler	7 Jan 1820	Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
  	Bowker's Party on the Weymouth
  Birth	26 Apr 1820	Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa   [2]
  	On board the Weymouth while docked in the harbour
  Residence	25 Jun 1820	Olive Burn farm, Kleinemonde, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  Baptism	20 Apr 1823	Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [2, 3]
  	Microfilm# 1560877 Methodist Parish Records Somerset East Christenings: 1822-1858 Item 9 Entry #30 Child: Hannah Maria BOWKER Parents: Miles and Hannah Maria Born: 4/26/1820 Baptized: 4/20/1823 Abode: Lyndock Minister: William THRELFALL
  		Bowker, Anna Maria and William Henry baptisms Caption Note: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6251-WV Keywords: Baptism
  Gender	Female
  1820 Lineage	Yes
  Settler ID	102
  Death	24 Apr 1895	Albany Road, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  	DEPOT KAB SOURCE MOOC TYPE LEER VOLUME_NO 6/9/340 SYSTEM 01 REFERENCE 1020 PART 1 DESCRIPTION ATHERSTONE, ANNA MARIA. NEE BOWKER. DEATH NOTICE. STARTING 18950000 ENDING 18950000 DEATH NOTICE: 6/9/340 R1020 Name of Deceased: Anna Maria BOWKER Place of Birth: Aboard HMSS Weymouth in Table Bay HMSS Weymouth sailed from England 7.1.1820 Arrived Table Bay 26 April 1820 Names of Parents: Miles BOWKER Anna Maria MITFORD Age of Deceased: 72 years 11 months 30 days ( should be 74) Widow Pre-deceased Spouse: John Frederick Korsten ATHERSTONE born 1 October 1821, Uitenhage, Cape of Good Hope died 18 May 1894) Date of Death: 24 April 1895 Place of Death: Albany Road, Grahamstown, Cape of Good Hope Names of Children: Ine Ann ATHERSTONE 1848 d 20 June 1940 married Henry HEYTON 1842 - 1911 Alice Grace ATHERSTONE 1852 married Richard S. STOCKDALE Mary Elizabeth ATHERSTONE 1853 d 15 October 1939 married 1875 Edward SMITH Sybil Mitford ATHERSTONE 1855 d 1934 married Charles PERKINS Anna Maria ATHERSTONE 1857 married Harry Chalmers Anderson MORSHEAD 2nd husband Arthur C. Barraud Hugh Mitford ATHERSTON 1861 d 1939 married Emily Porter HYDE Harold Mitford ATHERSTONE All Majors. Signed by Sybil Mitford PERKINS (daughter)
  Burial	Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  		Bowker, Anna Maria - headstone Caption Note: http://www.graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=669874 Media Date: 24 APR 1895 Keywords: Gravestone
  Person ID	I165	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	John Frederick Korsten Atherstone,   b. 1 Oct 1821, Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 8 May 1894, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 72 years)
  Married	1842	Bathurst,,Cape Province,South Africa   [4]
  Married	1842	Bathurst, , Cape Province, South Africa   [4]
  Marriage	6 Sep 1842	Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [5, 6]
  		Atherstone, John F K and Anna Maria Bowker marriage Caption Note: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GTWM-S7P4 Keywords: Marriage
  Notes	Extracted from the Grahamstown Journal, September 1842 Married at Bathurst on 6th September by the Rev.J.BARROW, John Frederick Korsten ATHERSTONE to Anna Maria, youngest daughter of the late Miles BOWKER Esq. of Tharfield.
  Children	1. Henry Arthur Atherstone,   b. 23 Feb 1846   d. 1860 (Age 13 years) + 2. Iné Ann Atherstone,   b. 6 Jun 1848, Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 20 Jun 1940, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 92 years)   3. John Frederick Atherstone,   b. 11 Feb 1850   d. Abt 1851 (Age 0 years) + 4. Alice Grace Atherstone,   b. 12 Mar 1851   d. 24 Aug 1926, Blaney, King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 75 years) + 5. Mary Elizabeth Atherstone,   b. 21 Aug 1853, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 5 Oct 1939, Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa (Age 86 years) + 6. Sybil Mitford Atherstone,   b. 26 Feb 1855, Table Farm, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 1934, Observatory, , Cape Province, South Africa (Age 78 years) + 7. Anna Maria Atherstone,   b. 3 Jun 1857, Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 6 Jun 1931, Frere Hospital, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 74 years)   8. John Frederic Atherstone,   b. 25 Feb 1859   9. Edward Damant Atherstone,   b. 25 Feb 1859   10. Maria or Maude Atherstone,   b. Abt 7 May 1860 + 11. Hugh Mitford Atherstone,   b. 12 Oct 1861   d. 2 Jul 1939, Piet Retief, Mpumalanga, South Africa (Age 77 years)   12. Harold Atherstone,   b. 25 Oct 1866
  Family ID	F123	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

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  Settler - 7 Jan 1820 - Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Birth - 26 Apr 1820 - Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Residence - 25 Jun 1820 - Olive Burn farm, Kleinemonde, Eastern Cape, South Africa Baptism - 20 Apr 1823 - Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage - 6 Sep 1842 - Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death - 24 Apr 1895 - Albany Road, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Burial - - Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Bowker, Anna Maria Caption Note: Anna Maria, Miles and Anna Maria Mitford's youngest daughter who was born on board the HMSS Weymouth in Cape Town harbour. She married John Frederick Korsten Atherstone. Keywords: Picture

  
  

• Notes

  Anna Maria was born on board the Weymouth in Cape Town harbour on 26th April 1820. Extracted from the Grahamstown Journal, September 1842 Married at Bathurst on 6th September by the Rev.J.BARROW, John Frederick Korsten ATHERSTONE to Anna Maria, youngest daughter of the late Miles BOWKER Esq. of Tharfield. She had 4 other children with JFKA: " The twins as infants, John as a baby and Maria at three weeks."

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] M D Nash, "The Settler Handbook", (Chameleon Press ISBN 0 620 10940 8), 11 Feb 2003, p 47. [S2181] Family Search website, (www.familysearch.org), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6251-WV (Reliability: 3). [S2599] SA Cape Civil Death Certs, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1779109), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-57WP-Q?cc=1779109. [S5018] Jervois, Wiliam. [S2181] Family Search website, (www.familysearch.org), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GTWM-S7P4 (Reliability: 3). [S15] Grahamstown Journal, https://www.1820settlers.com/genealogy/documents\Grahamstown Journal 1832-1890.pdf#page=85.