Hester Susannah Oosthuisen

1816 - 1911  (95 years)

• Name	Hester Susannah Oosthuisen
  Birth	4 Jul 1816	'Rietvlei', Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  Gender	Female
  Burial	Aug 1911	Thorn Kloof, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  Death	6 Aug 1911	Thorn Kloof, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [1, 2]
  	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
  		Ooshuizen, Hester Susannah - CCD Media Date: 6 AUG 1911 Keywords: Civil Death Certificate
  		Oosthuisen, Hester Susannah [174] dn Caption Note: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQX-49RW-5 Keywords: Death Notice
  Person ID	I174	master
  Last Modified	22 May 2020

  
  

  Family ID

  F129

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  Family	William Monkhouse Bowker, 1820 Settler,   b. 10 Mar 1803, Mitford Hall, Mitford, Northumberland, England d. 3 Feb 1876, Thorn Kloof, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	9 Sep 1836	United Church of England and Ireland, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [3]
  		Bowker, William Monkhouse and Hessie Oosthuisen marriage Caption Note: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GTWM-SW9R Keywords: Marriage
  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)
  Children	+ 1. Miles Robert Bowker,   b. 25 Dec 1837, Tharfield, Kleinemonde, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 23 Aug 1913, Oliphant's Kloof, North Fish River, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 75 years) + 2. Nellie Johanna Bowker,   b. 22 Oct 1841, 'Elands Kop', Koonap River, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 6 Oct 1929, Bushnek farm, Adelaide, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 87 years) + 3. Anna Maria Bowker,   b. 20 Aug 1844   d. 1929, Nairobi, Kenya (Age 84 years) + 4. Mary Elizabeth Monkhouse Bowker,   b. 27 Mar 1847, 'Coldsprings', Grahamstown district, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 24 Feb 1936, Mitford, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 88 years)   5. Sybil Mitford Bowker,   b. 7 Sep 1849   d. 23 Mar 1853, Craigie Burn farm, Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 3 years) + 6. Williamina Bowker,   b. 3 Jun 1852, Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 21 Feb 1950, Lindisfarne farm, Cathcart, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 97 years) + 7. Hester Francina Bowker,   b. 30 Apr 1855   d. 6 Jun 1923, 'Westerford', Adelaide, Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2016

  
  

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  Birth - 4 Jul 1816 - 'Rietvlei', Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage - 9 Sep 1836 - United Church of England and Ireland, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa Burial - Aug 1911 - Thorn Kloof, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death - 6 Aug 1911 - Thorn Kloof, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  	Oosthuizen, Hester Susannah Keywords: Picture
  	5 generations of Bowker,Currie,Fords Caption Note: Picture taken 1908: Hester Susannah Bowker nee Oosthuizen in the centre. Her daughter Nellie Johanna is on the left - she married Henry Currie. Nellie's daughter Anne is on the right - she married William Leopold Currie. Anne's daughter Constance Marion Currie is in the white dress at the back - she married Frederick John Ford. Constance's son Harold John is on Hester's lap. Looks like Harold's baptism day. Media Date: 1908 Keywords: Picture

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2133] Cape Civil Death Registers 1895-1972, (www.familysearch.org), 1911 Albany image 406. [S2181] Family Search website, (www.familysearch.org), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQX-49RW-5 (Reliability: 3). [S2181] Family Search website, (www.familysearch.org), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GTWM-SW9R (Reliability: 3).