Frederick William Barber

1813 - 1892  (78 years)

• Name	Frederick William Barber
  Born	20 May 1813	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Jan 1892	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  Person ID	I215	master
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	Thomas Barber,   b. 28 Mar 1771, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England ,   d. 12 Sep 1843, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Mary Atherstone,   b. 1769,   d. 25 Sep 1825, Derby, Derbyshire, England  (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F157	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth Bowker, 1820 Settler,   b. 5 Jan 1818, Manor Farm, South Newton, Wiltshire, England ,   d. 4 Sep 1899, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa  (Age 81 years)
  Married	19 Dec 1842	Church Of St George, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [1]
  		Barber, Frederick W to Mary Elizabeth Bowker marriage Caption Note: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23580-58839-36?cc=1468076&wc=MCM6-WMW:44975801,44975802,49802601,49820401 Media Date: 19 DEC 1842 Keywords: Marriage
  Notes	Grahamstown Journal, Dec 1842. Married on the 19th inst. in St.George's Church, Graham's Town by the Rev.J.HEAVYSIDE, Frederic Wm.BARBER to Mary Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late Miles BOWKER Esq. of Tharfield
  Children	+ 1. Frederick Hugh Barber,   b. 8 Jan 1848, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa ,   d. 17 May 1919, Eldoret, Kenya  (Age 71 years) + 2. Henry Mitford-Barberton,   b. 7 Sep 1850, 'Highlands', Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa ,   d. 25 May 1920, Uasin Gishu, Eldoret, Kenya  (Age 69 years) + 3. Mary Ellen Barber,   b. 14 Sep 1853, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa ,   d. 16 Mar 1938, London, England  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	27 May 2020
  Family ID	F122	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 20 May 1813 - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Married - 19 Dec 1842 - Church Of St George, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Died - 2 Jan 1892 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Settled in South Africa in 1839 and farmed at Highlands. Served in the Frontier War of 1846. Dug diamonds in Kimberley in 1871. Grahamstown Journal September - December 1842 listed by Sue Mackay 26 July 2004. Married on the 19th instant in St. George's Church, Graham's Town by the Rev. J. Heavyside, Frederick William Barber to Mary Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late Miles Bowker Esq. of 'Tharfield.' from 'THE BOWKERS OF THARFIELD' by Ivan and Raymond Mitford-Barberton: "For a time Fred learned farming with Dr. John Atherstone, Guybon's father and a few years later started farming on his own at a farm called 'Bloemhof' near Graaff-Reinet. It was while he was here that he married Maria Elizabeth daughter of Miles BOWKER. As he was rather busy at the time he wrote to his fiancee asking her to come up and marry him in Graaff-Reinet but her mother replied that if her daughter was not worth fetching he could do without her. This very soon brought him down and he and Maria Elizabeth were married in the Settlers' Church, St. John's in Bathurst in 1845."

  
  

• Sources

  [S15] Grahamstown Journal, https://www.1820settlers.com/genealogy/documents\Grahamstown Journal 1832-1890.pdf#page=88.