Charles Lennox Stretch Bowker

1881 - 1935  (53 years)

• Name	Charles Lennox Stretch Bowker
  Birth	24 Aug 1881	Thomas River, Cathcart district, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  Baptism	6 Nov 1881	Cathcart, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  		Bowker, Charles Lennox Stretch baptism Caption Note: "South Africa, Methodist Parish Registers, 1822-1996," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12643-12102-0?cc=1463648&wc=M9H3-948 : accessed 23 February 2015), South Africa > Cape of Good Hope > Cathcart > Baptisms 1880-1969 > image 4 of 156; Methodist Church of Southern Africa, Grahamstown. Media Date: 6 NOV 1881 Keywords: Baptism
  Gender	Male
  1820 Lineage	Yes
  Occupation	1924
  Stock Inspector
  Residence	1924	31 Cross Street, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  Residence	9 Aug 1927	31 Cross Street, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  Death	12 May 1935	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [1]
  	3 Market Street
  		Bowker, Charles Lennox Stretch [283] dn Caption Note: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91W-TWX2-K Keywords: Death Notice
  Burial	Grahamstown Old Cemetery, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  		Bowker, Charles Lennox Stretch - headstone Caption Note: http://www.graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=669910 Media Date: 12 MAY 1935 Keywords: Gravestone
  Person ID	I283	master
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	William Henry Bowker,   b. 25 Nov 1851, Glen Avon farm, Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 2 Aug 1927, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Helena Williamina Snyman,   b. Dec 1862, Klein Winterhoek, Uitenhage district, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 15 Jul 1927, Grey Hospital, King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F105	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Alice Leitch Anderson,   b. Oct 1880, Grahamstown Old Cemetery, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 9 Nov 1921, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	1916	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  Children	1. Kathline Bowker,   b. 1 Nov 1921, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 1 Nov 1921, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F198	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2016

  
  

  Family 2	Frances Dorothy Jones,   b. 1892
  Marriage	1924	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Helena Williamina Bowker + 2. Charles Humphrey Bowker,   b. 9 Aug 1927, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 11 Jun 1986 (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F199	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2016

  
  

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  Birth - 24 Aug 1881 - Thomas River, Cathcart district, Eastern Cape, South Africa Baptism - 6 Nov 1881 - Cathcart, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage - 1916 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Residence - 1924 - 31 Cross Street, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage - 1924 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Residence - 9 Aug 1927 - 31 Cross Street, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death - 12 May 1935 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Burial - - Grahamstown Old Cemetery, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  Banns of Marriage Published in Grahamstown at St. Bartholomew’s Church, in the Parish of St. Bartholomew’s in the Division of Albany. Between Charles Lennox Stretch Bowker (Widower) and Frances Dorothy Nel (Widow), both of this Parish First Time: Sunday March 9th 1924 T. de Loune Faunce (?) (Priest-in-Charge) Second Time: Sunday March 16th 1924 T. de Loune Faunce (?) (Priest-in-Charge) Third Time: Sunday March 23rd 1924 T. de Loune Faunce (?) (Priest-in-Charge) DEATH NOTICE: 6/9/4606 R45758 Name of the Deceased: Charles Lennox Stretch BOWKER Place of Birth of the Deceased: Cathcart, Cape of Good Hope Names of Parents of the Deceased: Father: William Henry BOWKER Mother: Helena Wilhelmina BOWKER Age of the Deceased: 53 years 9 months Condition in Life: Stock Inspector and Farmer Married Name of Surviving Spouse: Frances Dorothy Jones Names or Names and Approximate Date of Death: Alice Leitch ANDERSON (Nov. 1921) Place of last Marriage: Grahamstown Date of Death: 12 May 1935 Place of Death: Market Street, Grahamstown Names of Children and whether Major or Minor: No Children from first Marriage Second Marriage: Helena Wilhelmina BOWKER 3 April 1925 Charles Humphrey BOWKER 9 August 1927 Whether the Deceasd has left any property and of what kind: Owned Erf 123 (Part) North Boosack - Bathurst North Coran - Bathurst Movable & Immovable: Signed: F.D. BOWKER Surviving Spouse

  
  

• Sources

  [S2181] Family Search website, (www.familysearch.org), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91W-TWX2-K (Reliability: 3).