Frances Martha Forword^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

1831 - 1929  (97 years)

• Name	Frances Martha Forword  [7]
  Nickname	Fanny
  Birth	1 Nov 1831	Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  1820 Lineage	Yes
  Name	Frances Forward
  Residence	Woodlands, Southwell District, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [8]
  Death	2 Jan 1929	Woodlands, Southwell District, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [8]
  	DEATH NOTICE: MOOC 6/9/3469 R21314 Name of Deceased: Frances Martha FORWARD Place of Birth: Bathurst, Albany, Cape of Good Hope Age of Deceased: 97 years 2 months 11 days Widow Place of Residence: 'Woodlands', Albany, Cape, South Africa Pre-deceased Spouse: Septimus Bourchier BOWKER died 2nd March 1893 Date of Death: 2nd January 1929 Place of Death: 'Woodlands', Albany, Cape, South Africa Names of Children and whether major or minor: John Bourchier BOWKER died before 1929 William Henry Egerton BOWKER Alice Jessie BOWKER married Harry SPENCER Bertram Mitford BOWKER Frances Martha BOWKER m Maurice Walter GRADWELL (died before 1929) Whether deceased has left any property, and of what kind. Movable. Signed B.M. Bowker, Son
  		Forward, Frances Martha - ccd Caption Note: "South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Deaths, 1895-1972," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-22078-25928-74?cc=1779109&wc=9DCL-3TL:139968901,139967502 : accessed 22 Nov 2014), 1928 > Albany > image 1076 of 1480; National Archives, Pretoria. Keywords: Civil Death Certificate
  		Forward, Frances Martha [49962] dn Caption Note: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91Q-63WX-6 Keywords: Death Notice
  Burial	Alstonfields farm, Bedford district, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  Person ID	I49962	master
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	William Forword, 1820 Settler,   b. 30 Jan 1783, Crediton, Devon, England d. 8 Dec 1850 (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Martha Garforth, 1820 Settler,   b. Cal 1792, England d. 4 Aug 1856, Port Frances, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F16932	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Septimus Bourchier Bowker, 1820 Settler,   b. 10 Aug 1812, Almer, Dorset, England d. 2 Aug 1895, Alstonfields farm, Bedford district, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 82 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 - 1 Nov 1831 - Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa Residence - - Woodlands, Southwell District, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage - 11 Feb 1853 - Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death - 2 Jan 1929 - Woodlands, Southwell District, Eastern Cape, South Africa Burial - - Alstonfields farm, Bedford district, Eastern Cape, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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