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Lieutenant John Mitford Bowker / Mary Anne Standen (F468)

Family: Lieutenant John Mitford Bowker / Mary Anne Standen (F468)

m. 26 Apr 1837

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  • Lieutenant John Mitford Bowker Male
    Lieutenant John Mitford Bowker

    Birth  13 Apr 1801  Mitford Hall, Mitford, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  11 Apr 1847  'Oakwell', Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Marriage  26 Apr 1837  [1]  Grahamstown Church (St George's - Anglican), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  (8) Miles Bowker | F253 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Anna Maria Mitford | F253 Group Sheet 

    Mary Anne Standen Female
    Mary Anne Standen

    Birth  1814  Hammersmith, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  25 Dec 1893  Signal Hill, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Father   
    Mother   

    Bourchier Bowker Male
    + Bourchier Bowker

    Birth  Abt Feb 1845  Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  24 May 1891  Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Old Cemetery, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Charlotte Jemima Hallier | F635 
    Marriage  19 Apr 1888  Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Photos
    Bowker, John Mitford to Mary Ann Standen marriage
    Bowker, John Mitford to Mary Ann Standen marriage
    Picture Note: "South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23580-58921-49?cc=1468076&wc=MCM6-WMW:44975801,44975802,49802601,49820401 : accessed 11 Jul 2014), South Africa > Cape of Good Hope > Grahamstown Cathedral, St George > Marriages 1836-1849 > image 7 of 63; citing William Cullen Library, Wits University, Johannesburg.
    Keywords: Marriage

  • Notes 
    • Grahamstown Journal, April 1837:
      Married on Wednesday 26th inst by the Rev.John HEAVYSIDE, John Mitford BOUKER Esq of Fort Peddie to Mary Anne, eldest daughter of Mr.STANDEN, Graham's Town.

    Married:
    • Description: Rev John Heavyside

  • Sources 
    1. [S393] Grahamstown Anglican - St Georges Register, Marriages: 25/6/1836 - 16/1/1849, (CORY MS 14 879/2), (Entry# 35).