The Bourchier and Bowker Pages

Discovering the ancestry of the South African Bowkers, and the English Bourchiers

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(A) John Bowker

Male 1697 - 1762  (65 years)


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  1. 1.  (A) John Bowker was born in 1697 in Manchester, Manchester, Lancashire, England; died on 12 Dec 1762 in Royton, Lancashire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 12 Dec 1697, Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England

    Notes:

    David Bowker writes :"In 1720 John Bowker purchased part of the Dackham Hall property in Gateshead. John was the owner of Bowker's Chemical Works at Willington Quays, processing sulphate of alumina for the paper, glass and pottery industries."
    The Deckham Hall property was left to Elizabeth Dackham, granddaughter of Thomas Dackham, the original builder and owner of the property. Elizabeth married Henry Mitford.