Frederick William BARBER

1813 - 1892  (78 years)

• Name	Frederick William BARBER
  Birth	20 May 1813	Nottingham, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Jan 1892	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  Person ID	I6323	My Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2007

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth BOWKER,   b. 5 Jan 1818, Manor Farm, South Newton, England d. 4 Sep 1899, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	19 Dec 1842	Church of St George, Grahamstown, S.A
  Children	+ 1. Frederick Hugh BARBER,   b. 8 Jan 1847, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 17 May 1919, Eldoret, Kenya (Age 72 years) + 2. Henry MITFORD-BARBERTON,   b. 7 Sep 1850, Highlands, Grahamstown, South Africa d. 25 May 1920, 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)
  Family ID	F1129	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Histories

  Bowkers of Tharfield Extract of F. C. Metrowich's book "Assegai Over the Hills". The Story of the Eastern Cape. First published July 1953 by Howard B. Timmins, 58, Long Street, Capetown. Chapter XXV: Bowkers of Tharfield

  
  

• Notes

  Settled in South Africa in 1839 and farmed at Highlands. Served in the Frontier Wat of 1846. Dug diamonds in Kimberley in 1871.