Esther
Misselbrook
formerly Bowles aka Openshaw
Born about in Dover, Kent, England
Daughter of Richard Bowles
and Elizabeth (Ambrose) Bowles
Sister of
Henry Amos [half], Eliza (Amos) McLeod [half], Charlotte (Amis) Testard [half], Rebecca (Amos) Stow [half], Sarah Amos [half], Thomas Amos [half], Edward Amos [half], John Henry Edward Taylor Amos [half], Jemimah Weymouth (Bowles) Baines, Richard Bowles, William Charles Bowles, John Bowles and Joseph Bowles
Wife of
Elijah Misselbrook
— married
[date unknown] in Cape Colony
Wife of
John Openshaw
— married
about 1 Apr 1822 (to about 1 Aug 1830) in Cape Colony
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
in Cape Colony
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Feb 2013
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Biography
Esther (Bowles) Misselbrook migrated from England to Cape Colony.
Esther was born about 1810. She is the daughter of Richard Bowles and Elizabeth Ambrose.
Ester (age 17) married John Openshow on 1 Apr 1822 in South Africa.[1]
Research Notes
1820 British Settler Esther Bowles 11, together with her parents and 8 siblings, were members of William Menezes' Party of 51 Settlers on the Weymouth.
Party originated from Kent.
Departed London, 7 January 1820. Arrived Table Bay, Cape Town on 16 April 1820. Final Port - Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth 15 May 1820. Area Allocated to the Party : Reitfontein then Kareiga River
Children :
Esther Bowles 11 Jemima Weymouth Bowles 1 Henry Amos 16 Eliza Amos 13 Charlotte Amos,12 Rebecca Amos 9 Thomas Amos 7 Sarah Amos 6 Edward Amos 4 Elizabeth's first husband Edward Amoss (sometimes referred to as Henry Amos/s), with whom she had 7 children, went missing in the Napoleonic wars, so she married Richard Bowles and they had a daughter , Esther. Then Edward Amoss/ Henry Amos reappeared, so she returned to him. They had four more children before he died. Then Elizabeth married Richard Bowles and had five more children. [2]
Sources
- ↑
Marriage:
"South Africa, Marriage Index, 1807-2007"
Various sources from across South Africa
Ancestry Record 61330 #90028991 (accessed 9 June 2023)
Ester Bold (17) marriage to John Openshow on 1 Apr 1822 in South Africa. - ↑ 1820 Settler Genealogies and Other related information Menezes Party Added by Ronel Olivier April, 2019
Acknowledgments
Thanks to Julia Margaret Nash for starting this profile.
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