Sixth Generation  

83. Charles Paget BOWKER [46479] (Henry Charles BOWKER, MA²⁸, Eliza Alice KEEP⁹, Alice BETTSWORTH⁵, Thomas², Unknown¹) was born on 22 Jun 1867 in Retford Nottinghamshire England.

Charles married Rose Aurelia [47552] [MRIN: 26756].

   131 M    i. Lieut. Osborne Henry Paget BOWKER [81213] was born about 1893 and died on 09 Apr 1917 aged about 24. The cause of his death was Casualty of WW1.

Medical Notes: Casualty Details
Name: BOWKER, OSBORNE HENRY PAGET
Initials: O H P
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
Unit Text: 29th Bn.
Age: 24
Date of Death: 09/04/1917
Additional information:Son of Charles Paget Bowker and Rose Aurelia Bowker, of Burnaby Lake, British Columbia.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: V. E. 28.
Cemetery: ECOIVRES MILITARY CEMETERY, MONT-ST. ELOI

93. Elsie Frances Paget KING [46496] (Alice Elizabeth BOWKER³¹, Eliza Alice KEEP⁹, Alice BETTSWORTH⁵, Thomas², Unknown¹) was born on 22 Oct 1875 in Hammersmith Middlesex England and died on 27 Mar 1947 in Mary Tavy Devon England at age 71.

Elsie married William Glegg SMITH [46499] [MRIN: 16652], son of William SMITH [46500] and Jane Rebecca DUDLEY [46501], on 09 Jan 1908 in St Michael & All Angels Bedford Park Bedfordshire England. William was born on 02 Jul 1877 in Mile End London England, was baptised on 12 Sep 1877, and died on 26 Dec 1952 in Fowey Cornwall England at age 75.

• Occupation: Fruit Broker [Wholesaler].

+ 132 F    i. Doris Hannah Glegg SMITH [46502] was born on 10 Nov 1908 in Lewisham Kent England and died on 25 Oct 1997 in St Austell Cornwall England at age 88.

   133 F    ii. Rosamond Paget Glegg SMITH [46507] was born in Apr 1916 in Lewisham Kent England and died on 21 Jan 1918 in Lewisham Kent England at age 1.

General Notes: John Cunningham says in April 2007:
Rosamond was born with Down's syndrome and died of pneumonia when she was 21 months old. Her Mother was about 41 when she was born, ten years after her sister.

95. Claude Herbert BOWKER [46513] (Herbert BOWKER³⁴, Eliza Alice KEEP⁹, Alice BETTSWORTH⁵, Thomas², Unknown¹) was born on 20 Oct 1887 in Brighton Sussex England and died on 16 Aug 1939 in Dalby QLD Australia at age 51.

• Occupation: Locomotive Fireman.

Claude married Ida May BRENNAN [46514] [MRIN: 16658], daughter of Patrick Joseph BRENNAN [47588] and Nellie MACKIE [47589], on 18 Apr 1916 in General Registry Office Brisbane QLD Australia. Ida was born on 18 Mar 1891 in St George Colony of Queensland and died on 25 Jul 1971 in Brisbane QLD Australia at age 80.

+ 134 F    i. Jessie May BOWKER [46515] was born on 02 Mar 1917 in Toowoomba QLD Australia and died on 08 Dec 1993 in Brisbane QLD Australia at age 76.

   135 M    ii. CPO John Herbert BOWKER [46516] was born on 11 Nov 1920 in Dalby QLD Australia and died on 04 Sep 1985 in Brisbane QLD Australia at age 64.

John married Pearl THOMPSON [46521] [MRIN: 16660].

+ 136 F    iii. Helen Joyce BOWKER [46517] was born on 10 Jun 1924 in Stanthorpe QLD Australia.

   137 F    iv. Madeline Elizabeth Paget BOWKER [46518] was born on 29 Sep 1925 in Amiens QLD Australia.

Madeline married Henry Arthur ROSBROOK [46523] [MRIN: 16662]. Henry was born on 01 Feb 1923 in Brisbane QLD Australia.

+ 138 F    v. Joan Marion BOWKER [46519] was born on 25 Oct 1926 in Ayr QLD Australia and died on 01 Jan 1971 in Brisbane QLD Australia at age 44.

97. R A G EDWARDS [47554] (EDWARDS³⁶, Charlotte Caroline KEEP¹¹, Alice BETTSWORTH⁵, Thomas², Unknown¹).

R married Jennifer DUKE [47591] [MRIN: 17067], daughter of Thomas DUKE [47592] and Unknown, in 1959.

   139 M    i. Allen Hugh Keep EDWARDS [47590] .

100. Lieut. Alan Ralph KEEP, MC [17818] (Henry KEEP⁴⁷, Alfred Henry KEEP¹⁶, Alice BETTSWORTH⁵, Thomas², Unknown¹) was born in 1883 in London England and died before 1938.

Alan married Margaret Ethel BLACKBURN [17819] [MRIN: 7179], daughter of William Owen BLACKBURN [56667] and Ethel Beatrice RICHARD [56668], on 29 Dec 1914 in St Phillip's Earls Court Kensington Middlesex England. Margaret was born in Sep 1893 in Bradford Yorkshire England.

+ 140 M    i. Sqdr. Ldr. James Gordon KEEP, DSO DFC [17820] was born on 15 Jan 1916.

106. William Alfred KEEP [29079] (Alfred KEEP⁵¹, Alfred Henry KEEP¹⁶, Alice BETTSWORTH⁵, Thomas², Unknown¹) was born on 22 Oct 1885 in St Paul Minnesota USA and died in 1969 in Portland Multnomah Co. Oregon USA at age 84.

William married Hazel Louella SMITH [29084] [MRIN: 11021] on 31 Dec 1915 in Portland Multnomah Co. Oregon USA. Hazel was born on 06 Jul 1895 in Portland Multnomah Co. Oregon USA and died in 1975 in Portland Multnomah Co. Oregon USA at age 80.

+ 141 M    i. Byron William KEEP [29085] was born on 09 Jan 1917 in St Paul Minnesota USA and died on 22 Jul 2000 in Portland Multnomah Co. Oregon USA at age 83.

112. Edith Vere KEEP [47563] (George Francis KEEP⁵⁵, Alfred Henry KEEP¹⁶, Alice BETTSWORTH⁵, Thomas², Unknown¹) was born in Sep 1910 and died on 03 Dec 1974 at age 64. Another name for Edith was Twinkle.

Edith married Wing Cmdr. Ronald Allan George EDWARDS [47593] [MRIN: 17069], son of H C EDWARDS [47594] and Unknown, on 02 Jul 1932 in St Peter's Selsey Sussex England. Ronald died on 30 Jul 1981.

   142 M    i. Ronald Derek Keep EDWARDS [47595] .

Ronald married Sally Anne Lake COGHLAN [47596] [MRIN: 17071], daughter of P B Lake COGHLAN [47597] and Unknown, about 1957.

+ 143 M    ii. Allan Hugh Keep EDWARDS [47598] .

+ 144 F    iii. Rosemary Vere Keep EDWARDS [47599] .