Albert Bowker (1861 - 1874)

Born 1861 in Newton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 25 Apr 1874 at about age 13 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Biography

Albert Bowker was born in Cheshire, England.

Albert Bowker died young.

Albert Bowker was killed in theAstley Deep Pit Colliery Explosion on 14-Apr-1874

Albert was born in 1861 to Orlando and Eve Bowker.^[1] He was christened in 1864^[2]

He was the second son of seven children. His father and older brother worked in the coal mines. He was twelve years old when he was severely injured in an explosion at the Astby Deep Pit mine where he worked as a pony driver. He survived for several days before he died on 25 April 1874.

He was buried in Newton, Cheshire on 28 Apr 1874.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ BOWKER, ALBERT Mothers Maiden Name. ELKIN GRO Reference: 1861 S Quarter in ASHTON UNDER LYNE Volume 08D Page 409
2. ↑ "England, Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N419-7QQ : 10 December 2017), Albert Bowker, 24 Jan 1864, Christening; citing item 1, Newton (near Ashton-under-Lyne), Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 1,647,522.
3. ↑ "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQSR-ZZJ : 10 February 2018), Albert Bowker, 28 Apr 1874, Burial; citing item 7 p 126, , Newton (near Ashton-under-Lyne), Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 2,149,186.

• http://www.carlscam.com/dukinfield/astleypit.htm
• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZP7-R77 : 11 December 2017), Albert Booker in entry for Orlando Booker, 1871.

• Guardian Newspaper. London. 27 Apr 1874. Page 7.