Individual Details
Robert Thomas BOWKER
(1879 - 7 Feb 1917)
Events
| Birth | 1879 | Echuca, Campaspe Shire, Victoria, Australian Colonies | |||
| Marriage | 1903 | Victoria, Australia - Williamina "Mina" ROBERTSON |  | ||
| Death | 7 Feb 1917 | City of Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |||
| Burial | Aft 7 Feb 1917 | Plot Anglican-Ic-0078, Karrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium, Karrakatta, City of Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia |  |
Families
| Spouse | Williamina "Mina" ROBERTSON (1875 - 1907) |
| Child | Baby BOWKER ( - ) |
Notes
Burial
Find a GraveRobert Thomas Bowker
Birth
1879
Echuca, Campaspe Shire, Victoria, Australia
Death
7 Feb 1917 (aged 37–38)
City of Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Burial
Karrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium
Karrakatta, City of Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
Plot
Anglican-Ic-0078
Memorial ID
213616790
THE LATE MR. R. BOWKER
The funeral of the late Mr. Robert Bowker, late of the Swan Brewery Bottling Works, and of Perth, took place on Friday morning, in the Anglican portion of the Karrakatta Cemetery, and was largely attended by relatives, friends and fellow employes. The chief mourners were Mr. Frederick Bowker (brother), Mr. H. Jordan (uncle). The pall-bearers were Messrs. H. Walldock (president Coastal Brewery Employee's Union), R. Tulip (representing Swan Brewery Bottling Works), A. M'Carthy (representing Emu Brewery), T. Chinnery (representing Swan Brewery), A. Algar (representing Union Brewery), and W. Little. Wreaths and floral tributes were received from many friends, and also from his fellow employees.
— Daily News (Perth), 10 February 1917, page 10.
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, Victoria, Australia, Marriage Index, 1837-1962 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018), The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Marriage Records.