John Baker (1806-1891)
Born: c. 1806, place unknown
Died: 14 September 1891, Bothwell, Tasmania
Parents: Unknown
Spouse: Johanna Hurley (1817-1905)
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John Baker.
Born: c. 1806, place unknown.
Married: 22 Jan 1849, Johanna Hurley, St Luke's Church, Bothwell.
Residence: 14 May 1850, Christian Marshes, shepherd.
Residence: 7 Apr 1853, Christian Marshes, shepherd.
Petition: 8 Aug 1857, Waste Lands 1857, signed, shepherd.
Residence: 7 Sep 1858, Christian Marshes, shepherd.
Residence: 18 Sep 1860, Christian Marshes, shepherd.
Certificate of Title: 18 Nov 1864, Castle View, Bothwell, registered, Lot 3200, 117 acres, farmer.
Residence: 3 Feb 1874, Castle View, Bothwell, owner, house, farm, 320 acres, annual rateable value £70.
Land Purchase Grant: 8 Jun 1874, Castle View, Bothwell, Lot 6426, 199 acres 1 rood, enrolled.
Article: 3 Aug 1877, "Bothwell" Inquest of Alexander Wylie.
Advertisement: 1 Mar 1889, "To Be Let By Tender" Castle View, Bothwell.
Residence: 14 Jan 1890, [J6-J10] Franklin St, Bothwell, owner, house, shed, annual rateable value £8.)
Died: 14 Sep 1891, landholder, decay of nature, aged 85.
Death Notice: BAKER - At his residence, Bothwell, John Baker, aged 85. [TROVE]
Buried: 17 Sep 1891, Bothwell Public Cemetery.
Spouse - Johannah Hurley.
Born: c. 1817, Cork, Ireland.
Married: 22 Jan 1849, John Baker, St Luke's Church, Bothwell.
Marriage Witness: 24 Feb 1881, George Baker & Elizabeth Hinchy, St Andrew's Church, Bothwell.
Conveyed: 6 Aug 1889, [J6-J10] Franklin St, Bothwell, 2a 1r 25p from Thomas Smith.
Certificate of Title: 21 Aug 1889, [J6-J10] Franklin St, Bothwell, registered.
Conveyed: 24 Mar 1891, [J6-J9 part] Franklin St, Bothwell, 1a 1r 14¼p to Charles William Craig.
Certificate of Title: 26 May 1891, [J9-part-J10] Franklin St, Bothwell, registered.
Conveyed: 4 May 1897, [J9 part, J10] Franklin St, Bothwell, 2r 31p to John Glover.
Died: 11 Sep 1905, Castle View, Bothwell, aged 88, heart disease.
Death Notice: BAKER - At her residence, Castle View, Bothwell, Johanna, relict of the late John Baker, aged 88 years. [TROVE]
Buried: 13 Sep 1905, Bothwell Public Cemetery.
Children of John Baker and Johanna Hurley:
Born: 17 Feb 1849, Christian Marshes
Jane Baker.
Born: 7 May 1850, Bothwell, reported by John Baker, father.
Baptised: 13 Jul 1850, Bothwell.
Married: 12 May 1867, John Wilson, St Andrew's Church, Bothwell.
No further research has been carried out at this time.Spouse - John Wilson.
Born: abt 1844, place unknown.
Married: 12 May 1867, Jane Baker, St Andrew's Church, Bothwell.
No further research has been carried out at this time.Elizabeth Baker.
Born: abt 1852, Bothwell.
Marriage Witness: 6 Oct 1873, Michael McCarthy & Mary Ann Baker, St Andrew's Church, Bothwell.
Married: 14 Oct 1874, James Byrne, St Matthew's Church, Brighton.
Died: 27 Apr 1936, Tiberias, aged 84.
Buried: 29 Apr 1936, Catholic Cemetery, Tunnack.Spouse - James Byrne, son of John Byrne and Eleanor Unknown.
Born: abt 1851, Kilkenny, Ireland.
Arrived: 16 Sep 1854, Hobart, on board the 'Maitland.'
No further research has been carried out at this time.Born: 1 Apr 1853, Bothwell
Mary Ann Baker.
Born: 26 Sep 1856, Bothwell.
Married: 6 Oct 1873, Michael McCarthy, St Andrew's Church, Bothwell.
No further research has been carried out at this time.Spouse - Michael McCarthy.
Born: abt 1843, place unknown.
No further research has been carried out at this time.Margaret Theresa Baker.
Born: 26 Aug 1858, Bothwell.
Died: 31 Dec 1859, Bothwell, aged 1, diarrhoea.
Buried: aft 31 Dec 1859, Bothwell Public Cemetery.James Baker.
Born: 9 Jun 1860, Bothwell.
Married: 16 May 1883, Mary Elizabeth Lawrence, St Luke's Church, Bothwell.
Died: 16 Jul 1921, Victoria Valley, aged 61.Spouse - Mary Elizabeth Lawrence.
Born: abt 1865, place unknown.
Died: 14 May 1941, Bothwell, aged 76.
Death Notice: BAKER - On May 14, 1941, at her residence, Bothwell, Mary Elizabeth, beloved wife of the late James Baker. In her 77th year. [TROVE]
Buried: 16 May 1941, Bothwell Public Cemetery.Johanna Baker.
Born: 9 Jun 1860, Bothwell.
Married: 7 Oct 1882, John Byrne, Bothwell.
Died: 19 Apr 1943, Tunnack, aged 82.
Buried: 21 Apr 1943, St Brigid Cemetery, Tunnack.Spouse - John Byrne, son of John Byrne and Eleanor Unknown.
Born: abt 1856, Tasmania.
Died: 6 May 1929, Tunnack, aged 73.
Buried: 9 May 1929, St Brigid Cemetery, Tunnack.
Residences & Properties in Bothwell
The following properties and records relate to John and Johannah during their time in Bothwell. Click on the links for the full history of each property.
Conveyed by Johannah (1889)
Complete maps located on the Property History page.
Tasmanian Archives: Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified)
Resources Used:
Ancestry Australia: Australia Electoral Rolls, 1903–1980; Public Member Family Trees
Australian Defence Force Academy: The AIF Project: Australian Anzacs in the Great War, 1914–1918
Central Highlands Council: Bothwell Cemetery Records
FamilySearch: Tasmania Civil Registration — Deaths; Tasmania Government Gazette, 1833–1925
Find A Grave: Cemetery records
Libraries Tasmania: Ships' Arrivals and Passenger Lists; Coroner's Inquests; Wills and Probate Records; Tasmanian Birth, Death and Marriage Registers
National Archives of Australia: Defence and War Service Records
Parliament of Tasmania: Tasmanian Parliamentary Papers, 1856–1901
Tasmanian Archives: Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592)
The LIST (Land Information System Tasmania): Historic Deeds, Grants and Titles
TROVE (National Library of Australia): The Mercury