Bothwell Families

These pages offer a glimpse into the lives of the Bothwell families during the 1800s.
You’ll find family trees and timelines - while not exhaustive, they will continue to be updated as research progresses.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information presented.

George Baker (1849-1934)
Catherine Byrne (1853-1877)
Elizabeth Hinchy (1857-1929)

George Baker, son of John Baker and Johanna Hurley.

b: 17 Feb 1849, Christian Marshes, Tasmania (1); d: 18 Oct 1934, Den Hill, Tasmania (2); bur: 20 Oct 1934, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (3).

Spouse (1) - Catherine Byrne, daughter of John Byrne and Eleanor Unknown.

b: abt 1853, Kilkenny, Ireland (4); m: 29 Feb 1876, Oatlands, Tasmania (5); d: 29 Mar 1877, Oatlands, Tasmania (6).

Child of George Baker and Catherine Byrne:

  1. Catherine Lucy Baker, b: 20 Mar 1877, Oatlands, Tasmania (7); d: 24 Mar 1940, Tasmania (8); bur: aft 24 Mar 1940, Tunnack Cemetery, Tasmania (8). Spouse - Martin Burke, son of Nicholas Burke and Marian Gleeson, b: abt 1872, Tasmania (9); m: 1 Aug 1898, Tunnack, Tasmania (9); d: 12 Nov 1940, Tasmania (10); bur: aft 12 Nov 1940, Tunnack Cemetery, Tasmania (10).

Spouse (2) - Elizabeth Hinchy, daughter of Joseph Hinchy and Cecilia McWaide.

b: 8 Dec 1857, Hamilton, Tasmania (11); m: 4 Feb 1881, Bothwell, Tasmania (12); d: 2 Feb 1929, Den Hill, Tasmania (13); bur: 3 Feb 1929, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (14).

Children of George Baker and Elizabeth Hinchy:

  1. Male Baker - b: 14 Dec 1881, Bothwell, Tasmania (15); d: 15 Dec 1881, Bothwell, Tasmania (16); bur: aft 15 Dec 1881, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (17).

  2. Cecilia Jane Baker - b: 20 Nov 1882, Bothwell, Tasmania (18); d: 9 Jun 1952, Den Hill, Tasmania (19); bur: 10 Jun 1952, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (20). Spouse - Edward Bishop, son of Thomas Bishop and Annie Hunt, b: 8 Sep 1890, Bothwell, Tasmania (21); bap: 30 Sep 1890 Bothwell, Tasmania (22); m: date and place unknown; d: 28 Mar 1951, Bothwell, Tasmania (23); bur: 31 Mar 1951, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (24).

  3. Lucy Elizabeth Baker - b: 27 Mar 1885, Bothwell, Tasmania (25); d: 11 Apr 1945, Sandy Bay, Tasmania (26); bur: aft 11 Apr 1945, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (27). Spouse - John Brunton, b: abt 1889, place unknown (28); m: date and place unknown; d: 6 Apr 1968, Tasmania (28); bur: aft 6 Apr 1968, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (28).

  4. Jane Theresa Baker - b: 18 Sep 1887, Bothwell, Tasmania (29); d: 25 Sep 1978, Tasmania (30); bur: 27 Sep 1978, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania (30). Spouse - William Leslie King, b: abt 1892, place unknown (31); m: 7 Apr 1917, Hobart, Tasmania (32); d: 12 Aug 1991, Tasmania (31); bur: 13 Aug 1991, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania (31).

  5. George Baker - b: 1 Apr 1890, Bothwell, Tasmania (33); d: 18 Mar 1946, Butlers Gorge, Tasmania (34); bur: 20 Mar 1946, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (35).

  6. Mary Gertrude Baker - b: 3 Oct 1892, Bothwell, Tasmania (36); d: 6 Aug 1961, Hobart, Tasmania (37); bur: aft 6 Aug 1961, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (38).

  7. Harold Edward Baker - b: 28 Sep 1895, Bothwell, Tasmania (39); d: 2 Sep 1949, Hobart, Tasmania (40); bur: 3 Sep 1949, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (41).

  8. John James Baker - b: 30 Sep 1897, Den Hill, Tasmania (42); d: 28 Nov 1966, Hobart, Tasmania (43).

  9. James William Baker - b: 31 Dec 1899, Bothwell, Tasmania (44); d: 22 Jul 1989, Tasmania (45); bur: aft 22 Jul 1989, St John's Cemetery, Richmond, Tasmania (45).

  10. Joseph Raymond Baker - b: 16 May 1903, Bothwell, Tasmania (46); d: 7 Sep 1976, Tasmania (47); bur: aft 7 Sep 1976, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (47). Spouse - Iris Isabel Alice Bishop, daughter of Norman Bishop and Hannah Bishop, b: 4 May 1914, Bothwell, Tasmania (48); m: date and place unknown; d: 14 Jun 1994, Tasmania (49); bur: aft 14 Jun 1994, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania(49).

Sources

Sources

Family of George Baker

  1. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), George Baker, no 118/1849, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-26-p228j2k).

  2. TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Baker, 18 Oct 1934, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29163513).

  3. Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, George Baker, 1934, section D4, site 12-13.

  4. Libraries Tasmania: Register of Ships' Arrivals with Lists of Passengers (CB7, CUS30), John Byrne, p210/1854, 'Maitland' (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CB7-12-1-1).

  5. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Baker-Byrnes, no 616C/1876, Oatlands (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-35p314j2k).

  6. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Catherine Baker, no 605/1877, Oatlands (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-46p134j2k).

  7. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Katherine Baker, no 1267/1877, Oatlands (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-55p341j2k).

  8. Find A Grave, Catherine Lucy Burke, 1940, Memorial ID 199902938, citing Tunnack Cemetery, Tunnack, Tasmania, Australia; maintained by Tanya V, contributor 49442830 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199902938/catherine-lucy-burke).

  9. Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Burke-Baker, no 866/1898, Tunnack (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-60p330j2k).

  10. Find A Grave, Martin Burke, 1940, Memorial ID 199903350, citing Tunnack Cemetery, Tunnack, Tasmania, Australia; maintained by Tanya V, contributor 49442830 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199903350/martin-burke).

  11. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Elizabeth Hinchey, no 698/1858, Hamilton (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-36p215j2k).

  12. Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Baker-Hinchy,  no 166/1881, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-40p84j2k).

  13. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Baker, 4 Feb 1929, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.a/newspaper/article/24233391).

  14. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Elizabeth Baker, 1929, section D4, site 12-13.

  15. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Given Name Not Recorded Baker, no 110/1881, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-59p680j2k).

  16. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Male Baker, no 45/1881, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-50p48j2k).

  17. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Male Baker, 1881, site unknown.

  18. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Cecilia Jane Baker, no 738/1882, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-60p202j2k).

  19. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Bishop, 10 Jun 1952, p10 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/27093119).

  20. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Cecilia Jane Bishop, 1952, section D3, site 7-8.

  21. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Edward Bishop, no 854/1890, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-69p125j2k).

  22. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, Edward Bishop, no 959/1890.

  23. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Bishop, 29 Mar 1951, p13 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/27017895).

  24. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Edward Bishop, 1951, section A39, site 1.

  25. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Lucy Elizabeth Baker, no 827/1885, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-64p544j2k).

  26. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Brunton, 12 Apr 1945, p12 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26063960).

  27. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Lucy Elizabeth Brunton, 1945, section D4, site 10-11.

  28. Find A Grave, John Brunton, 1968, Memorial ID 240699828, citing Bothwell Public Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; maintained by 44, contributor 49052521 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240699828/john-brunton).

  29. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Jane Thresa Baker, no 890/1887, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-66p500j2k).

  30. Tasmania: Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, Jane Theresa King, 1978, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=59388).

  31. Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, William Leslie King, 1991, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=63204).

  32. Libraries Tasmania: Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, King-Baker, marriage, no 404/1917, Hobart.

  33. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), George Baker, no 838/1890, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-69p123j2k).

  34. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Baker, 19 Mar 1946, p12 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26176241).

  35. Bothwell Cemetery Records, George Baker, 1946, section D4, site 15.

  36. ancestry: Public Member Family Trees, Mary Gertrude Baker, Harding/Smith Family Tree (https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/40030238/person/422246765537/facts).

  37. Libraries Tasmania: Copies of Wills Recording Granting of Probate, 1825-1989 (AD960), Mary Gertrude Baker, no 42719/1962 (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/AD960-1-93-42719).

  38. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Mary Gertrude Baker, 1961, section D4, site 7-8.

  39. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Harold Edward Baker, no 101/1895, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-79p96j2k).

  40. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Baker, 3 Sep 1949, p18 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26667859).

  41. Bothwell Cemetery Records, H E Baker, 1949, section D4, site 7.

  42. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), John James Baker, no 152/1897, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-83p113j2k).

  43. Copies of Wills Recording Granting of Probate, 1825-1989 (AD960), John James Baker, no 49480/1968 (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/AD960-1-112-49480).

  44. Libraries Tasmania: Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, James William Baker, birth, no 1646/1900, Bothwell.

  45. Find A Grave, James William Baker, 1989, Memorial ID 154433845, citing St John’s Church Cemetery, Richmond, Tasmania, Australia; maintained by !woowoo, contributor 49949980 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154433845/james-william-baker).

  46. Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Joseph Raymond Baker, birth, no 1785/1903, Bothwell.

  47. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Joseph Raymond Baker, 1976, section B1, site 22.

  48. Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Iris Isabel Alice Bishop, birth, no 2721/1914, Bothwell.

  49. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Iris Baker, 1994, section B, site 21.