Bothwell Families

These pages offer a glimpse into the lives of the Bothwell families. You’ll find family trees and historical events specific to the area. While not exhaustive, the information will continue to be updated as research progresses. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the material presented.

John Baker (1853-1917)
Esther Jane Jones (1860-1943)

Bibliography of Sources

John Baker, son of John Baker and Johanna Hurley

Born: 1 Apr 1853, Bothwell (RGD33: John Baker, no 6/1853, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-31p113j2k)
Foreman: 31 Jul 1877, Apsley, inquest of Alexander Wylie (INQ: Alexander Wylie, no 7840/1877, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/SC195-1-59-7840)
Marriage Witness: 16 May 1883, James Baker & Mary Elizabeth Lawrence, St Luke's Church, Bothwell (RGD37: Baker-Laurence, no 24/1883, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-42p14j2k)
Married: 16 Jul 1883, Esther Jane Jones, St Andrew's Church, Bothwell (RGD37: Baker-Jones, no 34/1883, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-42p21j2k)
Residence:  10 Mar 1897, Great Lake, shepherd (RGD33: Arthur Douglas Baker, no 135/1897, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-83p109j2k)
Electoral Roll: - 1914, Jean Banks, shepherd (ELEC: p1/1914, https:/www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100678__0007-00838)
Died: 29 Sep 1917, Hobart, aged 64 (MERC: "Deaths & Funerals," Baker, 1 Oct 1917, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226334019)
Buried: 2 Oct 1917, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart (MERC: "Deaths & Funerals," Baker, 1 Oct 1917, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226334019)

Spouse - Esther Jane Jones, daughter of John Jones and Bridget Rogers

Born: abt 1860, Tasmania (MERC: "Deaths & Funerals," Baker, 3 Jun 1943, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25964402)
Marriage Witness: 16 May 1883, James Baker & Mary Elizabeth Lawrence, St Luke's Church, Bothwell (RGD37: Baker-Laurence, no 24/1883, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-42p14j2k)
Married: 16 Jul 1883, JohnBaker, St Andrew's Church, Bothwell (RGD37: Baker-Jones, no 34/1883, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-42p21j2k)
Electoral Roll: - 1914, Jean Banks, domestic duties (ELEC: p1/1914, https:/www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100678__0007-00838)
Died: 2 Jun 1943, Hobart, aged 83(MERC: "Deaths & Funerals," Baker, 3 Jun 1943, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25964402)
Death Notice: 3 Jun 1943 (MERC: "Deaths & Funerals," Baker, 3 Jun 1943, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25964402)
Buried: 4 Jun 1943, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart (MERC: "Deaths & Funerals," Baker, 3 Jun 1943, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25964402)

Children of John Baker and Esther Jane Jones:

  1. Ester Jane Baker

    Born: 9 May 1884, Bothwell (RGD33: Ester Jane Baker, no 839/1884, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-63p156j2k)
    No further research has been carried out at this time

  2. John Baker

    Born: 29 Oct 1885, Bothwell (RGD33: John Baker, no 859/1885, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-64p547j2k)
    Electoral Roll: - 1914, Jean Banks, labourer (ELEC: p1/1914, https:/www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100678__0007-00838)
    No further research has been carried out at this time

  3. George Leslie Baker

    Born: 10 Jun 1887, Bothwell (RGD33: George Baker, no 878/1887, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-66p499j2k)
    Electoral Roll: - 1914, Jean Banks, labourer (ELEC: p1/1914, https:/www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100678__0007-00838)
    Enlisted:  11 Oct 1916, Australian Imperial Force, named on the War Memorial Avenue Plaque (AIF: George Leslie Baker, no 7237, https:/aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=11318)
    No further research has been carried out at this time

  4. Elsie Kate Baker

    Born: 16 Jan 1889, Bothwell (RGD33: Elsie Kate Baker, no 827/1889, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-68p520j2k)
    Married: 14 Apr 1909, Albert Augustus Branch, Shannon (TFI: Branch-Baker, marriage, no 28/1909, Shannon)
    Electoral Roll: - 1914, [14.2] Elizabeth St, Bothwell, domestic duties (ELEC: p2-3/1914, https:/www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100678__0007-00853)
    Died: 18 Jan 1966, Bothwell, aged 77 (BC: Elsie Kate Branch, 1966, section A18, site 14-15)
    Buried: aft 18 Jan 1966, Public Cemetery, Bothwell (BC: Elsie Kate Branch, 1966, section A18, site 14-15)

    Spouse - Albert Augustus Branch, son of Henry (Saxon) Branch and Mary Ann Jackman.

    Born: 13 Aug 1879, Longford (RGD33: Albert Augustus Branch, no 1585/1879, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-57p116j2k)
    Baptised: 23 Jan 1880, Bothwell (ANG: Albert Augustus Branch, NS1854/1/1, no 591/1880)
    Married: 14 Apr 1909, Elsie Kate Baker, Shannon (TFI: Branch-Baker, marriage, no 28/1909, Shannon)
    Conveyed: 4 May 1912, [14.2] Elizabeth St, Bothwell, 39p from Robert Swindells for £90 (LIST: Joseph Swindells, title historic, vol 92, fol 186)
    Certificate of Title: 16 May 1912, [14.2] Elizabeth St, Bothwell, registered, labourer (LIST: Albert Augustus Branch, title historic, vol 201, fol 164)
    Electoral Roll: - 1914, [14.2] Elizabeth St, Bothwell, labourer (ELEC: p2-3/1914, https:/www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100678__0007-00853)
    Residence:  3 Nov 1914, [14.2] Elizabeth St, Bothwell, owner, cottage, annual rateable value £6 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1914, p2008-2009, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98N-977Y)
    Died: 16 Feb 1969, Bothwell, aged 89 (PROB: Albert Augustus Branch, no 51337/1969, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/AD960-1-120-51337)
    Buried: aft 16 Feb 1969, Public Cemetery, Bothwell (BC: Albert Augustus Branch, 1969, section A28, site 14-15)

  5. Leonard James Baker

    Born: 11 Aug 1890, Green Ponds (RGD33: Leonard James Baker, no 1858/1890, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-69p257j2k)
    Electoral Roll: - 1914, Jean Banks, labourer (ELEC: p1/1914, https:/www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100678__0007-00838)
    No further research has been carried out at this time

  6. Terese Baker

    Born: 14 Sep 1892, Green Ponds (RGD33: Terese Baker, no 1120/1892, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-73p382j2k)
    No further research has been carried out at this time

  7. Lewis Windemere Baker

    Born: 21 Jan 1895, Bothwell (RGD33: Lewis Windemere Baker, no 81/1895, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-79p93j2k)
    Electoral Roll: - 1919, Hermitage, shepherd (ELEC: p1/1919, https:/www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100682__0007-00914)
    No further research has been carried out at this time

  8. Arthur Douglas Baker

    Born: 10 Mar 1897, Bothwell (RGD33: Arthur Douglas Baker, no 135/1897, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-83p109j2k)
    No further research has been carried out at this time

  9. Sarah Annie Isabel Baker

    Born: 10 Oct 1898, Bothwell (RGD33: Sarah Annie Isabel Baker, no 140/1898, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-85p101j2k)
    No further research has been carried out at this time

  10. James Edward Baker

    Born: 21 Nov 1900, Bothwell (RGD33: James Edward Baker, no 149/1900, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-4-1/RGD33-4-1-112)
    No further research has been carried out at this time

  11. Cecil Henry Baker

    Born: 21 Nov 1900, Bothwell (RGD33: Cecil Henry Baker, no 150/1900, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-4-1/RGD33-4-1-112)
    No further research has been carried out at this time

  12. Amy Florence Baker

    Born: 30 Nov 1902, Bothwell (RGD33: Amy Florence Baker, no 192/1902, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-4-6/RGD33-4-6-119)
    No further research has been carried out at this time

Bibliography of Sources

AIF - The AIF Project: Australian Anzacs in the Great War 1914-1918. Database. UNSW Australia at the Australian Defence Force Academy. https://.aif.adfa.edu.au : 2025.
ANG - Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854). Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Hobart. Microfilm. Anglican Parish of Bothwell (NG613).
BC - Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records. Transcribed from parish registers by the Central Highlands Council, Bothwell.
ELEC - ancestry: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980. Images. Australian Electoral Commission, [Electoral Roll]. https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/1207 : 2023.
INQ - Libraries Tasmania: Findings relating to Coroner's Inquests (SC195). Images. Supreme Court, Registrar's Office (TA42). Tasmanian Government, Australia. https://www.libraries.tas.gov.au/tasmanian-archives : 2023.
LIST - Tasmania: The List: Properties & Titles. Historic Deeds, Grants & Titles. Images. Land Information System Tasmania. Tasmanian Government. Australia. https://www.thelist.tas.gov.au : 2023.
MERC - TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954). Images. National Library of Australia. https://trove.nla.gov.au : 2023.
PROB - Libraries Tasmania: Copies of Wills Recording Granting of Probate, 1825-1989 (AD960). Images. Probate Registry (TA1574). Tasmanian Government, Australia. https://www.libraries.tas.gov.au/tasmanian-archives : 2023.
RGD33 - Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33). Images. Registrar-General's Department (TA85). Tasmanian Government, Australia. https://libraries.tas.gov.au/tasmanian-archives : 2023.
RGD37 - Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37). Images. Registrar-General's Department (TA85). Tasmanian Government, Australia. https://libraries.tas.gov.au/tasmanian-archives : 2023.
TFI - Libraries Tasmania: Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930. Database. Data compiled by the Tasmanian Family History Society and published on CD-ROM as part of the Tasmanian Federation Index Births 1900-1919, Deaths and Marriages 1900-1930 by Macbeth Genealogical Services, 2006. https://www.libraries.tas.gov.au/tasmanian-archives : 2023.
TGG - FamilySearch: Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925. Images. Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2170647 : 2023.