Bothwell Families
These pages offer a glimpse into the lives of the Bothwell families during the 1800s.
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Thomas Bishop (1859-1939)
Annie Hunt (1861-1944)
Thomas Bishop, son of Thomas Bishop and Jane Robertson.
b: 7 Nov 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania (1); bap: 29 Dec 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania (2); d: 13 Aug 1939, Hobart, Tasmania (3); bur: 15 Aug 1939, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (4).
Spouse - Annie Hunt, daughter of Henry Hunt and Catherine McDonald.
b: 12 Nov 1861, Bothwell, Tasmania (5); bap: 26 May 1863, Bothwell, Tasmania (6); m: 26 Mar 1883, Bothwell, Tasmania (7); d: 13 Sep 1944, Bothwell, Tasmania (8); bur: 16 Sep 1944, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (9).
Children of Annie Hunt and Thomas Bishop:
Thomas William Henry Bishop - b: 1 Nov 1883, Bothwell, Tasmania (10); bap: 9 Mar 1884, Bothwell, Tasmania (11); d: 17 Jun 1920, Bothwell, Tasmania (12); bur: 19 Jun 1920, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (13). Spouse - Hilda Cashion, daughter of William Cashion and Clarice Maud Saltmarsh, b: 3 May 1890, Hobart, Tasmania (14); m: 26 Aug 1908, Ouse, Tasmania (15); d: 26 Mar 1929, Victoria Valley, Tasmania (16); bur: 28 Mar 1929, St John of Baptist Cemetery, Ouse, Tasmania (16).
Cecil Harold Bishop - b: 4 Sep 1885, Bothwell, Tasmania (17); bap: 4 Nov 1885, Bothwell, Tasmania (18); d: Aug 1960, Tasmania (19); bur: 26 Aug 1960, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania(19).
Norman Bishop - b: 11 Nov 1887, Bothwell, Tasmania (20); bap: 14 Sep 1888, Bothwell, Tasmania (21); d: 14 Aug 1966, Hobart, Tasmania (22); crem: 16 Aug 1966, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania (23). Spouse (1) - Hannah Bishop, daughter of John Bishop and Alice Douce, b: 8 Oct 1893, Bothwell, Tasmania (24); bap: 15 Nov 1893, Bothwell, Tasmania (25); m: 26 Oct 1912, Bothwell, Tasmania (26); d: 25 Sep 1921, Bothwell, Tasmania (27); bur: 28 Sep 1921, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (28). Spouse (2) - Olive Mary Hilder, daughter of Thomas Charles Hilder and Margaret Knight, b: 23 Apr 1886, Bothwell, Tasmania (29); m: 11 Jul 1923, Apsley, Tasmania (30); d: 5 Jul 1936, Apsley, Tasmania (31); bur: 7 Jul 1936, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (32).
Edward Bishop - b: 8 Sep 1890, Bothwell, Tasmania (33); bap: 30 Sep 1890, Bothwell, Tasmania (34); d: 28 Mar 1951, Bothwell, Tasmania (35); bur: 31 Mar 1951, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (36). Spouse - Cecilia Jane Baker, daughter of George Baker and Elizabeth Hinchy, b: 20 Nov 1882, Bothwell, Tasmania (37); m: date and place unknown; d: 9 Jun 1952, Den Hill, Tasmania (38); bur: 10 Jun 1952, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (39).
Katie Bishop - b: 28 Aug 1892, Bothwell, Tasmania (40); bap: 16 Jan 1893, Bothwell, Tasmania (41).**
William Clyde Bishop - b: 2 Nov 1894, Bothwell, Tasmania (42); d: 6 Jan 1985, Tasmania (43); crem: 8 Jan 1985, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania (43). Spouse - Ruby Winifred Dart, b: abt 1894, date and place unknown (44); m: 31 Dec 1915, Hobart, Tasmania (45); d: May 1982, Tasmania (44); crem: 29 May 1982, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania (44).
** No further research undertaken on this individual.
Sources
Family of Thomas Bishop
Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Thomas Bishop, no 44/1859, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-37p381j2k).
Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Thomas Bishop, baptism, no 252/1859.
TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Bishop, 15 Aug 1939, p9 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25600580).
Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, Thomas Bishop, 1939, section A43, site13-14.
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Ann Hunt, no 515/1861, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-39p122j2k).
Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, Ann Hunt, no 293/1863.
Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Bishop-Hunt, no 22/1883, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-42p13j2k).
The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Bishop, 14 Sep 1944, p10 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26042683).
Bothwell Cemetery Records, Annie Bishop, 1944, section A43, site13-14.
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), William Henry Bishop, no 161/1883, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-62p513j2k).
Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Thomas Henry William Bishop, no 709/1884.
The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Bishop, 19 Jun 1920, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11478342).
Bothwell Cemetery Records, Thomas William Henry Bishop, 1920, site unknown.
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Hilda Cashion, no 357/1890, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-17-p082j2k).
The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Marriages," Bishop-Cashion, 26 Nov 1908, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12655004).
The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths & Funerals," Bishop, 28 Mar 1929, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/24233813).
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Cecil Harold Bishop, no 849/1885, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-64p547j2k).
Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Cecil Harold Bishop, no 764/1885.
Find A Grave, Cecil Harold Bishop, 1960, Memorial ID 54055205, citing Cornelian Bay Cemetery And Crematorium, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; maintained by Brett Williams, contributor 47234529 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54055205/cecil-harold-bishop).
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Norman Bishop, no 896/1887, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-66p500j2k).
Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Norman Bishop, no 882/1888.
The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1955+), "Deaths," Bishop, 16 Aug 1966, p15.
Tasmania: Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, Norman Bishop, 1966, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=76832).
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Hannah Bishop, no 118/1893, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-75p110j2k).
Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Hannah Bishop, no 1078/1893.
The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Marriages," Bishop-Bishop, 22 Nov 1912, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10261798).
Libraries Tasmania: Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Hannah Bishop, death, no 782/1921, Bothwell.
Bothwell Cemetery Records, Hannah Bishop, 1921, section A, site 6-8.
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Olive Mary Hilder, no 844/1886, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-65p106j2k).
Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Bishop-Hilder, marriage, no 13/1923, Apsley.
The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Bishop, 6 Jul 1936, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25233881).
Bothwell Cemetery Records, Olive Mary Bishop, 1936, section A35, site 13.
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Edward Bishop, no 854/1890, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-69p125j2k).
Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Edward Bishop, no 959/1890.
The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Bishop, 29 Mar 1951, p13 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/27017895).
Bothwell Cemetery Records, Edward Bishop, 1951, section A39, site 1.
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Cecilia Jane Baker, no 738/1882, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-60p202j2k).
The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Bishop, 10 Jun 1952, p10 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/27093119).
Bothwell Cemetery Records, Cecilia Jane Bishop, 1952, section D3, site 7-8.
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Katie Bishop, no 118/1892, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-73p260j2k).
Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Kate Bishop, no 1049/1893.
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), William Clyde Bishop, no 114/1894, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-77p92j2k).
Find A Grave, William Clyde Bishop, 1985, Memorial ID 212976823, citing Cornelian Bay Cemetery And Crematorium, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; maintained by Tanya V, contributor 49442830 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212976823/william-clyde-bishop).
Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, Ruby Winifred Bishop, 1982, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=88964).
Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Bishop-Dart, marriage, no 604/1915, Hobart.