Bothwell Families

These pages provide a glimpse into the life of the Bothwell Families during the 1800s. You will find Family Trees and Individual Timelines which may not be exhaustive but will be updated as more research is conducted. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information provided.

Robert Blake (1805-1873)
Mary Bowden (1818-1861)

🏠 Property History

Robert Blake, son of Charles Blake and Ann Hawkins.

b: abt 1805, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England; bap: 19 May 1805, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England; d: 23 Apr 1873, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 27 Apr 1873, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

Spouse - Mary Bowden, daughter of Edward Bowden and Diana Ayres.

b: 8 Nov 1818, Stow Bedon, Norfolk, England; bap: 29 Nov 1818, Stokesby With Herringby, Norfolk, England; m: 17 Nov 1835, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 26 Jul 1861, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: aft 26 Jul 1861, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

Children of Robert Blake and Mary Bowden:

  1. Louisa Blake - b: 23 Jan 1834, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 17 Nov 1835, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 26 Jul 1860, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: aft 26 Jul 1860, Wesleyan Chapel Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Benjamin Smith, son of Benjamin Smith and Ann Hammond, b: 9 Aug 1835, Elmdon, Essex, England; bap: 9 Aug 1835, Elmdon, Essex, England; m: 15 Aug 1859, [2-30] Patrick St, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 1 May 1927, Priory, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 3 May 1927, General Cemetery, St Helens, Tasmania, Australia.

  2. Maria Blake - b: abt 1837, Tasmania, Australia; d: 15 Oct 1865, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 19 Oct 1865, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Job Geard, son of Samuel Geard and Elizabeth Schumack, b: abt 1837, place unknown; m: 17 Nov 1859, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 24 May 1914, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia, bur: 26 May 1914, Pioneer Cemetery, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia.

  3. Mary Annie Blake - b: Aug 1838, Tasmania, Australia; d: 13 Mar 1908, Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 14 Mar 1908, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse (1) - William Alexander Barton, son of George Barton, b: abt 1836, place unknown; m: 2 Jan 1858, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 8 Mar 1865, New Zealand. Spouse (2) - George William Ife, son of Samuel Ife and Louisa Gill, b: 23 Jul 1832, Middlesex, England; bap: 31 Aug 1832, Chelsea, Middlesex, England; m: 2 Dec 1873, Wesleyan Chapel, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 24 Mar 1904, 36 Patrick St, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 26 Mar 1904, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

  4. Isaac Blake - b: 2 Mar 1840, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 28 May 1906, Bagdad, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 30 May 1906, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Rebecca Whiteway, daughter of Robert Whiteway and Ann Larkins, b: 24 Apr 1845, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 1 May 1845, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; m: 1 Jan 1863, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 13 Mar 1935, Bagdad, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 14 Mar 1935, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

  5. Charles Blake - b: 6 Dec 1841, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 2 Jan 1842, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 4 Jul 1884, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 6 Jul 1884, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Elizabeth Mary Babington, daughter of John Alcock Babington and Jemima Mary Goulding, b: 20 Aug 1846, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia; m: 5 Sep 1867, Woodspring, residence of Humphrey Thomas Savage, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 8 Aug 1920, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 10 Aug 1920, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

  6. Joseph Blake - b: 17 Nov 1843, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 30 Aug 1846 in Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 18 May 1911, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 20 May 1911, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Emily Jane Savage, daughter of Humphrey Thomas Savage and Ann Alice Taylor, b: 3 Mar 1854, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 21 Mar 1855, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; m: 10 Apr 1873, Woodspring, near Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 9 Apr 1941, Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia; bur: 14 Apr 1941, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

  7. Eleanor Blake - b: 10 Jun 1845, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 25 Mar 1846, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 26 Jul 1919, Ross, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Henry Isaac Davis, b: abt 1841, place unknown; m: 25 Jan 1864, Oatlands, Tasmania, Australia; d: 7 Aug 1927, Ross, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 9 Aug 1927, Methodist Cemetery, Ross, Tasmania, Australia.

  8. Robert Edward Blake - b: 20 Oct 1847, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 2 Jan 1848, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 29 May 1928, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 31 May 1928, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse (1) - Sarah Ann Triffett, daughter of Edward Triffett and Mary Taylor, b: 3 Oct 1851, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 16 Nov 1851, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; m: 1 Sep 1879, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; d: 22 Mar 1889, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 24 Mar 1889, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse (2) - Mary Ann Elizabeth Arnett, daughter of Simon Arnett and Mary Ann Whiteway, b: 17 Jun 1858, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 22 Aug 1858 in Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; m: 25 Feb 1897, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; d: 28 Aug 1935, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 29 Aug 1935, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

  9. George Blake - b: abt 1849, Tasmania, Australia. No further research carried out on this person.

  10. William Jonathan Blake - b: 30 Apr 1850, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 22 Dec 1934, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 24 Dec 1934, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Isabella Ball, daughter of Moses Ball and Isabella Plansom, b: 11 Feb 1858, Hamilton, Tasmania, Australia; m: 10 Nov 1879, Hamilton, Tasmania, Australia; d: 27 Jan 1933, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 29 Jan 1933, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

  11. Alfred James Blake - b: 3 Nov 1853, Cove Point, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 20 Apr 1854, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; d: 26 Jan 1940, [1-19] Elizabeth St, Bothwell; bur: 28 Jan 1940, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Ellen Harriett Hughes, daughter of William Wood Hughes and Emma Harriet Cunningham, b: 23 Apr 1854 in Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; m: 5 Sep 1883, [1-B4] Dalrymple St, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 8 Aug 1931, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 11 Aug 1931, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

  12. Eliza Harriet Blake - b: 29 May 1856, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 20 Jul 1856, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 7 Nov 1918, Oatlands, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 10 Nov 1918, Ross, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Charles Brown Knowles, b: abt 1857, place unknown; m: 29 Jun 1881, Campbell Town, Tasmania, Australia; d: 4 Jun 1931, Campbell Town, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 6 Jun 1931, Methodist Cemetery, Ross, Tasmania, Australia.

Properties in Bothwell purchased by or granted to Robert Blake

[1-C8] Patrick St

For more information on these properties click on the links under each map.
Complete and downloadable maps of the township are on the Property History page.

Tasmanian Archives: Map - Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified)