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

Family of Robert Blake and Mary Bowden

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. d: 26 Jul 1860, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Benjamin Smith.

  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. Spouses - (1) William Alexander Barton; (2) George William Ife.

  4. Isaac Blake - b: 2 Mar 1840, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 28 May 1906, Bagdad, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Rebecca Whiteway.

  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; d: 18 May 1911, 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; d: 29 May 1928, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Spouses - (1) Sarah Ann Triffett; (2) Mary Ann Elizabeth Arnett.

  9. George Blake - b: abt 1849, Tasmania, Australia; d: date and place unknown.

  10. William Jonathan Blake - b: 30 Apr 1850, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 22 Dec 1934, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Isabella Ball.

  11. Alfred James Blake - b: 3 Nov 1853, Cove Point, Tasmania, Australia; d: 26 Jan 1940, [1-19] Elizabeth St, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Ellen Harriett Hughes.

  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)