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.

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; bur: 27 Apr 1873, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

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; d: 26 Jul 1861, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: aft 26 Jul 1861, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania.

Children of Robert Blake and Mary Bowden:

  1. Louisa Blake - b: 23 Jan 1834, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 17 Nov 1835, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 26 Jul 1860, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: aft 26 Jul 1860, Wesleyan Chapel Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania. 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, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 1 May 1927, Priory, Tasmania; bur: 3 May 1927, St Helens Cemetery, Tasmania.

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

  3. Mary Annie Blake - b: Aug 1838, Tasmania; d: 13 Mar 1908, Sandy Bay, Tasmania; bur: 14 Mar 1908, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania. Spouse (1) - William Alexander Barton, son of George Barton, b: abt 1836, place unknown; m: 2 Jan 1858, Bothwell, Tasmania; 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, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 24 Mar 1904, Hobart, Tasmania; bur: 26 Mar 1904, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania.

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

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

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

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

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

  9. George Blake - b: abt 1849, Tasmania, Australia.**

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

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

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

** No further research undertaken on this individual.

Properties in Bothwell purchased by or granted to Robert Blake

[1-C8] Patrick St

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Complete maps located on the Property History page.
Tasmanian Archives: Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified)