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.

Isaac Blake (1840-1906)
Rebecca Whiteway (1845-1935)

🏠 Property History

Isaac Blake, son of Robert Blake and Mary Bowden.

b: 2 Mar 1840, Bothwell, Tasmania (1); d: 28 May 1906, Bagdad, Tasmania (2); bur: 30 May 1906, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania (3).

Spouse - Rebecca Whiteway, daughter of Robert Whiteway and Ann Larkins.

b: 24 Apr 1845, Bothwell, Tasmania (4); bap: 1 May 1845, Bothwell, Tasmania (5); m: 1 Jan 1863, Bothwell, Tasmania (6); d: 13 Mar 1935, Bagdad, Tasmania (7); bur: 14 Mar 1935, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania (8).

Children of Isaac Blake and Rebecca Whiteway:

  1. Edwin Blake - b: 15 Jan 1864, Bothwell, Tasmania (9); bap: 6 Mar 1864, Bothwell, Tasmania (10); d: 11 Jun 1934, New Town, Tasmania (11); bur: 12 Jun 1934, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania (12). Spouse - Euphemia Margaret Hughes, daughter of William Wood Hughes and Emma Harriet Cunningham, b: 4 Nov 1861, Bothwell, Tasmania (13); bap: 24 Nov 1861, Bothwell, Tasmania (14); m: 16 Nov 1892, Hobart, Tasmania (15); d: 24 Jun 1937, Sandy Bay, Tasmania (16); bur: 25 Jun 1937, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania (17).

  2. Amy Blake - b: 29 Nov 1865, Bothwell, Tasmania (18); bap: 14 Jan 1866, Bothwell, Tasmania (19); d: 14 Aug 1952, Hobart, Tasmania (20); bur: 16 Aug 1952, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania (21). Spouse - William Tasman Mason, son of William Mason and Mary Ann Squires, b: 3 Dec 1862, Hobart, Tasmania (22); m: 30 Dec 1891, Hobart, Tasmania (23); d: 14 May 1952, Bagdad, Tasmania (24); bur: 17 May 1952, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania (25).

  3. Frederick Blake - b: 17 Aug 1867, Bothwell, Tasmania (26); bap: 6 Oct 1867, Bothwell, Tasmania (27); d: 17 Jun 1875, Bothwell, Tasmania (28); bur: aft 17 Jun 1875, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (29).

  4. Frank Blake - b: 27 Oct 1874, Hobart, Tasmania (30); bap: 20 Dec 1874, Bothwell, Tasmania (31); d: 29 Jun 1886, Hobart, Tasmania (32); bur: 2 Jul 1886, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania (33).

  5. Harold Blake - b: 12 Apr 1878, Bothwell, Tasmania (34); bap: 31 May 1878, Bothwell, Tasmania (35); d: 15 Dec 1931, Bagdad, Tasmania (36); bur: 17 Dec 1931, Bagdad, Tasmania (36).

  6. Elsie Blake - b: 17 Aug 1880, Bothwell, Tasmania (37); bap: 19 Sep 1880, Bothwell, Tasmania (38).**

  7. Edith Blake - b: 24 Jan 1884, Bagdad, Tasmania (39); bap: 14 Mar 1884, Bothwell, Tasmania (40); d: 1 Mar 1885, Bagdad, Tasmania (41).

  8. Raymond Isaac Blake - b: 11 Aug 1886, Hobart, Tasmania (42).**

** No further research undertaken on this individual.

Sources

Properties in Bothwell purchased by Isaac Blake

For more information click on the link under the map.
Complete maps located on the Property History page.
Tasmanian Archives: Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified) & Bothwell B38, AF819/1/27 (modified)

Properties in Bothwell purchased by or granted to Rebecca (Whiteway) Blake

For more information click on the link under the map.
Complete maps located on the Property History page.
Tasmanian Archives: Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified)

Sources

Family of Isaac Blake

  1. Information supplied, Malcolm Ward.

  2. TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Blake, 29 May 1906, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12832239).

  3. Tasmania: Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, Isaac Blake, 1906, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=14711).

  4. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Rebecca Whiteway, no 35/1845, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-26-p214j2k).

  5. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, Rebecca Whiteway, no 53/1845.

  6. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Blake-Whiteway, no 1/1863, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/rgd37-1-22p1j2k).

  7. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Blake, 13 Mar 1935, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29185685).

  8. Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, Rebecca Blake, 1935, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=30395).

  9. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Edwin Blake, no 2/1864, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/rgd33-1-42p062j2k).

  10. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Edwin Blake, no 303/1864.

  11. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Blake, 12 Jun 1934, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/24940037).

  12. Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, Edwin Blake, 1934, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=29794).

  13. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Euphemia Margaret Hughes, no 511/1861, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-39p121j2k).

  14. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Euphemia Margaret Hughes, baptism, no 287/1861.

  15. Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Blake-Hughes, no 315/1892, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-51p186j2k).

  16. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths, Blake, 25 Jun 1937, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25408340).

  17. Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, Euphemia Margaret Blake, 1937, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=32140).

  18. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Amy Blake, no 41/1865, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-43p313j2k).

  19. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Amy Blake, no 336/1866.

  20. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Mason, 15 Aug 1952, p12 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/27104837).

  21. Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, Amy Mason, 1952, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=43014).

  22. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), William Mason, no 5662/1862, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-8-p295j2k).

  23. Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Mason-Blake, no 215/1891, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-50p131j2k).

  24. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Mason, 16 May 1952, p10 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/27088765).

  25. Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, William Tasman Mason, 1952, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=42780).

  26. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Frederick Blake, no 24/1867, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-45p799j2k).

  27. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Frederick Blake, no 370/1867.

  28. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Frederick Blake, no 6/1875, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-44p39j2k).

  29. Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, Frederick Blake, 1875, section A4, site 28.

  30. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Frank Blake, no 827/1874, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-11-p577j2k).

  31. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Frank Blake, no 512/1874.

  32. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Frank Blake, no 3184/1886, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-10p402j2k).

  33. Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, Frank Blake, 1886, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=5816).

  34. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Harold Blake, no 7/1878, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-56p492j2k).

  35. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Harold Blake, no 569/1878.

  36. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths & Funerals," Blake, 16 Dec 1931, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29936325).

  37. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Elsie Blake, no 512/1880, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-58p331j2k).

  38. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Elsie Blake, no 603/1880.

  39. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Edith Blake, no 1758/1884, Green Ponds (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-63p263j2k).

  40. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Edith Blake, no 710/1884.

  41. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Edith Blake, no 754/1885, Green Ponds (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-54p100j2k).

  42. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Raymond Isaac Blake, no 1259/1886, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-14-p338j2k).