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.

Joseph Blake (1843-1911)
Emily Jane Savage (1854-1941)

Joseph Blake, son of Robert Blake and Mary Bowden.

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

Children of Joseph Blake and Emily Jane Savage:

  1. Lucy Mabel Beatrice Blake - b: 13 Jun 1873, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 10 Aug 1873, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 3 May 1912, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: 5 May 1912, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania. Spouse - Archibald Charles Evans, son of Samuel Tasman Evans and Jemima Blanche Gaby, b: 23 Jul 1867, Buckland, Tasmania; m: 24 Oct 1892, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 12 Jan 1949, East Devonport, Tasmania; bur: 15 Jan 1949, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

  2. Arthur Milton Blake - b: 9 Apr 1875, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 30 May 1875, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 11 Nov 1937, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: 13 Nov 1937, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania. Spouse - Rose Sarah Bale, daughter of William Bale and Mary Ann McDonald, b: 14 Sep 1877, Bothwell, Tasmania; m: 7 Jun 1904, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 11 Oct 1966, Tasmania; bur: aft 11 Oct 1966, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

  3. Joseph Leslie Blake - b: 4 Jul 1877, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 19 Aug 1877, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 5 Oct 1957, New Town, Tasmania; crem: 7 Oct 1957, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania. Spouse - Maida Winifred North, daughter of William North and Kezia Gaby, b: 3 May 1878 in Richmond, Tasmania; m: 14 Jan 1904, Hobart, Tasmania; d: Jun 1955, Tasmania; crem: 13 Jun 1955, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania.

  4. Alice Maud Mary Blake, b: 11 Dec 1879, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 18 Jan 1880, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 6 Dec 1954, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: 8 Dec 1954, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania. Spouse - Edwin John Allison, son of Nathaniel Paul Allison and Caroline Augusta Turnley, b: 14 Aug 1859, Campbell Town, Tasmania; m: 1 Apr 1898, Hobart, Tasmania; d: 15 Jan 1943, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: 17 Jan 1943, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

  5. Female Blake - b: 23 Feb 1882, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 26 Feb 1882, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 26 Feb 1882, Hobart, Tasmania.

  6. Tasman Charles Blake - b: 20 Oct 1883, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 9 Dec 1883, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: Mar 1958, Victoria; crem: 17 Mar 1958 in Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Victoria. Spouse - Christabel Louisa Booton, daughter of Thomas Booton and Emma Hallett, b: 8 Feb 1889, Hobart, Tasmania; m: 12 Aug 1919, Queenstown, Tasmania; d: date and place unknown.

  7. Ethel Vivien Blake - b: 10 May 1886 in Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 15 Aug 1886, Bothwell, Tasmania.**

  8. Dudley Cyril Blake - b: 1 Oct 1888, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 16 Dec 1888, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 7 Nov 1892, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: aft 7 Nov 1892, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

  9. Gladys Olive Emily Blake - b: 29 Nov 1891, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 15 Apr 1892, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 22 Feb 1895, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: 22 Feb 1895, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

  10. Nora Irene Blake - b: 18 Jun 1894, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 1 Aug 1894, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 18 Jun 1979, Dynnyrne, Tasmania; bur: aft 18 Jun 1979, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania. Spouse - Frank Wharton, son of Henry Wharton and Alice Unknown, b: abt 1900, place unknown; m: 1930, Victoria; d: 14 Nov 1971, Tasmania; bur: aft 14 Nov 1971, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

  11. Laurie Emily Blake - b: 20 Feb 1899, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 12 Jul 1899, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 16 May 1980, Tasmania; bur: 19 May 1980, Carr Villa Cemetery, Launceston, Tasmania. Spouse - Thomas Henry Nolan, b: 14 Oct 1883, place unknown; m: 14 May 1917, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 7 Jul 1960, Launceston, Tasmania; bur: aft 7 Jul 1960, Carr Villa Cemetery, Launceston, Tasmania.

** No further research undertaken on this individual.