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.

William Jonathan Blake (1850-1934)
Isabella Ball (1858-1933)

🏠 Property History

Family of William Jonathan Blake and Isabella Ball

William Jonathan Blake, son of Robert Blake and Mary Bowden.

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.

Children of William Jonathan Blake and Isabella Ball:

  1. Leila Edith Blake, b: 21 Nov 1881, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 8 Jan 1882, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia d: 9 Feb 1900, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 11 Feb 1900, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

  2. Olive Isabel Blake, b: 26 Dec 1883, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 3 Feb 1884 in Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 1 Oct 1975, Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia; crem: 2 Oct 1975, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

  3. Lindsay William Blake, b: 5 May 1885, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 21 Jun 1885 in Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 5 Aug 1920, Campbell Town, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 7 Aug 1920, Bothwell General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Eva Rolls, daughter of Charles Rolls and Margaret Turnbull, b: 6 Mar 1889, Hamilton, Tasmania, Australia; m: 17 Nov 1915, New Town, Tasmania, Australia; d: 8 Feb 1938, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 9 Feb 1938, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

  4. Athol Clyde Blake, b: 13 Apr 1887, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 15 May 1887 in Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 7 Sep 1915 on board the HMS Nile Hospital Ship; bur: no known grave but has a memorial plaque at The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 35), Gallipoli, Turkey.

  5. Sybil Maude Blake, b: 6 Jul 1889, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 20 Aug 1889 in Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 19 Jan 1961, Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia; bur: aft 19 Jan 1961, Carlyle Cemetery, Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia.

  6. Muriel Amy Blake, b: 10 Jul 1891, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 6 Nov 1891 in Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 24 May 1965, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; crem: 26 May 1965, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Henry William Ellis, son of William Henry Ellis and Emily Jane Allwright, b: 5 Jan 1885, Green Ponds, Tasmania, Australia; m: 9 Oct 1915, St John's Anglican Church, New Town, Tasmania, Australia - the marriage ended in divorce; d: 12 Nov 1961, Western Australia, Australia; crem: aft 12 Nov 1961, Karrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia.

Properties in Bothwell purchased by William Jonathan Blake

[1-E2] 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 Maps - Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified) & Bothwell 2 (B38), AF819/1/27 (modified)