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.

BOWDEN

Family of Edward Bowden and Diana Ayres

Edward Bowden, son of John Bunnett and Elizabeth Bowden; also known as Edward Bunnett.

b: abt 1797, Rockland All Saints, Norfolk, England (1); bap: 23 Jul 1797, Rockland All Saints, Norfolk, England (2); d: 20 Sep 1858, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (3); bur: aft 20 Sep 1858, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (4).

Spouse - Diana Ayres, daughter of William Ayres and Mary Hunt.

b: abt 1792, Breckles, Norfolk, England (5); bap: 30 Sep 1792, Breckles, Norfolk, England (5); m: 30 Jul 1816, Shropham, Norfolk, England (6); d: 25 Nov 1866, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (7); bur: 28 Nov 1866, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (8).

Children of Edward Bowden and Diana Ayres:

  1. Jonathan Bowden - b: abt 1816, Breckles, Norfolk, England (9); d: 24 Oct 1880, Won Wron, Victoria, Australia (10). Spouse - Mary Merry.

  2. Mary Bowden - b: 8 Nov 1818, Stow Bedon, Norfolk, England (11); d: 28 Jul 1861, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (12). Spouse - Robert Blake.

  3. Harriet Bowden - b: abt 1821, Stow Bedon, Norfolk, England (13); d: 11 Jun 1893 Richmond, Tasmania, Australia (14). Spouse - Thomas Gaby.

  4. Sarah Bowden - b: abt 1823, Stow Bedon, Norfolk, England (15); d: 27 Dec 1881, Grantham, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (16). Spouse - William North.

  5. Edward Bowden - b: 6 Mar 1825, Mileham, Norfolk, England (17); d: 25 Mar 1908, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (18). - Spouse - Sarah Allen.

  6. Eliza Bowden - b: 16 Nov 1830, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (19); bap: 1 Jan 1831, New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia (19); d: 11 Jul 1900, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia (20). Spouse - James Warren, son of John Warren and Jane Unknown, b: abt 1821, place unknown (21); m: 7 Jun 1850, Deputy Registrar's Office, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (21); d: date and place unknown.

  7. Henrietta Bowden - b: 24 Dec 1833, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (22); d: 27 Sep 1898, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (23). Spouse - Thomas Lewis.

  8. Annie Bowden - b: 25 Jul 1835, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (24); d: 14 Jun 1883, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (25). Spouses - (1) George Goddard; (2) William Henry Jones.

Sources

(1) "Convicts (CON23) - Alphabetical Registers of Male Convicts", Libraries Tasmania, Edward Bowden, no B-948 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON23-1-1).
(2) "Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935", ancestry, Edward Bunnett, 1797, Rockland (https://www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/2711417:61636).
(3) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, Edward Bowden, no 20/1858 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-27p4j2k).
(4) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Edward Bowden, 1858, section A12, site 15.
(5) "Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935", ancestry, Diana Ayres, 1792, Breckles (https://www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/2037618:61636).
(6) "England Marriages, 1538-1973", FamilySearch, Edward Bunnett, 1816, Shropham, Norfolk (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFVC-X6G).
(7) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, Diana Bowden, no 18/1866 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-35p35j2k).
(8) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Diana Bowden, 1866, section A12, site 15.
(9) "Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935", ancestry, Johnathan Burnett, 1816, Breckles (https://www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/875478:61636).
(10) BillionGraves, Jonathan Bowden, 1880 (https://billiongraves.com/grave/Jonathan-Bowden/3878082). Alberton Cemetery, Alberton, Wellington Shire, Victoria, Australia.
(11) "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", FamilySearch, Mary Bunnett, 1818, Stokesby with Herringby, Norfolk (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JW9F-TQG).
(12) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, Mary Blake, no 314/1861, Bothwell (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-30p31j2k).
(13) "Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935", ancestry, Harriet Bunnett, 1821, Stow Bedon (https://www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/1887050:61636).
(14) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, Harriet Gaby, no 615/1893 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-62p162j2k).
(15) "Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935", ancestry, Sarah Bunnett, no 103/1823, Stow Bedon (https://www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/3427:61636).
(16) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, Sarah North, no 47/1881 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-50p48j2k).
(17) "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", FamilySearch, Edward Bowden, 1825, Mileham, Norfolk (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NND6-N1S).
(18) Deaths in the District of Bothwell 1844-1938 (RGD17), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, Edward Bowden, microfilm Z1640, RGD17/1/2, no 753/1908.
(19) "Register of Baptisms, Tasmania, 1803-1933 (RGD32)", Libraries Tasmania, Eliza Bowden, no 4081/1831 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD32-1-1-P220).
(20) New South Wales Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (https://www.nsw.gov.au/births-deaths-marriages), Eliza Warren, death, no 9297/19400, Lismore.
(21) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, James Warren-Eliza Bowden, no 51/1850 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-9p21j2k).
(22) Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Henrietta Bowden, microfilm Z2338, baptism, NS592/1/1, 20 Apr 1834.
(23) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, Henrietta Lewis, no 75/1898 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-67p80j2k).
(24) Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, , Annie Bowden, microfilm Z2338, baptism, NS592/1/1, 17 Nov 1835.
(25) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, Annie Jones, no 47/1883 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-52p49j2k).