Edward Bowden (1825-1908)
Born: 6 March 1825, Mileham, Norfolk, England
Died: 25 March 1908, Bothwell, Tasmania
Parents: Edward Bowden and Diana Ayres
Spouse: Sarah Allen (1837-1871)
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Edward Bowden (1825-1908)
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Tasmania, Australia
EDWARD BOWDEN, son of Edward Bowden and Diana Ayres.
Born: 6 Mar 1825, Mileham, Norfolk, England.
Baptised: 10 Apr 1825, Mileham, Norfolk, England.
Arrived: 1 Jan 1830, Hobart, TAS; 'Guildford.'
Census: 1 Jan 1842, [G3] Slate Cottage, High St, Bothwell; male, aged between 14 and under 21, single, arrived free, Church of England, gardener/stockman.
Donated: 26 Feb 1847, 10s to the Scotch and Irish Relief Fund.
Census: 1 Jan 1848, [G3] Slate Cottage, High St, Bothwell; male, aged between 14 and under 21, single, arrived free, Church of England, other class.
Departed: 20 Sep 1849, Launceston; on board the 'David Malcolm.’
Article: 8 May 1852, named under “Bothwell” Letter to Rev Charles Bardin.
Married: 11 Jan 1854, Sarah Allen, St Luke's Church, Bothwell.
Hotel Licence: 9 May 1854, [D.1] Bothwell Castle, Patrick St, Bothwell; from James Warren to Edward Bowden, Jnr.
Hotel Licence: 26 Dec 1854, [D.1] Bothwell Castle, Patrick St, Bothwell; granted.
Charged: 12 Feb 1855, Lower Court, Bothwell, TAS; Breach of "The Licensing Act."
Juror: 9 Oct 1855, [D.1] Bothwell Castle, Patrick St, Bothwell; innkeeper, nature of qualification: road rate.
Hotel Licence: 8 Jan 1856, [D.1] Bothwell Castle, Patrick St, Bothwell; granted.
Juror: 23 Feb 1856, [8] Crown Inn, Alexander St, Bothwell; inquest of Thomas Broddick.
Article: 1 Apr 1856, named under "Bothwell" - John Whitefoord.
Article: 26 Jul 1856, named under "To Thomas Lloyd Gellibrand, Esq."
Hotel Licence: 23 Dec 1856, [D.1] Bothwell Castle, Patrick St, Bothwell; granted.
Marriage Witness: 25 Feb 1857, George Goddard & Annie Bowden, St Luke's Church, Bothwell.
Petition: 8 Aug 1857, Waste Lands 1857, signed, innkeeper.
Hotel Licence: 22 Dec 1857, [D.1] Bothwell Castle, Patrick St, Bothwell; granted.
Juror: 27 Jan 1858, [8] Crown Inn, Alexander St, Bothwell; inquest of James Brown.
Residence: 18 May 1858, [D.1] Bothwell Castle, Patrick St, Bothwell; owner, public-house, annual rateable value £60.
Conveyed: 31 May 1858, [D] Patrick St, Bothwell; 4a 2r 23p from Henry Mylam Cockerill for £1100.
Article: 25 Aug 1858, named under "Bothwell," Request a Public Meeting.
Juror: 12 Oct 1858, [8] Crown Inn, Alexander St, Bothwell; inquest of Female Thomas.
Hotel Licence: 28 Dec 1858, [D.1] Bothwell Castle, Patrick St, Bothwell; granted.
Juror: 15 Mar 1859, [D.1] Bothwell Castle, Patrick St, Bothwell; inquest of Isabella Robinson.
Death Informant: 7 Apr 1859, John Bowden, nephew.
Donated: 6 Jul 1859, £1 to the Wesleyan Chapel building fund.
Marriage Witness: 5 Oct 1860, Thomas Lewis & Harriet Bowden, St Luke's Church, Bothwell.
Juror: 7 Nov 1860, [F1] White Hart Inn, Patrick St, Bothwell; inquest of William Berry.
Residence: 20 Nov 1860, [D.1] Bothwell Castle, Patrick St, Bothwell; owner, public-house, out-buildings, annual rateable value £60.
Article: 30 May 1861, named under "To Frederick Synnot, Esq."
Article: 26 Jan 1863, named under "Rural Municipality of Bothwell."
Juror: 26 Jan 1863, [D.1] Bothwell Castle, Patrick St, Bothwell; inquest of Ann (Burn) White.
Juror: 15 Apr 1863, Berriedale, Bothwell; inquest of Charles Octavius Parsons.
Foreman: 13 May 1863, [D.1] Bothwell Castle, Patrick St, Bothwell; inquest of Alfred Williams.
Article: 29 Jun 1864, named under "Country News," Bothwell Rifle Club.
Conveyed: 22 Aug 1864, [E3-E4, G1] Arthur Cres, Bothwell; 8a 39p from Robert Barr for £350.
Article: 9 Nov 1864, named under "Rifle Matches."
Residence: 15 Nov 1864, [D.3] Cnr Patrick St & Arthur Cres, Bothwell; owner, house, annual rateable value £25.
Business: 15 Nov 1864, [D.1] Bothwell Castle, Patrick St, Bothwell.
Article: 22 Dec 1864, named under "Rifle Matches."
Article: 11 Jan 1865, named under "Rifle Match."
Hotel Licence: 17 Jan 1865, [D.1] Bothwell Castle, Patrick St, Bothwell; granted.
Reports of Crime: 26 May 1865, named under "Bothwell Municipality."
Juror: 10 Jun 1865, Council Chambers, Bothwell; inquest of William Smith.
Article: 9 Sep 1865, named under "Rifle Matches."
Article: 14 Oct 1865, named under "Bothwell Rifle Match."
Foreman: 6 Apr 1866, Council Chambers, Bothwell; inquest of Johanna Connolly.
Article: 4 May 1866, named under "Bothwell Rifle Club."
Residence: 26 Feb 1867, [D.1] Bothwell Castle, Patrick St, Bothwell; owner, public-house, out-buildings, annual rateable value £55.
Marriage Witness: 13 Jul 1867, Henry Hurley & Catherine Allen, [D.1] Bothwell Castle, Patrick St, Bothwell.
Residence: 11 Feb 1868, [D.1] Bothwell Castle, Patrick St, Bothwell; owner, public-house, out-buildings, annual rateable value £55.
Death Informant: 9 Mar 1869, Elizabeth Lewis, friend.
Residence: 1 Mar 1870, [D.1] Bothwell Castle, Patrick St, Bothwell; owner, public-house, out-buildings, annual rateable value £50.
Residence: 7 Feb 1871, [D.1] Bothwell Castle, Patrick St, Bothwell; owner, public-house, out-buildings, annual rateable value £52.
Article: 4 Sep 1871, named under "Testimonial to Mr Quodling."
Residence: 20 Feb 1872, [D.1] Bothwell Castle, Patrick St, Bothwell; owner, public-house, out-buildings, annual rateable value £52.
Advertisement: 9 Mar 1872, "To Let or Sell."
Advertisement: 9 Mar 1872, "Wanted to Rent."
Foreman: 3 Mar 1873, [D.1] Bothwell Castle, Patrick St, Bothwell; inquest of Lucy Jackman.
Article: 29 Jan 1875, named under "Cumberland Election."
Mortgagee: 4 Dec 1875, loaned £300 to Thomas Gaby.
Article: 18 Dec 1876, named under "Acknowledgement" Henry C. Hurst.
Residence: 30 Jan 1877, [D.4] Cnr Arthur Cres & High St, Bothwell; owner, house, annual rateable value £20.
Article: 8 Mar 1880, named under "Bothwell" Road Trust Meeting.
Foreman: 19 Oct 1880, Police Office, Bothwell, inquest of John McKenzie.
Article: 18 Apr 1881, named under "Bothwell Road District."
Foreman: 9 Aug 1881, Police Office, Bothwell; inquest of James Hinchy.
Article: 23 Jun 1883, named under "Bothwell," Thomas E. J. Steele.
Residence: 14 Jan 1890, [D.3] Cnr Patrick St & Arthur Cres, Bothwell; owner, house, annual rateable value £26
Residence: 28 Mar 1899, [D.3] Cnr Patrick St & Arthur Cres, Bothwell; owner, house, garden, capital value £600, annual rateable value £30.
Biography: 1900, "Councillor Edward Bowden."
Will: 15 Apr 1907, signed his Last Will & Testament.
Died: 25 Mar 1908, Bothwell; aged 83, retired licenced victualler, senile decay & heart failure.
Death Notice: BOWDEN - On Wednesday, March 25, 1908, at his residence, Bothwell, Edward Bowden, senior, in the 83rd year of his age. [TROVE]
Article: 27 Mar 1908, named under "Personal" Mr Edward Bowden.
Buried: 28 Mar 1908, Bothwell Public Cemetery.
Probate: 27 May 1908, granted .
Spouse - SARAH ALLEN, daughter of Richard Allen and Julia Antoni.
Born: 6 Jun 1837, Bothwell.
Census: 1 Jan 1842, [10] Alexander St, Bothwell; female, aged between 2 and under 7, Church of England, born in colony.
Article: 8 May 1852, named under “Bothwell” Letter to Rev Charles Bardin.
Married: 11 Jan 1854, Edward Bowden, St Luke's Church, Bothwell.
Donated: 18 Jun 1855, 10s to the Patriotic War Fund.
Died: 25 Jul 1871, Bothwell; aged 34, dropsy; informant: Henry Wise, friend & undertaker.
Death Notice: BOWDEN - On Tuesday, 25th July, 1871, at her residence, Sarah, the beloved wife of Edward Bowden, aged 34 years, leaving a large family to mourn her loss. [TROVE]
Buried: 29 Jul 1871, Bothwell Public Cemetery.
Children of Edward Bowden and Sarah Allen:
Emily Bowden.
Born: 3 May 1855, Bothwell; informant: Edward Bowden, father, innkeeper.
Baptised: 14 Jun 1855, Bothwell.
Married: 6 Nov 1876, Robert William McGowan, [19.3] Dennistoun Rd, Bothwell; Robert: 23, bachelor, currier; Emily: 21, spinster; witnesses: John Shaw, Annie McGowan.
Died: 16 Oct 1918, Ulverstone; aged 63, Emily Bowden.
Death Notice: McGOWAN - On October 16, 1918, at Ulverstone, Emily, the beloved wife of Robert William McGowan, aged 63 years. [TROVE]
Buried: 18 Oct 1918, General Cemetery, Ulverstone.Spouse - Robert William McGowan, son of John McGowan and Mary Cunningham.
Born: 6 May 1853, Richmond, TAS; informant: John McGowan, father, tanner.
Married: 6 Nov 1876, Emily Bowden, [19.3] Dennistoun Rd, Bothwell; Robert: 23, bachelor, currier; Emily: 21, spinster; witnesses: John Shaw, Annie McGowan.
Residence: 30 Jan 1877, [19.3] Dennistoun Rd, Bothwell; executors of Robert Blake (owners), house, annual rateable value £10.
Residence: 14 Jan 1890, [E3] Arthur Cres, Bothwell; Edward Bowden (owner), house, annual rateable value £7.
Died: 28 Nov 1935, Sandy Bay, TAS; aged 82.
Death Notice: MCGOWAN - On November 28, 1935, at his late residence, Mt Nelson Road, Sandy Bay, Robert William McGowan (late of Ulverstone), in the 83rd year of his age. [TROVE]
Buried: 30 Nov 1935, General Cemetery, UlverstoneBorn: 6 Jun 1857, Bothwell.
Born: 10 Sep 1859, Bothwell.
Julia Bowden.
Born: 1 Oct 1861, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Edward Bowden, licensed victualler.
Baptised: 17 Nov 1861, Bothwell.
Marriage Witness: 1 Aug 1888, James Tomkins Weaver & Ada White, St Luke's Church, Bothwell.
Died: 3 Mar 1939, Devonport, TAS; aged 77.
Buried: 5 Mar 1939, Bothwell Public Cemetery.
Death Notice: BOWDEN - On March 3, 1939, at the residence of her brother, William, Wright Street, East Devonport, Julia (Aunt Jule), daughter of the late Edward Bowden, of Bothwell, in her 78th year. [TROVE]Amelia Kate Bowden.
Born: 26 Feb 1864, Bothwell; informant: Amelia Allen, aunt.
Baptised: 25 Mar 1864, Bothwell.
Married: 18 Jul 1888, David Morrison, St Luke's Church, Bothwell; David: 28, bachelor, general storekeeper; Amelia: 24, spinster; witnesses: Sarah Diana Goddard, Richard Bowden.
Died: 1 May 1931, Battery Point, TAS; aged 67.
Death Notice: MORRISON - On May 1, 1931, at her residence, No 12 Waterloo Crescent, Battery Point, Amelia Kate, the dearly beloved wife of David Morrison, age 67 years. After a short illness. [TROVE]
Buried: 3 May 1931, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart.Spouse - David Morrison.
Born: abt 1860, place unknown.
Married: 18 Jul 1888, Amelia Kate Bowden, St Luke's Church, Bothwell; David: 28, bachelor, general storekeeper; Amelia: 24, spinster; witnesses: Sarah Diana Goddard, Richard Bowden.
Residence: 14 Jan 1890, [I4] High St, Bothwell; Alfred Ibbott (owner), house, annual rateable value £10.
Juror: 23 Jul 1890, Police Office, Bothwell, TAS; inquest of John Stevens.
Mortgagee: 25 Oct 1892, loaned £600 to Ann Alice (Taylor) Savage.
Mortgagee: 14 Mar 1895, £600 mortgage paid in full by Ann Alice (Taylor) Savage.
Died: 14 Sep 1936, West Hobart; aged 76.
Death Notice: MORRISON - On September 14, 1936, at his residence, No 2 Hill Street, West Hobart, David, dearly beloved husband of the late Amelia Morrison and loved father of Netta (Mrs Delaney), aged 76 years. [TROVE]
Buried: 15 Sep 1936, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart.Born: 9 Jun 1866, Bothwell.
Cecil Bowden.
Born: 16 Oct 1868, Bothwell; informant: Edward Bowden, father, licensed victualler.
Baptised: 25 Nov 1868, Bothwell.
Marriage Witness: 15 Nov 1899, William Bowden & Adelaide Edith Arnett, Bothwell.
Died: 14 Mar 1907, Hobart; aged 38.
Death Notice: BOWDEN - On March 14, 1907, at Hobart, Cecil, youngest beloved son of Edward (snr) and the late Sarah Bowden, Bothwell, aged 38 years. [TROVE]
Buried: 17 Mar 1907, Bothwell Public Cemetery.
Article: 22 Mar 1907, named under "Bothwell" Late Mr Cecil Bowden.Sarah Bowden.
Born: 19 Jul 1871, Bothwell; informant: Edward Bowden, father, licensed victualler.
Baptised: 20 Jul 1871, Bothwell.
Died: 20 Jul 1871, Bothwell; aged 1 day, weakness; informant: Edward Bowden, father.
Buried: aft 20 Jul 1871, Bothwell Public Cemetery.
Residences and Properties
The following properties and records relate to the Bowden family during their time in Bothwell. Click the images to view the full history of each property.
Complete maps located on the Property History page. Tasmanian Archives: Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified)
Resources Used:
Archives New Zealand: Historical records
Central Highlands Council: Bothwell Cemetery Records
FamilySearch: England Births and Christenings, 1538–1975; Tasmania Civil Registration — Deaths; Tasmania Government Gazette, 1833–1925
Find A Grave: Cemetery records
Information supplied by family researchers
Libraries Tasmania: Census Returns; Coroner's Inquests; Passenger Departures; Petty Sessions Records (Bothwell); Reports of Crime; Wills and Probate Records; Tasmanian Birth, Death and Marriage Registers
Libraries Tasmania: The Cyclopedia of Tasmania (1900)
Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries: Cemetery records
New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages: Family History Records
Parliament of Tasmania: Tasmanian Parliamentary Papers, 1856–1901
Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office: Bothwell Church of England Baptismal Register (NS1854); Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592); Colonial Secretary's Office General Correspondence
The LIST (Land Information System Tasmania): Historic Deeds, Grants and Titles
TROVE (National Library of Australia): The Advertiser; The Courier; Colonial Times; The Hobart Town Daily Mercury; The Mercury; The North Western Advocate and Emu Bay Times