Bothwell Families
These pages offer a glimpse into the lives of the Bothwell families. You’ll find family trees and historical events specific to the area. While not exhaustive, the information will continue to be updated as research progresses. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the material presented.
Edward Bowden, son of Edward Bowden and Sarah Allen.
Born: 6 Jun 1857, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Edward Bowden, father, innkeeper (RGD33: Edward Bowden, no 30/1857, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-35p711j2k)
Baptised: 2 Aug 1857, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Edward Bowden, NS1854/1/1, no 190/1857)
Article: 5 Mar 1873, named under "Bothwell" Sad accident (MERC: "Bothwell," 5 Mar 1873, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8925439)
Married: 5 Dec 1883, Laura Savage, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, TAS; Edward: 26, bachelor, farmer; Laura: 23, spinster; witnesses: William Bowden, Annie Savage, Humphrey Thomas Savage (RGD37: Bowden-Savage, no 28/1883, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-42p16j2k)
Juror: 20 Apr 1887, Humby, Bothwell, TAS; inquest of James Williams (INQ: James Williams, no 9287/1887 (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/SC195-1-66-9287)
Residence: 14 Jan 1890, [C5] Dalrymple St, Bothwell, TAS; Humphrey Thomas Savage (owner), house, annual rateable value £16 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1890, p174-175, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-VD5K)
Residence: 24 Feb 1891, [C5] Dalrymple St, Bothwell, TAS; Mrs Ann Alice Savage (owner), house, annual rateable value £16 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1891, p485, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G98N-9QYK)
Residence: 28 Mar 1899, [C5] Dalrymple St, Bothwell, TAS; Mrs Ann Alice Savage (owner), cottage, capital value £200, annual rateable value £14 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1899, p324-325, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G98F-V8FR)
Electoral Roll: 1914, [C5] Dalrymple St, Bothwell, TAS; labourer (ELEC: p2-3/1914, https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100678__0007-00853)
Residence: 3 Nov 1914, [C5] Dalrymple St, Bothwell, TAS; executors of Mrs Ann Alice Savage (owners, cottage, capital value £200, annual rateable value £14 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1914, p2008-2009, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98N-977Y)
Electoral Roll: 1919, [C5] Dalrymple St, Bothwell, TAS; labourer (ELEC: p2-3/1919, https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100682__0007-00929)
Died: 19 Jul 1938, Moonah, TAS; aged 81 (MERC: "Deaths," Bowden, 20 Jul 1938, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25473658)
Death Notice: BOWDEN - On July 19, 1938, at the residence of his son, Mr Frank Bowden, No 29 Bayswater Road, Moonah, Edward, dearly, loved relict of the late Laura Bowden, of Bothwell (MERC: "Deaths," Bowden, 20 Jul 1938, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25473658)
Buried: 21 Jul 1938, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, TAS (BC: Edward Bowden, 1938, section A40, site 25-26)
Spouse - Laura Savage, daughter of Humphrey Thomas Savage and Ann Alice Taylor.
Born: 3 Jul 1860, Oatlands, TAS; informant: Humphrey Savage, father, farmer (RGD33: Laura Savage, no 1760/1860, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-38p010j2k)
Death Informant: 26 Feb 1882, Female Blake, niece (RGD35: Female Blake, no 16/1882, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-10p2j2k)
Married: 5 Dec 1883, Edward Bowden, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, TAS; Edward: 26, bachelor, farmer; Laura: 23, spinster; witnesses: William Bowden, Annie Savage, Humphrey Thomas Savage (RGD37: Bowden-Savage, no 28/1883, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-42p16j2k)
Electoral Roll: 1914, [C5] Dalrymple St, Bothwell, TAS; domestic duties (ELEC: p2-3/1914, https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100678__0007-00853)
Electoral Roll: 1919, [C5] Dalrymple St, Bothwell, TAS; home duties (ELEC: p2-3/1919, https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100682__0007-00929)
Died: 24 Apr 1921, Bothwell, TAS; aged 60, daughter of Humphrey Thomas Savage and Ann Alice Taylor, (MERC: "Deaths," Bowden, 25 Apr 1921, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23501459)
Death Notice: BOWDEN - On April 24, 1921, at her residence, Bothwell, Laura (Oey), the beloved wife of Edward Bowden (MERC: "Deaths," Bowden, 25 Apr 1921, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23501459)
Buried: 26 Apr 1921, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, TAS (BC: Laura Bowden, 1921, section A40, site 25-26)
Children of Edward Bowden and Laura Savage:
Leslie Bowden.
Born: 1884, New South Wales (NBDM: Leslie Bowden, birth, no 6824/1884)
Died: 1885, NSW; age unknown (NBDM: Leslie Bowden, death, no 3528/1885)Edward Roy Bowden.
Born: 1886, New South Wales (NBDM: Edward R Bowden, birth, no 6270/1886)
Enlisted: 11 Jan 1916, New Zealand Expeditionary Forces, named on the War Memorial Avenue Plaque (NZA: Edward Roy Bowden, no 22928, https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE11494163)
Died: 12 Oct 1917, Belgium; aged 31, Killed in Action (MERC: "Roll of Honour," 9 Nov 1917, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2263311900)Erma Jubilee Bowden.
Born: 20 Jun 1887, Green Ponds, TAS; informant: Laura Bowden, mother (RGD33: Erma Jubilee Bowden, no 1858/1887, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-66p615j2k)
Birth Informant: 4 Feb 1900, Elsie Geraldine Bowden, sister (RGD33: Given Name Not Recorded Bowden, no 128/1900, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-4-1/RGD33-4-1-109)
Birth Informant: 26 Sep 1902, Frank Charles Bowden, brother (RGD33: Frank Charles Bowden, no 188/1902, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-4-6/RGD33-4-6-119)
No further research has been carried out at this timeHarry Merton Bowden.
Born: 14 Apr 1890, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Edward Bowden, father, labourer (RGD33: Harry Merton Bowden, no 841/1890, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-69p123j2k)
Baptised: 24 Oct 1890, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Harry Merton Bowden, NS1854/1/1, no 946/1890)
Electoral Roll: 1919, Bothwell, TAS; grocer's assistant (ELEC: p1-3/1919 supplement, https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100682__0007-00870)
Died: 15 Mar 1952, Hobart, TAS; aged 61 (PROB: Harry Merton Bowden, no 33706/1890, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/AD960-1-79-33706)Humphrey Reginald Bowden.
Born: 8 Jan 1892, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Edward Bowden, father, labourer (RGD33: Humphrey Reginald Bowden, no 97/1892, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-73p258j2k)
Baptised: 21 Feb 1892, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Humphrey Reginald Bowden, NS1854/1/1, no 1022/1892)
No further research has been carried out at this timeMabel Evelyn Bowden.
Born: 5 Mar 1896, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Laura Bowden, mother (RGD33: Mabel Evelyn Bowden, no 91/1896, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-81p82j2k)
Electoral Roll: 1919, Bothwell, TAS; home duties (ELEC: p2-3/1919, https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100682__0007-00929)
No further research has been carried out at this timeCecil Eric Bowden.
Born: 15 Nov 1897, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Laura Bowden, mother (RGD33: Given Name Not Recorded Bowden, no 154/1897, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-83p113j2k)
Baptised: 12 Jan 1898, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Cecil Eric Bowden, NS1854/1/1, no 1189/1898)
No further research has been carried out at this timeElsie Geraldine Bowden.
Born: 4 Feb 1900, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Erma Bowden, sister (RGD33: Given Name Not Recorded Bowden, no 128/1900, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-4-1/RGD33-4-1-109)
Baptised: 27 Apr 1900, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Elsie Jeraldine Bowden, NS1854/1/1, no 1237/1900)
No further research has been carried out at this timeFrank Charles Bowden.
Born: 26 Sep 1902, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Erma Bowden, sister (RGD33: Frank Charles Bowden, no 188/1902, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-4-6/RGD33-4-6-119)
Died: 20 Dec 1969, Tasmania; aged 67 (BC: Frank Charles Bowden, 1969, section B2, site 19)
Buried: aft 20 Dec 1969, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, TAS (BC: Frank Charles Bowden, 1969, section B2, site 19)
Properties in Bothwell purchased by Edward Bowden
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)
Bibliography of Sources
ANG - Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854). Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Hobart. Microfilm. Anglican Parish of Bothwell (NG613).
BC - Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records. Transcribed from parish registers by the Central Highlands Council, Bothwell.
ELEC - ancestry: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980. Images. Australian Electoral Commission, [Electoral Roll]. https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/1207 : 2023.
INQ - Libraries Tasmania: Findings relating to Coroner's Inquests (SC195). Images. Supreme Court, Registrar's Office (TA42). Tasmanian Government, Australia. https://www.libraries.tas.gov.au/tasmanian-archives : 2023.
MERC - TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954). Images. National Library of Australia. https://trove.nla.gov.au : 2023.
NBDM - New South Wales: Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages. Database. New South Wales Government. Australia. https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/family-history-search : 2023.
NZA - New Zealand Archives. Archives New Zealand. Images. New Zealand Government. https://www.archives.govt.nz : 2023.
PROB - Libraries Tasmania: Copies of Wills Recording Granting of Probate, 1825-1989 (AD960). Images. Probate Registry (TA1574). Tasmanian Government, Australia. https://www.libraries.tas.gov.au/tasmanian-archives : 2023.
RGD33 - Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33). Images. Registrar-General's Department (TA85). Tasmanian Government, Australia. https://libraries.tas.gov.au/tasmanian-archives : 2023.
RGD35 - Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35). Images. Registrar-General's Department (TA85). Tasmanian Government, Australia. https://libraries.tas.gov.au/tasmanian-archives : 2023.
RGD37 - Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37). Images. Registrar-General's Department (TA85). Tasmanian Government, Australia. https://libraries.tas.gov.au/tasmanian-archives : 2023.
TGG - FamilySearch: Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925. Images. Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2170647 : 2023.