Edward Bowden (1857-1938)

Born: 6 June 1857, Bothwell, Tasmania
Died: 19 July 1938, Moonah, Tasmania
Parents: Edward Bowden and Sarah Allen

Spouse: Laura Savage (1860-1921)


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Residences & Properties

EDWARD BOWDEN, son of Edward Bowden and Sarah Allen.

Born: 6 Jun 1857, Bothwell; informant: Edward Bowden, father, innkeeper.

Baptised: 2 Aug 1857, Bothwell.

Article: 5 Mar 1873, named under "Bothwell," Sad accident.

Married: 5 Dec 1883, Laura Savage, St Luke's Church, Bothwell; Edward: 26, bachelor, farmer; Laura: 23, spinster; witnesses: William Bowden, Annie Savage, Humphrey Thomas Savage.

Juror: 20 Apr 1887, Humby, Bothwell; inquest of James Williams.

Residence:  14 Jan 1890, [C5] Dalrymple St, Bothwell; Humphrey Thomas Savage (owner), house, annual rateable value £16.

Residence:  24 Feb 1891, [C5] Dalrymple St, Bothwell; Mrs Ann Alice Savage (owner), house, annual rateable value £16.

Residence:  28 Mar 1899, [C5] Dalrymple St, Bothwell; Mrs Ann Alice Savage (owner), cottage, capital value £200, annual rateable value £14.

Electoral Roll: 1914, [C5] Dalrymple St, Bothwell; labourer.

Residence:  3 Nov 1914, [C5] Dalrymple St, Bothwell; executors of Mrs Ann Alice Savage (owners), cottage, capital value £200, annual rateable value £14.

Electoral Roll: 1919, [C5] Dalrymple St, Bothwell; labourer.

Died: 19 Jul 1938, Moonah; aged 81.

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. [TROVE]

Buried: 21 Jul 1938, Bothwell Public Cemetery.

Spouse - LAURA SAVAGE, daughter of Humphrey Thomas Savage and Ann Alice Taylor.

Born: 3 Jul 1860, Oatlands; informant: Humphrey Savage, father, farmer.

Married: 5 Dec 1883, Edward Bowden, St Luke's Church, Bothwell; Edward: 26, bachelor, farmer; Laura: 23, spinster; witnesses: William Bowden, Annie Savage, Humphrey Thomas Savage.

Electoral Roll: 1914, [C5] Dalrymple St, Bothwell; domestic duties.

Electoral Roll: 1919, [C5] Dalrymple St, Bothwell; home duties.

Died: 24 Apr 1921, Bothwell, TAS; aged 60.

BOWDEN - On April 24, 1921, at her residence, Bothwell, Laura (Oey), the beloved wife of Edward Bowden. [TROVE]

Buried: 26 Apr 1921, Bothwell Public Cemetery.

Children of Edward Bowden and Laura Savage:

  1. Leslie Bowden.

    Born: 1884, New South Wales.
    Died: 1885, New South Wales.

  2. Edward Roy Bowden.

    Born: 1886, New South Wales.
    Enlisted: 11 Jan 1916, New Zealand Expeditionary Forces, named on the War Memorial Avenue Plaque.
    Died: 12 Oct 1917, Belgium; aged 31, Killed in Action.

  3. Erma Jubilee Bowden.

    Born: 20 Jun 1887, Green Ponds; informant: Laura Bowden, mother.
    No further research has been carried out at this time

  4. Harry Merton Bowden.

    Born: 14 Apr 1890, Bothwell; informant: Edward Bowden, father, labourer.
    Baptised: 24 Oct 1890, Bothwell.
    Electoral Roll: 1919, Bothwell, grocer's assistant.
    Died: 15 Mar 1952, Hobart; aged 61.

  5. Humphrey Reginald Bowden.

    Born: 8 Jan 1892, Bothwell; informant: Edward Bowden, father, labourer.
    Baptised: 21 Feb 1892, Bothwell.
    No further research has been carried out at this time

  6. Mabel Evelyn Bowden.

    Born: 5 Mar 1896, Bothwell; informant: Laura Bowden, mother.
    Electoral Roll: 1919, Bothwell; home duties.
    No further research has been carried out at this time

  7. Cecil Eric Bowden.

    Born: 15 Nov 1897, Bothwell; informant: Laura Bowden, mother.
    Baptised: 12 Jan 1898, Bothwell.
    No further research has been carried out at this time

  8. Elsie Geraldine Bowden.
    Born: 4 Feb 1900, Bothwell; informant: Erma Bowden, sister.
    Baptised: 27 Apr 1900, Bothwell.
    No further research has been carried out at this time

  9. Frank Charles Bowden.

    Born: 26 Sep 1902, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Erma Bowden, sister.
    Died: 20 Dec 1969, Tasmania; aged 67.
    Buried: Bothwell Public Cemetery.

Residences and Properties

The following properties and records relate to the Blake family during their time in Bothwell. Click the images to view the full history of each property.

[C5] Dalrymple St

Complete maps located on the Property History page. Tasmanian Archives: Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified)

Bibliography

Resources Used:

  • Ancestry: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903–1980

  • Archives New Zealand: Historical records

  • Central Highlands Council: Bothwell Cemetery Records

  • FamilySearch: Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833–1925

  • Libraries Tasmania: Coroner's Inquests; Wills and Probate Records; Tasmanian Birth, Death and Marriage Registers

  • New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages: Family History Records

  • Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office: Bothwell Church of England Baptismal Register (NS1854)

  • The LIST (Land Information System Tasmania): Historic Deeds, Grants and Titles

  • Trove (National Library of Australia): The Mercury