Bothwell Families

These pages offer a glimpse into the lives of the Bothwell families during the 1800s.
You’ll find family trees and timelines - while not exhaustive, they will continue to be updated as research progresses.
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Jonathan Bowden (1816-1880)
Mary Merry (1826-1841)

🏠 Property History

Jonathan Bowden, son of Edward Bowden and Diana Ayres.

b: abt 1816 in Breckles, Norfolk, England (1); bap: 30 Nov 1816, Breckles, Norfolk, England (1); d: 24 Oct 1880, Won Wron, Victoria (2); bur: aft 24 Oct 1880, Alberton Cemetery, Victoria (2).

Spouse - Mary Merry, daughter of John Merry and Euphemia Muir.

b: abt 1826, Lanarkshire, Scotland (3); bap: 12 Mar 1826, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland (3); m: 2 Aug 1841, Bothwell, Tasmania (4); d: 25 Dec 1897, Caulfield, Victoria (5); bur: aft 25 Dec 1897, Alberton Cemetery, Victoria (5).

Children of Jonathan Bowden and Euphemia Muir:

  1. Euphemia Bowden - b: 28 Apr 1843, Bothwell, Tasmania (6); bap: Aug 1843, Bothwell, Tasmania (6). **

  2. Edward Bowden - b: 1 Dec 1844, Bothwell, Tasmania (7); bap: 27 Apr 1845, Bothwell, Tasmania (8). **

  3. John Bowden - b: 13 Oct 1848, Bothwell, Tasmania (9); bap: 16 Nov 1848, Bothwell, Tasmania (10); d: 5 Apr 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania (11); bur: aft 5 Apr 1859, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (12).

  4. James Jonathan Bowden - b: 11 Jan 1857, Bothwell, Tasmania (13); bap: 29 Mar 1857, Bothwell, Tasmania (14). **

** No further research undertaken on this individual.

Sources

Properties in Bothwell where Jonathan Bowden lived

[1-G3] High St

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)

Sources

Family of Jonathan Bowden

  1. ancestry: Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935, Johnathan Burnett, 1816, Breckles (https://www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/875478:61636).

  2. BillionGraves, Jonathan Bowden, 1880, Alberton, Victoria (https://billiongraves.com/grave/Jonathan-Bowden/3878082).

  3. FamilySearch: Scotland Births and Baptisms 1564-1950, Mary Merry, 1826, Hamilton, Lanarkshire (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X152-3S9).

  4. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Bowden-Mirry, no 1242/1841, Hamilton (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-2p228j2k).

  5. BillionGraves, Mary Bowden, 1897, Alberton, Victoria (https://billiongraves.com/grave/MARY-BOWDEN/3456703).

  6. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Euphemia Bowden, baptism, no 3/1843.

  7. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Edward Bowden, no 27/1845, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-26-p213j2k).

  8. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Edward Bowden, microfilm Z2338, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 33/1845.

  9. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), John Bowden, no 107/1848, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-26-p227j2k).

  10. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, John Bowden, baptism, no 76/1848.

  11. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), John Bowden, no 3/1859, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-28p2j2k).

  12. Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, John Bowden, 1859, section A10, no 5-8.

  13. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), James Jonathan Bowden, no 1/1857, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-35p707j2k).

  14. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, James Jonathan Bowden, baptism, no 211/1857.