Jonathan Bowden (1816-1880)
Born: Abt 1816, Breckles, Norfolk, England
Died: 24 October 1880, Won Wron, Victoria
Parents: Edward Bowden and Diana Ayres
Spouse: Mary Merry (1826-1897)
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Jonathan Bowden, son of Edward Bowden and Diana Ayres.
Born: abt 1816, Breckles, Norfolk, England.
Baptised: 30 Nov 1816, Breckles, Norfolk, England.
Married: 2 Aug 1841, Mary Merry, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, TAS; Jonathan: 21, bachelor, farmer; Mary: 16, spinster; witnesses: John Merry & Sarah Bowden.
Died: 24 Oct 1880, Won Wron, Victoria; aged 64.
Buried: Alberton Cemetery, Victoria.
Spouse: MARY MERRY, daughter of John Merry and Euphemia Muir.
Born: abt 1826, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Baptised: 12 Mar 1826, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Married: 2 Aug 1841, Jonathan Bowden, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, TAS; Jonathan: 21, bachelor, farmer; Mary: 16, spinster; witnesses: John Merry & Sarah Bowden.
Died: 25 Dec 1897, Caulfield, Victoria; aged 71.
Buried: Alberton Cemetery, Victoria.
Children of Jonathan Bowden and Euphemia Muir:
Euphemia Bowden.
Born: 28 Apr 1843, Bothwell.
Baptised: Aug 1843, Bothwell.
No further research has been carried out at this timeEdward Bowden.
Born: 1 Dec 1844, Bothwell; informant: Jonathan Bowden, father, farmer.
Baptised: 27 Apr 1845, Bothwell.
No further research has been carried out at this timeJohn Bowden.
Born: 13 Oct 1848, Bothwell; informant: Jonathan Bowden, father, farmer.
Baptised: 16 Nov 1848, Bothwell.
Died: 5 Apr 1859, Bothwell; aged 10, typhus fever; informant: Edward Bowden, uncle.
Buried: Bothwell Public CemeteryJames Jonathan Bowden.
Born: 11 Jan 1857, Bothwell; informant: Jonathan Bowden, father, carrier.
Baptised: 29 Mar 1857, Bothwell.
No further research has been carried out at this time
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:
Ancestry: Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600–1935
Central Highlands Council: Bothwell Cemetery Records
FamilySearch: Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950
Libraries Tasmania: Tasmanian Birth, Death and Marriage Registers
Tasmanian Archives: Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592)
TROVE (National Library of Australia): The Mercury
Victoria Births, Deaths and Marriages: Research and Family History Records