Bothwell Families

These pages provide a glimpse into the life of the Bothwell Families during the 1800s.
You will find Family Trees and Individual Timelines which may not be exhaustive but will be updated as more research is conducted.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information provided.

Jonathan Bowden (1816-1880)
Mary Merry (1826-1841)

🏠 Property History

Family of Jonathan Bowden and Mary Merry

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, Australia (2); bur: aft 24 Oct 1880, Alberton Cemetery, Alberton, Victoria, Australia (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, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (4); d: 25 Dec 1897, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia (5); bur: aft 25 Dec 1897, Alberton Cemetery, Alberton, Victoria, Australia (5).

Children of Jonathan Bowden and Euphemia Muir:

  1. Euphemia Bowden - b: 28 Apr 1843, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (6); bap: Aug 1843, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (6). No further research carried out on this person.

  2. Edward Bowden - b: 1 Dec 1844, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (7); bap: 27 Apr 1845, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (8). No further research carried out on this person.

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

  4. James Jonathan Bowden - b: 11 Jan 1857, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (13); bap: 29 Mar 1857, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (14). No further research carried out on this person.

Properties in Bothwell where Jonathan Bowden lived

[1-G3] High St

For more information on these properties click on the links under each map.
Complete and downloadable maps of the township are on the Property History page.

Tasmanian Archives Maps - Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified)

Sources

(1) "Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935", ancestry, Johnathan Burnett, 1816, Breckles (https://www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/875478:61636).
(2) BillionGraves, Jonathan Bowden, 1880 (https://billiongraves.com/grave/Jonathan-Bowden/3878082). Alberton Cemetery, Alberton, Wellington Shire, Victoria, Australia.
(3) "Scotland Births and Baptisms 1564-1950", FamilySearch, Mary Merry, 1826, Hamilton, Lanarkshire (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X152-3S9).
(4) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, Jonathan Bowden-Mary Mirry, no 1242/1841 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-2p228j2k).
(5) BillionGraves, Mary Bowden, 1897 (https://billiongraves.com/grave/MARY-BOWDEN/3456703). Alberton Cemetery, Alberton, Wellington Shire, Victoria, Australia.
(6) Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, , Euphemia Bowden, microfilm Z2338, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 3/1843.
(7) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Edward Bowden, no 27/1845 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-26-p213j2k).
(8) Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Edward Bowden, microfilm Z2338, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 33/1845.
(9) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, John Bowden, no 107/1848 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-26-p227j2k).
(10) Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, John Bowden, microfilm Z2338, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 76/1848.
(11) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, John Bowden, no 3/1859 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-28p2j2k).
(12) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, John Bowden, 1859, section A10, no 5-8.
(13) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, James Jonathan Bowden, no 1/1857 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-35p707j2k).
(14) Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, James Jonathan Bowden, microfilm Z2338, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 211/1857.