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

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: Map - 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.