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.

Richard Bowden (1866-1945)
Florence Lucy Cunningham Hughes (1868-1892)
Ida May Denholm (1878-1957)

Richard Bowden, son of Edward Bowden and Sarah Allen.

b: 9 Jun 1866, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (1); bap: 22 Jul 1866, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (2); d: 7 Sep 1945, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (3); bur: 9 Sep 1945, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (4).

Spouse (1) - Florence Lucy Cunningham Hughes, daughter of William Wood Hughes and Emma Harriet Cunningham.

b: 7 Jul 1868, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (5); bap: 25 Oct 1868, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (6); m: 6 Jul 1889, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (7); d: 18 Jan 1892, West Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (8); bur: 20 Jan 1892, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (9).

Child of Richard Bowden and Florence Lucy Cunningham Hughes:

  1. Marion Bowden - b: 2 Jul 1889, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (10); bap: 6 Jul 1889, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (11); d: 14 Mar 1890, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (12); bur: 15 Mar 1890, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (13).

Spouse (2) - Ida May Denholm, daughter of Alexander Denholm and Annie Spurway Smith.

b: 23 Jul 1878, Green Ponds, Tasmania, Australia (14); m: 15 Sep 1896, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (15); d: 17 Aug 1957, Tasmania, Australia (16); bur: aft 17 Aug 1957, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (16).

Children of Richard Bowden and Ida May Denholm:

  1. Beryl Evelyn Bowden - b: 13 Dec 1897, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (17); bap: 12 Jan 1898, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (18). No further research carried out on this person.

  2. Richard Vernon Bowden - b: 30 Apr 1902, New Town, Tasmania, Australia (19); d: 16 May 1981, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (20); bur: aft 16 May 1981, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (21).

  3. Edna Jewel Bowden - b: 14 Sep 1904, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (22); d: 19 Jun 1986, Tasmania, Australia (23); bur: aft 19 Jun 1986, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (23). Spouse - Edward Norwood Archer, son of Edward Lewis Archer and Emily Gertrude Moodie, b: 8 Nov 1899, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (24); m: 8 Mar 1925, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (25); d: 13 Dec 1971, Tasmania, Australia (26); bur: aft 13 Dec 1971, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (26).

  4. Lyndon Bowden - b: 28 Dec 1908, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (27). No further research carried out on this person.

  5. Mervyn Bowden - b: 21 Nov 1910, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (28). No further research carried out on this person.

  6. Cecily Claire Bowden - b: 20 Jan 1915, Battery Point, Tasmania, Australia (29). No further research carried out on this person.

Sources

Sources

Family of Richard Bowden

  1. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Richard Bowden, no 21/1866, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-44p545j2k).

  2. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, Richard Bowden, no 345/1866.

  3. TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Bowden, 8 Sep 1945, p16 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26147013).

  4. Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, Richard Bowden, 1945, site unknown.

  5. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Florence Lucy Cunningham Hughes, no 18/1868, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-46p278j2k).

  6. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Florence Lucy Hughes, baptism, no 349/1868.

  7. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Bowden-Hughes, no 503/1889, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-48p280j2k).

  8. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Florence Bowden, no 945/1892, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-13p119j2k).

  9. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Florence Lucy Bowden, 1892, section A29, site 8.

  10. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Marion Bowden, no 844/1889, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-68p523j2k).

  11. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Marion Bowden, no 919/1889.

  12. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Marion Bowden, no 455/1890, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-59p47j2k).

  13. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Marion Bowden, 1890, section A29, site 9.

  14. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Ida May Denholm, no 824/1879, Green Ponds (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-56p585j2k).

  15. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Bowden-Denholm, no 233/1896, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-55p243j2k).

  16. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Ida May Bowden, 1957, site unknown.

  17. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Beryl Evylen Bowden, no 118/1897, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-85p98j2k).

  18. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Beryl Evelyn Bowden, no 1188/1898.

  19. Libraries Tasmania: Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Richard Vernon Bowden, birth, no 575/1902, New Town.

  20. Libraries Tasmania: Copies of Wills Recording Granting of Probate, 1825-1989 (AD960), Richard Vernon Bowden, no 69937/1981 (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/AD960-1-179-69937).

  21. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Richard Vernon Bowden, 1981, section C1, site 1.

  22. Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Edna Jewel Bowden, birth, no 3009/1904, Hobart.

  23. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Edna Jewel Archer, 1986, section B, site 8.

  24. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Edward Norwood Archer, no 121g/1899, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-87p110j2k).

  25. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Marriages," Archer-Bowden, 3 Oct 1925, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29115021).

  26. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Edward Norwood Archer, 1971, section B1, site 5.

  27. Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Lyndon Bowden, birth, no 3033/1909, Bothwell.

  28. Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Mervyn Bowden, birth, no 5210/1911, Bothwell.

  29. Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Cecily Claire Bowden, birth, no 6031/1915, Battery Point.