Henry (Saxon) Branch (1847-1925)
Born: 10 August 1847, Launceston, Tasmania
Died: 4 December 1925, Bothwell, Tasmania
Parents: Matthew Saxon and Eliza Pegram
Spouse: Mary Ann Jackman (1850-1928)
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Henry Branch (10 Aug 1847-4 Dec 1925)
+Mary Ann Jackman (1 Jun 1850-16 Aug 1928)
1-Lucy Jane Branch (16 Feb 1874-25 May 1957)
+John Boyd Stuart (21 Oct 1872-5 Nov 1954)
2-Charles Henry Branch (1 Oct 1875-16 Aug 1890)
3-Herbert George Branch (11 Dec 1877-29 Aug 1890)
4-Albert Augustus Branch (13 Aug 1879-16 Feb 1969)
+Elsie Kate Baker (16 Jan 1889-18 Jan 1966)
5-Edgar Percy Branch (28 Aug 1882-28 Aug 1952)
+Jane Elizabeth Cashion (c. 1892-24 Feb 1922)
6-Ernest William Branch (29 May 1884-8 Sep 1958)
+Lena Lenore Pauline Reardon (25 Nov 1888-6 Sep 1984)
7-Arthur James Branch (19 Nov 1885-11 May 1894)
8-Leslie Harold Branch (28 Jun 1888-18 Sep 1889)
Unless otherwise stated, all events took place in Tasmania.
HENRY BRANCH
10 August 1847: Born in Launceston; son of Matthew Saxon and Eliza Pegram.
13 January 1873: Henry Branch, a 25-year-old blacksmith, married Mary Ann Jackman, aged 22, at [C6] Patrick Street, Bothwell; witnesses: William Branch and Ellen Maria Branch.
26 February 1876: Cluny, near Bothwell; juror at the inquest of Louisa Emily Early, who died by accidentally falling into a tub of water at Cluny and suffocated and drowned.
2 June 1884: Resided at Shannon; occupation: shepherd.
6 September 1890: Named in the newspaper article Bothwell.
We have had a deal of sickness here of late, and, as a consequence, regret to say many deaths have followed. Amongst those taken from us were two fine boys, sons of Mr Harry Branch, both of them having died within a fortnight, of what Dr Gormly calls continued fever, their ages being respectively 14 and 12 years.... [TROVE]
16 September 1890: Large twin cottage, [C1] Alexander Street; Henry Branch (occupier, inserted), Mrs Catherine Hurley (owner); house; annual rateable value £14.
16 February 1892: [15] Elizabeth Street; Henry Branch (owner, occupier); house; annual rateable value £15.
28 March 1899: [15] Elizabeth Street; Henry Branch (owner, occupier); house; capital value £200; annual rateable value £13.
2 August 1910: [15] Elizabeth Street; Henry Branch (owner, occupier); house; capital value £250; annual rateable value £16.
1914: Listed on the Electoral Roll at [15] Elizabeth Street: Henry Branch, labourer; Mary Ann Branch, domestic duties.
1919: Listed on the Electoral Roll at [15] Elizabeth Street: Henry Branch, labourer; Mary Ann Branch, domestic duties.
4 March 1919: [15] Elizabeth Street; Henry Branch (owner, occupier); house; annual rateable value £16.
4 December 1925: Died in [C6] Patrick Street; aged 78.
6 December 1925: Buried in Bothwell Public Cemetery.
BRANCH - On December 4, 1925, at his residence, Bothwell, Henry Branch, beloved husband of Mary Ann Branch, in his 79th year. [TROVE]
Spouse: MARY ANN JACKMAN
1 June 1850: Born in Brighton; daughter of Benjamin Jackman and Mary Ann Reid; informant: her father, Benjamin, a maltster.
13 January 1873: Henry Branch, a 25-year-old blacksmith, married Mary Ann Jackman, aged 22, at [C6] Patrick Street, Bothwell; witnesses: William Branch and Ellen Maria Branch.
7 September 1891: [15] Elizabeth Street; conveyed from Mrs Rebecca Blake for £250.
26 September 1891: [15] Elizabeth Street; Certificate of Title registered to Mrs Mary Ann Branch.
1914: Listed on the Electoral Roll at [15] Elizabeth Street: Henry Branch, labourer; Mary Ann Branch, domestic duties.
1919: Listed on the Electoral Roll at [15] Elizabeth Street: Henry Branch, labourer; Mary Ann Branch, domestic duties.
16 August 1928: Died at [15] Elizabeth Street, Bothwell; aged 78.
18 August 1928: Buried in Bothwell Public Cemetery.
BRANCH - On August 16, 1928, at her late residence, Bothwell, Mary Ann, beloved wife of the late Henry Branch, in her 79th year. [TROVE]
1-LUCY JANE BRANCH
16 February 1874: Born in Bothwell; informant: her grandmother, Mary Ann Jackman.
16 November 1874: Baptised in Bothwell.
27 December 1884: Named in the newspaper article Bothwell Public School.
2 April 1902: John Boyd Stuart, aged 29, married Lucy Jane Branch, aged 28, in Bothwell.
1914: Listed on the Electoral Roll at [17] Elizabeth Street: John Boyd Stuart, labourer; Lucy Jane Stuart, domestic duties.
25 May 1957: Died in Tasmania; aged 83.
Buried at Methodist-Uniting Cemetery, Whitemore.
Spouse: JOHN BOYD STUART
21 October 1872: Born in Bothwell; son of William Stuart and Helen Strachan; informant: his father, William, a shepherd.
29 January 1873: Baptised in Bothwell.
27 December 1884: Named in the newspaper article Bothwell Public School.
14 November 1903: [17] Elizabeth Street; conveyed from The Curator of Intestate Estates, on behalf of the late John Newman, for £25.
27 November 1903: [17] Elizabeth Street; Certificate of Title registered to John Boyd Stuart, railway employee of Queenstown.
1914: Listed on the Electoral Roll at [17] Elizabeth Street: John Boyd Stuart, labourer; Lucy Jane Stuart, domestic duties.
3 November 1914: [17] Elizabeth Street; John Boyd Stuart (owner, occupier); house; annual rateable value £20.
30 April 1917: [17] Elizabeth Street; conveyed to The Trustees of the Property of the Presbyterian Church of Tasmania.
5 November 1954: Died in Whitemore; aged 82.
6 November 1954: Buried at Methodist-Uniting Cemetery, in Whitemore.
STUART - Passed peacefully away on November 5, 1954, at his home, Glenroy, Whitemore, John Boyd, beloved husband of Lucy Stuart, and loved father of Lyell and Freda, aged 82 years. [TROVE]
2-CHARLES HENRY BRANCH
1 October 1875: Born in Bothwell; informant: his grandmother, Mary Ann Jackman.
16 August 1890: Died in Bothwell; aged 14; cause: inflammation of the lungs.
19 August 1890: Buried in Bothwell Public Cemetery.
3-HERBERT GEORGE BRANCH
11 December 1877: Born in Bothwell; informant: his aunt, Sarah Jackman.
29 August 1890: Died in Bothwell; aged 12; cause: continued fever.
31 August 1890: Buried in Bothwell Public Cemetery.
4-ALBERT AUGUSTUS BRANCH
13 August 1879: Born in Bothwell.
23 January 1880: Baptised in Bothwell.
14 April 1909: Albert Augustus Branch, aged 29, married Elsie Kate Baker, aged 20, at the Shannon.
4 May 1912: [14.2] Elizabeth Street; conveyed from Robert Swindells for £90.
16 May 1912: [14.2] Elizabeth Street; Certificate of Title registered to Albert Augustus Branch, a labourer of Bothwell.
1914: Listed on the Electoral Roll: Albert Augustus Branch, labourer; Elsie Kate Branch, domestic duties.
3 November 1914: [14.2] Elizabeth Street; Albert Augustus Branch (owner, occupier); cottage; annual rateable value £6.
1919: Listed on the Electoral Roll at [14.2] Elizabeth Street: Albert Augustus Branch, labourer; Elsie Kate Branch, domestic duties.
16 February 1969: Died in Bothwell; aged 89.
Buried in Bothwell Public Cemetery.
Spouse: ELSIE KATE BAKER
16 January 1889: Born in Bothwell; daughter of John Baker and Esther Jane Jones; informant: her grandmother, Bridget Jones.
14 April 1909: Albert Augustus Branch, aged 29, married Elsie Kate Baker, aged 20, at the Shannon.
1914: Listed on the Electoral Roll: Albert Augustus Branch, labourer; Elsie Kate Branch, domestic duties.
1919: Listed on the Electoral Roll at [14.2] Elizabeth Street: Albert Augustus Branch, labourer; Elsie Kate Branch, domestic duties.
18 January 1966: Died in Bothwell; aged 77.
Buried in Bothwell Public Cemetery.
5-EDGAR PERCY BRANCH
28 August 1882: Born in Bothwell; informant: his grandmother, Eliza Branch.
7 May 1913: Edgar Percy Branch, aged 30, married Jane Elizabeth Cashion, aged 21 at St Paul's Church, Glenorchy.
28 August 1952: Died in Hobart; aged 70.
30 August 1952: Buried in Bothwell Public Cemetery.
BRANCH - On August 28, 1952, at Royal Hobart Hospital, Edgar Percy, dearly beloved husband of the late Janey Branch; loving father of Trevor, Gwen (Mrs D. Hodge), Rex, Uta (Mrs A. Brooks), and Iris (Mrs A. Cashion), and loving grandpa of June, Noreen, Jill, Popsey, Dotty, Glenn, Pam, Phillip, and Patty, of Bothwell, aged 70 years. [TROVE]
Spouse: JANE ELIZABETH CASHION
c. 1892: Born; date and place unknown.
7 May 1913: Edgar Percy Branch, aged 30, married Jane Elizabeth Cashion, aged 21 at St Paul's Church, Glenorchy.
24 February 1922: Died in Bothwell; aged 30.
25 February 1922: Buried in Bothwell Public Cemetery.
BRANCH - At her late residence, Elizabeth-street, Bothwell, on February 24, 1922, Jane Elizabeth, dearly beloved wife of Edgar Percy Branch, in the 31st year of her age. [TROVE]
6-ERNEST WILLIAM BRANCH
29 May 1884: Born in Bothwell; son of Henry Branch and Mary Ann Jackman; informant: his father, Henry, a shepherd.
21 August 1884: Baptised in Bothwell.
6 March 1912: Ernest William Branch, aged 27, married Lena Lenore Pauline Reardon, aged 23, at St Bartholomew's Church, Apsley.
8 September 1958: Died in Hobart; aged 74.
Buried in Bothwell Public Cemetery.
Spouse: LENA LENORE PAULINE REARDON
25 November 1888: Born in Bothwell; daughter of Walter Robert Nash Reardon and Ann Hale.
16 July 1889: Baptised in Bothwell.
6 March 1912: Ernest William Branch, aged 27, married Lena Lenore Pauline Reardon, aged 23, at St Bartholomew's Church, Apsley.
6 September 1984: Died in Bothwell; aged 95.
Buried in Bothwell Public Cemetery.
7-ARTHUR JAMES BRANCH
19 November 1885: Born in Bothwell; informant: his grandmother, Eliza Branch.
14 December 1885: Baptised in Bothwell.
11 May 1894: Died in Bothwell; aged 8; cause: exhaustion caused by croup.
12 May 1894: Buried in Bothwell Public Cemetery.
8-LESLIE HAROLD BRANCH
28 June 1888: Born in Bothwell.
6 January 1889: Baptised in Bothwell.
18 September 1889: Died in Bothwell; aged 14 months; cause: consumption of the bowels.
20 September 1889: Buried in Bothwell Public Cemetery.
Residence
Conveyed from Mrs Rebecca Blake
(7 September 1891)
Complete maps located on the Property History page. Tasmanian Archives: Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified)
Resources Used:
ancestry: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980.
FamilySearch: Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925.
Find A Grave.
Libraries Tasmania: Copies of Wills Recording Granting of Probate, 1825-1989 (AD960). Findings relating to Coroner's Inquests (SC195). Registers of Births (RGD33). Registers of Deaths (RGD35). Registers of Marriages (RGD37). Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930.
Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records. Central Highlands Council. The List: Properties & Titles. Historic Deeds, Grants & Titles.
Tasmanian Archives: Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854).
TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954).