Bothwell Families

These pages offer a glimpse into the lives of the Bothwell families during the 1800s.
You’ll find family trees and timelines - while not exhaustive, they will continue to be updated as research progresses.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information presented.

Charles Gossage (1821-1889)
Ellen Hayes (1825-1920)

Charles Gossage.

b: abt 1821, place unknown; d: 14 Jan 1889, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: 16 Jan 1889, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

Spouse - Ellen Hayes.

b: abt 1825, Cork, Ireland; m: 6 Aug 1849, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; d: 9 Aug 1920, New Zealand.

Children of Charles Gossage and Ellen Hayes:

  1. Richard Ingram Gossage - b: 16 Jul 1850, Hobart, Tasmania; d: 1933, New Zealand. Spouse - Margaret Smith, b: abt 1858, place unknown; m: 1885, New Zealand; d: 1896, New Zealand.

  2. Margaret Gossage - b: 21 Sep 1852, Hobart, Tasmania; d: 27 Dec 1853, Hobart, Tasmania.

  3. Charles Gossage - b: 26 Apr 1855, Hobart, Tasmania; d: 1 Dec 1920, Bothwell, Tasmania. Spouse - (1) Sarah Hunt, daughter of Henry Hunt and Catherine McDonald, b: 13 Oct 1855, Bothwell, Tasmania; m: 31 Dec 1879, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 27 Jan 1897, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: 30 Jan 1897, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania. Spouse - (2) Susan Timmins, daughter of John Timmins and Janet Myers, b: 11 Aug 1867, Bothwell, Tasmania; m: 16 Jan 1905, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 16 Nov 1955, Tasmania; bur: aft 16 Nov 1955, New Norfolk, Tasmania.

  4. Mary Ann Gossage - b: 9 May 1860, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 6 Oct 1932, Glenora, Tasmania; bur: 8 Oct 1932, Red Hills Cemetery, Bushy Park, Tasmania. Spouse - William Bumford, b: abt 1860, place unknown; m: 1 Apr 1883, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 27 Jan 1933, New Town, Tasmania; bur: 30 Jan 1933, Red Hills Cemetery, Bushy Park, Tasmania.

  5. Jennie Gossage - b: abt 1866, Tasmania; d: 10 May 1906, Tasmania; bur: 12 May 1906, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania. Spouse - Albert Ray, b: abt 1860, place unknown; m: 11 Sep 1895, Hobart, Tasmania; d: Jul 1929, Tasmania; bur: 26 Jul 1929, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania.

  6. Ellen Gossage - b: 28 Aug 1867, Bothwell, Tasmania.**

** No further research undertaken on this individual.