Bothwell Families

These pages offer a glimpse into the lives of the Bothwell families. You’ll find family trees and historical events specific to the area. While not exhaustive, the information will continue to be updated as research progresses. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the material presented.

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

Charles Gossage was born about 1822, although his place of birth remains unknown. By the late 1840s, he was in Van Diemen’s Land, and on 6 August 1849, he married Ellen Hayes at Holy Trinity Church, Hobart. Ellen, born about 1825 in Cork, Ireland, had been transported following a conviction for theft. Charles was described as a fishmonger at the time. By the late 1850s, Charles and Ellen had settled in Bothwell, where Charles pursued a varied working life as a storekeeper, licensed hawker, and small trader. Over the years, he occupied several houses and shops in Patrick Street, Alexander Street, and Dalrymple Street, frequently as a tenant of prominent local landowners. Charles was a familiar figure in the community, regularly serving as a juror at coronial inquests and appearing in local notices and advertisements. Charles and Ellen had several children: Richard Ingram (1850), Margaret (1852), Charles (1855), Mary Ann (1860), Jennie (abt 1867), and Ellen (born 1867). Charles died in Bothwell on 14 January 1889, aged 67, and was buried in the Public Cemetery. Ellen survived him by more than thirty years, spending her final years with family in New Zealand, where she died on 9 August 1920.

Charles Gossage.

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

Spouse - Ellen Hayes.

b: abt 1825, Cork, Ireland; m: 6 Aug 1849, Hobart, Tasmania; 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.

  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.