John Horne 1855 — Bothwell History

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.

John Horne (1855-1920)
Mary Ann Patient (1859-1923)

John Horne, son of John Horne and Bridget Grady.

Born: 1 Dec 1855, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Bridget Horne, mother (RGD33: John Horne, no 39/1855, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-33p383j2k)
Baptised: 20 Apr 1857, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: John Horne, NS1854/1/1, no 182/1857)
Married: 15 Aug 1885, Mary Ann Patient, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, TAS; John: 29, bachelor, labourer; Mary Ann Patient: 26, spinster; witnesses: William Hughes Jnr, Nancy Patient, William Patient (RGD37: Horn-Patient, no 17/1885, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/rgd37-1-44p10j2k)
Residence: 5 May 1886, Strathbarton, Black Marsh, TAS; labourer (RGD33: John Horne, no 837/1886, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-65p106j2k)
Residence: 10 Jun 1888, Strathbarton, Black Marsh, TAS; labourer (ANG: Lillian May Horne, NS1854/1/1, no 873/1888)
Residence: 29 Sep 1889, Strathbarton, Black Marsh, TAS; labourer (ANG: Emily Ann Horne, NS1854/1/1, no 929/1889)
Residence: 4 Feb 1892, Nant Cottage, Bothwell, TAS; shepherd (RGD33: Herbert Harold Aaron Horne, no 96/1892, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-73p258j2k)
Residence: 5 Jan 1895, Nant Cottage, Bothwell, TAS; shepherd (RGD33: Leslie Royal Horne, no 75/1894, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-79p93j2k)
Residence: 17 Apr 1897, Nant Cottage, Bothwell, TAS; shepherd (RGD33: Louisa Caroline Horne, no 133/1897, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-83p109j2k)
Residence: 12 Jul 1899, Nant Cottage, Bothwell, TAS; shepherd (ANG: Edith Reaters Horne, NS1854/1/1, no 1222/1899)
Electoral Roll: 1914, [29] Enfield, Patrick St, Bothwell, TAS; labourer (ELEC: p8-9/1914, https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100678__0007-00898)
Residence: 3 Nov 1914, [29] Enfield, Patrick St, Bothwell, TAS; Charles Albert Nichols (owner), house, land, ½ acre, annual rateable value £15 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1914, p2008-2009, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98N-977Y)
Electoral Roll: 1919, [29] Enfield, Patrick St, Bothwell, TAS; labourer (ELEC: p6-7/1919, https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100682__0007-00959)
Residence: 4 Mar 1919, [29] Enfield, Patrick St, Bothwell, TAS; Charles Albert Nichols (owner), house, ½ acre, annual rateable value £20 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1919, p490-491, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-998N-SQB1)
Died: 2 Sep 1920, Hobart, TAS; aged 64 (MERC: "Deaths," Horne, 4 Sep 1920, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11490016)
Death Notice: HORNE - On 2nd September, 1920, at the General Hospital, Hobart, John, the dearly beloved husband of Mary A Horne, of The Green, Bothwell, in the 64th year of his age (MERC: "Deaths," Horne, 4 Sep 1920, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11490016)
Buried: 5 Sep 1920, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, TAS (BC: John Horne, 1920, section A39, site 18-19)

Spouse - Mary Ann Patient, daughter of Aaron Patient and Ann McAvine.

Born: 14 Mar 1859, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Ann Patient, mother (RGD33: Mary Ann Patient, no 9/1859, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-37p375j2k)
Birth Informant: 5 Sep 1884, Louisa Caroline Barden, niece (RGD33: Louisa Caroline Barden, no 850/1884, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-63p157j2k)
Married: 15 Aug 1885, John Horne, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, TAS; John: 29, bachelor, labourer; Mary Ann Patient: 26, spinster; witnesses: William Hughes Jnr, Nancy Patient, William Patient (RGD37: Horn-Patient, no 17/1885, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/rgd37-1-44p10j2k)
Electoral Roll: 1914, [29] Enfield, Patrick St, Bothwell, TAS; domestic duties (ELEC: p8-9/1914, https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100678__0007-00898)
Conveyed: 5 Nov 1914, [L7] High St, Bothwell, TAS; 1r 30p from her brother William Patient for £50 (LIST: Aaron Patient, title historic, vol 2, fol 103)
Mortgage: 5 Nov 1914, [L7] High St, Bothwell, TAS; borrowed £15 from her brother, William Patient (LIST: Mary Ann Horne, historic title, vol 228, fol 22)
Certificate of Title: 5 Dec 1914, [L7] High St, Bothwell, TAS; registered, married woman (LIST: Mary Ann Horne, historic title, vol 228, fol 22)
Mortgage: 18 Mar 1915, [L7] High St, Bothwell, TAS; discharged, £15 paid in full (LIST: Mary Ann Horne, historic title, vol 228, fol 22)
Electoral Roll: 1919, [29] Enfield, Patrick St, Bothwell, TAS; domestic duties (ELEC: p6-7/1919, https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100682__0007-00959)
Residence: 4 Mar 1919, [L7] High St, Bothwell, TAS; owner, cottage, annual rateable value £7 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1919, p494-495, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G98N-S7JK)
Died: 4 Aug 1923, Bothwell, TAS; aged 64 (MERC: "Deaths," Horne, 7 Aug 1923, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23684157)
Buried: aft 4 Aug 1923, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, TAS (BC: Mary Ann Horne, 1923, section A39, site 18-19)
Death Notice: HORNE - On August 4, 1923, at her residence, Bothwell, Mary, beloved wife of the late John Horne, of Bothwell, in the 64th year of her age (MERC: "Deaths," Horne, 7 Aug 1923, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23684157)

Children of John Horne and Mary Ann Patient:

John Horne.
Born: 15 Apr 1886, Bothwell, TAS; informant: John Horne, father, labourer (RGD33: John Horne, no 837/1886, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-65p106j2k)
Baptised: 13 Jun 1886, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: John Horne, NS1854/1/1, no 794/1886)
Electoral Roll: 1914, Bothwell, TAS; labourer (ELEC: p8-9/1914, https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100678__0007-00898)
Enlisted: 8 Nov 1916, Australian Imperial Force (DWSR: John Horne, no 5431, https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=5831361)
Enlisted: 15 Nov 1916, discharged, medically unfit (DWSR: John Horne, no 5431, https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=5831361)
Electoral Roll: 1919, Bothwell, TAS; labourer (ELEC: p6-7/1919, https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100682__0007-00959)
Died: 29 Sep 1963, Tasmania; aged 77 (BC: John Horne, 1963, section B5, site 22)
Buried: aft 29 Sep 1963, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, TAS (BC: John Horne, 1963, section B5, site 22)
Lilian May Horne.
Born: 13 May 1888, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Mary Horne, mother (RGD33: Lilian May Horne, no 864/1888, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-67p090j2k)
Baptised: 10 Jun 1888, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Lillian May Horne, NS1854/1/1, no 873/1888)
No further research has been carried out at this time
Emily Ann Horne.
Born: 26 Jul 1889, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Mary Horne, mother (RGD33: Emily Ann Horne, no 853/1889, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-68p523j2k)
Baptised: 29 Sep 1889, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Emily Ann Horne, NS1854/1/1, no 929/1889)
No further research has been carried out at this time
Dora Evelyn Horne.
Born: 21 Nov 1890, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Eliza Barden, aunt (RGD33: Dora Evyline Horne, no 868/1890, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/rgd33-1-69p127j2k)
Baptised: 8 Feb 1891, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Dora Evelyn Horne, NS1854/1/1, no 976/1891)
No further research has been carried out at this time
Herbert Harold Aaron Horne.
Born: 23 Jan 1892, Bothwell, TAS; informant: John Horne, father, shepherd (RGD33: Herbert Harold Aaron Horne, no 96/1892, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-73p258j2k)
Baptised: 3 Apr 1892, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Herbert Harold Aaron Horne, NS1854/1/1, no 1028/1892)
Electoral Roll: 1914, Bothwell, TAS; labourer (ELEC: p8-9/1914, https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100678__0007-00898)
Enlisted: 23 Sep 1916, Australian Imperial Force, named on the War Memorial Avenue Plaque (AIF: Herbert Horne, no 2294, https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=143212)
Embarked: 21 Oct 1916, Melbourne, VIC; HMAT A16 Port Melbourne (AIF: Herbert Horne, no 2294, https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=143212)
Died: 22 Apr 1918, France; aged 26, Killed in Action (DWSR: Herbert Horne, no 2294, https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=5831350)
Buried: aft 22 Apr 1918, Mericourt L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension, France (AIF: Herbert Horne, no 2294, https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=143212)
William James Horne.
Born: 21 Jul 1893, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Mary Horne, mother (RGD33: William James Horne, no 107/1893, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-75p108j2k)
Baptised: 11 Oct 1893, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: William James Horne, NS1854/1/1, no 1074/1893)
Enlisted: 14 Sep 1914, Australian Imperial Force, named on the War Memorial Avenue Plaque (AIF: William James Horne, no 5110, https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=143272)
Embarked: 29 Mar 1916, Melbourne, VIC; RMS Orontes (AIF: William James Horne, no 5110, https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=143272)
Died: 24 Apr 1918, France; aged 24, Killed in Action; no known grave (DWSR: William James Horne, no 5110, https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=5831728)
Leslie Royal Horne.
Born: 26 Nov 1894, Bothwell, TAS; informant: John Horne, father, shepherd (RGD33: Leslie Royal Horne, no 75/1894, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-79p93j2k)
Baptised: 7 Feb 1895, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Leslie Royal Horne, NS1854/1/1, no 1110/1895)
Electoral Roll: 1919, Bothwell, TAS; labourer (ELEC: p6-7/1919, https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100682__0007-00959)
No further research has been carried out at this time
Louisa Caroline Horne.
Born: 10 Mar 1897, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Bridget Horne, mother (RGD33: Louisa Caroline Horne, no 133/1897, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-83p109j2k)
Baptised: 26 May 1897, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Louisa Caroline Horne, NS1854/1/1, no 1179/1897)
No further research has been carried out at this time
Edith Rita Horne.
Born: 13 Feb 1899, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Bridget Horne, mother (RGD33: Edith Readth Horne, no 105/1899, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-87p107j2k)
Baptised: 12 Jul 1899, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Edith Reaters Horne, NS1854/1/1, no 1222/1899)
No further research has been carried out at this time

Property in Bothwell purchased by Mary Ann (Patient) Horne

[L7] High St

For more information click on the link under the map.
Complete maps located on the Property History page.
Tasmanian Archives: Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified)

Bibliography of Sources

AIF - The AIF Project: Australian Anzacs in the Great War 1914-1918. Database. UNSW Australia at the Australian Defence Force Academy. https://.aif.adfa.edu.au : 2025.
ANG - Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854). Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Hobart. Microfilm. Anglican Parish of Bothwell (NG613).
BC - Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records. Transcribed from parish registers by the Central Highlands Council, Bothwell.
DWSR - National Archives of Australia: Defence and War Service Records. Images. Australian Government. https://www.naa.gov.au/explore-collection/defence-and-war-
Service-records : 2023.
ELEC - ancestry: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980. Images. Australian Electoral Commission, [Electoral Roll]. https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/1207 : 2023.
LIST - Tasmania: The List: Properties & Titles. Historic Deeds, Grants & Titles. Images. Land Information System Tasmania. Tasmanian Government. Australia. https://www.thelist.tas.gov.au : 2023.
MERC - TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954). Images. National Library of Australia. https://trove.nla.gov.au : 2023.
RGD33 - Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33). Images. Registrar-General's Department (TA85). Tasmanian Government, Australia. https://libraries.tas.gov.au/tasmanian-archives : 2023.
RGD37 - Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37). Images. Registrar-General's Department (TA85). Tasmanian Government, Australia. https://libraries.tas.gov.au/tasmanian-archives : 2023.
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