Thomas Horne — Bothwell History

Bothwell Families

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Thomas Henry Horne (1859-1902)
Hannah Jane Ward (1864- )

Thomas Henry Horne, son of John Horne and Bridget Grady.

Born: 4 Jul 1859, Bothwell, TAS; informant: John Horne, father, labourer (RGD33: Given Name Not Recorded Horne, no 23/1859, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-37p379j2k)
Baptised: 20 Nov 1859, Bothwell, TAS (PRES: Thomas Alfred Horne, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 249/1859)
Married: 28 Nov 1885, Hannah Jane Ward, Constitution Hill, Dysart, TAS; Thomas: 26, bachelor, labourer; Hannah: 21, spinster; witnesses: Margaret Ward, Eden Ward (RGD37: Horne-Ward, no 180/1885, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-44p109j2k)
Residence: 4 Nov 1891, Blair, Bothwell, TAS; labourer (RGD33: Joseph Arthur Horne, no 892/1891, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-71p588j2k)
Residence: 17 Oct 1893, Nant, Bothwell, TAS; labourer (RGD33: Anthony Alfred Horne, no 115/1893, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-75p110j2k)
Residence: 22 Jan 1895, Blair, Bothwell, TAS; labourer (RGD33: Ernest George Horne, no 76/1894, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-79p93j2k)
Residence: 15 Jul 1896, Blair, Bothwell, TAS; labourer (ANG: John Horne, NS1854/1/1, no 1133/1896)
Residence: 30 Nov 1898, Blair, Bothwell, TAS; labourer (ANG: Rebecca May Horne, NS1854/1/1, no 1210/1898)
Died: 3 Jun 1902, Bothwell, TAS; aged 42, lung haemorrhage; informant: Charles Albert Nichols, undertaker (RGD17: Thomas Henry Horne, no 713/1902, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92R-FVPG)
Buried: aft 3 Jun 1902, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, TAS (BC: Thomas Henry Horne, 1902, section A32, site 13)
Death Notice: HORNE - On June 3, 1902, at his residence, Bothwell, Thomas Henry Horne, fourth son of John and Bridget Horne, and dearly beloved husband of Hannah Horne, aged 42 years, leaving 10 children to mourn their loss (MERC: "Deaths," Horne, 19 Jul 1902, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9585344)

Spouse - Hannah Jane Ward, daughter of Young Ward and Elizabeth Moles.

Born: 6 Jul 1864, Brighton, TAS; informant: by note from Young Ward, father (RGD33: Hannah Jane Ward, no 68/1864, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-42p070j2k)
Married: 28 Nov 1885, Thomas Henry Horne, Constitution Hill, Dysart, TAS; Thomas: 26, bachelor, labourer; Hannah: 21, spinster; witnesses: Margaret Ward, Eden Ward (RGD37: Horne-Ward, no 180/1885, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-44p109j2k)
No further research has been carried out at this time

Children of Thomas Horne and Hannah Jane Ward:

Hannah Jane Horne.
Born: 19 Aug 1886, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Thomas Horne, father, labourer (RGD33: Hannah Jane Horne, no 856/1886, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-65p107j2k)
Baptised: 20 Oct 1886, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Hannah Jane Horne, NS1854/1/1, no 808/1886)
No further research has been carried out at this time
Ellen Anne Horne.
Born: 16 Jan 1888, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Thomas Horne, father, labourer (RGD33: Ellen Anne Horne, no 846/1888, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-67p089j2k)
Baptised: 22 Apr 1888, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Ellen Ann Horn, NS1854/1/1, no 869/1888)
No further research has been carried out at this time
Thomas Henry Horne.
Born: 18 Sep 1889, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Thomas Henry Horne, NS1854/1/1, no 935/1889)
Baptised: 15 Dec 1889, Bothwell, TAS; Thomas Henry Horne (ANG: Thomas Henry Horne, NS1854/1/1, no 935/1889)
Enlisted: 10 Jul 1916, Australian Imperial Force (AIF: Thomas Henry Horne, no 6749, https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=143261)
Embarked: 30 Sep 1916, Melbourne, VIC; HMAT A56 Palermo (AIF: Thomas Henry Horne, no 6749, https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=143261)
Embarked: 27 Jul 1917, SS Demosthenes to return to Australia (DWSR: Thomas Henry Horne, no 6749, https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=4420556)
No further research has been carried out at this time
Joseph Arthur Horne.
Born: 22 Oct 1891, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Thomas Horne, father, labourer (RGD33: Joseph Arthur Horne, no 892/1891, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-71p588j2k)
Baptised: 4 Dec 1891, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Joseph Arthur Horne, NS1854/1/1, no 1007/1891)
Enlisted: 28 Aug 1914, Australian Imperial Force (AIF: Joseph Arthur Horne, no 158, https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=143228)
Embarked: 20 Oct 1914, Hobart, TAS; Transport A2 Geelong (AIF: Joseph Arthur Horne, no 158, https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=143228)
Embarked: 8 May 1916, SS Themistocles to return to Australia (DWSR: Joseph Arthur Horne, no 158, https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=5831313)
Died: 8 Aug 1946, Repatriation Hospital, Hobart, TAS; aged 54 (MERC: "Deaths & Cremations," Horne, 9 Aug 1946 Aug 1946, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26192660)
Death Notice: HORNE - On August 8, 1946, at Repatriation Hospital, Hobart, Joseph Arthur, beloved husband of Hannah Horne, of 13 Rattle St, New Town, loving father of Gloria (Mrs S Forsyth), Croydon, and father-in-law of Stan. At rest after a long suffering. Late 12th Battalion, 1st AIF (MERC: "Deaths & Cremations," Horne, 9 Aug 1946 Aug 1946, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26192660)
Cremated: 9 Aug 1946, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, TAS (MERC: "Deaths & Cremations," Horne, 9 Aug 1946 Aug 1946, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26192660)
Anthony Alfred Horne.
Born: 9 Sep 1893, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Thomas Horne, labourer (RGD33: Anthony Alfred Horne, no 115/1893, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-75p110j2k)
Baptised: 15 Nov 1893, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Anthony Alfred Horne, NS1854/1/1, no 1077/1893)
Enlisted: 13 Jul 1915, Australian Imperial Force as Charles Horn (AIF: Charles Horn, no 1312, https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=143117)
Embarked: 15 Sep 1915, Melbourne, VIC; HMAT SS Makarini (AIF: Charles Horn, no 1312, https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=143117)
Embarked: 15 May 1919, HT Orari to return to Australia (DWSR: Charles Horn, no 1312, https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=5830892)
No further research has been carried out at this time
Ernest George Horne.
Born: 25 Dec 1894, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Thomas Horne, father, labourer (RGD33: Ernest George Horne, no 76/1894, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-79p93j2k)
Baptised: 7 Feb 1895, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Ernest George Horne, NS1854/1/1, no 1112/1895)
Enlisted: 25 Sep 1916, Australian Imperial Force (AIF: Ernest George Horne, no 2336, https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=143194)
Embarked: 21 Oct 1916, Melbourne, VIC; HMAT A16 Port Melbourne (AIF: Ernest George Horne, no 2336, https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=143194)
Embarked: 4 May 1917, HT Runic to return to Australia (DWSR: Ernest George Horne, no 2336, https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=4420555)
Discharged: 14 Aug 1917, from the Australian Imperial Force due to defective vision (DWSR: Ernest George Horne, no 2336, https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=4420555)
No further research has been carried out at this time
John Wiliam Horne.
Born: 20 Apr 1896, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: John Horne, NS1854/1/1, no 1133/1896)
Baptised: 15 Jul 1896, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: John Horne, NS1854/1/1, no 1133/1896)
Enlisted: 30 Aug 1915, Australian Imperial Force (AIF: John William Horne, no 3294, https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=143238)
Embarked: 13 Dec 1915, Hobart, TAS; HMAT A31 Ajana (AIF: John William Horne, no 3294, https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=143238)
Died: bet 3 Sep 1916 and 4 Sep 1916, France; aged 20, Killed in Action (AIF: John William Horne, no 3294, https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=143238)
Rebecca May Horne.
Born: 14 Aug 1898, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Thomas Horne, father, labourer (RGD33: Rebecca May Horne, no 134/1898, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-85p100j2k)
Baptised: 30 Nov 1898, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Rebecca May Horne, NS1854/1/1, no 1210/1898)
No further research has been carried out at this time
James William Edward Horne.
Born: 2 Jun 1900, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Hannah Horne, mother (RGD33: James William Horne, no 2965/1900, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-4-1/RGD33-4-1-110)
Enlisted: 11 Sep 1916, Australian Imperial Force (DWSR: James William Edward Horne, no N/A, https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=5831310)
Discharged: 25 Sep 1916, from the Australian Imperial Force, making a false answer on attestation paper (under age), named on the War Memorial Avenue Plaque (DWSR: James William Edward Horne, no N/A, https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=5831310)
No further research has been carried out at this time
Percy Edward Horne.
Born: 20 May 1902, Bothwell, TAS (RGD17: Percy Edward Horne, no 722/1903, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892R-FF9G)
Died: 9 May 1903, Bothwell, TAS; aged 11 months, marasmus; informant: Charles Albert Nichols, undertaker (RGD17: Percy Edward Horne, no 722/1903, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892R-FF9G)
Buried: aft 9 May 1903, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, TAS (BC: Percy Edward Horne, 1903, section A32, site 13)

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.
MERC - TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954). Images. National Library of Australia. https://trove.nla.gov.au : 2023.
PRES - Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592). Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office. Microfilm. Presbyterian Church of Tasmania (NG1965).
RGD17 - FamilySearch: Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, District Registers, Deaths. Images. Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2514003 : 5 Jun 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.