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 Hoskinson (1850-1897)
Elizabeth Rooney (1855-1921)

John Hoskinson.

b: abt 1850, place unknown; d: 7 Apr 1897, Gundagai, New South Wales.

Spouse - Elizabeth Rooney, daughter of John Rooney and Mary McCann.

b: 22 Apr 1855, Oatlands, Tasmania; m: 24 Apr 1871, Oatlands, Tasmania; d: 6 Dec 1921, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: 8 Dec 1921, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania.

Spouse (2) - John Eves, son of John Eves and Johanna Learey.

b: abt 1856, Colebrook, Tasmania; m: 29 Mar 1910, Hobart, Tasmania; d: 10 Sep 1940, Hobart, Tasmania; bur: 13 Sep 1940, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania.

Children of John Hoskinson and Elizabeth Rooney:

  1. Marion Hoskinson - b: 11 Feb 1873, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 12 Jun 1949, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: 14 Jun 1949, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania. Spouse - John Rowe, son of Thomas Rowe and Isabella Marshall, b: 23 Aug 1869, Hobart, Tasmania; m: 12 Dec 1895, Hobart, Tasmania; d: 22 Nov 1957, Tasmania; bur: aft 22 Nov 1957, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania.

  2. John Hoskinson - b: 1 Jul 1874, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 17 Jul 1944, Broadmarsh, Tasmania; bur: 20 Jul 1944, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania. Spouse - Ethel Jane Horne, daughter of George Horne and Sarah Manser, b: 3 Aug 1885, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 12 Aug 1885, Bothwell, Tasmania; m: 2 Nov 1907, Hobart, Tasmania; d: 10 Nov 1952, Hobart, Tasmania; bur: 12 Nov 1952, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania.

  3. Sophia Ellen Hoskinson - b: 23 Dec 1876, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 10 Aug 1954, Victoria. Spouse (1) - Richard (Allen) Branch, son of Richard Allen and Frances Sims, b: 5 Oct 1867, Bothwell, Tasmania; m: 5 Oct 1892, Bothwell, Tasmania - their marriage ended in divorce; d: 1945, Marrickville, New South Wales. Spouse (2) - Charles William Clarence Riseley, son of Charles Riseley and Jane Boucher, b: 1 Feb 1883, Hobart, Tasmania; m: 1907, Victoria; d: 7 Jul 1971, Victoria.

  4. William Robert Hoskinson - b: 23 Jul 1878, Bothwell, Tasmania.

  5. Emma Hoskinson - b: 24 Sep 1879, Oatlands, Tasmania; d: 23 Apr 1958, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: aft 23 Apr 1958, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania. Spouse - Edward Hale, son of Thomas Hale and Jane Reid, b: 10 Aug 1866, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 24 Jul 1867, Bothwell, Tasmania; m: 15 Aug 1896, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 3 Aug 1950, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: 5 Aug 1950, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania.

  6. Thomas Hoskinson - b: 28 Feb 1882, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 4 Dec 1968, Tasmania; bur: aft 4 Dec 1968, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania. Spouse - Rosina Horne, daughter of George Horne and Sarah Manser, b: 24 Mar 1889, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 8 Sep 1889, Bothwell, Tasmania; m: 22 Apr 1908, Macquarie Plains, Tasmania.

  7. Edward James Hoskinson - b: 24 Feb 1884, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 11 Dec 1961, Tasmania; bur: aft 11 Dec 1961, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania. Spouse - Margaret Katherine Campbell Muir Neil, daughter of James Neil and Charlotte Williams, b: 6 Apr 1887, Kempton, Tasmania; m: 29 May 1907, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 23 Nov 1956, Tasmania; bur: aft 23 Nov 1956, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania.

  8. Female Hoskinson - b: 11 Jul 1885, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 12 Jul 1885, Bothwell, Tasmania.

  9. Louisa Emily Hoskinson - b: 19 Aug 1887, Bothwell, Tasmania. Spouse - Alfred William Cooper, son of John James Cooper and Annie Maria Swindells, b: 17 May 1873, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 27 Jul 1873, Bothwell, Tasmania; m: 8 Jun 1909, Glenorchy, Tasmania; d: 21 Oct 1937, New Norfolk, Tasmania.