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.

Ellis Love (1825-1885)
Bridget O’Loughran (1833-1880)

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Ellis Love was born about 1825 in Essex, England, and arrived in Van Diemen’s Land following a conviction in England in 1845. By the early 1850s, he was living in Bothwell, working as a labourer and sawyer, and moving frequently between rented houses in the township. On 29 August 1854, Ellis married Bridget O’Loughlan, born about 1833, in Hobart. Ellis and Bridget raised a family primarily in Bothwell. Their children were William (1854), Alick (1855), Zillah (1857), Margaret (1859), and James (1862). The family experienced hardship, including the death of their daughter Zillah in 1868. Bridget died in 1880 at Campbell Town, aged 47. Ellis later moved to Hobart, where he died in 1885 at the age of 60 and was buried at Cornelian Bay Cemetery.

Ellis Love.

b: abt 1825, Essex, England; d: 24 Jul 1885, Hobart, Tasmania; bur: 29 Jul 1885, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania.

Spouse - Bridget O'Loughlan.

b: abt 1833, place unknown; m: 29 Aug 1854, Hobart, Tasmania; d: 13 Feb 1880, Campbell Town, Tasmania.

Children of Ellis Love and Bridget O’Loughlan:

  1. William Love - b: 11 Jun 1854, Hobart, Tasmania; bap: 29 Aug 1854, Hobart, Tasmania. Spouse - Ellen Jones, daughter of John Jones and Bridget Rogers, b: 28 Mar 1857, Swansea, Tasmania; m: 4 Feb 1879, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 23 Oct 1894, Bothwell, Tasmania.

  2. Alick Love - b: 6 Dec 1855, Bothwell, Tasmania.

  3. Zillah Love - b: 30 Sep 1857, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 5 Mar 1858, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 30 Jun 1868, Hobart, Tasmania.

  4. Margaret Love - b: 8 Nov 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 5 Jun 1865, Bothwell, Tasmania.

  5. James Love - b: 30 Jan 1862, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 4 May 1883, Campbell Town, Tasmania.

Family Events that Occured in Bothwell

LOVE, Alick - Born: 6 Dec 1855, child of Ellis Love & Bridget O'Loughlan (RGD33: Alick Love, no 1/1856, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-34p534j2k)
LOVE, Bridget (O'Loughan) - Death Informant: 18 Dec 1867, Mary Whittaker (RGD35: Mary Whittaker, no 10/1867, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-36p38j2k)
LOVE, Ellen (Jones) - Death Informant: 27 Nov 1881, John Jones (RGD35: John Jones, no 44/1881, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-50p48j2k)
LOVE, Ellen (Jones) - Marriage Witness: 3 Aug 1884, George Jones & Caroline Smith, residence of George Jones (RGD37: Jones-Smith, no 32/1884, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-43p16j2k)
LOVE, Ellen (Jones) - Died: 23 Oct 1894, aged 37 (RGD35: Ellen Love, no 44/1894, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-63p41j2k)
LOVE, Ellen (Jones) - Article: 13 Nov 1894, named under "Bothwell" (MERC: "Bothwell," 13 Nov 1894, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9331842)
LOVE, Ellis - Charged: 7 Aug 1848, absent without leave (PS: Ellis Love, LC49/1/1, p343/1848, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/LC49-1-1/LC49-1-1P391)
LOVE, Ellis - Charged: 23 Jun 1856, assault ((PS: Ellis Love, LC49/1/36, image 221, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/LC49-1-3/LC49-1-3P223)
LOVE, Ellis - Residence: 18 May 1858, [1-24] Alexander St, William Lewis (owner) (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1858, p698-699, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-VZZ3)
LOVE, Ellis - Residence: 20 Nov 1860, [1-24] Alexander St, William Lewis (owner) (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1860, p1882-1883, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-VQGX)
LOVE, Ellis - Residence: 19 Nov 1861, [1-9] Alexander St, William Broadribb (owner) (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1861, p1694-1695, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-J93K-Z)
LOVE, Ellis - Death Informant: 30 Jan 1864, Lydia Greenhalgh (RGD35: Lydia Greenhalgh, no 4/1864, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-33p2j2k)
LOVE, Ellis - Residence: 15 Nov 1864, [1-L4] Patrick St, Robert Blake (owner) (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1864, p2076-2077, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-V3K4)
LOVE, Ellis - Residence: 26 Feb 1867, [1-L4] Patrick St, Robert Blake (owner) (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1867, p468-469, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-V3G3)
LOVE, Ellis - Residence: 7 Feb 1871, [1-6] Elizabeth St, William Moyes (owner) (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1871, p186-187, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-KSSD)
LOVE, Ellis - Residence: 20 Feb 1872, [1-6] Elizabeth St, William Moyes (owner) (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1872, p406-407, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G98F-J9MH-B)
LOVE, Ellis - Residence: 11 Mar 1873, [1-25.3] Dennistoun Rd, Robert John Nichols (owner) (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1873, p250-251, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-VV7M)
LOVE, Ellis - Residence: 3 Feb 1874, [1-25.3] Dennistoun Rd, Robert John Nichols (owner) (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1874, p208-209, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G98F-J9MR-G)
LOVE, Ellis - Residence: 8 Sep 1874, [1-25.3] Dennistoun Rd, erased, Robert John Nichols (owner) (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1874, p897, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-JBPR)
LOVE, Ellis - Residence: 30 Jan 1877, [1-I15] Franklin St, Simon Arnett (owner) (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1877, p188-189, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-KV7W)
LOVE, Ellis - Residence: 19 Mar 1878, [1-I15] Franklin St, Simon Arnett (owner) (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1878, p494-495, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-J97X-7)
LOVE, James - Born: 30 Jan 1862, child of Ellis Love & Bridget O'Loughlan (RGD33: James Love, no 4/1862, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-40p360j2k)
LOVE, Margaret - Born: 8 Nov 1859, child of Ellis Love & Bridget O'Loughlan (RGD33: Margaret Love, no 49/1859, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-37p382j2k)
LOVE, Margaret - Baptised: 5 Jun 1865, child of Ellis Love & Bridget O'Loughlan (ANG: Margaret Love, NS1854/1/1, no 325/1865)
LOVE, William - Article: 8 Jul 1870, named under "Shooting With Intent" (MERC: "Second Court," Love, 8 Jul 1870, (https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/232958941)
LOVE, William - Married: 4 Feb 1879, Ellen Jones, residence of John Jones (RGD37: Love-Jones, no 2/1879, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-38p1j2k)
LOVE, William - Marriage Witness: 3 Aug 1884, George Jones & Caroline Smith, residence of George Jones (RGD37: Jones-Smith, no 32/1884, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-43p16j2k)
LOVE, William - Residence: 14 Jan 1890, [1-I15] Franklin St, Charles Hart (owner) (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1890, p174-175, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-VD5K)
LOVE, William - Residence: 19 Feb 1895, [1-I15] Franklin St, Charles Hart (owner) (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1895, p528-529, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-J175)
LOVE, Zillah - Born: 30 Sep 1857, child of Ellis Love & Bridget O'Loughlan (RGD33: Zillah Love, no 44/1857, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-35p713j2k)
LOVE, Zillah - Baptised: 5 Mar 1858, child of Ellis Love & Bridget O'Loughlan (ANG: Azilla Love, NS1854/1/1, no 201/1858

Bibliography of Sources

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.
MERC - TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954). Images. National Library of Australia. https://trove.nla.gov.au : 2023.
PS - Libraries Tasmania: Record of Cases Heard in Petty Sessions, Bothwell (LC49). Images. Bothwell Lower Courts (TA1036). Tasmanian Government, Australia. https://libraries.tas.gov.au/tasmanian-archives : 2023.
RGD32 - Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Baptisms, Tasmania (RGD32). Images. Registrar-General's Department (TA85). Tasmanian Government, Australia. https://libraries.tas.gov.au/tasmanian-archives : 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.
RGD35 - Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35). 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.
TGG - FamilySearch: Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925. Images. Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2170647 : 2023.