Bothwell Families

These pages offer a glimpse into the lives of the Bothwell families during the 1800s.
You’ll find family trees and timelines - while not exhaustive, they will continue to be updated as research progresses.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information presented.

John Merry (1801-1877)
Euphemia Muir (1800-1886)

🏠 Property History

John Merry, son of John Merry and Jannet Tennant.

b: 30 Nov 1801, Maybole, Ayr, Scotland; d: 3 Jul 1877, Victoria; bur: aft 3 Jul 1877, Maffra Cemetery, Victoria.

Spouse - Euphemia Muir.

b: abt 1800, Midlothian, Scotland; d: 22 Sep 1886, Maffra, Victoria; bur: aft 22 Sep 1886, Maffra Cemetery, Victoria.

Children of John Merry and Euphemia Muir:

  1. John Merry - b: 10 Aug 1824, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland; d: 9 Dec 1900, Sale, Victoria; bur: 11 Dec 1900, Maffra Cemetery, Victoria. Spouse - Agnes Ballantyne, daughter of Robert Ballantyne and Elizabeth Garth, b: 6 Apr 1835, Hobart, Tasmania; bap: 24 May 1835, Hobart, Tasmania; m: 30 Apr 1866, Hobart, Tasmania; d: 9 Sep 1914, Hamilton, Victoria; bur: aft 9 Sep 1914, Maffra Cemetery, Victoria.

  2. Mary Merry - b: abt 1826, Lanarkshire, Scotland (3); bap: 12 Mar 1826, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland (3); d: 25 Dec 1897, Caulfield, Victoria (5); bur: aft 25 Dec 1897, Alberton Cemetery, Victoria. Spouse - Jonathan Bowden, son of Edward Bowden and Diana Ayres, b: abt 1816, Breckles, Norfolk, England (1); bap: 30 Nov 1816, Breckles, Norfolk, England (1); m: 2 Aug 1841, Bothwell, Tasmania (4); d: 24 Oct 1880, Won Wron, Victoria (2); bur: aft 24 Oct 1880, Alberton Cemetery, Victoria (2).

  3. William Merry - b: 2 Sep 1827, Lanarkshire, Scotland; d: 3 Sep 1898, Murrumbeena, Victoria. Spouse - Caroline Jones Parkinson, b: date and place unknown; m: 24 Oct 1854, Hobart, Tasmania.**

  4. James Merry - b: 13 Nov 1832, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland; d: 25 Sep 1864, Melbourne, Victoria; bur: aft 25 Sep 1864, Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Victoria. Spouse - Elizabeth Amelia Ballantyne, daughter of Robert Ballantyne and Elizabeth Garth; b: 18 Feb 1833, Hobart, Tasmania; bap: 17 Mar 1822, Hobart, Tasmania; m: 29 Jul 1861, Hobart, Tasmania; d: 25 Dec 1873, Hobart, Tasmania.

  5. Euphemia Merry - b: 29 Jun 1835, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 22 Aug 1835, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 23 Sep 1924, Malvern, Victoria. Spouse - Thomas Jones, b: abt 1836, place unknown; m: 17 Sep 1864, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 13 Sep 1892, Victoria.

  6. Margaret Merry - b: abt 1839, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 15 Apr 1839, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 25 Oct 1886, Sale, Victoria. Spouse - Isaac McQuilkin, b: abt 1826, place unknown; m: 1868, Victoria; d: 1910, Heyfield, Victoria.

  7. Agnes Merry - b: abt May 1841, Tasmania; d: 13 Jan 1842, Tasmania; bur: aft 13 Jan 1842, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

Property in Bothwell purchased by John Merry

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)