Bothwell Families

These pages provide a glimpse into the life of the Bothwell Families during the 1800s.
You will find Family Trees and Individual Timelines which may not be exhaustive but will be updated as more research is conducted.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information provided.

John Pulford (1817-1880)
Emma Fowler (1820-1891)

Family of John Pulford and Emma Fowler

John Pulford.

b: abt 1817, Suffolk, England (1); d: 13 Feb 1880, Hollow Tree, Tasmania, Australia (2); bur: aft 13 Feb 1880 St Peter's Cemetery, Hamilton, Tasmania, Australia. (3)

Spouse - Emma Fowler.

b: abt 1820, Bedminster, Somerset, England (4); m: 11 Jan 1847, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (5); d: 12 Nov 1891, Hamilton, Tasmania, Australia (6); bur: aft 12 Nov 1891 St Peter's Cemetery, Hamilton, Tasmania, Australia (7).

Children of John Pulford and Emma Fowler:

  1. John Roderick Pulford - b: 16 Feb 1847, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (8); bap: 10 Oct 1847, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (9); d: date and place unknown.

  2. William Pulford - b: 3 Mar 1848, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (10); bap: 9 Apr 1848, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (11); d: 29 Jul 1917, Ross, Tasmania, Australia (12); bur: 31 Jul 1917, Ross, Tasmania, Australia (12). Spouse - Diana Doddridge, daughter of James Doddridge and Mary Bryan, b: 24 Feb 1854, Oatlands, Tasmania, Australia (13); m: 25 Mar 1871, Oatlands, Tasmania, Australia (14); d: 1 Dec 1939, Ross, Tasmania, Australia (15); bur: 3 Dec 1939, Ross, Tasmania, Australia (15).

  3. Thomas Pulford - b: 2 Aug 1849, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (16); bap: 20 Oct 1850, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (17); d: 17 Feb 1921, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (18); bur: 18 Feb 1921, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (19). Spouse - Mary Best, daughter of Joseph Best and Eleanor McCarthy, b: 10 Oct 1848, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (20); m: 8 Jan 1871, Oatlands, Tasmania, Australia (21); d: 22 Jan 1916, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (22); bur: 25 Jan 1916, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (23).

  4. Samuel Pulford - b: 29 Aug 1850, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (24); d: 1925, Yea, Victoria, Australia (25). Spouse - Catherine Cummins, daughter of William Cummins and Catherine O’Reilly, born abt 1856, place unknown (26); m: 1875, Victoria, Australia (27); d: 1928, Yea, Victoria, Australia (26).

  5. Catherine Eliza Pulford - b: 19 Jan 1854, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (28); bap: 22 Apr 1855, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (29); d: 18 Jan 1902, Koonya, Tasmania, Australia (30). Spouse - James Doddridge, son of James Doddridge and Mary Bryan, b: 21 Jan 1856, Oatlands, Tasmania, Australia (31); m: 11 Jun 1879, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (32); d: date and place unknown.

  6. Charles Pulford - b: 16 Jan 1856, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (33); bap: 28 Jan 1856, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (34); d: date and place unknown. Spouse - Rosina McCarthy, daughter of Peter McCarthy and Jane Gardener, b: 23 Jun 1859, Hamilton, Tasmania, Australia (35); m: 22 Apr 1878, Hamilton, Tasmania, Australia (36); d: date and place unknown.

  7. Isaac Pulford - b: 16 Jan 1856, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (37); bap: 28 Jan 1856, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (37); d: date and place unknown.

Sources

1. "Convicts (CON27) - Appropriation Lists of Convicts", Libraries Tasmania, John Pulford, no 1284, image 168 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON27-1-2$init=CON27-1-2).
2. "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, John Pulford, no 317/1880 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-49p97j2k).
3. Find A Grave, John Pulford, 1880 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204589534/john-pulford). Memorial ID 204589534, citing St. Peter's Church of England Cemetery, Hamilton, Central Highlands Council, Tasmania, Australia; Maintained by queanbeyan42 (contributor 49264432).
4. "Convicts (CON41) - Conduct Registers of Female Convicts arriving in the Period of the Probation System", Libraries Tasmania, Emma Fowler, no 302, 'Tasmania 1' (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON41-1-4$init=CON41-1-4p63).
5. "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, John Pulford-Emma Fowler, no 574/1847 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-6p4j2k).
6. "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, Emma Pulford, no 367/1891 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-60p121j2k).
7. Find A Grave, Emma Pulford, 1891 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204611384/emma-pulford). Memorial ID 204611384, citing St. Peter's Church of England Cemetery, Hamilton, Central Highlands Council, Tasmania, Australia; Maintained by queanbeyan42 (contributor 49264432).
8. "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, John Roderick Pulford, no 70/1847 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-26-p221j2k).
9. Baptism Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, John Roderic Pulford, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, no 73/1847.
10. "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, William Pulford, no 93/1848 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-26-p225j2k).
11. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm, Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, William Pulford, microfilm Z2338, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 66/1848.
12. "The Examiner", (Launceston, TAS : 1900-1954), TROVE, William Pulford - Deaths & Funerals, 31 Jul 1917, p1, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50937025).
13. "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Diana Dodderidge, no 1034/1854 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-32p337j2k).
14)."Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, William Pulford-Diana Dodderidge, no 494/1871 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-30p277j2k).
15."The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Diana Pulford - Deaths & Funerals, 2 Dec 1939, p11, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25772366).
16. "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Thomas Pulford, no 130/1849 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-26-p230j2k).
17. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Thomas Pulford, microfilm Z2338, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 99/1850.
18. "Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930", Libraries Tasmania, Thomas Edward Pulford, death, no 808/1921, Bothwell.
19. Cemetery Records. Bothwell, documents transcribed by Central Highlands Council from original parish registers, Thomas Edward Pulford, 1921, section D9, site 11-13.
20. "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Mary Best, no 108/1848 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-26-p227j2k).
21)."Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, Thomas Pulford-Mary Best, no 499/1871 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-30p280j2k).
22. "Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930", Libraries Tasmania, Mary Maud Pulford, death, no 483/1916, Bothwell.
23. Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Mary Maud Pulford, 1916, section D9, site 11-13.
24. "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Samuel Pulford, no 161/1850 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-26-p234j2k).
25. Victoria Births, Deaths and Marriages (https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au), Samuel Pulford, death, no 15796/1925, Yea.
26. Victoria Births, Deaths and Marriages (https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au), Catherine Pulford, death, no 17773/1928, Yea.
27. Victoria Births, Deaths and Marriages (https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au), Samuel Pulford-Catherine Cummins, marriage, no 3366/1875.
28. "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Eliza Pulford, no 8/1854 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-32p241j2k).
29. Baptism Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Catherine Eliza Pulford, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, no 14/1855.
30. "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Catherine Eliza Doddridge - Deaths, 23 Jan 1902, p1, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9578015).
31. "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, James Doddridge, no 1253/1856 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-34p653j2k).
32. "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, James Doddridge-Catherine Eliza Pulford, no 186/1879 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-38p97j2k).
33. "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Charles Pulford, no 5/1856 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-34p534j2k).
34. Baptism Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Charles Pulford, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, no 158/1856.
35. "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Rosina McCarthy, no 754/1859 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-37p463j2k).
36. "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, Charles Pulford-Rosina McCarthy, no 181/1878 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-37p110j2k).
37. Baptism Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Isaac Pulford, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, no 159/1856.