Bothwell Families

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Edward Triffett (1824-1902)
Mary Taylor (1832-1889)

Edward Triffett, son of Thomas Triffett and Mary Scattergood.

b: 24 Jan 1824, Hobart, Tasmania (1); bap: 17 Nov 1824, Hobart, Tasmania (1); d: 25 May 1902, Ouse, Tasmania (2).

Spouse - Mary Taylor, daughter of William Taylor and Sarah Harrison.

b: 4 May 1832, New Norfolk, Tasmania (3); bap: 14 Aug 1832, New Norfolk, Tasmania (3); m: 27 Jul 1850, Bothwell, Tasmania (4); d: 19 May 1889, Glenorchy, Tasmania (5).

Children of Edward Triffett and Mary Taylor:

  1. Sarah Ann Triffett - b: 3 Oct 1851, Bothwell, Tasmania (6); bap: 16 Nov 1851, Bothwell, Tasmania (7); d: 22 Mar 1889, Bothwell, Tasmania (8); bur: 24 Mar 1889, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (9). Spouse - Robert Edward Blake, son of Robert Blake and Mary Bowden, b: 20 Oct 1847, Bothwell, Tasmania (10); bap: 2 Jan 1848, Bothwell, Tasmania (10); m: 1 Sep 1879, Hobart, Tasmania (11); d: 29 May 1928, Bothwell, Tasmania (12); bur: 31 May 1928, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (13).

  2. James Edward Triffett - b: 25 Nov 1852, Hamilton, Tasmania (14); bap: 2 Aug 1853, Bothwell, Tasmania (15); d: 3 Aug 1853, Bothwell, Tasmania (16); bur: aft 3 Aug 1853, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (17).

  3. Martha Triffett - b: 5 Apr 1854, Bothwell, Tasmania (18); bap: 30 Jul 1854, Bothwell, Tasmania (19).**

  4. Alfred Triffett - b: 25 Oct 1855, Bothwell, Tasmania (20); bap: 16 Jan 1856, Bothwell, Tasmania (21).**

  5. Louisa Caroline Triffett - b: 16 Jul 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania (22).**

  6. Edward Albert Augustus Triffett - b: 28 May 1863, Bothwell, Tasmania (23); bap: 20 Jan 1864, Bothwell, Tasmania (24).**

  7. Sydney Ernest Alfonso Triffett - b: 10 Dec 1865, Bothwell, Tasmania (25); bap: 1 Mar 1868, Bothwell, Tasmania (26).**

  8. Herbert William Triffett - b: 15 Oct 1868, Bothwell, Tasmania (27); bap: 11 Apr 1869, Bothwell, Tasmania (28).**

** No further research undertaken on this individual.

Sources

Sources

Familiy of Edward Triffett

  1. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Baptisms, Tasmania (RGD32), Edward Triffett, no 1678/1824, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD32-1-1-P089).

  2. Libraries Tasmania: Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Edward Triffett, death, no 1260/1902, Ouse.

  3. Registers of Baptisms, Tasmania (RGD32), Mary Taylor, no 4590/1832, New Norfolk (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD32-1-1-p244j2k).

  4. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Triffet-Taylor, no 59/1850, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-9p25j2k).

  5. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Mary Triffitt, no 573/1889, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-12p73j2k).

  6. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Sarah Ann Triffitt, no 20/1851, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-29-p719j2k).

  7. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Sarah Ann Triffett, baptism, no 117/1851.

  8. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Sarah Ann Blake, no 546/1889, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-58p56j2k).

  9. Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, Sarah Ann Blake, 1889, section A18, site 6.

  10. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, Robert Edward Blake, no 75/1848.

  11. Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Blake-Triffitt, no 492/1879, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-38p251j2k).

  12. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Blake, 30 May 1928, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29772800).

  13. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Robert Edward Blake, 1928, section A18, site 6.

  14. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Arthur James Edward Triffett, no 223/1853, Hamilton (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-31p141j2k).

  15. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, James Edward Triffett, baptism, no 151/1853.

  16. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), James Edward Triffett, no 84/1853, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-22p3j2k).

  17. Bothwell Cemetery Records, James Edward Triffett, 1853, site unknown.

  18. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Martha Triffett, no 21/1854, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-32p243j2k).

  19. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Martha Triffet, baptism, no 166/1854.

  20. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Alfred Triffitt, no 3/1856, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-34p534j2k).

  21. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Alfred Triffett, baptism, no 198/1856.

  22. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Louisa Caroline Triffitt, no 28/1859, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-37p379j2k).

  23. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Edward Alfred Augustus Triffett, no 21/1863, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-41p601j2k).

  24. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Edward Albert Augustus Triffett, no 321/1864.

  25. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Sydney Ernest Alfonso Triffett, no 42/1865, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-43p313j2k).

  26. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, Sidney Ernest Alfonso Triffitt, no 374/1868.

  27. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Herbert William Triffitt, no 25/1868, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-46p280j2k).

  28. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Herbert Edward Triffett, no 395/1869.