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 Bishop (1861-1943)
Alice Douce (1865-1943)

John and Alice (Douce) Bishop

The Mercury, Diamond Wedding Celebration, 26 May 1943, p5 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25959081)

John Bishop (named William Bishop on his birth registration but known as John), son of Thomas Bishop and Jane Robertson.

b: 20 Oct 1861, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (1); bap: 23 Dec 1861, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (2); d: 29 Oct 1943, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (3); bur: 30 Oct 1943, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (4).

Spouse - Alice Douce, daughter of James Douce and Hannah Smith.

b: 21 Aug 1865, Greens Creek, Tasmania, Australia (5); bap: 19 Oct 1865, Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia (5); m: 26 Mar 1883, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (6); d: 20 Apr 1943, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (7); bur: 21 Apr 1943, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (8).

Children of John Bishop and Alice Douce:

  1. Alice Jane Bishop - b: 25 Apr 1884, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (9); bap: 8 Jun 1884, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (10); d: 26 Aug 1965, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (11); bur: 28 Aug 1965, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (12). Spouse (1) - Leslie William Pulford, son of Charles Pulford and Rosina McCarthy, b: 18 Feb 1883, Hamilton, Tasmania, Australia (13); m: 26 Jul 1905, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (14); d: 12 Oct 1921, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (15); bur: 13 Oct 1921, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (16). Spouse (2) - Edward John Freeman, son of Thomas Edward Freeman and Louisa Ruth Tonks, b: 30 Jul 1886, Richmond, Tasmania, Australia (17); m: 10 Apr 1939, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (18); d: 24 Jun 1970, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (19); crem: 26 Jun 1970, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (20).

  2. Ellen Bishop - b: 16 Feb 1886, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (21); bap: 15 Mar 1886, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (22); d: 12 Dec 1965, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (23); bur: aft 12 Dec 1965, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (23). Spouse - William Horne, son of George Horne and Sarah Manser, b: 27 Apr 1882, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (24); bap: 9 Apr 1883, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (25); m: 2 Apr 1908, Grassy Hut, near Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (26); d: 20 Jan 1955, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (27); bur: 22 Jan 1955, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (28).

  3. Annie Isabel Bishop - b: 23 Jan 1890, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (29); bap: 23 Mar 1890, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (30); d: 6 Jun 1957, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (31); bur: 8 Jun 1957, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (32). Spouse - Louis Gilbert Freeman, son of Thomas Edward Freeman and Louisa Ruth Tonks, b: 12 Jul 1898, Richmond, Tasmania, Australia (33); m: 1 May 1929, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (34); d: 4 Oct 1947, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (35); bur: 6 Oct 1947, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (36).

  4. John Bishop - b: 9 Jan 1892, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (37); bap: 27 Jan 1892, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (38); d: 21 Aug 1971, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (39); bur: 23 Aug 1971, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (40).

  5. Hannah Bishop - b: 8 Oct 1893, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (41); bap: 15 Nov 1893, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (42); d: 25 Sep 1921, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (43); bur: 28 Sep 1921, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (44). Spouse - Norman Bishop, son of Thomas Bishop and Annie Hunt, b: 11 Nov 1887, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (45); bap: 14 Sep 1888, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (46); m: 26 Oct 1912, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (47); d: 14 Aug 1966, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (48); crem: 16 Aug 1966, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (49).

  6. Florence Bishop - b: 10 Dec 1895, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (50); bap: 24 Mar 1896, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (51); d: date and place unknown; bur: St Peter's Cemetery, Oatlands, Tasmania, Australia (52). Spouse - Henry Edward Bishop, son of Edward Bishop and Elizabeth Harrison, b: 30 Sep 1887, Oatlands, Tasmania, Australia (53); m: 8 Nov 1919, Grassy Hut, near Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (54); d: 8 Oct 1959, Oatlands, Tasmania, Australia (55); bur: 10 Oct 1959, St Peter's Cemetery, Oatlands, Tasmania, Australia (55).

Thomas Bishop, son of John Bishop and Ann Unknown. 🧑🏻 Individual Timeline

b: abt 1813, Crawley, Oxfordshire, England; bap: 17 Oct 1813, Fulbrook, Oxfordshire, England; d: 20 May 1879, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: aft 20 May 1879, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

Spouse (1) - Jane Robertson. 👧🏻 Individual Timeline

b: abt 1820, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland; m: 23 Oct 1849, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 6 Mar 1871, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: aft 6 Mar 1871, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

Children of Thomas Bishop and Jane Robertson:

  1. Jane Bishop - b: 5 Aug 1850, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 23 Aug 1850, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: aft 23 Aug 1850, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

  2. Annie Bishop - b: 15 Aug 1851, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 6 Oct 1851, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 17 Feb 1935, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 19 Feb 1935, Carr Villa Cemetery, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse (1) - David Hayes, b: abt 1848, place unknown; m: 17 Jan 1870, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: date and place unknown. Spouse (2) - Joseph Walters, b: abt 1852, place unknown; m: 3 Jan 1874, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 21 Nov 1900, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse (3) - Alfred Edward Rickards, son of Alan Rickards and Annie Davis, b: 7 Apr 1889, Port Esperance, Tasmania, Australia; m: 121 Mar 1912, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia; d: date and place unknown.

  3. Jane Bishop - b: 12 Apr 1854, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 19 Jun 1854, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 18 May 1875, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: aft 18 May 1875, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - William Patient, son of Aaron Patient and Ann McAvine, b: 16 Jan 1852, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 27 Mar 1852, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; m: 23 Feb 1874, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 22 Aug 1930, New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 24 Aug 1930, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

  4. Edmund Bishop - b: 15 Jun 1856, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 12 Aug 1856, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 7 May 1939, Oatlands, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 9 May 1939, St Peter’s Cemetery, Oatlands, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Elizabeth Harrison, daughter of Robert Harrison and Jane Burns, b: abt 1859, place unknown; m: 24 Dec 1878, residence of Robert Harrison, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: date and place unknown.

  5. Emily Bishop - b: 21 Mar 1858, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 29 Dec 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 26 Aug 1919, New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Frederick Whiteway, son of James Whiteway and Eleanor Smith, b: 27 Mar 1857, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 2 Apr 1857, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; m: 24 Jan 1881, Oatlands, Tasmania, Australia; d: date and place unknown.

  6. Thomas Bishop - b: 7 Nov 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 29 Dec 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 13 Aug 1939, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 15 Aug 1939, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Annie Hunt, daughter of Henry Hunt and Catherine McDonald, b: 12 Nov 1861, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 26 May 1863, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; m: 26 Mar 1883, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 13 Sep 1944, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 16 Sep 1944, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

  7. John Bishop - b: 20 Oct 1861, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 23 Dec 1861, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 29 Oct 1943, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 30 Oct 1943, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Alice Douce, daughter of James Douce and Hannah Smith, b: 21 Aug 1865, Greens Creek, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 19 Oct 1865, Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia; m: 26 Mar 1883, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 20 Apr 1943, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 21 Apr 1943, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

  8. Male Bishop - b: 24 May 1865, Hamilton, Tasmania, Australia; d: date and place unknown.

Spouse (2) - Christina Unknown

b: abt 1829, place unknown; m: 22 Nov 1877, Sherwood, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: date and place unknown.

Sources

Family of John Bishop

  1. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), William Bishop, no 507/1861, Bothwell (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-39p121j2k).

  2. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, John Bishop, baptism, no 289/1861.

  3. TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Bishop, 30 Oct 1943, p6 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26000436).

  4. Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, John Bishop, 1943, section A42, site 21-22.

  5. Church Records, Latrobe (NS686), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2382, NS686/1/1, Alice Douce, baptism, p35/1865.

  6. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Bishop-Douse,  no 23/1883, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-42p13j2k).

  7. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Bishop, 21 Apr 1943, p11 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25956482).

  8. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Alice Bishop, 1943, section A42, site 21-22.

  9. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Alice Jane Bishop, no 835/1884, Bothwell (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-63p156j2k).

  10. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Alice Jane Bishop, no 722/1884.

  11. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1955+), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm, "Deaths," Freeman, 27 Aug 1965, p14.

  12. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Alice Jane Freeman, 1965, section B, site 3-7.

  13. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Leslie William Pulford, no 1093/1883, Hamilton (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-62p628j2k).

  14. Libraries Tasmania: Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Pulford-Bishop, marriage, no 36/1905.

  15. Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Leslie William Pulford, death, no 784/1921.

  16. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Leslie William Pulford, 1921, section A36, site 6.

  17. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Edward John Freeman, no 2860/1886, Richmond (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-65p348j2k).

  18. Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Pulford-Bishop, marriage, no 36/1905, Bothwell.

  19. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1955+), "Deaths," Freeman, 25 Jun 1970, p25.

  20. Tasmania: Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, Edward John Freeman, 1970, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=79266).

  21. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Ellen Bishop, no 832/1886, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-65p105j2k).

  22. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Ellen Bishop, no 786/1886.

  23. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Ellen Horne, 1965, section A37, site 8-9.

  24. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), William Horn, no 709/1882, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-60p199j2k).

  25. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, William Horn, no 667/1883.

  26. Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Horne-Bishop, marriage, no 29/1908, Bothwell.

  27. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1955+), "Deaths," Horne, 21 Jan 1955, p18.

  28. Bothwell Cemetery Records, William Charles Horne, 1955, section A37, site 8-9.

  29. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Annie Bishop, no 831/1890, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-69p122j2k).

  30. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Annie Isabel Bishop, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, no 942/1890.

  31. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1955+), "Deaths," Freeman, 7 Jun 1957, p16.

  32. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Annie Isabel Freeman, 1957, section B9, site 2.

  33. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Louis Gilbert Freeman, no 2045/1898, Richmond (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-86p136j2k).

  34. Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Freeman-Bishop, marriage, no 612/1929.

  35. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Freeman, 6 Oct 1947, p11 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26427316).

  36. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Louis Gilbert Freeman, 1947, section B9, site 1.

  37. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), John Bishop, no 93/1892, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-73p258j2k).

  38. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, John Bishop, no 1012/1892.

  39. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1955+), "Deaths," Bishop, 23 Aug 1971, p10.

  40. Bothwell Cemetery Records, John Bishop, 1971, section B8, site 8.

  41. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Hannah Bishop, no 118/1893, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-75p110j2k).

  42. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Hannah Bishop, no 1078/1893.

  43. Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Hannah Bishop, death, no 782/1921, Bothwell.

  44. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Hannah Bishop, 1921, section A, site 6-8.

  45. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Norman Bishop, no 896/1887, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-66p500j2k).

  46. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Norman Bishop, no 882/1888.

  47. Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Bishop-Bishop, marriage, no 19/1912, Bothwell.

  48. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1955+), "Deaths," Bishop, 16 Aug 1966, p15.

  49. Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, Norman Bishop, 1966, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=76832).

  50. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Florence Bishop, no 86/1896, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-81p81j2k).

  51. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Florence Bishop, no 431/1896.

  52. Personal knowledge of the author, Jennie Chapman.

  53. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Henry Edwin Bishop, no 2503/1887, Oatlands (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-66p690j2k).

  54. Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Bishop-Bishop, marriage, no 12/1919, Bothwell.

  55. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1955+), "Deaths," Bishop, 8 Oct 1959, p1.