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)

Family of John Bishop and Alice Douce

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; 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.

Children of John Bishop and Alice Douce:

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

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

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

  4. John Bishop - b: 9 Jan 1892, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 27 Jan 1892, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 21 Aug 1971, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 23 Aug 1971, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

  5. Hannah Bishop - b: 8 Oct 1893, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 15 Nov 1893, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 25 Sep 1921, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 28 Sep 1921, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Norman Bishop, son of Thomas Bishop and Annie Hunt, b: 11 Nov 1887, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; m: 26 Oct 1912, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 14 Aug 1966, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; crem: 16 Aug 1966, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

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