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.

George William Ife (1832-1904)
Elizabeth Smith (1832-1873)
Mary Annie Blake (1838-1908)

🏠Property History

George William Ife, son of Samuel Ife and Louisa Gill.

b: 23 Jul 1832, Middlesex, England (1); bap: 31 Aug 1832, Chelsea, Middlesex, England (1); d: 24 Mar 1904, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (2); bur: 26 Mar 1904, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (2).

Spouse (1) - Elizabeth Smith - b: abt 1832, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (3); m: 3 Dec 1853, Battery Point, Tasmania, Australia (4); d: 5 Jul 1873, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (3); bur: 9 Jul 1873, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (5).

There were no children in this marriage.

Spouse (2) - Mary Annie Blake, daughter of Robert Blake and Mary Bowden.

b: Aug 1838, Tasmania, Australia (6); m: 2 Dec 1873, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (7); d: 13 Mar 1908, Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia (8); bur: 14 Mar 1908, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (8).

Children of George William Ife and Mary Annie Blake:

  1. Elsie Sarah Ife - b: 25 Aug 1874, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (9); d: 31 Mar 1899, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (10); bur: 2 Apr 1899, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (11).

  2. George William Robert Ife - b: 1 Jan 1876, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (12); d: 26 Apr 1928, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (13); bur: 28 Apr 1928, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (13). Spouse - Rosina Harriet Bantoft, b: abt 1873, date and place unknown (14); m: 10 Apr 1907, Dunolly, Victoria, Australia (15); d: 13 Jul 1946, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (16); crem: aft 15 Jul 1946, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (14).

  3. Mary Louisa Ife - b: 7 Aug 1878, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (17); d: 27 May 1931, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (18); bur: aft 27 May 1931, General Cemetery, Brighton, Victoria, Australia (18). Spouse - Robert Arthur Horne, b: 13 Mar 1880, date and place unknown (19); m: 10 Feb 1903, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (20); d: 1 Aug 1950, Victoria, Australia (19); bur: aft 1 Aug 1950, General Cemetery, Brighton, Victoria, Australia (19).

  4. Eleaner Annie Ife - b: 5 Mar 1881, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (21); d: 26 Jul 1942, West Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (22); bur: 27 Jul 1942, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (22). Spouse - Harold Edwin Blackwood, son of Archibald Charles Blackwood and Emma Elizabeth Macbeth, b: 2 Jun 1880, Tasmania, Australia (23); m: 25 Dec 1903, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (24); d: 11 Dec 1950, West Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (25); bur: 13 Dec 1950, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (25).

Properties in Bothwell occupied by George William Ife

For more information on these properties click on the links under each map.
Complete and downloadable maps of the township are on the Property History page.

Tasmanian Archives: Maps - Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified) & Bothwell 2 (B38), AF819/1/27 (modified)

Sources

Family of George William Ife

  1. FamilySearch: England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988, George Samuel Ife, 1832, Middlesex (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSF7-SSBL-3).

  2. TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Ife, 26 Mar 1904, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9679814).

  3. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Elizabeth Ife, no 1547/1873, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-8p177j2k).

  4. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), George William Ife-Elizabeth Smith, no 526/1853, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-12p201j2k).

  5. Tasmania: Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, Elizabeth Ife, 1873, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=289).

  6. Information supplied, Malcolm Ward.

  7. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Ife-Barton, no 543/1873, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-32p284j2k).

  8. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Ife, 14 Mar 1908, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12689198).

  9. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Elsie Sarah Ife, no 708/1874, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-11-p564j2k).

  10. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Elsie Ife, no 893/1899, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-68p423j2k).

  11. Tasmania: Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, Elsie Ife, 1899, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=11778).

  12. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), George William Ife, no 1718/1876, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-11-p677j2k).

  13. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths & Funerals," Ife, 28 Apr 1928, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29777505).

  14. Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, Rosina Harriett Ife, 1946, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=68472).

  15. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Marriages," Ife-Bantoft, 11 May 1907, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9922421).

  16. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Ife, 15 Jul 1946, p12 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26187417).

  17. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Mary Louisa Ife, no 20/1878, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-56p494j2k).

  18. Find A Grave, Mary Louise Horne, 1931, Memorial ID 215574163, citing Brighton General Cemetery, Caulfield South, Victoria, Australia; maintained by !woowoo, contributor 49949980 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215574163/mary-louise-horne).

  19. Find A Grave, Robert Arthur Horne, 1880, Memorial ID 215574165, citing Brighton General Cemetery, Caulfield South, Victoria, Australia; maintained by !woowoo, contributor 49949980 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215574165/robert-arthur-horne).

  20. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Marriages," Horne-Ife, 25 Feb 1903, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12258451).

  21. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Eleaner Annie Ife, no 2454/1881, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-12-p393j2k).

  22. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths & Funerals," Blackwood, 27 Jun 1942, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25921126).

  23. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Harold Edwin Blackwood, no 667/1880, Clarence (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-58p348j2k).

  24. Libraries Tasmania: Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Blackwood-Ife, marriage, no 450/1903, Hobart.

  25. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths & Funerals," Blackwood, 12 Dec 1950, p16 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26745133).