Dowsetts Marsh, Tasmania

[Tom from OZ]

Hi all,

A bit of a curly one I'm afraid.  Florence Alma Beswick married Harry Dowsett in Beaconsfield Tasmania.  I have all the family covered but received information today that there is or was an area north of Gladstone, Tasmania in the old Parish of Truganini known as Dowsetts Marsh.  Would anybody have any information that could pinpoint Dowsetts Marsh or even better how it became known as Dowsetts Marsh.

The Beswick family home was in Derby, Tasmania and Dowsetts Marsh may have a family connection, here's hoping.

Tom

[Keengeni]

Tom there is a large PDF file here that has info

http://www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/239786/Don-Fin.pdf

At least the places are in alphabetical order.

K.

[Tom from OZ]

Hi Keengeni,

Many Thanks for that a trip to the Reference library is needed.

Tom

[Keengeni]

Tom the 1877 Tasmanian Gazetteer is digitised and online

http://greenstone.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/library.exe?e=d-000-00---0bailliere--00-0-0-0prompt-10---4------0-1l--1-en-Zz-1---10-home---00001-001-0-0utfZz-8-0&a=d&c=bailliere&cl=CL1.5

K.

[Tom from OZ]

Hi Keengeni

Many thanks for the link it shows where it was, now to find out why is was named such.

Tom