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.
Annie Marie Allen (1858-1911)
George Broughton Sealy (1853-1891)
William Henry Sealy (1861-1938)
🏠 Property History
Family of Annie Marie Allen and George Broughton Sealy (1) and William Henry Sealy (2)
Annie Marie Allen, daughter of Richard Allen and Julia Antoni. 👧🏻 Individual Timeline
b: 29 Jul 1858, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 10 Oct 1858, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 19 Feb 1911, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 21 Feb 1911, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.
Spouse (1) - George Broughton Sealy, son of James Broughton Sealy and Frances Elizabeth Jeffries, b: 15 Nov 1853, Hockerill, Hertfordshire, England; m: 6 Apr 1885, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 24 Aug 1891, Petersham, New South Wales, Australia; bur: 5 Sep 1891, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.
Children of George Broughton Sealy and Annie Marie Allen:
Allen Broughton Sealy - b: 13 Feb 1886, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; d: 21 Aug 1956, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: aft 21 Aug 1956, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Gladys Emmeline Cooper, daughter of John James Cooper and Annie Maria Swindells, b: 5 Feb 1896, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; m: 30 Oct 1918, New Town, Tasmania, Australia; d: 18 Mar 1986, North Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: aft 18 Mar 1986, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.
Raymond Sealy - b: 26 Jan 1889, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; d: 24 Oct 1932, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 26 Oct 1932, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Spouse (2)- William Henry Sealy, son of James Broughton Sealy and Frances Elizabeth Jeffries, b: 8 Sep 1861, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; m: 11 Dec 1894, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; d: 23 Sep 1938, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 26 Sep 1938, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.
Child of William Henry Sealy and Annie Marie Allen:
Rita Sealy - b: 9 Sep 1896, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Charles Lewis Jillett. No further research carried out on Rita or Charles.
Property in Bothwell inherited by Annie Marie Allen
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: Map - Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified)
Individual Timeline for Annie Maria Allen (1858-1911)
29 Jul 1858 - Annie Maria Allen was born at Bothwell to Richard Allen and Julia Antoni.
10 Oct 1858 - Baptised at Bothwell.
29 Jan 1866 - Death of her mother Julia Antoni from cancer at the age of 47 years at Bothwell.
21 Oct 1882 - Death of her father Richard Allen from cancer of the stomach at the age of 82 years at Bothwell.
27 Nov 1882 - [1-H5, H6] High St, Bothwell. Property transferred from the estate of her father Richard Allen - 0a 2r 26p.
6 Apr 1885 - Annie Maria Allen married George Broughton Sealy at St Luke's Church, Bothwell according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England by Licence; witnessed by Richard Allen, William Henry Sealy and John Allen White. George was aged 31, a widower and a warehouseman; Annie was aged 26 and a spinster.
SEALY-ALLEN - On April 6, 1885, Bothwell, by the Rev A R A Beresford, George Broughton Sealy, of Hobart, to Annie Allen, of Bothwell.
13 Feb 1886 - Birth of her son Allen Broughton Sealy at Hobart.
24 Dec 1886 - [1-H5,H6] High St, Bothwell. Newspaper advertisement.
REAL PROPERTY ACT. Whereas the persons named at foot hereof have each respectively for himself made application to have the land set forth and described before his name brought under the operation of "The Real Property Act:" Notice is hereby given that, unless caveat be lodged with the Recorder of Titles, by some person having estate their interest in the said lands, on or before the date herein below for each case specified, the said pieces of land will be brought under the operation of the said Act as by law directed. BOTHWELL - 0a 2r 26p. Fronting on High street and bounded by land belonging to John White and John Davis respectively. Originally granted to Phineas Moss. ANNIE SEALY, (Application 2391), 14th January, 1887.
Bef 21 Jan 1887 - [1-H5, H6] High St, Bothwell. Annie (Allen) Sealy conveyed to John White however a conveyance has not been located - 0a 2r 26p.
26 Jan 1889 - Birth of her son Raymond Sealy at Hobart.
24 Aug 1891 - Death of her husband George Broughton Sealy at the age of 37 at Petersham, New South Wales.
11 Dec 1894 - Annie Maria Allen married William Henry Sealy at Hobart according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Presbyterian Church by Licence; witnessed by G R Atkins and Ada Weaver. William was aged 33, a bachelor and storekeeper; Annie was aged 36 and a widow.
9 Sep 1896 - Birth of her daughter Rita Sealy at Bothwell.
19 Feb 1911 - Annie died from phthisis at the age of 52 years at Bothwell.
SEALY - On February 19, 1911, at Broughtonville, Bothwell, Annie, the dearly beloved wife of W H Sealy, in the 54th year of her age. A long sufferer gone to rest.
21 Feb 1911 - Buried at the General Cemetery, Bothwell.