Bothwell Families
These pages offer a glimpse into the lives of the Bothwell families. You’ll find family trees and historical events specific to the area. While not exhaustive, the information will continue to be updated as research progresses. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the material presented.
John Bale (1847-1941)
TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Bothwell Octogenerian," Bale, 11 Jun 1934, p2 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/24939745)
John Bale, son of Rampling John Bale and Rosanna Mills.
Born: 5 Jun 1847, Pockthorpe, Norfolk, England (MERC: "Bothwell's Longevity," 10 Aug 1928, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29773389)
Departed: 5 Mar 1857, Liverpool, Lancashire, England; on board the 'Prompt' (CT: "Shipping Intelligence," 2 Jul 1857, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8786747)
Arrived: 1 Jul 1857, Hobart, TAS; aged 9, could read & write (CB7: John Bales, p224/1857, 'Prompt,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CB7-12-1-7)
Married: 19 Feb 1872, Catherine McDonald, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, TAS; John: 24, bachelor, labourer; Catherine: 21, spinster; witnesses: Mary Ann McDonald, William Bale (RGD37: Bale-McDonald, no 1/1872, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-31p1j2k)
Marriage Witness: 10 Jun 1872, William Bale & Mary Ann McDonald, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, TAS (RGD37: Bale-McDonald, no 4/1872, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-31p2j2k)
Residence: 13 Sep 1878, Dennistoun, Bothwell, TAS; shepherd (RGD33: George William Bale, no 19/1878, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-56p494j2k)
Residence: 13 Apr 1881, Dennistoun, Bothwell, TAS; assistant manager & head shepherd (ANG: John Samuel Bale, NS1854/1/1, no 618/1881)
Residence: 6 Nov 1882, Dennistoun, Bothwell, TAS; overseer (RGD33: Dennis Edward Bale, no 734/1882, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-60p202j2k)
Residence: 30 May 1888, Dennistoun, Bothwell, TAS; shepherd (RGD33: Male Bale, no 866/1888, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-67p090j2k)
Conveyed: 4 May 1891, Cherry Tree Grove, Bothwell, TAS; 416a from William Henry Burgess for £426 4s 9d (LIST: John Bale, historic deed, no 08/6494)
Electoral Roll: 1914, Hillside, Bothwell, TAS; farmer (ELEC: p1/1914, https:/www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100678__0007-00838)
Residence: 3 Nov 1914, Hillside, Bothwell, TAS; owner, cottage, sheep-run, 416 acres, annual rateable value £45 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1914, p2010-2011, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98N-974D)
Electoral Roll: 1919, Hillside, Bothwell, TAS; farmer (ELEC: p1/1919, https:/www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100682__0007-00914)
Residence: 4 Mar 1919, Hillside, Bothwell, TAS; owner, cottage, sheep-run, 416 acres, annual rateable value £45 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1919, p494-495, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G98N-S7JK)
Article: 11 Jun 1934, named under "Bothwell Octogenarian" (MERC: "Bothwell Octogenarian," 11 Jun 1934, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/24939745)
Died: 13 Jun 1941, Bothwell, TAS; aged 94 (MERC: "Deaths," Bale, 14 Jun 1941, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25866398)
Death Notice: BALE - On June 13, 1941, at his late residence, Bothwell, John Bale, beloved husband of the late Katherine Bale, aged 94 years. (MERC: "Deaths," Bale, 14 Jun 1941, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25866398)
Buried: 15 Jun 1941, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, TAS (BC: John Bale, 1941, section A28, site 1-2)
Spouse - Catherine McDonald, daughter of Donald McDonald and Mary McDonald.
Born: 13 Dec 1850, Bothwell, TAS (PRES: Catherine Macdonald, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 109/1851)
Baptised: 17 Feb 1851, Bothwell, TAS (PRES: Catherine Macdonald, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 109/1851)
Married: 19 Feb 1872, Catherine McDonald, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, TAS; John: 24, bachelor, labourer; Catherine: 21, spinster; witnesses: Mary Ann McDonald, William Bale (RGD37: Bale-McDonald, no 1/1872, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-31p1j2k)
Marriage Witness: 10 Jun 1872, William Bale & Mary Ann McDonald, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, TAS (RGD37: Bale-McDonald, no 4/1872, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-31p2j2k)
Electoral Roll: 1914, Hillside, Bothwell, TAS; domestic duties (ELEC: p1/1914, https:/www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100678__0007-00838)
Conveyed: 7 Jan 1914, [C8.2] Market Place, Bothwell, TAS; 1r 23 9/10p from Daisy Eugene White for £250 (LIST: Daisy Eugene White, title historic, vol 198, fol 83)
Certificate of Title: 11 Feb 1914, [C8.2] Market Place, Bothwell, TAS; registered, Catherine (McDonald) Bale, married woman (LIST: Catherine Bale, title historic, vol 219, fol 63)
Residence: 3 Nov 1914, [C8.2] Queen St, Bothwell, TAS; Mrs Catherine Bale (owner, occupier), cottage, annual rateable value £14 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1914, p2008-2009, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98N-977Y)
Conveyed: 5 Nov 1914, [C8.3] Queen St, Bothwell, TAS; 35 7/10p from her son John Samuel Bale for £150 (LIST: Alice Sarah Sims, title historic, vol 207, fol 87)
Certificate of Title: 18 Nov 1914, [C8.3] Queen St, Bothwell, TAS; registered, Catherine (McDonald) Bale, married woman (LIST: Catherine Bale, title historic, vol 227, fol 125)
Electoral Roll: 1919, Hillside, Bothwell, TAS; domestic duties (ELEC: p1/1919, https:/www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100682__0007-00914)
Died: 15 Sep 1937, Bothwell, TAS; aged 86 (MERC: "Deaths," Bale, 16 Sep 1937, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29189376)
Death Notice: BALE - On September 15, 1937, at her residence, Bothwell, Catherine Bale, beloved wife of John Bale, in the 87th year of her age. (Late of Hillside, Bothwell) (MERC: "Deaths," Bale, 16 Sep 1937, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29189376)
Buried: 17 Sep 1937, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, TAS (BC: Catherine Bale, 1937, section A28, site 1-2)
Children of John Bale and Catherine McDonald:
George William Bale.
Born: 23 Aug 1878, Bothwell, TAS; informant: John Bale, father, shepherd (RGD33: George William Bale, no 19/1878, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-56p494j2k)
Married: 7 Jan 1921, Rachel Roberts, Glenorchy, TAS; George: 42; Rachel: age unknown (TFI: Bale-Roberts, marriage, no 459/1921)
Died: 1 Jun 1960, Tasmania; aged 81 (BC: George William Bale, 1960, section A37, site 16)
Buried: aft 1 Jun 1960, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, TAS (BC: George William Bale, 1960, section A37, site 16)Spouse - Rachel Roberts.
Born: date & place unknown
Married: 7 Jan 1921, George William Bale, Glenorchy, TAS; George: 42; Rachel: age unknown (TFI: Bale-Roberts, marriage, no 459/1921)
Died: 23 Jun 1960, Tasmania; aged (BC: Rachel Bale, 1960, section A37, site 16)
Buried: aft 23 Jun 1960, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, TAS (BC: Rachel Bale, 1960, section A37, site 16)John Samuel Bale.
Born: 15 Jan 1881, Bothwell, TAS; informant: John Bale, father, shepherd (RGD33: John Samuel Bale, no 77/1881, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-59p676j2k)
Baptised: 13 Apr 1881, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: John Samuel Bale, NS1854/1/1, no 618/1881)
Married: 25 Jan 1911, Jessie Isabel Moodie, Bothwell, TAS; John: 30, bachelor; Jessie: 22, spinster (TFI: Bale-Moodie, marriage, no 20/1911)
Conveyed: 25 Jun 1913, [C8.3] Queen St, Bothwell, TAS; 35 7/10p from Alice Sarah (North) Sims (LIST: Alice Sarah Sims, title historic, vol 207, fol 87)
Residence: 3 Nov 1914, [C8.3] Queen St, Bothwell, TAS; owner, cottage, land, annual rateable value £16 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1914, p2008-2009, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98N-977Y)
Conveyed: 5 Nov 1914, [C8.3] Queen St, Bothwell, TAS; 35 7/10p to his mother, Catherine (McDonald) Bale for £150 (LIST: Alice Sarah Sims, title historic, vol 207, fol 87)
Died: 29 Jan 1947, Hobart, TAS; aged 66, John Samuel Bale (MERC: "Deaths," Bale, 30 Jan 1947, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26385599)
Death Notice: BALE - On January 29, 1947, at private hospital Hobart, John S, dearly beloved second eldest son of the late John and Catherine Bale of Hillside, Bothwell and loved and loving father of Molly (Mrs C Archer), was 66 years (MERC: "Deaths," Bale, 30 Jan 1947, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26385599)
Buried: 31 Jan 1947, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, TAS (BC: John S Bale, 1947, section A28, site 4-5)Spouse - Jessie Isabel Moodie, daughter of Walter Moodie and Mary Ann Crockett.
Born: 16 Jul 1888, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Mary Moodie, mother (RGD33: Jessie Isabell Moodie, no 874/1888, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-67p091j2k)
Baptised: 14 Sep 1888, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Jessie Isabel Moodie, NS1854/1/1, no 881/1888)
Married: 25 Jan 1911, John Samuel Bale, Bothwell, TAS; John: 30, bachelor; Jessie: 22, spinster (TFI: Bale-Moodie, marriage, no 20/1911)
No further research has been carried out at this timeDennis Edward Bale.
Born: 9 Oct 1882, Bothwell, TAS; informant: John Bale, father, overseer (RGD33: Dennis Edward Bale, no 734/1882, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-60p202j2k)
Baptised: 22 Feb 1883, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Dennis Edward Bale, NS1854/1/1, no 665/1883)
Electoral Roll: 1914, Hillside, Bothwell, TAS; labourer (ELEC: p1/1914, https:/www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100678__0007-00838)
Electoral Roll: 1919, Hillside, Bothwell, TAS; labourer (ELEC: p1/1919, https:/www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100682__0007-00914)
Married: 7 Jan 1921, Daisy Margaret Hilder, St John's Church, New Town, TAS; Dennis: 38; Daisy: 24, spinster (TFI: Bale-Hilder, marriage, no 459/1921)
Died: 10 Nov 1963, Tasmania; aged 81 (BC: Dennis Edward Bale, 1963, section B4, site 16)
Buried: aft 10 Nov 1963, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, TAS (BC: Dennis Edward Bale, 1963, section B4, site 16)Spouse - Daisy Margaret Hilder, daughter of Charles Henry Hilder and Elizabeth Alice Webb.
Born: 1 Sep 1896, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Charles Hilder, father, labourer (RGD33: Daisy Margaret Hilder, no 112/1896, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-81p85j2k)
Baptised: 4 Oct 1896, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Daisy Margaret Hilder, NS1854/1/1, no 1153/1896)
Married: 7 Jan 1921, Dennis Edward Bale, St John's Church, New Town, TAS; Dennis: 38; Daisy: 24, spinster (TFI: Bale-Hilder, marriage, no 459/1921)
Electoral Roll: 1919, The Square, Bothwell, TAS, home duties (ELEC: p6-7/1919, https:/www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100682__0007-00959)
Died: 23 Aug 1975, Tasmania; aged 78 (BC: Daisy Margaret Bale, 1975, section B4, site 17)
Buried: aft 23 Aug 1975, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, TAS (BC: Daisy Margaret Bale, 1975, section B4, site 17)Gertrude Mary Bale.
Born: 16 Oct 1886, Bothwell, TAS; informant: John Bale, father, shepherd (RGD33: Gertrude Mary Bale, no 865/1886, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-65p108j2k)
Baptised: 1 Dec 1886, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Gertrude Mary Bale, NS1854/1/1, no 812/1886)
Electoral Roll: 1914, Hillside, Bothwell, TAS; domestic duties (ELEC: p1/1914, https:/www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100678__0007-00838)
Electoral Roll: 1919, Hillside, Bothwell, TAS; domestic duties (ELEC: p1/1919, https:/www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100682__0007-00914)
Died: 11 Jan 1979, Hobart, TAS; aged 92 (PROB: Gertrude Mary Bale, no 65774/1979, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/AD960-1-168-65774)
Buried: aft 11 Jan 1979, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, TAS (BC: Gertrude Mary Bale, 1979, section A28, site 4-5)Male Bale.
Born: 28 May 1888, Bothwell, TAS; informant: John Bale, father, shepherd (RGD33: Male Bale, no 866/1888, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-67p090j2k)
Died: 29 May 1888, Bothwell, TAS; aged 1 day, premature birth; informant: John Bale, father (RGD35: Given Name Not Recorded Bale, no 41/1888, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-57p49j2k)Kathleen Constance Bale.
Born: 18 Apr 1894, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Annie Davie, nurse (RGD33: Kathleen Constance Bale, no 94/1894, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-77p90j2k)
Baptised: 4 Jul 1894, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Kathleen Constance Bale, NS1854/1/1, no 1092/1894)
Electoral Roll: 1919, Hillside, Bothwell, TAS; domestic duties (ELEC: p1/1919, https:/www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100682__0007-00914)
No further research has been carried out at this time
Properties in Bothwell purchased by Catherine (McDonald) Bale
For more information click on the link under the map. Complete maps located on the Property History page. Tasmanian Archives: Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified)
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