Bothwell Families

These pages offer a glimpse into the lives of the Bothwell families during the 1800s.
You’ll find family trees and timelines - while not exhaustive, they will continue to be updated as research progresses.
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John Bale (1847-1941)
Catherine McDonald (1850-1937)

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.

b: 5 Jun 1847, Pockthorpe, Norfolk, England (1); d: 13 Jun 1941, Bothwell, Tasmania (2); bur: 15 Jun 1941, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (3).

Spouse - Catherine McDonald, daughter of Donald McDonald and Mary McDonald.

b: 13 Dec 1850, Bothwell, Tasmania (4); bap: 17 Feb 1851, Bothwell, Tasmania (4); m: 19 Feb 1872, Bothwell, Tasmania (5); d: 15 Sep 1937, Bothwell, Tasmania (6); bur: 17 Sep 1937, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (7).

Children of John Bale and Catherine McDonald:

  1. George William Bale - b: 23 Aug 1878, Bothwell, Tasmania (8); d: 1 Jun 1960, Tasmania (9); bur: aft 1 Jun 1960, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (9). Spouse - Rachel Roberts, b: date and place unknown; m: 7 Jan 1921, Glenorchy, Tasmania (10); d: 23 Jun 1960, Tasmania (11); aft 23 Jun 1960, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (11).

  2. John Samuel Bale - b: 15 Jan 1881, Bothwell, Tasmania (12); bap: 13 Apr 1881, Bothwell, Tasmania (13); d: 29 Jan 1947, Hobart, Tasmania (14); bur: 31 Jan 1947, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (15). Spouse - Jessie Isabel Moodie, daughter of Walter Moodie and Mary Ann Crockett, b: 16 Jul 1888, Bothwell, Tasmania (16); bap: 14 Sep 1888, Bothwell, Tasmania (17); m: 25 Jan 1911, Bothwell, Tasmania (18); d: date and place unknown.

  3. Dennis Edward Bale - b: 9 Oct 1882, Bothwell, Tasmania (19); bap: 22 Feb 1883, Bothwell, Tasmania (20); d: 10 Nov 1963, Tasmania (21); bur: aft 10 Nov 1963, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (21). Spouse - Daisy Margaret Hilder, daughter of Charles Henry Hilder and Elizabeth Alice Webb, b: 1 Sep 1896, Bothwell, Tasmania (22); bap: 4 Oct 1896, Bothwell, Tasmania (23); m: 7 Jan 1921, New Town, Tasmania (24); d: 23 Aug 1975, Tasmania (25); bur: aft 23 Aug 1975, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (25).

  4. Gertrude Mary Bale - b: 16 Oct 1886, Bothwell, Tasmania (26); bap: 1 Dec 1886, Bothwell, Tasmania (27); d: 11 Jan 1979, Hobart, Tasmania (28); bur: aft 11 Jan 1979, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (29).

  5. Male Bale - b: 28 May 1888, Bothwell, Tasmania (30); d: 29 May 1888, Bothwell, Tasmania (31).

  6. Kathleen Constance Bale - b: 18 Apr 1894, Bothwell, Tasmania (32); bap: 4 Jul 1894, Bothwell, Tasmania (33).**

** No further research undertaken on this individual.

Sources

Sources

Family of John Bale

  1. TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Bothwell's Longevity," 10 Aug 1928, p6 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29773389).

  2. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Bale, 14 Jun 1941, p7 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25866398).

  3. Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, John Bale, 1941, section A28, site 1-2.

  4. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Catherine Macdonald, baptism, no 109/1851.

  5. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Bale-McDonald, no 1/1872, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-31p1j2k).

  6. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Bale, 16 Sep 1937, p1  (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29189376).

  7. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Catherine Bale, 1937, section A28, site 1-2.

  8. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), George William Bale, no 19/1878, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-56p494j2k).

  9. Bothwell Cemetery Records, George William Bale, 1960, section A37, site 16.

  10. Libraries Tasmania: Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Bale-Roberts, marriage, no 459/1921, Glenorchy.

  11. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Rachel Bale, 1960, section A37, site 16.

  12. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), John Samuel Bale, no 77/1881, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-59p676j2k).

  13. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, John Samuel Bale, no 618/1881.

  14. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Bale, 30 Jan 1947, p15 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26385599).

  15. Bothwell Cemetery Records, John S Bale, 1947, section A28, site 4-5.

  16. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Jessie Isabell Moodie, no 874/1888, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-67p091j2k).

  17. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Jessie Isabel Moodie, no 881/1888.

  18. Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Bale-Moodie, marriage, no 20/1911, Bothwell.

  19. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Dennis Edward Bale, no 734/1882, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-60p202j2k).

  20. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Dennis Edward Bale, no 665/1883.

  21. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Dennis Edward Bale, 1963, section B4, site 16.

  22. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Daisy Margaret Hilder, no 112/1896, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-81p85j2k).

  23. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Daisy Margaret Hilder, no 1153/1896.

  24. Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Bale-Hilder, marriage, no 459/1921, New Town.

  25. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Daisy Margaret Bale, 1975, section B4, site 17.

  26. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Gertrude Mary Bale, no 865/1886, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-65p108j2k).

  27. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Gertrude Mary Bale, no 812/1886.

  28. Libraries Tasmania: Copies of Wills Recording Granting of Probate, 1825-1989 (AD960), Gertrude Mary Bale, no 65774/1979 (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/AD960-1-168-65774).

  29. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Gertrude Mary Bale, 1979, section A28, site 4-5.

  30. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Male Bale, no 866/1888, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-67p090j2k).

  31. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Given Name Not Recorded Bale, no 41/1888, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-57p49j2k).

  32. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Kathleen Constance Bale, no 94/1894, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-77p90j2k).

  33. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Kathleen Constance Bale, no 1092/1894.