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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William Bale (1850-1929)
Mary Ann McDonald (1845-1942)

William Bale, son of Rampling John Bale and Rosanna Mills.

b: abt 1850, Lakenham, Norfolk, England (1); d: 10 Apr 1929, Bothwell, Tasmania (2); 13 Apr 1929, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (3).

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

b: 5 Jun 1845, Bothwell, Tasmania (4); bap: 24 Aug 1845, Bothwell, Tasmania (5); m: 10 Jun 1872, Bothwell, Tasmania (6); d: 18 Jun 1942, Bothwell, Tasmania (7); bur: 20 Jun 1942, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (8).

 Children of William Bale and Mary Ann McDonald:

  1. Mary Ann Bale - b: 30 Mar 1874, Bothwell, Tasmania (9); bap: 30 Mar 1874, Bothwell, Tasmania (10); d: 27 Apr 1874, Bothwell, Tasmania (11); bur: aft 27 Apr 1874, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (12).

  2. Kate Isabel Bale - b: 23 Jan 1876, Bothwell, Tasmania (13); d: 22 Jul 1962, Tasmania (14); crem: 24 Jul 1962, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania (14). Spouse - Charles William Craig, son of Henry Craig and Julia Connolly, b: 3 May 1869, Bothwell, Tasmania (15); bap: 20 Jun 1869, Bothwell, Tasmania (16); m: 21 Oct 1896, Hobart, Tasmania (17); d: 2 Sep 1964, Tasmania (18); crem: 4 Sep 1964, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania (18).

  3. Rose Sarah Bale - b: 14 Sep 1877, Bothwell, Tasmania (19); d: 11 Oct 1966, Tasmania (20); bur: aft 11 Oct 1966, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (20). Spouse - Arthur Milton Blake, son of Joseph Blake and Emily Jane Savage, b: 9 Apr 1875, Bothwell, Tasmania (21); bap: 30 May 1875, Bothwell, Tasmania (22); m: 7 Jun 1904, Bothwell, Tasmania (23); d: 11 Nov 1937, Bothwell, Tasmania (24); bur: 13 Nov 1937, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (25).

Sources

Sources

Family of William Bale

  1. FamilySearch: England and Wales Census, 1851, William Bales, 1851, Lakenham, Norfolk (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGDL-V8Z).

  2. TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Bale, 12 Apr 1929, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/24258521).

  3. Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, William Bale, 1929, section A41, site 13-14.

  4. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Mary McDonald, no 36/1845, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-26-p214j2k).

  5. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Mary Ann Macdonald, baptism, no 37/1845.

  6. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Bale-McDonald, no 4/1872, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-31p2j2k).

  7. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Bale, 19 Jun 1942, p6 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25890130).

  8. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Mary Ann Bale, 1942, section A41, site 13-14.

  9. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Mary Ann Bale, no 8/1874, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-52/RGD33-1-52_213).

  10. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, Mary Ann Bayles, no 503/1874.

  11. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Mary Ann Bale, no 7/1874, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-43p36j2k).

  12. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Mary Ann Bale, 1874, site unknown.

  13. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Kate Isabel Bale, no 7/1876, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-54p729j2k).

  14. Tasmania: Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, Kate Isabel Craig, 1962, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=74540).

  15. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Charles Craig, no 16/1869, Bothwell (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-47p551j2k).

  16. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Charles William Craig, no 398/1869.

  17. Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Craig-Bale, no 236/1896, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-55p246j2k).

  18. Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, Charles William Craig, 1964, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=75697).

  19. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Rose Sarah Bale, no 32/1877, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-55p216j2k).

  20. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Rose Sarah Blake, 1966, section A40, site 4-5.

  21. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Given Name Not Recorded Blake, no 8/1875, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-53p462j2k).

  22. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Arthur Milton Blake, no 517/1875.

  23. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Marriages," Blake-Bale, 17 Jun 1904, p2 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/64667887).

  24. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Blake, 12 Nov 1937, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29206572).

  25. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Arthur Milton Blake, 1937, section A40, site 4-5.