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.

George Chivers (1804-1875)
Martha Inee (1810-1858)

George Chivers.

b: abt 1804, date and place unknown (1); d: 21 Jul 1875, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (1); bur: 23 Jul 1875, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (2).

Spouse - Martha Inee.

b: abt 1810, date and place unknown (3); m: 26 Feb 1835, London, England (4); d: 17 Feb 1858, Spring Hill, Tasmania, Australia (3); bur: aft 17 Feb 1858, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (5).

Children of George Chivers and Martha Inee:

  1. Harriet Martha Chivers - b: abt 1837, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (6); bap: 20 Mar 1837, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (6); d: 17 May 1879, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia (7). Spouse - John Morris Colbeck, son of John Colbeck and Elizabeth Murray, b: abt 1829, Cumberland, England (8); m: 5 Sep 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (9); d: 1919, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia (8).

  2. Emily Jane Chivers - b: abt 1840, Tasmania, Australia (10); bap: 10 Mar 1840, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (10); d: 10 May 1924, Bagdad, Tasmania, Australia (11); bur: 13 Mar 1924, Church of England Cemetery, Bagdad, Tasmania, Australia (11).

  3. Eliza Chivers - b: 8 Mar 1841, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia(12); bap: 29 Jan 1851, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (12); d: 24 Jan 1903, Macquarie Plains, Tasmania, Australia (13); bur: aft 24 Jan 1903, St Mary's Cemetery, Gretna, Tasmania, Australia (14). Spouse - Henry Charles Colbeck, son of John Colbeck and Elizabeth Murray, b: 3 Oct 1835, Tasmania, Australia (15); bap: 24 Sep 1844, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (15); m: 8 Mar 1860, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (16); d: 18 Apr 1908, New Town, Tasmania, Australia (17); bur: 22 Apr 1908, St Mary Cemetery, Gretna, Tasmania, Australia (17).

  4. Marianne Chivers - b: 31 Jan 1843, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (18); bap: 29 Jan 1851, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (18); d: 6 Nov 1910, Bagdad, Tasmania, Australia (19); bur: 8 Nov 1910, Church of England Cemetery, Bagdad, Tasmania, Australia (19).

  5. George Chivers - b: 4 Oct 1845, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (20); bap: 29 Jan 1851, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (20); d: 13 Apr 1914, Richmond, Tasmania, Australia (21). Spouse - Hannah Jarvis, daughter of William Jarvis and Sarah Spiers; b: 2 Aug 1844, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (22); m: 21 Dec 1882, Pontville, Tasmania, Australia (23); d: 4 Oct 1925, Richmond, Tasmania, Australia (24).

  6. Frederick Chivers - b: 16 Sep 1847, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (25); bap: 17 Oct 1847, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (26); d: 18 Jun 1905, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (27); bur: 21 Jun 1905, Church of England Cemetery, Bagdad, Tasmania, Australia (27).

  7. Alice Maria Chivers - b: 3 Apr 1850, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (28); bap: 29 Jan 1851, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (29); d: 11 Aug 1888, Broadmarsh, Tasmania, Australia (30). Spouse - William Edward Holmes, son of John Holmes and Celia Caroline Chaplin, b: 17 Aug 1856, Brighton, Tasmania, Australia (31); m: 17 Sep 1887, Pontville, Tasmania, Australia (32); d: 25 Jul 1942, Battery Point, Tasmania, Australia (33); bur: 26 Jul 1942, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (33).

  8. Robert William Chivers - b: 11 Oct 1853, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (34); bap: 8 Feb 1858, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (34); d: 1 Dec 1933, Moonah, Tasmania, Australia (35); bur: 3 Dec 1933, Church of England Cemetery, Bagdad, Tasmania, Australia (35).

Sources

Sources

Family of George Chivers

  1. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), George Chivers, no 10/1875, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-44p40j2k).

  2. Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, George Chivers, 1875, section A12, site 3.

  3. TROVE: The Courier (Hobart, TAS : 1840-1859), "Deaths," Chivers, 19 Feb 1858, p2 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2461856).

  4. FamilySearch: England and Wales Marriage Registration Index 1837-2005, Chivers-Ince, 1835, London (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJZX-PJW).

  5. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Martha Chivers, 1858, section A12, site 3.

  6. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Harriet Martha Chivers, baptism, 20 Mar 1837.

  7. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Colbeck, 26 Jun 1879, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8978341).

  8. New South Wales: Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages (https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/family-history-search), John M Colbeck, death, no 18328/1919, Wagga Wagga.

  9. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Colbeck-Chivers, no 3/1859, Hamilton (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-18p2j2k).

  10. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Emily Jane Chivers, baptism, 10 Mar 1840.

  11. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths & Funerals," Chivers, 12 May 1924, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23735293).

  12. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, Eliza Chivers, no 110/1851.

  13. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Colbeck, 29 Jan 1903, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12268326).

  14. Find A Grave, Eliza Colbeck, 1903, Memorial ID 204839570, citing St Mary's Church of England Cemetery, Gretna, Tasmania, Australia; maintained by Tanya V, contributor 49442830 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204839570/eliza-colbeck).

  15. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Henry Charles Colbeck, baptism, no 22/1844.

  16. Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Colbeck-Chivers, no 4/1860, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-19p4j2k).

  17. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Colbeck, 20 Apr 1908, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12694483).

  18. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Marianne Chivers, no 111/1851.

  19. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Chivers, 7 Nov 1910, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10081373).

  20. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, George Chivers, no 112/1851.

  21. Libraries Tasmania: Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, George Chivers, death, no 744/1914, Richmond.

  22. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Hannah Jarvis, no 545/1844, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-2-p516j2k).

  23. Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Chivers-Jarvis, no 32/1882, Brighton (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-41p18j2k).

  24. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths & Funerals," Chivers, 6 Oct 1925, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29115301).

  25. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Frederick Chivers, no 81/1847, Bothwell (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-26-p223j2k).

  26. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Frederick Chivers, baptism, no 60/1847.

  27. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Chivers, 21 Jun 1905, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12307448).

  28. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Alice Maria Chivers, no 148/1850, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-26-p233j2k).

  29. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Alice Maria Chivers, no 113/1851.

  30. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Alice Maria Holmes, no 55/1888, Brighton (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-57p54j2k).

  31. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), William Edward Holmes, no 110/1856, Brighton (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-34p546j2k)

  32. Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Holmes-Chivers, no 22/1887, Brighton (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-46p14j2k).

  33. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Holmes, 27 Jul 1942, p5 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25910527).

  34. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Robert William Chivers, no 198/1858.

  35. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Chivers, 2 Dec 1933, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/24884841).