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.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information presented.
Joseph Thomas Chivers (1858-1924)
Annie Isabel Lawrence (1860-1901)
Joseph Thomas Chivers.
b: abt 1858, place unknown (1); d: 29 Aug 1924, Bothwell, Tasmania (1); bur: aft 29 Aug 1924, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (2).
Spouse (1) - Annie Isabel Lawrence.
b: abt 1860, place unknown (3); m: 21 Apr 1879, Bothwell, Tasmania (4); d: 30 Nov 1901, Hobart, Tasmania (3); bur: 3 Dec 1901, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (5).
Children of Joseph Thomas Chivers and Annie Isabel Lawrence:
William Henry Chivers - b: 9 Feb 1881, Bothwell, Tasmania (6); bap: 29 Oct 1881, Bothwell, Tasmania (7); d: 20 Aug 1951, Bothwell, Tasmania (8); bur: 22 Aug 1951, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (9). Spouse - Katie Georgina Medhurst, daughter of William Henry Medhurst and Catherine Jones, b: 23 May 1885, Bothwell, Tasmania (10); m: 11 Sep 1906, Bothwell, Tasmania (11).**
Alfred Joseph Chivers - b: 30 Nov 1882, Bothwell, Tasmania (12); bap: 16 Apr 1883, Bothwell, Tasmania (13); d: 10 Apr 1957, Hobart, Tasmania (14); bur: 12 Apr 1957, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania (15). Spouse - Rosa Eva Newell, daughter of Frederick Samuel Newell and Annie Clark Bolton, b: 12 Mar 1900, Zeehan, Tasmania (16); m: 20 Sep 1919, Hobart, Tasmania (17).**
Arthur Edward Chivers - b: 24 Jan 1884, Bothwell, Tasmania (18); bap: 8 Feb 1884, Bothwell, Tasmania (19).**
Blanche Elizabeth Chivers - b: 29 Nov 1886, Bothwell, Tasmania (20); bap: 22 May 1887, Bothwell, Tasmania (21); d: 6 Apr 1948, Moonah, Tasmania (22); bur: 8 Apr 1948, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania (22). Spouse (1) - Percy Raymond Shaw, son of John Shaw and Jane Harris, b: 3 Oct 1883, Bothwell, Tasmania (23); bap: 9 Dec 1883, Bothwell, Tasmania (24); m: 17 Mar 1904, Bothwell, Tasmania (25); d: 3 Sep 1911, Bothwell, Tasmania (26); bur: aft 5 Apr 1911, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (27). Spouse (2) - Albert Victor Stebbings, son of James Best Stebbings and Maria Elizabeth Whatley, b: 4 Jul 1887, Longford, Tasmania (28); m: 28 May 1914, Moonah, Tasmania (29); d: 17 Sep 1926, Derwent Park, Tasmania (30); bur: 19 Sep 1926, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania (30).
Annie Isabel Chivers - b: 21 Oct 1888, Bothwell, Tasmania (31); bap: 2 Dec 1888, Bothwell, Tasmania (32).**
Thomas Griffith Chivers - b: 18 Jun 1890, Bothwell, Tasmania (33); bap: 12 Oct 1890, Bothwell, Tasmania (34); d: 21 Aug 1956, Risdon, Tasmania (35).
Elsie Mary Chivers - b: 5 Nov 1892, Bothwell, Tasmania (36); bap: 19 Mar 1893, Bothwell, Tasmania (37); d: 4 Dec 1893, Bothwell, Tasmania (38); bur: 5 Dec 1893, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (39).
Victor Norman Chivers - b: 14 Nov 1894, Bothwell, Tasmania (40); bap: 5 Jul 1895, Bothwell, Tasmania (41); d: 7 Jul 1969, Hobart, Tasmania (42). Spouse - Sarah Adeline Earley, daughter of John James Earley and Emily Eliza Branch, b: 15 Nov 1891, Bothwell, Tasmania (43); bap: 20 Jan 1892, Bothwell, Tasmania (44); m: 16 Mar 1920, Bothwell, Tasmania (45); d: 5 Aug 1980, Hobart, Tasmania (46); bur: 7 Aug 1980, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania (47).
Rupert Russell Chivers - b: 7 Oct 1896, Bothwell, Tasmania (48); bap: 6 Nov 1896, Bothwell, Tasmania (49).**
Herbert Lawrence Chivers - b: 22 Jan 1899, Bothwell, Tasmania (50); bap: 17 May 1899, Bothwell, Tasmania (51).**
Spouse (2) - Eliza Nichols (Venn/Sheen/Hart), daughter of Samuel Nichols and Anna Unknown.
b: abt 1845, Sorell (52); m: 12 Sep 1907, Bothwell, Tasmania (53); d: 3 Oct 1925, Bothwell, Tasmania (54); bur: 5 Oct 1925, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (55).
** No further research undertaken on this individual.
Sources
Family of Joseph Thomas Chivers
TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Chivers, 1 Sep 1924, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23760875).
Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, Joseph Thomas Chivers, 1924, section A31, site 12-14.
The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Chivers, 3 Dec 1901, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9575953).
Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Chivers-Laurance, no 185/1879, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-38p97j2k).
Bothwell Cemetery Records, Annie Isabel Chivers, 1901, section A31, site 12-14.
Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), William Henry Chivers, no 79/1881, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-59p676j2k).
Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, William Henry Chivers, no 631/1881.
The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Chivers, 21 Aug 1951, p13 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/27042593).
Bothwell Cemetery Records, William Henry Chivers, 1951, site unknown.
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Katie Georgina Medhurst, no 836/1885, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-64p545j2k).
Libraries Tasmania: Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Chivers-Medhurst, marriage, no 41/1906, Bothwell.
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Alfred Joseph Chivers, no 124/1882, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-62p510j2k).
Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Alfred Thomas Chivers, no 669/1883.
Libraries Tasmania: Copies of Wills Recording Granting of Probate, 1825-1989 (AD960), Alfred Joseph Chivers, no 9728/1957 (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/AD961-1-22-9728).
Tasmania: Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, Alfred Joseph Chivers, 1957, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=46009).
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Rosa Eva Newell, no 3245/1900, Zeehan (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-4-2/RGD33-4-2-346).
Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Chivers-Newell, marriage, no 325/1919, Hobart.
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Arthur Edward Chivers, no 823/1884, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-63p154j2k).
Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Arthur Edward Chivers, no 707/1884.
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Elizabeth Blanche Lawrence, no 847/1886, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-66p495j2k).
Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Elizabeth Blanche Chivers, no 834/1887.
The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths & Funerals," Stebbings, 7 Apr 1948, p8 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26455038).
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Percy Roland Shaw, no 157/1883, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-62p513j2k).
Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Percy Raymond Shaw, no 689/1883.
Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Shaw-Chivers, marriage, no 15/1904, Bothwell.
Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Percy Raymond Shaw, death, no 96/1911, Bothwell.
Bothwell Cemetery Records, Percy Raymond Shaw, 1911, section A36, site 28.
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Albert Victor Stebbings, no 2129/1887, Longford (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-66p647j2k).
Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Stebbings-Shaw, marriage, no 424/1914, Moonah.
The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths & Funerals," Stebbings, 18 Sep 1926, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29459079).
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Annie Isabell Chivers, no 893/1888, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-67p092j2k).
Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Annie Isabel Chivers, no 887/1888.
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Thomas Griffith Chivers, no 847/1890, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-69p125j2k).
Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Thomas Griffith Chivers, no 960/1890.
Copies of Wills Recording Granting of Probate, 1825-1989 (AD960), Thomas Griffith Chivers, no 37510/1956 (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/AD960-1-85-37510).
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Effie Mary Chivers, no 128/1892, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-73p261j2k).
Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Elsie Mary Chivers, no 1052/1893.
Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Elsie Chevirs, no 34/1893, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-62_46).
Bothwell Cemetery Records, Elsie Mary Chivers, 1893, section A31, site 12-14.
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Victor Norman Chivers, no 117/1894, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-77p92j2k).
Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Victor Norman Chivers, no 1123/1895.
Copies of Wills Recording Granting of Probate, 1825-1989 (AD960), Victor Norman Chivers, no 51815/1969 (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/AD960-1-122-51815).
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Sarah Adline Earley, no 894/1891, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-71p588j2k).
Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Sarah Adeline Earley, no 1011/1891.
Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Chivers-Earley, marriage, no 18/1920, Bothwell.
Copies of Wills Recording Granting of Probate, 1825-1989 (AD960), Sarah Adeline Chivers, no 68597/1980 (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/AD960-1-176-68597).
Tasmania: Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, Sarah Adeline Chivers, 1980, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=60198).
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Rupert Russell Chivers, no 117/1896, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-81p85j2k).
Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Rupert Russell Chivers, no 1158/1896.
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Herbert Lawrence Chivers, no 102/1899, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-87p107j2k).
Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Herbert Lawrence Chivers, no 1215/1899.
Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Sheen-Venn, no 565/1870, Oatlands (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-29p309j2k).
Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Chivers-Hart, marriage, no 38/1907.
The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Chivers, 5 Oct 1925, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29115173).
Bothwell Cemetery Records, Eliza (Nichols/Venn/Sheen/Hart) Chivers, 1925, section A40, site 22-23.