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.
John Cooper (1820-1877)
Anne Unknown (1816-1874)
Family of John Cooper and Ann (Unknown) Tarr
John Cooper, son of James Cooper. 🧑🏻 Individual Timeline
b: abt 1820, Stepney, London, England (1); d: 9 May 1877, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (2); bur: aft 9 May 1877, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (3).
Spouse - Anne Unknown 👧🏻 Individual Timeline
b: abt 1816, Gloucestershire, England (4); m: 26 Mar 1851, Minister's house, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (5); d: 20 Mar 1874, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (6); bur: aft 20 Mar 1874, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (7).
Children of John Cooper and Anne Tarr:
William Alfred Cooper - b: 12 Jul 1851, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (8); bap: 2 Mar 1852, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (9); d: 3 Jul 1926, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (10); bur: aft 3 Jul 1926, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (11). Spouse - Margaret Arabell McCarthy, daughter of Peter McCarthy and Jane Gardener, b: 29 Feb, 1856, Hamilton, Tasmania, Australia (12); m: 18 Jan 1875, Hamilton, Tasmania, Australia (13); d: 21 Feb 1937, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 22 Feb 1937, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (14).
John James Cooper - b: 30 Sep 1852, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (15); bap: 27 Dec 1852, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (16); d: 10 Apr 1916, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (17); bur: aft 10 Apr 1916, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (18). Spouse - Annie Maria Swindells, daughter of George Swindells and Sarah Smith, b: 22 Apr 1853, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (19); bap: 26 Jun 1853, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (20); m: 9 Sep 1872, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (21); d: 29 Jun 1912, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (22); bur: 2 Jul 1912, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (23).
Frederick Robert Cooper - b: 27 Nov 1855, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (24); bap: 19 Sep 1857, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (25); d: 16 Mar 1933 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (26); bur: 19 Mar 1933, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (27). Spouse - Hannah Mary Clay, daughter of Richard Clay and Bridget Allan, b: 12 Aug 1854, Brighton, Tasmania, Australia (28); m: 26 Jul 1875, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (29); d: 14 Apr 1942, Tasmania, Australia (30); bur: 16 Apr 1942, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (31).
Individual Timeline for John Cooper (1820-1877)
Abt 1820 - John Cooper was born at Stepney, Middlesex, England to James Cooper. (1)
29 Nov 1841 - Central Criminal Court, London, England. Convicted of housebreaking and larceny - transported for 10 years. Gaol Report - convicted before. Stated this Offence - "Housebreaking and stealing bedding, prosecutor George Road; once for desk, 12 months at House of Correction." (1)
14 Aug 1842 - Departed from Plymouth, Devon, England on board the Moffat bound for Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Hulk Report - good. (1,2)
28 Nov 1842 - Arrived at Hobart, Tasmania, Australia after a voyage of 3 months, 14 days. Surgeon's Report - orderly.
Description upon arrival: Trade - plasterer & stenciller; Height - 4' 11½"; Age - 21; Complexion - fair; Head - oval; Hair - brown; Whiskers - black; Visage - round; Forehead - medium height; Eyebrows - black; Eyes - brown; Nose - medium; Mouth - medium; Chin - medium, dimpled; Remarks - scar on left cheek; small scar on right side of forehead. Native Place - Stepney, Middlesex; Religion - Protestant; Read/Write - both; Status - single; Father - James; Brothers - Alfred, James at native place. (1,3)
31 Jan 1846 - Assigned to William Chester at Bothwell for one month. (1)
5 Apr 1847 - Attended muster at Bothwell. (1)
21 Dec 1847 - Ticket of Leave approved. (1)
5 Feb 1850 - Conditional Pardon approved. (1)
4 Mar 1851 - Permission to marry approved for John Cooper, free, and Ann Tarr, St Vincent. (26)
26 Mar 1851 - John Cooper married Anne Unknown at the Minister's House, Bothwell according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of Scotland; witnessed by Mary Wicks and Henry Lewis. John was aged 31 and a plasterer; Ann was aged 35 and a needlewoman. (27)
12 Jul 1851 - Birth of his son William Alfred Cooper at Bothwell which he registered on 7 Aug 1851; occupation - plasterer. (4)
2 Mar 1852 - Baptism of his son William Alfred Cooper at Bothwell. (5)
7 Sep 1852 - Certificate of Freedom approved. (1)
30 Sep 1852 - Birth of his son John James Cooper at Bothwell. (6)
27 Dec 1852 - Baptism of his son John James Cooper at Bothwell. (7)
27 Nov 1855 - Birth of his son Frederick Robert Cooper at Bothwell which he registered on 29 Dec 1855; occupation - painter and glazier. (8)
19 Sep 1857 - Baptism of his son Frederick Robert Cooper at Bothwell. (9)
18 May 1858 - [1-26] Dennistoun Rd, Bothwell. John Cooper (occupier), Edward Bowden Snr (owner), house, ground, annual value £9. (10)
20 Nov 1860 - [1-I6] High St, Bothwell. John Cooper (occupier), Francis Knowles (owner), house, annual value £6. (11)
19 Nov 1861 - [1-B6] Patrick St, Bothwell. John Cooper (occupier), Edward Andrews, house, ground, annual value £10. (12)
17 Nov 1863 - [1-11.2] Alexander St, Bothwell. John Cooper and James Donnelly (occupiers), Mrs Elizabeth Wilkinson (owner), house, ground, annual value £30. (13)
15 Nov 1864 - [1-11.2] Alexander St, Bothwell. John Cooper (occupier), Miss Elizabeth Fisher (owner), house, annual value £20. (14)
26 Feb 1867 - [1-H5,H6] High St, Bothwell. John Cooper (occupier), Richard Allen Snr (owner), part of house, annual value £10. (15)
17 Oct 1870 - Marriage of his stepson David Henry Tarr and Jessie Wyatt at St James Church, Montacute, near Bothwell. (16)
9 Sep 1872 - Marriage of his son John James Cooper and Annie Maria Swindells at St Luke's Church, Bothwell. (17)
20 Mar 1874 - Death of his wife Ann (Tarr) Cooper from phthisis at the age of 58 years at Bothwell which he registered on 24 Mar 1874. (18)
8 Sep 1874 - [1-H5,H6] High St, Bothwell. John Cooper (occupier, erased), Richard Allen Snr (owner), house, garden, annual value £10. (19)
8 Sep 1874 - [1-C5] Dalrymple St, Bothwell.John Cooper (occupier, inserted), Humphrey Savage (owner), house, annual value £7 10s. (20)
18 Jan 1875 - Marriage of his son William Alfred Cooper and Margaret McCarthy at St Stephen's Catholic Church, Hamilton. (21)
26 Jul 1875 - Witness at the marriage of his son Frederick Robert Cooper and Hannah Mary Clay at St Luke's Church, Bothwell. (22)
8 Feb 1876 - [1-18] Elizabeth St, Bothwell. John Cooper (occupier), Robert Bonney (owner), house, annual value £8. (23)
9 May 1877 - John died from dropsy at the age of 57 years at Bothwell; registered by his son Alfred Cooper. (24)
Aft 9 May 1877 - Buried at the General Cemetery, Bothwell. (25)
Individual Timeline for Anne Unknown (1817-1874)
Abt 1817 - Anne Unknown was born at Gloucestershire, England. (1)
Abt 1849 - Birth of her son David Henry Tarr at Somerset, England. (2)
22 Apr 1849 - Baptism of her son David Henry Tarr at Somerset, England. (2)
21 Jun 1849 - Quarter Sessions, Bath, Somerset, England. Convicted of felony and previous conviction - sentenced to 10 years transportation. Gaol Report - thrice felony. Stated this Offence - "Pledging counterpane and drys, prosecutor Garret, committed the offence from extreme distress; 1 day for a shirt. Widow, 1 child David." (1)
19 Dec 1849 - Departed from Downs, England per the St Vincent bound for Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. (3)
4 Apr 1850 - Arrived at Hobart, Tasmania, Australia after a voyage of 3 months, 16 days. Surgeon's Report - very good.
Description upon arrival: Trade - professed cook; Height - 5' 4½"; Age - 37; Complexion - pale; Head - small; Hair - brown; Visage - small; Forehead - large; Eyebrows - brown; Eyes - dark hazel; Nose - small; Mouth - wide, long; Chin - large; Native Place - Gloucestershire; Remarks - freckled; Religion - Protestant; Read/Write - both. (1)
4 Mar 1851 - Permission to marry approved for John Cooper, free, and Ann Tarr, St Vincent. (19)
26 Mar 1851 - John Cooper married Anne Unknown at the Minister's house, at Bothwell according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of Scotland by Rev John Robertson; witnessed by Mary Wicks and Henry Lewis. John was aged 31 and a plasterer; Ann was aged 35 and a needlewoman. (20)
12 Jul 1851 - Birth of her son William Alfred Cooper at Bothwell. (4)
2 Mar 1852 - Baptism of her son William Alfred Cooper at Bothwell. (5)
30 Sep 1852 - Birth of her son John James Cooper at Bothwell which she registered on 8 Nov 1852. (6)
27 Dec 1852 - Baptism of her son John James Cooper at Bothwell. (7)
24 Jun 1853 - Attended muster at Bothwell. (1)
8 Nov 1853 - Ticket of Leave approved. (1)
28 Nov 1854 - Conditional Pardon recommended. (1)
14 Aug 1855 - Conditional Pardon approved. (1)
27 Nov 1855 - Birth of her son Frederick Robert Cooper at Bothwell. (8)
19 Sep 1857 - Baptism of her son Frederick Robert Cooper at Bothwell. (9)
20 Nov 1860 - [1-I6] High St, Bothwell. John Cooper (occupier), Francis Knowles (owner), house, annual value £6. (10)
19 Nov 1861 - [1-B6] Patrick St, Bothwell. John Cooper (occupier), Edward Andrews (owner), house, ground, annual value £10. (11)
17 Nov 1863 - [1-11.2] Alexander St, Bothwell. John Cooper and James Donnelly (occupiers), Mrs Elizabeth Wilkinson (owner), house, ground, annual value £30. (12)
15 Nov 1864 - [1-11.2] Alexander St, Bothwell. John Cooper (occupier), Miss Elizabeth Fisher (owner), house, annual value £20. (13)
26 Feb 1867 - [1-H5,H6] High St, Bothwell. John Cooper (occupier), Richard Allen Snr (owner), part of house, annual value £10. (14)
17 Oct 1870 - Marriage of her son David Henry Tarr and Jessie Wyatt at St James Church, Montacute, near Bothwell. (15)
9 Sep 1872 - Marriage of her son John James Cooper and Annie Maria Swindells at St Luke's Church, Bothwell. (16)
20 Mar 1874 - Anne died from phthisis at the age of 58 years at Bothwell; registered by her husband John Cooper. (17)
Aft 20 Mar 1874 - Buried at the General Cemetery, Bothwell. (18)
Sources
Sources - Family of John Cooper
(1) "Convicts (CON33) - Conduct Registers of Male Convicts arriving in the Period of the Probation System", Libraries Tasmania, John Cooper, no 7592, 'Moffatt' (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-32$init=CON33-1-32p60).
(2) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, John Cooper, no 11/1877 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-46p43j2k).
(3) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, John Cooper, section A33, site 13-14.
(4) "Convicts (CON41) - Conduct Registers of Female Convicts arriving in the Period of the Probation System", Libraries Tasmania, Ann Tarr, no 371, 'St Vincent' (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON41-1-25$init=CON41-1-25p194).
(5) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, John Cooper-Ann Tarr, no 3/1851 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-10p2j2k).
(6) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, Ann Cooper, no 3/1874 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-43p35j2k).
(7) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Anne Cooper, 1874, section A33, site 13-14.
(8) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, William Alfred Cooper, no 13/1851 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-29-p718j2k).
(9) Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, William Alfred Cooper, microfilm Z2338, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 126/1852.
(10) "Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930", Libraries Tasmania, William Alfred Cooper, death, no 1598/1926, Hobart.
(11) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, William Alfred Cooper, 1926, section A40, site 19.
(12) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Margaret McCarthy, no 428/1856 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-34p584j2k).
(13) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, Alfred Cooper-Margaret McCarthy, no 569/1875 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-34p303j2k).
(14) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Margaret Anna-bell Cooper - Deaths, 22 Feb 1937, p1, c1(https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/30140375).
(15) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, John James Cooper, no 26/1852 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-30p025j2k).
(16) Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, John James Cooper, microfilm Z2338, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 138/1852.
(17) "Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930", Libraries Tasmania, John James Cooper, death, no 485/1916, Bothwell.
(18) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, John James Cooper, 1916, site unknown.
(19) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Ann Swindells, no 8/1853 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-31p113j2k).
(20) Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Ann Swindells, microfilm Z2338, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 149/1853.
(21) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, John James Cooper-Annie Maria Swindells, no 5/1872 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-31p3j2k).
(22) "Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930", Libraries Tasmania, Annie Maria Cooper, death, no 109/1912, Bothwell.
(23) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Annie Maria Cooper, 1912, section A32, site 31.
(24) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Frederick Robert Cooper, no 44/1855 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-33p384j2k).
(25) Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Frederick Robert Cooper, microfilm Z2338, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 221/1857.
(26) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Frederick Robert Cooper - Deaths 17 Mar 1933, p1, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/24718599).
(27) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Frederick Robert Cooper, 1933, section A33, site 13-14.
(28) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Hannah Clay, no 81/1854 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-32p250j2k).
(29) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, Frederick Robert Cooper-Mary Anna Clay, no 3/1875 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-34p3j2k).
(30) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Anna Mary Cooper - Deaths, 15 Apr 1942, p6, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25901897).
(31) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Hannah Mary Cooper, 1942, section A33, no 13-14.
Sources - John Cooper timeline:
(1) "Convicts (CON33) - Conduct Registers of Male Convicts arriving in the Period of the Probation System", Libraries Tasmania, John Cooper, no 7592, 'Moffatt' (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-32$init=CON33-1-32p60).
(2) Charles Bateson, The Convict Ships : 1787 - 1868 (Sydney, NSW: Library of Australian History, 1985), p366/1842, 'Moffat'.
(3) "Convicts (CON14) - Indent of Male Convicts", Libraries Tasmania, John Cooper, no 7592, 'Moffat' (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON14-1-17$init=CON14-1-17P176).
(4) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, William Alfred Cooper, no 13/1851 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-29-p718j2k).
(5) Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, William Alfred Cooper, microfilm Z2338, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 126/1852.
(6) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, John James Cooper, no 26/1852 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-30p025j2k).
(7) Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, John James Cooper, microfilm Z2338, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 138/1852.
(8) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Frederick Robert Cooper, no 44/1855 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-33p384j2k).
(9) Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Frederick Robert Cooper, microfilm Z2338, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 221/1857.
(10) "Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925", FamilySearch, John Cooper, p697/1858 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-VZVR).
(11) "Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925", FamilySearch, John Cooper, p1882/1860 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-VQGX).
(12) "Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925"FamilySearch, John Cooper, p1694/1861 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-J93K-Z).
(13) "Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925", FamilySearch, James Donnelly and John Cooper, p2128/1863 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G98F-V9Z1).
(14) "Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925", FamilySearch, John Cooper, p2076/1864 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-V3K4).
(15) "Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925", FamilySearch, John Cooper, p466/1867 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-V3LK).
(16) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, David Henry Farr-Jessie Wyatt, no 3/1870 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-29p2j2k).
(17) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, John James Cooper-Annie Maria Swindells, no 5/1872 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-31p3j2k).
(18) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, Ann Cooper, no 3/1874 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-43p35j2k).
(19) "Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925", FamilySearch, John Cooper, p897/1874 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-JBPR).
(20) "Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925", FamilySearch, John Cooper, p898/1874 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-998F-JJQM).
(21) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, Alfred Cooper-Margaret McCarthy, no 569/1875 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-34p303j2k).
(22) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, Frederick Robert Cooper-Mary Anna Clay, no 3/1875 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-34p3j2k).
(23) "Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925", FamilySearch, John Cooper Jun, p193/1876 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G98F-KBBL).
(24) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, John Cooper, no 11/1877, Bothwell (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-46p43j2k).
(25) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, John Cooper, 1877, section A33, site 13-14.
(26) "Registers of Applications for Permissions to Marry", Libraries Tasmania, John Cooper-Ann Tarr, p80/1851 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON52-1-3p035j2k).
(27) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, John Cooper-Ann Tarr, no 3/1851 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-10p2j2k).
Sources - Anne Unknown timeline:
(1) "Convicts ( CON 41) - Conduct Registers of Female Convicts arriving in the Period of the Probation System", Libraries Tasmania, Ann Tarr, no 371, 'St Vincent' (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON41-1-25$init=CON41-1-25p194).
(2) "England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", ancestry, David Henry Tarr, 1849, Somerset (https://www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryuicontent/view/20053885:9841).
(3) Charles Bateson, The Convict Ships : 1787 - 1868 (Sydney, NSW: Library of Australian History, 1985), p370/1850, 'St Vincent'.
(4) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, William Alfred Cooper, no 13/1851 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-29-p718j2k).
(5) Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, William Alfred Cooper, microfilm Z2338, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 126/1852.
(6) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, John James Cooper, no 26/1852 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-30p025j2k).
(7) Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, John James Cooper, microfilm Z2338, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 138/1852.
(8) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Frederick Robert Cooper, no 44/1855 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-33p384j2k).
(9) Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Frederick Robert Cooper, microfilm Z2338, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 221/1857.
(10) "Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925", FamilySearch, John Cooper, p1882/1860 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-VQGX).
(11) "Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925", FamilySearch, John Cooper, p1694/1861 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-J93K-Z).
(12) "Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925", FamilySearch, James Donnelly and John Cooper, p2128/1863 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G98F-V9Z1).
(13) "Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925", FamilySearch, John Cooper, p2076/1864 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-V3K4).
(14) "Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925", FamilySearch, John Cooper, p466/1867 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-V3LK).
(15) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, David Henry Farr-Jessie Wyatt, no 3/1870 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-29p2j2k).
(16) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, John James Cooper-Annie Maria Swindells, no 5/1872 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-31p3j2k).
(17) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, Ann Cooper, no 3/1874 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-43p35j2k).
(18) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Anne Cooper, 1874, section A33, site 13-14.
(19) "Registers of Applications for Permissions to Marry", Libraries Tasmania, John Cooper-Ann Tarr, p80/1851 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON52-1-3p035j2k).
(20) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, John Cooper-Ann Tarr, no 3/1851 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-10p2j2k).