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.

Henry Craig (1825-1889)
Julia Connolly (1826-1915)

🏠Property History

Family of Henry Craig and Julia Connolly

Henry Craig.

b: abt 1825, Armagh, Ireland; d: 7 Nov 1889, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 10 Nov 1889, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

Spouse - Julia Connolly.

b: abt 1826, Cork, Ireland; m: 21 Apr 1853, Deputy Registrar's Office, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 13 Jul 1915, Mt Pleasant, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 16 Jul 1915, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

Children of Henry Craig and Julia Connolly:

  1. Henry Craig - b: 26 Mar 1855, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 8 Apr 1855, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 21 Jan 1902, Campbell Town, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 23 Jan 1902, Campbell Town, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Martha Ann Barrenger - b: abt 1863, place unknown; m: 23 Apr 1882, St John’s Church, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia; d: 22 Nov 1937, Invermay, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 23 Nov 1937, Carr Villa Cemetery, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.

  2. Julia Craig - b: 23 Jul 1857, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 15 May 1867, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. 👧🏻 Individual Timeline

  3. Ellen Craig - b: 31 Mar 1860, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 29 Apr 1860, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: date and place unknown. Spouse - William James Westell, son of James Westell and Ellen Unknown, b: abt 1858, Kempton, Tasmania, Australia; m: 2 Jul 1884, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: date and place unknown.

  4. Samuel Craig - b: 18 Jan 1863, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 8 Feb 1863, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 29 Aug 1923, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 31 Aug 1923, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse (1) - Harriet Lewis, daughter of Thomas Lewis and Henrietta Bowden, b: 22 May 1867, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 21 Jul 1867, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; m: 29 Oct 1888, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 24 Mar 1894, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 27 Mar 1894, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse (2) - Sarah Tyler, daughter of John Tyler, b: abt 1860, Exton, Tasmania, Australia; m: 6 Feb 1896, St Mary's Cathedral, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; d: date and place unknown.

  5. Sarah Craig - b: 10 Dec 1865, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 21 Jan 1866, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 21 Jul 1952, Burnie, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 22 Jul 1952, St Paul’s Cemetery, Oatlands, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - John Gregg, son of David Gregg and Margaret Connolly, b: abt 1862, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; m: 15 Jan 1889, St Joseph’s Church, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; d: 19 Jun 1948, York Plains, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 21 Jun 1948, St Paul’s Cemetery, Oatlands, Tasmania, Australia.

  6. Charles William Craig - b: 3 May 1869, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 20 Jun 1869, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: Sep 1964, place unknown; crem: 4 Sep 1964, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Kate Isabel Bale, daughter of William Bale and Mary Ann McDonald, b: 23 Jan 1876, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; m: 21 Oct 1896, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; d: Jul 1962, Tasmania, Australia; crem: 24 Jul 1962, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Property purchased in Bothwell by Henry Craig

For more information on these properties click on the links under each map.
Complete and downloadable maps of the township are on the Property History page.

Tasmanian Archives: Maps - Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified)

Individual Timeline for Julia Craig (1857-1867)

23 Jul 1857 - Julia Craig was born at Bothwell to Henry Craig and Julia Connolly; registered by her mother. (1)

13 Dec 1857 - Baptised at Bothwell. (2)

15 May 1867 - Julia died from a log of wood falling on her at the age of 9 years at Bothwell; registered by Archibald McDowall, coroner. (3)

16 May 1867 - Inquest of Julia Craig at [1-F1] White Hart Inn, Patrick St, Bothwell who came to her death at or near the residence of her parents by falling off a dray loaded with wood when one log accidentally fell upon her body thereby causing immediate death. (4)

Aft 15 May 1867 - Buried at the General Cemetery, Bothwell. (5)

22 May 1867 - Newspaper article.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT BOTHWELL. A very shocking accident occurred on Wednesday last at the township of Bothwell, by which a fine little girl, aged about ten years, named Julia Craig, daughter of a man named Henry Craig, formerly in the rural police, but now obtaining his livelihood by wood carting, met her death. It appears that Craig was loading his dray with heavy logs of wood close to the door of his house, when his daughter jumped up on one side, he being on the other. He saw a log of wood fall from the dray, the little girl falling with it, and immediately ran around to her assistance, when he found the child lying on her back under the log, which had fallen upon her chest from a height of about four feet. He lifted the log off the child when the blood gushed from her nose, mouth and ears. She never spoke, but expired in about two minutes after the occurrence. Dr Campbell was at once sent for. An inquest was held at Bothwell on the following day, and a verdict returned in accordance with the facts. (6)

Sources

Sources

Sources - Julia Craig timeline:
(1) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Julia Craig, no 35/1857 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-35p712j2k).
(2) Baptism Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Julia Craig, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, no 197/1858.
(3) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, Julia Craig, no 5/1867 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-36p36j2k).
(4) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Julia Craig, 1867, section A, site 5-7.
(5) "Findings, Depositions and associated Papers relating to Coroner's Inquests (SC195)", Libraries Tasmania, Julia Craig, no 6246/1867 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/SC195-1-51-6246).
(6) "The Cornwall Chronicle", (Launceston, TAS : 1835-1880), TROVE, Julia Craig - Fatal Accident at Bothwell, 22 May 1867, p3, c3 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/72182243).