Bothwell Families
These pages offer a glimpse into the lives of the Bothwell families. You’ll find family trees and historical events specific to the area. While not exhaustive, the information will continue to be updated as research progresses. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the material presented.
Peter Davie, son of Peter Davie and Anna Maria Millard.
Born: 27 Sep 1864, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Peter Davie, father, labourer (RGD33: Peter Davie, no 31/1864, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-42p067j2k)
Baptised: 6 Nov 1864, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Peter Davy, NS1854/1/1, no 315/1864)
Conveyed: 11 Oct 1887, [H7-H8] High St, Bothwell, TAS; 2r 26p, from Mary (Allen) White for £200 (LIST: Mary White, title historic, vol 6, fol 114)
Mortgage: 5 Nov 1887, [H7-H8] High St, Bothwell, TAS; borrowed £150 from the Tasmanian Permanent Building Society (LIST: Mary White, title historic, vol 6, fol 114)
Married: 2 Jan 1889, Louisa Maria Hill, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, TAS; Peter: 24, bachelor, farmer; Louisa: 27, spinster; witnesses: L A Davie, John Richard Hill (RGD37: Davie-Hill, no 4/1889, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-48p4j2k)
Residence: 14 Jan 1890, [H7-H8] High St, Bothwell, TAS; owner, house, annual rateable value £14 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1890, p174-175, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-VD5K)
Residence: 16 Feb 1892, [H7-H8] High St, Bothwell, TAS; owner, house, annual rateable value £14 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1892, p478-479, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-V99C-K)
Residence: 13 Feb 1894, [H7-H8] High St, Bothwell, TAS; owner, house, annual rateable value £12 12s (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1894, p484-485, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G98F-VH2S)
Mortgage: 18 Oct 1898, [H7-H8] High St, Bothwell, TAS; transferred from the Tasmanian Permanent Building Society to The National Mutual Life Association of Australasia (LIST: Mary White, title historic, vol 6, fol 114)
Residence: 28 Mar 1899, [H7-H8] High St, Bothwell, TAS; owner, house, capital value £180, annual rateable value £12 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1899, p324-325, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G98F-V8FR)
Mortgage: 16 Nov 1899, [H7-H8] High St, Bothwell, TAS; discharged, £150 paid in full (LIST: Mary White, title historic, vol 6, fol 114)
Died: 2 Nov 1913, Hobart, TAS; aged 49 (MERC: "Deaths," Davie, 4 Nov 1913, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10305611)
Death Notice: DAVIE - On November 2, 1913 at the General Hospital, Hobart, Peter, the dearly beloved husband of Louie Davie (Bothwell), and beloved son of Mrs Davie, corner Federal and Argyle streets, North Hobart, aged 49 years (MERC: "Deaths," Davie, 4 Nov 1913, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10305611)
Buried: 5 Nov 1913, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, TAS (BC: Peter Davie, 1913, section A34, site 11-12)
Spouse - Louisa Maria Hill, daughter of Richard Hill and Sarah Bale.
Born: 8 May 1862, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Ann Bale, grandmother (RGD33: Louisa Maria Hill, no 9/1862, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-40p361j2k)
Baptised: 3 Jun 1862, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Louisa Maria Hill, NS1854/1/1, no 275/1862)
Married: 2 Jan 1889, Louisa Maria Hill, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, TAS; Peter: 24, bachelor, farmer; Louisa: 27, spinster; witnesses: L A Davie, John Richard Hill (RGD37: Davie-Hill, no 4/1889, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-48p4j2k)
Property Transfer: aft 28 Feb 1911, [I5] High St, Bothwell, TAS, with John Richard Hill, from the estate of their mother, Sarah (Bale) Hill (LIST: John Richard Hill, historic deed, no 13/9453)
Conveyed: 5 Oct 1916, [I5] High St, Bothwell, TAS, with John Richard Hill, 1r 11p to Ethel Kate Best for £60 (LIST: John Richard Hill, historic deed, no 13/9453)
Died: 19 May 1936, Oakleigh, VIC; aged 74 (MERC: "Deaths," Davie, 16 Jul 1936, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25230989)
Children of Peter Davie and Louisa Maria Hill:
Elsie Sarah Davie.
Born: 9 Nov 1889, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Peter Davie, labourer (RGD33: Ethel Sarah Davie, no 865/1889, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-68p525j2k)
Baptised: 15 Dec 1889, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Ethel Sarah Davie, NS1854/1/1, no 934/1889)
No further research has been carried out at this timeCyril George Davie.
Born: 28 Jun 1891, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Annie Davie, grandmother (RGD33: Cyril George Davie, no 876/1891, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-71p587j2k)
Baptised: 26 Jul 1891, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Cyril George Davie, NS1854/1/1, no 991/1891)
No further research has been carried out at this timeArthur Raymond Davie.
Born: 18 Mar 1893, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Peter Davie, father, labourer (RGD33: Arthur Raymond Davie, no 95/1893, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/rgd33-1-75p107j2k)
No further research has been carried out at this timeRaymond Leslie Davie.
Born: 9 Apr 1895, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Annie Davie, grandmother (RGD33: Raymond Leslie Davie, no 85/1895, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/rgd33-1-79p94j2k)
Baptised: 8 May 1895, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Raymond Leslie Davie, NS1854/1/1, no 1120/1895)
Enlisted: 6 Aug 1915, Australian Imperial Force, named on the War Memorial Avenue Plaque (AIF: Raymond Leslie Davie, no 3466, https:/aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=73257)
Died: 18 May 1940, Victoria; aged 45 (FAG: Raymond Leslie Davie, 1940, Memorial ID 208185141, citing Boroondara General Cemetery, Kew, Victoria, maintained by !woowoo, contributor 49949980, https:/www.findagrave.com/memorial/208185141/raymond-leslie-davie)
Buried: 20 May 1940, Boroondara General Cemetery, Kew, VIC (FAG: Raymond Leslie Davie, 1940, Memorial ID 208185141, citing Boroondara General Cemetery, Kew, Victoria, maintained by !woowoo, contributor 49949980, https:/www.findagrave.com/memorial/208185141/raymond-leslie-davie)Cecil Edward Davie.
Born: 8 Feb 1898, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Peter Davie, father, labourer (RGD33: Cecil Edward Davie, no 122/1898, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-85p98j2k)
Baptised: 14 Mar 1898, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Cecil Edward Davie, NS1854/1/1, no 1194/1898)
No further research has been carried out at this timeMabel Annie Davie.
Born: 19 Nov 1899, Apsley, TAS; informant: Peter Davie, father, labourer (RGD33: Mabel Annie Davie, no 121L/1899, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-87p111j2k)
Baptised: 26 Dec 1899, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Mabel Annie Davie, no 1231/1899)
Died: 7 Feb 1900, Bothwell, TAS: aged 2 months, whooping cough; informant: Edward Simon Arnett, undertaker (RGD17: Mabel Annie Davie, no 700/1900, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92R-FVPN)
Buried: 9 Feb 1900, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, TAS (BC: Mabel Annie Davie, section A34, site 11-12)Olive Louise Davie.
Born: 20 Apr 1905, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Peter Davie, father, labourer (RGD33: Olive Louise Davie, no 119/1905, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-4-15/RGD33-4-15-113)
Died: 11 Dec 1908, Bothwell, TAS; aged 3, croup; informant: Peter Davie, father (RGD17: Olive Louise Davie, no 758/1908, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892R-FF9N)
Buried: 14 Dec 1908, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, TAS (BC: Olive Louise Davie, section A34, site 11-12)
Properties in Bothwell purchased by
For more information click on the link under the map.
Complete maps located on the Property History page.
Tasmanian Archives: Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified)
Bibliography of Sources
AIF - The AIF Project: Australian Anzacs in the Great War 1914-1918. Database. UNSW Australia at the Australian Defence Force Academy. https://.aif.adfa.edu.au : 2025.
ANG - Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854). Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Hobart. Microfilm. Anglican Parish of Bothwell (NG613).
BC - Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records. Transcribed from parish registers by the Central Highlands Council, Bothwell.
FAG - Find A Grave. Database. https://www.findagrave.com : 2023.
LIST - Tasmania: The List: Properties & Titles. Historic Deeds, Grants & Titles. Images. Land Information System Tasmania. Tasmanian Government. Australia. https://www.thelist.tas.gov.au : 2023.
MERC - TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954). Images. National Library of Australia. https://trove.nla.gov.au : 2023.
RGD17 - FamilySearch: Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, District Registers, Deaths. Images. Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2514003 : 5 Jun 2023.
RGD33 - Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33). Images. Registrar-General's Department (TA85). Tasmanian Government, Australia. https://libraries.tas.gov.au/tasmanian-archives : 2023.
RGD37 - Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37). Images. Registrar-General's Department (TA85). Tasmanian Government, Australia. https://libraries.tas.gov.au/tasmanian-archives : 2023.
TGG - FamilySearch: Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925. Images. Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2170647 : 2023.