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.

Alexander Denholm (1783-1859)
Margaret Christie (1786-1838)

Alexander Denholm, son of George Denholm and Mary Glasgow.

b: abt 1783, Currie, Midlothian, Scotland (1); bap: 14 Dec 1783, Currie, Midlothian, Scotland (1); d: 2 Aug 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (2); bur: aft 2 Aug 1859, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (3).

Spouse - Margaret Christie.

b: abt 1786, date and place unknown (4); m: 8 May 1807, Currie, Midlothian, Scotland (5); d: 29 Jul 1838, Tasmania, Australia (4); bur: aft 29 Jul 1838, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (4).

Children of Alexander Denholm and Margaret Christie:

  1. George Denholm - b: 12 Jun 1808, Currie, Midlothian, Scotland (6); bap - 26 Jun 1808, Currie, Midlothian, Scotland (6); d: 1 Apr 1884, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (7); bur: 4 Apr 1884, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (8). Spouse - Sarah Barnes, daughter of Jonathan Barnes and Mary Unknown, b: abt 1814, Whitchurch, Shropshire, England (9); bap: 1 Jul 1814, Whitchurch, Shropshire, England (9); m: 6 May 1836, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (10); d: 13 Aug 1873, Oatlands, Tasmania, Australia (11); bur: 18 Aug 1873, Oatlands, Tasmania, Australia (12).

  2. John Denholm - b: 15 Aug 1810, Currie, Midlothian, Scotland (13); d: 3 Jul 1863, Oatlands, Tasmania, Australia (14).

  3. Alexander Denholm - b: 29 Apr 1812, Currie, Midlothian, Scotland (15); bap: 17 May 1812, Currie, Midlothian, Scotland (16); d: 21 May 1883, Forcett, Tasmania, Australia (15). Spouse - Clementina Taylor, daughter of Mr Taylor and Marion Monteith, b: 13 Apr 1815, place unknown (17); m: 30 Dec 1836, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (18); d: 17 Apr 1891, Sorell, Tasmania, Australia (19).

  4. Janet Denholm - b: 14 Sep 1816, Currie, Midlothian, Scotland (20); bap: 29 Sep 1816, Currie, Midlothian, Scotland (20). No further research carried out on this person.

  5. James Denholm - b: 12 Dec 1825, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (21); bap: 18 Oct 1827, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (21); d: 1881, Young, New South Wales, Australia (22).

Sources

Family of Alexander Denholm

  1. FamilySearch: Scotland Births and Baptisms 1564-1950, Alexander Denholm, 1783, Currie, Midlothian (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4X-HJD).

  2. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Alexander Denholm, no 7/1859, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-28p3j2k).

  3. Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, Alexander Denholm, 1859, section A9, site 7.

  4. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Margaret Christie Denholm, 1838, section A9, site 7.

  5. FamilySearch: Scotland Marriages 1561-1910, Denholm-Christie, 1807, Currie, Edinburghshire (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYM9-YLH).

  6. Scotland Births and Baptisms 1564-1950, George Denholm, 1808, Currie, Midlothian (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4X-H6X).

  7. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), George Denholm, no 53/1884, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-53p53j2k).

  8. Bothwell Cemetery Records, George Denholm, 1884, section A27, site 16.

  9. FamilySearch: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Sarah Barnes, 1814, Whitchurch, Shropshire (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NY2B-BVR).

  10. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Denholm-Barnes, marriage, 6 May 1836.

  11. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Sarah Denholm, no 407/1873, Oatlands (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-42p122j2k).

  12. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Denholm, 16 Aug 1873, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8916443).

  13. Scotland Births and Baptisms 1564-1950, John Denholm, 1810, Currie, Midlothian (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT59-YJM).

  14. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), John Dennam, no 28/1863, Brighton (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-32p30j2k).

  15. Scotland Births and Baptisms 1564-1950, Alexander Denholm, 1812, Currie, Midlothian (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4X-CPX).

  16. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Alexander Denholm, no 829/1883, Sorell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-52p189j2k).

  17. Book, 'The Dwellers at the Farm in the Valley' by Denholm.

  18. Libraries Tasmania: Tasmanian Marriage Register (Pre-Civil Registration) (RGD36), Denholm-Taylor, no 3216/1836, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD36-1-3p13j2k).

  19. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Clementina Denholm, no 799/1891, Sorell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-60p195j2k).

  20. Scotland Births and Baptisms 1564-1950, Janet Denholm, 1816, Currie, Midlothian (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ46-1YF).

  21. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Baptisms, Tasmania (RGD32), James Denholm, no 2441/1827, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD32-1-1-P135).

  22. New South Wales: Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages (https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/family-history-search), James Denholm, death, no 11424/1881, Young.