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.
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Alexander Denholm (1839-1924)
Annie Spurway Smith (1850-1901)

Alexander Denholm, son of George Denholm and Sarah Barnes.

b: abt 1839, Bothwell, Tasmania (1); bap: 18 Mar 1840, Dulverton, Tasmania (1); d: 26 Jun 1924, New Town, Tasmania (2); bur: 28 Jun 1924, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (3).

Spouse - Annie Spurway Smith, daughter of John Smith and Mary Dale.

b: 8 Apr 1850, Campbell Town, Tasmania (4); m: 24 Dec 1874, Oatlands, Tasmania (5); d: 11 Jun 1901, Hobart, Tasmania (6); bur: 14 Jun 1901, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (7).

Children of Alexander Denholm and Annie Spurway Smith:

  1. Minnie Maud Denholm - b: 8 Jun 1877, Green Ponds, Tasmania (8); d: 15 Apr 1899, Hobart, Tasmania (9); bur: 17 Apr 1899, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (10).

  2. Ida May Denholm - b: 23 Jul 1878, Green Ponds, Tasmania (11); d: 17 Aug 1957, Tasmania (12); bur: aft 17 Aug 1957, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (12). Spouse - Richard Bowden, son of Edward Bowden and Sarah Allen, b: 9 Jun 1866, Bothwell, Tasmania (13); bap: 22 Jul 1866, Bothwell, Tasmania (14); m: 15 Sep 1896, Hobart, Tasmania (15); d: 7 Sep 1945, Bothwell, Tasmania (16); bur: 9 Sep 1945, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (17).

  3. Monte Vernon Denholm - b: 27 Feb 1880, Green Ponds, Tasmania (18); d: 15 Jan 1975, Launceston, Tasmania (19); bur: 17 Jan 1975, Carr Villa Cemetery, Launceston, Tasmania (20).

  4. Alexander George Denholm - b: 28 Jan 1888, Bothwell, Tasmania (21); bap: 23 Mar 1888, Bothwell, Tasmania (22); d: 27 Apr 1888, Bothwell, Tasmania (23).

  5. Clarence St Clair Denholm - b: 28 Nov 1890, Bothwell, Tasmania (24); bap: 19 Jan 1891, Bothwell, Tasmania (25); d: 8 Dec 1949, New Town, Tasmania (26).

Sources

Family of Alexander Denholm

  1. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Alexander Denholm, baptism, 18 Mar 1840.

  2. TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Denholm, 27 Jun 1924, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23744993).

  3. Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, Alexander Denholm, 1924, section A27, site 15.

  4. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Given Name Not Recorded Smith, no 942/1850, Campbell Town (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-26-p315j2k).

  5. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Denholm-Smith, no 616/1874, Oatlands (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-33p316j2k).

  6. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Denholm, 12 Jun 1901, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12841665).

  7. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Annie Spurway Denholm, 1901, section A27, site 15.

  8. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Minnie Maud Denholm, no 698/1877, Green Ponds (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-55p287j2k).

  9. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Minnie Maud Denholm, no 851/1899, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-68p418j2k).

  10. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Minnie Maud Denholm, 1899, section A17, site 15.

  11. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Ida May Denholm, no 824/1879, Green Ponds (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-56p585j2k).

  12. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Ida May Bowden, 1957, site unknown.

  13. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Richard Bowden, no 21/1866, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-44p545j2k).

  14. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, Richard Bowden, no 345/1866.

  15. Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Bowden-Denholm, no 233/1896, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-55p243j2k).

  16. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Bowden, 8 Sep 1945, p16 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26147013).

  17. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Richard Bowden, 1945, site unknown.

  18. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Monte Vernon Denholm, no 1327/1880, Green Ponds (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-58p425j2k).

  19. Libraries Tasmania: Copies of Wills Recording Granting of Probate, 1825-1989 (AD960), Mont Vernon Denholm, no 59570/1975 (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/AD960-1-149-59570).

  20. Find A Grave, Monty Vernon Denholm, 1975, Memorial ID 212816687, citing Carr Villa Memorial Park, Kings Meadows, Tasmania, Australia; maintained by !woowoo, contributor 49949980 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212816687/monty-vernon-denholm).

  21. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Alexander George Denholm, no 852/1888, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-67p089j2k).

  22. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Alexander George Denholm, no 864/1888.

  23. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Alexander George Denholm, no 39/1888, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-57p49j2k).

  24. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Clarence St-Clair Denholm, no 850/1890, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-71p585j2k).

  25. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Clarence St-Clair Denholm, no 972/1891.

  26. Copies of Wills Recording Granting of Probate, 1825-1989 (AD960), Clarence St Clair Denholm, no 3572/1950 (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/AD963-1-4-3572).