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 Finley (1823- )
Julia Keris (1832-1901)

Family of John Finley and Julia Keris

John Finley.

b: abt 1823, Derry, Northern Ireland (1); d: date and place unknown.

Spouse - Julia Keris.

b: abt 1832, place unknown (1); m: 2 Jul 1855 St Luke's Church, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (2); d: 29 Nov 1901, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia (3).

Children of John Finley and Julia Keris:

  1. Mary Anne Finley - b: 7 Jun 1856, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (4); d: 12 Jan 1930, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (5); bur: 14 Jan 1930, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (6). Spouse - James Swindells, son of George Swindells and Sarah Smith, b: 17 Mar 1848, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (7); bap: 24 Jul 1848, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (8); m: 13 Dec 1876, St John the Baptist Church, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (9); d: 12 Dec 1910, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (10); bur: 14 Dec 1910, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. (11)

  2. Julia Finley - b: 18 Aug 1857, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (12); d: 30 Jul 1910; Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (13); bur: 1 Aug 1910, Queenborough Cemetery, Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia (13). Spouse - Frederick James Charles Pross, son of James Pross and Hannah Maria White, b: 12 Jun 1854, Brighton, Tasmania, Australia (14); m: 22 Oct 1877, Campbell Town, Tasmania, Australia (15); d: 12 Jan 1929, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (16); bur: 15 Jan 1929, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (16).

  3. Jane Julia Finley - b: 13 Sep 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (17); bap: 29 Dec 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (18); d: 31 Dec 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (19); bur: aft 31 Dec 1860, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (20).

  4. Ellen Finley - b: 11 Aug 1860, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (21); d: 14 Oct 1916, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (22). Spouse - John James Turner, b: abt 1855, place unknown (23); m: 10 Aug 1880, St Luke's Church, Campbell Town, Tasmania, Australia (24); d: 4 Feb 1928, Invermay, Tasmania, Australia (23); bur: 6 Feb 1928, Carr Villa Memorial Park, Kings Meadows, Tasmania, Australia (23).

  5. William Finley - b: 10 Apr 1862, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (25); d: 28 Apr 1862, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (26); bur: aft 28 Apr 1862, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (27).

  6. William Finley - b: 23 Aug 1863, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (28); d: 30 Sep 1926, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (29); bur: aft 30 Sep 1926, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (30).

  7. Eliza Finley - b: 23 Apr 1866, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (31); d: 9 Sep 1866, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (32); bur: aft 9 Sep 1866, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (33).

  8. Jane Alice Finley - b: 2 Mar 1869, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (34); d: date and place unknown.

  9. Edward Finley - b: 9 Jun 1871, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (35); d: 1960, Hamilton, Victoria, Australia (36). Spouse - Lillian Jane Cooper, daughter of William Alfred Cooper and Margaret McCarthy, b: 12 Mar 1877, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (37); m: 1 Jul 1895, St James Church, Montacute, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (38); d: 1942, Penshurst, Victoria, Australia (39).

Sources

(1) "Convicts (CON33) - Conduct Registers of Male Convicts arriving in the Period of the Probation System", Libraries Tasmania, John Finlay, no 23843, 'London' (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-101$init=CON33-1-101p81).
(2) "Register of Ships' Arrivals with Lists of Passengers (CB7)", Libraries Tasmania, Judith Keas, p276/1854, 'Duchess of Northumberland' (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CB7-12-1-1).
(3) "The Daily Telegraph", (Launceston, TAS : 1883-1928), TROVE, Julia Finley - Deaths, 30 Nov 1901, p1, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/153796123).
(4) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Ann Finley, no 21/1856 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-34p536j2k).
(5) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Mary Anne Swindells - Deaths, 18 Jan 1930, p1, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29150509).
(6) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Mary Anne Swindells, 1930, site unknown.
(7) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, James Swindells, no 100/1848 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-26-p226j2k).
(8) Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, James Swindells, microfilm Z2338, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 68/1848.
(9) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, James Swindle-Mary Finlay, no 204/1876 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-35p102j2k).
(10) Deaths in the District of Bothwell 1844-1938 (RGD17), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, James Swindells, microfilm Z1640, RGD17/1/2, no 771/1910.
(11) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, James Swindells, 1910, section A35, site 29.
(12) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Julia Finley, no 33/1857 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-35p711j2k).
(13) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Julia Pross - Deaths & Funerals, 1 Aug 1910, p1, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10070524).
(14) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Frederick James Pross, no 75/1854 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-32p249j2k).
(15) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, Frederick James Charles Pross-Julia Finly, no 43/1877 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-36p24j2k).
(16) Find A Grave, Frederick James Charles Pross, 1929 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184986114/frederick-james_charles-pross). Memorial ID 184986114, citing Cornelian Bay Cemetery And Crematorium, Hobart, Hobart City, Tasmania, Australia; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).
(17) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Jane Finley, no 39/1859 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-37P381J2K).
(18) Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Jane Julia Findlay, microfilm Z2338, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 253/1859.
(19) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, Jane Finley, no 13/1859 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-28p4j2k).
(20) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Jane Finley, 1860, site unknown.
(21) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Ellen Finley, no 538/1860 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-38p663j2k).
(22) Deaths in the District of Bothwell 1844-1938 (RGD17), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Ellen Turner, microfilm Z1640, RGD17/1/2, no 820/1916.
(23) "The Examiner", (Launceston, TAS : 1900-1954), TROVE, John James Turner - Deaths & Funerals, 6 Feb 1928, p1, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/51461359).
(24) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, John James Turner-Ellen Finlay, no 159/1880 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-39p238j2k).
(25) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, William Finley, no 8/1862 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-40p361j2k).
(26) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, William Finley, no 5/1862 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-31p25j2k).
(27) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, William Finley, 1862, site unknown.
(28) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, William Finley, no 34/1863 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-41p604j2k).
(29) "Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930", Libraries Tasmania, William Finlay, death, no 348/1926, Bothwell.
(30) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, William Finlay, 1926, site unknown.
(31) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Eliza Finley, no 18/1866 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-44p544j2k).
(32) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, Eliza Finley, no 16/1866 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-35p33j2k).
(33) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Eliza Finley, 1866, site unknown.
(34) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Jane Alice Finley, no 11/1869 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-47p550j2k).
(35) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Edward Finley, no 11/1871 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-49p282j2k).
(36) Victoria Births, Deaths and Marriages (https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au), Edward Finlay, death, no 22920/1960, Hamilton.
(37) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Jane Louisa Cooper, no 12/1877 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-55p212j2k).
(38) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, Edward Finlay-Lily Cooper, no 667/1895 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-54p375j2k).
(39) Victoria Births, Deaths and Marriages (https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au), Lillian Jane Finlay, death, no 28255/1942, Penshurst.