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.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information presented.
Charles Hallett (1827-1916)
Elizabeth Baker (1825-1899)
Charles Hallett.
b: abt 1827, England (1); d: 16 Jan 1916, Hollow Tree, Tasmania, Australia (1); bur: 18 Jan 1916, St James’ Cemetery, Montacute, near Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (2).
Spouse - Elizabeth Baker.
b: abt 1825, England (3); m: 3 Jan 1858, St James’ Church, Montacute, near Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (4); d: 28 Oct 1899, Hollow Tree, Tasmania, Australia (3); bur: 31 Oct 1899, St James’ Cemetery, Montacute, near Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (5).
Children of Charles Hallett and Elizabeth Baker:
George Frederick Hallett, b: 24 Nov 1858 in Hamilton, Tasmania, Australia (6); d: 30 Oct 1887, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (7); bur: 1 Nov 1887, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (8). Spouse - Mary Ann Elizabeth Arnett, daughter of Simon Arnett and Mary Ann Whiteway, b: 17 Jun 1858, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (9); bap: 22 Aug 1858, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (10); m: 26 Jul 1883, Hollow Tree, Tasmania, Australia (11); d: 28 Aug 1935, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (12); bur: 29 Aug 1935, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (13).
Mary Elizabeth Hallett, b: 1 Jun 1860, Hamilton, Tasmania, Australia (14); d: 9 Aug 1896, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (15). Spouse - Ernest Alfred Sherwin, son of William Sherwin and Eliza Hill, b: 27 Oct 1867, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (16); m: 18 Jul 1894, St James Church, Montacute, near Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (17); d: 27 Apr 1954, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (18); bur: 29 Apr 1954, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (19).
Charles Hallett, b: 5 Sep 1862, Hamilton, Tasmania, Australia (20); d: 31 Oct 1919, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (21); bur: 4 Nov 1919, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (22). Spouse - Mildred Irene Riley, daughter of Thomas Riley and Anna Maria Jenkins, b: 13 Jan 1884, Hamilton, Tasmania, Australia (23); m: 30 Jan 1899, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (24); d: Nov 1956, Tasmania, Australia (25); bur: 23 Nov 1956, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (25).
Ellen Hallett, b: 14 Mar 1866, Hamilton, Tasmania, Australia (26); d: 14 Dec 1922, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (27); bur: 16 Dec 1922, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (28). Spouse - Arthur Edward Sims, son of Charles Sims and Elizabeth (Ryan) Whiteway, b: 1 Sep 1871, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (29); m: 12 Jun 1912, St James Church, Montacute, near Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (30); d: 21 Dec 1943, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (31).
Sources
Family of Charles Hallett
Deaths in the District of Bothwell 1844-1938 (RGD17), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z1640, Charles Hallett, RGD17/1/2, no 811/1916.
Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, Charles Hallett, 1916, Montacute Private Cemetery.
Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Elizabeth Hallett, no 49/1899, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-68p66j2k).
Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Hallet-Baker, no 78/1858, Hamilton (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-17p51j2k).
Bothwell Cemetery Records, Elizabeth Hallett, 1899, Montacute Private Cemetery.
Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), George Frederick Hallett, no 732/1858, Hamilton (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-36p220j2k).
Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), George Frederick Hallett, no 526/1887, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-56p54j2k).
Bothwell Cemetery Records, George Frederick Hallett, 1887, section A28, site 8-9.
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Mary Ann Elizabeth Arnett, no 22/1858, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-36p137j2k).
Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, Marianne Arnett, no 208/1858.
Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Hallett-Arnett, no 25/1883, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-42p15j2k).
TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Blake, 29 Aug 1935, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/30103041).
Bothwell Cemetery Records, Mary Ann Elizabeth Blake, 1935, section A28, site 8-9.
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Mary Elizabeth Hallett, no 1264/1860, Hamilton (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-38p742j2k).
Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Mary Sherwin, no 836/1896, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-15p109j2k).
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Alfred Ernest Sherwin, no 9682/1867, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-9/RGD33-1-9_310).
Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Sherwin-Hallett, no 10/1894, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-53p7j2k).
Libraries Tasmania: Copies of Wills Recording Granting of Probate, 1825-1989 (AD960), Ernest Alfred Sherwin, no 35477/1954 (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/AD960-1-82-35477).
Tasmania: Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, Ernest Alfred Sherwin, 1954, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=70923).
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Charles Hallett, no 716/1862, Hamilton (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-40p441j2k).
The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Hallett, 4 Nov 1919, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12393244).
Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, Charles Hallett, 1919, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=20795).
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Mildred Irene Riley, no 1805/1884, Hamilton (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-63p270j2k)
Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Hallett-Riley, no 431/1899, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-61p444j2k).
Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, Mildred Irene Hallett, 1956, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=45761).
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Ellen Hallett, no 643/1866, Hamilton (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-44p631j2k).
The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Sims, 15 Dec 1922, p1 (https://trove.nla.ov.au/newspaper/article/23654023).
Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, Ellen Sims, 1922, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=22412).
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Arthur Edward Sims, no 25/1871), Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-49p283j2k).
Libraries Tasmania: Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Sims-Hallett, marriage, no 17/1902, Bothwell.
The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Sims, 30 Dec 1943, p7 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26000872).