Bothwell Families

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William Hastie (1820-1870)
Janet McCrae (1819-1896)

William Hastie.

b: 30 Dec 1820, Torryburn, Fife, Scotland (1); d: 18 Dec 1870, Constitution Hill, Tasmania (2); bur: 20 Dec 1870, St Mary's Cemetery, Kempton, Tasmania (3).

Spouse - Janet McCrae.

b: abt 1819, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland (4); m: 12 Jan 1855, Bothwell, Tasmania (5); d: 9 Jul 1896, Kempton, Tasmania (6).

Children of William Hastie and Janet McCrae:

  1. William Hastie - b: 6 Oct 1855, Bothwell, Tasmania (7); bap: 18 Nov 1855, Bothwell, Tasmania (8); d: date and place unknown (went missing in June 1929 and never found). Spouse - Mary Foster/Forster - b: abt 1849, place unknown (9) m: 16 Apr 1879, Dysart, Tasmania (10); d: 14 Oct 1945, New Norfolk, Tasmania (9); bur: 16 Oct 1945, Red Hills Cemetery, Bushy Park, Tasmania (9).

  2. James Hastie - b: 16 Nov 1856, Oatlands, Tasmania (11); d: 5 Nov 1864, Bothwell, Tasmania (12); bur: aft 5 Nov 1864, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (13).

  3. David Hastie - b: 23 May 1858, Oatlands, Tasmania (14); d: 13 Jun 1858, Oatlands, Tasmania (15).

  4. John Hastie - b: 19 Dec 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania (16); bap: 20 May 1861, Bothwell, Tasmania (17).**

  5. George Hastie - b: 21 Apr 1861, Bothwell, Tasmania (18); bap: 20 May 1861, Bothwell, Tasmania (19); d: 16 Mar 1888, Hobart, Tasmania (20).

  6. Alice Hastie - b: 12 Jun 1863, Bothwell, Tasmania (21); bap: 23 May 1864, Bothwell, Tasmania (22).**

** No further research undertaken on this individual.

Sources

Sources

Family of William Hastie

  1. ancestry: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, William Hastie, 1820, Torryburn, Fife (https://www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/8209684:60143).

  2. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), William Hastie, no 190/1870, Green Ponds (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-39p89j2k).

  3. Burial Records of the Kempton Anglican Church (NS356), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2269, NS356/1/17, William Hastie, no 210/1870.

  4. Libraries Tasmania: Conduct Registers of Female Convicts arriving in the Period of the Probation System (CON41), Janet McCrae or Ferrie, no 1312, 'Aurora' (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON41-1-31/CON41-1-31p163).

  5. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Hastie-Macrae, no 7/1855, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-14p3j2k).

  6. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Janet Hastie, no 293/1896, Green Ponds (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-65p112j2k).

  7. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), William Hastie, no 34/1855, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-33p383j2k).

  8. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, William Hastie, baptism, no 193/1855.

  9. TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Hastie, 15 Oct 1945, p10 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26150257).

  10. Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Hastie-Foster, no 240/1879, Green Ponds (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-38p126j2k).

  11. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), James Hasty, no 1305/1856, Oatlands (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-34p660j2k).

  12. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), James Hastie, no 11/1864, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-33p4j2k).

  13. Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, James Hastie, 1864, site unknown.

  14. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), David Hastie, no 1652/1858, Oatlands (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-36p315j2k).

  15. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), David Hastie, no 709/1858, Oatlands (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-27p104j2k).

  16. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), John Hastie, no 507/1860, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-38p660j2k).

  17. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, John Hastie, baptism, no 283/1861.

  18. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), George Hastie, no 484/1861, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-39p117j2k).

  19. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, George Hastie, baptism, no 284/1861.

  20. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), George Hastie, no 1370/1888, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-11p172j2k).

  21. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Allison Hastie, no 25/1863, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-41p603j2k).

  22. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Allison Hastie, baptism, no 329/1864.