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.

Thomas Charles Hilder (1844-1908)
Margaret Knight (1847-1932)

Thomas Charles Hilder.

b: abt 1844, England; d: 28 Jul 1908, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: 31 Jul 1908, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

Margaret Knight.

b: abt 1847, place unknown; m: 8 Mar 1865, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 10 May 1932, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: 11 May 1932, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

Children of Thomas Charles Hilder and Margaret Knight:

  1. Arthur William Hilder - b: 12 Dec 1865, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 14 Jan 1866, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 15 Apr 1898, Hobart, Tasmania; bur: 17 Apr 1898, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania. Spouse - Ada Louisa Webb, daughter of James Webb and Louisa Unknown; b: 1873, New Zealand; m: 29 Jun 1892, Bothwell, Tasmania.**

  2. Margaret Jane Hilder - b: 21 May 1868, Bothwell, Tasmania (named as Sarah Louisa Hilder on birth registration); bap: 21 Sep 1868, Bothwell, Tasmania.**

  3. Charles Henry Hilder - b: 2 Dec 1870, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 9 Jan 1871, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 2 Sep 1923, New Town, Tasmania; bur: 4 Sep 1923, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania. Spouse - Elizabeth Alice Webb, daughter of James Webb and Louisa Unknown, b: 1874, New Zealand; m: 13 Nov 1894, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 4 Dec 1949, Hobart, Tasmania; bur: 6 Dec 1949, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania.

  4. Knight Edward Hilder - b: 8 Jul 1873, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 7 Sep 1873, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 2 Jan 1953, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: 3 Jan 1953, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

  5. William Fenton Hilder - b: 24 Feb 1877, Bothwell, Tasmania (named as Alice Fenton Hilder, female, on birth registration); bap: 15 Jul 1877, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 21 Apr 1924, Hobart, Tasmania; bur: 23 Apr 1924, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

  6. Lucy May Hilder - b: 27 Sep 1879, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 8 Dec 1972, Queensland. Spouse - Sydney William Snell, son of Robert Snell and Catherine Hilder, b: 1873, Winchester, Hampshire, England; m: 7 Sep 1899, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 30 May 1943, Queensland.

  7. Olive Mary Hilder - b: 23 Apr 1886, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 13 Jun 1886, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 5 Jul 1936, Apsley, Tasmania; bur: 7 Jul 1936, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania. Spouse - Norman Bishop, son of Thomas Bishop and Annie Hunt, b: 11 Nov 1887, Bothwell, Tasmania; m: 11 Jul 1923, Apsley, Tasmania; d: 14 Aug 1966, Hobart, Tasmania; crem: 16 Aug 1966, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania.

** No further research undertaken on this individual.