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.
Henry Hunt (1807-1874)
Catherine McDonald (1833-1887)
Henry Hunt.
b: abt 1821, Dartford, Kent, England (1); d: 7 Jan 1874, Bothwell, Tasmania (2).
Spouse - Catherine McDonald.
b: abt 1833, Ireland (3); m: 15 Aug 1853, Bothwell, Tasmania (4); d: 13 Sep 1887, Hobart, Tasmania (3); bur: 16 Sep 1887, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania (5).
Children of Henry Hunt and Catherine McDonald:
Eliza Hunt - b: 7 Feb 1854, Bothwell, Tasmania (6).**
Sarah Hunt - b: 13 Oct 1855, Bothwell, Tasmania (7); d: 27 Jan 1897, Bothwell, Tasmania (8); bur: 30 Jan 1897, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (9). Spouse - Charles Gossage, son of Charles Gossage and Ellen Hayes, b: 26 Apr 1855, Hobart, Tasmania (10); m: 31 Dec 1879, Bothwell, Tasmania (11); d: 1 Dec 1920, Bothwell, Tasmania (12); bur: 3 Dec 1920, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (13).
Maria Hunt - b: 15 Oct 1857, Bothwell, Tasmania (14); d: 27 Dec 1901, New Norfolk, Tasmania (15); bur: 29 Dec 1901, St Peter's Cemetery, Hamilton, Tasmania (15). Spouse - Hugh McIntyre, b: abt 1853, place unknown (16); m: 11 Feb 1878, Hamilton, Tasmania (16); d: 11 Jul 1907, Bothwell, Tasmania (17); bur: 19 Jul 1907, St Peter's Cemetery, Hamilton, Tasmania (17).
William Hunt - b: 26 Sep 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania (18); bap: 26 May 1863, Bothwell, Tasmania (19); d: 7 Aug 1932, Queenstown, Tasmania (20); bur: 9 Aug 1932, Queenstown Lyell Cemetery, Tasmania (20). Spouse - Emma Stock, daughter of James Stock and Sarah Shergold, b: 16 May 1864, Hamilton, Tasmania (21); m: 4 Jul 1883, Hamilton, Tasmania (22); d: 23 Sep 1898, Bothwell, Tasmania (23); bur: 25 Sep 1898, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (24).
Annie Hunt - b: 12 Nov 1861, Bothwell, Tasmania (25); bap: 26 May 1863, Bothwell, Tasmania (26); d: 13 Sep 1944, Bothwell, Tasmania (27); bur: 16 Sep 1944, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (28). Spouse - Thomas Bishop, son of Thomas Bishop and Jane Robertson, b: 7 Nov 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania (29); bap: 29 Dec 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania (30); m: 26 Mar 1883, Bothwell, Tasmania (31); d: 13 Aug 1939, Hobart, Tasmania (32); bur: 15 Aug 1939, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (33).
Henry Hunt - b: 24 Nov 1863, Bothwell, Tasmania (34); d: 26 Mar 1939, Hobart, Tasmania (35); bur: 28 Mar 1939, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (36).\
** No further research undertaken on this individual.
Sources
Family of Henry Hunt
Libraries Tasmania: Conduct Registers of Male Convicts arriving in the Period of the Probation System (CON33), Henry Hunt, no 7166, 'Waterloo' (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON33-1-30/CON33-1-30p94).
Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Henry Hunt, no 1/1874, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-43p35j2k).
Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Catherine Hunt, no 986/1887, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-11p124j2k).
Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Hurst-Macdonald, no 11/1853, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-12p4j2k).
Tasmania: Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, Catherine Hunt, 1887, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=6477).
Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Eliza Hunt, no 10/1854, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-32p241j2k).
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Sarah Hunt, no 33/1855, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-33p383j2k).
Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Sarah Gossage, no 51/1897, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-66p59j2k).
Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, Sarah Gossage, 1897, site unknown.
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Given Name Not Recorded Gossage, no 2095/1855, Hobart (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-5-p172j2k).
Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Gossage-Hunt, no 621/1879, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-38p316j2k).
Deaths in the District of Bothwell 1844-1938 (RGD17), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z1640, Charles Gossage, RGD17/1/2, no 849/1920.
Bothwell Cemetery Records, Charles Gossage, 1920, site unknown.
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Maria Hunt, no 49/1857, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-35p714j2k).
TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," McIntyre, 28 Dec 1901, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9576971).
Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), McIntyre-Hunt, no 180/1878, Hamilton (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-37p109j2k).
The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," McIntyre, 18 Jul 1907, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9927870).
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), William Hunt, no 43/1859, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-37p381j2k).
Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, William Hunt, no 292/1863.
TROVE: The Advocate (Burnie, TAS : 1890-1954), "Deaths & Funerals," Hunt, 8 Aug 1932, p2 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/67964043).
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Emma Stock, no 913/1864, Hamilton (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-42p147j2k).
Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Hunt-Stock, no 246/1883, Hamilton (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-42p149j2k).
Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Emma Hunt, no 74/1898, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-67p80j2k).
Bothwell Cemetery Records, Emma Hunt, 1898, section A33, site 17.
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Ann Hunt, no 515/1861, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-39p122j2k).
Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Ann Hunt, no 293/1863.
The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Bishop, 14 Sep 1944, p10 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26042683).
Bothwell Cemetery Records, Annie Bishop, 1944, section A43, site13-14.
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Thomas Bishop, no 44/1859, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-37p381j2k).
Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Thomas Bishop, baptism, no 252/1859.
Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Bishop-Hunt, no 22/1883, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-42p13j2k).
The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Bishop, 15 Aug 1939, p9 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25600580).
Bothwell Cemetery Records, Thomas Bishop, 1939, section A43, site13-14.
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Henry Hunt, no 1/1864, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-42p062j2k).
The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Hunt, 28 Mar 1939, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25598167).
Bothwell Cemetery Records, Henry Hunt, 1939, site unknown.