George William Ibbott (1842-1926)

Born: 30 August 1842, Bothwell, Tasmania
Died: 17 September 1926, Apsley, Tasmania
Parents: John Mears Ibbott and Sarah Frances Colbeck

Spouse: Charlotte Jane McDowall (1849-1928)


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George William Ibbott (30 Aug 1842-17 Sep 1926)

+Charlotte Jane McDowall (10 Sep 1849-18 Oct 1928)

        1-Stephen Mears Ibbott (4 Oct 1883-4 Oct 1905)

        2-Charlotte Frances Ibbott (26 Apr 1885-30 Jun 1977)

        +Askin Morrison (2 Jan 1876-8 Oct 1959)

        3-Russell Clive Ibbott (26 Jan 1887-28 Jan 1974)

        +Harriett Marie Viney (1 Feb 1893-4 May 1975)

        4-Fergus Stanley Ibbott (11 Feb 1889-6 Aug 1916)

Other Families Who Shaped Bothwell

Unless otherwise stated, all events took place in Tasmania.

GEORGE WILLIAM IBBOTT

30 August 1842: Born in Bothwell; son of John Mears Ibbott and Sarah Frances Colbeck. [1]

24 September 1844: Baptised in Bothwell. [1]

16 August 1881: George William Ibbott, a 38-year-old gentleman, married Charlotte Jane McDowall, aged 31, at St Luke's Church, Bothwell; witnesses: L. R. McDowall and A. McDowall. [2]

IBBOTT-McDOWALL - On August 10, 1881, at Bothwell, by the Rev. A. Beresford, George William, eldest son of John Ibbott, Esq., Ibbott Vale, to Charlotte Jane, eldest daughter of Archibald McDowall, Esq., Logan. [3]
17 September 1926: Died at Strathbarton Estate, Apsley; aged 84. [4]

Buried at St Bartholomew's Church Cemetery, Apsley. [5]

IBBOTT - On September 17, 1926, at his residence, Strathbarton, Apsley, George William, eldest son of the late John Mears Ibbott, of Ibbott Vale, Bothwell. [4]

Spouse: CHARLOTTE JANE McDOWALL

10 September 1849: Born in Bothwell; daughter of Archibald McDowall and Charlotte Gill; informant: her father, Archibald, a landholder. [1]

5 November 1849: Baptised in Bothwell. [2]

16 August 1881: George William Ibbott, a 38-year-old gentleman, married Charlotte Jane McDowall, aged 31, at St Luke's Church, Bothwell; witnesses: L. R. McDowall and A. McDowall. [3]

IBBOTT-McDOWALL - On August 10, 1881, at Bothwell, by the Rev. A. Beresford, George William, eldest son of John Ibbott, Esq., Ibbott Vale, to Charlotte Jane, eldest daughter of Archibald McDowall, Esq., Logan. [4]

18 October 1928: Died in Strathbarton Estate, Apsley; aged 79. [5]

19 October 1928: Buried at St Bartholomew's Church Cemetery, Apsley. [5]

IBBOTT - On October 18, 1928, at Strathbarton, Apsley, Charlotte Jane, widow of the late George William Ibbott. [5]

Sources

1- STEPHEN MEARS IBBOTT

4 October 1883: Born in Bothwell; informant: his father, George. [1]

9 December 1883: Baptised in Bothwell. [2]

4 October 1905: Died in Strathbarton Estate, Apsley; aged 22; cause: paraplegia and caries of the cervical vertebrae; informant: his brother, Fergus. [3]

6 October 1905: Buried at St Bartholomew's Church Cemetery, Apsley. [4]

IBBOTT - On Wednesday, October 4, 1905, at Strathbarton, Apsley, Stephen Mears, eldest son of G W Ibbott, in his 22nd year. [5]

Sources

2-CHARLOTTE FRANCES IBBOTT

26 April 1885: Born in Bothwell; informant: her father, George, a farmer. [1]

17 May 1885: Baptised in Bothwell. [2]

15 May 1918: Askin Morrison, aged 42, married Charlotte Frances Ibbott, aged 33, at St Bartholomew's Church, Aspley. [3]

MORRISON-IBBOTT - On May 15, 1918, at St Bartholomew's Church, Strathbarton, by Rev. W. J. Dodson, M.A., Askin, elder son of the late Andrew Morrison, of St Peter's Pass, Oatlands, to Francie, daughter of G. W. and Mrs G. W. Ibbott, Strathbarton, Apsley. [3]

30 June 1977: Died in Glenorchy; aged 92. [4]

Buried at St Peter's Cemetery, Oatlands. [5]

Spouse: ASKIN MORRISON

2 January 1876: Born in Victoria; son of Andrew Morrison and Hannah Short. [6]

15 May 1918: Askin Morrison, aged 42, married Charlotte Frances Ibbott, aged 33, at St Bartholomew's Church, Aspley. [3]

MORRISON-IBBOTT - On May 15, 1918, at St Bartholomew's Church, Strathbarton, by Rev. W. J. Dodson, M.A., Askin, elder son of the late Andrew Morrison, of St Peter's Pass, Oatlands, to Francie, daughter of G. W. and Mrs G. W. Ibbott, Strathbarton, Apsley. [3]

8 October 1959: Died in Tasmania; aged 83. [7]

Buried at St Peter's Cemetery, Oatlands. [7]

Sources

3-RUSSELL CLIVE IBBOTT

26 January 1887: Born in Bothwell; informant: his cousin, George McGrath. [1]

20 March 1887: Baptised in Bothwell. [2]

3 April 1918: Russell Clive Ibbott, aged 31, married Harriett Marie Viney, aged 25, in Nile. [3]

28 January 1974: Died in Berriedale; aged 87. [4]

Buried at Bothwell Public Cemetery. [5]

Spouse: HARRIETT MARIE VINEY

1 February 1893: Born in Evandale; daughter of Daniel Viney and Rasmussine Marie Jensen; informant: her father, Daniel, a farmer. [6]

3 April 1918: Russell Clive Ibbott, aged 31, married Harriett Marie Viney, aged 25, in Nile. [3]

4 May 1975: Died in Tasmania; aged 82. [7]

Buried at Bothwell Public Cemetery. [7]

Sources

4-FERGUS STANLEY IBBOTT

11 February 1889: Born in Strathbarton Estate, Apsley; informant: his father, George, a landholder. [1]

17 March 1889: Baptised in Bothwell. [2]

4 October 1905: Notified the death of his brother, Stephen Mears Ibbott. [3]

1914: Strathbarton Estate, Apsley. Listed on the Electoral Roll: George William Ibbott, pastoralist; Charlotte Jane Ibbott, domestic duties; Charlotte Frances Ibbott, domestic duties; Russell Clive Ibbott, pastoralist; Harriett Jane Ibbott, domestic duties; Fergus Stanley Ibbott, pastoralist. [4]

13 May 1915: Enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force; assigned as a Private in the 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement in Claremont; aged 26. [5]

17 June 1915: Embarked HMAT A62 Wandilla in Melbourne, Victoria, bound for overseas. [5]

6 August 1916: Died in Romani, Egypt; aged 27, Corporal, 3rd Light Horse Regiment; cause: died of wounds. [5]

Buried at Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Australian War Memorial, Roll of Honour, panel 4. [5]

Sources

Sources

George William Ibbott:

  1. Presbyterian Church of Tasmania, "Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592)," Microfilm, George William Ibbott, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 24/1844; imaged, Z2338, Tasmanian Archives, Hobart.

  2. "Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37)," Images, Libraries Tasmania (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/slat), Ibbott-McDowall, no 505/1881, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-40p264j2k.

  3. "The Mercury," "Marriages," Ibbott-McDowall, 18 Aug 1881, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8999926.

  4. "The Mercury," Hobart, TAS: 1860-1954, TROVE (https://trove.nla.gov.au), "Deaths," Ibbott, 18 Sep 1926, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29459079.

  5. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Central Highlands Council, Transcriptions from parish registers, George William Ibbott, 1926, St Bartholomew's Church Cemetery, Apsley.

Charlotte Jane McDowall:

  1. "Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33)," Images, Libraries Tasmania (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/slat), Charlotte Jane McDowall, no 131/1849, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-26-p230j2k.

  2. Presbyterian Church of Tasmania, "Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592)," Microfilm, Charlotte Jane MacDowall, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 88/1849.

  3. "Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37)," Images, Libraries Tasmania (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/slat), Ibbott-McDowall, no 505/1881, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-40p264j2k.

  4. "The Mercury," "Marriages," Ibbott-McDowall, 18 Aug 1881, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8999926.

  5. "The Mercury," "Deaths & Funerals," Ibbott, 19 Oct 1928, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/24244910.

Stephen Mears Ibbott:

  1. "Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33)," Stephen Mears Ibbott, no 156/1883, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-62p513j2k.

  2. Anglican Parish of Bothwell, "Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854)," Microfilm Z2238, Stephen Mears Ibbott, NS1854/1/1, no 690/1883; imaged, NS1854, Tasmanian Archives, Hobart.

  3. "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, District Registers, Deaths," Images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org), Stephen Mears Ibbott, no 739/1905, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892R-FF9S.

  4. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Central Highlands Council, Transcriptions from parish registers, Stephen Mears Ibbott, 1905, Apsley.

  5. "The Mercury," "Deaths," Ibbott, 5 Oct 1905, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12320989.

Charlotte Frances Ibbott:

  1. "Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33)," Charlotte Frances Ibbott, no 829/1885, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-64p544j2k.

  2. Anglican Parish of Bothwell, "Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854)," Microfilm Z2238, Charlotte Frances Ibbott, NS1854/1/1, no 752/1885.

  3. "The Mercury," "Marriages," Morrison-Ibbott, 17 Jun 1918, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11397425.

  4. "AD960: Copies of Wills Recording Granting of Probate, 1825-1989," Images, Libraries Tasmania (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/slat), Frances Charlotte Morrison, no 63415/1977, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/533E8EB0-E34D-4957-8660-EFEA67A87870/8D3D72AA-30AC-4FB2-95EC-864C66D9A08B.

  5. "Headstone Records," Database, Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com), Charlotte Frances Morrison, 1977, Memorial ID 225339863, citing St Peter's Church of England Cemetery, Oatlands, Tasmania; maintained by Julie Henderson & Lacey Milier, contributor 49446508, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225339863/charlette-frances-morrison.

  6. "Australia Births & Baptisms, 1792-1981," Database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org), Askin Morrison, 1876, Richmond, Victoria, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT6X-8HM.

  7. "Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007," Database, ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com.au), Askin Morrison, 1959, Oatlands, Tasmania, https://www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/352219:1266.

Russell Clive Ibbott:

  1. "Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33)," Clive Ibbott, no 854/1887, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-66p495j2k.

  2. Anglican Parish of Bothwell, "Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854)," Microfilm Z2238, Clive Russell Ibbott, NS1854/1/1, no 827/1887.

  3. "Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930," Database, Libraries Tasmania (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/slat), Ibbott-Viney, marriage, no 152/1918.

  4. "AD960: Copies of Wills Recording Granting of Probate, 1825-1989," Russell Clive Ibbott, no 58306/1974, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/D514744A-80EE-4BFB-B6C9-385866F87551/4A3063EC-092A-4D32-A5E0-F901B26ADBCD.

  5. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Central Highlands Council, Transcriptions from parish registers, Russell Clive Ibbott, 1974, section A26, site 10-11.

  6. "Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33)," Harriet Marie Viney, no 672/1893, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-75p177j2k.

  7. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Central Highlands Council, Transcriptions from parish registers, Harriett Marie Ibbott, 1975, section A26, site 10-11.

Fergus Stanley Ibbott:

  1. "Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33)," Fergus Stanley Ibbott, no 828/1889, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-68p520j2k.

  2. Anglican Parish of Bothwell, "Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854)," Microfilm Z2238, Stanley Fergus Ibbott, NS1854/1/1, no 905/1889.

  3. "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, District Registers, Deaths," Images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org), Stephen Mears Ibbott, no 739/1905, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892R-FF9S.

  4. "Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980," Images, ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com.au), 1914, p8-9, https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100678__0007-00898.

  5. "Defence and War Service Records," Images, National Archives of Australia (https://www.naa.gov.au/explore-collection/defence-and-war-service-records), Fergus Stanley Ibbott, no 1069, https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=7368031.