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.

William Knight (1818-1876)
Margaret Lindsay (1808-1887)

William Knight, son of George Knight.

b: abt 1818, Enfield, Middlesex, England (1); d: 28 Feb 1876, Bothwell, Tasmania (2); bur: 1 Mar 1876, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (3).

Spouse - Margaret Lindsay, daughter of John Lindsay and Margaret McLean.

b: 25 Jul 1808, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (4); m: 18 Sep 1849, Campbell Town, Tasmania (5); d: 10 Feb 1887, Bothwell, Tasmania (6); bur: aft 10 Feb 1887, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (7).

Children of William Knight and Margaret Lindsay:

  1. William Knight - b: 7 Jul 1850, Campbell Town, Tasmania (8); d: 26 Dec 1942, Hobart, Tasmania (9); bur: 28 Dec 1942, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania (10). Spouse - Margaret Burke, b: abt 1846, place unknown (11); m: 7 Oct 1868, Bothwell, Tasmania (11); d: 24 Jul 1929, Hobart, Tasmania (12); bur: 26 Jul 1929, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania (12).

  2. Edward Knight - b: 17 Nov 1853, Campbell Town, Tasmania (13); bap: 7 Feb 1854, Campbell Town, Tasmania (13); d: 28 Aug 1939, Hobart, Tasmania (14); bur: 30 Aug 1939, St James’ Cemetery, Jericho, Tasmania (14). Spouse - Annie Munro, b: abt 1852, Scotland (15); m: 13 Sep 1876, Apsley, Tasmania (16); d: 6 Dec 1923, Lower Marshes, Tasmania (17); bur: aft 6 Dec 1923, St James’ Cemetery, Jericho, Tasmania (15).

Sources

Sources

Family of William Knight

  1. Libraries Tasmania: Conduct Registers of Male Convicts arriving in the Period of the Probation System (CON33), William Knight, no 5047, 'Somersetshire' (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/con33-1-21/con33-1-21p115).

  2. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), William Knight, no 4/1876, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-45p37j2k).

  3. Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, William Knight, 1876, section A16, site5-6.

  4. Libraries Tasmania: Conduct Registers of Female Convicts arriving in the Period of the Probation System (CON41), Margaret Lindsay, no 348 (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON41-1-6/CON41-1-6p93).

  5. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), William Knight-Margaret Lindsay, no 47/1849, Campbell Town (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/rgd37-1-8p23j2k).

  6. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Margaret Knight, no 517/1887, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-56p51j2k).

  7. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Margaret Knight, 1887, section A16, site 5-6.

  8. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), William Knight, no 955/1850, Campbell Town (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-26-p316j2k).

  9. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Knight, 28 Dec 1942, p5 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25959205).

  10. Tasmania: Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, William Knight, 1942, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=36136).

  11. Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Knight-Burke, no 2/1868, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-27p1j2k).

  12. TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Knight, 25 Jul 1929, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/24277533).

  13. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Baptisms, Tasmania (RGD32), Edward Knight, no 4520/1854, Campbell Town (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD32-1-3-p698j2k).

  14. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths & Funerals," Knight, 30 Aug 1939, p9 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25599975).

  15. Find A Grave, Annie Knight, 1923, Memorial ID 145512130, citing St James' Church of England Cemetery, Jericho, Australia; maintained by woowoo, contributor 49949980 ((https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145512130/annie-knight).

  16. Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Knight-Munro, no 3/1876, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-35p1j2k).

  17. Libraries Tasmania: Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Annie Knight, death, no 1149/1923, Lower Marshes.