Bothwell Families

These pages provide a glimpse into the life of the Bothwell Families during the 1800s. You will find Family Trees and Individual Timelines which may not be exhaustive but will be updated as more research is conducted. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information provided.

Francis Knowles (1812-1890)
Mary McFarqhar (1817-1904)

🏠 Property History

Francis Knowles.

b: abt 1809, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England (1); died: 9 Jun 1890, New Zealand (2).

Spouse - Mary McFarqhar.

born: abt 1817, date and place unknown (3); marr: 10 Aug 1844, Cross Marsh, Tasmania, Australia (3); died: 1904, New Zealand (4).

Children of Francis Knowles and Mary McFarqhar:

  1. David Knowles - b: abt 1844, Tasmania, Australia (5); bap: 5 Oct 1845, Green Ponds, Tasmania, Australia (5); d: 30 Mar 1894, New Zealand (6).

  2. William Knowles - b: abt 1846, Tasmania, Australia (7); d: 2 Apr 1894, New Zealand (8). Spouse - Ann Anderson, daughter of Thomas Anderson and Christian Turnbull, b: 4 Mar 1846, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (9); bap: 12 Jun 1846, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (10); m: 31 Aug 1866, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (7). No further research carried out on this person.

  3. Charles Henry Knowles - b: 19 Apr 1847, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (11); bap: 7 May 1847, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (11); d: 7 Nov 1900, New Zealand (12).

  4. Elizabeth Margaret Knowles - b: 12 Mar 1849, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (13); bap: 13 May 1849, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (14). No further research carried out on this person.

  5. Francis George Nicholas Knowles - b: 7 Jan 1855, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (15); bap: 1 Feb 1855, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (16). No further research carried out on this person.

Sources

Properties in Bothwell purchased by Francis Knowles

For more information on this property click on the link under the map.
Complete and downloadable maps of the township are on the Property History page.

Tasmanian Archives: Maps - Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified)

Sources

Family of Francis Knowles

  1. Libraries Tasmania: Description Lists of Male Convicts (CON18), Francis Knowles, no 287, 'Royal George' (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON18-1-2/CON18-1-2P168).

  2. New Zealand: Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Francis Knowles, death, no 1310/1890.

  3. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Knowles-McFarqhar, no 1500/1844, Brighton (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-4p107j2k).

  4. New Zealand: Births, Deaths & Marriages Online, Mary Knowles, death, no 6142/1904.

  5. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Baptisms, Tasmania (RGD32), David Knowles, no 2774/1845, Green Ponds (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD32-1-3-p599j2k).

  6. New Zealand: Births, Deaths & Marriages Online, David Knowles, death, no 203/1894.

  7. Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Knowles-Anderson, no 174/1866, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-25p105j2k).

  8. New Zealand: Births, Deaths & Marriages Online, William Knowles, death, no 370/1894.

  9. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Given Name Not Recorded Anderson, no 49/1846, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-26-p218j2k).

  10. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Ann Anderson, baptism, no 47/1846.

  11. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Charles Henry Knowles, baptism, no 55/1847.

  12. New Zealand: Births, Deaths & Marriages Online, Charles Henry Knowles, death, no 6662/1900.

  13. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Elizabeth Margaret Knowles, no 120/1849, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-26-p228j2k).

  14. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Elizabeth Margaret Knowles, baptism, no 84/1848.

  15. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Francis Knowles, no 2/1855, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-33p379j2k).

  16. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Francis George Nicholas Knowles, no 175/1855.