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.

James Beeston Lemon (1814-1890)
Matilda Reid (1828-1892)

🏠Property History

Family of James Beeston Lemon and Matilda Reid

James Beeston Lemon, son of Beeston Henry Lemon and Elizabeth Unknown.

b: abt 1814, Winchester, Hampshire, England; bap: 19 Jun 1814, Winchester, Hampshire, England; d: 8 Oct 1890, Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia.

Spouse - Matilda Reid, daughter of William Reid and Margaret Aldridge.

b: 12 Mar 1828, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 18 May 1828, New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia; m: 8 May 1846, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 9 Jun 1892, Taranna, Tasmania, Australia.

Children of James Beeston Lemon and Matilda Reid:

  1. Elizabeth Lemon - b: 9 Mar 1847, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 2 May 1847, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 7 Apr 1930, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 8 Apr 1930, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - George James Kirby, b: abt 1841, place unknown; m: 27 Jul 1869, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 30 Aug 1911, New Town, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 31 Aug 1911, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

  2. Lucy Lemon - b: 5 Jun 1848, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 25 Dec 1848, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 29 May 1928, North Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 31 May 1928, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - John Hanigan, b: abt 1835, place unknown; m: 1 Jan 1866, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 13 Apr 1917, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 14 Apr 1917, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

  3. Emmeline Lemon - b: 5 Sep 1849, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 13 Jan 1850, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 28 Jan 1850, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: aft 28 Jan 1850, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

  4. Martha Lemon - b: 10 Apr 1851, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 25 May 1851, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 10 Sep 1925, Dunedin, New Zealand. Spouse - William Walter Fisher, b: abt 1834, place unknown; m: 1880, New Zealand; d: 1911, New Zealand.

  5. Ellen Lemon - b: 12 Jun 1853, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 26 Jul 1853, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 16 May 1881, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - William Henry Peasgood, b: abt 1843, England; m: 28 Apr 1874, New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia; d: 24 Dec 1875, Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia.

Properties in Bothwell occupied by James Beeston Lemon

For more information on these properties click on the links under each map.
Complete and downloadable maps of the township are on the Property History page.

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