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.

William Lewis (1779-1861)
Elizabeth Williams (1797-1869)

William Lewis.

b: abt 1779, date and place unknown (1); d: 1 Jun 1861, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (1); bur: aft 1 Jun 1861, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (2).

Spouse - Elizabeth Williams

b: abt 1797, Montgomeryshire, Wales (3); m: 5 Oct 1829, New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia (4); d: 7 Mar 1869, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (5); bur: 10 Mar 1869, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (6).

Children of William Lewis and Elizabeth Williams:

  1. Charles William Lewis - b: 16 Dec 1829, New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia (7); bap: 1 Jan 1831, New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia (7); d: bef 4 Sep 1899, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia (8); bur: 7 Sep 1899, Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton North, Victoria, Australia (9).

  2. Mary Ann Lewis - b: 31 Mar 1831, Tasmania, Australia (10); bap: 22 Aug 1831, Green Ponds, Tasmania, Australia (10); d: 23 Oct 1855, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (11); bur: 25 Oct 1855, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (12). Spouse - John McGinnes, b: abt 1815, Edinburgh, Scotland (13); m: 25 Mar 1850, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (14); d: 25 Apr 1901, Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia (15); bur: 28 Apr 1901, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (16).

  3. William Lewis - b: 12 Apr 1834, Green Ponds, Tasmania, Australia (17); bap: 20 Apr 1834, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (18); d: 30 Dec 1853, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (19); bur: aft 30 Dec 1853, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (20).

Sources

Sources

Family of William Lewis

  1. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), William Lewis, no 312/1861, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-30p30j2k).

  2. Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, William Lewis, 1861, section A11, site17.

  3. Libraries Tasmania: Description Lists of Female Convicts (CON19), Elizabeth Williams, image 302, no 118, 'Borneo' (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON19-1-12/CON19-1-12p302).

  4. Libraries Tasmania: Tasmanian Marriage Register (Pre-Civil Registration) (RGD36), Lewis-Williams, no 1368/1829, New Norfolk (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD36-1-1p241j2k).

  5. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Elizabeth Lewis, no 1/1869, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-38p35j2k).

  6. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Margaret Lewis, 1869, section A11, site17.

  7. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Baptisms, Tasmania (RGD32), Charles William Lewis, no 4078/1831, New Norfolk (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD32-1-1-P220).

  8. Victoria: Births, Deaths & Marriages (https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history), Chas Lewis, death, no 10458/1899, Melbourne East.

  9. Find A Grave, Charles William Lewis, 1899 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200870941/charles-w-lewis).

  10. Registers of Baptisms, Tasmania (RGD32), Mary Anne Lewis, no 4137/1831 (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD32-1-1-P223).

  11. TROVE: The Hobarton Mercury (TAS : 1854-1857), "Died," McGinnis, 24 Oct 1855, p2 (https://trove.nla.gov.aunewspaper/article/3336835).

  12. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Mary Ann McGinnes, 1855, section A11, site 15.

  13. Libraries Tasmania: Description Lists of Male Convicts (CON18), John McGinnes, no 1023, 'John Barry' (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON18-1-11/CON18-1-11p34).

  14. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Mcginnes-Lewis, no 55/1850, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-9p23j2k).

  15. Libraries Tasmania: Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, John McGinnes, death, no 492/1901, Sandy Bay.

  16. Tasmania: Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, John McGinnes, 1901, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=12610).

  17. Registers of Baptisms, Tasmania (RGD32), William Lewis, no 5901/1834, Green Ponds (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD32-1-2-p314j2k).

  18. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, William Lewis, baptism, 20 Apr 1834.

  19. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), William Lewis, no 101/1853, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-22p4j2k).

  20. Bothwell Cemetery Records, William Lewis Jnr, 1853, section A11, site 16.