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

William Lewis.

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

Spouse - Elizabeth Williams

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

Children of William Lewis and Elizabeth Williams:

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

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

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