Bothwell Families
These pages offer a glimpse into the lives of the Bothwell families. You’ll find family trees and historical events specific to the area. While not exhaustive, the information will continue to be updated as research progresses. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the material presented.
William Lewis (1862-1917)
Kate Rosina Woodruff (1879- )
🏠Property History
👨🏻👩👧👦 Family Events
William Lewis, son of Thomas Lewis and Henrietta Bowden.
b: 3 Mar 1862, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 15 Dec 1917, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: 18 Dec 1917, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania.
Spouse - Kate Rosina Woodruff.
b: abt 1879, New Norfolk; m: 28 Jan 1899, Hobart, Tasmania.
Children of William Lewis and Kate Rosina Woodruff:
Kathleen Henrietta Lewis - b: 9 Nov 1899, Bothwell, Tasmania.
William Kenneth Lewis - b: 30 Apr 1901, Bothwell, Tasmania.
Thomas Reginald Lewis - b: 4 Oct 1902, Bothwell, Tasmania.
John Edward Lewis - b: 28 Nov 1906, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 2 Jan 1908, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: 4 Jan 1908, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania.
Owen James Lewis - b: 19 Nov 1907, Bothwell, Tasmania.
Louise Maud Lewis - b: 20 Jul 1910, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 1 Apr 1911, Bothwell, Tasmania; 2 Apr 1911, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania.
Joan Isobel Louise Lewis - b: 18 Sep 1914, Battery Point, Tasmania.
Property in Bothwell inherited by William Lewis
For more information click on the link under the map. Complete maps located on the Property History page. Tasmanian Archives: Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified) & Bothwell 2 (B38), AF819/1/27 (modified)
Family Events that Occured in Bothwell
LEWIS, John Edward - Born: 28 Nov 1906, child of William Lewis & Kate Rosina Woodruff (RGD33: John Edward Lewis, no 132/1906, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-4-20/FAD78D6D-89C3-4F36-9291-2C37CDE8EC33)
LEWIS, John Edward - Died: 2 Jan 1908, aged 1 (RGD17: John Edward Lewis, no 751/1908, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892R-FF9X)
LEWIS, John Edward - Buried: 4 Jan 1908, Public Cemetery (BC: John Edward Lewis, 1908, site unknown)
LEWIS, Kate Rosina (Woodruff) - Electoral Roll: 1914, [G3] Slate Cottage, High St, domestic duties (ELEC: p10-11/1914, https:/www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100678__0007-00913)
LEWIS, Kate Rosina (Woodruff) - Electoral Roll: 1919, [G3] Slate Cottage, High St, domestic duties (ELEC: p8-9/1919, https:/www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100682__0007-00974)
LEWIS, Kate Rosina (Woodruff) - Residence: 4 Mar 1919, [G3] Slate Cottage, High St, owner, cottage, annual rateable value £18 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1919, p494-495, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G98N-S7JK)
LEWIS, Kathleen Henrietta - Born: 9 Nov 1899, child of William Lewis & Kate Rosina Woodruff (RGD33: Kathleen Henrietta Lewis, no 121F/1899, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-87P110)
LEWIS, Kenneth William - Born: 30 Apr 1901, child of William Lewis & Kate Rosina Woodruff (RGD33: William Kenneth Lewis, no 133/1901, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-4-3/RGD33-4-3-100)
LEWIS, Louisa Maud - Born: 20 Jul 1910, child of William Lewis & Kate Rosina Woodruff (RGD33: Louisa Maud Lewis, no 138/1910, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-4-31/CCFE2112-E5F6-43CA-BD2B-47FCB27E3B89)
LEWIS, Louisa Maud - Died: 1 Apr 1911, aged 8 months (RGD17: Louise Maud Lewis, no 774/1911, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892R-FF96)
LEWIS, Louisa Maud - Buried: 2 Apr 1911, Public Cemetery (BC: Louise Maud Lewis, 1911, site unknown)
LEWIS, Owen James - Born: 19 Nov 1907, child of William Lewis & Kate Rosina Woodruff (RGD33: Owen James Lewis, no 125/1907, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-4-24/CAD8F098-D662-4F13-AECB-CCB462D7B953)
LEWIS, Thomas Reginald - Born: 4 Oct 1902, child of William Lewis & Kate Rosina Woodruff (RGD33: Thomas Reginald Lewis, no 189/1902, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-4-6/RGD33-4-6-119)
LEWIS, William - Born: 3 Mar 1862, child of Thomas Lewis & Henrietta Bowden (RGD33: William Lewis, no 5/1862, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-40p360j2k)
LEWIS, William - Baptised: 6 Apr 1862, child of Thomas Lewis & Henrietta Bowden (ANG: William Lewis, NS1854/1/1, no 273/1862)
LEWIS, William - Article: 18 May 1876, named under "Bothwell Police Court" (MERC: "Bothwell Police Court," 18 May 1876, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8945153)
LEWIS, William - Juror: 20 Apr 1887, Humby, inquest of James Williams (INQ: James Williams, no 9287/1887 (https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/SC195-1-66-9287)
LEWIS, William - Marriage Witness: 29 Oct 1888, Samuel Craig & Harriet Lewis, St Luke's Church (RGD37: Craig-Lewis, no 18/1888, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-47p13j2k)
LEWIS, William - Conveyed: 10 Apr 1894, [A1] Schaw St, from Alfred Beresford for £70; sum includes [Zz] Schaw St (LIST: Alfred Richard Beresford, historic deed, no 09/1820)
LEWIS, William - Conveyed: 10 Apr 1894, [Zz] Schaw St, from Alfred Beresford for £70; sum includes [A1] Schaw St (LIST: Catherine Andrews, historic deed, no 08/3775)
LEWIS, William - Residence: 28 Mar 1899, [G3] Slate Cottage, High St, owner, house, capital value £350, annual rateable value £18 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1899, p326-327, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-998F-V4YV)
LEWIS, William - Property Transfer: 21 Dec 1900, [G3] High St, 2r 37½p, estate of Henrietta (Bowden) Lewis (LIST: Henrietta Lewis, title historic, vol 47, fol 166)
LEWIS, William - Certificate of Title: 2 Jan 1901, [G3] High St, registered, stonemason (LIST: William Lewis, title historic, vol 119, fol 103)
LEWIS, William - Residence: 21 Nov 1905, [[G3] Slate Cottage, owner, cottage, capital value £350, annual rateable value £20 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1905, p1632-1633, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898N-SF6)
LEWIS, William - Residence: 21 Nov 1905, [A1] Schaw St, owner, paddock, capital value £65, annual rateable value £5 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1905, p1632-1633, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898N-SF6)
LEWIS, William - Residence: 21 Nov 1905, [Zz] Schaw St, owner, paddock, capital value £30, annual rateable value £3 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1905, p1632-1633, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898N-SF6)
LEWIS, William - Electoral Roll: 1914, [G3] Slate Cottage, High St, stonemason (ELEC: p10-11/1914, https:/www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1207/images/RDAUS1901_100678__0007-00913)
LEWIS, William - Residence: 3 Nov 1914, [G3] Slate Cottage, High St, owner, cottage, annual rateable value £18 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1914, p2010-2011, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98N-974D)
LEWIS, William - Died: 15 Dec 1917, aged 55 (RGD17: William Lewis, RGD17/1/2, no 827/1917)
LEWIS, William - Death Notice: 17 Dec 1917 (MERC: "Deaths," Lewis, 17 Dec 1917, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226334617)
LEWIS, William - Buried: 18 Dec 1917, Public Cemetery (BC: William Lewis, 1917, section A36, site 25)
Bibliography of Sources
ANG - Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854). Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Hobart. Microfilm. Anglican Parish of Bothwell (NG613).
BC - Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records. Transcribed from parish registers by the Central Highlands Council, Bothwell.
ELEC - ancestry: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980. Images. Australian Electoral Commission, [Electoral Roll]. https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/1207 : 2023.
INQ - Libraries Tasmania: Findings relating to Coroner's Inquests (SC195). Images. Supreme Court, Registrar's Office (TA42). Tasmanian Government, Australia. https://www.libraries.tas.gov.au/tasmanian-archives : 2023.
LIST - Tasmania: The List: Properties & Titles. Historic Deeds, Grants & Titles. Images. Land Information System Tasmania. Tasmanian Government. Australia. https://www.thelist.tas.gov.au : 2023.
MERC - TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954). Images. National Library of Australia. https://trove.nla.gov.au : 2023.
RGD17 - FamilySearch: Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, District Registers, Deaths. Images. Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2514003 : 5 Jun 2023.
RGD33 - Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33). Images. Registrar-General's Department (TA85). Tasmanian Government, Australia. https://libraries.tas.gov.au/tasmanian-archives : 2023.
RGD37 - Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37). Images. Registrar-General's Department (TA85). Tasmanian Government, Australia. https://libraries.tas.gov.au/tasmanian-archives : 2023.
TGG - FamilySearch: Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925. Images. Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2170647 : 2023.