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.
Charles Manser.
Born: abt 1822, Strood, Kent, England (CON33: Charles Mansen, no 1854, 'Duncan,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON33-1-8/CON33-1-8p155)
Convicted: 2 Jul 1840, Quarter Sessions, Maidstone, Kent, England; stealing fowls, sentenced to seven years transportation (CON33: Charles Mansen, no 1854, 'Duncan,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON33-1-8/CON33-1-8p155)
Departed: 16 Dec 1840, Sheerness, Kent, England; on board the 'Duncan' (BATE: p364/1841, 'Duncan')
Arrived: 18 Apr 1841, Hobart, TAS (BATE: p364/1841, 'Duncan')
Ticket of Leave: 24 Oct 1844, approved (CON33: Charles Mansen, no 1854, 'Duncan,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON33-1-8/CON33-1-8p155)
Certificate of Freedom: 26 Feb 1847, approved (CON33: Charles Mansen, no 1854, 'Duncan,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON33-1-8/CON33-1-8p155)
Permission to Marry: 31 Dec 1849, Sarah Edwards, approved (CON52: Manser-Edwards, p303/1849, https:/stors.tas.gov.au/CON52-1-3p107j2k)
Married: 22 Jan 1850, Sarah Edwards, St Mark's Church, Pontville, TAS; Charles: 28, bachelor, shoemaker; Sarah: 23, spinster; witnesses: John Hopkins, Mary Ann Hopkins (RGD37: Manser-Edwards, no 69/1850, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-9p29j2k)
Census: 1 Jan 1848, Shannon, TAS; Charles Manser, Nathan Elliott (owner), wood, completed, inhabited. Male, aged between 21 and under 45, single, Church of England, shepherd (CEN1: Charles Manson, p83/1848, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CEN1-1-74-83)
Charged: 7 Sep 1849, Lower Court, Bothwell, TAS; feloniously receiving one bundle of straw (PS: Charles Manser, LC49/1/1, p644, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/lc49-1-1/LC49-1-1P694)
Residence: 2 Jan 1851, Blue Hills, Bothwell, TAS; shepherd (RGD33: Sarah Manser, no 1/1851, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-29-p716j2k)
Juror: 11 Feb 1854, Police Office, Bothwell, TAS; inquest of George Clarke (INQ: George Clarke, no 3172/1854, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/SC195-1-34-3172)
Conveyed: 10 Aug 1854, [Oo1] Wilmot St, Bothwell, TAS; purchased 10a 1r 15p of Crown Land for £72 (CT: "Sale of Crown Lands," 11 Aug 1854, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8776918)
Land Grant: 19 Dec 1854, [Oo1] Wilmot St, Bothwell, TAS; in consideration of £72 (RD1: Charles Manser, p103/1871, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RD1-1-70/RD1-1-70P103JPG)
Charged: 17 Aug 1857, Lower Court, Bothwell, TAS; unlawfully and maliciously cut down five trees with Samuel Ayers, the property of Archibald McDowall (PS: Charles Manser, LC49/1/3, image 399, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/LC49-1-3/LC49-1-3P401)
Residence: 18 May 1858, Elizabeth St, Bothwell, TAS; owner, house, annual rateable value £10 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1858, p698-699, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-VZZ3)
Land: 18 May 1858, [Oo1] Wilmot St, Bothwell, TAS; owner, annual rateable value £4 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1858, p698-699, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-VZZ3)
Residence: 21 Dec 1858, Elizabeth St, Bothwell, TAS; erased, house, annual rateable value £10 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1858, p1543, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-VRP8)
Land: 21 Dec 1858, [Oo1] Wilmot St, Bothwell, TAS; erased, annual rateable value £4 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1858, p1543, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-VRP8)
Residence: 21 Dec 1858, [Oo1] Wilmot St, Bothwell, TAS; inserted, house, annual rateable value £4 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1858, p1544-1545, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G98F-VTGT)
Residence: 6 Dec 1859, [Oo1] Wilmot St, Bothwell, TAS; erased, house, annual rateable value £4 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1859, p1556-1557, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-JT43)
Residence: 20 Nov 1860, Cluny, Bothwell, TAS (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1860, p1882-1883, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-VQGX)
Residence: 22 Jun 1861, Cluny, Bothwell, TAS; shepherd (RGD33: Jane Manser, no 493/1861, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-39p118j2k)
Property: 19 Nov 1861, [Oo1] Wilmot St, Bothwell, TAS, owner, house, annual rateable value £7 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1861, p1694-1695, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-J93K-Z)
Residence: 14 Jul 1863, Cluny, Bothwell, TAS; shepherd (RGD33: Catherine Manser, no 26/1863, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-41p603j2k)
Residence: 26 Feb 1867, [Oo1] Wilmot St, Bothwell, TAS; owner, house, annual rateable value £10 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1867, p468-469, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-V3G3)
Reports of Crime: 30 Aug 1867, named under "Bothwell Municipality" Stolen (ROC: "Bothwell Municipality," 1867, p138, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/POL709-1-4/POL709-1-4P139)
Residence: 11 Feb 1868, [Oo1] Wilmot St, Bothwell, TAS; owner, house, annual rateable value £10 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1868, p224-225, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-JT5Z)
Advertisement: 17 Aug 1869, "Notice" Caution against credit for wife (MERC: "Notice," 17 Aug 1869, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8860807)
Reports of Crime: 6 May 1870, named under "Bothwell Municipality" Stolen (ROC: "Bothwell Municipality," 1870, p75, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/POL709-1-7/POL709-1-7P84)
Reports of Crime: 13 May 1870, named under "Miscellaneous Information" Robbery (ROC: "Miscellaneous Information," 1870, p80, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/POL709-1-7/POL709-1-7P89)
Land Grant: 22 Aug 1871, [Oo1] Wilmot St, Bothwell, TAS; enrolled upon payment of £72 (RD1: Charles Manser, p103/1871, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RD1-1-70/RD1-1-70P103JPG)
Conveyed: bef 21 Sep 1871, [Oo1] Wilmot St, Bothwell, TAS; 10a 1r 15p to Richard Allen for £80; a deed has not been located (LIST: Richard Allen, Title Historic, vol 12 fol 114)
Juror: 31 Jul 1877, Apsley, TAS; inquest of Alexander Wylie (INQ: Alexander Wylie, no 7840/1877, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/SC195-1-59-7840)
Article: 3 Aug 1877, named under "Bothwell" Inquest of Alexander Wylie (MERC: "Bothwell," 3 Aug 1877, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8954993)
Conveyed: 20 Sep 1894, [Tt] Adelaide St, Bothwell, TAS; 13a 2r 17p from Charles Edward Andrews for £40 (LIST: Charles Edward Andrews, historic deed, no 09/2611)
Article: 2 Nov 1894, named under "Bothwell" Breaking and entering by Richard Branch (MERC: "Bothwell," 2 Nov 1894, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9329271)
Land: 2 Aug 1898, [Tt] Adelaide St, Bothwell, TAS; inserted, capital value £30, annual rateable value £1 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1898, p1398, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-998F-K5MG)
Residence: 28 Mar 1899, [Tt] Adelaide St, Bothwell, TAS; owner, cottage, capital value £150, annual rateable value £8 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1899, p326-327, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-998F-V4YV)
Died: 24 Jan 1910, Bothwell, TAS; aged 88, senile decay; informant: Edward Simon Arnett, undertaker (RGD17: Charles Manser, no 765/1910, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892R-FF9Y)
Buried: 26 Jan 1910, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, TAS (BC: Charles Manser, 1910, section A34, site 35)
Spouse - Sarah Edwards.
Born: abt 1827, Shropshire, England (CON41: Sarah Edwards, no 174, 'Tory,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON41-1-18/CON41-1-18p50)
Convicted: 3 Jan 1848, Salop, Shropshire, England; stealing, sentenced to seven years transportation (CON41: Sarah Edwards, no 174, 'Tory,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON41-1-18/CON41-1-18p50)
Departed: 30 Apr 1848, London, England; on board the 'Tory' (BATE: p368/1845, 'Tory')
Arrived: 6 Aug 1848, Hobart, TAS (BATE: p368/1845, 'Tory')
Permission to Marry: 31 Dec 1849, Charles Manser, approved (CON52: Manser-Edwards, p303/1849, https:/stors.tas.gov.au/CON52-1-3p107j2k)
Married: 22 Jan 1850, Charles Manser, St Mark's Church, Pontville, TAS; Charles: 28, bachelor, shoemaker; Sarah: 23, spinster; witnesses: John Hopkins, Mary Ann Hopkins (RGD37: Manser-Edwards, no 69/1850, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-9p29j2k)
Advertisement: 17 Aug 1869, "Notice" Caution against credit for wife (MERC: "Notice," 17 Aug 1869, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8860807)
Died: 2 Mar 1894, Hobart, TAS; aged 67, fatty degeneration of the heart & chronic cystitis; Alex Clarke, undertaker (RGD35: Sarah Manser, no 976/1894, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-14p120j2k)
Death Notice: MANSER - On Friday morning, March 2, 1894, at her late residence, Hill-street, Sarah, the wife of Charles Manser, senior, Bothwell (MERC: "Deaths," Manser, 3 Mar 1894, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13283876)
Buried: 3 Mar 1894, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, TAS (MILL: Sarah Manser, 1894, https:/server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=9648)
Children of Charles Manser and Sarah Edwards:
Born: 24 Dec 1850, Bothwell, TAS.
Charles William Manser.
Born: 11 Sep 1852, Bothwell, TAS (PRES: Charles William Manser, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 133/1852)
Baptised: 3 Oct 1852, Bothwell, TAS; MANSER, Charles William (PRES: Charles William Manser, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 133/1852)
Married: 25 Dec 1874, Emma Matilda Moodie, residence of Mrs Mary Jones, Bothwell, TAS; Charles: 22, bachelor, shepherd; Emma: 21, spinster; witnesses: William Branch, Emma Maria Branch (RGD37: Manser-Moodie, no 9/1874, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-33p4j2k)
Article: 2 Nov 1894, named under "Bothwell" Richard Branch charged (MERC: "Bothwell," 2 Nov 1894, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9329271)
Died: Apr 1938, Tasmania; aged 85 (FAG: Charles William Manser, 1938, Memorial ID 201699298, citing Cornelian Bay Cemetery And Crematorium, Hobart, Tasmania; maintained by queanbeyan42, contributor 49264432, https:/www.findagrave.com/memorial/201699298/charles-william-manser)
Buried: 5 Apr 1938, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, TAS (FAG: Charles William Manser, 1938, Memorial ID 201699298, citing Cornelian Bay Cemetery And Crematorium, Hobart, Tasmania; maintained by queanbeyan42, contributor 49264432, https:/www.findagrave.com/memorial/201699298/charles-william-manser)Spouse - Emma Matilda Moodie, daughter of Adam Moodie and Maria Unknown.
Born: 8 Aug 1853, Hobart, TAS (RGD32: Emma Matilda Moodie, no 4309/1854, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD32-1-3-p688j2k)
Baptised: 5 Feb 1854, Hobart, TAS (RGD32: Emma Matilda Moodie, no 4309/1854, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD32-1-3-p688j2k)
Married: 25 Dec 1874, Charles William Manser, residence of Mrs Mary Jones, Bothwell, TAS; Charles: 22, bachelor, shepherd; Emma: 21, spinster; witnesses: William Branch, Emma Maria Branch (RGD37: Manser-Moodie, no 9/1874, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-33p4j2k)
Marriage Witness: 24 Jan 1878, William Manser & Sarah Jackman, [25.3] Dennistoun Rd, Bothwell, TAS (RGD37: Manser-Jackman, no 1/1878, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-37p1j2k)
Died: 16 Feb 1931, Bothwell, TAS; aged 77 (MERC: "Deaths," Manser, 18 Feb 1931, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29897602)
Death Notice: MANSER - On February 16, 1931, at Bothwell, Emma, dearly beloved wife of Charles William Manser, aged 76 years (MERC: "Deaths," Manser, 18 Feb 1931, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29897602)
Buried: 18 Feb 1931, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, TAS (BC: Emma Manser, 1931, site unknown)Born: 25 Aug 1854, Bothwell, TAS
Sabina Manser.
Born: 31 Oct 1856, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Sarah Manser, mother (RGD33: Sabina Manser, no 42/1856, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-34p539j2k)
Baptised: 2 May 1858, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Sabina Manser, NS1854/1/1, no 204/1858)
Married: 17 Apr 1883, William Thomas Webster, Campbell Town, TAS; William: 27, bachelor; Sabina: 26, spinster; witnesses: Edward Albert See, Amelia W Dove (RGD37: Webster-Manser, no 69/1883, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-42p42j2k)
Marriage Notice: WEBSTER-MANSER - On the 17th April, 1883, at Kirklands, by the Rev A Michie, William Thomas Webster, late of London, England, to Selina Manser, second daughter of Charles Manser, Bothwell (MERC: "Marriages," Webster-Manser, 20 Apr 1883, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9013334)
Died: 2 Apr 1946, Thorpe, Bothwell, TAS; aged 89 (MERC: "Deaths," Webster, 3 Apr 1946, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26179102)
Death Notice: WEBSTER - On April 2, 1946, at her son's residence, Thorpe, Bothwell, Sabina, wife of the late William Gilbert Webster, in her 90th year (MERC: "Deaths," Webster, 3 Apr 1946, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26179102)
Buried: 4 Apr 1946, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, TAS (BC: Sabina Webster, 1946, section A37, no 10-11)Spouse - William Thomas Webster.
Born: abt 1856, London, England (RGD37: Webster-Manser, no 69/1883, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-42p42j2k)
Married: 17 Apr 1883, Sabina Manser, Campbell Town, TAS; William: 27, bachelor; Sabina: 26, spinster; witnesses: Edward Albert See, Amelia W Dove (RGD37: Webster-Manser, no 69/1883, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-42p42j2k)
Marriage Notice: WEBSTER-MANSER - On the 17th April, 1883, at Kirklands, by the Rev A Michie, William Thomas Webster, late of London, England, to Selina Manser, second daughter of Charles Manser, Bothwell (MERC: "Marriages," Webster-Manser, 20 Apr 1883, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9013334)
Residence: 19 Feb 1895, [14.2] Elizabeth St, Bothwell, TAS; Robert Swindells (owner), house, annual rateable value £5 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1895, p530-531, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-J1JL)
No further research has been carried out at this timeMary Ann Manser.
Born: 20 Feb 1859, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Sarah Manser, mother (RGD33: Mary Ann Manser, no 8/1859, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-37p375j2k)
Baptised: 22 May 1859, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Mary Ann Mancer, NS1854/1/1, no 220/1859)
Died: 4 Jun 1875, Hobart, TAS; aged 16, tubercular spinal meningitis; informant: R G Gray (RGD35: Mary Ann Mance, no 2798/1875, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-8p324j2k)
Buried: 9 Jun 1875, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, TAS (MILL: Mary Ann Mancer, 1875, https:/server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=836)Jane Manser.
Born: 9 Jun 1861, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Charles Manser, father, shepherd (RGD33: Jane Manser, no 493/1861, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-39p118j2k)
Baptised: 24 Nov 1861, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Jane Manser, NS1854/1/1, no 265/1861)
Married: 12 Apr 1885, Alfred Smith, Hobart, TAS; Alfred: 34, bachelor, bootmaker; Jane: 23, spinster; witnesses: Florence Minnie Manser, Alfred Manser, George Barnard (RGD37: Smith-Manser, no 468/1885, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-44p234j2k)
Died: 29 May 1930, Hobart, TAS; aged 68 (MERC: "Deaths & Funerals," 31 May 1930, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29799175)
Death Notice: SMITH - Passed peacefully away on May 29, 1930, at her residence, 215 Collins Street, Jane, widow of the late Alfred Smith, of Hobart, and fourth daughter of the late Charles and Sarah Manser, of Bothwell (MERC: "Deaths & Funerals," 31 May 1930, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29799175)
Buried: 31 May 1930, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, TAS (MERC: "Deaths & Funerals," 31 May 1930, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29799175)Spouse - Alfred Smith.
Born: abt 1851, place unknown (RGD37: Smith-Manser, no 468/1885, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-44p234j2k)
Married: 12 Apr 1885, Jane Manser, Hobart, TAS; Alfred: 34, bachelor, bootmaker; Jane: 23, spinster; witnesses: Florence Minnie Manser, Alfred Manser, George Barnard (RGD37: Smith-Manser, no 468/1885, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-44p234j2k)
Died: 16 Mar 1910, Tasmania; aged 59 (MERC: "Deaths," Smith, 17 Mar 1910, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10056312)
Death Notice: SMITH - On March 16, 1910, Alfred (Tas), beloved husband of Jane Smith, of 45 Molle-street, in his 60th year, leaving a wife and seven children, to mourn their loss (MERC: "Deaths," Smith, 17 Mar 1910, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10056312)Catherine Manser.
Born: 8 Jun 1863, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Charles Manser, father, shepherd (RGD33: Catherine Manser, no 26/1863, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-41p603j2k)
Baptised: 11 Jul 1863, Bothwell, TAS (PRES: Catherine Manser, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 314/1863)
Married: 17 Apr 1897, George Barnard, Hobart, TAS; George: 31, bachelor, bootmaker; Catherine: 33, spinster; witnesses: William Barnard, Eva Littlehales (RGD37: Barnard-Manser, no 409/1897, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-57p424j2k)
Died: 13 Oct 1945, Hobart, TAS; aged 82 (MERC: "Deaths & Funerals," Barnard, 15 Oct 1945, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26150257)
Death Notice: BARNARD - On October, 13, 1945, at Royal Hobart Hospital, Catherine, beloved wife of the late George Barnard, of 22 Poets Rd, West Hobart, and beloved mother of William and Roy, aged 82 years (MERC: "Deaths & Funerals," Barnard, 15 Oct 1945, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26150257)
Buried: 15 Oct 1945, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, TAS (MERC: "Deaths & Funerals," Barnard, 15 Oct 1945, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26150257)Spouse - George Barnard, son of Charles Barnard and Jane Unknown.
Born: abt 1866, Hobart, TAS (RGD37: Barnard-Manser, no 409/1897, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-57p424j2k)
Married: 17 Apr 1897, Catherine Manser, Hobart, TAS; George: 31, bachelor, bootmaker; Catherine: 33, spinster; witnesses: William Barnard, Eva Littlehales (RGD37: Barnard-Manser, no 409/1897, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-57p424j2k)
Died: 13 Mar 1927, West Hobart, TAS; aged 61 (MERC: "Deaths & Funerals," Barnard, 14 Mar 1927, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29666286)
Death Notice: BARNARD - On March 13, 1927, at his residence, 22 Poet's-road, Lansdowne Crescent, West Hobart, George, dearly beloved husband of K Barnard, in his 62nd year (MERC: "Deaths & Funerals," Barnard, 14 Mar 1927, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29666286)
Buried: 15 Mar 1927, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, TAS (MERC: "Deaths & Funerals," Barnard, 14 Mar 1927, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29666286)Alfred Manser.
Born: 3 Jul 1865, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Sarah Manser, mother (RGD33: Alfred Manser, no 29/1865, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-43p311j2k)
Baptised: 29 Oct 1865, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Alfred Manser, NS1854/1/1, no 331/1865)
Married: 27 Aug 1883, Florence Minnie Green, Hobart, TAS; Alfred: 18, bachelor, gardener; Florence: 22, spinster; witnesses: Henrietta Williams, Jonathan Green (RGD37: Manser-Green, no 537/1883, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-42p277j2k)
Died: 2 Dec 1918, New Norfolk, TAS; aged 53 (MERC: "Deaths," Manser, 3 Dec 1918, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11420140)
Death Notice: MANSER - On December 2, 1918, at his late residence, New Norfolk, Alfred, third eldest son of the late Charles and Sarah Manser, of Bothwell, in his 53rd year (MERC: "Deaths," Manser, 3 Dec 1918, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11420140)Spouse - Florence Minnie Green, daughter of Jonathan Green and Rosanna Mackrell.
Born: 22 Jul 1861, Hobart, TAS; informant: Lydia Mackrell, stepsister (RGD33: Florence Minnie Green, no 4518/1861, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-8_163)
Married: 27 Aug 1883, Alfred Manser, Hobart, TAS; Alfred: 18, bachelor, gardener; Florence: 22, spinster; witnesses: Henrietta Williams, Jonathan Green (RGD37: Manser-Green, no 537/1883, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-42p277j2k)
Died: 30 Oct 1885, Kangaroo Valley, NSW; aged 24 (MERC: "Deaths," Manser, 31 Oct 1885, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9112679)George Manser.
Born: 1 Nov 1867, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Sarah Manser, mother (RGD33: George Manser, no 29/1867, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-45p800j2k)
Married: 7 Dec 1900, Margaret Donovan, Hobart, TAS; George: 33; Margaret: 45 (TFI: Manser-Donovan, marriage, no 524/1900)
Died: 9 Sep 1950, Macquarie Plains, TAS; aged 82 (MERC: "Deaths & Funerals," Manser, 11 Sep 1950, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26726874)
Death Notice: MANSER - On September 9, 1950, at the residence of his daughter, Mrs George Horne, Kentdale, Macquarie Plains, George, dearly loved husband of the late Margaret Manser, and loving father of Linda (Mrs G Horne, Macquarie Plains), George Manser Jun (Moonah), Maud (Mrs Lyden, Moonah), Irene (Mrs Smith, Macquarie Plains), and Cecil (Macquarie Plains), aged 83 years (MERC: "Deaths & Funerals," Manser, 11 Sep 1950, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26726874)
Buried: 11 Sep 1950, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, TAS (MERC: "Deaths & Funerals," Manser, 11 Sep 1950, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26726874)Spouse - Margaret Donovan.
Born: abt 1855, place unknown (MERC: "Deaths & Funerals," Manser, 10 Jun 1929, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/24268916)
Married: 7 Dec 1900, George Manser, Hobart, TAS; George: 33; Margaret: 45 (TFI: Manser-Donovan, marriage, no 524/1900)
Died: 7 Jun 1929, Plenty, TAS; aged 74 (MERC: "Deaths & Funerals," Manser, 10 Jun 1929, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/24268916)
Death Notice: MANSER - On June 7, 1929, at the Plenty, Margaret, the beloved wife of George Manser, aged 66 years (MERC: "Deaths & Funerals," Manser, 10 Jun 1929, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/24268916)
Buried: 10 Jun 1929, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, TAS (MERC: "Deaths & Funerals," Manser, 10 Jun 1929, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/24268916)
Properties in Bothwell purchased by Charles Manser
For more information click on the link under the map. Complete maps located on the Property History page. Tasmanian Archives: Bothwell 2 (B38), AF819/1/27 (modified)
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