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.

Charles Manser (1822-1910)
Sarah Edwards (1827-1894)

🏠Property History

Family of Charles Manser and Sarah Edwards

Charles Manser.

b: abt 1822, Strood, Kent, England (1); d: 24 Jan 1910, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (2); bur: 26 Jan 1910, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (3).

Spouse - Sarah Edwards.

b: abt 1827, Shropshire, England (4); m: 22 Jan 1850, St Mark's Anglican Church, Pontville, Tasmania, Australia (5); d: 2 Mar 1894, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (6); bur: 3 Mar 1894, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (7).

Children of Charles Manser and Sarah Edwards:

  1. Sarah Manser - b: 24 Dec 1850, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (8); d: 7 Dec 1919, Glenfern, Tasmania, Australia. (9) Spouse - George Horne.

  2. Charles William Manser - b: 11 Sep 1852, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (10); bap: 3 Oct 1852, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (10); d: Apr 1938, Tasmania, Australia (11); bur: 5 Apr 1938, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (11). Spouse - Emma Matilda Moodie, daughter of Adam Moodie and Maria Unknown, b: 8 Aug 1853, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (12); m: 25 Dec 1874, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (13); d: 16 Feb 1931, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (14); bur: 18 Feb 1931, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (15).

  3. William Manser - b: 25 Aug 1854, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (16); bap: 30 Jan 1855, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (17); d: 31 Jul 1941, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (18); bur: 3 Aug 1941, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (18). Spouse - Sarah Jackman, daughter of Benjamin Jackman and Mary Ann Reid, b: 22 Jun 1855, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (19); m: 24 Jan 1878, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (20); d: 10 Jun 1941, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (21); bur: 12 Jun 1941, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (22).

  4. Sabina Manser - b: 31 Oct 1856, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (23); bap: 2 May 1858, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (24); d: 2 Apr 1946, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (25); bur: 4 Apr 1946, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (26). Spouse - William Thomas Webster, b: abt 1856, London, England (27); m: 17 Apr 1883, Campbell Town, Tasmania, Australia (28); d: date and place unknown.

  5. Mary Ann Manser - b: 20 Feb 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (29); bap: 22 May 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (30); d: 4 Jun 1875, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (31); bur: 9 Jun 1875, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (32).

  6. Jane Manser - b: 9 Jun 1861, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (33); bap: 24 Nov 1861, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (34); d: 29 May 1930, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (35); bur: 31 May 1930, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (35). Spouse - Alfred Smith, b: abt 1856, place unknown (36); m: 12 Apr 1885, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (36); d: 16 Mar 1910, Tasmania, Australia (37).

  7. Catherine Manser - b: 8 Jun 1863, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (38); bap: 11 Jul 1863, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (39); d: 13 Oct 1945, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (40); bur: 15 Oct 1945, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (40). Spouse - George Barnard, son of Charles Barnard and Jane Unknown, b: abt 1866, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (41); m: 17 Apr 1897, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (41); d: 13 Mar 1927, West Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (42); bur: 15 Mar 1927, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (42).

  8. Alfred Manser - b: 3 Jul 1865, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (43); bap: 29 Oct 1865, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (44); d: 2 Dec 1918, New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia (45). Spouse - Florence Minnie Green, daughter of Jonathan Green and Rosanna Mackrell, b: 22 Jul 1861, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (46); m: 27 Aug 1883, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (47); d: 30 Oct 1885, Kangaroo Valley, Tasmania, Australia (48).

  9. George Manser - b: 1 Nov 1867, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (49); d: 9 Sep 1950, Macquarie Plains, Tasmania, Australia (50); bur: 11 Sep 1950, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (50). Spouse - Margaret Donovan, b: abt 1855, place unknown (51); m: 7 Dec 1900, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (52); d: 7 Jun 1929, Plenty, Tasmania, Australia (51); bur: 10 Jun 1929, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (51).

Sources

Properties in Bothwell purchased by Charles Manser

[2-Tt] Adelaide St

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: Maps - Bothwell 2 (B38), AF819/1/27 (modified)

Sources

(1) "Convicts (CON33) - Conduct Registers of Male Convicts arriving in the Period of the Probation System", Libraries Tasmania, Charles Mansen, no 1854, 'Duncan' (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-8$init=CON33-1-8p155).
(2) Deaths in the District of Bothwell 1844-1938 (RGD17), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Charles Manser, microfilm Z1640, RGD17/1/2, no 765/1910.
(3) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Charles Manser, 1910, section A34, site 35.
(4) "Convicts (CON41) - Conduct Registers of Female Convicts arriving in the Period of the Probation System", Libraries Tasmania, Sarah Edwards, no 174, 'Tory' (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON41-1-18$init=CON41-1-18p50).
(5) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, Charles Manser-Sarah Edwards, no 69/1850 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-9p29j2k).
(6) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, Sarah Manser, no 976/1894 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-14p120j2k).
(7) Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries (https://www.millingtons.com.au), Sarah Manser, 1894 (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=9648).
(8) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Sarah Manser, no 1/1851 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-29-p716j2k).
(9) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Sarah Horne - Deaths & Funerals, 8 Dec 1919, p1, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12370677).
(10) Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Charles William Manser, microfilm Z2338, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 133/1852.
(11) Find A Grave, Charles William Manser, 1938 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201699298/charles-william-manser). Memorial ID 201699298, citing Cornelian Bay Cemetery And Crematorium, Hobart, Hobart City, Tasmania, Australia; Maintained by queanbeyan42 (contributor 49264432).
(12) "Register of Baptisms, Tasmania, 1803-1933 (RGD32)", Libraries Tasmania, Emma Matilda Moodie, no 4309/1854 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD32-1-3-p688j2k).
(13) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, Charles Manser-Emma Matilda Moodie, no 9/1874 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-33p4j2k).
(14) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Emma Manser - Deaths, 18 Feb 1931, p1, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29897602).
(15) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Emma Manser, 1931, site unknown.
(16) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, William Manser, no 33/1854 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-32p244j2k).
(17) Baptism Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, William Manser, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, no 131/1855.
(18) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, William Manser - Deaths & Funerals, 31 Jul 1941, p6, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25874213).
(19) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Given Name Not Recorded Jackman, no 178/1855 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-6-p196j2k).
(20) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, William Manser-Sarah Jackman, no 1/1878 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-37p1j2k).
(21) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Saran Ann Manser - Deaths, 12 Jun 1941, p8, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25866040).
(22) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Sarah Manser, 1941, site unknown.
(23) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Sabina Manser, no 42/1856 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-34p539j2k).
(24) Baptism Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Sabina Manser, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, no 204/1858.
(25) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Sabina Webster - Deaths, 2 Apr 1946, p14, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26179102).
(26) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Sabina Webster, 1946, section A37, no 10-11.
(27) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Webster-Manser - Marriages, 20 Apr 1883, p1, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9013334).
(28) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, William Thomas Webster-Selina Manser, no 69/1883 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-42p42j2k).
(29) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Mary Ann Manser, no 8/1859 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-37p375j2k).
(30) Baptism Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Mary Ann Mancer, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, no 220/1859.
(31) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, Mary Ann Mance, no 2798/1875 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-8p324j2k).
(32) Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries (https://www.millingtons.com.au), Mary Ann Mancer, 1875 (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=836).
(33) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Jane Manser, no 493/1861 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-39p118j2k).
(34) Baptism Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Jane Manser, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, no 265/186.
(35) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Jane Smith - Deaths & Funerals, 31 May 1930, p1, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29799175).
(36) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, Alfred Smith-Jane Manser, no 468/1885 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-44p234j2k).
(37) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Alfred Smith - Deaths, 16 Mar 1910, p1, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10056312).
(38) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Catherine Manser, no 26/1863 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-41p603j2k).
(39) Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Catherine Manser, microfilm Z2338, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 314/1863.
(40) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Catherine Barnard - Deaths & Funerals, 15 Oct 1945, p10, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26150257).
(41) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, George Barnard-Kate Manser, no 409/1897 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-57p424j2k).
(42) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, George Barnard - Deaths & Funerals, 13 Mar 1927, p1, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29666286).
(43) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Alfred Manser, no 29/1865 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-43p311j2k).
(44) Baptism Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Alfred Manser, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, no 331/1865.
(45) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Alfred Manser- Deaths, 2 Dec 1918, p1, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11420140).
(46) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Florence Minnie Green, no 4518/1861 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-8-p163j2k).
(47) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, Alfred Manser-Florence Minnie Green, no 537/1883 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-42p277j2k).
(48) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Mrs Manser - Deaths, 31 Oct 1885, p1, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9112679).
(49) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, George Manser, no 29/1867 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-45p800j2k).
(50) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, George Manser - Deaths & Funerals, 11 Sep 1950, p15, c2 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26726874).
(51) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Margaret Manser - Deaths & Funerals, 10 Jun 1929, p1, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/24268916).
(52) "Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930", Libraries Tasmania, George Manser-Margaret Donovan, marriage, no 524/1900, Hobart.