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 Maskell (1812-1880)
Eliza Reid (1831-1858)
Tamar Whiteway (1841-1930)

🏠Property History

William Maskell.

b: abt 1812, date and place unknown (1); d: 28 Aug 1880, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (1); bur: 31 Aug 1880, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (2).

Spouse (1) - Eliza Reid, daughter of William Reid and Margaret Aldridge.

b: abt 1831, Tasmania, Australia (3); bap: 27 Apr 1831, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (3); m: 31 Dec 1851, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (4); d: 20 Aug 1858, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (5); bur: aft 20 Aug 1858, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (6).

Children of William Maskell and Eliza Reid:

  1. John Maskell - b: 15 Oct 1852, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (7); bap: 20 Mar 1853, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (8); d: 22 Oct 1895, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (9); bur: 23 Oct 1895, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (10).

  2. William Robert Maskell - b: 7 Jan 1854, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (11); bap: 7 Mar 1854, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (12); d: 11 Sep 1856, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (13); bur: aft 11 Sep 1856, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (14).

Spouse (2) - Tamar Whiteway, daughter of Robert Whiteway and Ann Larkins.

b: 19 Jun 1841, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (15); bap: Jul 1841, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (15); m: 3 Dec 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (16); d: 4 May 1930, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia (17); bur: 6 May 1930, General Cemetery, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia (18).

Children of William Maskell and Tamar Whiteway:

  1. Elizabeth Ann Maskell - b: 26 Nov 1860, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (19); bap: 6 Jan 1861, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (20). No further research carried out on this person.

  2. Robert William Maskell - b: 14 Sep 1862, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (21); bap: 19 Oct 1862, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (22); d: 22 Apr 1943, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia (23); bur: 25 Apr 1943, General Cemetery, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia (23). Spouse - Emily Mary Harrison, daughter of James Harrison and Fanny Robinson, b: 1874, Napoleons, Victoria, Australia (24); m: 19 Aug 1897, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia (25); d: 15 Oct 1967, Tasmania, Australia (26); bur: aft 15 Oct 1967, General Cemetery, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia (26).

  3. Rosa Ellen Maskell - b: 27 Jun 1864, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (27); bap: 14 Aug 1864, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (28). No further research carried out on this person.

  4. William Frederick Maskell - b: 6 Jul 1866, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (29); bap: 26 Aug 1866, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (30); d: 21 Nov 1937, East Devonport, Tasmania, Australia (31); bur: 23 Nov 1937, General Cemetery, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia (31).

  5. Eva Louisa Maskell - b: 5 Apr 1869, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (32); bap: 9 Jun 1869, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (33); d: 25 Apr 1952, East Devonport, Tasmania, Australia (34).

  6. Florence Emily Maskell - b: 7 Feb 1872, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (35); bap: 29 Mar 1872, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (36); d: 15 Mar 1957, East Devonport, Tasmania, Australia (37).

Sources

Properties in Bothwell purchased by or granted to William Maskell

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 Map - Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified)

Sources

Family of William Maskell

  1. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), William Maskell, no 3/1880, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-49p38j2k).

  2. Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, William Maskell, 1880, section A25, site 2.

  3. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Elizabeth Reid, baptism, 27 Apr 1831.

  4. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Maskell-Cecil, no 1/1851, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-10p1j2k).

  5. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Eliza Maskell, no 16/1858, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-27p4j2k).

  6. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Eliza Maskell, 1858, section A2, site 4.

  7. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), John Maskell, no 28/1852, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-30p025j2k).

  8. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, John Maskell, baptism, no 146/1853.

  9. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), John Maskell, no 36/1895, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-64p38j2k).

  10. Bothwell Cemetery Records, John Maskell, 1895, site unknown.

  11. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Robert William Maskell, no 4/1854, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-32p241j2k).

  12. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, William Robert Maskell, no 128/1854.

  13. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), William Robert Maskell, no 137/1856, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-25p03j2k).

  14. Bothwell Cemetery Records, William Robert Maskell, 1856, section A2, site 5.

  15. Baptism Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Tamar Whiteway, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, no 8/1841.

  16. Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Maskell-Whiteway, no 5/1859, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-18p3j2k).

  17. TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Maskell, 4 May 1930, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29796754).

  18. Find A Grave, Tamar Whiteway, 1930, Devonport, Tasmania, Memorial ID 196086751, citing Devonport General Cemetery, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia; maintained by Julie Henderson & Lacey Milier, contributor 49446508 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196086751/tamar-maskell).

  19. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Elizabeth Ann Maskell, no 550/1860, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-38p665j2k

  20. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Elizabeth Ann Maskell, no 251/1861.

  21. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Robert William Maskell, no 20/1862, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-40p363j2k).

  22. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Robert William Maskell, no 280/1862.

  23. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths & Funerals," Maskell, 24 Apr 1943, p2 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/68807347).

  24. Victoria: Births, Deaths & Marriages (https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history), Emily Mary Harrison, death, no 18001/1874, Napoleons

  25. Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Maskell-Harrison, no 1003/1897, Zeehan (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-58p515j2k).

  26. Find A Grave, Mary Emily Maskell, 1967, Memorial ID 215264097, citing Zeehan General Cemetery, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia; maintained by !woowoo, contributor 49949980 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215264097/mary-emily-maskell).

  27. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Rosa Ellen Maskell, no 21/1864, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-42p065j2k).

  28. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Rosa Ellen Maskell, no 308/1864.

  29. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), William Frederick Maskell, no 26/1866, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-44p546j2k).

  30. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, William Frederick Maskell, no 346/1866.

  31. TROVE: The Advocate (Burnie, TAS : 1890-1954), "Deaths & Funerals," Maskell, 22 Nov 1937, p2 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/68524134).

  32. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Eva Louisa Maskell, no 13/1869, Bothwell (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-47p551j2k).

  33. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Eva Louisa Maskell, no 397/1869.

  34. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Maskell, 26 Apr 1952, p19 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/69456962).

  35. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Florence Emily Maskell, no 10/1872, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-50p516j2k).

  36. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Florence Emily Maskell, no 456/1872.

  37. Libraries Tasmania: Copies of Wills Recording Granting of Probate, 1825-1989 (AD960), Florence Eliza Maskell, no 37827/1957 (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/AD960-1-86-37827).