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

Family of William Maskell and Eliza Reid (1) and Tamar Whiteway (2)

William Maskell.

b: abt 1812, 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, St Luke’s Church, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (4); d: 20 Aug 1858, [1-C3,C4] Young Queen Inn, Dalrymple St, 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, St Luke's Church, 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); d: date and place unknown.

  2. Robert William Maskell - b: 14 Sep 1862, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (21); bap: 5 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); d: date and place unknown.

  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).

Properties in Bothwell purchased by or granted to William Maskell

[1-A4,A5] Patrick St

[1-A13] Patrick St

[1-C3,C4] Dalrymple 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: Map - Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified)

Sources

(1) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, William Maskell, no 3/1880 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-49p38j2k).
(2) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, William Maskell, 1880, section A25, site 2.
(3) Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Elizabeth Reid, microfilm Z2338, baptism, NS592/1/1, 27 Apr 1831.
(4) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, William Maskell-Eliza Cecil, no 1/1851 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-10p1j2k).
(5) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, Eliza Maskell, no 16/1858, (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-27p4j2k).
(6) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Eliza Maskell, 1858, section A2, site 4.
(7) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, John Maskell, no 28/1852 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-30p025j2k).
(8) Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, John Maskell, microfilm Z2338, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 146/1853.
(9) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, John Maskell, no 36/1895 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-64p38j2k).
(10) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, John Maskell, 1895, site unknown.
(11) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Robert William Maskell, no 4/1854 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-32p241j2k).
(12) Baptism Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, William Robert Maskell, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, no 128/1854.
(13) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, William Robert Maskell, no 137/1856 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-25p03j2k).
(14) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, 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) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, William Maskell-Eliza Cecil, no 1/1851 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-10p1j2k).
(17) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Tamar Maskell - Deaths, 4 May 1930, p1, c1; (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29796754).
(18) Find A Grave, Tamar Whiteway, 1930 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196086751/tamar-maskell). Memorial ID 196086751, citing Devonport General Cemetery, Devonport, Devonport City, Tasmania, Australia; Maintained by Julie Henderson & Lacey Milier (contributor 49446508).
(19) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Elizabeth Ann Maskell, no 550/1860 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-38p665j2k).
(20) Baptism Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Elizabeth Ann Maskell, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, no 251/1861.
(21) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Robert William Maskell, no 20/1862 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-40p363j2k).
(22) Baptism Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Robert William Maskell, microfilmZ2238, NS1854/1/1, no 280/1862.
(23) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Robert William Maskell - Deaths & Funerals, 24 Apr 1943, p2, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/68807347).
(24) Victoria Births, Deaths and Marriages (https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au), Emily Mary Harrison, birth, no 18001/1874, Napoleons.
(25) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, Robert William Maskell-Emily Mary Harrison, no 1003/1897 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-58p515j2k).
(26) Find A Grave, Mary Emily Maskell, 1967 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215264097/mary-emily-maskell). Memorial ID 215264097, citing Zeehan General Cemetery, Zeehan, West Coast Council, Tasmania, Australia; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).
(27) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Rosa Ellen Maskell, no 21/1864 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-42p065j2k).
(28) Baptism Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Rosa Ellen Maskell, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, no 308/1864.
(29) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, William Frederick Maskell, no 26/1866 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-44p546j2k).
(30) Baptism Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, William Frederick Maskell, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, no 346/1866.
(31) "The Advocate", (Burnie, TAS : 1890-1954), TROVE, William Frederick Maskell - Deaths & Funerals, 22 Nov 1937, p2, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/68524134).
(32) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Eva Louisa Maskell, no 13/1869 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-47p551j2k).
(33) Baptism Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Eva Louisa Maskell, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, no 397/1869.
(34) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Eva Louisa Maskell - Deaths, 26 Apr 1952, p19, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/69456962).
(35) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Florence Emily Maskell, no 10/1872 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-50p516j2k).
(36) Baptism Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Florence Emily Maskell, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, no 456/1872.
(37) "Copies of Wills Recording Granting of Probate, 1825-1989 (AD960)", Libraries Tasmania, Florence Eliza Maskell, no 37827/1957 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/AD960-1-86-37827).