Bothwell Families
These pages offer a glimpse into the lives of the Bothwell families during the 1800s.
You’ll find family trees and timelines - while not exhaustive, they will continue to be updated as research progresses.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information presented.
Donald McDonald (1814-1850)
Mary McDonald (1809-1904)
Donald McDonald.
b: abt 1814, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland (1); d: 17 Oct 1850, Tasmania (2); bur: aft 17 Oct 1850, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (2).
Mary McDonald.
b: Oct 1809, Scotland (3); m: bef 4 Mar 1837, Scotland (4); d: 28 Aug 1904, Bothwell, Tasmania (3); bur: 31 Aug 1904, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (5).
Spouse (2) - John Earnshaw
b: 15 Oct 1815, Bingley, Yorkshire, England (6); m: 11 Sep 1855, Bothwell, Tasmania (7); d: 1867, Victoria (8).
Children of Donald McDonald and Mary Ann McDonald:
John Henry McDonald - b: 30 Jan 1839, New Norfolk, Tasmania (9); bap: 17 Feb 1839, New Norfolk, Tasmania (9); d: 5 Jan 1841, Hobart, Tasmania (10).
Mary Ann McDonald - b: 5 Jun 1845, Bothwell, Tasmania (11); bap: 24 Aug 1845, Bothwell, Tasmania (12); d: 18 Jun 1942, Bothwell, Tasmania (13); bur: 20 Jun 1942, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (14). Spouse - William Bale, son of Rampling John Bale and Rosanna Mills, b: abt 1849, Lakenham, Norfolk, England (15); m: 10 Jun 1872, Bothwell, Tasmania (16); d: 10 Apr 1929, Bothwell, Tasmania (17); bur: 13 Apr 1929, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (18).
Margaret McDonald - b: 26 Mar 1848, Bothwell, Tasmania (19); bap: 28 May 1848, Bothwell, Tasmania (20).**
Catherine McDonald - b: 13 Dec 1850, Bothwell, Tasmania (21); bap: 17 Feb 1851, Bothwell, Tasmania (21); d: 15 Sep 1937, Bothwell, Tasmania (22); bur: 17 Sep 1937, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (23). Spouse - John Bale, son of Rampling John Bale and Rosanna Mills, b: 5 Jun 1847, Lakenham, Norfolk, England (24); m: 19 Feb 1872, Bothwell, Tasmania (25); d: 13 Jun 1941, Bothwell, Tasmania (26); bur: 15 Jun 1941, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (27).
Sources
Family of Donald McDonald
Libraries Tasmania: Description Lists of Male Convicts (CON18), Donald McDonald, no 1263, 'Recovery' (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON18-1-22/CON18-1-22p91).
Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, Donald McDonald, 1850, section A20, site 15.
Deaths in the District of Bothwell 1844-1938 (RGD17), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z1640, Mary Earnshaw, RGD17/1/2, no 729/1904.
Libraries Tasmania: Conduct Registers of Male Convicts arriving in the Period of the Assignment System (CON31), Donald McDonald, image 67, no 1263, 'Recovery' (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON31-1-11).
Bothwell Cemetery Records, Mary Earnshaw, 1904, section A20, site 15.
FamilySearch: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, John Earnshaw, 1815, Bingley, Yorkshire (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMB3-Q9L).
Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Earnshaw-Macdonald, no 14/1855, Bothwell (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-14p5j2k).
Victoria: Births, Deaths & Marriages (https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history), John Earnshaw, death, no 2604/1867.
Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Baptisms, Tasmania (RGD32), John Henry McDonald, no 511/1839, New Norfolk (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD32-1-3-p483j2k).
Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), John Henry McDonald, no 592/1841, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-1p59j2k).
Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Mary McDonald, no 36/1845, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-26-p214j2k).
Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Mary Ann Macdonald, baptism, no 37/1845.
TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Bale, 19 Jun 1942, p6 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25890130).
Bothwell Cemetery Records, Mary Ann Bale, 1942, section A41, site 13-14.
FamilySearch: England and Wales Census, 1851, William Bales, 1851, Lakenham, Norfolk (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGDL-V8Z).
Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Bale-McDonald, no 4/1872, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-31p2j2k).
The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Bale, 12 Apr 1929, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/24258521).
Bothwell Cemetery Records, William Bale, 1929, section A41, site 13-14.
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Margaret McDonald, no 94/1848, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-26-p225j2k).
Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Margaret MacDonald, baptism, no 67/1848.
Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Catherine Macdonald, baptism, no 109/1851.
The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Bale, 16 Sep 1937, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29189376).
Bothwell Cemetery Records, Catherine Bale, 1937, section A28, site 1-2.
The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Bothwell's Longevity," 10 Aug 1928, p6 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29773389).
Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Bale-McDonald, no 1/1872, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-31p1j2k).
The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Bale, 14 Jun 1941, p7 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25866398).
Bothwell Cemetery Records, John Bale, 1941, section A28, site 1-2.