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.

John McRa (1782-1857)
Margaret McRa (1808-1864)

John McRa.

b: abt 1782, Scotland (1); d: 14 Feb 1857, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (1); bur: 17 Feb 1857, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (2).

Spouse - Margaret McRa.

b: abt 1809, Scotland (3); m: 22 Dec 1826, New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia (4); d: 22 May 1864, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (3); bur: aft 22 May 1864, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (5).

Children of John McRa and Margaret McRa:

  1. James John McRa - b 18 Oct 1827, New Nofolk, Tasmania, Australia (6); bap: 17 Feb 1828, New Nofolk, Tasmania, Australia (6). No further research carried out on this person.

  2. Duncan Alexander McRa - b: abt 1828, Tasmania, Australia (7); d: 23 Feb 1840, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (8); bur: aft 24 Feb 1840, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (7).

  3. Welsh McRa - b: abt 1829, Tasmania, Australia (9); d: 5 Oct 1892, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (9); bur: 6 Oct 1892, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (10).

  4. Roderick McRa - b: abt 1833, Tasmania, Australia (11). No further research carried out on this person.

  5. Mary McRa - b: abt 1835, Risdon, Tasmania, Australia (12); bap: 23 Jan 1835, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (13); d: 28 May 1870, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (12). Spouse - John Samuel Ward, b: abt 1839, date and place unknown (14); m: 8 Jan 1863, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (14). No further research carried out on this person.

  6. Ann McRa - b: abt 1836, Tasmania, Australia (15); d: 7 Oct 1854, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (15); bur: aft 7 Oct 1854, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (16).

  7. Thomasina McRa - b: abt 1837, Tasmania, Australia (17); bap: 17 Nov 1838, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (17); d: 1 Nov 1873, New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia (18). Spouse - Thomas Parker, b: abt 1833, date and place unknown (19); m: 10 Feb 1862, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (19). No further research carried out on this person.

  8. John McRa - b: 1 Nov 1838, Tasmania, Australia (20); bap: 17 Nov 1838, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (20); d: 1910, New Zealand (21).

  9. Francis Farquhar McRa - b: abt 1840, Tasmania, Australia (22); d: 31 Aug 1910, Kawakawa, New Zealand (22).

  10. Hector McRa - b: 19 May 1843, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (23); bap: 19 Aug 1843, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (23); d: 1918, New Zealand (24).

Sources

Family of John McRa

  1. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), John McRa, no 3/1857, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-26p1j2k).

  2. Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, John McRa, 1857, section A14, site14-16.

  3. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Margaret McRa, no 4451/1864, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-7p030j2k).

  4. Libraries Tasmania: Tasmanian Marriage Register (Pre-Civil Registration) (RGD36), McRa-McRa, no 974/1826, New Norfolk (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD36-1-1p177j2k).

  5. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Margaret McRa, 1864, section A14, site14-16.

  6. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Baptisms, Tasmania (RGD32), James John McCrea, no 2847/1828, New Norfolk (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD32-1-1-P158).

  7. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Duncan McRae, 1840, section A14, site 14-16.

  8. Libraries Tasmania: Findings relating to Coroner's Inquests (SC195), Duncan Alexander McRae, no 360/1840 (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/SC195-1-5-360).

  9. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Welsh McRae, no 54/1892, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-61p52j2k).

  10. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Welsh McRae, 1892, section A14, site 14-16.

  11. Information supplied, source unknown.

  12. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Mary Ward, no 9280/1870, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-7p403j2k).

  13. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Mary McRa, baptism, 23 Jan 1835.

  14. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Ward-Macra, no 200/1863, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-22p106j2k).

  15. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Ann McRa, no 1504/1854, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-4p155j2k).

  16. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Ann McRa, 1854, section A14, site14-16.

  17. Registers of Baptisms, Tasmania (RGD32), Thomasina McRa, no 8652/1838, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD32-1-2-p440j2k).

  18. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Thomasine Parker, no 383/1873, New Norfolk (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-42p117j2k).

  19. Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Parker-MacRa, no 4/1862, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-21p3j2k).

  20. Registers of Baptisms, Tasmania (RGD32), John McRa, no 8653/1838, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD32-1-2-p440j2k).

  21. New Zealand: Births, Deaths & Marriages Online(https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), John McRae, death, no 9454/1910.

  22. New Zealand: Births, Deaths & Marriages Online, Francis Farquhar McRae, death, no 4481/1910.

  23. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Hector McRa, baptism, no 5/1843.

  24. New Zealand: Births, Deaths & Marriages Online, Hector McRae, death, no 3066/1918.