Bothwell Families

These pages offer a glimpse into the lives of the Bothwell families during the 1800s.
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John McRa (1782-1857)
Margaret McRa (1808-1864)

John McRa.

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

Spouse - Margaret McRa.

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

Children of John McRa and Margaret McRa:

  1. James John McRa - b 18 Oct 1827, New Nofolk, Tasmania (6); bap: 17 Feb 1828, New Nofolk, Tasmania (6).**

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

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

  4. Roderick McRa - b: abt 1833, Tasmania (11).**

  5. Mary McRa - b: abt 1835, Risdon, Tasmania (12); bap: 23 Jan 1835, Bothwell, Tasmania (13); d: 28 May 1870, Hobart, Tasmania (12). Spouse - John Samuel Ward, b: abt 1839, place unknown (14); m: 8 Jan 1863, Hobart, Tasmania (14).**

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

  7. Thomasina McRa - b: abt 1837, Tasmania (17); bap: 17 Nov 1838, Hobart, Tasmania (17); d: 1 Nov 1873, New Norfolk, Tasmania (18). Spouse - Thomas Parker, b: abt 1833, place unknown (19); m: 10 Feb 1862, Bothwell, Tasmania (19).**

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

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

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

** No further research undertaken on this individual.

Sources

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.