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.

Trayton Medhurst (1833-1895)
Jane Christina Baker (1835-1912)

Family of Trayton Medhurst and Jane Christina Baker

Trayton Medhurst, son of Mark Medhurst and Sarah Page; also known as William Medhurst.

b: 6 Jun 1833, Herstmonceux, Sussex, England (1); bap: 6 Jun 1833, Herstmonceux, Sussex, England (1); d: 17 Aug 1895, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (2); bur: 20 Aug 1895, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (3).

Spouse - Jane Christina Baker, daughter of John Baker.

b: abt 1835, Sussex, England (4); m: 29 Sep 1854, Wartling, Sussex, England (5); d: 23 Jul 1912, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (6); bur: 25 Jul 1912, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (7).

Children of Trayton Medhurst and Jane Christina Baker:

  1. Frances Sarah Medhurst - b: 15 Aug 1855, New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia (8); d: 6 Jun 1856, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (9).

  2. Lois Abigail Medhurst - b: 5 Jun 1857, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (10); d: 22 Dec 1920, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (11). Spouse - Edward Swindells.

  3. John Mark Medhurst - b: 3 Sep 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (18); bap: 21 Nov 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (19); d: 16 Apr 1934, Hutton Park, Melton Mowbray, Tasmania, Australia (20); bur: 18 Apr 1934, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (21). Spouse - Mary Sheppard, daughter of Richard Sheppard and Hannah Stanley, b: 24 May 1861, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (22); bap: 5 Jan 1862, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (23); m: 29 Mar 1880, St Luke’s Church, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (24); d: date and place unknown.

  4. William Henry Medhurst - b: 30 May 1863, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (25); bap: 26 Jul 1863, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (26); d: 6 Jun 1937, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (27); bur: 8 Jun 1937, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (28). Spouse - Catherine Jones, daughter of John Jones and Bridget Rogers, b: 26 Sep 1858, Swansea, Tasmania, Australia (29); m: 3 Jun 1884, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (30); d: 3 Dec 1936, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (31); bur: 6 Dec 1936, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (32).

  5. Charles David Medhurst - b: 4 Aug 1865, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (33); bap: 10 Sep 1865, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (34); d: 20 Oct 1937, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (35); bur: 22 Oct 1937, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (36). Spouse - Sarah Jane Venn, daughter of Matthew Venn and Eliza Nichols, b: 1 Jun 1866, Oatlands, Tasmania, Australia (37); m: 18 Aug 1886, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (38); d: 20 May 1938, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (39); bur: 22 May 1938, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (40).

  6. Minnie Louisa Medhurst - b: 24 Oct 1869, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (41); bap: 27 Dec 1870, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (42); d: sep 1960, New South Wales, Australia (43); bur: 8 Sep 1960, Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, Matraville, New South Wales, Australia (44). Spouse - Henry Edward Oliver Watson, son of William Henry Watson and Louisa Jackson, b: 10 Apr 1862, Hamilton, Tasmania, Australia (45); m: 6 Apr 1893, St Michael & All Angel's Church, Bothwell, Tasmania (46), Australia; d: 3 May 1894, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia (47).

  7. Albert Edward Medhurst - b: 15 Apr 1872, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (48); bap: 6 Aug 1872, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (49); d: 4 Oct 1909, Macquarie Plains, Tasmania, Australia (50); bur: 9 Oct 1909, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (51).

  8. Blanche Adelaide Medhurst - b: 13 Apr 1874, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (52); bap: 27 May 1874, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (53); d: 15 Jun 1948, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (54); bur: 17 Jun 1948, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (54). Spouse - Albert Edward Wells, son of Alfred Wells and Louisa Mortlock, b: 9 Aug 1872, Longford, Tasmania, Australia (55); m: 4 May 1904, Battery Point, Tasmania, Australia (56); d: 1 Jan 1935, New Town, Tasmania, Australia (57); bur: 3 Jan 1935, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (57).

  9. Alice Marion Medhurst - b: 22 Oct 1875, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (58); d: 9 Mar 1876, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (59); bur: aft 9 Mar 1876, the General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (60).

Sources

(1) "England and Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parachial Registers, 1567-1936", ancestry, Trayton Medhurst, 1833, Herstmonceux, Sussex (https://www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/2623959:2972).
(2) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, Trayton Medhurst, no 35/1895 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-64p37j2k).
(3) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Trayton Medhurst, 1895, section A34, site 19-22.
(4) "Tasmania, Australia, Immigrant Lists, 1841-1884", ancestry, Frayton Medhurst, 1855, 'Fortitude' (https://www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/70669:2696).
(5) "England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973", ancestry, Trayton Medhurst-Jane Christiana Baker, 1854, Wartling (https://www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/9578834:9852).
(6) Deaths in the District of Bothwell 1844-1938 (RGD17), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Jane Christina Medhurst, microfilm Z1640, RGD17/1/2, no 790/1912.
(7) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Jane Christina Medhurst, 1912, section A34, site 19-22.
(8) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Frances Sarah Medhurst, no 1218/1856 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-34p648j2k).
(9) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, Frances Medhurst, no 801/1856 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-5$init=RGD35-1-5p93jpg).
(10) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Louis Abigail Medhurst, no 26/1857 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-35p710j2k).
(18) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, John Mark Medhurst, no 40/1859 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-37P381J2K).
(19) Baptism Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, John Mark Medhurst, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, no 232/1859.
(20) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, John Mark Medhurst - Deaths, 17 Apr 1934, p1, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/24926558).
(21) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, John Mark Medhurst, 1934, site unknown.
(22) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Mary Shepherd, no 488/1861 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-39p118j2k).
(23) Baptism Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Mary Shepherd, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, no 269/1862.
(24) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, John Mark Medhurst-Mary Sheppard, no 1/1880 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-39p1j2k).
(25) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, William Henry Meadows, no 23/1863 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-41p602j2k).
(26) Baptism Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, William Henry Meadows, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, no 294/1863.
(27) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, William Henry Medhurst - Deaths, 8 Jun 1937, p1, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25404212).
(28) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, William Henry Medhurst, 1937, section D7, site 12-14.
(29) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Catherine Jones, no 639/1858 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-36p208j2k).
(30) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, William Medhurst-Catherine Jones, no 31/1884 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-43p15j2k).
(31) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Katherine Elizabeth Medhurst - Deaths, 5 Dec 1936, p1, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/30126677).
(32) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Catherine Elizabeth Medhurst, section D7, site 12-14.
(33) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, David Charles Medhurst, no 32/1865 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-43p311j2k).
(34) Baptism Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, David Charles Medhurst, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, no 328/1865.
(35) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Charles David Medhurst - Deaths, 21 Oct 1937, p1, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29203398).
(36) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Charles David Medhurst, 1937, section A40, site 22-23.
(37) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Mary Jane Vin, no 1107/1866 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-44p674j2k).
(38) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, Charles David Medhurst-Sarah Jane Venn, no 15/1886 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-45p7j2k).
(39) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Sarah Jane Medhurst - Deaths, 21 May 1938, p1, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25499047).
(40) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Sarah Jane Medhurst, 1938, section A40, site 22-23.
(41) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Minnie Louisa Medhurst, no 35/1869 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-47p555j2k).
(42) Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Minnie Louisa Medhurst, microfilm Z2338, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 408/1870.
(43) New South Wales Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (https://www.nsw.gov.au/births-deaths-marriages), Minnie Louisa Watson, death, no 19870/1960, Sydney.
(44) Find A Grave, Minnie Louisa Watson, 1960 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174273418/minnie-louisa-watson). Memorial ID 174273418, citing Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, Matraville, Randwick City, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by Stombell (contributor 48335209).
(45) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Henry Abner Edward Watson, no 722/1862 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-40p443j2k).
(46) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, Henry Edward Oliver Watson- Minnie Louise Medhurst, no 22/1893 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-52p13j2k).
(47) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, Henry Edward Oliver Watson, no 788/1894 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-63p183j2k).
(48) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Alfred Edward Medhurst, no 15/1872 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-50p517j2k).
(49) Baptism Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Albert Edward Medhurst, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, no 464/1872.
(50) Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, CD, (Hampton, Victoria, Australia: Macbeth Genealogical Services Pty Ltd, 2006), Albert Medhurst, death, no 533/1909, Macquarie Plains.
(51) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Albert Edward Medhurst, 1909, section A34, site 19-22.
(52) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Blanche Adelaide Medhurst, no 9/1874 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-52$init=RGD33-1-52_213).
(53) Baptism Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Blanche Adelaide Medhurst, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, no 505/1874.
(54) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Blanche Adelaide - Deaths & Funerals, 16 Jun 1948, p8, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26463455).
(55) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Albert Edward Wells, no 943/1872 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-50p616j2k).
(56) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Wells-Medhurst - Marriages, 27 Aug 1904, p1, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9688677).
(57) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Albert Edward Wells - Deaths & Funerals, 3 Jan 1935, p1, c1; (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/aricle/29174787).
(58) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Alice Marion Medhurst, no 22/1875 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-53p464j2k).
(59) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, Alice Marion Medhurst, no 5/1876 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-45p37j2k).
(60) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Alice Marion Medhurst, 1876, site unknown.