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.

Edward Moriarty (1824-1900)
Ellen O’Connell (1824-1861)
Jane Smith (1832-1892)

Edward Moriarty.

b: abt 1824, County Kerry, Ireland (1); d: 26 Dec 1900, New Town, Tasmania (2); bur: 28 Dec 1900, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania (3).

Spouse (1) - Ellen O'Connell.

b: abt 1824, County Kerry, Ireland (1); m: Jul 1848, Tralee, Kerry, Ireland (1); d: 10 Nov 1861, Bothwell, Tasmania (4); bur: aft 10 Nov 1861, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (5).

Children of Edward Moriarty and Ellen O’Connell:

  1. Catherine Moriarty - b: 17 Sep 1856, Bothwell, Tasmania (6); d: 29 Jun 1943, Kingsford, New South Wales (7); bur: aft 29 Jun 1943, Randwick Cemetery, South Coogee, New South Wales (8). Spouse - John Wallace Currier, b: abt 1855, place unknown (9); m: 7 Jan 1884, Hobart, Tasmania (9); d: 1 May 1905, Strahan, Tasmania (10).

  2. Mary Moriarty - b: 2 Aug 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania (11); d: 23 Jan 1944, North Sydney, New South Wales (12); bur: 25 Jan 1944, Waverley Cemetery, Bronte, New South Wales (12). Spouse - Harry Andrews, son of Henry Andrews, b: abt 1861, place unknown (13); m: 26 May 1884, Hobart, Tasmania (13); d: 28 Jun 1917, Newtown, New South Wales (14); bur: 29 Jun 1917, Waverley Cemetery, Bronte, New South Wales (15).


Spouse (2) - Jane Smith.

b: abt 1832, place unknown (16); m: 24 Nov 1872, Bothwell, Tasmania (17); d: 17 Feb 1892, Bothwell, Tasmania (16); bur: aft 17 Feb 1892, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (18).

Children of Edward Moriarty and Jane Smith:

  1. Mary Jane Moriarty - b: 12 Apr 1867, Bothwell, Tasmania (19); d: 14 Oct 1942, Black River, Tasmania (20); bur: 16 Oct 1942, Stanley Burial Ground, Tasmania (20). Spouse - James Wells, son of Robert Wells and Mary Ann Mahoney, b: 25 Aug 1868, Bothwell, Tasmania (21); bap: 2 Nov 1868, Bothwell, Tasmania (22); m: 23 Oct 1892, Bothwell, Tasmania (23); d: 15 Oct 1950, Wynyard, Tasmania (24); bur: 17 Oct 1950, Stanley Burial Ground, Tasmania (24).

  2. Edward Steve Moriarty - b: 26 Dec 1868, Bothwell, Tasmania (25); d: 22 Aug 1909, Bothwell, Tasmania (26); bur: aft 22 Aug 1909, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (27). Spouse - Jane Boyd Stuart, daughter of William Stuart and Helen Strachan, b: 7 Aug 1869, Bothwell, Tasmania (28); bap: 6 Nov 1869, Bothwell, Tasmania (29)m: 19 Mar 1895, Bothwell, Tasmania (30); d: 11 Nov 1949, Bothwell, Tasmania (31); bur: 12 Nov 1949, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (32).

  3. James Moriarty - b: 17 Nov 1871, Bothwell, Tasmania (33); d: 25 Nov 1912, New Town, Tasmania (34); bur: 27 Nov 1912, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania (35).

  4. Jane Moriarty - b: 21 Oct 1873, Bothwell, Tasmania (36); d: 3 Feb 1877, Bothwell, Tasmania (37); aft 3 Feb 1877, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (38).

Sources

Sources

Family of Edward Moriarty 

  1. Irish Genealogy.ie, Moriarty-O'Connell, marriage, no 5/1844, Tralee, Kerry (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=f67e8588e4-33738).

  2. Libraries Tasmania: Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Edward Moriarty, death, no 499/1900, New Town.

  3. Tasmania: Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, Edward Moriarty, 1900, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=12498).

  4. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Ellen Moriarty, no 318/1861, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-30p32j2k).

  5. Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, Ellen Moriarty, 1861, site unknown.

  6. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Catherine Moriarty, no 36/1861, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-34p539j2k).

  7. TROVE: The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842-1954), "Deaths," Currier, 30 Jun 1943, p12 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17854745).

  8. Find A Grave, Catherine Currier, 1943, Memorial ID 256330699, citing Randwick General Cemetery, South Coogee, New South Wales, Australia; maintained by Bel P, contributor 49476124 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/256330699/catherine-currier).

  9. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Carrier-Moriarty, no 185/1884, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-43p117j2k).

  10. TROVE: The Zeehan and Dundas Herald (TAS : 1890-1922), "Deaths," Currier, 2 May 1905, p2 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/80231250).

  11. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Mary Moriarty, no 33/1859, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-37p380j2k).

  12. Find A Grave, Mary Andrews, 1944, Memorial ID 218639367, citing Waverley Cemetery, Bronte, New South Wales, Australia; maintained by woowoo, contributor 49949980 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/218639367/mary-andrews).

  13. Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Andrews-Moriarty, no 341/1884, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-43p186j2k).

  14. TROVE: The Daily Telegraph (Launceston, TAS : 1883-1928), "Marriages," Andrews-Moriarty, 31 May 1884, p2 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/149431316).

  15. Find A Grave, Henry Andrews, 1917, Memorial ID 218639366, citing Waverley Cemetery, Bronte, New South Wales, Australia; maintained by woowoo, contributor 49949980 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/218639366/henry-andrews).

  16. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Jane Moriarty, no 50/1892, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/rgd35-1-61p50j2k).

  17. Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Moriarty-Smith, no 123/1872, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-31p81j2k).

  18. Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, Jane Moriarty, 1892, section D1, site 3.

  19. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Mary Jane Moriarty, no 10/1867, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-45p796j2k).

  20. TROVE: The Advocate (Burnie, TAS : 1890-1954), "Deaths & Funerals," Wells, 15 Oct 1942, p2 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/68784527).

  21. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), James Wells, no 21/1868, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-46p278j2k)

  22. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, James Wells, no 387/1868.

  23. Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Wells-Moriarty, no 15/1892, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-51p6j2k).

  24. TROVE: The Advocate (Burnie, TAS : 1890-1954), "Deaths & Funerals," Wells, 17 Oct 1950, p12 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/69269540).

  25. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Edward Moriarty, no 2/1868, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-47p549j2k).

  26. Deaths in the District of Bothwell 1844-1938 (RGD17), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z1640, Edward Steve Moriarty, RGD17/1/2, no 763/1909.

  27. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Edward Steve Moriarty, 1909, section D1, site 3.

  28. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Jane Boyd Stuart, no 25/1869, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-47p553j2k).

  29. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Jane Boyd, No 404/1869.

  30. Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Moriarty-Stuart, no 18/1895, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/rgd37-1-54p10j2k).

  31. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Moriarty, 12 Nov 1949, p17 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26655952).

  32. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Jane Moriarty, 1949, site unknown.

  33. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), James Moriarty, no 29/1871, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-49p284j2k).

  34. Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, James Moriarty, death, no 1649/1912, New Town.

  35. Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, James Moriarty, 1912, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=17273).

  36. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Jane Moriarty, no 25/1873, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-51p765j2k).

  37. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Jane Moriarty, no 6/1877, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-46p41j2k).

  38. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Jane Moriarty, 1877, section B9, site 14.