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.

NICHOLAS

Family of George Nicholas and Rebecca Watkins

  1. William Nicholas - b: abt 1765, Monmouthshire, Wales; d: 22 Dec 1837, Nant, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

  2. Edward Nicholas - b: abt 1770, Monmouthshire, Wales; d: 8 Oct 1837, Nant, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

Second Generation of George Nicholas and Rebecca Watkins

Family of William Nicholas and Mary Watkins

William Nicholas, son of George Nicholas and Rebecca Watkins.

b: abt 1765, place unknown; d: 22 Dec 1837 Nant, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: aft 22 Dec 1837, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

Spouse - Mary Watkins.

b: date and place unknown; m: 1796, Llantilio Crossenny, Monmouthshire, Wales; d: date and place unknown.

Children of William Nicholas and Mary Watkins:

  1. George Nicholas - b: abt 1795, Wales; d: 22 Aug 1839, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

  2. Caroline Nicholas - b: 1802, Wales; d: 1839, Scotland.
    Spouse (1) - James Parker, b: abt 1797, place unknown; m: 8 Feb 1822, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; d: 16 Aug 1822, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
    Spouse (2) - Andrew Smith, b: date and place unknown; m: 16 Sep 1833, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: date unknown, Scotland.

  3. Edward Nicholas - b: 4 Apr 1806, Llantilio Crossenny, Monmouthshire, Wales; d: 2 Jan 1881, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Family of Edward Nicholas and Susannah Davies

Edward Nicholas, son of George Nicholas and Rebecca Watkins.

b: abt 1770, place unknown; d: 8 Oct 1837, Nant, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: aft 8 Oct 1837, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

Spouse - Susannah Davies.

b: abt 1767, place unknown; m: 1791, Llantilio Crossenny, Monmouthshire, Wales; d: 19 Feb 1850, Nant Cottage, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: aft 19 Feb 1850, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

Children of Edward Nicholas and Susannah Davies:

  1. Edward Nicholas - b: abt 1792, Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales; d: 23 Sep 1851, Huonville, Tasmania, Australia.

  2. William Nicholas - b: abt 1793, Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales; bap: 1 Nov 1793, Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales; d: date and place unknown.

  3. George Nicholas - b: abt 1801, Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales; d: 20 Mar 1867, Nant, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

  4. Caroline Nicholas - b: abt 1803, Wales; d: date and place unknown.

  5. Elizabeth Nicholas - b: abt 1804, Wales; d: 2 Apr 1844, Meadsfield, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: aft 2 Apr 1844, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.
    Spouse - Edward Nicholas, son of     William Nicholas and Mary Watkins, b: 4 Apr 1806, Llantilio Crossenny, Monmouthshire, Wales; m: 23 Sep 1829, New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia; d: 2 Jan 1881, Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 5 Jan 1881, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

  6. Henric Nicholas - b: abt 1807, Wales; d: 25 Jul 1887, Cawood, Ouse, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 28 Jul 1887, St John of Baptist Cemetery, Ouse, Tasmania, Australia.
    Spouse - Sarah Gatenby - b: abt 1811, place unknown; m: 25 Jul 1833 Longford, Tasmania, Australia; d: 7 Jan 1905, Cawood, Ouse, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 10 Jan 1905, St John the Baptist Cemetery, Ouse, Tasmania, Australia.

Third Generation of George Nicholas and Rebecca Watkins

Family of Edward Nicholas and Elizabeth Nicholas

Edward Nicholas, son of William Nicholas and Mary Watkins.

b: 4 Apr 1806, Llantilio Crossenny, Monmouthshire, Wales; d: 2 Jan 1881, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 5 Jan 1881, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia

Spouse - Elizabeth Nicholas, daughter of Edward Nicholas and Susannah Davies.

b: abt 1804, place unknown; m: 23 Sep 1829, New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia; d: 2 Apr 1844, Meadsfield, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: aft 2 Apr 1844, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

Children of Edward Nicholas and Elizabeth Nicholas:

  1. Eliza Nicholas - b: 21 Feb 1825, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 30 Dec 1832, Green Ponds, Tasmania, Australia; d: 13 May 1849, Pontville, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 17 May 1849, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Edwin Lascelles, b: abt 1819, place unknown; m: 16 Sep 1846, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 1871, Victoria, Australia.

  2. Caroline Nicholas - b: 9 Jul 1830, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 30 Dec 1832, Green Ponds, Tasmania, Australia; d: 29 Sep 1843, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: aft 29 Sep 1843, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia

  3. Laura Nicholas - b: 13 Jul 1832, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 30 Dec 1832, Green Ponds, Tasmania, Australia; d: 27 Dec 1909, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 29 Dec 1909, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Richard Stonehaven Bright, b: abt 1837, place unknown; m: 16 Sep 1863, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 28 Oct 1901, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 30 Oct 1901, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

  4. George Nicholas - b: 28 Oct 1832, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 17 Sep 1845, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: aft 17 Sep 1845, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

  5. Henric Nicholas - b: 18 Jan 1836, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; d: 2 Oct 1886, Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia; bur: aft 2 Oct 1886, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Mary Bright, daughter of Richard Bright, b: abt 1840, place unknown; m: 8 Feb 1870, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; d: 11 Aug 1924, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 14 Aug 1924, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

  6. Edward Nicholas - b: abt 1839, Meadsfield, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 29 Nov 1899, Meadsfield, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 2 Dec 1899, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Sarah Nicholas, daughter of Henric Nicholas and Sarah Gatenby, b: abt 1840, place unknown; m: 25 Feb 1874, Ouse, Tasmania, Australia; d: 26 May 1930, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 28 May 1930, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

  7. Mary Frances Nicholas - b: 9 Aug 1841, Meadsfield, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 23 Oct 1924, Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 25 Oct 1924, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - James Cowle, b: abt 1840, place unknown; m: 5 Sep 1867, St David's Cathedral, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; d: 18 Aug 1887, New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 20 Aug 1887, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

  8. Susan Elizabeth Nicholas - b: 9 Aug 1841, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; d: 2 Nov 1899, Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - William Gatehouse Macmichael, b: abt 1836, place unknown; m: 16 May 1872, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 23 Jan 1901, Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia.

  9. William Nicholas - b: 2 Apr 1844, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 6 Apr 1844, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 17 May 1846, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: aft 17 May 1846, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

Family of Edward Nicholas and Eliza Silvester

Edward Nicholas - son of Edward Nicholas and Susannah Davies.

b: abt 1792, Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales: bap: 16 Mar 1792, Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales; d: 23 Sep 1851, Huonville, Tasmania, Australia.

Spouse - Eliza Silvester.

b: abt 1788 in place unknown; m: 20 Dec 1820, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales; d: 24 Jul 1866, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Children of Edward Nicholas and Eliza Silvester:

  1. Charles Edward Hamilton Nicholas, b: abt 1822, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales; bap: 8 Mar 1822, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales; d: 24 Feb 1840, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

  2. Mary Nicholas, b: abt 1823, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales; bap: 21 Oct 1823, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales; d: 5 Dec 1875, Otago, New Zealand.

  3. George Symonds Nicholas, b: abt 1825, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales; bap: 3 Oct 1825, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales; d: 8 Aug 1849, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

  4. Alfred Nicholas, b: abt 1828, place unknown; d: 25 Apr 1899, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia; bur: 25 Apr 1899, Boroondara General Cemetery, Kew, Victoria, Australia.
    Spouse - Louisa James, daughter of John James and Louisa Page, b: 23 Oct 1834, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; m: 8 May 1852, St David's Cathedral, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; d: 3 Sep 1926 in Queensland, Australia.

  5. Sydney William Nicholas, b: date and place unknown; d:10 Nov 1857, Frederick Henry Bay, Tasmania, Australia.

Family of George Nicholas and Margaret Espie


George Nicholas, son of Edward Nicholas and Susannah Davies.

b: abt 1801, Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales; bap: 10 May 1801, Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales; d: 20 Mar 1867, Nant, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 25 Mar 1867, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

Spouse - Margaret Espie

b: abt 1819, place unknown; m: 9 May 1838, Green Ponds, Tasmania, Australia; d: 20 Oct 1893, Green Ponds, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 22 Oct 1893, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

Children of George Nicholas and Margaret Espie:

  1. John Edward Nicholas - b: 20 Feb 1838, Hamilton, Tasmania, Australia; bap: Jun 1841, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 8 Sep 1900, Thirlstane, Tasmania, Australia; bur: aft 8 Sep 1900, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Mary Jane Meikle, 6 Jul 1839, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; m: 20 Mar 1873, Cluny, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 1919, New Zealand.

  2. Mary Cecilia Nicholas - b: 10 Jul 1840, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: Jun 1841, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 2 Feb 1842, Nant, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: aft 2 Feb 1842, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

  3. Elizabeth Nicholas - b: 23 Nov 1841, Hamilton, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 12 Jan 1842, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 16 Jun 1893, Brading, Isle of Wight, England. Spouse - Frederick Buck, b: date and place unknown; m: 23 May 1866, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: date and place unknown.

  4. Francis Nicholas - b: 14 Nov 1843, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 5 Jul 1860, Nant, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 9 Jul 1860, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

  5. William Nicholas - b: 23 Apr 1846, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 29 Sep 1846, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 24 Sep 1889, Nant, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 27 Sep 1889, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Alice Mary Sprent, daughter of James Sprent and Susannah Hassell Oakes, b: 24 Aug 1854, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; m: 4 Feb 1874, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; d: 1 May 1939, Purley, Surrey, England.

  6. Jane Grant Nicholas - b: 10 Nov 1847, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: date and place unknown. Spouse - William Crompton, son of W J Compton, b: date and place unknown; m: 29 Dec 1874, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; d: date and place unknown.

  7. George Robert Nicholas - b: 15 Oct 1849, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 30 Mar 1850, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 23 Jul 1876, Urana, New South Wales, Australia; bur: aft 23 Jul 1876, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

  8. Margaret Nicholas - b: 1 Sep 1851, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 4 Sep 1851, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 5 Sep 1851, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: aft 5 Sep 1851, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia