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.

Charles Albert Nichols (1847-1944)
Agnes Robina Easton (1848-1916)

🏠Property History

Charles Albert Nichols (1847-1944)

TROVE : The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), “95th Birthday Tomorrow,” Nichols, 7 Nov 1942, p6 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25937391)

Charles Albert Nichols, son of John Nichols and Ann Fortnam.

b: 8 Nov 1847, Green Ponds, Tasmania (1); d: 14 Feb 1944, Bothwell, Tasmania (2); bur: 15 Feb 1944, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (3).

Spouse - Agnes Robina Easton, daughter of Thomas Easton and Mary Unknown.

b: abt 1848, Roxburghshire, Scotland (4); m: 30 Oct 1876, Bothwell, Tasmania (5); d: 31 Aug 1916, Bothwell, Tasmania (6); bur: 2 Sep 1916, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (7).

Children of Charles Albert Nichols and Agnes Robina Easton:

  1. Edgar Nichols - b: 18 May 1877, Bothwell, Tasmania (8).**

  2. Clyde Albert Nichols - b: 10 Jan 1879, Bothwell, Tasmania (9); d: 16 Mar 1959, Hobart, Tasmania (10). Spouse - Mary Jane Hayden, daughter of Edward Hayden and Elizabeth Hyland, b: 9 Apr 1888, Mount Seymour, Tasmania (11); m: 21 Feb 1915, Hobart, Tasmania (12).**

  3. Jessie Robena Nichols - b: 15 Jul 1881, Bothwell, Tasmania (13).**

  4. George Arthur Nichols - b: 4 May 1884, Bothwell, Tasmania (14); d: 13 Jan 1930, Bells Marsh, Tasmania (15); bur: 14 Jan 1930, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (16).

  5. Douglas Fortenam Nichols - b: 14 Feb 1886, Bothwell, Tasmania (17).**

  6. Nina Easton Nichols - b: 20 Nov 1887, Bothwell, Tasmania (18); d: 18 Feb 1978, Tasmania (19); bur: after 18 Feb 1978, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (19). Spouse - Robert Hawkins, b: abt 1888, place unknown (20); m: 6 Apr 1914, Hobart, Tasmania (21); d: 17 Sep 1945, Tasmania (20); bur: aft 17 Sep 1945, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (20).

  7. Violet Irene Nichols - b: 26 Oct 1888, Bothwell, Tasmania (22); d: 17 Jun 1889, Bothwell, Tasmania (23); bur: aft 17 Jun 1889, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (24).

  8. Clarice Annie Nichols - b: 16 Jan 1892, Bothwell, Tasmania (25); d: 4 Dec 1892, Bothwell, Tasmania (26); bur: aft 4 Dec 1892, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (27).

** No further research undertaken on this individual.

Sources

Properties in Bothwell purchased by Charles Nichols

For more information click on the link under the map.
Complete maps located on the Property History page.
Tasmanian Archives: Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified) & Bothwell B38, AF819/1/27 (modified)

Sources

Family of Charles Albert Nichols

  1. TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Bothwell's Longevity," 10 Aug 1928, p6 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29773389).

  2. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Nichols, 15 Feb 1944, p8 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26003427).

  3. Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, Charles Albert Nichols, 1944, section A, site 11-12.

  4. Libraries Tasmania: Register of Ships' Arrivals with Lists of Passengers (CB7, CUS30), Thomas Easton, book 4, p136-137 (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CB7-12-1-3).

  5. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Nichols-Easton, no 6/1876, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-35p3j2k).

  6. Deaths in the District of Bothwell 1844-1938 (RGD17), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z1640, Agnes Robina Nichols, RGD17/1/2, no 819/1916.

  7. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Agnes Robina Nichols, 1916, section A, site 11-12.

  8. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Given Name Not Recorded Nichols, no 17/1877, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-55p212j2k).

  9. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Clyde Albert Nichols, no 440/1879, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-57p802j2k).

  10. Libraries Tasmania: Copies of Wills Recording Granting of Probate, 1825-1989 (AD960), Clyde Albert Nichols, no 39779/1959 (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/AD960-1-89-39779).

  11. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Mary Jane Hayden, no 3668/1888, Oatlands (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-67p305j2k).

  12. Libraries Tasmania: Marriages at Hobart, Launceston and Franklin Registry Offices (RGD1), Nichols-Hayden, no 1158/1915, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD1-1-23/RGD1-1-23p00072jpg).

  13. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Jessie Robena Nichols, no 98/1881, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-59p678j2k).

  14. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), George Arthur Nichols, no 842/1884, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-63p156j2k).

  15. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Nichols, 14 Jan 1930, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29149852).

  16. Bothwell Cemetery Records, George Arthur Nichols, 1930, section A29, site 11-12.

  17. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Douglas Fontenam Nichols, no 833/1886, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-65p105j2k).

  18. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Nina Easton Nichols, no 898/1887, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-66p500j2k).

  19. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Nina Easton Hawkins, 1978, section A30, site 5-6.

  20. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Robert Hawkins, 1945, section A30, site 5-6.

  21. Libraries Tasmania: Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Hawkins-Nichols, marriage, no 564/1914, Hobart.

  22. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Violet Irene Nichols, no 891/1888, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-67p092j2k).

  23. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Violet Irene Nichols, no 548/1889, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-58p57j2k).

  24. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Violet Irene Nichols, 1889, section A29, site 11-12.

  25. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Clarice Annie Nichols, no 101/1892, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-73p258j2k).

  26. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Clarice Annie Nichols, no 56/1892, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-61p52j2k).

  27. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Clarice Anne Nichols, 1892, section A29, site 11-12.