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.

Henry Fortenam Nichols (1835-1918)
Mary Ann New (1835-1894)

🏠Property History

Family of Henry Fortenam Nichols and Mary Ann New

Henry Fortenam Nichols, son of John Nichols and Ann Fortnam.

b: 5 Apr 1835, Green Ponds, Tasmania, Australia (1); bap: 22 May 1835, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia (1); d: 9 Aug 1918, Dysart, Tasmania, Australia (2); bur: 12 Aug 1918, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (3).

Spouse - Mary Ann New, daughter of James New and Maria Elizabeth Whitfield.

b: 7 Sep 1835, Bagdad, Tasmania, Australia (4); m: 15 Oct 1870, Bagdad, Tasmania, Australia (5); d: 20 Nov 1894, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (6); bur: 21 Nov 1894, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (7).

Children of Henry Fortenam Nichols and Mary Ann New:

  1. Percy Edward Nichols - b: 6 Aug 1871, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (8); bap: 13 Sep 1871, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (9). No further research carried out on this person.

  2. Amy Annie Nichols - b: 22 Sep 1872, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (10); bap: 25 Oct 1872, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (11); d: 1961, Glenferrie, Victoria, Australia (12). Spouse - Henry Arthur Ainsworth, son of Alfred Ainsworth and Sarah Bale, b: 8 Jan 1873, Campbell Town, Tasmania, Australia (13); m: 30 Apr 1902, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (14); d: 1947, Auburn, Victoria, Australia (15)

  3. Harry New Nichols - b: 21 Dec 1873, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (16); bap: 22 Jan 1874, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (16); d: 24 Jul 1904, [1-8] Crown Inn, Alexander St, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (17): bur: 26 Jul 1904, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (18). Spouse - Mary Ann Jane Denholm, daughter of George Denholm and Mary Ann Stevens, b: 14 Sep 1875, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (25); bap: 10 Oct 1875, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; m: 11 Dec 1902, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (27); d: 25 Feb 1946, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (28); bur: 27 Feb 1946, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (29).

  4. Charles Nichols - b: 26 Dec 1875, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (19); bap: 2 Feb 1876, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (20). No further research carried out on this person.

  5. Louise Alicia Nichols - b: 14 Apr 1878, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (21); bap: 31 May 1878, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (22); d: 16 Sep 1878, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (23); bur: aft 16 Sep 1878, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (24).

Properties in Bothwell purchased by Henry Fortenam Nichols

For more information on these properties click on the links under each map.
Complete and downloadable maps of the township are on the Property History page.

Tasmanian Archives: Map - Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified)

Sources

1. "Register of Baptisms, Tasmania, 1803-1933 (RGD32)", Libraries Tasmania, Henry Fortnam Nichols, no 6478/1835 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD32-1-2-p342j2k).
2. "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Henry Fortenam Nichols - Deaths, 15 Aug 1918, p1, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11405311).
3. Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Henry F Nichols, 1918, section A22, site 1.
4. "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Mary Ann New, no 186/1840 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-26-p236j2k).
5. "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, Henry Fortenham Nichols-Mary Ann New, no 19/1870 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-29p10j2k).
6. "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, Mary Ann Nichols, no 45/1894 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-63p41j2k).
7. Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Mary Ann Nichols, 1894, section A22, site 1.
8. "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Given Name Not Recorded Nicholls, no 19/1871 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-49p282j2k).
9. Baptism Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Percy Edward Nichols, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, no 445/1871.
10. "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Amy Annie Nichols, no 26/1872 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-50p519j2k).
11. Baptism Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Amy Annie Nichols, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, no 471/1872.
12) Victoria Births, Deaths and Marriages (https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au), Amy Annie Ainsworth, death, no 12674/1961, Glenferrie.
13. "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Henry Arthur Aneswearth, no 58/1873 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-51p772j2k).
14. "Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930", Libraries Tasmania, Henry Arthur Ainsworth-Amy Annie Nichols, marriage, no 23/1902, Bothwell.
15. Victoria Births, Deaths and Marriages (https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au), Henry Arthur Ainsworth, death, 1947, Auburn.
16. Baptism Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Harry New Nichols, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, no 497/1874.
17. Deaths in the District of Bothwell 1844-1938 (RGD17), asmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Harry New Nichols, microfilm Z1640, RGD17/1/2, no 727/1904.
18. Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Harry New Nichols, 1904, section 22, site 1.
19. "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Given Name Not Recorded Nicholls, no 24/1875 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-53p464j2k).
20. Baptism Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Charles Nichols, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, no 531/1876.
21. "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Louise Alicia Nichols, no 6/1878 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-56p492j2k).
22. Baptism Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Louisa Alicia Nichols, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, no 570/1878.
23. "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, Louisa Alicia Nichols, no 7/1878 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-47p39j2k).
24. Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Louisa Alicia Nichols, 1878, section A22, site 2.
25. "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Mary Ann Jane Denholm, no 21/1875 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-53p464j2k).
26. Baptism Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Mary Ann Jane Denholm, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, no 523/1875.
27. "Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930", Libraries Tasmania, Harry New Nichols-Jane Mary Ann Denholm, marriage, no 27/1902, Bothwell.
28. "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Mary Ann (Jane) Nichols - Deaths, 26 Feb 1946, p10, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26172351).
29. Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries (https://www.millingtons.com.au), Mary Ann (Jane) Nichols, 1946 (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=38418).