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.

Robert John Nichols (1843-1928)
Sarah Harris (1836-1899)

🏠 Property History

Family of Robert John Nichols and Sarah Harris

Robert John Nichols, son of John Nichols and Ann Fortnam.

b: 7 Apr 1843, Green Ponds, Tasmania, Australia (1); bap: 3 Mary 1843, Green Ponds, Tasmania, Australia (1); d: 15 Dec 1928, Dysart, Tasmania, Australia (2); bur: 17 Dec 1928, Congregational Cemetery, Kempton, Tasmania, Australia (2).

Spouse - Sarah Harris, daughter of Thomas Harris and Sarah Cunningham.

b: 15 Apr 1836, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (3); bap:14 May 1836, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (3); m: 3 Feb 1864, Constitution Hill, Dysart, Tasmania, Australia (4); d: 8 Apr 1899, Constitution Hill, Dysart, Tasmania, Australia (5).

Child of Robert John Nichols and Sarah Harris:

  1. Walter Henry Nichols - b: 16 Apr 1866, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (6). No further research carried out on this person.

Properties in Bothwell purchased by Robert John 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. "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Robert John Nichols - Personal, 31 Dec 1928, p6, c8 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/24237583).
2. "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Robert John Nichols - Deaths & Funerals, 17 Dec 1928, p1, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/24245663).
3. "Register of Baptisms, Tasmania, 1803-1933 (RGD32)", Libraries Tasmania, Sarah Mary Harris, no 6958/1836 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD32-1-2-p365j2k).
4. "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, Robert John Nichols-Sarah Harris, no 11/1864 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-23p9j2k).
5. "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, Sarah Nichols, no 314/1899 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-68p134j2k).
6. "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Walter Henry Nichols, no 16/1866 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-44p544j2k).