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.

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

🏠 Property History

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

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

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

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

Child of Robert John Nichols and Sarah Harris:

  1. Walter Henry Nichols - b: 16 Apr 1866, Bothwell, Tasmania (6).**

** No further research undertaken on this individual.

Properties in Bothwell purchased by Robert 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)

Sources

Family of Robert John Nichols

  1. TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Personal," Nichols, 31 Dec 1928, p6 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/24237583).

  2. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths & Funerals," Nichols, 17 Dec 1928, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/24245663).

  3. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Baptisms, Tasmania (RGD32), Sarah Mary Harris, no 6958/1836, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD32-1-2-p365j2k).

  4. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Nichols-Harris, no 11/1864, Brighton (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-23p9j2k).

  5. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Sarah Nichols, no 314/1899, Green Ponds (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-68p134j2k).

  6. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Walter Henry Nichols, no 16/1866, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/rgd33-1-44p544j2k).