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.

William North (1811-1871)
Sarah Bowden (1823-1881)

William North.

b: abt 1811, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England (1); d: 22 May 1871, Hobart, Tasmania (2); bur: 25 May 1871, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (3).

Spouse - Sarah Bowden, daughter of Edward Bowden and Diana Ayres.

b: abt 1823, Stow Bedon, Norfolk, England (4); bap: 9 Nov 1823, Stow Bedon, Norfolk, England (4); m: 18 Oct 1841, Bothwell, Tasmania (5); d: 27 Dec 1881, Bothwell, Tasmania (6); bur: 29 Dec 1881, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (7).

Children of William North and Sarah Bowden:

  1. Harriet North - b: 26 May 1843, Bothwell, Tasmania (8); bap: 18 Jun 1843, Bothwell, Tasmania (8); d: 15 Nov 1924, Bothwell, Tasmania (9); bur: 18 Nov 1924, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (10). Spouse - James Moyes, son of William Moyes and Jessie Janet Taylor, b: abt 1841, Tasmania (11); m: 21 Oct 1869, Bothwell, Tasmania (12); d: 6 Dec 1892, Bothwell, Tasmania (13); bur: 8 Dec 1892, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (14).

  2. William North - b: 19 Mar 1845, Bothwell, Tasmania (15); d: 31 Jul 1901, Bothwell, Tasmania (16); bur: 2 Aug 1901, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (17). Spouse - Kezia Gaby, daughter of Thomas Gaby and Harriet Bowden, b: 29 May 1842, Oatlands, Tasmania (18); m: 30 Mar 1871, Richmond, Tasmania (19); d: 11 Feb 1930, Hobart, Tasmania (20); bur: 13 Feb 1930, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (21).

Sources

Family of William North

  1. Libraries Tasmania: Description Lists of Male Convicts (CON18), William North, no 231, 'Eliza' (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON18-1-6/CON18-1-6p37).

  2. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), William North, no 383/1871, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-8p43j2k).

  3. Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, William North Snr, 1871, section A12, site 11-12.

  4. ancestry: Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935, Sarah Bunnett, 1823, Stow Bedon (https://www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/3427:61636).

  5. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), North-Bowden, no 1243/1841, Hamilton (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-2p228j2k).

  6. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Sarah North, no 47/1881, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-50p48j2k).

  7. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Sarah North, 1881, section A12, site 11-12.

  8. Baptism Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Harriet North, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, no 33/1843.

  9. TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Moyes, 17 Nov 1924, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23778277).

  10. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Harriett Moyes, 1924, section A31, site 15.

  11. Libraries Tasmania: Census Returns for Various Districts, Tasmania (CEN1), William Moyes, p297/1842 (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CEN1-1-2-297).

  12. Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Moyes-North, no 3/1869, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-28p1j2k).

  13. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), James Moyes, no 57/1892, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-61p52j2k).

  14. Bothwell Cemetery Records, James Moyes, 1892, section A31, site 15.

  15. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), William North, no 33/1845, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-26-p214j2k).

  16. Deaths in the District of Bothwell 1844-1938 (RGD17), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z1640, William North, no 706/1901.

  17. Bothwell Cemetery Records, William North Jnr, 1901, section A12, site 11-12.

  18. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Kezia Gaby, no 190/1842, Oatlands (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-28-p562j2k).

  19. Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), North-Gaby, no 552/1871, Richmond (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-30p309j2k).

  20. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," North , 12 Feb 1930, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29153901).

  21. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Kezia North, 1930, section A12, site 11-12.