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.

Ferdinand Norton (1810-1885)
Hannah Leech (1808-1862)
Ann (Hammond) Smith (1812-1887)

Ferdinand Norton, son of Richard Norton and Hannah Unknown.

b: abt 1810, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England; bap: 11 Feb 1810 West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England; d: 11 May 1885, Bothwell, Tasmania.

Spouse (1) - Hannah Leech, daughter of George Leech and Eleanor Unknown.

b: abt 1808, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England; bap: 9 Oct 1808, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England; m: 10 Jul 1831, Aston, Warwickshire, England; d: 7 Apr 1862, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: aft 7 Apr 1862, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

Children of Ferdinand Norton and Hannah Leech:

  1. Richard Norton - b: 8 Oct 1830, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England; bap: 28 Nov 1830, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England; d: 10 Mar 1898, Hobart, Tasmania; bur: 12 Mar 1898, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania. Spouse - Ann Collett, b: date and place unknown; m: date and place unknown.**

  2. Betsy Norton - b: abt 1834, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England; bap: 6 Apr 1834, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England.**

  3. George Norton - b: abt 1835, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; bap: 16 Aug 1835, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England.**

  4. Thomas Norton - b: abt 1837, Aston, Warwickshire, England; bap: 24 Sep 1837, Aston, Warwickshire, England.**

  5. William Norton - b: 21 Aug 1839, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; bap: 18 Nov 1839, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.**

  6. Sarah Norton - b: 12 Jan 1842, Handsworth, Staffordshire, England; bap: 9 Mar 1862, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 3 Apr 1878, Hamilton, Tasmania; bur: 5 Apr 1878, Hamilton, Tasmania.
    Spouse - Zacharias Smith, son of Benjamin Smith and Ann Hammond, b: 1838, Elmdon, Essex, England; bap: 3 Jun 1838, Elmdon, Essex, England; m: 16 Apr 1864, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 3 Jul 1898, Hobart, Tasmania; bur: 6 Jul 1898, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania.

  7. Henry Norton - b: abt 1845, Handsworth, Staffordshire, England; d: 5 Jan 1857, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: aft 5 Jan 1857, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

Spouse (2) - Ann (Hammond) Smith, daughter of Robert Hammond and Sophia Debnam.

b: 20 Mar 1812, Arkesden, Essex, England; bap: 12 Apr 1812, Arkesden, Essex, England; m: 21 Aug 1865, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 4 Nov 1887, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: aft 4 Nov 1887, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

** No further research undertaken on this individual.