Bothwell Families
These pages offer a glimpse into the lives of the Bothwell families during the 1800s.
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Eli Parker (1809-1861)
Charlotte Geldard (1819-1885)
Eli Parker. 🧑🏻 Individual Timeline
b: abt 1809, Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, England (1); d: 26 Apr 1861, Bothwell, Tasmania (2).
Spouse - Charlotte Geldard. 👧🏻 Individual Timeline
b: abt 1819, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England (3); m: 31 Aug 1846, Bothwell, Tasmania (4); d: 3 Apr 1885, Bothwell, Tasmania (5).
Spouse (2) - Thomas Smith - b: abt 1821, place unknown (6); m: 26 Mar 1862, Bothwell, Tasmania (6).**
Children of Eli Parker and Charlotte Geldard:
Eli Parker - b: 12 Oct 1846, Bothwell, Tasmania (7); bap: 21 Oct 1846, Bothwell, Tasmania (7); d: 29 Oct 1846, Bothwell, Tasmania (8); bur: aft 29 Oct 1846, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (9).
Susan Parker - b: 9 Sep 1847, Bothwell, Tasmania (10); bap: 19 Sep 1847, Bothwell, Tasmania (11); d: 27 Sep 1847, Bothwell, Tasmania (12); bur: aft 27 Sep 1847, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (13).
Robert Parker - b: 9 Oct 1848, Bothwell, Tasmania (14); bap: 12 Dec 1848, Bothwell, Tasmania (15).** Spouse - Amy Powells, b: abt 1854, place unknown (16); m: 8 Feb 1870, Bothwell, Tasmania (16).**
William Parker - b: 11 Jul 1850, Bothwell, Tasmania (17); bap: 28 Jul 1850, Bothwell, Tasmania (18); d: 8 Feb 1851, Bothwell, Tasmania (19); bur: aft 8 Feb 1851, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (20).
William Parker - b: 1 Jan 1852, Bothwell, Tasmania (21); bap: 15 Jan 1852, Bothwell, Tasmania (22); d: 14 Mar 1852, Bothwell, Tasmania (23); bur: aft 14 Mar 1852, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (24).
** No further research undertaken on this individual.
Properties in Bothwell granted to Eli Parker
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)
Individual Timeline for Eli Parker (1809-1861)
Abt 1809 - Eli Parker was born in Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, England.
March 4, 1837 - Assizes, Buckinghamshire, England. Convicted of stealing clothes - sentenced to 7 years transportation. Gaol Report - bad, in custody often. Stated this Offence - “Stealing clothes, prosecutor James Jack; once for poaching, 3 months; once for assault, discharged; once for a row, discharged; once on suspicion, discharged. Married, 4 children. Wife Phyllis at Native Place.”
April 14, 1838 - Departed from Portsmouth, Hampshire, England on board the Lord William Bentinck II bound for Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Hulk Report - good.
August 25, 1838 - Arrived at Hobart, Tasmania, Australia after a voyage of 4 months, 12 days.
Description upon arrival: Trade - farm labourer, ploughman, hedger & ditcher; Height - 5' 4½"; Age - 32; Complexion - dark; Head - small; Hair - black; Whiskers - red to brown; Visage - small, oval; Forehead - high; Eyebrows - dark brown; Eyes - grey; Nose - large; Mouth - small; Chin - small; Remarks - left arm tattooed; Native Place - Haddenham.
February 10, 1843 - Ticket of Leave approved.
March 4, 1844 - Certificate of Freedom approved.
July 31, 1846 - Permission to marry approved for Eli Parker, free, and Charlotte Geldard, Angelina.
August 31, 1846 - Eli Parker married Charlotte Geldard at the Minister's house, Bothwell according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of Scotland; witnessed by John White and Eliza Parker. Eli was aged 32 and a gardener; Charlotte was aged 27 and a house maid.
October 12, 1846 - Birth of his son Eli Parker at Bothwell.
October 21, 1846 - Baptism of son Eli Parker at Bothwell.
October 29, 1846 - Death of his son Eli Parker at the age of 17 days at Bothwell.
September 9, 1847 - Birth of his daughter Susan Parker at Bothwell.
September 19, 1847 - Baptism of his daughter Susan Parker at Bothwell.
September 27, 1847 - Death of his daughter Susan Parker from convulsions at the age of 8 days at Bothwell.
September 29, 1847 - Lived at Bothwell; occupation - gardener.
January 1, 1848 - Counted on the census living at Logan.
Eli Parker (occupier), Archibald McDowall (owner), house, completed, inhabited.
Male (Eli Parker), aged between 21-45, free person, Church of England, married, gardener.
Female (Charlotte Parker), aged between 21-45, in private service, Church of England, married, other class.
October 9, 1848 - Birth of his son Robert Parker at Bothwell.
October 11, 1848 - Lower Court, Bothwell. Eli Parker, free by servitude, can read and write. Charged on complaint of Constable John McGinnes with having been drunk and made use of obscene language in the public streets on the 10th October last. Pleaded guilty. Found guilty and fined 5s for each offence.
December 12, 1848 - Baptism of his son Robert Parker at Bothwell.
January 16,1849 - Lower Court, Bothwell. Eli Parker, free by servitude, can read and write. Charged on complaint of the Chief District Constable with having disturbed the public peace in the public streets on 16th Jan inst. Pleaded guilty. Found guilty and fined 5s.
January 2, 1850 - Lower Court, Bothwell. Eli Parker, free by servitude, aged 40, read and write imperfectly. Charged on complaint of Constable Richard Burrows with having been drunk in the public streets of Bothwell. Pleaded not guilty. Found guilty and fined 5s. Richard Burrows being sworn said I am a constable at Bothwell. I apprehended defendant Eli Parker in the public streets of Bothwell this morning about two o'clock about fifty yards from his own door, he was drunk. I advised him to go home. He asked me what I had to do with him, he was a free man. I told him he should not be going about the streets at that time making a noise and said he had better go to bed. He said he would go to bed when he liked. Charged on complaint of Constable Edward Wright with having assaulted him, the said Constable Edward Wright, in the execution of his duty on this 2nd day of January inst. Pleaded guilty. Found guilty and fined 5s.
July 11, 1850 - Birth of his son William Parker at Bothwell.
July 28, 1850 - Baptism of his son William Parker at Bothwell.
October 18, 1850 - Lower Court, Bothwell. Eli Parker, free by servitude, age 48, read & write imperfectly. Charged on complaint of Constable John Ryan with having been drunk and made use of obscene language in the public streets of Bothwell on the 17th October 1850. Pleaded not guilty. Found guilty and fined 5s. John Ryan being sworn in said I am a constable. Between nine and ten o'clock going along the street, each had a child in their arms and defendant was abusing his wife. He called her a bloody whore, told her she was a bloody cow, that she should not stop with him any longer, that he should put her away, whereas she wanted to live with other men she should do so and he could take one child and she should take the other. He was staggering from one side to the other. I took him in charge to the watch-house. I saw both defendants, him and his wife in Macdonald's public house at first, then next place I saw them was opposite Whiteway's door, they were making towards home then, one a little in front of the other. I took defendant into custody near Whiteway's stock yard.
February 8, 1851 - Death of his son William Parker from convulsions at the age of 6 months at Bothwell.
January 1, 1852 - Birth of his son William Parker at Bothwell.
January 15, 1852 - Baptism of his son William Parker at Bothwell.
March 14, 1852 - Death of his son William Parker from convulsions at the age of 2 months at Bothwell.
February 8, 1855 - Lower Court, Bothwell. Eli Parker, free by servitude, age 46, read and write imperfectly. Charged on complaint of the Chief District Constable with having been drunk in a public place at Bothwell on the 7th February. Pleaded guilty. Found guilty and fined £1. Charged on complaint of the Chief District Constable Mr John Brown with having on the 7th February at Bothwell, resisted Constable William Hastie in the execution of his duty as a constable and damaged his clothes. Pleaded guilty. Found guilty and fined £1 and ordered to pay 2s, the amount of damages done to the constable's clothes.
April 18, 1855 - [1-A6] Franklin St - Eli Parker purchased crown land for £16 10s - 5a 0r 4p.
April 18, 1855 - [1-J6] Franklin St - Eli Parker purchased crown land for £22 - 0a 1r 33p.
April 18, 1855 - [1-L7] High St - Eli Parker purchased crown land for £10 - 0a 1r 30p.
June 18, 1855 - [1-A6] Franklin St - Land granted to Eli Parker - 5a 0r 4p.
June 20, 1855 - [1-J6] Franklin St - Land granted to Eli Parker - 0a 1r 33p.
June 20, 1855 - [1-L7] High St - Land granted to Eli Parker - 0a 1r 30p.
June 26, 1855 - [1-A6] Franklin St - Deed of Grant enrolled and recorded to Eli Parker upon receipt of £16 10s duly paid to the Crown - 5a 0r 4p.
July 2, 1855 - [1-L7] High St - Deed of Grant enrolled and recorded to Eli Parker for upon receipt of 10 duly paid to the Crown - 0a 1r 33p.
July 3, 1855 - [1-J6] Franklin St - Deed of Grant enrolled and recorded to Eli Parker for upon receipt of £22 duly paid to the Crown - 0a 1r 33p.
April 8, 1856 - [1-A6] Franklin St - Eli Parker (owner, occupier), freehold, cottage, garden.
August 7, 1857 - [1-J6] Franklin St - Eli Parker conveyed to John Bale for £20 - 0a 1r 33p.
Bef May 18, 1858 - [1-L7] High St - Eli Parker conveyed to Aaron Patient however a conveyance has not been located - 0a 1r 30p.
May 18, 1858 - [1-A6] Franklin St - Eli Parker (owner, occupier), house, garden, land, 5½ acres, annual value £14.
July 6, 1859 - Named as having donated 3s to the Wesleyan Chapel building fund.
April 26, 1861 - Eli died from natural causes by going into the River Clyde for the purpose of removing some stones and thereby catching cold at the age of 52 years at Bothwell.
April 27, 1861 - Inquest of Eli Parker at [1-F1] Patrick St, White Hart Inn, who came to his death by natural causes accelerated by catching cold by going into the River Clyde for the purpose of removing some stones.
Individual Timeline for Charlotte Geldard (1819-1885)
Abt 1819 - Charlotte Geldard was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.
September 4, 1843 - Quarter Sessions, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. Convicted of stealing money - sentenced to 7 years transportation. Gaol Report - second conviction. Stated this Offence - “Stealing four sovereigns from a man, prosecutor Thomas Sutton; once for sheets, one month. Married.”
April 28, 1844 - Departed from Woolwich, Kent, England on board the Angelina bound for Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
August 25, 1844 - Arrived at Hobart, Tasmania, Australia after a voyage of 3 months, 29 days. Surgeon's Report - good.
Description upon arrival: Trade - dairy woman, wash and iron; Height - 5' 2½"; Age - 23; Complexion - fair; Head - oval; Hair - brown; Visage - round; Forehead - low; Eyebrows - sandy, thin; Eyes - hazel, grey; Nose - small; Mouth - wide; Chin - large; Native Place - near Wakefield; Remarks - scar on left wrist; scar on right wrist; Religion - Church of England; Read/Write - neither; Status - married; Family Members Living - Husband James transported to Tasmania under the name of John Thomson nine months ago; Mother - Ann; Brothers - Charles, John, Robert, Peter; Sisters - Jane, Mary, Hannah all near native place.
July 31, 1846 - Permission to marry approved for Eli Parker, free; Charlotte Geldard, Angelina.
August 31, 1846 - Charlotte Geldard married Eli Parker at the Minister's house, Bothwell according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of Scotland; witnessed by John White and Eliza Parker. Eli was aged 32 and a gardener; Charlotte was aged 27 and a house maid.
October 12, 1846 - Birth of her son Eli Parker at Bothwell.
October 21, 1846 - Baptism of her son Eli Parker at Bothwell.
October 29, 1846 - Death of her son Eli Parker at the age of 17 days at Bothwell.
January 19, 1847 - Attended muster at Bothwell.
September 9, 1847 - Birth of her daughter Susan Parker at Bothwell.
September 19, 1847 - Baptism of her daughter Susan Parker at Bothwell.
September 27, 1847 - Death of her daughter Susan Parker from convulsions at the age of 8 days at Bothwell.
January 1, 1848 - Counted on the census living at Logan, near Bothwell.
Eli Parker (occupier), Archibald McDowall (owner), house, completed, inhabited.
Male (Eli Parker), aged between 21-45, free person, Church of England, married, gardener.
Female (Charlotte Parker), aged between 21-45, in private service, Church of England, married, other class.
May 9, 1848 - Ticket of Leave approved.
October 9, 1848 - Birth of her son Robert Parker at Bothwell.
December 12, 1848 - Baptism of her son Robert Parker at Bothwell.
July 12, 1849 - Convicted of making away with her husband's money and property, 6 months hard labour.
October 4, 1849 - Petition for a mitigation of six months sentence in Jul 1849 - approved.
July 11, 1850 - Birth of her son William Parker at Bothwell.
July 28, 1850 - Baptism of her son William Parker at Bothwell.
September 20, 1850 - Certificate of Freedom approved.
October 18, 1850 - Her husband Eli Parker appeared at the Lower Court, Bothwell. Charged on complaint of Constable John Ryan with having drunk and made use of obscene language in the public streets of Bothwell on the 17th October 1850. Pleaded not guilty. Found guilty and fined 5s. John Ryan being sworn in said I am a constable. Between nine and ten o'clock going along the street, each had a child in their arms and defendant was abusing his wife. He called her a bloody whore, told her she was a bloody cow, that she should not stop with him any longer, that he should put her away, whereas she wanted to live with other men she should do so and he could take one child and she should take the other. He was staggering from one side to the other. I took him in charge to the watch-house. I saw both defendants, him and his wife in Macdonald's public house at first, then next place I saw them was opposite Whiteway's door, they were making towards home then, one a little in front of the other. I took defendant into custody near Whiteway's stock yard.
February 8, 1851 - Death of her son William Parker from convulsions at the age of 6 months at Bothwell.
January 1, 1852 - Birth of her son William Parker at Bothwell.
January 15, 1852 - Baptism of her son William Parker at Bothwell.
March 14, 1852 - Death of her son William Parker from convulsions at the age of 2 months at Bothwell.
February 2, 1855 - Witness at the marriage of James Whiteway and Eleanor Smith at Bothwell.
February 9, 1861 - Charged with common assault upon Rosanna Bale - fined £5.
April 26, 1861 - Death of her spouse Eli Parker from natural causes by going into the River Clyde for the purpose of removing some stones and thereby catching cold at the age of 52 in Bothwell.
November 19, 1861 - [1-A6] Franklin St - Charlotte Parker (owner), house, ground, 5½ acres, annual value £14.
March 26, 1862 - Charlotte (Geldard) Parker married Thomas Smith at [2-A6] Franklin St, Bothwell according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of Scotland by Licence; witnessed by William Willoughby and Mary Willoughby. Thomas was aged 41, a bachelor and a labourer; Charlotte was aged 43 and a widow.
September 24, 1868 - Newspaper advertisement.
REAL PROPERTY ACT. Whereas the persons named at foot hereof have each respectively for himself made application to have the land set forth and described before his name brought under the operation of "The Real Property Act:" Notice is hereby given that, unless caveat be lodged with the Recorder of Titles, by some person having estate their interest in the said lands, on or before the date herein below for each case specified, the said pieces of land will be brought under the operation of the said Act as by law directed.
BOTHWELL - 0a 1r 11p. Fronting upon Franklin and Michael-streets and adjoining land occupied by or belonging to Richard Wyatt and Thomas Hale respectively. Originally granted to Charles Thomas Smith.
CHARLOTTE SMITH, 17th October, 1868.
February 8, 1870 - Witness at the marriage of her son Robert Parker and Amy Powells at Bothwell.
April 3, 1885 - Charlotte died from inflammation of the bowels at the age of 66 years at Bothwell.
Sources
Family of Eli Parker
Libraries Tasmania: Description Lists of Male Convicts (CON18), Eli Parker, no 1426, 'Lord William Bentinck' (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON18-1-14/CON18-1-14p212).
Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Eli Parker, no 308/1861, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-30p29j2k).
Libraries Tasmania: Conduct Registers of Female Convicts arriving in the Period of the Probation System (CON41), Charlotte Geldgard, no 365, 'Angelina' (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON41-1-3/CON41-1-3p65).
Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Parker-Jeldard, no 536/1846, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-5p301j2k).
Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Charlotte Smith, no 473/1885, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-54p46j2k).
Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Smith-Parker, no 6/1862, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-21p3j2k).
Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Eli Parker, baptism, no 51/1846.
Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Eli Parker, burial, no 17/1846.
Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, Eli Parker, 1846, section A14, site 25.
Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Sarah Parker, no 85/1847, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-26-p223j2k).
Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Susan Parker, baptism, no 59/1847.
Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Susan Parker, no 28/1847, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-18p13j2k).
Bothwell Cemetery Records, Susan Parker, 1847, section A14, site 25.
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Robert Parker, no 106/1848, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-26-p227j2k).
Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Robert Parker, baptism, no 78/1848.
Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Parker-Powells, no 117/1870, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-29p75j2k).
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), William Parker, no 156/1850, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-26-p234j2k).
Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, William Parker, baptism, no 92/1850.
Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), William Parker, no 63/1851, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-20p1j2k).
Bothwell Cemetery Records, William Parker, 1850, site unknown.
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), William Parker, no 1/1852, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-30p021j2k).
Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, William Parker, baptism, no 119/1852.
Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), William Parker, no 71/1852, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-21p2j2k).
Bothwell Cemetery Records, William Parker, 1852, site unknown.