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.
Aaron Patient (1818-1902)
Ann McAvine (1824-1901)
🏠 Property History
Family of Aaron Patient and Ann McAvine
Aaron Patient, son of William Patient and Susannah Unknown. 🧑🏻 Individual Timeline
b: 26 Jun 1818, Hallingbury, Essex, England (1); bap: 25 Oct 1818, Hatfield Heath, Essex, England (1); d: 29 Sep 1902, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (2); bur: 1 Oct 1902, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (3).
Spouse - Ann McAvine. 👧🏻 Individual Timeline
b: abt 1824, Fermanagh, Ireland (4); bap: 25 Oct 1818, Hatm: 9 Nov 1850, Minister's house, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (5); d: 1 Nov 1901, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (6); bur: 3 Nov 1901, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (7).
Children of Aaron Patient and Ann McAvine:
William Patient - b: 16 Jan 1852, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (8); d: 22 Aug 1930, New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia (9). Spouses - (1) Jane Bishop; (2) Nancy Harrison.
Mary Ann Patient - b: 14 Mar 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (10); d: 4 Aug 1923, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (11). Spouse - John Horne.
Eliza Patient - b: 14 Mar 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (12); d: 20 Nov 1937, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (13). Spouse - Joseph James Barden.
Ellen Patient - b: 3 Nov 1860 Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (14); bap: 1 Apr 1861 Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (15); d: 3 Apr 1861, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (16); bur: aft 3 Apr 1861, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (17).
John Patient - b: 5 Feb 1864, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (18); d: 26 Aug 1940, Condobolin, New South Wales, Australia (19). Spouse - Ada Emily Smith. Information on this family is located on the Smith page.
Property in Bothwell purchased by Aaron Patient
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: Maps - Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified) & Bothwell 2 (B38), AF819/1/27 (modified)
Individual Timeline for Aaron Patient (1818-1902)
26 Jun 1818 - Aaron Patient was born at Hallingbury, Essex, England to William Patient and Susannah Unknown.
25 Oct 1818 - Baptised at Hatfield Heath, Essex, England.
5 Apr 1842 - Quarter Sessions, Chelmsford, Essex, England. Convicted of sheep stealing - sentenced to 15 years transportation. Gaol Report - twice convicted before. Stated this Offence - “Stealing a lamb, prosecutor at Great Easton; once for barley, 3 months; 14 days for trespass. Single.”
1 Oct 1843 - Departed from Plymouth, Devon, England per the Anson bound for Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Hulk Report - good.
4 Feb 1844 - Arrived at Hobart after a voyage of 4 months, 4 days. Surgeon's Report - good.
Description upon arrival: Trade - farm labourer; Height - 5' 6½"; Age - 26; Complexion - fresh; Head - oval; Hair - dark brown; Whiskers - dark brown; Visage - oval; Forehead - medium height; Eyebrows - dark brown; Eyes - dark brown; Nose - medium; Mouth - medium; Chin - medium; Native Place - Hallingbury, Essex, England; Remarks - bled twice both arms, scars on breast, scars on forehead. Religion - Protestant; Read/Write - read only; Status - single.
26 Apr 1845 - Attended muster at Bothwell.
19 Oct 1845 - Employed by George Perkins Ibbott George Ibbott for six months at Bothwell.
28 Nov 1845 - Attended muster at Bothwell.
22 Apr 1848 - Employed by George Perkins Ibbott George Ibbott for twelve months at Bothwell.
24 Oct 1848 - Permission to marry refused for Aaron Patient, Anson and Ann McAvine, Tasmania.
23 Apr 1849 - Employed by John Ibbott at Ibbott Vale, Bothwell.
14 Jun 1850 - Employed by John Ibbott for twelve months at Ibbott Vale, Bothwell.
30 Jul 1850 - Ticket of Leave approved.
5 Aug 1850 - Conditional Pardon recommended.
8 Oct 1850 - Permission to marry approved for Aaron Patient - Anson; Ann McAvine - Tasmania.
9 Nov 1850 - Aaron Patient married Ann McAvine at the Minister's House, Bothwell according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of Scotland; witnessed by William Roser and Catherine Connor. Aaron was aged 32 and a labourer; Ann was aged 26 and a house maid.
16 Jan 1852 - Birth of his son William Patient at Bothwell which he registered on 11 Mar 1852; occupation - farm labourer.
27 Mar 1852 - Baptism of son William Patient in Bothwell.
1 Oct 1852 - Witness at the marriage of William Hill and Agnes Hamilton at St Luke's Church, Bothwell.
16 Nov 1852 - Conditional Pardon approved.
10 Apr 1853 - Departed from Launceston per the Yarra Yarra bound for Melbourne Victoria, Australia.
Aug 1853 - Departed from Melbourne per the Clarence bound for Launceston.
17 Sep 1853 - Departed from Launceston per the Clarence bound for Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Jan 1855 - Departed from Melbourne per the Black Swan bound for Launceston.
8 Apr 1857 - Newspaper article.
Aaron Patient was fully committed for trial at the next Quarter Sessions for assaulting and wounding Henry Colbeck. The wound was severe, and in the absence of any Medical man within 20 miles of Bothwell the Chief Constable dressed it.
24 Jul 1857 - Supreme Court, Oatlands, Tasmania, Australia. Convicted of unlawfully striking Henry Colbeck over the head with a whip - to be imprisoned in the Gaol, Oatlands for eight calendar months.
Bef 18 May 1858 - [1-L7] High St, Bothwell. Eli Parker conveyed to Aaron Patient however a conveyance has not been located - 0a 1r 30p.
18 May 1858 - [1-I6] High St, Bothwell. Aaron Patient (occupier), Francis Knowles (owner), house, annual value £6.
18 May 1858 - [1-L7] High St, Bothwell. Aaron Patient (owner), allotment, annual value 10s.
14 Mar 1859 - Birth of his twin daughters Mary Ann Patient and Eliza Patient at Bothwell.
5 Aug 1859 - Recommended for a Conditional Pardon.
3 Nov 1860 - Birth of his daughter Ellen Patient at Bothwell.
20 Nov 1860 - [1-L7] High St, Bothwell. Aaron Patient (owner), house, annual value £6.
1 Apr 1861 - Baptism of his daughter Ellen Patient at Bothwell.
3 Apr 1861 - Death of his daughter Ellen Patient from inflammation of the lungs and brain at the age of 5 months in Bothwell.
5 Aug 1863 - [1-L7] High St, Bothwell. 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 Real Property Act' : notice is hereby given that, unless Caveat be lodged with title Recorder of Titles, by some person having estate or interest in the said Lands, on or before the expiration of the period 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. Diagrams delineating these parcels of Land may be inspected at the Lands' Titles Office, Hobart Town), and at the Police Offices of the various Municipalities and Districts in which the Lands are situated. BOTHWELL - 0a 1r 30p. Fronting upon High-street. Originally granted to Eli Parker. AARON PATIENT, August 28th, 1863.
11 Aug 1863 - [1-L7] High St, Bothwell. Certificate of Title registered to Aaron Patient - 0a 1r 30p.
5 Feb 1864 - Birth of his son John Patient at Bothwell which he registered on 3 Mar 1864; occupation - labourer.
15 Nov 1864 - [1-L7] High St, Bothwell. Aaron Patient (owner, occupier), house, annual value £10.
1867 - Resided at [1-L7] High St, Bothwell; occupation - fencer.
1 Mar 1870 - [1-L7] High St, Bothwell. Aaron Patient (owner, occupier), house, ground, annual value £10.
23 Feb 1874 - Marriage of his son William Patient and Jane Bishop at St Luke's Church, Bothwell.
19 Mar 1878 - [1-L7] High St, Bothwell. Aaron Patient (owner, occupier), house, annual value £10.
7 Jul 1879 - Marriage of his son William Patient and Nancy Harrison at the Minister's House, Bothwell.
9 Aug 1881 - Juror at the inquest of James Hinchy at the Police Office, Bothwell who came to his death by accidentally being kicked by a horse.
21 Mar 1882 - [1-L7] High St, Bothwell. Aaron Patient (owner, occupier), house, annual value £8.
23 Jun 1883 - Newspaper article.
BOTHWELL. June 20, 1883. To T E J Steele, Esq, JP, Southernfield. Sir, A vacancy having occurred in the Municipal Council, in the Rural Municipality of Bothwell, we, the undersigned electors, request that you will allow yourself to be nominated to fill the same, and in the event of your doing so we pledge ourselves to do our utmost to secure your return... Aaron Patient.
27 Dec 1883 - Marriage of his daughter Eliza Patient and Joseph James Barden at St Luke's Church, Bothwell.
15 Aug 1885 - Marriage of his daughter Mary Ann Patient and John Horne at St Luke's Church, Bothwell.
28 Mar 1899 - [1-L7] High St, Bothwell. Aaron Patient (owner, occupier), house, capital value £100, annual value £7.
23 Jun 1889 - Marriage of his son John Patient and Ada Emily Smith at St Luke's Church, Bothwell.
24 Feb 1891 - [1-L7] High St, Bothwell. Aaron Patient (owner, occupier), house, annual value £8.
28 Mar 1899 - [1-L7] High St, Bothwell. Aaron Patient (owner, occupier), cottage, garden, capital value £100, annual value £7.
1 Nov 1901 - Death of his wife Ann (McAvine) Patient from natural causes and decay of nature at the age of 77 years at Bothwell.
29 Sep 1902 - Aaron died from influenza at the age of 84 years at Bothwell.
1 Oct 1902 - Buried at the General Cemetery in Bothwell.
18 Jun 1904 - [1-L7] High St, Bothwell. Property transferred from the estate of Aaron Patient to his son William Patient - 0a 1r 30p.
Individual Timeline for Ann McAvine (1824-1901)
Abt 1824 - Ann McAvine was born at Fermanagh, Ireland to Bernard McAvine.
17 Jul 1845 - Fermanagh, Ireland. Convicted of larceny - sentenced to 7 years transportation. Gaol Report - never convicted. Stated this Offence - “Stealing a gown, prosecutor at Enniskillen; once for drunkenness, 48 hours. Single. Three months on the town.”
2 Sep 1845 - Departed from Dublin, Ireland per the Tasmania bound for Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
3 Dec 1845 - Arrived at Hobart, Tasmania, Australia after a voyage of 3 months, 2 days.
Description upon arrival: Trade - country servant; Height - 5' 1½"; Age - 22; Complexion - dark; Head - large; Hair - black; Visage - large; Forehead - full, high; Eyebrows - black; Eyes - dark hazel; Nose - medium; Mouth - small; Chin - large; Native Place - Fermanagh; Remarks - middle finger right hand broken; Religion - Roman Catholic; Read/Write - n either; Living Family Members - Father - Bernard; Brothers - John, Phillip, Bernard; Sisters - Ellen, Ann.
27 Sep 1847 - Appeared at the Lower Court, Bothwell. 3rd class Probation Holder, Tasmania, 7 years, service of Mr John Ibbott. Charged on complaint of her master with drunkenness on the 26th September inst. Pleaded guilty. Found guilty. Imprisonment with hard labour for one month. Prisoner being called upon said - "I have nothing to say. The liquor was brought to me by one of Mr Brigg's men whose name I do not know."
27 Mar 1848 - Johnson / Out of the district of Bothwell without a pass - one month hard labour [George King].
3 May 1848 - Attended muster at Bothwell.
24 Oct 1848 - Permission to marry refused for Aaron Patient, Anson and Ann McAvine, Tasmania.
5 Jul 1849 - Ticket of Leave refused - to apply in 3 months.
15 Aug 1849 - Attended muster at Bothwell.
16 Oct 1849 - Ticket of Leave approved.
27 Mar 1850 - Ticket of Leave holder / Being on the township without reporting herself - two months hard labour at the Female Factory, Hobart.
8 Oct 1850 - Permission to marry approved for Aaron Patient - Anson; Ann McAvine - Tasmania.
9 Nov 1850 - Ann McAvine married Aaron Patient at the Minister's House, Bothwell according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of Scotland; witnessed by William Roser and Catherine Connor. Aaron was aged 32 and a labourer; Ann was aged 26 and a housemaid.
16 Jan 1852 - Birth of her son William Patient at Bothwell.
27 Mar 1852 - Baptism of her son William Patient at Bothwell.
11 Sep 1852 - Certificate of Freedom approved.
1 Oct 1852 - Witness at the marriage of William Hill and Agnes Hamilton at St Luke's Church, Bothwell.
17 Sep 1853 - Departed from in Launceston per the Clarence with Aaron Patient bound for Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Jan 1855 - Departed from Melbourne per the Black Swan with Aaron Patient bound for Launceston.
14 Mar 1859 - Birth of her twin daughters Mary Ann Patient and Eliza Patient at Bothwell which she registered on 21 Mar 1859.
20 Nov 1860 - [1-L7] High St, Bothwell. Aaron Patient (owner), house, annual value £6.
3 Nov 1860 - Birth of her daughter Ellen Patient at Bothwell which she registered on 12 Nov 1860.
1 Apr 1861 - Baptism of her daughter Ellen Patient at Bothwell.
3 Apr 1861 - Death of her daughter Ellen Patient from inflammation of the lungs and brain at the age of 5 months at Bothwell which she registered on 6 Apr 1861.
5 Feb 1864 - Birth of her son John Patient in Bothwell.
15 Nov 1864 - [1-L7] High St, Bothwell. Aaron Patient (owner, occupier), house, annual value £10.
23 Feb 1874 - Marriage of her son William Patient and Jane Bishop at St Luke's Church, Bothwell.
19 Mar 1878 - [1-L7] High St, Bothwell. Aaron Patient (owner, occupier), house, annual value £10.
7 Jul 1879 - Marriage of her son William Patient and Nancy Harrison at the Minister's House, Bothwell.
7 Feb 1881 - Reports of Crime article.
WARRANT ISSUED. Bothwell. On the 7th February 1881, by N P Allison, Esq, JP, for the arrest of James Swindells, charged with having assaulted and beaten on Ann Patient, at Bothwell, on 28th January 1881. Description - 33 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches high, fair complexion, light hair, light thin whiskers, stout build, lost most of his front teeth, scar on chin, native of Bothwell; was formerly employed as a waggoner between Bothwell and Hobart; was seen in Hobart on 2nd inst.
11 Nov 1881 - Reports of Crime article.
The warrant against James Swindells has been withdrawn.
27 Dec 1883 - Marriage of her daughter Eliza Patient and Joseph James Barden at St Luke's Church, Bothwell.
15 Aug 1885 - Marriage of her daughter Mary Ann Patient and John Horne at St Luke's Church, Bothwell.
23 Jun 1889 - Marriage of her son John Patient and Ada Emily Smith at St Luke's Church, Bothwell.
24 Feb 1891 - [1-L7] High St, Bothwell. Aaron Patient (owner, occupier), house, annual value £8.
28 Mar 1899 - [1-L7] High St, Bothwell. Aaron Patient (owner, occupier), cottage, garden, capital value £100, annual value £7.
1 Nov 1901 - Ann died from decay of nature at the age of 77 in Bothwell.
3 Nov 1901 - Buried at the General Cemetery in Bothwell.
Sources
(1) “England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", FamilySearch, Aaron Patience, 1818, Hatfield Heath, Essex (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NPWS-NG7).
(2) Deaths in the District of Bothwell 1844-1938 (RGD17), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Aaron Patient, microfilm Z1640, RGD17/1/2, no 718/1902.
(3) Bothwell Cemetery Records, transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Aaron Patient, 1902, section A34, site 28.
(4) “Convicts (CON41) - Conduct Registers of Female Convicts arriving in the Period of the Probation System", Libraries Tasmania, Ann McAvine, no 632, 'Tasmania' (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON41-1-8$init=CON41-1-8p100).
(5) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, Aaron Patient-Ann Macavenie, no 64/1850 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-9p26j2k).
(6) Deaths in the District of Bothwell 1844-1938 (RGD17), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Ann Patient, microfilm Z1640, RGD17/1/1, no 709/1901.
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(9) Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, William Patience, death, no 899/1930, New Norfolk.
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(15) Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Ellen Patient, microfilm Z2338, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 279/1861.
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(17) Bothwell Cemetery Records, transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Ellen Patient, 1861, site unknown.
(18) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, John Patient, no 4/1864l (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-42p062j2k).
(19) New South Wales Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (https://www.nsw.gov.au/births-deaths-marriages), John Patient, death, no 18509/1940, Condobolin.