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.

Alexander Reid (1783-1858)
Mary Muirhead (1789-1867)

Alexander Reid.

b: 13 Aug 1783, Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland; d: 23 May 1858, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: 27 May 1858, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

Spouse - Mary Muirhead.

b: 23 Oct 1789, place unknown; m: 6 Dec 1809, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; d: 5 Sep 1867, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: 9 Sep 1867, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

Children of Alexander Reid and Mary Muirhead:

  1. Jane Reid - b: abt 1814, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland; bap: 6 Aug 1814, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland; d: 1 Apr 1897, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: 3 Apr 1897, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania. Spouse - Lieutenant William Williams, b: 12 Jul 1800, Kilkenny, Ireland; m: 16 Apr 1829, New Norfolk, Tasmania; d: 23 Nov 1834, Bombay, India.

  2. Alexander Reid - b: abt 1820, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland; bap: 24 Mar 1820, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland; d: 27 Aug 1881, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: 1 Sep 1881, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania. Spouse - Lucy Maria Lempriere, daughter of Thomas James Lempriere and Charlotte Smith, b: 30 Mar 1838, Hobart, Tasmania; m: 28 Nov 1857, St Kilda, Victoria; d: 23 Feb 1928, Hobart, Tasmania; bur: 26 Feb 1928, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

  3. Elizabeth Margaret Reid - b: 10 Oct 1825, Hobart, Tasmania; bap: 18 Oct 1825, Hobart, Tasmania; d: 18 Feb 1838, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: aft 18 Feb 1838, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

  4. Mary Reid - b: 18 Jan 1829, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: Mar 1829, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 6 Apr 1838, at sea.