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 (1820-1881)
Lucy Maria Lempriere (1838-1928)

Alexander Reid, son of Alexander Reid and Mary Muirhead.

b: abt 1820, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland; bap: 24 Mar 1820, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland; d: 27 Aug 1881, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: 31 Aug 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.

Children of Alexander Reid and Lucy Maria Lempriere:

  1. Mary Selina Reid - b: 13 Feb 1859, Hobart, Tasmania; bap: 6 Feb 1860, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 9 Apr 1893, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: 10 Apr 1893, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania. Spouse - Arthur John Mandeville, b: abt 1844, place unknown; m: 1 Feb 1887, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 24 Dec 1916, Tasmania; bur: 27 Dec 1916, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

  2. Lucy Emmeline Reid - b: 9 Feb 1862, Hobart, Tasmania; bap: 21 Mar 1862, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 21 Apr 1937, New Town, Tasmania; bur: 23 Apr 1937, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania. Spouse - Charles Stewart Agnew, son of James Agnew and Louisa Mary Fraser, b: 21 Apr 1859, Hobart, Tasmania; m: 4 Dec 1883, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 10 May 1901, on the SS Coogee and registered at Melbourne, Victoria.

  3. Alexander Arthur Reid - b: 18 Jun 1864, Hobart, Tasmania; bap: 7 Aug 1864, Bothwell, Tasmania.**

  4. Charlotte Jeanie Reid - b: 27 Mar 1866, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 31 Aug 1866, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 9 Oct 1958, New Town, Tasmania; crem: 11 Oct 1958, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania. Spouse - Stephen Kermode Paul Bedford, son of William John Pickett Bedford and Mary Ellen Alison, b: 25 Jan 1865, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 6 Apr 1865, Bothwell, Tasmania; m: 3 Feb 1890, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 14 Aug 1922, Mount Stuart, Tasmania; bur: 16 Aug 1922, Queenborough Cemetery, Sandy Bay, Tasmania.

  5. Henry Lempriere Reid - b: 6 Sep 1867, Clarence, Tasmania; d: 19 Aug 1958, Western Australia; bur: aft 19 Aug 1958, Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia. Spouse - Amelia Clements, b: abt 1866, place unknown; m: 10 Dec 1892, Hobart, Tasmania; d: 2 Aug 1946, Western Australia; bur: aft 2 Aug 1946, Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia.

  6. Marian Frances Reid - b: 3 May 1869, Hobart, Tasmania; bapt: 23 Aug 1869, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 6 Jan 1938, Hobart, Tasmania; crem: 7 Jan 1938, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania.

  7. Amy Isobel Reid - b: 30 Aug 1874, Hobart, Tasmania; d: 15 May 1960, Hobart, Tasmania; crem: 16 May 1960, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania. Spouse - Morton Henry Swan, son of John Swan and Jane Campbell, b: 27 Jun 1878, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; m: 2 Dec 1908, Hobart, Tasmania; d: 2 Feb 1956, Hobart, Tasmania; crem: 3 Feb 1956, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania.

** No further research undertaken on this individual.