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.
Matthew Robinson (1811-1880)
Sarah Dale (1800-1869)
Matthew Robinson, son of Captain George Robinson.
b: abt 1811, place unknown (1); d: 5 Nov 1880, Bothwell, Tasmania (1); bur: 7 Nov 1880, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (2).
Spouse - Sarah Dale.
b: abt 1800, place unknown (3); m: 1 Jun 1837, Hamilton, Tasmania (4); d: 28 Dec 1869, Bothwell, Tasmania (3); bur: 31 Dec 1869, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (5).
Children of Matthew Robinson and Sarah Dale:
James Frederick Robinson - b: 29 Mar 1838, Bothwell, Tasmania (6); d: 13 Jan 1929, Tasmania (7); bur: 17 Jan 1929, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania (8).
Matthew Arnott Robinson - b: 29 Mar 1838, Bothwell, Tasmania (6); d: 8 Jun 1918, Tomerong, New South Wales (9).
Mary Ann Robinson - b: 4 Jul 1843, Hamilton, Tasmania (10); d: 21 Dec 1877, North Hobart, Tasmania (11). Spouse - Edward Michael Fisher, son of John Fisher and Charlotte Unknown, b: 3 Jun 1833, Hobart, Tasmania (12); bap: 26 Sep 1833, Hobart, Tasmania (12); m: 24 Aug 1871, Bothwell, Tasmania (13); d: 7 Sep 1902, Hobart, Tasmania (14); bur: 9 Sep 1902, Queenborough Cemetery, Sandy Bay, Tasmania (14).
Sarah Robinson - b: abt 1847, Tasmania (15); d: 31 Dec 1932, Sandy Bay, Tasmania (16); bur: 1 Jan 1933, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania (15). Spouse - Reverend Joseph Black, b: abt 1842, Aberdeen Aberdeenshire, Scotland (17); m: 6 Oct 1875, Bothwell, Tasmania (18); d: 11 Jul 1903, Bellerive, Tasmania (19); bur: 13 Jul 1903, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania (20).
Sources
Family of Matthew Robinson
Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Matthew Robinson, no 8/1880, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-49p39j2k).
Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, Matthew Robinson, 1880, section A23, site 13.
Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Sarah Robinson, no 8/1869, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-38p38j2k).
Libraries Tasmania: Tasmanian Marriage Register (Pre-Civil Registration) (RGD36), Robinson-Dale, no 3987/1837, Hamilton (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD36-1-3p123j2k).
Bothwell Cemetery Records, Sarah Robinson, 1869, section A23, site 13.
TROVE: The Hobart Town Courier (TAS : 1827-1839), "Births," Robinson, 20 Apr 1838, p2 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4165881).
TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Robinson, 17 Jan 1929, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/24242420).
Tasmania: Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, James Frederick Robinson, 1929, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=26283).
The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Robinson, 10 Jun 1918, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11396462).
Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Mary Ann Robinson, no 95/1843, Hamilton (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-27-p409j2k).
Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Mary Fisher, no 915/1877, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-9p102j2k).
Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Baptisms, Tasmania (RGD32), Edward Michael Fisher, no 4818/1833, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD32-1-2-p256j2k).
Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Fisher-Robinson, no 1/1871, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-30p1j2k).
The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Obituary," Fisher, 9 Sep 1902, p3 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9587855).
Tasmania: Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, Sarah Black, 1933, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=28835).
The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Black, 2 Jan 1933, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/24715530).
The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Silver Wedding,' Black-Robinson, 8 Oct 1900, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12814491).
Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Black-Robinson, no 210/1875, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-34p128j2k).
The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Black, 13 Jul 1903, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12280694).
Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, Joseph Black, 1903, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=13503).