Map 1 - Sections 17 to 19
The information in these reports provides a timeline of occurrences for each property up to 1919, including details such as conveyances and occupancy. Compiled from records at the Tasmanian Archives, the Land Titles Office, Hobart Town Gazette Valuation Rolls, and newspaper articles, this is a work in progress and will be continually updated.
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[17] Elizabeth Street - 1 rood
Conveyed: 25 May 1838, Thomas Burrill & William Lindsay to Daniel Hunt for £17.
Census: 1 Jan 1842, Daniel Hunt (owner, occupier), wood house, completed.
Census: 1 Jan 1848, Daniel Hunt (owner, occupier), wood house, completed.
Residence: 18 May 1858, Daniel Hunt (owner, occupier), house, workshop, annual rateable value £15.
Residence: 26 Feb 1867, Daniel Hunt (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £10.
Property Transfer: aft 4 Jun 1869, Estate of Daniel Hunt to his widow, Margaret (Campbell) Hunt.
Residence: 1 Mar 1870, Mrs Margaret Hunt (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £8.
Residence: 7 Feb 1871, Hugh Brash (occupier), Mrs Margaret Hunt (owner), part of house, annual rateable value £2.
Property Transfer: aft 14 Jul 1871, Estate of Margaret (Campbell) Hunt to Simon Arnett, executor of her will.
Residence: 20 Feb 1872, Edward Burney (occupier), Simon Arnett (owner), part of house, annual rateable value £8.
Residence: 20 Feb 1872, Hugh Brash (occupier), Simon Arnett (owner), part of house, annual rateable value £2.
Land Grant: 7 Oct 1872, Simon Arnett.
Conveyed: 1 Nov 1872, Simon Arnett to James Mountstevens for £70.
Certificate of Title: 16 Dec 1872, registered to James Mountstevens, shepherd.
Residence: 3 Feb 1874, Edward Burney (occupier), James Mountstevens (owner), house, annual rateable value £8.
Conveyed: 19 Jan 1875, James Mountstevens to John Newman.
Certificate of Title: 19 Feb 1875, registered to John Newman, shepherd, Great Lake.
Residence: 19 Mar 1878, John Timmins (occupier), John Newman (owner), house, annual rateable value £6.
Residence: 21 Mar 1882, John Newman (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £8.
Conveyed: 14 Nov 1903, Executors of John Newman to John Boyd Stuart for £25.
Certificate of Title: 27 Nov 1903, registered to John Boyd Stuart, railway employee, Queenstown.
Electoral Roll: 1914, John Boyd Stuart, labourer; Lucy Jane Stuart, domestic duties.
Residence: 3 Nov 1914, John Boyd Stuart (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £20.
Conveyed: 30 Apr 1917, John Boyd Stuart to The Trustees of the Property of the Presbyterian Church of Tasmania.
[18] Elizabeth Street - 2 roods 1 perch
Bothwell Survey Map Monmouth 1/113
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Census: 1 Jan 1842, John Merry Snr (owner, occupier), wood, completed, inhabited.
Advertisement: 23 Jun 1846, "Claim for Land Grant."
Land Grant: 8 Sep 1846, John Merry Snr.
Land Grant: 8 Dec 1846, John Merry Snr, enrolled.
Census: 1 Jan 1848, John Merry Snr (owner, occupier), wood, completed, inhabited.
Advertisement: 22 Oct 1856, "To Blacksmiths."
Advertisement: 2 Jan 1858, "To Blacksmiths."
Residence: 18 May 1858, John Merry Snr (owner, occupier), houses, land, annual rateable value £20.
Residence: 18 May 1858, David Read (occupier), John Merry Snr (owner), blacksmith's shop, annual rateable value £20.
Conveyed: 5 Jul 1858, John Merry Snr to Robert Bonney for £100.
Residence: 21 Dec 1858, John Merry Snr (owner, occupier, erased), houses, land, annual rateable value £20.
Residence: 21 Dec 1858, John Merry Snr (occupier), Robert Bonney (owner, inserted), house, annual rateable value £13.
Residence: 21 Dec 1858, Henry Hart (occupier, inserted), Robert Bonney (owner, inserted), house, annual rateable value £7.
Residence: 20 Nov 1860, Unoccupied, Robert Bonney (owner), house, annual rateable value £7.
Residence: 19 Nov 1861, John Merry Snr (occupier), Robert Bonney (owner), house, annual rateable value £13 10s.
Residence: 19 Nov 1861, Richard Norton (occupier), Robert Bonney (owner), house, annual rateable value £7.
Residence: 17 Nov 1863, Samuel Pitt (occupier), Robert Bonney (owner), house, annual rateable value £10.
Residence: 1 Mar 1870, Henry Hunt (occupier), Robert Bonney (owner), house, annual rateable value £10.
Residence: 8 Feb 1876, John James Cooper (occupier), Robert Bonney (owner), house, annual rateable value £8.
Residence: 30 Jan 1877, John James Cooper (occupier), Robert Bonney (owner), house, annual rateable value £8.
Residence: 19 Mar 1878, Trayton Medhurst (occupier), Robert Bonney (owner), house, annual rateable value £8.
Residence: 18 Mar 1881, Trayton Medhurst (occupier), Robert Bonney (owner), house, annual rateable value £8.
Residence: 14 Jan 1890, Mrs Matilda Elizabeth Williams (occupier), Robert Bonney (owner), house, annual rateable value £11 10s.
Residence: 24 Feb 1891, Robert Bonney (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £12.
Residence: 19 Feb 1895, Robert Bonney (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £10.
Residence: 28 Mar 1899, Robert Bonney (owner, occupier), cottage, capital value £100, annual rateable value £8.
[19] Dennistoun Road - 1 acre 26¾ perches
Bothwell Survey Map A2/31
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Conveyed: 19 Mar 1836, Thomas Burrill & William Lindsay to John Vincent.
Advertisement: 8 Dec 1840, "To Be Sold or Exchanged."
Conveyed: bef 1 Jan 1842, John Vincent to Henry Mylam Cockerill; a deed has not been located.
Notes: bef 1 Jan 1842, [19-4], 24½p subdivided from property [19].
Advertisement: 1 Jun 1858, "Property at Bothwell."
Conveyed: bef 21 Dec 1858, Henry Mylam Cockerill to Robert Blake; a deed has not been located.
Property: bef 6 Dec 1859, [19.3], 29p subdivided from property [19].
Notes: bef 4 Nov 1861, [19.2], 1r 5p subdivided from property [19].
Land Grant: 4 Nov 1861, Robert Blake.
Land Grant: 6 Nov 1861, Robert Blake, enrolled.
Conveyed: bef 19 Nov 1861, [19.1], 22½p, Robert Blake to Benjamin Smith.
Conveyed: bef 4 Jan 1865, [19.5], 20½p, Robert Blake to Henry Wise.
[19.1] Elizabeth Street - 22½ perches
© 1975 Jennie Chapman
Built in 1860 for my g-g-grandfather Benjamin Smith.
Conveyed: bef 19 Nov 1861, Robert Blake to Benjamin Smith.
Residence: 19 Nov 1861, Benjamin Smith (occupier), Robert Blake (owner), house, annual rateable value £6.
Certificate of Title: 10 Aug 1863, registered to Benjamin Smith, shoemaker.
Residence: 15 Nov 1864, Benjamin Smith (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £10.
Residence: 7 Feb 1871, William Knowles (occupier), Benjamin Smith (owner), house, annual rateable value £10.
Conveyed: 14 Nov 1874, Benjamin Smith to Simon Arnett for £85.
Certificate of Title: 7 Dec 1874, registered to Simon Arnett.
Residence: 8 Feb 1876, John Shaw (occupier), Simon Arnett (owner), house, annual rateable value £10.
Conveyed: 5 Mar 1879, Simon Arnett to John White for £75.
Certificate of Title: 29 Apr 1879, registered to John White, storekeeper.
Conveyed: 20 Jan 1881, John White to John Shaw for £120.
Certificate of Title: 4 Feb 1881, registered to John Shaw, bootmaker.
Residence: 20 Feb 1883, John Shaw (owner, occupier), house, shop, annual rateable value £10.
Residence: 16 Feb 1886, John Shaw (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £12.
Residence: 15 Sep 1890, Mrs Jane Shaw (owner, occupier, erased), house, annual rateable value £14.
Residence: 15 Sep 1890, Henry Harris (occupier, inserted), Mrs Jane Shaw (owner), house, annual rateable value £14.
Residence: 16 Feb 1892, Henry Harris (occupier), Mrs Jane Shaw (owner), house, annual rateable value £14.
Residence: 28 Mar 1899, Alfred Cooper (occupier), Mrs Jane Geard (owner), house, capital value £150, annual rateable value £14.
Conveyed: 12 Mar 1910, Curator of Intestate Estates to Percy Raymond Shaw for £120.
Certificate of Title: 31 Mar 1910, registered to Percy Raymond Shaw, labourer.
Property Transfer: 16 Oct 1911, Estate of Percy Raymond Shaw to Blanche Elizabeth (Chivers) Shaw.
Electoral Roll: 1914, [19.1] Elizabeth St, Bothwell, TAS; dressmaker.
Residence: 3 Nov 1914, Miss Fanny Branch (occupier), Mrs Blanche Elizabeth Shaw (owner), cottage, annual rateable value £12.
Electoral Roll: 1919, Fanny Elizabeth Branch, dressmaker.
[19.2] Dennistoun Road - 1 rood 5 perches
Residence: 19 Nov 1861, Robert Blake (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £20.
Residence: 15 Nov 1864, Robert Blake (owner, occupier), house, land, annual rateable value £20.
Residence: 1 Mar 1870, Robert Blake (owner, occupier), house, land, annual rateable value £22.
Residence: 7 Feb 1871, Robert Blake (owner, occupier), house, land, annual rateable value £21.
Residence: 3 Feb 1874, Thomas Perkins (occupier), executors of Robert Blake (owners), house, annual rateable value £20.
Residence: 30 Jan 1877, Thomas Perkins (occupier), executors of Robert Blake (owners), house, annual rateable value £20.
Advertisement: 7 Mar 1877, "Properties at Bothwell" Lot 4.
Conveyed: bef 12 Oct 1877, Executors of Robert Blake to George Branch for £225; a deed has not been located.
Advertisement: 12 Oct 1877, "Real Property Act Notices."
Certificate of Title: 16 Nov 1877, registered to George Branch, shepherd.
Residence: 19 Mar 1878, Thomas Perkins (occupier), George Branch (owner), house, annual rateable value £20.
Conveyed: 14 Oct 1898, George Branch to Sarah Ann (Jones) Earley for £200.
Certificate of Title: 28 Oct 1898, registered to Sarah Ann (Jones) Earley, married woman.
Residence: 28 Mar 1899, William Watson (occupier), Mrs Sarah Ann Earley (owner), house, capital value £250, annual rateable value £18.
Property Transfer: 3 Jul 1918, Sarah Ann (Jones) Earley to her daughter, Sarah Jane (Earley) Thompson.
[19.3] Dennistoun Road - 29 perches/span>
Residence: 6 Dec 1859, Benjamin Smith (occupier), Robert Blake (owner, inserted), house, annual rateable value £16.
Residence: 20 Nov 1860, Edward Gregory (occupier), Robert Blake (owner), house, annual rateable value £16.
Residence: 15 Nov 1864, Edward Gregory (occupier), Robert Blake (owner), house, annual rateable value £15.
Residence: 26 Feb 1867, John Hanigan (occupier), Robert Blake (owner), house, annual rateable value £15.
Residence: 7 Feb 1871, John Hanigan (occupier), Robert Blake (owner), house, annual rateable value £13.
Residence: 11 Mar 1873, John Hanigan (occupier), Robert Blake (owner), house, annual rateable value £10.
Residence: 3 Feb 1874, Empty, executors of Robert Blake (owners), house, annual rateable value £10.
Residence: 8 Sep 1874, Empty (erased), executors of Robert Blake (owners), house, annual rateable value £10.
Residence: 8 Sep 1874, Henry Lloyd (occupier, inserted), executors of Robert Blake (owners), house, annual rateable value £10.
Residence: 30 Jan 1877, Robert McGowan (occupier), executors of Robert Blake (owners), house, annual rateable value £10.
Advertisement: 7 Mar 1877, "Properties at Bothwell" Lot 5.
Conveyed: bef 12 Oct 1877, Executors of Robert Blake to his daughter Eliza Blake; a deed has not been located.
Advertisement: 12 Oct 1877, "Real Property Act Notices."
Certificate of Title: 16 Nov 1877, registered to Eliza Harriet Blake, spinster, Ross.
Residence: 19 Mar 1878, George Turner (occupier), Mrs Eleanor Davis (proprietor), house, annual rateable value £10.
Residence: 25 Feb 1879, James McGowan (occupier), Miss Eliza Blake (owner), house, annual rateable value £10.
Conveyed: 16 Jan 1880, Eliza Harriet Blake to Elizabeth (Fisher) Hann for £40.
Residence: 27 Jan 1880, James McGowan (occupier), Mrs Elizabeth Hann (owner), house, annual rateable value £10.
Certificate of Title: 25 Feb 1880, registered to Elizabeth (Fisher) Hann, widow.
Residence: 22 Mar 1881, Mrs Elizabeth Hann (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £13.
Conveyed: 5 Aug 1882, Elizabeth (Fisher) Hann to David Wylie for £100.
Certificate of Title: 28 Aug 1882, registered to David Wylie, carrier.
Mortgage: 29 Aug 1882, David Wylie borrowed £75 from the Tasmanian Good Templars Permanent Mutual Benefit Building and Investment Society.
Residence: 20 Feb 1883, David Wylie (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £13.
Residence: 17 Feb 1885, William Bale (occupier), David Wylie (owner), house, annual rateable value £13.
Mortgage: 22 Jun 1885, David Wylie borrowed £25 from the Hobart Mutual Permanent Investment and Building Society.
Conveyed: 13 Jun 1889, David Wylie to Alfred Thomas Davie.
Mortgage: 13 Jun 1889, discharged, £75 paid in full by David Wylie.
Mortgage: 13 Jun 1889, discharged, £25 paid in full by David Wylie.
Certificate of Title: 20 Jun 1889, registered to Alfred Thomas Davie, waggoner.
Mortgage: 25 Jun 1889, Alfred Thomas Davie borrowed £100 from the Hobart Mutual Permanent Investment and Building Society.
Residence: 14 Jan 1890, William Bale (occupier), Alfred Davie (owner), house, annual rateable value £13.
Residence: 16 Feb 1892, John Allen White (occupier), Alfred Davie (owner), house, annual rateable value £13.
Mortgage: 4 Mar 1893, discharged, £100 paid in full by Alfred Thomas Davie.
Conveyed: 4 Mar 1893, Alfred Thomas Davie to John Augustus Jeffries for £122 10s.
Certificate of Title: 22 Mar 1893, registered to John Augustus Jeffries, shepherd.
Residence: 13 Feb 1894, Mrs Annie Davie (occupier), John Jeffries (owner), house, annual rateable value £10 16s.
Residence: 28 Mar 1899, Edward Harvey (occupier), John Jeffries (owner, Shannon), cottage, garden, capital value £160, annual rateable value £10.
Electoral Roll: 1914, William Manser, labourer; Sarah Manser, domestic duties.
Residence: 3 Nov 1914, Mrs Sarah Manser (occupier), John Jeffries (owner), cottage, annual rateable value £12.
Conveyed: 23 May 1916, John Augustus Jeffries to Gifford & Thomas White for £130.
Electoral Roll: 1919, William Manser, labourer; Sarah Manser, domestic duties.
Residence: 4 Mar 1919, Mrs Sarah Manser (occupier), White Bros (owners), cottage, annual rateable value £12.
[19.4] Alexander Street - 24½ perches
Census: 1 Jan 1842, William Fletcher (occupier), Henry Mylam Cockerill (owner), wood, completed, inhabited.
Residence: 12 Apr 1856, Joseph Shaw (occupier), Henry Mylam Cockerill (owner), dwelling, shoemaker's shop.
Residence: 18 May 1858, Joseph Shaw (occupier), Henry Mylam Cockerill (owner), house, annual rateable value £20.
bef 21 Dec 1858 - Henry Mylam Cockerill conveyed the 24½ perch property to Robert Blake, but a conveyance has not been located.
Residence: 20 Nov 1860, Joseph Shaw (occupier), Robert Blake (owner), house, annual rateable value £20.
Advertisement: 24 Jun 1862, "To Shoemakers.
Residence: 17 Nov 1863, Joseph Shaw (occupier), Robert Blake (owner), house, annual rateable value £20.
Residence: 26 Feb 1867, Joseph Shaw (occupier), Robert Blake (owner), house, annual rateable value £15.
Residence: 30 Jan 1877, Joseph Shaw (occupier), executors of Robert Blake (owners), house, annual rateable value £12.
Advertisement: 7 Mar 1877, "Properties at Bothwell" Lot 6.
Conveyed: bef 12 Oct 1877, Executors of Robert Blake to Robert Bonney; a deed has not been located.
Advertisement: 12 Oct 1877, "Real Property Act Notices."
Certificate of Title: 16 Nov 1877, registered to Robert Bonney, farmer, Footstep Hill, near Jericho.
Residence: 22 Mar 1881, Joseph Shaw (occupier), Robert Bonney (owner), house, annual rateable value £12.
Residence: 19 Feb 1895, William Patient (occupier), Robert Bonney (owner), house, annual rateable value £10.
Conveyed: 17 Aug 1898, Robert Bonney to Charles Albert Nichols for £70.
Certificate of Title: 31 Aug 1898, registered to Charles Albert Nichols, builder.
Residence: 28 Mar 1899, Mrs Webster (occupier), Charles Albert Nichols (owner), cottage, garden, capital value £70, annual rateable value £10.
[19.5] Dennistoun Road - 20½ perches
Conveyed: bef 15 Nov 1864, Robert Blake to Henry Wise; a deed has not been located.
Land: 15 Nov 1864, Henry Wise (owner), allotment, annual rateable value £2.
Certificate of Title: 4 Jan 1865, registered to Henry Wise, wheelwright.
Property: 26 Feb 1867, Henry Wise (owner), workshop, annual rateable value £5.
Advertisement: 14 Mar 1867, "Wanted."
Residence: 11 Feb 1868, Henry Wise (owner, occupier), house, workshop, annual rateable value £20.
Residence: 11 Mar 1873, Henry Wise (owner, occupier), house, workshop, annual rateable value £25.
Conveyed: 20 Nov 1876, Henry Wise to Charles Albert Nichols for £280.
Certificate of Title: 18 Dec 1876, registered to Charles Albert Nichols, wheelwright.
Residence: 30 Jan 1877, Charles Albert Nichols (owner, occupier), house, workshop, annual rateable value £18.
Residence: 21 Mar 1882, Charles Albert Nichols (owner, occupier), house, workshop, paddock, annual rateable value £23; includes property [25.3].
Residence: 14 Jan 1890, Charles Albert Nichols (owner, occupier), house, shop, paddock, annual rateable value £23; includes property [25.3].
Residence: 28 Mar 1899, Charles Albert Nichols (owner, occupier), house, garden, capital value £350, annual rateable value £21.
Resources Used:
Ancestry: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903–1980
Libraries Tasmania: Census Returns for Various Districts, Tasmania; Copies of Wills Granting Probate; Deeds of Land Grants 1832–1935
FamilySearch: Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833–1925
TROVE: Various newspapers
The LIST: Historic Deeds, Grants and Titles