Map 1 - Sections 9 to 12
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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[9] Alexander Street - 1 rood 10 perches
Conveyed: 21 May 1839, Hugh Clarke & Angus Scobie McKenzie to William Lewis for £45 17s 6d.
Census: 1 Jan 1848, George McEwen (occupier), William Broadribb (owner), wood, completed, inhabited.
Census: 1 Jan 1848, Empty, William Broadribb (owner), stone, uncompleted, uninhabited.
Residence: 18 May 1858, George Swindells (occupier), William Broadribb (owner), house, annual rateable value £12.
Residence: 18 May 1858, Daniel Burrows (occupier), William Broadribb (owner), house, annual rateable value £5.
Residence: 6 Dec 1859, Daniel Burrows (occupier, erased), William Broadribb, (owner, house, annual rateable value £5.
Residence: 6 Dec 1859, John Canning (occupier, inserted), William Broadribb (owner), house, annual rateable value £5.
Residence: 6 Dec 1859, George Swindells (occupier, erased), William Broadribb (owner), house, annual rateable value £12.
Residence: 19 Nov 1861, Ellis Love (occupier), William Broadribb (owner), house, annual rateable value £5.
Residence: 17 Nov 1863, Charles Gossage (occupier), William Broadribb (owner), house, annual rateable value £10.
Residence: 17 Nov 1863, Daniel Burrows (occupier), William Broadribb (owner), house, annual rateable value £2.
Residence: 15 Nov 1864, Charles Gossage (occupier), William Broadribb (owner), house, annual rateable value £2.
Residence: 1867, Charles Gossage, storekeeper & hawker.
Residence: 26 Feb 1867, Charles Gossage (occupier), William Broadribb (owner), house, annual rateable value £10; house, annual rateable value £2.
Residence: 11 Feb 1868, Peter Curran (occupier), William Broadribb (owner), part of house, annual rateable value £1.
Conveyed: bef 26 Nov 1868, William Broadribb to John White & Simon Arnett; a conveyance has not been located.
Advertisement: 26 Nov 1868, "Claims to Grants of Land."
Land Grant: 22 Feb 1869, John White & Simon Arnett
Residence: 1 Mar 1870, Thomas Podmore (occupier), John White and Simon Arnett (owners), house, annual rateable value £5 4s.
Conveyed: 24 Jun 1870, Simon Arnett conveyed his share to John White for £50; includes properties [4] and [H4].
Certificate of Title: 7 Jul 1870, registered to John White, storekeeper.
Residence: 3 Feb 1874, Empty, John White (owner), house, annual rateable value £6.
Residence: 8 Feb 1876, Peter Davie (occupier), John White (owner), house, annual rateable value £6.
Residence: 8 Feb 1876, Zacharias Smith (occupier), John White (owner), house, annual rateable value £5.
Residence: 19 Mar 1878, John Jones (occupier), John White (owner), house, annual rateable value £6.
Residence: 23 Jun 1885, Zacharias Smith (occupier, erased), John White (owner), house, annual rateable value £5.
Residence: 23 Jun 1885, Alexander Robinson (occupier, inserted), John White (owner), house, annual rateable value £5.
Conveyed: 26 Sep 1885, John White to Alexander Robinson for £90.
Certificate of Title: 9 Oct 1885, registered to Alexander Robinson, labourer.
Residence: 14 Jan 1890, Alexander Robinson (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £10.
Conveyed: 4 Mar 1891, Alexander Robinson to George Henry Key.
Certificate of Title: 9 Mar 1891, registered to George Henry Key, chemist.
Residence: 28 Mar 1899, Mrs Margaret Ryan (occupier), George Henry Key (owner), house, capital value £60, annual rateable value £5.
Conveyed: 18 Feb 1903, George Henry Key to Gifford White & Thomas White for £45 .
Certificate of Title: 2 Mar 1903, registered to Thomas White & Gifford White, farmers.
Residence: 3 Nov 1914, Gifford & Thomas White (owners, occupiers), cottage, land, annual rateable value £20.
[10] Alexander Street - 3 roods 1 perch
Conveyed: abt 1835, 39p, Thomas Burrill to Roderick Forbes.
Conveyed: 12 Dec 1835, 2r, Thomas Burrill to Richard Allen.
Census: 1 Jan 1842, Richard Allen (owner, occupier), wood, completed, inhabited.
Advertisement: 20 Jan 1843, "Claims for Grant."
Conveyed: aft 13 Mar 1843, 39p, Roderick Forbes to Richard Allen; a deed has not been located.
Census: 1 Jan 1848, Richard Allen (owner, occupier), wood, completed, inhabited.
Residence: 18 May 1858, Richard Allen (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £20.
Residence: 6 Dec 1859, Henry George Quodling (occupier, inserted), Richard Allen (owner), house, annual rateable value £20.
Residence: 20 Nov 1860, Henry George Quodling (occupier), Richard Allen (owner), house, annual rateable value £20.
Residence: 19 Nov 1861, Richard Allen (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £20.
Residence: 1 Jan 1862, Benjamin Smith Snr (occupier), Richard Allen (owner), house, annual rateable value £20.
Residence: 15 Nov 1864, Richard Allen (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £20.
Residence: 15 Nov 1864, Jonathan Denholm (occupier), Richard Allen (owner), house, annual rateable value £16.
Residence: 13 Mar 1866, Russell Quinn (occupier), Richard Allen (owner), house, annual rateable value £16.
Residence: 26 Feb 1867, Richard Allen (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £20.
Residence: 26 Feb 1867, Russell Quinn (occupier), Richard Allen (owner), part of house, garden, annual rateable value £6.
Residence: 26 Feb 1867, John Hale (occupier), Richard Allen (owner), part of house, garden, shoemaker's shop, annual rateable value £10.
Land Grant: 14 Dec 1868, Richard Allen.
Land Grant: 16 Dec 1868, Richard Allen, enrolled.
Residence: 1 Mar 1870, John Smith (occupier), Richard Allen (owner), part of house, annual rateable value £7 16s.
Residence: 3 Feb 1874, John Miller (occupier), Richard Allen (owner), house, annual rateable value £12.
Residence: 30 Jan 1877, Henry Hurley (occupier), Richard Allen (owner), house, annual rateable value £12.
Residence: 19 Mar 1878, Richard Allen (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £12.
Residence: 19 Mar 1878, Henry Hurley (occupier), Richard Allen (owner), house, annual rateable value £12.
Property Transfer: 27 Nov 1882, Estate of Richard Allen to his daughter, Amelia Allen.
Residence: 16 Feb 1886, Mrs Tamar Maskell (occupier), Miss Amelia Allen (owner), house, annual rateable value £15.
Residence: 16 Feb 1886, Edward Swindells (occupier), Miss Amelia Allen (owner), house, annual rateable value £12.
Residence: 14 Jan 1890, Edward Swindells (occupier), Miss Amelia Allen (owner), house, annual rateable value £12.
Residence: 14 Jan 1890, Mrs Tamar Maskell (occupier), Miss Amelia Allen (owner), house, annual rateable value £15.
Certificate of Title: 7 May 1891, registered to Amelia Allen, spinster.
Residence: 22 Feb 1898, John Hanigan (occupier), Miss Amelia Allen (owner), house, annual rateable value £12.
Residence: 22 Feb 1898, Edward Finley (occupier), Miss Amelia Allen (owner), cottage, annual rateable value £12 10s.
Residence: 28 Mar 1899, John Hannigan (occupier), Miss Amelia Allen (owner), cottage, garden, capital value £150, annual rateable value £12.
Residence: 28 Mar 1899, William Boyd Stuart (occupier), Miss Amelia Allen (owner), cottage, capital value £150, annual rateable value £12.
Residence: 3 Nov 1914, Frederick Robert Cooper (occupier), Miss Amelia Allen (owner), cottage, annual rateable value £12.
[11] Alexander Street - 1 acre 2 roods 1 perch
Conveyed: 2 Oct 1839, Hugh Clarke & Angus Mackenzie to James Fisher for £80.
Advertisement: 12 Oct 1841, "To be Sold or Let."
Census: 1 Jan 1842, Empty, James Fisher (owner), stone, unfinished.
Census: 1 Jan 1842, Empty, James Fisher (owner), wood, completed.
Census: 1 Jan 1842, Thomas Wilkinson (occupier), James Fisher (owner), Government of VDL (householder), wood, brick, completed.
Land Grant: 28 Oct 1844, James Fisher.
Land Grant: 15 Jan 1845, James Fisher, enrolled.
Residence: 12 Feb 1847, Edward Tarleton, schoolmaster.
Census: 1 Jan 1848, Matthew Robinson (occupier), James Fisher (owner), brick house, completed.
Census: 1 Jan 1848, William Chester (occupier), James Fisher (owner), wood house, completed, inhabited.
Census: 1 Jan 1848, William Chester (person in charge), James Fisher (owner), Government School, brick, completed, in use but uninhabited.
Residence: 6 May 1849, Edward Tarleton, schoolmaster.
Residence: 30 Sep 1853, Edward Tarleton, schoolmaster.
Residence: 18 May 1858, John Wiseman (occupier), James Fisher (owner), house, annual rateable value £30.
Residence: 18 May 1858, Matthew Robinson (occupier), James Fisher (owner), house, annual rateable value £20.
Residence: 18 May 1858, Robert Walker (occupier), James Fisher (owner), house, old school-room, annual rateable value £18.
Residence: 21 Dec 1858, John Wiseman (occupier, erased), executors of James Fisher (owners, inserted), house, annual rateable value £30.
Residence: 21 Dec 1858, James Wiseman (occupier, inserted), executors of James Fisher (owners, inserted), house, annual rateable value £30.
Residence: 21 Dec 1858, Robert Walker (occupier), executors of James Fisher (owners, inserted), house, old school-room, annual rateable value £18.
Conveyed: 31 Aug 1859, [11.1], 2r 39p, executors of James Fisher to his daughter Sarah Fisher for £300.
Conveyed: 31 Aug 1859, [11.2], executors of James Fisher to his daughter Elizabeth Fisher for £260.
For more information, go to [11.1] Alexander St & [11.2] Alexander St
[11.1] Alexander Street - 2 roods 39 perches
Advertisement: 12 Oct 1841, "To be Sold or Let" Lot 5 & 6.
Conveyed: 31 Aug 1859, executors of James Fisher to his daughter Sarah Fisher for £300.
Residence: 6 Dec 1859, Simeon Greenhalgh (occupier, inserted), Sarah Fisher (owner, inserted), house, old school-room, annual rateable value £18.
Residence: 6 Dec 1859, Matthew Robinson (occupier), Sarah Fisher (owner, inserted), house, annual rateable value £20.
Residence: 20 Nov 1860, Robert Walker (occupier), Miss Sarah Fisher (owner), house, old schoolroom, annual rateable value £18.
Residence: 20 Nov 1860, Matthew Robinson (occupier), Miss Sarah Fisher (owner), house, annual rateable value £20.
Conveyed: 17 Sep 1861, Sarah (Fisher) Wilkinson to Duncan McRae for £300.
Residence: 19 Nov 1861, Robert Walker (occupier), Duncan McRae (owner), house, annual rateable value £18.
Residence: 17 Nov 1863, Matthew Robinson (occupier), Duncan McRae (owner), house, annual rateable value £18.
Residence: 15 Nov 1864, Unoccupied, Duncan McRae (owner), house, annual rateable value £10.
Residence: 15 Nov 1864, Matthew Robinson (occupier), Duncan McRae (owner), house, annual rateable value £18.
Residence: 26 Feb 1867, George Wilby (occupier), Duncan McRae (owner), part of house, annual rateable value £5.
Residence: 26 Feb 1867, William Campbell (occupier), Duncan McRae (owner), part of house, annual rateable value £5.
Residence: 26 Feb 1867, William Campbell (occupier), Duncan McRae (owner), part of house, annual rateable value £15.
Residence: 1 Mar 1870, Empty, Duncan McRae (owner), part of house, annual rateable value £6.
Residence: 1 Mar 1870, George Wilby (occupier), Duncan McRae (owner), part of house, annual rateable value £5.
Residence: 7 Feb 1871, Empty, Duncan McRae (owner), part of house, annual rateable value £4.
Residence: 3 Feb 1874, Empty, Duncan McRae (owner), part of house, annual rateable value £12.
Residence: 8 Sep 1874, Empty (erased), Duncan McRae (owner), house, annual rateable value £12.
Residence: 8 Sep 1874, Joseph Crockett (occupier, inserted), Duncan McRae (owner), house, annual rateable value £12.
Residence: 19 Mar 1878, William Cartwright (occupier), Duncan McRae (owner), house, annual rateable value £8.
Residence: 19 Mar 1878, Joseph Crockett (occupier), Duncan McRae (owner), house, annual rateable value £7.
Residence: 17 Feb 1885, Thomas Robinson (occupier), Duncan McRae (owner), house, annual rateable value £8.
Residence: 17 Feb 1885, Joseph Crockett (occupier), Duncan McRae (owner), house, annual rateable value £7.
Residence: 16 Feb 1886, Thomas Bailey (occupier), Duncan McRae (owner), house, annual rateable value £8.
Residence: 16 Feb 1886, Joseph Crockett (occupier), Duncan McRae (owner), house, annual rateable value £7.
Property Transfer: 30 Jun 1887, Estate of Duncan McRae to his sons Hector, James & Duncan McRae.
Residence: 14 Jan 1890, Walter Moodie (occupier), Hector McRae (owner), house, annual rateable value £7.
Advertisement: 18 Mar 1893, "Cottages and Land at Bothwell" Auction.
Conveyed: 9 May 1893, Hector, James & Duncan McRae to Joseph Crockett for £250.
Residence: 19 Feb 1895, Mrs Margaret Crockett (occupier), Joseph Crockett (owner), house, annual rateable value £6.
Conveyed: 1 Jun 1898, [11.1.1], 1r 19½p, Joseph Crockett to his brother John Crockett for £125.
Conveyed: 1 Jun 1898, [11.1.2], 1r 19½p, Joseph Crockett to his brother-in-law Walter Moodie for £125.
For more information, go to [11.1.1] Alexander St and [11.1.2] Alexander St
[11.1.1] Alexander Street - 1 rood 19½ perches
Advertisement: 18 Mar 1893, "Cottages and Land at Bothwell."
Conveyed: 1 Jun 1898, Joseph Crockett to his brother John Crockett for £125.
Residence: 28 Mar 1899, George Horne (occupier), John Crockett (owner), cottage, garden, capital value £100, annual rateable value £6.
Residence: 21 Nov 1905, Mrs Catherine Crockett (owner, occupier), cottage, capital value £100, annual rateable value £6.
Conveyed: 30 Jun 1909, executors of John Crockett to his brother-in-law Walter Moodie for £100.
[11.1.2] Alexander Street - 1 rood 19½ perches
Advertisement: 18 Mar 1893, "Cottages and Land at Bothwell."
Conveyed: 1 Jun 1898, Joseph Crockett to his brother-in-law Walter Moodie for £125.
Residence: 28 Mar 1899, Walter Moodie (owner, occupier), cottage, capital value £150, annual rateable value £10.
Electoral Roll: 1914, Joseph James Barden, labourer, Eliza Barden, domestic duties, Walter James Barden, labourer, and Alfred Raymon Barden, labourer.
Residence: 3 Nov 1914, Joseph Barden (occupier), Walter Moodie (owner), cottage, annual rateable value £6.
[11.2] Alexander Street - 2 roods
Advertisement: 12 Oct 1841, "To be Sold or Let" Lot 4.
Conveyed: 31 Aug 1859, executors of James Fisher to his daughter Elizabeth Fisher for £260.
Advertisement: 23 Jun 1860, "Observe" House to Let.
Residence: 20 Nov 1860, Benjamin Smith Jnr & Henry Wise (occupiers), Miss Elizabeth Fisher (owner), house, annual rateable value £30.
Residence: 19 Nov 1861, Henry Wise and James Donnelly (occupiers), Miss Elizabeth Fisher (owner), house, annual rateable value £30.
Residence: 17 Nov 1863, John Cooper & James Donnelly (occupiers), Miss Elizabeth Fisher (owner), house, annual rateable value £30.
Residence: 15 Nov 1864, John Cooper (occupier), Elizabeth Fisher (owner), house, annual rateable value £20.
Residence: 26 Feb 1867, Edward Gregory (occupier), Miss Elizabeth Fisher (owner), house, annual rateable value £20.
Conveyed: 25 May 1867, Elizabeth Fisher to Robert John Nichols for £150 (LIST: Elizabeth Fisher, historic deed, no 05/4812)
Residence: 1 Mar 1870, Robert John Nichols (owner, occupier), house, blacksmith's shop, annual rateable value £22.
Residence: 30 Jan 1877, Edward Bumford (occupier), Robert John Nichols (owner), house, blacksmith's shop, annual rateable value £22.
Advertisement: 13 Oct 1881, "Real Property Act Notices."
Conveyed: bef 19 Apr 1882, Robert John Nichols to John White; a deed has not been located .
Advertisement: 19 Apr 1882, "To be Let."
Residence: 20 Feb 1883, Thomas Bailey (occupier), John White (owner), house, blacksmith's shop, annual rateable value £20.
Certificate of Title: 2 Dec 1884, registered to John White, storekeeper.
Residence: 28 Mar 1899, John Timmins (occupier), John White (owner), house, shop, capital value £350, annual rateable value £20.
Property Transfer: 1 Mar 1905, estate of John White to his daughter-in-law, Beatrice Edith (North) White.
Certificate of Title: 10 Mar 1905, registered to Beatrice Edith (North) White, married woman.
Electoral Roll: 1914, Charles Gossage, contractor; Susan Gossage, dressmaker.
Residence: 3 Nov 1914, Charles Gossage (occupier), Mrs Beatrice Edith North (owner), house, annual rateable value £20.
[11.3] Alexander Street - 1 rood
Conveyed: bef 7 Feb 1871, Executors of James Fisher to Thomas Anderson; a deed has not been located.
Advertisement: 22 Feb 1878, "Real Property Act Notices."
Conveyed: bef 23 Aug 1878, Thomas Anderson to James Taylor; a deed has not been located.
For more information, go to [7, 11.3] Elizabeth St
[12] Alexander Street - 1 rood 38 perches
Census: 1 Jan 1842, Martin Ware (owner, occupier), brick, unfinished, inhabited.
Land Grant: 3 Jun 1845, James Macdonald.
Land Grant: 24 Jun 1845, James Macdonald, enrolled.
Census: 1 Jan 1848, William Horne (occupier), James Macdonald (owner), brick, completed.
Residence: 18 May 1858, William Horne (occupier), James Macdonald (owner), house, brewery, annual rateable value £50.
Advertisement: 5 Nov 1860, "Brewery at Bothwell."
Residence: 20 Nov 1860, William Horne (occupier), James Macdonald (owner), house, annual rateable value £20.
Residence: 19 Nov 1861, William Campbell (occupier), James Macdonald (owner), house, annual rateable value £20.
Residence: 15 Nov 1864, William Campbell (occupier), Mrs Ann Macdonald (owner), house, annual rateable value £20.
Residence: 26 Feb 1867, Andrew Blackwood (occupier), Mrs Ann Macdonald (owner), house, annual rateable value £18.
Residence: 11 Feb 1868, Andrew Blackwood (occupier), Mrs Ann Macdonald (owner), house, annual rateable value £18.
Residence: 1 Mar 1870, Colin Chisholm (occupier), Mrs Ann Macdonald (owner), part of house, annual rateable value £5 4s.
Residence: 1 Mar 1870, Empty, Mrs Ann Macdonald (owner), part of house, annual rateable value £10.
Residence: 7 Feb 1871, Mrs Georgiana Hesketh (occupier), executors of Mrs Ann Macdonald (owners), house, annual rateable value £15.
Residence: 3 Feb 1874, Mrs Georgiana Hesketh (occupier), executors of Mrs Ann Macdonald (owners), house, annual rateable value £15.
Advertisement: 9 Feb 1875, "Valuable Allotments."
Advertisement: 20 Jan 1876, "Real Property Act Notices."
Conveyed: bef 1 Apr 1876, Executors of James Macdonald to Henry Fortenam Nichols; a deed has not been located.
Certificate of Title: 1 Apr 1876, registered to Henry Fortenam Nichols, licensed victualler.
Residence: 25 Feb 1879, Mrs Georgiana Hesketh (occupier), Henry Fortenam Nichols (owner), house, annual rateable value £10.
Property Transfer: 30 Dec 1882, Henry Fortenam Nichols to Simon Arnett & Henry New as trustees for 5s; includes property [8]
Residence: 20 Feb 1883, Henry E Gage (occupier), Henry Fortenam Nichols (owner), house, annual rateable value £20.
Certificate of Title: 5 Jun 1883, registered to Simon Arnett, council clerk & Henry New, farmer, Spring Bay.
Residence: 14 Jan 1890, Charles Drake (occupier), Mrs Mary Ann Nichols' Trustees (owners), bank, annual rateable value £20.
Residence: 28 Mar 1899, Henry Fortenam Nichols (owner, occupier), cottage, capital value £200, annual rateable value £18.
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