Map 1 - Sections A8 to A17
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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[A8] Patrick Street - 9 acres 6 roods
Land Grant: 27 Nov 1861, Richard Sims, in consideration of £21.
Land Grant: 28 Jan 1862, Richard Sims, enrolled, upon payment of £21.
Conveyed: 27 Feb 1863, Richard Sims to William Roylance for £100.
Residence: 17 Nov 1863, William Roylance (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £10.
Residence: 1867, William Roylance, shoemaker.
Residence: 26 Feb 1867, William Roylance (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £10.
Advertisement: 16 Mar 1871, "Real Property Act Notices."
Conveyed: bef 24 Apr 1871, William Roylance to John White; a deed has not been located.
Certificate of Title: 24 Apr 1871, registered to John White, storekeeper.
Residence: 30 Jan 1877, Zacharias Smith (occupier), John White (owner), house, paddock, annual rateable value £3.
Residence: 19 Mar 1878, Michael Quinn (occupier), Thomas Sheen (owner), house, annual rateable value £5 4s.
Residence: 25 Feb 1879, Michael Quinn (occupier), Thomas Sheen (owner), house, annual rateable value £5 4s.
Conveyed: 10 May 1879, John White to Thomas Sheen for £55.
Certificate of Title: 20 Oct 1879, registered to Thomas Sheen, shepherd.
Conveyed: 13 Nov 1883, Thomas Sheen to William Henry Ellis for £60.
Certificate of Title: 18 Dec 1883, registered to William Henry Ellis, merchant.
Residence: 23 Jun 1885, Zacharias Smith (occupier, inserted), William Henry Ellis (owner), house, annual rateable value £7.
Residence: 28 Mar 1899, John Hoskinson (occupier), Ellis and Son (owner), house, capital value £150, annual rateable value £9.
Conveyed: 19 Sep 1904, William Henry Ellis to John James Cooper for £50.
Certificate of Title: 29 Sep 1904, registered to John James Cooper, labourer.
Residence: 21 Nov 1905, John James Cooper (owner, occupier), cottage, capital value £150, annual rateable value £9.
[A10] Patrick Street - 9 acres 6 perches
Land Grant: 14 May 1866, John White, in consideration of £22.
Land Grant: 18 May 1866, John White, enrolled upon payment of £22.
Land: 26 Feb 1867, John White (owner), allotment, 9 acres, annual rateable value £2.
Land: 19 Mar 1878, John White (owner), allotments, 44 acres, annual rateable value £19 10s; includes [2], [A2], [A3], [Aa2].
Property Transfer: 28 Nov 1904, 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.
[A 13] Patrick Street - 8 acres
Land Grant: 28 Oct 1857, John Merry Jnr, granted in consideration of £20.
Land Grant: 8 Feb 1858, John Merry Jnr, enrolled upon payment of £20.
Land: 18 May 1858, John Merry Jnr & James Merry (owners), annual rateable value £4.
Land: 21 Dec 1858, Frederick Rout (occupier, inserted), John Merry Jnr & James Merry (owners), annual rateable value £4.
Land: 19 Nov 1861, John Merry Jnr & James Merry (owners), allotment, annual rateable value £2.
Conveyed: bef 30 Aug 1866, John Merry Jnr & James Merry to William Maskell; a deed has not been located.
Certificate of Title: 30 Aug 1866, registered to William Maskell, licensed victualler.
Land: 26 Feb 1867, William Maskell (owner), arable land, 17 acres, annual rateable value £8; includes [A4-A5].
Conveyed: 14 Aug 1885, Executors of William Maskell to Hector McRae for £38.
Certificate of Title: 6 Oct 1885, registered to Hector McRae, farmer.
Land: 14 Jan 1890, Hector McRae (owner), land, 17 acres, annual rateable value £8; includes [A4-A5].
Conveyed: 16 Aug 1895, Hector McRae to Sarah Hodgson Lovell for £50.
Certificate of Title: 26 Aug 1895, registered to Sarah Hodgson Lovell, spinster.
Land: 28 Mar 1899, William Blake (occupier), Miss Sarah Lovell (owner), paddock, capital value £80, annual rateable value £3.
Conveyed: 4 Jul 1899, Sarah Hodgson Lovell to William Henry Sealy by endorsement.
[A14] Patrick Street - 8 acres
Land Grant: 2 May 1862, James Harcourt, in consideration of £20.
Land Grant: 28 May 1862, James Harcourt, enrolled upon payment of £20.
Land: 15 Nov 1864, George William Ife (occupier), James Harcourt (owner), allotment, annual rateable value £2.
Advertisement: 4 Apr 1879, "Bothwell" For Sale.
Conveyed: 7 May 1879, James Harcourt to Joseph Smith for £15.
Land: 14 Jan 1890, Joseph Smith (owner), 8 acres, annual rateable value £2.
Land: 28 Mar 1899, Joseph Smith (owner), 8 acres, capital value £24, annual rateable value £2.
[A15] Patrick Street - 8 acres
Land Purchase Grant:14 May 1866, Simon Arnett, enrolled upon payment of £20.
Conveyed: 11 Sep 1866, Simon Arnett to Samuel Jackson for £25.
Certificate of Title: 4 Feb 1867, registered to Samuel Jackson, labourer.
Land: 26 Feb 1867, Samuel Jackson (owner), allotment, annual rateable value £2.
Land: 11 Mar 1873, Samuel Jackson (owner), allotment, annual rateable value £4.
Land: 19 Mar 1878, Samuel Jackson (owner), allotment, annual rateable value £4 10s.
Land: 14 Jan 1890, Samuel Jackson (owner), annual rateable value £2.
Land: 28 Mar 1899, Samuel Jackson (owner), bushland, capital value £20, annual rateable value £1.
Property Transfer: 1 Mar 1900, Estate of Samuel Jackson to his sons, Samuel Jackson & John Jackson.
Land: 21 Nov 1905, Samuel Jackson (owner), Scrubby Hill, bushland, capital value £20, annual rateable value £1.
[A16] Patrick Street - 8 acres
Land Grant: 9 Apr 1866, Simon Arnett, enrolled upon payment of £20.
Land: 26 Feb 1867, Simon Arnett (owner), allotment, annual rateable value £2.
Land: 8 Sep 1874, William Nobes (occupier, erased), Simon Arnett (owner), annual rateable value £1.
Land: 8 Sep 1874, Simon Arnett (owner, inserted), annual rateable value £1.
Land: 19 Mar 1878, Simon Arnett (owner, inserted), annual rateable value £1.
Mortgage: 18 Mar 1880, Simon Arnett borrowed £300 from Frederick Synnot; includes [H3], [I8.1], [A16], [Gg2], [Xx-Yy].
Mortgage: 18 Nov 1885, upon the death of Frederick Synnot, the mortgage and Certificate of Title were transferred to his Executors.
Land: 16 Feb 1886, Simon Arnett (owner), paddock, annual rateable value £1.
Mortgage: 11 Apr 1889, executors of Frederick Synnot transferred the mortgage to the Perpetual Trustees, Executors and Agency Company of Tasmania Limited.
Land: 14 Jan 1890, Simon Arnett (owner), 26 acres, annual rateable value £8; includes [H3], [Gg2], [Xx-Yy].
Land: 28 Mar 1899, William Blake (occupier), Perpetual Trustees, Executors and Agency Co (owners), land, 26 acres, capital value £200, annual rateable value £9; includes [H3], [Gg2], [Xx-Yy].
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; Record of Cases Heard in Petty Sessions, Bothwell; Registers of Births; Registers of Deaths. ↗
FamilySearch: Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833–1925. ↗
TROVE (National Library of Australia): The Britannia and Trades' Advocate; Colonial Times; The Cornwall Chronicle; The Courier; The Daily Telegraph; The Hobart Town Advertiser; The Hobart Town Courier; The Hobart Town Courier and Van Diemen's Land Gazette; The Hobarton Mercury; Hobart Town Daily Mercury; Launceston Advertiser; Launceston Examiner; MacPhail's Directory of Tasmania 1867-68; The Mercury; The Tasmanian; The Tasmanian Morning Herald; Tasmanian Weekly Dispatch; Tribune. ↗
The LIST (Land Information System Tasmania): Historic Deeds, Grants and Titles. ↗