Map 1
Section G

Information contained in reports are a timeline of occurrences for each property until 1899 - who conveyed, occupied etc. Complied from records at the Tasmanian Archives, Land Titles Office, Hobart Town Gazette Valuation Rolls and newspaper articles. This is a work in progress and will be continually added to and updated.

All map sections below have been modified from the Tasmanian Archives: Map - Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26
View original map on the Tasmanian Archives website https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/AF819-1-26

[1-G3, G4, G5] High Street - 2a 0r 35p

Bounded on the North by three hundred and seventy links along High Street commencing at a point distant four hundred links from the corner of William Street; on the West by a southerly line six hundred links to a grant originally made to William Paton; on the South by an easterly line of three hundred and seventy links along that grant; and on the East by a northerly line of six hundred links to the point of commencement, all the angles being right angles - 2 acres, 35 perches. (1)


February 4, 1839 - The land was granted to Edward Bowden. (2)

February 16, 1839 - Deed of Grant enrolled and recorded to Edward Bowden. (2)

May 14, 1885 - Newspaper advertisement.

REAL PROPERTY ACT. Whereas the persons named at foot hereof have each respectively for himself made application to have the land set forth and described before his name brought under the operation of "The Real Property Act:" Notice is hereby given that, unless caveat be lodged with the Recorder of Titles, by some person having estate their interest in the said lands, on or before the date herein below for each case specified, the said pieces of land will be brought under the operation of the said Act as by law directed.
BOTHWELL - 2a 0r 35p. Fronting on High-street and bounded by the Public Pound and by land belonging to Messrs Roberts & Co. Originally granted to Edward Bowden.
HENRIETTA LEWIS, (Application 2284), 13th day of June, 1885. (3)

July 11, 1885 - [1-G3, G4, G5] High St. Certificate of Title registered to Henrietta (Bowden) Lewis. (1)

For more information go to [1-G3] High St, [1-G4] High St and [1-G5] High St.

Sources

[1-G3] Slate Cottage, High Street - 0a 2r 37¼p

Bounded on the North by one chain twenty-two and eight-tenths of a link westerly along High Street; on the West by five and ninety-four links southerly along an allotment being reserved for a public pound; on the South by one chain twenty-three and eight-tenths of a link easterly along land granted to Patrick Wood; and thence on the East by five hundred and ninety-five links northerly to the point of commencement - 2 roods, 37¼ perches. (1,2)


February 4, 1839 - Edward Bowden was granted 2 acres, 35 perches of land, which consisted of [1-G3, G4, G5]. (1)

February 16, 1839 - [1-G3, G4, G5] High St - Deed of Grant enrolled and recorded to Edward Bowden. (1)

January 1, 1842 - Edward Bowden (owner, occupier), brick house, completed. (3)

January 1, 1848 - Edward Bowden (owner), brick house, completed. (4)

May 18, 1858 - Jonathan Bowden (occupier), Edward Bowden Snr (owner), house, stables, barn, annual rateable value £30. (5)

December 6, 1859 - Jonathan Bowden (occupier, erased), Edward Bowden Snr (owner, erased), house, stables, barn, ground, annual rateable value £30. (6)

December 6, 1859 - Mrs Diana Bowden (owner, inserted), house, stables, barn, ground, annual rateable value £30. (7)

November 19, 1861 - Mrs Diana Bowden (owner, occupier), house, stables, barn, annual rateable value £30. (8)

November 15, 1864 - Mrs Diana Bowden (owner), house, stables, barn, ground, annual rateable value £25. (9)

February 26, 1867 - Thomas Lewis (owner, occupier), house, out-buildings, ground, annual rateable value £25. (10)

February 7, 1871 - Thomas Lewis (owner, occupier), house, ground, annual rateable value £22. (11)

March 11, 1873 - Thomas Perkins (occupier), Thomas Lewis (owner), house, annual rateable value £20. (12)

January 30, 1877 - Thomas Lewis (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £20. (13)

March 19, 1878 - Thomas Lewis (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £20. (14)

July 11, 1885 - [1-G3, G4, G5] High St. Certificate of Title registered to Henrietta (Bowden) Lewis. (15)

January 14, 1890 - Thomas Lewis (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £20. (16)

March 28, 1899 - William Lewis (owner, occupier), house, garden, capital value £350, annual rateable value £18. (17)

January 2, 1901 - Certificate of Title registered to William Lewis, a stonemason living in Bothwell. (18)

October 5, 1922 - Certificate of Title registered to Edward John Lewis, a stonemason living in Bothwell. (2)


Sources

[1-G4] High Street- 0a 2r 37½p

Bounded on the North by one chain twenty-two and six-tenths of a link westerly along High Street; on the West by five chains ninety-five and three-tenths of a link southerly along an allotment occupied or belonging to Thomas Edwin Lewis; on the South by one chain twenty-three and eight-tenths of a link easterly along land granted to Patrick Wood; and thence on the East by five chains and ninety-seven and half of a link northerly to the point of commencement - 2 roods, 37½ perches. (1)


February 4, 1839 - Edward Bowden was granted 2 acres, 35 perches of land, which consisted of [1-G3, G4, G5]. (1)

February 16, 1839 - Deed of Grant enrolled and recorded to Edward Bowden. (1)

February 8, 1856 - Newspaper advertisement.

FOR SALE. A Weather-boarded Cottage of two rooms, and half an acre of garden ground, in the township of Bothwell, and adjoining the residence of Mr Edward Bowden. (2)

May 18, 1858 - George Smith (occupier), Edward Bowden (owner), house, annual rateable value £7 10s. (3)

November 19, 1861 - James Powell Smith (occupier), Mrs Diana Bowden (owner), house, annual rateable value £7 10s. (4)

November 17, 1863 - Mrs Mary Smith (occupier), Mrs Diana Bowden (owner), house, annual rateable value £5. (5)

November 15, 1864 - Mrs Mary Smith (occupier), Mrs Diana Bowden (owner), house, annual rateable value £4. (6)

February 26, 1867 - Daniel Gibbons (occupier), Thomas Lewis (owner), house, ground, annual rateable value £5. (7)

March 1, 1870 - Daniel Gibbons (occupier), Thomas Lewis (owner), house, annual rateable value £5. (8)

March 19, 1878 - Mrs Maria Burrows (occupier), Thomas Lewis (owner), house, annual rateable value £3. (9)

July 11, 1885 - [1-G3, G4, G5] High St. Certificate of Title registered to Henrietta (Bowden) Lewis. (10)

March 28, 1899 - John Finley (occupier), Thomas Lewis (owner), cottage, land, capital value £80, annual rateable value £5. (11)


Sources

[1-G5] High Street - 0a 2r 37½p

Bounded on the North by one chain twenty-two and six-tenths of a link westerly along High Street; on the West by five chains ninety-six and four-tenths of a link southerly along an allotment occupied or belonging to Thomas Edwin Lewis; on the South by one chain twenty-three and eight-tenths of a link easterly along land granted to Patrick Wood; and thence on the East by five chains and ninety-seven and one half of a link northerly to the point of commencement - 2 roods, 37½ perches. (1,2)


February 4, 1839 - Edward Bowden was granted 2 acres, 35 perches of land, which consisted of [1-G3, G4, G5]. (1)

February 16, 1839 - Deed of Grant enrolled and recorded to Edward Bowden. (1)

February 8, 1856 - Newspaper advertisement.

FOR SALE. Contains Half an Acre of land, adjoining the last lot, well-fenced, and in excellent condition. (3)

November 17, 1863 - Henry Hunt (occupier), Mrs Diana Bowden (owner), house, annual rateable value £5. (4)

November 15, 1864 - William Dalby (occupier), Mrs Diana Bowden (owner), house, annual rateable value £6. (5)

February 26, 1867 - William Dalby (occupier), Thomas Lewis (owner), house, ground, annual rateable value £7. (6)

March 1, 1870 - William Dalby (occupier), Thomas Lewis (owner), house, annual rateable value £7. (7)

March 19, 1878 - Richard Shepherd (occupier), Thomas Lewis (owner), house, annual rateable value £5. (8)

July 11, 1885 - [1-G3, G4, G5] High St. Certificate of Title registered to Henrietta (Bowden) Lewis. (9)

January 2, 1901 - Certificate of Title registered to Edward John Lewis, a stonemason living in Bothwell. (2)


Sources

[1-G6] High Street - 2a 1r 14p

Bounded on the North by four chains westerly along High Street commencing at its angle with William Street; on the West by six chains southerly along an allotment occupied or belonging to William Smedley; on the South by four chains easterly along land granted to Patrick Wood to William Street aforesaid; and thence on the East by six chains northerly along that street to the point of commencement - 2 acres, 1 rood, 24 perches. (1)

February 1, 1849 - The land was granted to Edward Andrews. (1)

February 3, 1849 - Deed of Grant enrolled and recorded to Edward Andrews upon receipt of £42 paid to the Crown. (1)

May 18, 1858 - Edward Andrews (owner), barn, cultivated land, 2½ acres, annual rateable value £10. (2)

February 26, 1867 - Edward Andrews (owner), cultivated land, 2½ acres, annual rateable value £2 10s. (3)

March 1, 1870 - Edward Andrews (owner), arable land, 2½ acres, annual rateable value £2 10s. (4)

March 1, 1871 - The property was transferred from the estate of Edward Andrews to his wife, Catherine (Curtin) Andrews, and son, Charles Edward Andrews. (5)

March 19, 1878 - Mrs Catherine Andrews (owner), land, 2½ acres, annual rateable value £2 10s. (6)

January 31, 1879 - Newspaper advertisement.

PROPERTIES IN BOTHWELL. Roberts & Co are instructed to sell at their mart, on Tuesday, February 25, at 12 o'clock, the following Valuable Property in Bothwell Township...
A paddock of 2 acres, 1 rood, and 24 perches at angle of High and Williams streets, adjoining a grant to Patrick Wood.
Terms-25 per cent, deposit; balance at four, eight, and twelve months, by bills bearing 6 percent, interest, secured on the property. Reference - Messrs Roberts and Allport, or the Auctioneers. (7)

January 14, 1890 - Roberts & Co (owners), sale-yards, 2½ acres, annual rateable value £10. (8)

March 25, 1890 - Catherine (Curtin) Andrews and Charles Edward Andrews conveyed to Roberts & Co Ltd for £150. (9)

February 24, 1891 - Roberts & Co (owners), sale-yards, 2½ acres, annual rateable value £10. (10)

March 28, 1899 - Roberts & Co (owners), sale-yards, 2½ acres, annual rateable value £10. (11)

Sources

Sources

[1-G3, G4, G5]

  1. Tasmania: The List: Properties & Titles, (https://www.thelist.tas.gov.au), Henrietta Lewis, title historic, vol 47, fol 166.

  2. Libraries Tasmania: Deeds of Land Grants 1832-1935 (RD1), Edward Bowden, p124/1839 (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RD1-1-5/RD1-1-5P124JPG).

  3. TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Real Property Act Notices," Lewis, 14 May 1885, p4 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9104954).

[1-G3, G4, G5]

  1. Libraries Tasmania: Deeds of Land Grants 1832-1935 (RD1), Edward Bowden, p124/1839 (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RD1-1-5/RD1-1-5P124JPG).

  2. Tasmania: The List: Properties & Titles, (https://www.thelist.tas.gov.au), Edward John Lewis, title historic, vol 303, fol 101.

  3. Libraries Tasmania: Census Returns for Various Districts, Tasmania (CEN1), Edward Bowden, p273/1842 (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CEN1-1-2-273).

  4. Census Returns for Various Districts, Tasmania (CEN1), Edward Bowden, p249/1848 (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CEN1-1-74-249).

  5. FamilySearch: Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925, Jonathan Bowden, p696/1858 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-VZVR).

  6. Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925, Jonathan Bowden, p1556/1859 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-JT43).

  7. Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925, Mrs Bowden, p1557/1859 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-JT43).

  8. Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925, Diana Bowden, p1694/1861 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-J93K-Z).

  9. Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925, Diana Bowden, p2076/1864 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-V3K4).

  10. Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925, Thomas Lewis, p468/867 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-V3G3).

  11. Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925, Thomas Lewis, p187/1871 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-KSSD).

  12. Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925, Thomas Perkins, p252/1873 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-VVQ5).

  13. Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925, Thomas Lewis, p189/1877 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-KV7W).

  14. Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925, Thomas Lewis, p495/1878 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-J97X-7).

  15. The List: Properties & Titles, Henrietta Lewis, title historic, vol 47, fol 166.

  16. Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925, Thomas Lewis, p175/1890 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-VD5K).

  17. Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925, William Lewis, p326/1899.

  18. The List: Properties & Titles, William Lewis, title historic, vol 119, fol 103.

[1-G4]

  1. Libraries Tasmania: Deeds of Land Grants 1832-1935 (RD1), Edward Bowden, p124/1839 (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RD1-1-5/RD1-1-5P124JPG).

  2. TROVE: The Courier (Hobart, TAS : 1840-1859), "Valuable Houses," Bowden, 8 Feb 1856, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2498566).

  3. FamilySearch: Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925, George Smith, p700/1858 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-VZH5).

  4. Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925, James Powell Smith, p1696/1861 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-J939-W).

  5. Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925, Mary Smith, p2131/1863.

  6. Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925, Mary Smith, p2079/1864.

  7. Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925, Daniel Gibbons, p467/1867 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-V3LK).

  8. Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925, Daniel Gibbons, p357/1870 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-VB3M).

  9. Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925, Maria Burrows, p493/1878 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-J97V-D).

  10. Tasmania: The List: Properties & Titles, (https://www.thelist.tas.gov.au), Henrietta Lewis, title historic, vol 47, fol 166.

  11. Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925, John Finley, p324/1899 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G98F-V8FR).

[1-G6]

  1. Libraries Tasmania: Deeds of Land Grants 1832-1935 (RD1), Edward Andrews, p105/1849 (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RD1-1-23/RD1-1-23P111JPG).

  2. FamilySearch: Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925, Edward Andrews, p696/1858 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-VZVR).

  3. Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925, Edward Andrews, p465/1867 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-998F-VS6C).

  4. Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925, Edward Andrews, p355/1870 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-VBWF).

  5. Libraries Tasmania: Copies of Wills Recording Granting of Probate, 1825-1989 (AD960), Edward Andrews, no 613/1871 (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/AD961-1-4-613).

  6. Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925, Mrs Andrews, p493/1878 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-J97V-D).

  7. TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Properties in Bothwell," 31 Jan 1879, p4 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8973242).

  8. Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925, Roberts & Co, p176/1890 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-VD2J).

  9. Tasmania: The List: Properties & Titles, (https://www.thelist.tas.gov.au), Catherine Edwards, historic deed, no 08/4062.

  10. Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925, Roberts & Co, p488/1891 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98N-9QFF).

  11. Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833-1925, Roberts & Co, p327/1898 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-998F-V4YV).