Map 1 - Section K
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.
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
The Bothwell History pages are undergoing a major review and redesign. Information is being reorganised, new research is being added, and some pages may appear in different formats during this process.
[K1-K2] Patrick Street - 1 acre 28 perches
Conveyed: 10 Aug 1854, John Merry Jnr purchased Crown Land for £18 16s.
Land Grant: 24 Nov 1854, John Merry Jnr, in consideration of £18 16s.
Land Grant: 17 Feb 1855, John Merry Jnr, enrolled upon payment of £18 16s.
Land: 18 May 1858, John Merry Jnr (owner), allotment, annual rateable value £2.
Land: 20 Nov 1860, William Maskell (occupier), John Merry Jnr (owner), grass paddock, annual rateable value £2.
Conveyed: bef 20 Apr 1866, John Merry Jnr to Thomas Jones; a deed has not been located.
Certificate of Title: 20 Apr 1866, registered to Thomas Jones, farmer.
Land: 26 Feb 1867, William Maskell (occupier), Thomas Jones (owner), arable land, annual rateable value £1 10s.
Conveyed: 20 Mar 1869, Thomas Jones to Mary (Allen) White for £50.
Certificate of Title: 21 Apr 1869, registered to Mary (Allen) White.
Land: 1 Mar 1870, John White (owner), paddock, annual rateable value 10s.
Property Transfer: 13 Oct 1898, Estate of Mary (Allen) White to Vernon White.
Article: 18 Oct 1898, Vernon White, named under "Applications to be Registered."
Certificate of Title: 25 Nov 1898, registered to Vernon White, pastoralist.
Land: 28 Mar 1899, Leo White (occupier), Vernon White (owner), paddock, capital value £100, annual rateable value £5.
Land: 2 Aug 1910, Leo White (occupier), Vernon White (owner), paddock, capital value £15, annual rateable value £2.
[K3-K4] Patrick Street - 1 acre 28 perches
Conveyed: 10 Aug 1854, Charles William Lewis purchased Crown Land for £18 16s.
Land: 14 Jan 1890, Charles William Lewis (owner), land, 2 acres, annual rateable value 10s; includes [L1-L2].
Land: 26 May 1891, an Inquisition of Escheat was recorded for the property belonging to Charles William Lewis, who had reportedly died without heirs many years ago in the Colony of Victoria.
Land: 4 Aug 1891, Charles William Lewis was recorded as living at Trawool in Victoria when, on this date, he was visiting Tasmania to convey the property [Bb1-Bb2] Adelaide St.
Land Grant: 11 Nov 1891, Charles William Lewis, gentleman.
Land: 28 Mar 1899, Unoccupied, Charles William Lewis (owner), 2 acres, capital value £50; includes [L1-L2].
Land: 10 Nov 1899, The Estate of Charles William Lewis became vested in the Curator of Intestate Estates in Pursuance of an order of the Supreme Court.
Advertisement: 17 Mar 1900, "Property in Township of Bothwell."
Conveyed: 2 Jun 1900, Executors of Charles William Lewis to Beatrice Edith (North) White.
Certificate of Title: 12 Jun 1900, registered to Beatrice Edith (North) White.
[K5-K7] High Street - 1 acre 3 roods 2 perches
Conveyed: 10 Aug 1854, John Morris Colbeck purchased Crown Land for £35 16s.
Land Grant: 4 Oct 1854, John Morris Colbeck, in consideration of £35 16s.
Land Grant: 17 Apr 1855, John Morris Colbeck, enrolled upon payment of £35 16s.
Land: 18 May 1858, John Morris Colbeck (owner), 3½ acres, annual rateable value £5; includes [J1], [J3-J5].
Land: 7 Feb 1871, John Morris Colbeck (owner), 3½ acres, annual rateable value £2 10s; includes [J1], [J3-J5].
Advertisement: 30 Apr 1874, "Allotments at Bothwell."
Advertisement: 16 Mar 1878, "Bothwell Stock Sale" 3 allotments.
Conveyed: bef 25 Feb 1879, John Morris Colbeck to Charles Hart; a conveyance was never executed.
Land: 25 Feb 1879, Charles Hart (owner), annual rateable value £1.
Certificate of Title: 2 Jul 1879, registered to Charles Hart, hawker.
Land: 20 Feb 1883, Henry Craig (occupier), Charles Hart (owner), annual rateable value £1.
Conveyed: 17 Dec 1885, Charles Hart to Samuel Craig.
Certificate of Title: 23 Jan 1886, registered to Samuel Craig, labourer.
Land: 14 Jan 1890, Samuel Craig (owner), annual rateable value £1.
Land: 28 Mar 1899, Samuel Craig (owner), annual rateable value £2.
Conveyed: 20 Jun 1912, Samuel Craig to Luke Evans for £55.
Certificate of Title: 28 Jun 1912, registered to Luke Evans, butcher.
[K8] High Street - 2 roods 14½ perches
Conveyed: 10 Aug 1854, Washington McMinn purchased Crown land for £14; surname listed as Levien.
Conveyed: 12 Jul 1862, Washington McMinn to Claude Midwood for £14.
Property Transfer: 20 Jan 1865, Estate of Claude Wade Midwood to his brother, Vernon Midwood.
Property Transfer: 18 Nov 1891, Estate of Vernon Midwood to his son, Claude Wade Midwood.
Conveyed: 21 Jul 1894, Claude Wade Midwood to Robert Edward Blake for £15.
Land: 28 Mar 1899, Robert Edward Blake (owner), allotment, capital value £15, annual rateable value £1.
Land: 3 Nov 1914, Robert Edward Blake (owner), allotment, annual rateable value £1.
Land: 4 Mar 1919, Robert Edward Blake (owner), allotment, annual rateable value £1.
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