Map 1 - Sections M, N, O & T
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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[M-N] High Street - 9 acres 3 perches
Conveyed: 18 Apr 1855, William Horne purchased Crown Land for £66.
Land Grant: 20 Jun 1855, William Horne, in consideration of £66.
Land Grant: 22 Jan 1856, William Horne, enrolled upon payment of £66.
Advertisement: 26 Aug 1863, "Caution."
Land: 15 Nov 1864, William Horne (owner), cultivated paddocks, annual rateable value £4.
Advertisement: 21 Nov 1874, "For Sale Cheap."
Land: 19 Mar 1878, William Horne (owner), annual rateable value £4 10s.
Property Transfer: bef 8 Aug 1878, William Horne Snr to William Horne Jnr.
Certificate of Title: 8 Aug 1878, registered to William Horne Jnr, merchant clerk, New Zealand.
Land: 16 Feb 1886, David Wylie (occupier), William Horne Jnr (owner), annual rateable value £4 10s.
Conveyed: 25 Nov 1890, William Horne Jnr to James Williams for £300; includes [M-N], [Qq], [Ss2], [Uu2], [Vv].
Certificate of Title: 22 Dec 1890, registered to James Williams, farmer.
Residence: 19 Feb 1895, David Wylie (occupier), James Williams (owner), annual rateable value £4.
Land: 28 Mar 1899, David Wylie (occupier), James Williams (owner), capital value £90, annual rateable value £4.
Advertisement: 20 May 1899, "The New Assessments."
[O] Franklin Street - 4 acres 2 roods 14 perches
Conveyed: 18 Apr 1855, William Wood Hughes purchased Crown Land for £22.
Land Grant: 20 Jun 1855, William Wood Hughes, in consideration of £22.
Land Grant: 29 Jun 1855, William Wood Hughes, enrolled upon payment of £22.
Conveyed: bef 20 Nov 1860, William Wood Hughes to Luke Evans; a deed has not been located.
Residence: 20 Nov 1860, Luke Evans (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £10.
Residence: 26 Feb 1867, Luke Evans (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £12.
Residence: 7 Feb 1871, Luke Evans (owner, occupier), house, arable land, annual rateable value £12.
Certificate of Title: 12 Sep 1874, registered to Luke Evans, labourer.
Residence: 19 Mar 1878, Luke Evans (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £12.
Residence: 17 Feb 1885, Mrs Mary Ann Evans (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £12.
Property Transfer: 22 Aug 1894, Estate of Luke Evans to his son, Luke Evans.
Advertisement: 31 Aug 1894, "Applications to be Registered."
Residence: 19 Feb 1895, Luke Evans (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £10.
Residence: 28 Mar 1899, Luke Evans (owner, occupier), house, farm, capital value £150, annual rateable value £10.
Article: 15 May 1900, "Bothwell" House fire.
Land: 14 Jan 1902, Luke Evans (owner), capital value £150, annual rateable value £10.
[T] High Street - 5 acres 4 perches
Conveyed: 18 Apr 1855, John Mears Ibbott purchased Crown Land for £20.
Land Grant: 18 Jun 1855, John Mears Ibbott, in consideration of £20.
Land Grant: 23 Jul 1856, John Mears Ibbott, enrolled upon payment of £20.
Conveyed: bef 21 Dec 1858, John Mears Ibbott to Samuel Jackson; a deed has not been located.
Residence: 21 Dec 1858, Samuel Jackson (owner, occupier, inserted), dwelling, annual rateable value £10.
Residence: 20 Nov 1860, Samuel Jackson (owner, occupier), dwelling, annual rateable value £10.
Residence: 19 Nov 1861, Samuel Jackson (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £10.
Residence: 15 Nov 1864, David Greig (occupier), Samuel Jackson (owner), house, annual rateable value £10.
Residence: 26 Feb 1867, Samuel Jackson (owner), house, annual rateable value £10.
Residence: 1 Mar 1870, Samuel Jackson (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £10.
Residence: 7 Feb 1871, Samuel Jackson (owner), house, annual rateable value £10.
Residence: 11 Mar 1873, Samuel Jackson (owner), house, 2 acres, annual rateable value £10; arable land, 3½ acres, annual rateable value £1 10s.
Certificate of Title: 9 Sep 1874, registered to Samuel Jackson, labourer & road contractor.
Residence: 30 Jan 1877, Samuel Jackson (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £11.
Property: 19 Mar 1878, Samuel Jackson (owner), house, annual rateable value £11.
Residence: 14 Jan 1890, Unoccupied, Samuel Jackson (owner), house, 1 acre, annual rateable value £8.
Residence: 28 Mar 1899, Samuel Jackson (owner, occupier), house, capital value £120, annual rateable value £6.
Property Transfer: 1 Mar 1900, Estate of Samuel Jackson to his son, John Jackson.
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. ↗