Map 2 - Sections 31 to 35
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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[31] Schaw Street - 10 acres
Land: 18 May 1858, William Horne (occupier), The Queen (owner), annual rateable value £5.
Land: 6 Dec 1859, William Horne (occupier, erased), The Queen (owner), annual rateable value £5.
Land: 20 Nov 1860, William Moyes (occupier), The Queen (owner), annual rateable value £5.
Land: 19 Mar 1878, John Hale (occupier), Church of Scotland (owner), annual rateable value £5.
Land: 28 Mar 1899, David Wylie (occupier), Trustees Presbyterian Church (owners), capital value £100, annual rateable value £5.
[32] Wentworth Street - 7 acres 18 perches
Land Grant: 20 Feb 1837, Alexander Reid.
Advertisement: 22 Aug 1837, "To be Sold."
Land Grant: 17 Mar 1838, Alexander Reid, enrolled.
Conveyed: 30 Dec 1840, [32.2], 5a, Alexander Reid to John McWaide for £50; includes [33].
Conveyed: 24 Jan 1848, [32.1], 4a, Alexander Reid to Robert Wilson for £10.
For more information, go to [32.1] Wentworth St & [32.2] Wentworth St
[32.1] Wentworth Street - 4 acres
Census: 1 Jan 1848, Rev Robert Wilson (owner, occupier), stone, unfinished, inhabited.
Conveyed: 24 Jan 1848, Alexander Reid to Robert Wilson for £10.
Advertisement: 4 May 1849, "Bothwell" Clifton Priory.
Residence: 18 May 1858, Mrs Maria Lord (owner, occupier), house, 50 acres, annual rateable value £80; includes [Jj-Ll].
Residence: 19 Nov 1861, Executors of Edward Lord (owners), house, 50 acres, annual rateable value £70; includes [Jj-Ll].
Residence: 8 Mar 1865, William John Pickett Bedford, landholder.
Residence: 13 Mar 1866, William John Pickett Bedford (occupier), executors of Edward Lord (owner), house, annual rateable value £30.
Advertisement: 4 Jan 1870, "Boarding School for Young Ladies."
Residence: 7 Feb 1871, Mrs Sarah Collet (occupier), executors of Edward Lord (owner), house, annual rateable value £20.
Advertisement: 17 Jun 1871, "Preliminary Notice" Auction, household furniture & effects.
Residence: 20 Feb 1872, Hannah Paton (occupier), executors of Edward Lord (owner), house, annual rateable value £20.
Property Transfer: 8 May 1874, Executors of Edward Lord to his son, Edward Robert Lord.
Residence: 19 Mar 1878, Nathaniel Paul Allison (occupier), Edward Robert Lord (owner), house, 35 acres, annual rateable value £20; includes [Jj-Ll].
Residence: 16 Feb 1886, Job Geard (occupier), Edward Robert Lord (owner), house, 35 acres, annual rateable value £20; includes [Jj-Ll].
Conveyed: 29 Oct 1891, Edward Iveagh Lord to James Williams for £350; includes [32.1], [Ii-Ll].
Residence: 19 Feb 1895, James Williams (owner, occupier), house, 64 acres, annual rateable value £20; includes [Ii-Ll].
Residence: 28 Mar 1899, Arthur Charles Hirst (occupier), James Williams (owner), house, 64 acres, capital value £600, annual rateable value £30; includes [Ii-Ll] .
Article: 20 May 1899, "The New Assessments."
Residence: 14 Jan 1902, Arthur Charles Hirst (occupier), James Williams (owner), house, 64 acres, capital value £600, annual rateable value £6; includes [Ii-Ll].
Electoral Roll: 1914, Arthur Charles Hirst (council clerk); Maria Louisa Hirst (domestic duties); Edith Louisa Hirst (domestic duties).
[32.2] Wentworth Street - approx 3 acres
Conveyed: 30 Dec 1840, Alexander Reid to John McWaide for £50; includes [33].
Land: 18 May 1858, John McWaide (owner), land, 18 acres, annual rateable value £50; includes [1], [33]. By process of elimination, the remaining 11 acres are [Ii].
Property Transfer: aft 31 May 1862, estate of John McWaide to his children John, Anna, Archibald & Peter McWaide.
Land: 26 Feb 1867, John Henric Easton (occupier), executors of John McWaide (owners), house, brewery, 19½ acres, annual rateable value £40; includes [1], [33], [Ii].
Land: 20 Feb 1872, John Henric Easton (occupier), executors of John McWaide (owners), house, garden, 7 acres, annual rateable value £17; includes [1].
Land: 16 Feb 1886, John McWaide (owner), 30 acres, annual rateable value £20; includes [1], [33], [Pp].
Conveyed: 8 Mar 1889, Anna Maria (McWaide) Crossin conveyed her share to her brothers, John McWaide and Peter Percy McWaide, for £110; [1], [33], [Pp].
Mortgage: 8 Mar 1889, John & Peter Percy McWaide borrowed £125 from Joseph Benson Mather against [1], [32.2], [33], [Pp] (LIST: John McWade, historic deed, no 08/2045)
Land: 28 Mar 1899, John McWaide (owner), land, 9 acres, capital value £200, annual rateable value £15; includes [1], [33].
Conveyed: 3 May 1915, to Martha Jane Mather for £105 under mortgage default; [1], [32.2], [33], [Pp].
Conveyed: 2 Aug 1915, Martha Jane Mather & Archibald Thomas McWaide to Robert Swindells, who paid £146 5s to Martha Jane Mather and £48 15s to Archibald Thomas McWaide; includes [1], [33].
Conveyed: 23 Aug 1915, Robert Swindells to Gifford White & Thomas White for £60; includes [1].
Land: 3 Apr 1919, Gifford & Thomas White (owners), paddock, 2¾ acres, annual rateable value £2.
[33] Wentworth Street - 2 acres 3 roods 22 perches
Land Grant: 20 Feb 1837, Alexander Reid.
Advertisement: 22 Aug 1837, "To Be Sold."
Land Grant: 17 Mar 1838, Alexander Reid, enrolled.
Conveyed: 30 Dec 1840, Alexander Reid to John McWaide for £50; includes [32.2].
Census:1 Jan 1848, John McWaide (owner, occupier), stone, completed.
Residence: 18 May 1858, Benjamin Jackman (occupier), John McWaide (owner), house, annual rateable value £12.
Residence: 18 May 1858, [33.1] Tannery, Wentworth St, Bothwell, TAS; John McWaide (owner, occupier), house, brewery, tannery, 18 acres, annual rateable value £50; includes [1], [32.2] By process of elimination, the remaining 11 acres are [Ii].
Property Transfer: abt 1859, approx 2r, John McWaide to his son-in-law, Joseph Hinchy.
For more information, go to [33.1] Wentworth St & [33.2] River St
[33.1] Wentworth St Street - 2 acres 3 roods 22 perches
Residence: 19 Nov 1861, John McWaide (owner, occupier), house, brewery, tannery, 18 acres, annual rateable value £50; includes [1], [32.2]. By process of elimination, the remaining 11 acres are [Ii].
Property Transfer: aft 31 May 1862, estate of John McWaide to his children John, Anna, Archibald & Peter McWaide.
Advertisement: 13 Jun 1863, "To Let" By tender.
Residence: 26 Feb 1867, John Easton (occupier), executors of John McWaide (owners), house, brewery, 19½ acres, annual rateable value £40 includes [1], [32.2], [Ii]. By process of elimination, the remaining 11 acres are [Ii].
Residence: 26 Feb 1867, John Smith (occupier), executors of John McWaide (owner), part of house, annual rateable value £5.
Residence: 1 Mar 1870, Joseph Cook (occupier), executors of John McWaide (owner), tannery, building, 6 acres, annual rateable value £20; includes [1].
Residence: 20 Feb 1872, John Henric Easton (occupier), executors of John McWaide (owners), house, 7 acres, annual rateable value £17; includes [1], [32.2].
Residence: 20 Feb 1872, James McGowan (occupier), Mrs Esther Easton (owner), tannery, buildings, under 1 acre, annual rateable value £15.
Residence: 16 Feb 1886, John McWaide (owner, occupier), house, 30 acres, annual rateable value £20; includes [1], [32.2], [Pp].
Conveyed: 7 Mar 1889, Anna Maria (McWaide) Crossin conveyed to her brothers John & Peter Percy McWaide for £110; includes [1], [32.2], [Pp].
Mortgage: 8 Mar 1889, John & Peter Percy McWaide borrowed £125 from Joseph Benson Mather against [1], [32.2], [33.1], [Pp].
Advertisement: 22 Mar 1893, "Auction" Lot 4.
Residence: 28 Mar 1899, John McWaide (owner, occupier), cottage, 9 acres, capital value £200, annual rateable value £15; includes [1], [32.2].
Conveyed: 3 May 1915, to Martha Jane Mather for £105 under mortgage default; [1], [32.2], [33], [Pp].
Conveyed: 2 Aug 1915, Martha Jane Mather to Robert Swindells, who paid £146 5s to Martha Jane Mather and £48 15s to Archibald Thomas McWaide; includes [1], [32.2].
[33.2] River Street - approx 2 roods
Residence: 6 Dec 1859, Benjamin Jackman (occupier, erased), John McWaide (owner), house, annual rateable value £12.
Property Transfer: aft 6 Dec 1859, approx 2r, John McWaide to his son-in-law, Joseph Hinchy; a conveyance was never executed.
Residence: 20 Nov 1860, John Mahoney (occupier), Joseph Hinchy (owner), house, annual rateable value £12.
Residence: 15 Nov 1864, Joseph Hinchy (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £10.
Residence: 11 Feb 1868, Samuel Ayres (occupier), Joseph Hinchy (owner), house, annual rateable value £8.
Land: 11 Feb 1868, Joseph Hinchy (owner), garden, annual rateable value £2.
Residence: 19 Mar 1878, Robert Wells (occupier), Joseph Hinchy (owner), house, annual rateable value £4.
Residence: 22 Mar 1881, Samuel Glover (occupier), Joseph Hinchy (owner), house, annual rateable value £5.
Residence: 17 Feb 1885, Joseph Hinchy (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £6.
Property Transfer aft 15 Sep 1887, estate of Joseph Hinchy to his widow, Cecilia Hinchy.
Residence: 14 Jan 1890, Mrs Cecilia Hinchy (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £6.
Residence: 28 Mar 1899, Mrs Cecilia Hinchy (owner, occupier), house, capital value £100, annual rateable value £7.
Property Transfer: aft 29 Mar 1903, estate of Cecilia (McWaide) Hinchy to her son, Edward Hinchy.
Residence: 21 Nov 1905, Edward Gowry Hinchy (owner, occupier), house, capital value £100, annual rateable value £7.
Residence: 2 Aug 1910, Edward Gowry Hinchy (owner, occupier), house, capital value £100, annual rateable value £7.
Property Transfer: aft 25 Oct 1913, estate of Edward Hinchy to his sister, Elizabeth (Hinchy) Baker.
Property: 3 Nov 1914, Mrs Elizabeth Baker (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £7.
Property: 4 Mar 1919, Mrs Elizabeth Baker (owner), house, annual rateable value £7.
[34] Wentworth Street - 10 acres
Article: 19 Apr 1833, "Barn of Mr Russell" Fire.
Advertisement: 19 Jul 1833, "Survey Office" Claim for Grant of Land.
Advertisement: 8 Mar 1836, "Elegant Family Residence" For Sale.
Advertisement: 5 May 1840, "Important Announcement" To be Let.
Census: 1 Jan 1842, Robert Stuart (occupier), D'Arcy Wentworth (owner), stone, unfinished, inhabited.
Census: 1 Jan 1848, Thomas Wilkinson (occupier), D'Arcy Wentworth (owner), stone house, finished, inhabited.
Article: 10 Jan 1853, "Educational," William Slade Smith.
Residence: 7 Jan 1854, William Slade Smith, schoolmaster.
Article: 22 Mar 1854, "Floods at Bothwell."
Conveyed: 2 Aug 1854, D'Arcy Wentworth to William Slade Smith for £1000, being £250 paid by William Slade Smith and the balance of £750 paid by Elias Grimsey, mortgagor.
Advertisement: 20 Jan 1855, "Wentworth House' Auction.
Conveyed: 2 Mar 1855, William Slade Smith to Robert Worley.
Advertisement: 21 Dec 1855, "Family Mansion" Auction.
Advertisement: 19 Feb 1856, "Unreserved Sale" Lot 5.
Conveyed: 10 Jul 1856, Robert Worley conveyed to William Meyer Hesketh, being £350 paid to Robert Worley and £750 plus interest paid to Elias Grimsey, by virtue of the Indenture of Mortgage of the 2nd August 1854.
Residence: 18 May 1858, Wickham Meyer Hesketh (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £50.
Article: 19 Aug 1858, "Bothwell" Floods.
Residence: 20 Nov 1860, Wickham Meyer Hesketh (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £50.
Residence: 26 Feb 1867, Wickham Meyer Hesketh (occupier), Church of England (owners), house, annual rateable value £40.
Residence: 11 Mar 1873, Wickham Meyer Hesketh (occupier), Church of England (owners), house, annual rateable value £50.
Residence: 30 Jan 1877, John Chambers (occupier), Church of England (owners), house, annual rateable value £50.
Residence: 28 Mar 1899, W H Webster (occupier), Church of England Trustees (owners), rectory, capital value £650, annual rateable value £36.
[35] Logan Street - 18 acres 2 roods 24 perches
Land Grant: 10 May 1838, Archibald McDowall.
Land Grant: 20 Jul 1838, Archibald McDowall, enrolled.
Land Grant: 7 Dec 1841, Archibald McDowall & Thomas Young.
Land Grant: 23 Mar 1842, Archibald McDowall & Thomas Young, enrolled.
Census: 1 Jan 1848, Frederick Patterson.
Advertisement: 4 Jan 1854, "Clydeville Cottage" Auction.
Conveyed: 2 Dec 1854, Frederick Patterson to Edward Andrews for £1300.
Residence: 18 May 1858, Edward Andrews (owner, occupier), house, outbuildings, 54 acres, annual rateable value £80; includes [A1], [Gg1], [Tt], [Zz].
Residence: 26 Feb 1867, Edward Andrews (owner, occupier), house, outbuildings, annual rateable value £50.
Mortgage: 22 Jun 1869, Edward Andrews borrowed £300 from Martha Rayner; includes [29], [B6].
Mortgage: 19 Nov 1869, Edward Andrews borrowed £250 from Martha Rayner; includes [29], [B6].
Residence: 7 Feb 1871, Mrs Catherine Andrews (owner, occupier), house, outbuildings, annual rateable value £45.
Property Transfer: 1 Mar 1871, Estate of Edward Andrews to his widow, Catherine (Curtin) Andrews & son, Charles Edward Andrews.
Residence: 3 Feb 1874, Mrs Catherine Andrews (owner, occupier), house, farm, annual rateable value £50.
Advertisement: 31 Jan 1879, "Properties in Bothwell" Lot 5.
Residence: 25 Feb 1879, Mrs Catherine Andrews (owner, occupier), house, farm, annual rateable value £50.
Mortgage: 21 Jul 1881, Catherine (Curtin) Andrews & Charles Edward Andrews borrowed £700 from William Lambert Dobson; includes [B6].
Mortgage: 14 Aug 1881, discharged, £300 & £250 paid in full by Catherine (Curtin) Andrews & Charles Edward Andrews.
Conveyed: 17 Aug 1889, Catherine (Curtin) Andrews & Charles Edward Andrews conveyed to James Moyes for £615, paid to William Lambert Dobson (the mortgagor), plus 5 shillings paid to Catherine (Curtin) Andrews.
Residence: 14 Jan 1890, George Geard (occupier), James Moyes (owner), house, annual rateable value £40.
Advertisement: 6 May 1895, "Valuable Property at Bothwell" Auction.
Residence: 28 Mar 1899, Mrs Harriet Moyes (occupier), executors of Sir W Dobson's estate, house, capital value £600, annual rateable value £25.
Electoral Roll: 1914, Harriet Moyes, domestic duties.
Electoral Roll: 1914, George William Knight, farmer.
Residence: 3 Nov 1914, Mrs Harriet Moyes (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £30.
Electoral Roll: 1919, Harriet Moyes, domestic duties.
Electoral Roll: 1919, George William Knight, farmer.
Residence: 4 Mar 1919, Mrs Harriet Moyes (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £30.
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