Map 2 - Sections A1, Gg, Hh
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 sections below have been modified from the Tasmanian Archives: Map - Bothwell (B38), AF819/1/27
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[A1] Schaw Street - 10 acres 2 roods 11 perches
Conveyed: 10 Aug 1854, Edward Andrews purchased Crown Land for £35.
Land Grant: 19 Dec 1854, Edward Andrews, in consideration of £35.
Land Grant: 19 Apr 1855, Edward Andrews, enrolled upon payment of £35.
Land: 18 May 1858, Edward Andrews (owner), 54 acres, annual rateable value £80; includes [35], [Gg1], [Tt], [Zz].
Land: 1 Mar 1870, Edward Andrews (owner), pastoral land, 35a 1r 29p, annual rateable value £15; includes [Gg1], [Tt], [Zz].
Property Transfer: 1 Mar 1871, [A1] Schaw St, Bothwell, TAS; Estate of Edward Andrews to his widow, Catherine (Curtin) Andrews & son, Charles Edward Andrews.
Advertisement: 31 Jan 1879, "Properties in Bothwell" 10 acres.
Conveyed: 31 Jan 1890, Catherine (Curtin) Andrews to Alfred Beresford for £100; includes [Zz].
Conveyed: 10 Apr 1894, Alfred Beresford to William Lewis for £70; includes [Zz].
Land: 28 Mar 1899, William Lewis (owner), paddock, capital value £65, annual rateable value £5.
Land: 21 Nov 1905, William Lewis, (owner), paddock, capital value £65, annual rateable value £5.
Property Transfer: aft 18 Dec 1917, Estate of William Lewis to his widow, Kate Rosina (Woodruff) Lewis.
Land: 4 Mar 1919, Mrs Kate Rosina Lewis, (owner), paddock, annual rateable value £5.
[Gg1] Scott Street- 5 acres 6 perches
Conveyed: 10 Aug 1854, Edward Andrews purchased Crown Land for £15 3s.
Land Grant: 28 Dec 1854, Edward Andrews, in consideration of £15 3s.
Land Grant: 19 Apr 1855, Edward Andrews, enrolled upon payment of £15 3s.
Land: 18 May 1858, Edward Andrews (owner), 54 acres, annual rateable value £80; includes [35], [A1], [Tt], [Zz].
Land: 15 Nov 1864, Edward Andrews (owner), cultivated land, 5 acres, annual rateable value £2 10s.
Residence: 26 Feb 1867, William Jones (occupier), Edward Andrews (owner), house, under 1 acre, annual rateable value £5.
Land: 26 Feb 1867, Edward Andrews (owner), cultivated land, 5 acres, annual rateable value £2 10s.
Land: 1 Mar 1870, Edward Andrews (owner), pastoral land, 35a 1r 29p, annual rateable value £15; includes [A1], [Tt], [Zz].
Property Transfer: 1 Mar 1871, Estate of Edward Andrews to his widow, Catherine (Curtin) Andrews.
Land: 19 Mar 1878, Empty, Mrs Catherine Andrews (owner), hut, 1 acre, annual rateable value £5.
Advertisement: 31 Jan 1879, "Properties in Bothwell" Grassy Paddock.
Advertisement: 12 Mar 1891, "Valuable Property" Auction.
Conveyed: 1 Dec 1891, Catherine (Curtin) Andrews to Charles Albert Nichols for £20.
Land: 28 Mar 1899, Charles Albert Nichols (owner), 5 acres, capital value £30, annual rateable value £1.
[Gg2] Schaw Street - 3 acres 3 roods 24 perche
Land Grant: 13 Oct 1862, Simon Arnett, in consideration of £11.
Land Grant: 27 Oct 1862, Simon Arnett, enrolled upon payment of £11.
Certificate of Title: 18 Dec 1862, registered to Simon Arnett, storekeeper.
Land: 15 Nov 1864, Simon Arnett (owner), allotment, annual rateable value £2.
Land: 1 Mar 1870, Simon Arnett (owner), arable pastoral land, 16¾ acres, annual rateable value £8; includes [Xx-Yy].
Land: 19 Mar 1878, Simon Arnett (owner), paddocks, 16¾ acres, annual rateable value £8; includes [Xx-Yy].
Mortgage: 18 Mar 1880, Simon Arnett borrowed £300 from Frederick Synnot against [H3], [I8.1], [A16], [Gg2], [Xx-Yy].
Mortgage: 18 Nov 1885, transferred to the executors of Frederick Synnot (LIST: Simon Arnett, title historic, vol 1, fol 44)
Land: 16 Feb 1886, Simon Arnett (owner), paddock, annual rateable value £1.
Mortgage: 11 Apr 1889, transferred 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], [A16], [Xx-Yy].
Land: 28 Mar 1899, William Blake (occupier), Perpetual Trustees Executors and Agency Co (owners), 26 acres, capital value £200, annual rateable value £9; includes [H3], [A16], [Xx-Yy].
Conveyed: 7 Jul 1916, The Perpetual Trustees, Executors and Agency Company of Tasmania Limited to Robert Swindells.
Certificate of Title: 10 Aug 1916, registered to Robert Swindells, labourer.
[Gg3, Hh] Schaw Street - 9 acres 1 rood 31 perches
Land Grant: 14 Jun 1848, George King, in consideration of £37 15s.
Land Grant: 20 Jun 1848, George King, enrolled upon payment of £37 15s.
Land: 18 May 1858, George Ife (occupier), George King (owner), grass paddock, annual rateable value £5.
Land: 21 Dec 1858, George William Ife (occupier), George King (owner, erased), grass paddock, annual rateable value £5.
Land: 21 Dec 1858, George William Ife (occupier), Mrs Harriett King (owner), grass paddock, annual rateable value £5.
Land: 15 Nov 1864, James Dalwood (occupier), Mrs Harriett King (owner), grass paddock, annual rateable value £5.
Conveyed: bef 13 Mar 1866, Harriet Matilda (Unknown) King to James Dalwood; a deed has not been located.
Land: 13 Mar 1866, James Dalwood (owner), paddocks, annual rateable value £5.
Land: 26 Feb 1867, James Dalwood (owner), cultivated paddocks, annual rateable value £5.
Land: 7 Feb 1871, James Dalwood (owner), arable land, annual rateable value £5.
Advertisement: 23 Apr 1877, "Auction" 10 acres of land.
Land: 19 Mar 1878, James Dalwood (owner), cultivated paddocks, annual rateable value £5.
Land: 22 Mar 1881, Richard Allen Jnr (occupier), James Dalwood (owner), annual rateable value £7.
Advertisement: 8 Nov 1883, James Dalwood named under "Real Property Act Notices."
Conveyed: bef 4 Dec 1883, James Dalwood to Isaac Blake.
Certificate of Title: 4 Dec 1883, registered to Isaac Blake, farmer, Bagdad.
Land: 16 Feb 1886, William Blake (occupier), Isaac Blake (owner), annual rateable value £7 10s.
Land: 28 Mar 1899, William Blake (occupier), Isaac Blake (owner), capital value £35, annual rateable value £7.
Conveyed: 5 Feb 1906, Isaac Blake to Robert Swindells.
Mortgage: 5 Feb 1906, Robert Swindells borrowed £20 from William Henry Dawson.
Certificate of Title: 14 Feb 1906, registered, Robert Swindells, farmer.
Conveyed: 6 Aug 1907, [Gg3], 3a 3r 20p, Robert Swindells to Charles David Medhurst for £37 10s.
Mortgage: 6 Aug 1907, discharged, £20 paid in full by Robert Swindells.
Certificate of Title: 31 Dec 1907, [Hh], 5a 2r 11p, registered to Robert Swindells.
Land: 4 Mar 1919, [Gg3], Charles David Medhurst (owner), annual rateable value £2.
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