Map 2 - Sections Nn, Oo, Pp
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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[Nn] Adelaide Street- 24 acres 2 roods 13 perches
Conveyed: 10 Aug 1854, Edward Bowden purchased Crown Land for £167 10s.
Land Grant: 4 Jan 1855, Edward Bowden, in consideration of £167 10s.
Land Grant: 19 Jan 1855, Edward Bowden, enrolled upon payment of £167 10s.
Land: 18 May 1858, Edward Bowden (owner), grass paddocks, 57 acres, annual rateable value £15; includes [Rr], [Ww].
Property Transfer: aft 21 Sep 1858, Estate of Edward Bowden to his widow, Diana (Ayres) Bowden.
Land: 6 Dec 1859, Mrs Diana Bowden (owner, inserted), grass paddocks, 57 acres, annual rateable value £15; includes [Rr], [Ww].
Land: 19 Nov 1861, John White & Simon Arnett (occupiers), Mrs Diana Bowden (owner), grass paddocks, 47 acres, annual rateable value £12 7s 6d; includes [Rr].
Property Transfer: aft 28 Nov 1866, [Nn] Adelaide St, Bothwell, TAS; Estate of Diana (Ayres) Bowden to her daughter, Eliza (Bowden) Warren.
Land: 26 Feb 1867, John White & Simon Arnett (occupiers), Mrs Eliza Warren (owner), pastoral land, 47 acres, annual rateable value £15; includes [Rr].
Land: 28 Mar 1899, Edward Swindells (occupier), Mrs Eliza Warren (owner), capital value £150, annual rateable value £5.
Conveyed: 20 Feb 1906, Executors of Eliza (Bowden) Warren to Edward Swindells for £75.
[Oo1] Wilmot Street - 10 acres 1 rood 15 perches
Conveyed: 10 Aug 1854, Charles Manser purchased Crown Land for £72.
Land Grant: 19 Dec 1854, Charles Manser, in consideration of £72.
Land: 18 May 1858, Charles Manser (owner), annual rateable value £4.
Land: 21 Dec 1858, Charles Manser (owner, erased), annual rateable value £4.
Residence: 21 Dec 1858, Charles Manser (owner, occupier, inserted), house, annual rateable value £4.
Residence: 6 Dec 1859, Charles Manser (owner, occupier, erased), house, annual rateable value £4.
Residence: 6 Dec 1859, Thomas Adams (occupier, inserted), Charles Manser (owner), house, annual rateable value £7.
Residence: 20 Nov 1860, Unoccupied, Charles Manser (owner), house, annual rateable value £7.
Residence: 19 Nov 1861, Charles Manser (owner), house, annual rateable value £7.
Residence: 17 Nov 1863, William Nobes (occupier), Charles Manser (owner), house, annual rateable value £7.
Residence: 26 Feb 1867, Charles Manser (owner, occupier), house, annual rateable value £10.
Land Grant: 22 Aug 1871, Charles Manser, enrolled upon payment of £72.
Conveyed: bef 21 Sep 1871, Charles Manser to Richard Allen for £80; a deed has not been located.
Certificate of Title: 21 Sep 1871, registered to Richard Allen, farmer.
Residence: 20 Feb 1872, Joseph Crockett (occupier), Richard Allen (owner), house, annual rateable value £10.
Residence: 8 Sep 1874, Joseph Crockett (occupier, erased), Richard Allen (owner), house, 3 acres, annual rateable value £6 10s.
Land: 19 Mar 1878, Richard Allen (owner), arable land, 41 acres, annual rateable value £20 10s; [Bb3], [Mm], [Oo1-part].
Property Transfer: 27 Nov 1882, [Oo1] Wilmot St, Bothwell, TAS; estate of Richard Allen to his son, Arthur Augustus Allen.
Certificate of Title: 28 Aug 1886, registered to Arthur August Allen, farmer.
Residence: 16 Feb 1892, George Horne (occupier), Arthur Allen (owner), house, annual rateable value £15.
Residence: 28 Mar 1899, John McClure (occupier), Arthur Augustus Allen (owner), cottage, capital value £200.
Conveyed: 2 May 1899, Arthur Augustus Allen to Edward Swindells for £110.
Certificate of Title: 22 May 1899, registered to Edward Swindells, labourer.
Residence: 14 Jan 1902, Edward Swindells (owner, occupier), cottage, capital value £110, annual rateable value £8.
[Oo2-Oo3] Adelaide Street- 15 acres 13 perches
Conveyed: 10 Aug 1854, William Slade Smith purchased Crown Land for £64.
Land Grant: 19 Dec 1854, William Slade Smith, in consideration of £64.
Land Grant: 5 Jan 1855, William Slade Smith, enrolled upon payment of £64.
Conveyed: 2 Mar 1855, William Slade Smith to Robert Worley for £200.
Conveyed: 2 May 1856, Robert Worley to Edwards Andrews for £100.
Land: 18 May 1858, Edward Andrews (owner), annual rateable value £7.
Land: 26 Feb 1867, Edward Andrews (owner), cultivated land, annual rateable value £7 10s.
Property Transfer: 1 Mar 1871, estate of Edward Andrews to his widow, Catherine (Curtin) Andrews.
Land: 19 Mar 1878, Mrs Catherine Andrews (owner), land, annual rateable value £7 10s.
Advertisement: 31 Jan 1879, "Properties in Bothwell: Winter paddock.
Conveyed: 6 May 1881, Catherine (Curtin) Andrews & Charles Edward Andrews to Alexander Reid for £45.
Land: 14 Jan 1890, Arthur Augustus Allen (occupier), executors of Alexander Reid (owner), annual rateable value £3.
Land: 28 Mar 1899, John Hale (occupier), Alexander Arthur Reid (owner), paddock, capital value £60, annual rateable value £3.
[Pp] Schaw Street - 20 acres 2 roods 20 perches
Conveyed: 10 Aug 1854, John McWaide purchased Crown Land for £61 17s.
Land Grant: 7 Nov 1854, John McWaide, in consideration of £61 17s.
Land Grant: 10 May 1855, John McWaide, enrolled upon payment of £61 17s.
Land: 18 May 1858, John McWaide (owner), annual rateable value £10.
Land: 19 Nov 1861, John McWaide (owner), annual rateable value £10.
Property Transfer: aft 31 May 1862, estate of John McWaide to his children John, Archibald, Anna & Peter McWaide.
Land: 17 Nov 1863, Mrs Esther McWaide (owner), cultivated land, annual rateable value £10.
Land: 15 Nov 1864, John Easton (owner), 39½ acres, annual rateable value £75; includes [1], [32.2], [33]. By process of elimination, the remaining 11 acres are [Ii].
Land: 26 Feb 1867, John Henric Easton (occupier), executors of John McWaide (owner), paddocks, annual rateable value £7.
Land: 19 Mar 1878, Mrs Esther Easton (owner), land, 26 acres, annual rateable value £30; includes [32.2], [33].
Land: 16 Feb 1886, John McWaide (owner), 30 acres, annual rateable value £20; includes [1], [32.2], [33].
Conveyed: 7 Mar 1889, Anna Maria (McWaide) Crossin to her brothers, John & Peter Percy McWaide, for £110; includes [1], [32.2], [33].
Mortgage: 8 Mar 1889, John & Peter Percy McWaide borrowed £125 from Joseph Benson Mather against [1], [32.2], [33], [Pp].
Advertisement: 22 Mar 1893, "Auction" Lot 1.
Land: 28 Mar 1899, John McWaide (owner), grazing paddock, capital value £80, annual rateable value £4.
Land: 3 Nov 1914, Vincent Geard (occupier), John McWaide (owner, deceased), paddock, annual rateable value £4.
Conveyed: 3 May 1915, To Martha Jane Mather for £105 under mortgage default; [1], [32.2], [33], [Pp].
Conveyed: 2 Aug 1915, Martha Jame Mather to Edward Swindells for £90; £67 10s paid to Martha Jane Mather, £22 10s paid to Archibald Thomas McWaide.
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