Map 2 - Sections Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu
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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[Qq] Schaw Street - 17 acres 32 perches
Conveyed: 11 Aug 1854, James Lord purchased Crown Land for £51 11s.
Land Grant: 7 Nov 1854, William Horne, in consideration of £51 11s.
Land Grant: 5 Jan 1855, William Horne, enrolled upon payment of £51 11s.
Land: 18 May 1858, William Horne (owner), 39a 1r 31p, annual rateable value £20; includes [Ss2], [Uu2], [Vv].
Land: 19 Nov 1861, William Horne (owner), 39a 1r 31p, annual rateable value £26; includes [Ss2], [Uu2], [Vv].
Advertisement: 21 Nov 1874, "For Sale Cheap."
Land: 19 Mar 1878, William Horne (owner), 39a 1r 31p, annual rateable value £24 14s; includes [Ss2], [Uu2], [Vv].
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, Lyttleton, New Zealand.
Land: 16 Feb 1886, William Horne (owner), 31 acres, annual rateable value £21; includes [Ss2], [Uu2], [Vv].
Conveyed: 25 Nov 1890, William Horne Jnr to James Williams for £300; includes [M-N], [Ss2], [Uu2], [Vv].
Certificate of Title: 22 Dec 1890, registered to James Williams, farmer.
Land: 19 Feb 1895, Mrs W Stonehouse (occupier), James Williams (owner), 39a 1r 31p, annual rateable value £23; includes [Qq], [Ss2], [Vv].
Land: 28 Mar 1899, Thomas Pulford (occupier), James Williams (owner), 39a 1r 31p, capital value £400, annual rateable value £23; includes [Ss2], [Uu2], [Vv].
[Rr] Schaw Street - 22 acres 7 perches
Conveyed: 10 Aug 1854, Edward Bowden purchased Crown Land for £66 11s.
Land Grant: 7 Nov 1854, Edward Bowden, in consideration of £66 11s.
Land Grant: 12 Dec 1854, Edward Bowden, enrolled upon payment of £66 11s.
Land: 18 May 1858, Edward Bowden Snr (owner), grass paddocks, 57 acres, annual rateable value £15; includes [Nn], [Ww].
Property Transfer: aft 21 Sep 1858, estate of Edward Bowden Snr to his widow, Diana (Ayres) Bowden.
Land: 6 Dec 1859, Mrs Diana Bowden (owner, inserted), grass paddocks, 57 acres, annual rateable value £15; includes [Nn], [Ww].
Land: 19 Nov 1861, John White & Simon Arnett (occupiers), Mrs Diana Bowden (owner), grass paddocks, 47 acres, annual rateable value £15; includes [Nn].
Property Transfer: aft 28 Nov 1866, 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 [Nn].
Land: 28 Mar 1899, Edward Swindells (occupier), Mrs Eliza Warren (owner), paddock, capital value £150, annual rateable value £7.
[Ss1] Adelaide Street - 7 acres
Land Grant: 28 Dec 1854, Captain William Langdon, in consideration of £30.
Land Grant: 16 Jan 1855, Captain William Langdon, enrolled upon payment of £30.
Land: 15 Nov 1864, William Langdon (owner), allotments, 12 acres, annual rateable value £3; includes [Aa2].
Land: 19 Mar 1878, William Langdon (owner), allotments, 12 acres, annual rateable value £2; includes [Aa2].
Property Transfer: 14 Jul 1879, estate of Captain William Langdon to his son, William Langdon.
Land: 28 Mar 1899, Unoccupied, William Langdon (owner), land, 12 acres, capital value £50, annual rateable value £2; includes [Aa2].
[Ss2] Schaw Street - 7 acres 2 perches
Land Grant: 28 Dec 1854, William Horne, in consideration of £21 1s.
Land Grant: 16 Jan 1855, William Horne, enrolled upon payment of £21 1s.
Land: 18 May 1858, William Horne (owner), 39a 1r 31p, annual rateable value £20; includes [Qq], [Uu2], [Vv].
Land: 19 Nov 1861, William Horne (owner), cultivated land, 39a 1r 31p, annual rateable value £26; includes [Qq], [Uu2], [Vv].
Advertisement: 21 Nov 1874, "For Sale Cheap."
Land: 19 Mar 1878, William Horne (owner), 39a 1r 31p, annual rateable value £24 14s; includes [Qq], [Uu2], [Vv].
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, Lyttleton, New Zealand.
Land: 16 Feb 1886, William Horne (owner), 31 acres, annual rateable value £21; includes [Uu2], [Qq].
Conveyed: 25 Nov 1890, William Horne Jnr to James Williams for £300; includes [M-N], [Qq], [Uu2], [Vv].
Certificate of Title: 22 Dec 1890, registered to James Williams, farmer.
Land: 19 Feb 1895, Mrs W Stonehouse (occupier), James Williams (owner), house, farm, 39a 1r 31p, annual rateable value £23 - includes [Qq], [Uu2], [Vv].
Land: 28 Mar 1899, Thomas Pulford (occupier), James Williams (owner), farm, 39a 1r 31p, capital value £400, annual rateable value £23; includes [Qq], [Uu2], [Vv].
[Tt] Adelaide Street - 13 acres 2 roods 17 perches
Article: 12 Aug 1854, "Crown Land Sales" Section Tt, Lot 1: 6a 3r 8p, Upset Price £20 8s, no bid; Lot 2: 6a 3r 9p, Upset Price £20 8s, no bid.
Land Grant: 28 Dec 1854, Edward Andrews, in consideration of £40 16s.
Land Grant: 19 Apr 1855, Edward Andrews, enrolled upon payment of £40 16s.
Land: 18 May 1858, Edward Andrews (owner), 54 acres, annual rateable value £80; includes [35], [A1], [Gg1], [Zz].
Land: 26 Feb 1867, Edward Andrews (owner), 15 acres, annual rateable value £7 10s.
Land: 1 Mar 1870, Edward Andrews (owner), pastoral land, 35a 1r 29p, annual rateable value £15; includes [A1], [Gg1], [Zz].
Property Transfer: 1 Mar 1871, estate of Edward Andrews to his widow, Catherine (Curtin) Andrews & his son, Charles Edward Andrews.
Advertisement: 31 Jan 1879, "For Sale" Well grassed piece of land.
Advertisement: 12 Mar 1891, "Valuable Property" Lot 1.
Conveyed: 20 Sep 1894, Charles Edward Andrews to Charles Manser for £40.
Land: 2 Aug 1898, Charles Manser (owner, inserted), capital value £30, annual rateable value £1.
Residence: 28 Mar 1899, Charles Manser (owner, occupier), cottage, capital value £150, annual rateable value £8.
[Uu1] Scott Street - 6 acres 3 roods 8 perches
Conveyed: 10 Aug 1854, John Allen purchased Crown Land for £20 8s.
Land Grant: 7 Nov 1854, John Allen, in consideration of £20 8s.
Land Grant: 4 Dec 1854, John Allen, enrolled upon payment of £20 8s.
Land: 28 Mar 1899, Unoccupied, Trustees of John Allen (owners), capital value £12, annual rateable value £1.
[Uu2] Schaw Street - 6 acres 3 roods 9 perches
Land Grant: 4 Jan 1855, William Horne, in consideration of £28.
Land Grant: 19 Jan 1855, William Horne, enrolled upon payment of £28.
Residence: 15 Nov 1864, William Horne (owner, occupier), house, barn, cultivated land, 39a 1r 31p, annual rateable value £26; includes [Qq], [Ss2], [Vv].
Residence: 26 Feb 1867, William Horne owner, house, out-buildings, 39a 1r 31p, annual rateable value £26; includes [Qq], [Ss2], [Vv].
Property Transfer: bef 8 Aug 1878, [Uu2] Schaw St, Bothwell, TAS; William Horne Snr to William Horne Jnr.
Certificate of Title: 8 Aug 1878, registered to William Horne Jnr, merchant clerk, Lyttleton, New Zealand.
Conveyed: 25 Nov 1890, William Horne Jnr to James Williams for £300; includes [M-N], [Qq], [Ss2], [Vv].
Certificate of Title: 22 Dec 1890, registered to James Williams, farmer.
Residence: 19 Feb 1895, Mrs W Stonehouse (occupier), James Williams (owner), house, farm, 39a 1r 31p, annual rateable value £23; includes [Qq], [Ss2], [Vv].
Residence: 28 Mar 1899, Thomas Pulford (occupier), James Williams (owner), house, farm, 39a 1r 31p, capital value £400, annual rateable value £23; includes [Qq], [Ss2], [Vv].
Article: 20 May 1899, "The New Assessments."
Residence: 2 Aug 1910, James Williams (owner, occupier), house, 17 acres, capital value £230, annual rateable value £14; includes [Vv].
Electoral Roll: 1914, James Williams, retired; Catherine Williams, domestic duties.
Residence: 3 Nov 1914, James Williams (owner, occupier), house, 17 acres, annual rateable value £14; includes [Vv].
Electoral Roll: 1919, James Williams, retired; Catherine Williams, domestic duties.
Residence: 4 Mar 1919, James Williams (owner, occupier), house, 17 acres, annual rateable value £14; includes [Vv].
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. ↗