Bothwell Families

These pages offer a glimpse into the lives of the Bothwell families during the 1800s.
You’ll find family trees and timelines - while not exhaustive, they will continue to be updated as research progresses.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information presented.

Richard Sheppard/Shepherd (1818-1879)
Hannah Stanley (1838-1886)

Richard Sheppard.

b: abt 1818, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England; d: 25 Mar 1879, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: aft 25 Mar 1879, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

Spouse - Hannah Stanley, daughter of Thomas Stanley and Lois Lovell.

b: abt 1838, place unknown; m: 26 Jul 1858, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 16 Oct 1886, Bothwell, Tasmania.

Children of Richard Sheppard and Hannah Stanley:

  1. George Sheppard - b: 26 Jun 1856, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 5 Jan 1862, Bothwell, Tasmania.**

  2. Francis Sheppard - b: 10 May 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 5 Jan 1862, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 31 Dec 1869, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: Jan 1870, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

  3. Mary Sheppard - b: 24 May 1861, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 5 Jan 1862, Bothwell, Tasmania.** Spouse - John Mark Medhurst, son of Trayton Medhurst and Jane Christina Baker, b: 3 Sep 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 21 Nov 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania; m: 29 Mar 1880, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 16 Apr 1934, Melton Mowbray, Tasmania; bur: 18 Apr 1934, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

  4. Edwin Sheppard - b: 13 Feb 1864, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 19 Feb 1865, Bothwell, Tasmania.**

  5. Elizabeth Sheppard - b: 29 Jul 1866, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 24 Mar 1867, Bothwell, Tasmania.**

  6. William Sheppard - b: 27 Feb 1869, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 5 Dec 1870, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 16 Jun 1871, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: aft 16 Jun 1871, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

  7. Thomas Lovell Sheppard - b: 26 May 1871, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 4 Jul 1871, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: aft 4 Jul 1871, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

  8. Lois Rosannah Sheppard - b: 9 Jul 1872, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 3 Sep 1872, Bothwell, Tasmania.**

  9. Alan Lovell Sheppard - b: 31 Dec 1875, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 27 Apr 1876, Bothwell, Tasmania.**

** No further research undertaken on this individual.