Bothwell Families

These pages provide a glimpse into the life of the Bothwell Families during the 1800s.
You will find Family Trees and Individual Timelines which may not be exhaustive but will be updated as more research is conducted.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information provided.

Job Sims (1792-1866)
Magdalene Grayson (1808-1868)

Family of Job Sims and Magdalene Grayson

Job Sims, son of Charles Sims.

b: abt 1792, Pentrich, Derbyshire, England; Baptised - 25 Dec 1792, Pentrich, Derbyshire, England; d: 22 Jul 1866, Bendeveron, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: aft 22 Jul 1866, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

Spouse - Magdalene Grayson.

b: abt 1808, place unknown; m: 31 Dec 1844, Christ Church, Longford, Tasmania, Australia; d: 24 Nov 1868, Bendeveron, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 26 Nov 1868, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

Children of Job Sims and Magdalene Grayson:

  1. Frances Sims - b: abt 1845, Tasmania, Australia; d: 22 Apr 1928, Moonah, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Matthew (Saxon) Branch, son of Matthew Saxon and Eliza Pegram, b: 4 Aug 1845, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia; m: 23 Dec 1868, Young Queen Inn, [1-C3, C4] Dalrymple St, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 22 Aug 1896, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 23 Aug 1896, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

  2. Charles Sims - b: 3 May 1846, Tasmania, Australia; d: 8 Apr 1926, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

  3. Job Sims - b: 14 Oct 1850, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. No further research has been carried out on this person.

Second Generation of Job Sims and Magdalene Grayson

Family of Charles Sims and Elizabeth (Ryan) Whiteway

Charles Sims, son of Job Sims and Magdalene Grayson.

b: 3 May 1846, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 11 Nov 1846, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; d: 8 Apr 1926, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 10 Apr 1926, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

Spouse - Elizabeth (Ryan) Whiteway, daughter of Joseph Ryan and Ellen Wigmore.

b: 26 Jun 1846, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 13 Jul 1846, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; m: 20 Feb 1864, residence of Job Sims, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 11 Jan 1922, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 13 Jan 1922, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

Children of Charles Sims and Elizabeth Ryan:

  1. Ellen Magdalene Sims - b: 5 Dec 1864, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; Baptised - 8 Jan 1865, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 11 Oct 1930, East Prahran, Victoria, Australia. Spouse - Roderick Gordon McLeod, son of Roderick Gordon McLeod and Ellen Catherine Forsyth, b: 1868, St Giles, London, England; d: 12 Nov 1930, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

  2. Charles Wigmore Sims - b: 19 Apr 1867, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 14 Feb 1940, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 15 Feb 1940, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Agnes Louisa Spurling, daughter of Henry Edwin Spurling and Matilda Rodman, b: abt 1873, Tasmania, Australia; m: 9 Jan 1895, St David’s Cathedral, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; d: 3 Jan 1936, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 4 Jan 1936, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

  3. Louisa Emily Sims - b: 19 Apr 1869, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. No further research has been carried out on this person.

  4. Arthur Edward Sims - b: 1 Sep 1871, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 21 Dec 1943, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Cremated - 23 Dec 1943, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Spouse - Ellen Hallett, daughter of Charles Hallett and Elizabeth Baker, b: 14 Mar 1866, Hamilton, Tasmania, Australia; m: 12 Jun 1912, St James Church, Montacute, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 14 Dec 1922, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 16 Dec 1922, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

  5. Edward Bowden Sims - b: 30 Mar 1873, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. No further research has been carried out on this person.

  6. Lucy Kate Sims - b: 2 Apr 1875, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. No further research has been carried out on this person.

  7. William Robert Sims - b: 22 Nov 1876, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 6 Jan 1948, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia; crem: 8 Jan 1948, Carr Villa Memorial Park, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Alice Sarah North, daughter of William North and Kezia Gaby, b: 23 Oct 1882, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; m: 3 Oct 1907, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 12 Sep 1957, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 13 Sep 1957 - Carr Villa Memorial Park, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

  8. Mary Elizabeth Sims - b: 25 Aug 1880, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 8 Mar 1881, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

  9. Alice Mary Sims - b: 21 Jul 1883, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. No further research has been carried out on this person.

  10. Henry Theodore Sims - b: 25 Dec 1885, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. No further research has been carried out on this person.

  11. Frances Gertrude Sims - b: 11 Nov 1887, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. No further research has been carried out on this person.

  12. Frank Clyde Sims - b: 25 Jun 1890, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 22 Aug 1890, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.