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.

Charles Sims (1846-1926)
Elizabeth (Ryan) Whiteway (1846-1922)

Charles Sims, son of Job Sims and Magdalene Grayson.

b: 3 May 1846, Tasmania, Australia (1); bap: 11 Nov 1846, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (1); d: 8 Apr 1926, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (2); bur: 10 Apr 1926, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (3).

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

b: 26 Jun 1846, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (4); bap: 13 Jul 1846, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (5); m: 20 Feb 1864, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (6); d: 11 Jan 1922, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (7); bur: 13 Jan 1922, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (8).

Children of Charles Sims and Elizabeth Ryan:

  1. Ellen Magdalene Sims - b: 2 Dec 1864, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (9); bap: 8 Jan 1865, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (10). No further research carried out on this person.

  2. Charles Wigmore Sims - b: 19 Apr 1867, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (11); bap: 26 May 1867, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (12); d: 14 Feb 1940, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (13); bur: 15 Feb 1940, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (14). Spouse - Agnes Louisa Spurling, daughter of Henry Edwin Spurling and Matilda Rodman, b: abt 1873, Tasmania, Australia (15); m: 9 Jan 1895, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (15); d: 3 Jan 1936, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (16); bur: 4 Jan 1936, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (16).

  3. Louisa Emily Sims - b: 19 Apr 1869, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (17). No further research has been carried out on this person.

  4. Arthur Edward Sims - b: 1 Sep 1871, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (18); d: 21 Dec 1943, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (19). Spouse - Ellen Hallett, daughter of Charles Hallett and Elizabeth Baker, b: 14 Mar 1866, Hamilton, Tasmania, Australia (20); m: 12 Jun 1912, St James’ Church, Montacute, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (21); d: 14 Dec 1922, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (22); bur: 16 Dec 1922, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (23).

  5. Edward Bowden Sims - b: 30 Mar 1873, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (24). No further research has been carried out on this person.

  6. Lucy Kate Sims - b: 2 Apr 1875, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (25). No further research has been carried out on this person.

  7. William Robert Sims - b: 22 Nov 1876, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (26); bap: 28 Jan 1877, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (27); d: 6 Jan 1948, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia (28); crem: 8 Jan 1948, Carr Villa Memorial Park, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia (28). Spouse - Alice Sarah North, daughter of William North and Kezia Gaby, b: 23 Oct 1882, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (29); bap: 24 Nov 1882, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (30); m: 3 Oct 1907, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (31); d: 12 Sep 1957, Tasmania, Australia (32); bur: 13 Sep 1957, Carr Villa Memorial Park, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia (32).

  8. Mary Elizabeth Sims - b: 25 Aug 1880, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (33); bap: 17 Oct 1880, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (34); d: 8 Mar 1881, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (35); bur: aft 8 Mar 1881, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (36).

  9. Alice Mary Sims - b: 21 Jul 1883, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (37); bap: 19 Aug 1883, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (38). No further research has been carried out on this person.

  10. Henry Theodore Sims - b: 25 Dec 1885, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (39); bap: 31 Jan 1886, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (40); d: 21 Jan 1945, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (41); bur: 23 Jan 1945, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (42). Spouse - Edith Reardon, daughter of James Reardon and Elizabeth Rushforth, b: 3 Mar 1880, Southport, Tasmania, Australia (43); m: 12 Feb 1921, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (44); d: 29 May 1971, Tasmania, Australia (45); bur: aft 29 May 1971, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (45).

  11. Frances Gertrude Sims - b: 11 Nov 1887, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (46); bap: 25 Dec 1887, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (47). No further research has been carried out on this person.

  12. Frank Clyde Sims - b: 25 Jun 1890, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (48); bap: 19 Aug 1890, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (49); d: 22 Aug 1890, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (50); bur: aft 22 Aug 1890, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (51).

Sources

Family of Charles Sims

  1. FamilySearch: Australia Births & Baptisms, 1792-1981, Charles Simms, 1846, Hobart, Tasmania (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTXL-129).

  2. TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Sims, 9 Apr 1926, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29440447).

  3. Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, Charles Sims, 1926, section A21, site 1-3.

  4. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Given Name Not Recorded Ryan, no 54/1846, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-26-p218j2k).

  5. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Elizabeth Ryan, baptism, no 48/1846.

  6. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Sims-Ryan, no 1/1864, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-23p1j2k).

  7. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Sims, 13 Jan 1922, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23538461).

  8. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Elizabeth Sims, 1922, section A21, site 1-3.

  9. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Ellen Magdelene Sims, no 35/1865, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-42p067j2k).

  10. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, Ellen Magdalen Sims, no 319/1865.

  11. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Charles Wigmore Sims, no 7/1867, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-45p796j2k).

  12. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Charles Wigmore Sims, no 359/1867.

  13. TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Sims, 14 Feb 1940, p9 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25783809).

  14. Tasmania: Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, Charles Wignora Sims, 1940, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=34009).

  15. Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Sims-Spurling, no 160/1895, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-54p110j2k).

  16. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths & Funerals," Sims, 4 Jan 1936, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/30071141).

  17. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Louisa Emily Sims, no 12/1869, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-47p551j2k).

  18. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Arthur Edward Sims, no 25/1871), Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-49p283j2k).

  19. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Sims, 30 Dec 1943, p7 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26000872).

  20. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Ellen Hallett, no 643/1866, Hamilton (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-44p631j2k).

  21. Libraries Tasmania: Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Sims-Hallett, marriage, no 17/1902, Bothwell.

  22. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Sims, 15 Dec 1922, p1 (https://trove.nla.ov.au/newspaper/article/23654023).

  23. Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, Ellen Sims, 1922, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=22412).

  24. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Edward Bowden Sims, no 9/1873, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-51p763j2k).

  25. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Lucy Kate Sims, no 10/1875, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-53p462j2k).

  26. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), William Robert Sims, no 29/1876, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-54p733j2k).

  27. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, William Robert Sims, no 547/1877.

  28. TROVE: The Examiner (Launceston, TAS : 1900-1954), "Deaths," Sims, 7 Jan 1948, p7 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/52623548).

  29. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Alice Sarah North, no 736/1882, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-60p202j2k).

  30. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Alice Sarah North, no 663/1882.

  31. Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Sims-North, marriage, no 39/1907, Bothwell.

  32. Find A Grave, Alice Sarah Sims, 1957, Memorial ID 212949970, citing Carr Villa Memorial Park, Kings Meadows, Tasmania, Australia; maintained by !woowoo, contributor 49949980 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212949970/alice-sarah-sims).

  33. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Mary Elizabeth Sims, no 511/1880, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-58p331j2k).

  34. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Mary Elizabeth Sims, no 606/1880.

  35. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Mary Elizabeth Sims, no 34/1881, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-50p45j2k).

  36. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Mary Elizabeth Sims, 1881, section A21, site 1-3.

  37. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Alice Mary Sims, no 140/1883, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-62p512j2k).

  38. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Alice Mary Sims, no 677/1883.

  39. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Henry Theodore Sims, no 825/1886, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-65p105j2k).

  40. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Henry Theodore Sims, no 782/1886.

  41. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Sims, 22 Jan 1945, p8 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26059872).

  42. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Henry Theodore Sims, 1945, section A21, site 1-3.

  43. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Edith Reardon, no 944/1880, Esperance (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-58p378j2k).

  44. Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Sims-Reardon, marriage, no 367/1921, Hobart.

  45. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Edith Sims, 1971, section A21, site 1-3.

  46. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Frances Gertrude Sims, no 894/1887, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-66p500j2k).

  47. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Frances Gertrude Sims, no 848/1887.

  48. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Frank Clyde Sims, no 848/1890, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-69p125j2k).

  49. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Frank Clyde Sims, no 953/1890.

  50. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Frank Clyde Sims, no 461/1890, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-59p49j2k).

  51. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Frank Clyde Sims, 1890, section A21, site 1-3.