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.

William Stuart (1836-1910)
Helen Strachan (1845-1877)

🏠Property History

William Stuart.

b: abt 1836, Belfast, Ireland (1); d: 22 Aug 1910, Bothwell, Tasmania (1); bur: 25 Aug 1910, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (2).

Spouse - Helen Strachan.

b: abt 1845, place unknown (3); m: 29 Sep 1865, Bothwell, Tasmania (3); d: 7 Feb 1877, Bothwell, Tasmania (4); bur: aft 7 Feb 1877, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (5).

Children of William Stuart and Helen Strachan:

  1. Jane Boyd Stuart - b: 7 Aug 1869, Bothwell, Tasmania (6); bap: 6 Nov 1869, Bothwell, Tasmania (7); d: 11 Nov 1949, Bothwell, Tasmania (8); bur: 12 Nov 1949, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (9). Spouse - Edward Steven Moriarty, son of Edward Moriarty and Jane Smith, b: 26 Dec 1868, Bothwell, Tasmania (10); m: 19 Mar 1895, Bothwell, Tasmania (11); d: 22 Aug 1909, Bothwell, Tasmania (12); bur: aft 22 Aug 1909, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (13).

  2. William Boyd Stuart - b: 9 Sep 1870, Bothwell, Tasmania (14); bap: 18 Nov 1870, Bothwell, Tasmania (15); d: 22 Jun 1954, Bothwell, Tasmania (16); bur: 23 Jun 1954, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (17). Spouse - Amy Rose Cooper, daughter of William Alfred Cooper and Margaret McCarthy, b: 19 Oct 1878, Hollow Tree, Tasmania (18); m: 15 Jun 1898, Bothwell, Tasmania (19); d: 21 Mar 1942, North Hobart, Tasmania (20); bur: 23 Mar 1942, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (21).

  3. John Boyd Stuart - b: 21 Oct 1872, Bothwell, Tasmania (22); bap: 29 Jan 1873, Bothwell, Tasmania (23); d: 5 Nov 1954, Whitemore, Tasmania (24); bur: 6 Nov 1954, Methodist-Uniting Cemetery, Whitemore, Tasmania (24). Spouse - Lucy Jane Branch, daughter of Henry (Saxon) Branch and Mary Ann Jackman, b: 16 Feb 1874, Bothwell, Tasmania (25); bap: 16 Nov 1874, Bothwell, Tasmania (26); m: 2 Apr 1902, Bothwell, Tasmania (27); d: 25 May 1957, Whitemore, Tasmania (28); bur: aft 25 May 1957, Methodist-Uniting Cemetery, Whitemore, Tasmania (28).

  4. Female Stuart - b: 10 Oct 1874, Bothwell, Tasmania (29); d: 19 Oct 1874, Bothwell, Tasmania (30); bur: aft 19 Oct 1874, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (31).

  5. George Stuart - b: 7 Feb 1877, Bothwell, Tasmania (32); bap: 12 Feb 1877, Bothwell, Tasmania (33); d: 22 Feb 1877, Bothwell, Tasmania (34); bur: aft 22 Feb 1877, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (35).

Sources

Property in Bothwell purchased by William Stuart

For more information click on the link under the map.
Complete maps located on the Property History page.
Tasmanian Archives: Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified)

Sources

Family of William Stuart 

  1. Deaths in the District of Bothwell 1844-1938 (RGD17), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z1640, William Stuart, RGD17/1/2, no 769/1910.

  2. Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, William Stuart, 1910, section A17, site 5.

  3. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Stuart-Strachan, no 186/1868, Bothwell (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-27p112j2k).

  4. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Helen Stuart, no 7/1877, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-46p41j2k).

  5. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Helen Stuart, 1877, section A17, site 5.

  6. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Jane Boyd Stuart, no 25/1869, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-47p553j2k).

  7. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, Jane Boyd, No 404/1869.

  8. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Moriarty, 12 Nov 1949, p17 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26655952).

  9. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Jane Moriarty, 1949, site unknown.

  10. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Edward Moriarty, no 2/1868, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-47p549j2k).

  11. Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Edward Stephen Moriarty-Jane Stuart, no 18/1895, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/rgd37-1-54p10j2k).

  12. Deaths in the District of Bothwell 1844-1938 (RGD17), microfilm Z1640, Edward Steve Moriarty, RGD17/1/2, no 763/1909.

  13. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Edward Steve Moriarty, 1909, section D1, site 3.

  14. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), William Boyd Stuart, no 21/1870, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-48p012j2k).

  15. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, William Boyd Stewart, baptism, no 431/1870.

  16. Libraries Tasmania: Copies of Wills Recording Granting of Probate, 1825-1989 (AD960), William Boyd Stuart, no 35425/1954 (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/AD960-1-82-35425).

  17. Bothwell Cemetery Records, William Boyd Stuart, 1954, section A42, site 19-20.

  18. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Amy Rose Cooper, no 890/1878, Hamilton (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-56p594j2k).

  19. Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Stuart-Cooper, no 849/1898, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-60p313j2k).

  20. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Stuart, 23 Mar 1942, p5 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25929436).

  21. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Amy Rose Cooper, 1942, section A42, site 19-20.

  22. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), John Boyd Stuart, no 28/1872, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-50p519j2k).

  23. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, John Boyd Stewart, no 475/1873.

  24. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths & Funerals," Stuart, 6 Nov 1954, p20 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/27246491).

  25. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Lucy Jane Branch, no 7/1874, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-52/RGD33-1-52_212).

  26. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Lucy Jane Branch, No 510/1874.

  27. Libraries Tasmania: Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Stuart-Branch, marriage, no 22/1902, Bothwell.

  28. Find A Grave, Lucy Jane Stuart, 1957, Memorial ID 121279157, citing Whitemore Methodist-Uniting Cemetery, Whitemore, Tasmania, Australia; maintained by woowoo, contributor 49949980 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121279157/lucy-jane-stuart).

  29. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Given Name Not Recorded Stewart, no 22/1874, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-52/RGD33-1-52_215).

  30. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Given Name Not Recorded Stewart, no 11/1874, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-43p38j2k).

  31. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Female Stuart, 1874, site unknown.

  32. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), George Stuart, no 5/1877, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-55p210j2k).

  33. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, George Stuart, No 549/1877.

  34. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), George Stuart, no 8/1877, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-46p41j2k).

  35. Bothwell Cemetery Records, George Stuart, 1877, section A17, site 5.