William Stuart (1836-1910)

Born: Abt 1836, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Died: 22 August 1910, Bothwell, Tasmania
Parents: Unknown

Spouse: Helen Strachan (1837-1877)

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Residences & Properties

Unless otherwise stated, all events took place in Tasmania.

WILLIAM STUART.

Born: abt 1836, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Arrived: 5 Jan 1856, Hobart, Van Diemen’s Land, Australia; aged 16, Church of Scotland, can read & write, Antrim, weaver, on application of John Harper.

Employment: Sep 1864, commenced working as a shepherd for the Nicholas family.

Married: 29 Sep 1865, Helen Strachan, [8] Crown Inn, Alexander St, Bothwell; William: 32, bachelor, shepherd; Helen: 28, spinster; witnesses: Emma Mary Ann Hughes, William Johnston.

Residence:  14 Aug 1869, Weasel's Plains, Bothwell; shepherd.

Article: 4 Sep 1871, named under "Testimonial to Mr Quodling."

Employment: Jan 1873, finished working as a shepherd for the Nicholas family.

Residence:  20 Oct 1874, Hunterston, Bothwell; shepherd.

Residence:  19 Mar 1878, [B1] Alexander St, Bothwell; Matthew Robinson (owner), house, annual rateable value £12.

Juror: 19 Oct 1880, Police Office, Bothwell; inquest of John McKenzie.

Residence:  22 Mar 1881, [25.1] Dennistoun Rd, Bothwell; Simon Arnett (owner), house, annual rateable value £12.

Article: 23 Jun 1883, named under "Bothwell." Thomas E J Steele.

Residence:  14 Jan 1890, [25.1] Dennistoun Rd, Bothwell; Simon Arnett (owner), house, mart, annual rateable value £10.

Juror: 8 Nov 1892, Police Office, Bothwell, TAS; inquest of Dudley Cyril Blake.

Conveyed: 17 Sep 1894, [25.1] Dennistoun Rd, Bothwell; 3r 19½p from Simon Arnett for £110.

Certificate of Title: 29 Sep 1894, [25.1] Dennistoun Rd, Bothwell; registered, shepherd.

Marriage Witness: 19 Mar 1895, Edward Steve Moriarty & Jane Boyd Stuart, [25.1] Dennistoun Rd, Bothwell.

Article: 11 Jul 1898, named under "The Great Lake Country." Caught in a Snowstorm.

Residence:  28 Mar 1899, [25.1] Dennistoun Rd, Bothwell; owner, house, garden, capital value £200, annual rateable value £12.

Juror: 11 Oct 1901, [D.1] Bothwell Castle, Patrick St, Bothwell, TAS; inquest of Lillie McClure.

Died: 22 Aug 1910, Bothwell, aged 74, cerebral haemorrhage.

Buried: 25 Aug 1910, Bothwell Public Cemetery.

STUART- On August 22, 1910, at Bothwell, William Stuart, in the 75th year of his age. [TROVE]

Property Transfer: 4 Oct 1910, [25.1] Dennistoun Rd, Bothwell; to his son, William Boyd Stuart.

Spouse - HELEN STRACHAN.

Born: abt 1837, place unknown.

Married: 29 Sep 1865, Helen Strachan, [8] Crown Inn, Alexander St, Bothwell; William: 32, bachelor, shepherd; Helen: 28, spinster; witnesses: Emma Mary Ann Hughes, William Johnston.

Died: 7 Feb 1877, Bothwell; aged 40, childbirth; informant: William Stuart, husband.

Buried: Bothwell Public Cemetery.

STUART - At Bothwell, on the night of the 8th February 1877, Helen Stuart, aged 36, the beloved wife of William Stuart, of Hunterston, leaving a newborn infant, and three other children. [TROVE]

Children of William Stuart and Helen Strachan:

  1. Jane Boyd Stuart.

    Born: 7 Aug 1869, Bothwell; informant: William Stuart, father, shepherd.
    Baptised: 6 Nov 1869, Bothwell; date of birth recorded as 20 Jul 1869.
    Marriage Witness: 23 Oct 1892, James Wells & Mary Jane Moriarty, residence of Edward Moriarty, Bothwell.
    Marriage Witness: 1 Aug 1893, James Brandum & Elizabeth Nobes, St Michael & All Angels' Church, Bothwell.
    Married: 19 Mar 1895, Edward Steve Moriarty, Bothwell; Edward: 26, bachelor, labourer; Jane: 25, spinster; witnesses: William Stuart, Katie Moodie.
    Electoral Roll: 1914, [25.1] Dennistoun Rd, Bothwell; domestic duties.
    Residence:  3 Nov 1914, [25.1] Dennistoun Rd, Bothwell; executors of William Stuart (owners), cottage, annual rateable value £12.
    Electoral Roll: 1919, [25.1] Dennistoun Rd, Bothwell; domestic duties.
    Residence:  4 Mar 1919, [25.1] Dennistoun Rd, Bothwell; executors of William Stuart (owners), cottage, annual rateable value £12.)
    Died: 11 Nov 1949, Bothwell; aged 80.
    Buried: 12 Nov 1949, Bothwell Public Cemetery.
    MORIARTY - On November 11, 1949, at her late residence, Bothwell, Jane, beloved wife of the late Edward Steven Moriarty, aged 80 years. [TROVE]

    Spouse - Edward Steven Moriarty, son of Edward Moriarty and Jane Smith.

    Born: 26 Dec 1868, Bothwell; informant: Jane Moriarty, mother.
    Marriage Witness: 23 Oct 1892, James Wells & Mary Jane Moriarty, residence of Edward Moriarty, Bothwell.
    Married: 19 Mar 1895, Jane Boyd Stuart, Bothwell; Edward: 26, bachelor, labourer; Jane: 25, spinster; witnesses: William Stuart, Katie Moodie.
    Died: 22 Aug 1909, Bothwell; aged 40, cerebral tumour.
    Buried: Bothwell Public Cemetery.
    MORIARTY - On August 22, 1909, at Bothwell, Edward Steve, dearly beloved husband of Jane Moriarty, in the 41st year of his age. [TROVE]

  2. William Boyd Stuart.

    Born: 9 Sep 1870, Bothwell; informant: William Stuart, father, shepherd.
    Baptised: 18 Nov 1870, Bothwell.
    Married: 15 Jun 1898, Amy Rose Cooper, St Andrew's Church, Bothwell; William: 27, bachelor, shepherd; Amy: 19, spinster; witnesses: George Henry Vincent Cooper, Margaret Jane Tarr.
    Residence:  28 Mar 1899, [10] Alexander St, Bothwell; Amelia Allen (owner), cottage, land, capital value £150, annual rateable value £12.
    Property Transfer: 4 Oct 1910, [25.1] Dennistoun Rd, Bothwell; from the estate of his father, William Stuart.
    Conveyed: bef 19 Jul 1911, [L4] Patrick St, Bothwell; 1r 30p from Annie Frances (Hunt) Purcell; a conveyance has not been located.
    Certificate of Title: 19 Jul 1911, [L4] Patrick St, Bothwell; registered, shepherd.
    Mortgage: 22 Dec 1911, [L4] Patrick St, Bothwell; borrowed £65 from Emily Allen Borradale.
    Electoral Roll: 1914, [L4] Patrick St, Bothwell; labourer.
    Residence:  3 Nov 1914, [L4] Patrick St, Bothwell; owner, cottage, annual rateable value £8.
    Conveyed: 18 Apr 1917, [L9] High St, Bothwell; 1r 30p from the Perpetual Trustees, Executors and Agency Company of Tasmania Limited for £16.
    Mortgage: 6 Nov 1917, [L4] Patrick St, Bothwell; discharged, £65 paid in full.
    Electoral Roll: 1919, [L4] Patrick St, Bothwell; labourer.
    Land: 4 Mar 1919, [L9] High St, Bothwell; owner, paddock, annual rateable value £2.
    Residence:  4 Mar 1919, [L4] Patrick St, Bothwell; owner, cottage, annual rateable value £8.
    Died: 22 Jun 1954, Bothwell; aged 83.
    STEWART - On June 22, 1954, at the residence of his daughter (Mrs T E Best, Bothwell), William Boyd, dearly beloved husband of the late Amy Rose Stewart, loving father of Lyna (Mrs W D Smith), Mrs T E Best (Bothwell), William (Moonah), George (Bothwell), and Joyce (Mrs H C Elliss, Hobart), aged 84 years. [TROVE]
    Buried: 23 Jun 1954, Bothwell Public Cemetery.
    Probate: 12 Jan 1955, granted.

    Spouse - Amy Rose Cooper, daughter of William Alfred Cooper and Margaret McCarthy.

    Born: 19 Oct 1878, Hollow Tree; informant: Margaret Cooper, mother.
    Married: 15 Jun 1898, William Boyd Stuart, St Andrew's Church, Bothwell; William: 27, bachelor, shepherd; Amy: 19, spinster; witnesses: George Henry Vincent Cooper, Margaret Jane Tarr.
    Electoral Roll: 1914, [L4] Patrick St, Bothwell; domestic duties.
    Electoral Roll: 1919, [L4] Patrick St, Bothwell; domestic duties.
    Died: 21 Mar 1942, North Hobart; aged 63.
    Buried: 23 Mar 1942, Bothwell Public Cemetery.
    STUART - Passed peacefully away on March 21, 1942, at the residence of her daughter Mrs D Smith, 9 Yardie Street, North Hobart, Amy Rose, dearly beloved wife of William Boyd Stuart, of Bothwell, and loved and loving mother of Lynna (Mrs Smith), Rita (Mrs Best), Joyce (Mrs Elliss), William and George, in the 64th year of her age. [TROVE]

  3. John Boyd Stuart.

    Born: 21 Oct 1872, Bothwell; informant: William Stuart, father, shepherd.
    Baptised: 29 Jan 1873, Bothwell.
    Married: 2 Apr 1902, Lucy Jane Branch, Bothwell.
    Conveyed: 14 Nov 1903, [17] Elizabeth St, Bothwell; 1r from the Executors of John Newman for £25.
    Certificate of Title: 27 Nov 1903, [17] Elizabeth St, Bothwell; registered, railway employee, Queenstown.
    Electoral Roll: 1914, [17] Elizabeth St, Bothwell; labourer.
    Residence:  3 Nov 1914, [17] Elizabeth St, Bothwell; owner, house, annual rateable value £20.
    Conveyed: 30 Apr 1917, [17] Elizabeth St, Bothwell; 1r to The Trustees of the Property of the Presbyterian Church of Tasmania.
    Died: 5 Nov 1954, Whitemore; aged 82.
    Buried: 6 Nov 1954, Methodist-Uniting Cemetery, Whitemore.
    STUART - Passed peacefully away on November 5, 1954, at his home, Glenroy, Whitemore, John Boyd, beloved husband of Lucy Stuart, and loved father of Lyell and Freda, aged 82 years. [TROVE]

    Spouse - Lucy Jane Branch, daughter of Henry (Saxon) Branch and Mary Ann Jackman.

    Born: 16 Feb 1874, Bothwell; informant: Mary Jackman, grandmother.
    Baptised: 16 Nov 1874, Bothwell.
    Married: 2 Apr 1902, John Boyd Stuart, Bothwell.
    Electoral Roll: 1914, [17] Elizabeth St, Bothwell; domestic duties.
    Died: 25 May 1957, Tasmania; aged 83.
    Buried: aft 25 May 1957, Methodist-Uniting Cemetery, Whitemore.

  4. Female Stuart.

    Born: 10 Oct 1874, Bothwell; informant: William Stuart, shepherd.
    Died: 19 Oct 1874, Bothwell; aged 9 days, weakness; informant: William Stuart, father.
    Buried: Bothwell Public Cemetery.

  5. George Stuart.

    Born: 7 Feb 1877, Bothwell; informant: William Stuart, father, shepherd.
    Baptised: 12 Feb 1877, Bothwell.
    Died: 22 Feb 1877, Bothwell; aged 15 days, weakness; informant: William Stuart, father.
    Buried: Bothwell Public Cemetery.

Residences and Properties
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[25.1] Dennistoun Rd

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Tasmanian Archives: Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified)

Bibliography

Resources Used:

  • Ancestry: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903–1980; Tasmania, Australia, Immigrant Lists, 1841–1884

  • FamilySearch: Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, District Registers, Deaths; Australia, Tasmania, Government Gazette, 1833–1925

  • Find A Grave: Cemetery Records

  • Libraries Tasmania: Findings relating to Coroner's Inquests; Copies of Wills Recording Granting of Probate, 1825–1989; Registers of Births, Deaths & Marriages; Tasmanian Federation Index 1900–1930

  • Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records. Central Highlands Council

  • Tasmania: The List: Properties & Titles. Historic Deeds, Grants & Titles. Images. Land Information System Tasmania

  • Tasmanian Archives: Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England; Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers

  • TROVE: The Mercury