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.
Edward Swindells (1860-1940)
Lois Abigail Medhurst (1857-1920)
Edward Swindells, son of George Swindells and Sarah Smith.
b: 24 May 1860, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (1); d: 15 Jul 1940, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (2); bur: 17 Jul 1940, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (3).
Spouse - Lois Abigail Medhurst, daughter of Trayton Medhurst and Jane Christina Baker.
b: 5 Jun 1857, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (4); bap: 20 Jul 1857, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (5); m: 3 Sep 1884, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (6); d: 22 Dec 1920, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (7); bur: 25 Dec 1920, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (8).
Children of Edward Swindells and Lois Abigail Medhurst:
Edmund Swindells - b: 24 Apr 1890, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (9); d: 24 Apr 1890, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (10); bur: aft 24 Apr 1890, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (11).
Ethel Swindells - b: 6 Mar 1893, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (12); d: 6 Mar 1893, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (13); bur: aft 6 Mar 1893, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (14).
Property in Bothwell purchased by Edward Swindells
For more information on these properties click on the links under each map.
Complete and downloadable maps of the township are on the Property History page.
Tasmanian Archives: Map - Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified)
Sources
(1) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Edward Swindells, no 526/1860 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-38p662j2k).
(2) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Edward Swindells - Deaths, 16 Ju l1940, p6, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25813897).
(3) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Edward Swindells, 1940, section A29, site 6-7.
(4) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Louis Abigail Medhurst, no 26/1857 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-35p710j2k).
(5) Baptism Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Lois Abigail Meadows, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, no 188/1857.
(6) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, Edmund Swindells-Lois Abigail Medhurst, no 27/1884 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-43p12j2k).
(7) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Lois Swindells - Deaths, 24 Dec 1920, p1, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/187553762).
(8) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Lois Abigail Swindells, 1920, section A29, site 6-7.
(9) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Edmund Swindells, no 837/1890 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-69p123j2k).
(10) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, Edmund Swindells, no 456/1890 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-59p48j2k).
(11) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Edmund Swindells, 1890, section A29, site 6-7.
(12) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Ethel Swindells, no 87/1893 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-75p106j2k).
(13) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, Ethel Swindells, no 28/1893 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-62_43).
(14) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Ethel Swindells, 1893, section A29, site 6-7.