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.

Robert Swindells (1864-1951)
Ethel Matilda Lilian Hayers (1874-1964)

🏠Property History

Family of Robert Swindells and Ethel Matilda Lilian Hayers

Robert Swindells, son of George Swindells and Sarah Smith.

b: 8 Dec 1864, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (1); bap: 3 May 1865, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (2); d: 4 Aug 1951, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (3); bur: 7 Aug 1951, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (4).

Spouse - Ethel Matilda Lilian Hayers, daughter of John Hayers and Matilda Parker.

b: 25 Jul 1874, Sorell, Tasmania, Australia (5); m: 19 Mar 1895, St Michael & All Angel's Church, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (6); d: 5 Jul 1964, Tasmania, Australia (7); bur: aft 5 Jul 1964, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (7).

Children of Robert Swindells and Ethel Matilda Lilian Hayers:

  1. Minnie Swindells - b: 12 Mar 1897, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (8); d: 8 Sep 1974, Tasmania, Australia (9); bur: aft 8 Sep 1974, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (9). Spouse - Frederick Omant, b: abt 1900, place unknown (10); m: 25 Feb 1926, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (11); d: 15 Feb 1958, Tasmania, Australia (10); bur: aft 15 Feb 1958, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (10).

  2. Amy Louie Swindells - b: 18 Mar 1899, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (12); d: 25 Jun 1988, Tasmania, Australia (13); bur: 27 Jun 1988, Kingston Lawn Cemetery, Kingston, Tasmania, Australia (13). Spouse - Claude Albert Reardon, son of Walter Robert Nash Reardon and Ann Hale, b: 6 Jun 1887, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (14); m: 22 Jan 1920, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (15); d: 20 Jul 1983, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (16); bur: aft 20 Jul 1983, Kingston Lawn Cemetery, Kingston, Tasmania, Australia (16).

  3. Edward Glenville Swindells - b: 10 Mar 1901, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (17); d: 30 Dec 1968, Tasmania, Australia (18); bur: aft 30 Dec 1968, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (18).

  4. Dulice May Swindells - b: 26 Oct 1903, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (19); d: 19 Jul 1982, New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia (20); bur: aft 19 Jul 1982, Huon Lawn Cemetery, Huonville, Tasmania, Australia (21). Spouse - George Harold Bennett, son of Robert Bennett and Kate Woods, b: 19 Aug 1902, Ranelagh, Tasmania, Australia (22); m: 17 Nov 1923, Ranelagh, Tasmania, Australia (23); d: 23 Jun 1981, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (24); bur: aft 23 Jun 1981, Huon Lawn Cemetery, Huonville, Tasmania, Australia (25).

  5. Edna Swindells - b: 14 Aug 1906, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (26); d: 1993, Ringwood East, Victoria, Australia (27). Spouse - Jack Kenneth Fry, son of Sidney Fry and Barbara Louisa Goulay, b: 5 Dec 1906, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (28); m: 28 Jul 1926, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (29); d: 1982, Ringwood East, Victoria, Australia (30).

  6. Lily Swindells - b: 18 Aug 1908, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (31); d: 19 Aug 1908, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (32); bur: aft 19 Aug 1908, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (33).

  7. Jack Bothwell Swindells - b: 6 Sep 1909, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (34); d: 1 Dec 1971, Tasmania, Australia (35); bur: 3 Dec 1971, Carr Villa Memorial Park, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia (35).

  8. Ivy Irene Swindells - b: 25 Sep 1911, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (36); d: date and place unknown. Spouse - Alfred George Atkinson, b: abt 1881, place unknown (37); m: date and place unknown; d: 19 Jun 1953, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia (38); bur: 22 Jun 1953, Carr Villa Memorial Park, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia (37).

  9. Roy Swindells - b: 6 Mar 1914, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (38); d: 25 Sep 1988, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (39); bur: aft 25 Sep 1988, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (39).

  10. Leila Lexie Swindells - b: 13 Jan 1917, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (40); d: date and place unknown. Spouse - Mont Eric Cooper, son of Alfred Cooper and Agnes Ellen Kavanagh, b: 17 Jul 1917, Collinsvale, Tasmania, Australia (41); m: date and place unknown; d: 21 Aug 1958, North Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (42); bur: 23 Aug 1958, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (42).

Sources

Properties in Bothwell purchased by Robert Swindells

[2-Gg2] - Schaw St

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: Maps - Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified) & Bothwell 2 (B38), AF819/1/27 (modified)

Sources

(1) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Robert Swindells, no 36/1864 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-42p067j2k).
(2) Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Robert Swindells, microfilm Z2338, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 338/1865.
(3) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Robert Swindells - Deaths, 6 Aug 1951, p11, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/27036882).
(4) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Robert Swindells, 1951, section A29, site 2-4.
(5) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Ethel Mtlda Lillian Hears, no 1705/1874 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-52$init=RGD33-1-52_391).
(6) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, Robert Swindells-Ethel Matilda Lilian Hayers, no 15/1895 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-54p8j2k).
(7) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Lillian Swindells, 1964, section A29, site 2-4.
(8) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, , Minnie Swindells, no 134/1897 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-83p109j2k).
(9) Find A Grave, Minnie Omant, 1974 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240668481/minnie-omant). Memorial ID 240668481, citing Bothwell Public Cemetery, Bothwell, Central Highlands Council, Tasmania, Australia; Maintained by 44 (contributor 49052521).
(10) Find A Grave, Frederick Omant, 1958 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240668464/frederick-omant). Memorial ID 240668464, citing Bothwell Public Cemetery, Bothwell, Central Highlands Council, Tasmania, Australia; Maintained by 44 (contributor 49052521).
(11) "Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930", Libraries Tasmania, Frederick Omant-Minnie Swindells, marriage, no 9/1926, Bothwell.
(12) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Amy Louie Swindells, no 109/1899 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-87p108j2k).
(13) Find A Grave, Amy Louie Reardon, 1988 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212742485/amy-louie-reardon). Memorial ID 212742485, citing Kingston Lawn Cemetery, Kingston, Kingborough Council, Tasmania, Australia; Maintained by woowoo (contributor 49949980).
(14) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Claude Albert Reardon, no 876/1887 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-66p499j2k).
(15) "Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930", Libraries Tasmania, Claude Albert Reardon-Amy Louie Swindells, marriage, no 17/1920, Bothwell.
(16) Find A Grave, Claude Albert Reardon, 1983 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212741175/claude-albert-reardon). Memorial ID 212741175, citing Kingston Lawn Cemetery, Kingston, Kingborough Council, Tasmania, Australia; Maintained by woowoo (contributor 49949980).
(17) "Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930", Libraries Tasmania, Edward Glenville Swindells, birth, no 2426/1901, Bothwell.
(18) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Edward Glenville Swindells, 1968, section B2, site 6.
(19) "Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930", Libraries Tasmania, Dulcie May Swindells, birth, no 1796/1903, Bothwell.
(20) "Copies of Wills Recording Granting of Probate, 1825-1989 (AD960)", Libraries Tasmania, Dulcie May Bennett, no 71327/1982 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/AD960-1-183-71327).
(21) Find A Grave, Dulcie May Bennett, 1982 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/249138356/dulcie-may-bennett). Memorial ID 249138356, citing Huon Lawn Cemetery, Huonville, Huon Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia; Maintained by Tanya V (contributor 49442830).
(22) "Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930", Libraries Tasmania, George Harold Bennett, birth, no 4610/1902, Ranelagh.
(23) "Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930", Libraries Tasmania, George Harold Bennett-Dulcie May Swindells, marriage, no 243/1923, Ranelagh.
(24) "Copies of Wills Recording Granting of Probate, 1825-1989 (AD960)", Libraries Tasmania, George Harold Bennett, no 69499/1981 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/AD960-1-178-69499).
(25) Find A Grave, George Harold Bennett, 1981 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/249138357/george-harold-bennett). Memorial ID 249138357, citing Huon Lawn Cemetery, Huonville, Huon Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia; Maintained by Tanya V (contributor 49442830).
(26) "Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930", Libraries Tasmania, Ethel Edna Swindells, birth, no 2425/1906, Bothwell.
(27) Victoria Births, Deaths and Marriages (https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au), Ethel Edna Fry, death, no 2394/1993, Ringwood East.
(28) "Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930", Libraries Tasmania, Jack Kenneth Fry, birth, no 197/1907, Hobart.
(29) "The Mercury", (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), TROVE, Fry-Swindells - Marriages, 21 Sep 1926, p1, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29459380).
(30) Victoria Births, Deaths and Marriages (https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au), Jack Kenneth Fry, death, no 12572/1982, Ringwood East.
(31) "Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930", Libraries Tasmania, Lily Swindells, birth, no 2204/1908, Bothwell.
(32) "Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930", Libraries Tasmania, Lily Swindells, death, no 111/1908, Bothwell.
(33) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Lily Swindells, 1908, section A29, site 6-7.
(34) "Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930", Libraries Tasmania, Jack Bothwell Swindells, birth, no 3045/1909, Bothwell.
(35) Find A Grave, Jack Bothwell Swindells, 1971 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212958341/jack-bothwell-swindells). Memorial ID 212958341, citing Carr Villa Memorial Park, Kings Meadows, Launceston City, Tasmania, Australia; Maintained by woowoo (contributor 49949980).
(36) "Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930", Libraries Tasmania, Ivy Irene Swindells, birth, no 5233/1911, Bothwell.
(37) "The Examiner", (Launceston, TAS : 1900-1954), TROVE, Alfred George Atkinson - Deaths & Funerals, 20 Jun 1953, p14, c1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225925885).
(38) "Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930", Libraries Tasmania, Roy Swindells, birth, no 2715/1914, Bothwell.
(39) Find A Grave, Roy Swindells, 1988 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231404057/roy-swindells). Memorial ID 231404057, citing Bothwell Public Cemetery, Bothwell, Central Highlands Council, Tasmania, Australia; Maintained by Julie Henderson & Lacey Milier (contributor 49446508).
(40) "Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930", Libraries Tasmania, Leila Lexie Swindells, birth, no 1260/1917, Bothwell.
(41) "Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930", Libraries Tasmania, Mont Eric Cooper, birth, no 4791/1917, Collinsvale.
(42) Find A Grave, Monty Eric Cooper, 1958 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212902438/monty-eric-cooper). Memorial ID 212902438, citing Cornelian Bay Cemetery And Crematorium, Hobart, Hobart City, Tasmania, Australia; Maintained by Tanya V (contributor 49442830).