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.

Leo White (1870-1948)
Beatrice Edith North (1873-1956)

Leo White, son of John White and Mary Allen.

b: 1 Jun 1870, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 31 Jul 1870 in Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 2 Sep 1948, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: 4 Sep 1948, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

Spouse - Beatrice Edith North, daughter of William North and Kezia Gaby.

b: 17 Feb 1873, Richmond, Tasmania; m: 1 Feb 1894, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 22 Jul 1956, Tasmania; bur: aft 22 Jul 1956, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

Children of Leo White and Beatrice Edith North:

  1. Hilda Edith White - b: 27 Aug 1895, Bothwell, Tasmania,; bap: 27 Sep 1895, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 6 Aug 1915, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: 8 Aug 1915, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

  2. Allen William White - b: 4 Jul 1897, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 11 Aug 1897, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 30 May 1973, Tasmania; bur: aft 30 May 1973, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

  3. Dora Eileen White - b: 14 Jun 1899, Bothwell, Tasmania; bap: 28 Jun 1899, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 19 Aug 1975, Tasmania; bur: aft 19 Aug 1975, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

  4. Hedley John White - b: 23 Nov 1900, Bothwell, Tasmania.** Spouse - Doris Madeline Russell-Green, b: date and place unknown; m: 28 May 1930, Hobart, Tasmania.**

  5. Ronald James White - b: 22 Jun 1903, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: Sep 1968, Tasmania; bur: 19 Sep 1968, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania.

  6. Ada Beatrice White - b: 13 Nov 1905, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 26 Nov 1985, Tasmania; bur: 12 Dec 1985, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania. Spouse - John Aston Field Morriss, son of Ernest Aston Morriss and Mabel Elizabeth Field, b: 19 Sep 1904, West Devonport, Tasmania,; m: date and place unknown; d: Feb 1978, Tasmania; bur: 20 Feb 1978 in Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania.

  7. Enid Muriel White - b: 11 Jul 1908, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 5 Nov 1990, Tasmania; bur: aft 5 Nov 1990, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

  8. Olive Minna White - b: 8 Jul 1911, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 15 Oct 1996, Tasmania; crem: 18 Oct 1996, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania. Spouse - Wilfred Richard Backhouse, son of Richard Luke Ward Backhouse and Alice Maud Buckney, b: 25 Aug 1914, Glenorchy, Tasmania; m: 9 Oct 1943, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: Dec 1978 in Tasmania; crem: 13 Dec 1978, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania.

  9. Leonard Clyde White - b: 1 May 1914, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 1988, Tasmania; bur: 1988, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

** No further research undertaken on this individual.