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.
James Whiteway (1815-1892)
Eleanor Smith (1829-1897)
Family of James Whiteway and Eleanor Smith
James Whiteway.
b: abt 1815, Highworth, Wiltshire, England (1); d: 16 Sep 1892, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (2); bur: 18 Sep 1892, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (3).
Spouse - Eleanor Smith.
b: abt 1829, near Ipswich, Suffolk, England (4); m: 2 Feb 1855, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (5); d: 2 Nov 1897, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (6); bur: 3 Nov 1897, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (7).
Children of James Whiteway and Eleanor Smith:
Edward Whiteway - b: 3 Aug 1855, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia(8); bap: 8 Oct 1855, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (9); d: 11 Mar 1862, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (10); bur: aft 11 Mar 1862, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (11).
Frederick Whiteway - b: 27 Mar 1857, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (12); bap: 2 Apr 1857, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (13); d: 29 Nov 1924, Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Australia (14); bur: 2 Dec 1924, General Cemetery, Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Australia (14). Spouse - Emily Bishop, daughter of Thomas Bishop and Jane Robertson, b: 21 Mar 1858, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (15); bap: 29 Dec 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (16); m: 24 Jan 1881, Oatlands, Tasmania, Australia (17); d: 26 Aug 1919, New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia (18).
James Whiteway - b: 8 Jul 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (19); bap: 11 Jul 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (20); d: 13 Jul 1863, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (21); bur: aft 13 Jul 1863, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (22).
Robert Whiteway - b: 8 Jul 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (23); bap: 11 Jul 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (24); d: 8 Jul 1887, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia (25). Spouse - Ellen Cleaver, b: abt 1859, place unknown (26); m: 4 Mar 1882, Brighton, Tasmania, Australia (27); d: 30 May 1889, New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia (26).
Christina Whiteway - b: 12 Sep 1861, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (28); d: 3 Apr 1869, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (29); bur: aft 3 Apr 1869, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (30).
Henry Whiteway - b: 4 Jun 1864, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (31); d: date and place unknown.
Sources
(1) "Convicts (CON33) - Conduct Registers of Male Convicts arriving in the Period of the Probation System", Libraries Tasmania, James Whiteway, no 9778, image 292 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-40$init=CON33-1-40p292).
(2) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, James Whiteway, no 52/1892 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-61p51j2k).
(3) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, James Whiteway, 1892, site unknown.
(4) "Convicts (CON41) - Conduct Registers of Female Convicts arriving in the Period of the Probation System", Libraries Tasmania, Eleanor Smith, no 1046, 'Sir Robert Seppings' (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON41-1-34$init=CON41-1-34p186).
(5) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, James Whiteway-Eleanor Smith, no 19/1847 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-14p7j2k).
(6) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, Eleanor Whiteway, no 1597/1897 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-15p204j2k).
(7) Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries (https://www.millingtons.com.au), Eleanor Whiteway, 1897 (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=11179).
(8) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Edward James Whiteway, no 30/1855 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-33p382j2k).
(9) Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Edward James Whiteway, microfilm Z2338, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 190/1855.
(10) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, Edward Whiteway, no 2/1862l (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-31p24j2k).
(11) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Edward Whiteway, 1862, site unknown.
(12) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Richard Whiteway, no 16/1857 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-35p709j2k).
(13) Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Frederick Whiteway, microfilm Z2338, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 212/1857.
(14) Find A Grave, Frederick Whiteway, 1924 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232422297/frederick-whiteway). Memorial ID 232422297, citing Beaconsfield General Cemetery, Beaconsfield, West Tamar Council, Tasmania, Australia; Maintained by JandET (contributor 50196868).
(15) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Emily Bishop, no 13/1858 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-36p136j2k).
(16) Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592)Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Emily Bishop, microfilm Z2338, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 251/1859.
(17) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, Frederick Whiteway-Emily Bishop, no 170/1881 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-40p85j2k).
(18) "Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930", Libraries Tasmania, Emily Whiteway, death, no 1772/1919, New Norfolk.
(19) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, James Whiteway, no 24/1859 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-37p379j2k).
(20) Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, James Whiteway, microfilm Z2338, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 240/1859.
(21) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, James Whiteway, no 8/1863 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-32p26j2k.
(22) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, James Whiteway, 1863, site unknown.
(23) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Robert Whiteway, no 25/1859 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-37p379j2k).
(24) Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592)Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart, Robert Whiteway, microfilm Z2338, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 241/1859.
(25) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, Robert Whiteway, no 282/1887 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-56p26j2k).
(26) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, Ellen Whiteway, no 1029/1889 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-58p158j2k).
(27) "Register of Marriages, Tasmania, 1839-1899 (RGD37)", Libraries Tasmania, Robert Whiteway-Ellen Cleaver, no 21/1882 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-41p10j2k).
(28) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Christiana Whiteway, no 502/1861 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-39p120j2k).
(29) "Register of Deaths, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD35)", Libraries Tasmania, Christina Whiteway, no 4/1869 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-38p36j2k).
(30) Bothwell Cemetery Records transcribed by Central Highlands Council from parish registers, Christina Whiteway, 1869, site unknown.
(31) "Register of Births, Tasmania, 1838-1899 (RGD33)", Libraries Tasmania, Henry Whiteway, no 15/1864 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-42p064j2k).