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.
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Josiah Triffett (1836-1860)
Sarah Jane Whiteway (1843-1926)

Sarah Jane Whiteway, daughter of Robert Whiteway and Ann Larkins. 👧🏻 Individual Timeline

b: 24 Jun 1843, Bothwell, Tasmania (1); bap: 16 Jul 1843, Bothwell, Tasmania (1); d: 8 Nov 1926, East Devonport, Tasmania (2); bur: 9 Nov 1926, Devonport Cemetery, Tasmania (3).

Spouse - Josiah Triffett, son of James Triffett and Elizabeth Barnes.

b: 3 Oct 1836, New Norfolk, Tasmania (4); bap: 20 Nov 1836, New Norfolk, Tasmania (4); m: 10 Aug 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania (5); d: 10 Apr 1860, Bothwell, Tasmania (6); bur: 13 Apr 1860, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (7).

There were no children in this marriage.

Child of Sarah Jane (Whiteway) Triffett:

  1. Evelyn Gertrude Triffett - b: 9 Jan 1870, Bothwell, Tasmania (8); bap: 11 Apr 1870, Bothwell, Tasmania (8); d: 1 May 1897, Bothwell, Tasmania (9); bur: 2 May 1897, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (10). Spouse - William Bowden, son of Edward Bowden and Sarah Allen, b: 10 Sep 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania (11); bap: 6 Nov 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania (12); m: 6 Feb 1890, Bothwell, Tasmania (13); d: 19 Feb 1941, Devonport, Tasmania (14); bur: aft 19 Feb 1941, Devonport Cemetery, Tasmania (14).

Sources

Individual Timeline for Sarah Jane Whiteway (1843-1926)

May 22, 1843 - Sarah Jane Whiteway was born at Bothwell to Robert Whiteway and Ann Larkins.

July 16, 1843 - Baptised at Bothwell.

February 17, 1847 - Death of her mother Ann (Larkins) Whiteway from a haemorrhage after premature confinement at the age of 26 years at Bothwell.

January 13, 1848 - Marriage of her father Robert Whiteway and Ellen Wigmore at St Luke's Church Bothwell.

August 10, 1859 - Sarah Jane Whiteway married Josiah Triffett at St Luke's Church, Bothwell according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the United Church of England and Ireland by Licence; witnessed by Elizabeth Whiteway, Edward Arnett and Simon Arnett. Josiah was aged 22 and an overseer; Sarah was aged 16 and a spinster.

April 10, 1860 - Death of her spouse Josiah Triffett from brain fever at the age of 23 years at Bothwell.

May 8, 1865 - Death of her father Robert Whiteway from bronchitis and diarrhoea at the age of 63 years at [1-F1] Patrick St, White Hart Inn.

1867 - Lived at [1-F1] Patrick St, White Hart Inn; occupation - innkeeper.

February 26, 1867 - [1-F1] Patrick St, White Hart Inn - Sarah Triffett (occupier), executors of Robert Whiteway (owner), public-house, ground, 4 acres, annual value £55.

February 26, 1867 - [1-27] Patrick St, Glebe - Sarah Triffett (occupier), The Queen (owner), 10 acres, annual value £5.

February 26, 1867 - [1-28] Patrick St - Sarah Triffett (occupier), Municipal Council (owner), paddock, 10 acres, annual value £5.

February 26, 1867 - Near Bothwell. Sarah Triffett (occupier), John Dennistoun Wood (owner), arable land, 64 acres, annual value £32.

February 11, 1868 - [1-F1] Patrick St, White Hart Inn - Sarah Triffett (occupier ), executors of Robert Whiteway (owner), public-house, out-buildings, ground, 4 acres, annual value £55.

February 11, 1868 - [1-27] Patrick St, Glebe - Sarah Jane Triffett (occupier), The Queen (owner), arable land, 10 acres, annual value £5.

February 11, 1868 - Near Bothwell. Sarah Jane Triffet (occupier), John D Wood (owner), arable land, 25 acres, annual value £15.

January 9, 1870 - Birth of her daughter Evelyn Gertrude Triffett at Bothwell.

April 11, 1870 - Baptism of her daughter Evelyn Gertrude Triffett at Bothwell.

April 11, 1870 - Lived at [1-F1] Patrick St, White Hart Inn; occupation - innkeeper.

February 6, 1890 - Marriage of her daughter Evelyn Gertrude Triffett and William Bowden at St Luke's Church Bothwell.

June 19, 1894 - [1-13] Elizabeth St - Land granted to Mary Ann (Whiteway) Arnett, Tamar (Whiteway) Maskell, Sarah Jane (Whiteway) Triffett and Rebecca (Whiteway) Blake - 0a 1r 1¾p.

December 6, 1894 - [1-13] Elizabeth St - Mary Ann (Whiteway) Arnett, Tamar (Whiteway) Maskell, Sarah Jane (Whiteway) Triffett and Rebecca (Whiteway) Blake conveyed to Leo White for £80 - 0a 1r 1¾p.

May 1, 1897 - Death of her daughter Evelyn Gertrude (Whiteway) Bowden from enteric fever at the age of 27 years at Bothwell.

November 8, 1926 - Sarah died at the age of 83 years at East Devonport.

November 9, 1926 - Buried at Devonport General Cemetery.

Sources

Family of Sarah Jane Whiteway

  1. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, Sarah Jane Whiteway, no 37/1843.

  2. Libraries Tasmania: Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Sarah Jane Triffett, death, no 409/1926, East Devonport.

  3. TROVE: The Advocate (Burnie, TAS : 1890-1954), "Funerals," Triffett, 9 Nov 1926, p2 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/67539712).

  4. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Baptisms, Tasmania (RGD32), Josiah Triffitt, no 7344/1836 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD32-1-2-p386j2k).

  5. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Triffett-Whiteway, no 1/1859, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-18p1j2k).

  6. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Josiah Triffitt, no 355/1860 (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-29p33j2k).

  7. Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, Josiah Triffett, 1860, section A4, site 21.

  8. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Emelina Gertrude Triffitt, no 413/1870.

  9. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Evelyn Gertrude Bowden, no 55/1897, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/rgd35-1-66p60j2k).

  10. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Evelyn Gertrude Bowden, 1897, section A32, site 17.

  11. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), William Bowden, no 42/1859, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-37P381J2K).

  12. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, William Bowden, no 231/1859.

  13. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Bowden-Triffett, no 6/1890, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/rgd37-1-49p3j2k).

  14. Find A Grave, William Bowden, 1941, Memorial ID 145956006, citing Devonport General Cemetery, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia; maintained by !woowoo, contributor 49949980 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145956006/william-bowden).