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.
James Williams (1842-1920)
Catherine Campbell (1838-1923)
James Williams.
b: abt 1842, Ireland (1); d: 8 Dec 1920, Bothwell, Tasmania (1); bur: 10 Dec 1920, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (2).
Spouse - Catherine Campbell.
b: abt 1838, place unknown (3); m: 20 Aug 1866, Bothwell, Tasmania (4); d: 20 Jun 1923, West Hobart, Tasmania (3); bur: 23 Jun 1923, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (5).
Children of James Williams and Catherine Campbell:
Catherine Williams - b: 27 May 1867, Bothwell, Tasmania(6); bap: 14 Jul 1867, Bothwell, Tasmania (7).**
Mary Jane Williams - b: 27 May 1870, Bothwell, Tasmania (8); bap: 31 Jul 1870, Bothwell, Tasmania (9).**
Charlotte Williams -b: 4 Jun 1874, Bothwell, Tasmania (10); bap: 14 Sep 1874, Bothwell, Tasmania (11).**
Thomas Williams - b: 10 Jun 1877, Bothwell, Tasmania (12); bap: 4 Sep 1877, Bothwell, Tasmania (13); d: 10 Dec 1900, Queenstown, Tasmania (14).
Ruth Williams - b: 11 Sep 1884, Bothwell, Tasmania (15); bap: 25 Sep 1884, Bothwell, Tasmania (16).**
** No further research undertaken on this individual.
Sources
Family of James Williams
Deaths in the District of Bothwell 1844-1938 (RGD17), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z1640, James Williams, RGD17/1/2, no 850/1920.
Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, James Williams, 1920, section A36, site 10-11.
TROVE : The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Williams, 21 Jun 1923, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23682989).
Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Williams-Campbell, no 7/1866, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-25p3j2k).
Bothwell Cemetery Records, Katherine Williams, 1923, section A36, site 10-11.
Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Catherine Williams, no 11/1867, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-45p796j2k).
Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, Elizabeth Catherine Williams, no 360/1867.
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Mary Jane Williams, no 13/1870, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-48p011j2k).
Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Mary Jane Williams, no 426/1870.
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Charlotte Williams, no 13/1874, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-52/RGD33-1-52_213).
Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Charlotte Williams, no 508/1874.
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Thomas Williams, no 20/1877, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-55p213j2k).
Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Thomas Williams, no 559/1877.
The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Williams, 13 Dec 1900, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12822754).
Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Ruth Williams, no 853/1884, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-63p157j2k).
Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Ruth Williams, no 732/1884.