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.

William Wylie (1821-1881)
Isabella Adams (1820-1906)

William Wylie, son of David Wylie and Janet McQueen.

b: abt 1821, Fife, Scotland; d: 28 Aug 1881, Den Hill, Tasmania; bur: 30 Aug 1881, Melton Mowbray Cemetery, Tasmania.

Spouse - Isabella Adams, daughter of Richard Adams and Helen Simpson.

b: abt 1820, Carnbee Fife, Scotland; bap: 12 Dec 1820, Carnbee, Fife, Scotland; m: 15 Jun 1844, Carnbee, Fife, Scotland; d: 2 Jun 1906, Melton Mowbray, Tasmania; bur: 4 Jun 1906, Melton Mowbray Cemetery, Tasmania.

Children of William Wylie and Isabella Adams:

  1. David Wylie - b: 28 Sep 1845, Fife, Scotland; d: 11 Mar 1927, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: 13 Mar 1927, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania. Spouse (1) - Margaret Apted, b: abt 1847, place unknown; m: 29 Sep 1869, Den Hill, Tasmania; d: 17 May 1870, Apsley, Tasmania; bur: aft 17 May 1870, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania. Spouse (2) - Mary Ann Mason, daughter of Joseph Mason and Jane Barker, b: 1 Jun 1844, Hobart, Tasmania; m: 26 Feb 1876, Hobart, Tasmania; d: 4 Nov 1894, Hobart, Tasmania; bur: 6 Nov 1894, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania.

  2. Richard Wylie - b: abt 1848, Cameron, Fife, Scotland.**

  3. Alexander Wylie - b: abt 1850, Cameron, Fife, Scotland; d: 13 Jan 1857, at sea s board the Great Tasmania.

  4. Ellen Wylie - b: 12 Oct 1851, Cameron, Fife Scotland.**

  5. William Wylie - b: 31 Oct 1854, Ceres, Fife, Scotland.**

  6. Jessie Wylie - b: 10 Jan 1857, at sea aboard the Great Tasmania; d: 2 Sep 1858, Muddy Plains, Tasmania

  7. Charles Sydney Morgan Wylie - b: 3 Oct 1859, Tasmania; d: 19 Oct 1929, Melton Mowbray, Tasmania.

  8. Louisa Adelaide Wylie - b: 1 Dec 1862, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 8 Apr 1932, Box Hill, Victoria. Spouse - Thomas Henry Manley, b: abt 1850, place unknown; m: 10 Jun 1886, Hobart, Tasmania; d: 23 Nov 1925, Sandy Bay, Tasmania; bur: 26 Nov 1925, Queenborough Cemetery, Sandy Bay, Tasmania.

  9. James Watson Wylie - b: 7 Apr 1865, Bothwell, Tasmania.**

** No further research undertaken on this individual.