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.

Rampling John Bale (1822-1909)
Rosanna Mills (1826-1886)

🏠 Property History

Rampling John Bale, son of John Bale and Ann Howell.

b: 16 Aug 1822, Norwich, Norfolk, England (1); bap: 8 Sep 1822, Norwich, Norfolk, England (1); d: 18 May 1909, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (2); bur: 21 May 1909, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (3).

Spouse - Rosanna Mills.

b: abt 1826, Norwich, Norfolk, England (4); m: 1847, Norwich, Norfolk, England (5); d: 4 Jun 1886, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (6); bur: aft 4 Jun 1886, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (7).

Children of Rampling John Bale and Rosanna Mills:

  1. John Bale - b: 5 Jun 1847, Lakenham, Norfolk, England (8); d: 13 Jun 1941, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (9); bur: 15 Jun 1941, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (10). Spouse - Catherine McDonald, daughter of Donald McDonald and Mary McDonald; b: 13 Dec 1850, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (11); bap: 17 Feb 1851, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (11); m: 19 Feb 1872, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (12); d: 15 Sep 1937, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (13); bur: 17 Sep 1937, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (14).

  2. William Bale - b: abt 1849, Lakenham, Norfolk, England (15); d: 10 Apr 1929, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (16); bur: 13 Apr 1929, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (17). Spouse - Mary Ann McDonald, daughter of Donald McDonald and Mary McDonald; b: 5 Jun 1845, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (18); bap: 24 Aug 1845, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (19); m: 10 Jun 1872, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (20); d: 18 Jun 1942, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (21); bur: 20 Jun 1942, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (22).

  3. Samuel Bale - b: abt 1852, England (23); d: 17 Jul 1933, Interlaken, Tasmania, Australia (24); bur: 18 Jul 1933, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (25). Spouse - Ethel Constance Barnard, daughter of James Barnard and Diana Presnell, b: 1 Apr 1883, Campbell Town, Tasmania, Australia (26); m: 8 Mar 1905, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (27); d: 28 Feb 1947, Interlaken, Tasmania, Australia (28); bur: 3 Mar 1947, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (29).

  4. Mary Ann Bale - b: abt 1855, England (30); d: 28 Aug 1916, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (30); bur: 30 Aug 1916, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (31).

  5. George Bale - b: abt 1856, England (32); d: 29 Nov 1925, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (33); bur: 2 Dec 1925, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (34). Spouse - Harriet Horton Pitchford, b: abt 1845, place unknown (35); m: 19 Feb 1902, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (36); d: 29 Jul 1924, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (35); bur: 31 July 1924, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (37).

  6. John Bale - b: 12 Aug 1858, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (38); d: 1 Sep 1858, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (39); bur: aft 1 Sep 1858, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (40).

  7. Rachel Bale - b: 14 Aug 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (41); d: 18 Aug 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (42); bur: aft 18 Aug 1859, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (43).

Sources

Properties in Bothwell purchased by Rampling Bale

For more information on these properties click on the links under each map.
Complete and downloadable maps of the township are on the Property History page.

Tasmanian Archives Map - Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified)

Sources

Family of Rampling John Bale

  1. FamilySearch: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Rampling John Bale, 1822, Norwich, Norfolk (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DRN9-B5T).

  2. Deaths in the District of Bothwell 1844-1938 (RGD17), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z1640, Ramplin John Bale, RGD17/1/2, no 762/1909.

  3. Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, Ramplin John Bale, 1909, section A28, site 19.

  4. FamilySearch: England and Wales Census, 1851, Rosana Bales, 1851, Lakenham, Norfolk (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGDL-V8H).

  5. FamilySearch: England and Wales Marriage Registration Index 1837-2005, Bale-Mills, 1847, Norwich, Norfolk (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26WY-48V.

  6. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Rosanna Bale, no 489/1886, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-55p50j2k).

  7. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Rosanna Bale, 1886, section A28, site 19.

  8. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Bothwell's Longevity," 10 Aug 1928, p6 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29773389).

  9. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Bale, 14 Jun 1941, p7 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25866398).

  10. Bothwell Cemetery Records, John Bale, 1941, section A28, site 1-2.

  11. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Catherine Macdonald, baptism, no 109/1851.

  12. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Bale-McDonald, no 1/1872, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-31p1j2k).

  13. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Bale, 16 Sep 1937, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29189376).

  14. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Catherine Bale, 1937, section A28, site 1-2.

  15. England and Wales Census, 1851, William Bales, 1851, Lakenham, Norfolk, England (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGDL-V8Z).

  16. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Bale, 12 Apr 1929, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/24258521).

  17. Bothwell Cemetery Records, William Bale, 1929, section A41, site 13-14.

  18. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Mary McDonald, no 36/1845, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-26-p214j2k).

  19. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Mary Ann Macdonald, baptism, no 37/1845.

  20. Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Bale-McDonald, no 4/1872, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-31p2j2k).

  21. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Bale, 19 Jun 1942, p6 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25890130).

  22. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Mary Ann Bale, 1942, section A41, site 13-14.

  23. Libraries Tasmania: Register of Ships' Arrivals with Lists of Passengers (CB7, CUS30), John Bales, p224/1857, 'Prompt' (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CB7-12-1-7).

  24. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Bale, 18 Jul 1933, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/24891487).

  25. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Samuel Bale, 1933, section A42, site 12-13.

  26. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Ethel Constance Barnard, no 245/1883 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-62p523j2k).

  27. Libraries Tasmania: Marriages at Hobart, Launceston and Franklin Registry Offices (RGD1), Ball-Barnard, no 498/1905, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD1-1-15/RGD1-1-15p00083jpg).

  28. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Bale, 3 Mar 1947, p12 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26380670).

  29. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Ethel Constance Bale, 1947, section A42, site 12-13.

  30. Deaths in the District of Bothwell 1844-1938 (RGD17), microfilm Z1640, Mary Ann Bale, RGD17/1/2, no 818/1916.

  31. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Mary Ann Bale, 1916, site unknown.

  32. Register of Ships' Arrivals with Lists of Passengers (CB7, CUS30), John Bales, p224/1857, 'Prompt' (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CB7-12-1-7).

  33. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Bale, 2 Dec 1925, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29121580).

  34. Bothwell Cemetery Records, George Bale, 1925, site unknown.

  35. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Bale, 30 Jul 1924, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23753076).

  36. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Marriages," Bale-Downer, 11 Mar 1902, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9579791).

  37. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Harriett Bale, 1924, section A32, site.

  38. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Given Name Not Recorded Bale, no 32/1858, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-36p139j2k).

  39. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), John Bale, no 17/1858, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-27p4j2k).

  40. Bothwell Cemetery Records, John Bale, 1858, site unknown.

  41. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Rachel Bale, no 30/1859, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-37p379j2k).

  42. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Rachel Bale, no 8/1859, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-28p3j2k).

  43. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Rachel Bale, 1859, site unknown.