Bothwell Families

These pages offer a glimpse into the lives of the Bothwell families. You’ll find family trees and historical events specific to the area. While not exhaustive, the information will continue to be updated as research progresses. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the material presented.

William Berry (1818-1871)
Ann Graham (1823- )

🏠Property History

Bibliography of Sources

William Berry.

Born: abt 1818, Burnley, Lancashire, England (CON18: William Berry, no 1920, 'Emperor Alexander,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON18-1-6/CON18-1-6p247)
Convicted: 4 Jul 1832, Quarter Sessions, Lancaster, Lancashire, England; stealing, sentenced to seven years transportation (CON31: William Berry, no 1920, 'Emperor Alexander,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/con31-1-5/con31-1-5p77)
Departed: 10 Apr 1833, Downs, England; on board the 'Emperor Alexander' (BATE: p362/1833, 'Emperor Alexander')
Arrived: 12 Aug 1833, Hobart, TAS (BATE: p362/1833, 'Emperor Alexander')
Muster: 12 May 1837, Bothwell, TAS; attended (CON31: William Berry, no 1920, 'Emperor Alexander,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/con31-1-5/con31-1-5p77)
Ticket of Leave: 4 Jan 1841, approved (CON31: William Berry, no 1920, 'Emperor Alexander,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/con31-1-5/con31-1-5p77)
Marriage Witness: 29 Mar 1847, William Jones & Mary Ann Boswell, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, TAS (RGD37: Jones-Boswell, no 576/1847, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-6p5j2k)
Permission to Marry: 31 Oct 1847, Ann Graham, approved (CON52: Barry-Graham, p330/1847, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON52-1-2p168j2k)
Married: 22 Nov 1847, Ann Graham, Minister's House, Bothwell, TAS; William: 31, shepherd; Ann: 24, housemaid; witnesses: James Page, Ann Page (RGD37: Barry-Graham, no 584/1847, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-6p11j2k)
Charged: 20 Jan 1848, Lower Court, Bothwell, TAS; suspicion of felony, remanded (PS: William Berry, LC49/1/1, p150, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/lc49-1-1/LC49-1-1P197)
Charged: 21 Jan 1848, Lower Court, Bothwell, TAS; suspicion of felony, discharged (PS: William Berry, LC49/1/1, p151, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/lc49-1-1/LC49-1-1P198)
Marriage Witness: 6 Mar 1848, Edward Rose & Elizabeth Milner, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, TAS (RGD37: Rose-Milner, no 1411/1847, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-7p1j2k)
Residence:  15 May 1850, Den Hill, TAS; shepherd (RGD33: William Berry, no 145/1850, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-26-p232j2k)
Departed: 13 Mar 1852, Launceston, TAS; on board the 'City of Melbourne' bound for the Victorian goldfields (POL220: William Barry, p609/1852 'City of Melbourne,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/pol220-1-1/POL220-1-1P307)
Charged: 14 Feb 1853, Lower Court, Bothwell, TAS; drunk in the public street & made use of obscene language (PS: William Berry, LC49/1/2, p487, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/lc49-1-2/LC49-1-2P531)
Certificate of Freedom: 9 Mar 1853, approved (CON31: William Berry, no 1920, 'Emperor Alexander,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/con31-1-5/con31-1-5p77)
Charged: 17 Mar 1854, Lower Court, Bothwell, TAS; drunk in a public street & assaulted a constable (PS: William Berry, LC49/1/2, p646, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/LC49-1-2/LC49-1-2P690)
Charged: 13 Dec 1854, Lower Court, Bothwell, TAS; drunk in a public street, disturbing the public peace & made use of obscene language (PS: William Berry, LC49/1/3, image 42, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/LC49-1-3/LC49-1-3P044)
Charged: 30 Jan 1855, Lower Court, Bothwell, TAS; drunk in a public street (PS: William Berry, LC49/1/3, image 65, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/LC49-1-3/LC49-1-3P067)
Charged: 25 May 1855, Lower Court, Bothwell, TAS; drunk in a public street (PS: William Berry, LC49/1/3, image 95, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/LC49-1-3/LC49-1-3P097)
Article: 26 Jul 1856, named under "To Thomas Lloyd Gellibrand, Esq" (COUR: "To Thomas Lloyd Gellibrand, Esq," 26 Jul 1856, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2504958)
Conveyed: bef 18 May 1858, [H11-H14] Franklin St, Bothwell, TAS; 1a 1r 12p from Edward Andrews; a deed has not been located (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1858, p696-697, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-VZVR)
Residence:  6 Dec 1859, [H11] Franklin St, Bothwell, TAS; owner, inserted, house, annual rateable value £9 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1859, p1556-1557, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-JT43)
Residence:  19 Nov 1861, [H11] Franklin St, Bothwell, TAS; owner, house, annual rateable value £9 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1861, p1694-1695, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-J93K-Z)
Residence:  26 Feb 1867, [H11] Franklin St, Bothwell, TAS; owner, house, annual rateable value £8 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1867, p466-467, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-V3LK)
Article: 27 Feb 1867, named under "Real Property Act Notices" (MERC: "Real Property Act Notices," 27 Feb 1867, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8844405)
Conveyed: aft 30 Mar 1867, [H12-H14] Franklin St, Bothwell, TAS; to John Davis, as a beneficial owner; a deed has not been located (LIST: John Davis, title historic, vol 7, fol 32)
Conveyed: bef 11 Feb 1868, [H11] Franklin St, Bothwell, TAS; to John Davis as a beneficial owner; a deed has not been located (LIST: John Davis, historic deed, no 08/8955)
Convicted: 6 May 1868, Hobart, TAS; vagrancy, sentenced to 3 months at Hobart Gaol (ROC: "Prisoners Discharged," 1868, p121, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/POL709-1-5/POL709-1-5P132)
Reports of Crime: 31 Jul 1868, named under "Prisoner's Discharged" during week ending 29 Jul 1868 (ROC: "Prisoners Discharged," 1868, p121, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/POL709-1-5/POL709-1-5P132)
Reports of Crime: 23 Nov 1868, named under "Return of Prisoners Convicted" convicted of larceny, sentenced to two months at Hobart Gaol (ROC: "Persons Convicted," 1868, p194, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/POL709-1-5/POL709-1-5P205)
Discharged: 12 Dec 1868, Gaol, Hobart, TAS, sentence remitted (ROC: "Prisoners Discharged," 1868, p201, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/POL709-1-5/POL709-1-5P212)
Died: 6 Oct 1871, Bothwell, TAS; aged 53, long dissipated habits; informant: Thomas Anderson, undertaker (RGD35: William Berry, no 10/1871, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-40p37j2k)
Buried: aft 6 Oct 1871, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, TAS (BC: William Berry, 1860, site unknown)

Spouse - Ann Graham.

Born: abt 1823, Ireland; also known as Mary Ann Graham (CON40: Anne Graham, no 335, 'East London,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON40-1-4/CON40-1-4p218)
Convicted: 7 Feb 1843, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland; larceny, sentenced to seven years transportation (CON40: Anne Graham, no 335, 'East London,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON40-1-4/CON40-1-4p218)
Departed: 10 May 1843, Dublin, Ireland; on board the 'East London' (BATE: p366/1843, 'East London')
Arrived: 21 Sep 1843, Hobart, TAS (BATE: p366/1843, 'East London')
Convicted: 4 Oct 1847, Bothwell, TAS; misconduct in being in an improper house (CON40: Anne Graham, no 335, 'East London,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON40-1-4/CON40-1-4p218)
Permission to Marry: 31 Oct 1847, William Berry, approved (CON52: Barry-Graham, p330/1847, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON52-1-2p168j2k)
Married: 22 Nov 1847, William Berry, Minister's House, Bothwell, TAS; William: 31, shepherd; Ann: 24, housemaid; witnesses: James Page, Ann Page (RGD37: Barry-Graham, no 584/1847, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-6p11j2k)
Marriage Witness: 6 Mar 1848, Edward Rose & Elizabeth Milner, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, TAS (RGD37: Rose-Milner, no 1411/1847, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-7p1j2k)
Charged: 19 Jan 1849, Bothwell, TAS; drunk & out after hours (CON40: Anne Graham, no 335, 'East London,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON40-1-4/CON40-1-4p218)
Free Certificate: 4 Nov 1851, approved (CON40: Anne Graham, no 335, 'East London,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON40-1-4/CON40-1-4p218)
Charged: 4 Feb 1853, Lower Court, Bothwell, TAS; drunk &disturbing the peace (PS: Ann Berry, LC49/1/2, p483, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/lc49-1-2/LC49-1-2P527)
Charged: 16 Mar 1854, Lower Court, Bothwell, TAS; making use of obscene language (PS: Ann Berry, LC49/1/2, p646, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/lc49-1-2/LC49-1-2P690)
Charged: 17 Mar 1854, Lower Court, Bothwell, TAS; drunk in a public street & making use of obscene language (PS: Ann Berry, LC49/1/2, p646, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/LC49-1-2/LC49-1-2P690)
Marriage Witness: 3 Jul 1854, William Brint & Ann Robertson, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, TAS (RGD37: Brint-Robertson, no 9/1854, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-13p3j2k)
Charged: 13 Dec 1854, Lower Court, Bothwell, TAS; drunk in a public street & disturbing the public peace (PS: Willam Berry, LC49/1/3, image 42, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/LC49-1-3/LC49-1-3P044)
Charged: 21 Dec 1854, Lower Court, Bothwell, TAS; stealing a cheque, promissory notes & cash with Margaret (Little) Crockett (PS: Ann Berry, LC49/1/3, image 48, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/LC49-1-3/LC49-1-3P050)
Charged: 13 Jan 1855, Lower Court, Bothwell, TAS; committed for trial at Oatlands, but allowed bail (PS: Ann Berry, LC49/1/3, image 61, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/LC49-1-3/LC49-1-3P063)
Charged: 30 Jan 1855, Lower Court, Bothwell, TAS; drunk & resisted arrest (PS: Ann Berry, LC49/1/3, image 65, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/LC49-1-3/LC49-1-3P067)
Charged: 17 Apr 1856, Lower Court, Bothwell, TAS; drunk in a public house (PS: Ann Berry, LC49/1/3, image 197, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/LC49-1-3/LC49-1-3P199)
Convicted: 1 Dec 1857, Lower Court, Bothwell, TAS; larceny under £5, sentenced to six months hard labour at the House of Correction (PS: Ann Graham, LC49/1/3, image 426, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/LC49-1-3/LC49-1-3P428)
Convicted: 18 Sep 1865, Lower Court, Bothwell, TAS; receiving a stolen cheque, sentenced to twelve months at the House of Correction (ROC: "Prisoners Discharged," 1866, p116, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/POL709-1-3/POL709-1-3P127)
Discharged: 18 Jul 1866, Cascades House of Correction, Hobart, TAS (ROC: "Prisoners Discharged," 1866, p116, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/POL709-1-3/POL709-1-3P127)
No further research has been carried out at this time

Children of William Berry and Ann Graham:

  1. William Berry.

    Born: 8 Jan 1850, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Ann Berry, mother (RGD33: William Berry, no 145/1850, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-26-p232j2k)
    Baptised: 9 Feb 1850, Bothwell, TAS (PRES: William Berry, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 90/1850)
    Died: 7 Nov 1860, Bothwell, TAS; aged 10, accidentally burnt to death; informant: Archibald McDowall, coroner (RGD35: William Berry, no 369/1860, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-29p35j2k)
    Inquest: 8 Nov 1860, [F1] White Hart Inn, Patrick St, Bothwell, TAS (INQ: William Berry, no 4929/1860, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/SC195-1-44-4929)
    Buried: aft 8 Nov 1860, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, TAS (BC: William Berry, 1860, site unknown)

  2. Mary Ann Berry.

    Born: 8 Sep 1851, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Mary Jones, nurse (RGD33: Mary Ann Berry, no 17/1851, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-29-p718j2k)
    Baptised: 23 Sep 1851, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Mary Ann Berry, NS1854/1/1, no 116/1851)
    No further research has been carried out at this time

  3. Eliza Berry.

    Born: 8 Oct 1854, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Ann Berry, mother (RGD33: Eliza Berry, no 39/1854, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-32p245j2k)
    Baptised: 22 Apr 1856, Bothwell, TAS (PRES: Eliza Barry, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 201/1856)
    Marriage Witness: 1 Mar 1870, William Hedford & Mary Ann Walters, Christian Marshes, TAS (RGD37: Hedford-Walters, no 118/1870, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/rgd37-1-29p75j2k)
    Married: 29 Jun 1874, William Francis Smith, Hobart, TAS; William: 25, bachelor, mariner; Eliza: 19, spinster; witnesses: Ellen Catherine Bain, Walter Stevenson (RGD37: Smith-Berry, no 281/1874, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-33p148j2k)
    Died: 24 Jan 1918, Hobart, TAS; aged 63 (TFI: Eliza Smith, death, no 16/1918)
    Buried: 26 Jan 1918, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, TAS (MILL: Eliza Smith, 1918, https:/server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=19887)

    Spouse - William Francis Smith.

    Born: abt 1846, place unknown (MILL: William Francis Smith, 1918, https:/server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=20307)
    Married: 29 Jun 1874, Eliza Berry, Hobart, TAS; William: 25, bachelor, mariner; Eliza: 19, spinster; witnesses: Ellen Catherine Bain, Walter Stevenson (RGD37: Smith-Berry, no 281/1874, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-33p148j2k)
    Died: 1 Dec 1918, Hobart, TAS; aged 72 (TFI: William Francis Smith, death, no 15/1918)
    Buried: 3 Dec 1918, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, TAS (MILL: William Francis Smith, 1918, https:/server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=20307)

  4. Charlotte Berry.

    Born: 3 Sep 1857, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Ann Berry, mother (RGD33: Charlotte Berry, no 40/1857, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-35p713j2k)
    Died: 11 Nov 1860, Bothwell, TAS; aged 3, inflammatory sore throat; informant: Edward Simon Arnett, undertaker (RGD35: Charlotte Berry, no 370/1860, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-29p35j2k)
    Buried: aft 11 Nov 1860, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, TAS (BC: Charlotte Berry, 1860, site unknown)

  5. Robert Berry.

    Born: 29 Apr 1860, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Charlotte Parker, friend of the family RGD33: Robert Berry, no 522/1860, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-38p661j2k)
    Baptised: 1 Aug 1860, Bothwell, TAS (PRES: Robert Berry, baptism, NS592/1/1,  no 263/1860)
    Died: 16 Jan 1930, Hobart, TAS; aged 69 (MERC: "Deaths," Berry, 17 Jan 1930, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29150359)
    Death Notice: BERRY - On January 16, 1930, at 18 Melbourne Street, Hobart, Robert Berry, in the 69th year of his age (MERC: "Deaths," Berry, 17 Jan 1930, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29150359)
    Buried: 17 Jan 1930, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, TAS (MILL: Robert Berry, 1930, https:/server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=26921)

  6. Thomas Berry.

    Born: 31 May 1865, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Ann Berry, mother (RGD33: Thomas Berry, no 25/1865, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-43p311j2k)
    Baptised: 15 Jun 1865, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Thomas Berry, NS1854/1/1, no 326/1865)
    Died: 11 Oct 1865, Cascades House of Correction, Hobart, TAS; aged 4 months, pneumonia; informant: Cascade factory clerk (RGD35: Thomas Berry, no 5930/1865, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-7p123j2k)

Properties in Bothwell purchased by William Berry

For more information click on the link under the map.
Complete maps located on the Property History page.
Tasmanian Archives: Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified)

Bibliography of Sources

ANG - Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854). Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Hobart. Microfilm. Anglican Parish of Bothwell (NG613).
BATE - Bateson, Charles. The Convict Ships : 1787-1868. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Library of Australian History. 1985.
BC - Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records. Transcribed from parish registers by the Central Highlands Council, Bothwell.
CON18 - Libraries Tasmania: Description Lists of Male Convicts (CON18). Images. Convict Department (TA60).  Tasmanian Government Australia. https://www.libraries.tas.gov.au/tasmanian-archives : 2023.
CON31 - Libraries Tasmania: Conduct Registers of Male Convicts arriving in the Period of the Assignment System (CON31). Images. Convict Department (TA60).  Tasmanian Government, Australia. https://www.libraries.tas.gov.au/tasmanian-archives : 2023.
CON40 - Libraries Tasmania: Conduct Registers of Female Convicts arriving in the Period of the Assignment System (CON40). Images. Convict Department (TA60).  Tasmanian Government, Australia. https://www.libraries.tas.gov.au/tasmanian-archives : 2023.
CON52 - Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Applications for Permissions to Marry (CON52). Images. Convict Department (TA60). Tasmanian Government, Australia. https://www.libraries.tas.gov.au/tasmanian-archives : 2023.
COUR - TROVE: The Courier (Hobart, TAS : 1840-1859). Images. National Library of Australia. https://trove.nla.gov.au : 2023.
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PRES - Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592). Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office. Microfilm. Presbyterian Church of Tasmania (NG1965).
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TFI - Libraries Tasmania: Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930. Database. Data compiled by the Tasmanian Family History Society and published on CD-ROM as part of the Tasmanian Federation Index Births 1900-1919, Deaths and Marriages 1900-1930 by Macbeth Genealogical Services, 2006. https://www.libraries.tas.gov.au/tasmanian-archives : 2023.
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