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.

Donald McDonald (1814-1850)
Mary McDonald (1809-1904)

Donald McDonald.

b: abt 1814, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland (1); d: 17 Oct 1850, Tasmania, Australia (2); bur: aft 17 Oct 1850, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (2).

Mary McDonald.

b: Oct 1809, Scotland (3); m: bef 4 Mar 1837, Scotland (4); d: 28 Aug 1904, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (3); bur: 31 Aug 1904, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (5).

Spouse (2) - John Earnshaw

b: 15 Oct 1815, Bingley, Yorkshire, England (6); m: 11 Sep 1855, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (7); d: 1867, Victoria, Australia (8).

Children of Donald McDonald and Mary Ann McDonald:

  1. John Henry McDonald - b: 30 Jan 1839, New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia (9); bap: 17 Feb 1839, New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia (9); d: 5 Jan 1841 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (10).

  2. Mary Ann McDonald - b: 5 Jun 1845, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (11); bap: 24 Aug 1845, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (12); d: 18 Jun 1942, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (13); bur: 20 Jun 1942, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (14). Spouse - William Bale, son of Rampling John Bale and Rosanna Mills, b: abt 1849, Lakenham, Norfolk, England (15); m: 10 Jun 1872, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (16); d: 10 Apr 1929, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (17); bur: 13 Apr 1929, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (18).

  3. Margaret McDonald - b: 26 Mar 1848, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (19); bap: 28 May 1848, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (20). No further research carried out on this person.

  4. Catherine McDonald - b: 13 Dec 1850, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (21); bap: 17 Feb 1851, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (21); d: 15 Sep 1937, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (22); bur: 17 Sep 1937, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (23). Spouse - John Bale, son of Rampling John Bale and Rosanna Mills, b: 5 Jun 1847, Lakenham, Norfolk, England (24); m: 19 Feb 1872, St Luke's Church, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (25); d: 13 Jun 1941, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (26); bur: 15 Jun 1941, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (27).

Sources

Family of Donald McDonald

  1. Libraries Tasmania: Description Lists of Male Convicts (CON18), Donald McDonald, no 1263, 'Recovery' (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON18-1-22/CON18-1-22p91).

  2. Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, Donald McDonald, 1850, section A20, site 15.

  3. Deaths in the District of Bothwell 1844-1938 (RGD17), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z1640, Mary Earnshaw, RGD17/1/2, no 729/1904.

  4. Libraries Tasmania: Conduct Registers of Male Convicts arriving in the Period of the Assignment System (CON31), Donald McDonald, image 67, no 1263, 'Recovery' (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON31-1-11).

  5. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Mary Earnshaw, 1904, section A20, site 15.

  6. FamilySearch: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, John Earnshaw, 1815, Bingley, Yorkshire (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMB3-Q9L).

  7. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Earnshaw-Macdonald, no 14/1855, Bothwell (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-14p5j2k).

  8. Victoria: Births, Deaths & Marriages (https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history), John Earnshaw, death, no 2604/1867.

  9. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Baptisms, Tasmania (RGD32), John Henry McDonald, no 511/1839, New Norfolk (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD32-1-3-p483j2k).

  10. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), John Henry McDonald, no 592/1841, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-1p59j2k).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  19. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Margaret McDonald, no 94/1848, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-26-p225j2k).

  20. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Margaret MacDonald, baptism, no 67/1848.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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