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.

Henry Fortenam Nichols (1835-1918)
Mary Ann New (1835-1894)

🏠Property History

Henry Fortenam Nichols, son of John Nichols and Ann Fortnam.

b: 5 Apr 1835, Green Ponds, Tasmania, Australia (1); bap: 22 May 1835, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia (1); d: 9 Aug 1918, Dysart, Tasmania, Australia (2); bur: 12 Aug 1918, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (3).

Spouse - Mary Ann New, daughter of James New and Maria Elizabeth Whitfield.

b: 7 Sep 1835, Bagdad, Tasmania, Australia (4); m: 15 Oct 1870, Bagdad, Tasmania, Australia (5); d: 20 Nov 1894, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (6); bur: 21 Nov 1894, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (7).

Children of Henry Fortenam Nichols and Mary Ann New:

  1. Percy Edward Nichols - b: 6 Aug 1871, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (8); bap: 13 Sep 1871, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (9). No further research carried out on this person.

  2. Amy Annie Nichols - b: 22 Sep 1872, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (10); bap: 25 Oct 1872, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (11); d: 1961, Glenferrie, Victoria, Australia (12). Spouse - Henry Arthur Ainsworth, son of Alfred Ainsworth and Sarah Bale, b: 8 Jan 1873, Campbell Town, Tasmania, Australia (13); m: 30 Apr 1902, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (14); d: 1947, Auburn, Victoria, Australia (15)

  3. Harry New Nichols - b: 21 Dec 1873, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (16); bap: 22 Jan 1874, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (16); d: 24 Jul 1904, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (17): bur: 26 Jul 1904, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (18). Spouse - Mary Ann Jane Denholm, daughter of George Denholm and Mary Ann Stevens, b: 14 Sep 1875, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (19); bap: 10 Oct 1875, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (20); m: 11 Dec 1902, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (21); d: 25 Feb 1946, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (22); bur: 27 Feb 1946, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (23).

  4. Charles Nichols - b: 26 Dec 1875, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (24); bap: 2 Feb 1876, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (25). No further research carried out on this person.

  5. Louise Alicia Nichols - b: 14 Apr 1878, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (26); bap: 31 May 1878, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (27); d: 16 Sep 1878, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (28); bur: aft 16 Sep 1878, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (29).

Sources

Properties in Bothwell purchased by Henry Nichols

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 Henry Fortenam Nichols

  1. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Baptisms, Tasmania (RGD32), Henry Fortnam Nichols, no 6478/1835, Green Ponds (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD32-1-2-p342j2k).

  2. TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Nichols, 15 Aug 1918, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11405311).

  3. Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, Henry F Nichols, 1918, section A22, site 1.

  4. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Mary Ann New, no 186/1840, Green Ponds (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-26-p236j2k).

  5. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Nichols-New, no 19/1870, Brighton (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-29p10j2k).

  6. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Mary Ann Nichols, no 45/1894, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-63p41j2k).

  7. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Mary Ann Nichols, 1894, section A22, site 1.

  8. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Given Name Not Recorded Nicholls, no 19/1871, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-49p282j2k).

  9. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, Percy Edward Nichols, no 445/1871.

  10. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Amy Annie Nichols, no 26/1872, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-50p519j2k).

  11. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Amy Annie Nichols, no 471/1872.

  12. Victoria: Births, Deaths & Marriages (https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history), Amy Annie Ainsworth, death, no 12674/1961, Glenferrie.

  13. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Henry Arthur Aneswearth, no 58/1873, Campbell Town (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-51p772j2k).

  14. Libraries Tasmania: Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Ainsworth-Nichols, marriage, no 23/1902, Bothwell.

  15. Victoria: Births, Deaths & Marriages, Henry Arthur Ainsworth, death, 1947, Auburn.

  16. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Harry New Nichols, no 497/1874.

  17. Deaths in the District of Bothwell 1844-1938 (RGD17), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z1640, Harry New Nichols, RGD17/1/2, no 727/1904.

  18. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Harry New Nichols, 1904, section 22, site 1.

  19. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Mary Ann Jane Denholm, no 21/1875, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-53p464j2k).

  20. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Mary Ann Jane Denholm, no 523/1875.

  21. Tasmanian Federation Index 1900-1930, Nichols-Denholm, marriage, no 27/1902, Bothwell.

  22. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Nichols, 26 Feb 1946, p10 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26172351).

  23. Tasmania: Millingtons Funerals & Cemeteries, Mary Ann (Jane) Nichols, 1946, Cornelian Bay (https://server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=38418).

  24. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Given Name Not Recorded Nicholls, no 24/1875, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-53p464j2k).

  25. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Charles Nichols, no 531/1876.

  26. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Louise Alicia Nichols, no 6/1878, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-56p492j2k).

  27. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Louisa Alicia Nichols, no 570/1878.

  28. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Louisa Alicia Nichols, no 7/187, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-47p39j2k).

  29. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Louisa Alicia Nichols, 1878, section A22, site 2.