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.
James Whiteway (1815-1892)
Eleanor Smith (1829-1897)
James Whiteway.
Born: abt 1815, Highworth, Wiltshire, England (CON33: James Whiteway, no 9778, image 292, 'Cressy,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON33-1-40/CON33-1-40p292)
Convicted: 2 Mar 1843, Court of Assizes, Wiltshire, England; housebreaking, sentenced to 15 years transportation (CON33: James Whiteway, no 9778, image 292, 'Cressy,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON33-1-40/CON33-1-40p292)
Departed: 30 Apr 1843, Plymouth, Devon, England; on board the 'Cressy' (BATE: p366 /1843, 'Cressy')
Arrived: 20 Aug 1843, Hobart, TAS (BATE: p366 /1843, 'Cressy')
Convict Work: 14 Jul 1849, Bothwell, TAS, assigned to Robert Whiteway (CON33: James Whiteway, no 9778, image 292, 'Cressy,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON33-1-40/CON33-1-40p292)
Muster: 20 Jul 1849, Bothwell, TAS; attended (CON33: James Whiteway, no 9778, image 292, 'Cressy,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON33-1-40/CON33-1-40p292)
Ticket of Leave: 29 Oct 1850, approved (CON33: James Whiteway, no 9778, image 292, 'Cressy,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON33-1-40/CON33-1-40p292)
Muster: 27 Oct 1851, Bothwell, TAS; attended (CON33: James Whiteway, no 9778, image 292, 'Cressy,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON33-1-40/CON33-1-40p292)
Conditional Pardon: 22 Nov 1851, recommended (LAEX: "Convict Department," 22 Nov 1851, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/36261856)
Charged: 7 Jan 1852, Bothwell, Tasmania, misconduct for being absent from his residence (CON33: James Whiteway, no 9778, image 292, 'Cressy,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON33-1-40/CON33-1-40p292)
Conditional Pardon: 31 May 1853, approved (CON33: James Whiteway, no 9778, image 292, 'Cressy,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON33-1-40/CON33-1-40p292)
Permission to Marry: 10 Jan 1855, Eleanor Smith, approved (CON52: Whiteway-Smith, p529/1855, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/con52-1-7p119j2k)
Married: 2 Feb 1855, Eleanor Smith, Deputy Registrar's Office, Bothwell, TAS; James: 40, bachelor, labourer; Eleanor: 22, spinster, servant; witnesses: Joseph Crockett, Charlotte Parker (RGD37: Whiteway-Smith, no 19/1847, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-14p7j2k)
Assaulted: 27 Jun 1855, by Joseph Crockett (CON37: Joseph Crockett, no 2713, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON37-1-8/CON37-1-8p310)
Article: 30 Jun 1855, named under "Oatlands Criminal Court" (CT: "Oatlands Criminal Court," 30 Jun 1855, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8781187)
Petition: 8 Aug 1857, Waste Lands 1857, signed, labourer (TPP: "Waste Lands 1857," paper 10/1857, https:/www.parliament.tas.gov.au/tpl/PPWeb/1857/HA1857pp10.pdf)
Residence: 18 May 1858, [H5-H6] High St, Bothwell, TAS; James Whiteway (occupier), Richard Allen (owner), house, annual rateable value £10 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1858, p700, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-VZH5)
Residence: 19 Nov 1861, [H5-H6] High St, Bothwell, TAS; James Whiteway (occupier), Richard Allen (owner), house, annual rateable value £10 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1861, p1696-1697, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-J939-W)
Residence: 15 Nov 1864, [H5-H6] High St, Bothwell, TAS; James Whiteway (occupier), Richard Allen (owner), house, annual rateable value £10 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1864, p2078-2079, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G98F-V3JQ)
Residence: 26 Feb 1867, [H7-H8] High St, Bothwell, TAS; James Whiteway (occupier), Mrs Mary White (owner), house, annual rateable value £8 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1867, p470-471, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G98F-VQ9C)
Residence: 11 Feb 1868, [H11] Franklin St, Bothwell, TAS; James Whiteway (occupier), John Davis (owner), house, annual rateable value £8 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1868, p226-227, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-JTLY)
Residence: 3 Feb 1874, [H11] Franklin St, Bothwell, TAS; James Whiteway (occupier), John Davis (owner), house, annual rateable value £8 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1874, p210-211, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-J9MH-9)
Residence: 8 Feb 1876, [H3] High St, Bothwell, TAS; James Whiteway (occupier), Simon Arnett (owner), house, annual rateable value £8 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1876, p194-195, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-KBTH)
Residence: 19 Mar 1878, [H3] High St, Bothwell, TAS; James Whiteway (occupier), Simon Arnett (owner), house, annual rateable value £8 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1878, p496-497, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-J97K-M)
Residence: 25 Feb 1879, [H3] High St, Bothwell, TAS; James Whiteway (occupier), Simon Arnett (owner), house, annual rateable value £8 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1879, p374-375, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-998N-9SXR)
Article: 23 Jun 1883, named under "Bothwell" Thomas E J Steele (MERC: "Bothwell," 23 Jun 1883, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9013388)
Died: 16 Sep 1892, Bothwell, TAS; aged 77, decay of nature; informant: Simon Arnett, friend (RGD35: James Whiteway, no 52/1892, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-61p51j2k)
Buried: 18 Sep 1892, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, TAS (BC: James Whiteway, 1892, site unknown)
Spouse - Eleanor Smith.
Born: abt 1829, Ipswich, Suffolk, England (CON41: Eleanor Smith, no 1046, 'Sir Robert Seppings,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON41-1-34/CON41-1-34p186)
Convicted: 1 Apr 1851, Court of Assizes, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England; arson, sentenced to 10 years transportation (CON41: Eleanor Smith, no 1046, 'Sir Robert Seppings,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON41-1-34/CON41-1-34p186)
Departed: 18 Mar 1852, Woolwich, Kent, England; on board the 'Sir Robert Seppings' (BATE: p370/1852, 'Sir Robert Seppings')
Arrived: 8 Jul 1852, Hobart, TAS (BATE: p370/1852, 'Sir Robert Seppings')
Convict Work: 29 May 1854, Bothwell, TAS, assigned to Robert Whiteway (CON41: Eleanor Smith, no 1046, 'Sir Robert Seppings,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON41-1-34/CON41-1-34p186)
Ticket of Leave: 26 Dec 1854, approved (CON41: Eleanor Smith, no 1046, 'Sir Robert Seppings,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON41-1-34/CON41-1-34p186)
Permission to Marry: 10 Jan 1855, James Whiteway, approved (CON52: Whiteway-Smith, p529/1855, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/con52-1-7p119j2k)
Married: 2 Feb 1855, James Whiteway, Deputy Registrar's Office, Bothwell, TAS; James: 40, bachelor, labourer; Eleanor: 22, spinster, servant; witnesses: Joseph Crockett, Charlotte Parker (RGD37: Whiteway-Smith, no 19/1847, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-14p7j2k)
Ticket of Leave: 4 Oct 1859, revoked, absent (CON41: Eleanor Smith, no 1046, 'Sir Robert Seppings,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON41-1-34/CON41-1-34p186)
Charged: 4 Jun 1860, Bothwell, Tasmania, disturbing the peace (CON41: Eleanor Smith, no 1046, 'Sir Robert Seppings,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON41-1-34/CON41-1-34p186)
Died: 2 Nov 1897, Charitable Institution, New Town, TAS; aged 68, senilis; informant: Superintendent (RGD35: Eleanor Whiteway, no 1597/1897, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-15p204j2k)
Buried: 3 Nov 1897, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, TAS (MILL: Eleanor Whiteway, 1897, https:/server2.admin.millingtons.com.au:81/ASP/search_details.asp?RecordID=11179)
Children of James Whiteway and Eleanor Smith:
Edward Whiteway.
Born: 3 Aug 1855, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Eleanor Whiteway, mother (RGD33: Edward James Whiteway, no 30/1855, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-33p382j2k)
Baptised: 8 Oct 1855, Bothwell, TAS (PRES: Edward James Whiteway, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 190/1855)
Died: 11 Mar 1862, Bothwell, TAS; aged 6, effects of burns; informant: James Whiteway, father (RGD35: Edward Whiteway, no 2/1862, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-31p24j2k)
Buried: aft 11 Mar 1862, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, TAS (BC: Edward Whiteway, 1862, site unknown)Frederick Whiteway.
Born: 27 Mar 1857, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Eleanor Whiteway, mother (RGD33: Richard Whiteway, no 16/1857, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-35p709j2k)
Baptised: 2 Apr 1857, Bothwell, TAS (PRES: Frederick Whiteway, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 212/1857)
Married: 24 Jan 1881, Emily Bishop, Oatlands, TAS; Frederick: 23, bachelor, rabbiter; Emily: 22, spinster, servant; witnesses: Joseph Walters, Ann Walters (RGD37: Whiteway-Bishop, no 170/1881, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-40p85j2k)
Died: 29 Nov 1924, Beaconsfield, TAS; aged 67 (FAG: Frederick Whiteway, 1924, Memorial ID 232422297, citing Beaconsfield General Cemetery, Beaconsfield, Tasmania; maintained by JandET, contributor 50196868, https:/www.findagrave.com/memorial/232422297/frederick-whiteway)
Buried: 2 Dec 1924, General Cemetery, Beaconsfield, TAS (FAG: Frederick Whiteway, 1924, Memorial ID 232422297, citing Beaconsfield General Cemetery, Beaconsfield, Tasmania; maintained by JandET, contributor 50196868, https:/www.findagrave.com/memorial/232422297/frederick-whiteway)Spouse - Emily Bishop, daughter of Thomas Bishop and Jane Robertson.
Born: 27 Mar 1858, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Jane Bishop, mother (RGD33: Emily Bishop, no 13/1858, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-36p136j2k)
Baptised: 29 Dec 1859, Bothwell, TAS (PRES: Emily Bishop, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 251/1859)
Married: 24 Jan 1881, Frederick Whiteway, Oatlands, TAS; Frederick: 23, bachelor, rabbiter; Emily: 22, spinster, servant; witnesses: Joseph Walters, Ann Walters (RGD37: Whiteway-Bishop, no 170/1881, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-40p85j2k)
Hospital: 17 May 1919, Royal Derwent Hospital, New Norfolk, TAS, admitted (HSD: Emily Whiteway, no 3765/1919, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/HSD285-2-621)
Died: 26 Aug 1919, Royal Derwent Hospital, New Norfolk, TAS; aged 61, daughter of Thomas Bishop and Jane Robertson, (TFI: Emily Whiteway, death, no 1772/1919)James Whiteway.
Born: 8 Jul 1859, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Rev John Robertson (RGD33: James Whiteway, no 24/1859, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-37p379j2k)
Baptised: 11 Jul 1859, Bothwell, TAS (PRES: James Whiteway, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 240/1859)
Died: 13 Jul 1863, Bothwell, TAS; aged 4, effects of burns; informant: Archibald McDowall, coroner (RGD35: James Whiteway, no 8/1863, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-32p26j2k)
Inquest: 14 Jul 1863, [F1] White Hart Inn, Patrick St, Bothwell, TAS (INQ: James Whiteway, no 5533/1863, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/SC195-1-48-5533)
Buried: aft 14 Jul 1863, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, TAS (BC: James Whiteway, 1863, site unknown)Robert Whiteway.
Born: 8 Jul 1859, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Rev John Robertson (RGD33: Robert Whiteway, no 25/1859, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-37p379j2k)
Baptised: 11 Jul 1859, Bothwell, TAS (PRES: Robert Whiteway, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 241/1859)
Died: 8 Jul 1887, Launceston, TAS; aged 28, typhoid fever; informant: Jane Doolan, undertaker (RGD35: Robert Whiteway, no 282/1887, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-56p26j2k)Christina Whiteway.
Born: 12 Sep 1861, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Eleanor Whiteway, mother (RGD33: Christiana Whiteway, no 502/1861, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-39p120j2k)
Died: 3 Apr 1869, Bothwell, TAS; aged 7, severe burns; informant: Archibald McDowall, coroner (RGD35: Christina Whiteway, no 4/1869, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-38p36j2k)
Buried: aft 3 Apr 1869, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, TAS (BC: Christina Whiteway, 1869, site unknown)
Article: 6 Apr 1869, named under "Child Burnt to Death" (MERC: "Child Burnt to Death," Whiteway, 6 Apr 1869, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8858180)Henry Whiteway.
Born: 4 Jun 1864, Bothwell, TAS; informant: Eleanor Whiteway, mother (RGD33: Henry Whiteway, no 15/1864, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-42p064j2k)
Baptised: 22 Aug 1869, Bothwell, TAS (ANG: Henry Whiteway, NS1854/1/1, no 401/1869)
No further research has been carried out at this time
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