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Early Borthwicks in Victoria ... Robert Borthwick & Martha Scott ... Archibald Borthwick & Jane Orton ... Alexander Hay & William Borthwick ... Do you know? / Immigration & Passenger Movements / Births & Marriages / Marriage Witness Indexes / Directories, Electoral Rolls, etc / Deaths / Court Proceedings / Inquests / Wills / Cemetery Inscriptions / Probate Indices / A MYSTERY? Outlook Drive, Burwood / Lost Borthwicks in Victoria / Miscellaneous If you like this site you may vote for it by clicking on this banner. Victoria was first settled in 1835, as part of New South Wales, and was known as the Port Philip district. Gold was discovered in the Blue Mountains (NSW) by Edward Hargraves, and at Ballarat (now Victoria) in 1851. The gold rushes followed and Australia had a huge influx of population. Gold trebled the population in three years, increased trade, and brought enormous wealth to the colonies. This no doubt hastened the granting of self-government, and had far-reaching effects on the economic development of the country. Victoria was part of New South Wales until 1851, when it became a separate colony, named after Queen Victoria. Some records prior to that date may be found in New South Wales. Civil registration in Victoria commenced in July 1853. Federation occurred in 1901. There are lots of internet sites with links to sources of historical & genealogical information for Victoria. A couple of especially good local Australian ones are: Melbourne Dead Person's Society (surnames, indices, links): http://home.vicnet.net.au/~dpsoc/welcome.htm Victorian History Links (1000s of links): Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies Inc http://www.alphalink.com.au/~aigs/ The information on this page relates to a number of different Borthwick families in Victoria. My own interest is in Alexander Borthwick, paint manufacturer, & his family, who arrived in Victoria in 1852. I have also been searching for cousins of William Murray Borthwick, said to have come to Australia with him 20 years earlier - in 1833 or thereabouts. As my research progressed I began to gather information about other Borthwicks in Victoria & that is now posted here in the hope that it may assist other researchers. I will add more to this page so please visit again. One caveat .... This information is posted here as a guide. It may include inadvertent errors or omissions. Please check the original sources if you find something relevant to your own research, especially if you plan to purchase a certificate, probate or other document. Another caveat .... I have included partial information on a few variations of the Borthwick surname, but certainly not all. For example, "Bothwicks" in the Argus Passenger Indices are listed, but not Bothwicks in the Victorian births, deaths and marriages. On another page on this site I have a long list of Borthwick Variants. I would be pleased to include on these pages relevant information from other Borthwick researchers. If you'd like to share your research just contact me and I'll incorporate it for you, with acknowledgment. I am happy also to post details for people searching for lost Borthwicks in Victoria. Please email me if you would like to post something here, or if you think you have a connection to any Borthwicks on these pages. I may be able to put you in touch with someone who is researching your family. I am almost convinced that this Robert Borthwick, who lived in Victoria (Australia) & in New Zealand in the 1860s & 1870s, was the brother of Alexander Borthwick, paint manufacturer, of Victoria. I have been corresponding with one of Robert's descendants, who is not so convinced, and we would love to hear from other descendants of Robert Borthwick and Martha Scott. Perhaps by sharing information we'll find the answer. Surnames of descendants of Robert and Martha include BEAMISH, DEAGUE, FIFE, HUDSON, KINZEL, O'SHEA, REES, SMITH, WARING and WHEELER. Please email me if you think you may be connected to this Borthwick family. My reasons for suspecting a connection with my family are these:
Archibald and Jane Borthwick, nee Orton, arrived in Melbourne in April 1856 on the "Shalimar" (out of Liverpool). Archibald was 26 years old and his wife just 23. Their first child, William, was born on the "Shalimar" in February 1856 and his birth is recorded in the passenger list. Archibald is believed to have come from Lanarkshire in Scotland but a descendant of his has searched the shipping records and found that when Archibald and Jane got onto the boat in Liverpool their address was not recorded. It is possible that Archibald was the son of William Borthwick and Elizabeth ROBERTSON, born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1827. When the family arrived in Victoria they went straight to the goldfields at Inglewood near Bendigo. They followed the gold to St Arnaud. Here Archibald quickly realised that there were other opportunities to be pursued and gave up fossicking for shopkeeping. Archibald Borthwick, St Arnaud, Shopkeeper, died on 4 December 1865. Probate was granted on 2 August 1866 to Jane Borthwick and in his will he left the whole of his estate to her. (Victorian Probate Index, 1853-1888. No 5 876). Archibald had died young, in his late thirties, and his wife, who had at least three children when she became a widow, married again. Her second husband was the editor of the St Arnaud Mercury. James, the second son of Archibald and Jane Borthwick died in 1863. Another son Archibald, born in 1860, lived until 1911 and possibly had a printing business in Footscray, Melbourne. The only daughter, Elizabeth Aves Borthwick, was born in 1862 and in 1886 married Frederick George BRODERICK in Victoria. They had at least six children, five of whom seem to have survived to adulthood. The 1915 directory above shows William, the first son of Archibald and Jane Borthick, at 38 Power St North Williamstown. William and his wife Mary Clara JARY left St Arnaud about 1910, going to Williamstown. William died in 1919. Descendants include families Borthwick, PILCHER, OLVER and WILSON. William Borthwick, born in 1848 in Westerkirk, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, and his younger brother, Alexander Hay Borthwick, both came to Victoria Australia to settle. The year is not yet known. In June 1883 at St John's Church of England, Port Fairy (then known as Belfast), Victoria, William married Ada Maude Mary BELL. Their children included:
Descendant surnames include CAMPBELL, HANNOUSH, MALONEY, McDONALD, NGUYEN, PARSONS, PURCELL, SIMCOCKS, TRUMBLE, VEGTER, VIAL. Alexander Hay Borthwick married Annette Marie Stuart BERTRAM in 1886 at Brunswick, Victoria. They appear to have had just one child, a daughter Agnes born in 1888 at Brunswick. An uncle, John James Malcolm Borthwick, also came to Australia. The year is not yet known. He was a pioneer in Queensland, Australia in the mid 1880s, returning to Dumfriesshire, Scotland after 12 years. In Scotland he married Isabella Bell, a descendant of the Castle D'Or Bell family. These are some of the early Borthwick families in Victoria. It would be excellent to know more about their ancestors in Scotland or England, and/or about their descendants in Australia and elsewhere. Robert Borthwick & Mary Ann Currie: Four children of this couple died in Victoria in the 1900s, and Mary Ann Borthwick died there in 1890. It is not possible from the Victorian records to sort out exactly which Robert Borthwick was Mary Ann's husband. Any information about Robert and his parents would be greatly appreciated. Children of Robert & Mary Ann were Thomas Andrew Borthwick (c. 1857-1929), John Borthwick(?-1868), Robert Borthwick (1864-1920) & Catherine Jane Ethel Borthwick (1866-1934). Robert Borthwick married Carol(ine) Jane Tuck in 1897. Robert was born 8 August 1864, at Enfield, (according to marriage index). He died in 1920 at Melbourne East, Victoria, Australia (aged 55 years). Descendants include the KAY family, children of Catherine Jane Ethel Borthwick & James Allan Kay. Christiana Borthwick & Thomas Douglas: We now know (thank you Wendy Jack) that Christiana had been born at Cleughhead in Hutton and Corrie, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, on 4 August 1822, daughter of Walter BORTHWICK and Janet PATTERSON. Christiana married Thomas DOUGLAS circa 1847 in Yetholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland. Thomas was born on 22 June 1823 in Yetholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the son of Francis DOUGLAS and Chirstie VEITCH. Occupations: blacksmith, farmer. On 18 March 1854 Christiana and Thomas left Britain aboard the "Conway", which sailed from Greenock, Scotland. They migrated to Australia, arriving in Geelong, Vic on 17 June 1854. Christiana died 30 October 1897 in Torrumbarry South, Vic. She was buried 31 October 1897 in Echuca, Vic. Thomas died 29 October 1903 in Torrumbarry, Vic. He was buried 31 October 1903 in Echuca, Vic. Christiana and Thomas had a number of children, including Christiana Elizabeth (c.1853-1937) who married Joseph BEESON, and Frances Jane (c.1858-1927) unmarried. James Borthwick (?-?) & Margaret Hegarty (1851-1929): Married in 1869 in Victoria. James may have been a son or brother of one of the pioneering families on this page. All that is known of him is that he was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. James and Margaret had at least 11 children between 1870 and 1884, but six died as infants. It is almost impossible to work out whether the surviving children married and had families in Victoria, as there are so many Borthwicks with the same first names. James Borthwick & Mary Raven: During the 1800s this couple lived in Tasmania, Victoria and New Zealand. It seems that James was the child baptised at Jedburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland on Christmas Day in 1835, son of James Borthwick & Margaret TELFER. James Borthwick (?1835-1901) & Agnes Collins: Married in Victoria in 1877. Agnes had been born in Victoria in 1856, daughter of John Collins & Sarah Brounley. According to marriage index James was born at the Cape of Good Hope, so his parents probably arrived in Australia in the 1850s. Who were they? When he died James was a farmer of Cowes, Victoria. His brother John (1834-1908) seems to have been the only other member of his family to have come to Australia. It is not known whether he married and had children. James Borthwick & Mary Raven had at least 11 children so there must be many descendants today. I've located some but not all. John Borthwick & Angeline Elizabeth Keys: Married in Victoria in 1879. (Angeline's birth name was Korkucharkeys, shortened to Keys.) John's birthplace was "Greenock", according to Victorian marriage index. It is possible that he was the son of John Borthwick and Catherine Livingstone. born in 1855 at Middle Or New Parish, Greenock, Renfrew, Scotland, as recorded on the IGI (International Genealogical Index). Does anyone know the answer? Richard Borthwick (1844-1915) & Janet McLaren: (SIF) Arrived from Leith SCT 1870 per the ship "Somersetshire" into Melbourne. Occupation Baker. Lived at Port Fairy & Allanford, where he was a baker, then at Nirranda, where he became a farmer. Spouse Janet (Jessie) McLAREN. According to family members Richard's parents were John Borthwick & Agnes GLASS of Leith, Scotland. His grandparents were James Borthwick & Catherine SWINTON, and great-grandparents were John Borthwick & Margaret DONALDSON. Did any other members of Richard's family come to Australia? There was a John Borthwick, dairyman, at the same address as Richard in the 1899 Voters Roll (see below). Walter Borthwick (1833-1907) & Agnes Pollock (1842-1877): Walter Borthwick was born in Gladsmuir, Scotland, son of William Borthwick and Christian/Christina Smith. In February 1864 Walter, aged 28, Agnes Borthwick, nee Pollock, aged 25, Janet Borthwick, aged 5, Christina aged 4 and John, an infant, all arrived in Victoria, Australia on the ship, Blanche Moore. Infant John may have died after the family arrived in Australia. Two other sons, William and Walter, who had been born in Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland in 1861 and 1863, didn't travel to Australia with the family. Did they come out later? Or perhaps just one of them came to Australia - William died in Heidelberg, Victoria in 1949. Walter and Agnes Borthwick had five more children, born in Victoria between 1866 and 1872. A large family for Walter to llok after when his wife died in 1877. Descendant names include LOWRIE & THOMPSON. Interestingly, it seems that Walter's parents William and Christian Borthwick also came to Australia. William was a butcher in Edinburgh, Scotland then Collingwood, Vic and he and his wife are buried at Melbourne Cemetery in Victoria. Did any of Walter's brothers and sisters come to Australia from Gladsmuir or Edinburgh? Walter Borthwick?: Another Walter Borthwick appears in the Lamplough Index to people on the Victorian goldfields during 1859-1860. That index has two Borthwick entries:
According to the index "Lamplough was one of the later gold rushes in 19th century Victorian goldmining history. It attracted thousands of miners. A thriving township sprang up overnight, which included hotels, billiard rooms, schools and churches, and just as quickly when the gold ran out the miners departed Lamplough and moved to the next promising location - nearby Mountain Creek, Kiandra in NSW, and even the fields in New Zealand." This may explain why a number of the Australian Borthwicks went to New Zealand in the 1860s. Thomas Borthwick & Sons (Australasia) P/L have been meat-growers, processors and exporters, located at Portland, Melbourne, since the early 1900s. The Melbourne University Archives historical note for the company is as follows: "The firm grew out of the Australasian activities of the English meat-importers, Thomas Borthwick & Sons Ltd. who established the local subsidiary in 1905. In the same year, the Portland Freezing Works and 77 actres at Brooklyn were purchased. The Brooklyn Freezing Works opened in 1909 and the Moreton site three years later. Cattle stations in Queensland were also acquired and operations in poultry, butter and retailing were added later. WWI caused a decline and the Moreton works were closed but demand steadily grew and Borthwicks became one of Australia's major meat exporters. New markets have grown since the 1950s and the company also export to U.S. Africa and the Pacific." 1900s From the book "Tablets of Memory" the Bendigo Cohns & their descendants 1853-1989 p118 ...Janet BORTHWICK born 24 Nov 1945 Melbourne dau of David William Pearson BORTHWICK a farmer & Jeannie nee SAWERS: married Mavern Vic 9 May 1969 to Chrisopher John CAMPBELL: one child: living at Cranbrook WA : Janet killed in motor car accident age 26: (More info in book) Follow the link to find information about Borthwicks on Australia's Immigration Wall of Honour, in immigration lists 1826-1879 & in the Argus Passenger Indices There was too much information to include on this page, making it very slow to load so I have moved all of this material to a separate page - Borthwick Immigration. Shyama Peebles (thank you Shyama) has in her records:
The Melbourne Argus Marriage Indexes 1931-1940 list the following:
I am particularly interested in these Borthwicks. Murray was the middle name of my ancestor; a PJ Borthwick was a printer in Melbourne (the same occupation as my William Murray Borthwick); and I think I've confused two different Percival John Borthwicks - one married to Louisa Wayland, one to Ethel Hoare. Perhaps there was even a third Percival John in Victoria! I'd love to hear from anyone who knows these families. A Baird / Borthwick Marriage, 1855: BAIRD Robert Bothwick Born:1827 Edinburgh, Scotland Married: 1855 Victoria Father: BAIRD Buchanan Mother: BORTHWICK Margaret Duncan Spouse: CODLIN Mary These are great genealogical tools if you are lucky enough to find one of your family on one of the indexes, or to hear from a fellow researcher after posting your own details. I haven't been able to find Borthwicks on many so far but haven't posted my own marriage witnesses yet either. So if you are a Borthwick researcher and have some marriage certificates why not post them to one of these sites? At the VictoriaGenWeb site, containing genealogy transcriptions on, from and about, Victoria, Australia, there is a page for marriage witnesses: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~ausvic/mwi.htm Australian and New Zealand Marriage Witness indexes can be accessed, or contributed to, by going to http://www.genuki.org.uk/mwi/ The information I first gathered was from the early Victorian (Aust.) directories and is mainly for Alexander Borthwick, of my own family. I then began collecting information on any Borthwicks at all. As can be seen from this list I did not check all directories and electoral rolls for the period 1856-1910. The suburb abbreviations are mostly a mystery to me at this stage so I have left them exactly as they appeared in the directories.
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Directory 1859 1860-1861: Did not check directories. 1862: Trades and Professional index - no Borthwicks under "Oil and colourmen" but under "Painters, Plumbers, Glaziers & Paperhangers" is Borthwick, Alexander, 36 Market-st. 1863: In the personal index only, Borthwick, Alex, oil and colourman, 36 Market-st and 10 Dorcas-st, Emerald Hill. 1864: Borthwick, Alex, oil and colourman, 36 Market-st and 10 Dorcas-st, Emerald Hill. (p. 238) 1867:
Borthwick,
Alex, oil and colourman, 36 Market-st and 10 Dorcas-st, Emerald Hill.
(p 265) Also, for the first time, Melbourne Directory 1870: Borthwick, Alexander, oil and colourman, 36 Market-st. Pr(ivate) High St, Prahran. 1873
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Directory 1915 Borthwick & Co, printers, 199 Victoria-par, Col. (This is a very interesting entry as William Murray Borthwick was in the printing and publishing business in Scotland. It has been said that he & two of his cousins, who published newspapers in Edinburgh, came to Australia together. Who owned this business in Victoria?) Borthwick, Col
William, 7 Royal-cres, Arm Victoria
Police Click here to find a list of Borthwick deaths in Victoria during the 1900s, being persons with Borthwick as a surname, middle name, father's name or mother's name. With thanks to Robyn O'Shea, descendant of Robert Borthwick and Martha Scott. Robyn compiled this list from the Victorian births, deaths and marriages indices. And thanks to Christine Laskowski, who is researching all the pioneers buried in the Keilor Cemetery from 1856 until 1900, we have a death notice for Alexander Hay Borthwick (son of Alexander Hay Borthwick and Jean nee Murray):
Alexander Hay Borthwick was buried in grave Presbyterian B Section, Grave No. 401, of the Keilor Cemetery on September 12th. He is buried with members of his wife's family (the Bertrams) and there is a headstone on the grave. There are no Borthwicks listed in the Victorian Argus Court reports 1851-1856.
(to be added) AIGS Cemetery Transcriptions Series 1
(to be added) Follow this link to find lists of grants of Probate or Letters of Administration for Borthwick estates in Victoria. The lists are not complete (but almost) and if you find someone of interest you are strongly advised to double check the index numbers before purchasing any documents. Victorian Probates. Many years ago someone connected with the Borthwick family must have lived in a home in Outlook Drive. In the late 1990s, more than 140 years after Alexander Borthwick had arrived in Australia, an incredible thing happened. A Borthwick descendant bought a house in this street and began renovating. Behind a cupboard he found the small bible that had belonged to his great-great grandfather Alexander Borthwick. It is inscribed
We have not yet discovered
who might have lived at this address in Burwood.
If you are searching for lost Borthwicks in Victoria I am happy to post details here. In the book Eaglehawk and District Pioneers Register, Volume 1, A-C, by Annette O'Donohue and Bev Hanson, there is the following entry: Borthwick, Matthew. Arrived in Colony c1857. Seafaring man. Born c1802 at Berwick-on-Tweed, Scotland, son of John Borthwick and Ann (unknown surname). Single. Admitted Bendigo Benevolent Asylum on following dates: 21.10.1869 destitution, 1.7.1870 destitution, 5.6.1871 old age, 23.8.1871 old age. Died 1873 aged 72 years. (Thank you Marg Watson.) An online list of Respondents for the Furnishing Industry National Award 1999 includes A. Borthwick & Sons Pty. Ltd., 5 Arndt Road, Pascoe Vale. 3044
Some References:
Some Links: Melbourne Dead Person's Society (surnames, indices, links): http://home.vicnet.net.au/~dpsoc/welcome.htm Victorian History Links (1000s of links): Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies Inc http://www.alphalink.com.au/~aigs/ Australia's Immigration Wall of Honour The Lamplough Name Index Public Records Office of Victoria (PROV)
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