Bothwell District, Ontario

Guide to Bothwell District ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History
Bothwell was a federal and provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Ontario, which was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904 and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1875. It is sometimes also considered one of Ontario's historic counties, as it was listed in some post-Confederation census records as a county of residence.

At its creation in 1867, Bothwell consisted of the Kent County townships of Bothwell, Camden, Dresden, Howard, Orford, Ridgetown, Thamesville and Zone, and the Lambton County townships of Dawn, Euphemia and Sombra. In 1882, the Townships of Euphemia, Orford and Howard were excluded from the riding, and the township of Chatham, the villages of Wallaceburg, Dresden and Thamesville, and the town of Bothwell were added to the riding.

The electoral district was abolished in 1903 when it was redistributed between Kent East, Kent West, Simcoe East and Simcoe South ridings.

At its creation in 1867, Bothwell consisted of the Kent County townships of Bothwell, Camden, Dresden, Howard, Orford, Ridgetown, Thamesville and Zone, and the Lambton County townships of Dawn, Euphemia and Sombra. In 1882, the Townships of Euphemia, Orford and Howard were excluded from the riding, and the township of Chatham, the villages of Wallaceburg, Dresden and Thamesville, and the town of Bothwell were added to the riding.

The electoral district was abolished in 1903 when it was redistributed between Kent East, Kent West, Simcoe East and Simcoe South ridings.

Cemeteries

 * West Bothwell Cemetery


 * West Bothwell

Census

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Church Records

 * Early church records of Rev. John Langhorn and Rev. Robert McDowall


 * Marriages


 * Births, Marriages and Death Recorded in Canada Library and Archives Canada


 * Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1747-1967


 * Ontario, Roman Catholic Church Records, 1760-1923 Lennox and Addington


 * Ontario Church Records

FamilySearch Library Records

 * FamilySearch Library Records Cardwell District

Military

 * British Regiments In Canada


 * Canadian Great War Project


 * Canadian War Museum


 * CWGC Find War Dead


 * The National Archives


 * SOLDIERS OF THE REVOLUTION


 * Air Force Association of Canada WW1 & WW2


 * Royal Navy ratings' service records 1853-1923


 * Library and Archives Canada War Diaries of the First World War


 * Veterans Affairs Canada Afghanistan The Fallen


 * War Time Canada


 * Ontario Military Records

Records

 * Upper and Lower Canada Marriage Bonds


 * Immigration and Citizenship


 * Military Records


 * County Atlases


 * All Counties in Ontario


 * Young Immigrants to Canada


 * Immigrants to Canada


 * Ontario Genealogy Records Online

Societies

 * Ontario Genealogy Society


 * Canada GenWeb Project


 * Library and Archives Canada


 * Canadiana


 * Family History

Births

 * Ontario, Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899 Index only


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 * Births-deaths-marriages, Christian messenger 1854-1864


 * Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1913


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Marriages

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 * Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928


 * Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869


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 * Ontario, Canada Marriage Registers by Clergy, 1896-1948


 * Marriage Notices of Ontario 1813-1854


 * Ontario Marriage Notices 1830-1856


 * Canada Parliamentary Marriage and Divorces, 1867-1919

Divorce

 * Canada Parliamentary Marriage and Divorces, 1867-1919


 * Library and Archives Canada Divorce in Canada 1841-1968

Death

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 * Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947


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