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.
John Colbeck, born about 1787, and Elizabeth Murray, born about 1795, were English immigrants who arrived in Hobart on 30 September 1833 aboard the ship Ann with their first five children. John, a tailor by trade, was granted land on 9 July 1838 in Bothwell, where he became a prominent local figure. He served as a juror for an inquest in 1840 and was actively involved in community matters, including donating to the Scotch and Irish Relief Fund in 1847. He died on 19 July 1875, aged 88, and was buried in the public cemetery in Bothwell. After John's death, Elizabeth continued to reside in their High Street residence until her own death on 19 April 1885, at the age of 90. She was buried alongside her husband at the Bothwell Cemetery. Together, they had the following children: William (1819), Sarah Frances (1822), Rosina Elizabeth (1825), John Morris (1829), Hannah Maria (1833), Henry Charles (1835), George Ibbott (1838), and Sophia (1840).
John Colbeck.
Born: abt 1787, England (RGD35: John Colbeck, no 11/1875, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-44p40j2k)
Married: 20 Apr 1817, Elizabeth Murray, London, England (LMAR: Colbeck-Morris, 1817, Westminster, https:/www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/10024109:1623)
Arrived: 30 Sep 1833, Hobart (GO3: John Colbeck, p641/1833, 'Ann,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/GO3-1-1)
Land Grant: 9 Jul 1838, [I4] High St, Bothwell, in consideration of £5 (RD1: John Colbeck, p123/1842, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RD1-1-15/RD1-1-15P124JPG)
Article: 27 Jul 1838, named under "Title Deeds" (HTC: "Title Deeds," 27 Jul 1838, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4163335)
Juror: 24 Feb 1840, Bothwell, inquest of Duncan Alexander McRa (INQ: Duncan Alexander McRae, no 360/1840, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/SC195-1-5-360)
Census: 1 Jan 1842, [I4] High St, Bothwell, owner, brick house, completed. Male, aged between 45 and under 60, married, arrived free, Church of England, mechanic/artificer (CEN1: John Colbeck, p219/1842, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CEN1-1-2-219)
Article: 24 Aug 1842, named under "Title Deeds" (LAEX: "Title Deeds," 24 Aug 1842, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/36249698)
Land Grant: 3 Jul 1843, [I4] High St, Bothwell, enrolled, upon payment of £5 (RD1: John Colbeck, p123/1842, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RD1-1-15/RD1-1-15P124JPG)
Donated: 26 May 1847, 2s 6d to the Scotch and Irish Relief Fund (CT: "Scotch and Irish Relief Fund," 26 Feb 1847, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8760131)
Article: 2 Jul 1850, named under "Address to Captain King" (CT: "Address to Captain King," 2 Jul 1850, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8767446)
Article: 14 Sep 1853, named under "Petition, Police District of Bothwell" (HTA: "Petition, Police District of Bothwell," 14 Sep 1853,https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/264629534)
Petition: 8 Aug 1857, Waste Lands 1857, signed, tailor (TPP: "Waste Lands 1857," paper 10/1857, https://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/tpl/PPWeb/1857/HA1857pp10.pdf)
Residence: 18 May 1858, [I4] High St, Bothwell, owner, house, annual rateable value £18 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1858, p696-697, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-VZVR)
Birth Informant: 25 Jul 1860, Emily Colbeck, granddaughter (RGD33: Emily Colbeck, no 530/1860, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-38p663j2k)
Birth Informant: 8 Jun 1861, George Chivers Colbeck, grandson (RGD33: George Chivers Colbeck, no 490/1861, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-39p118j2k)
Residence: 19 Nov 1861, [I4] High St, Bothwell, owner, house, annual rateable value £15 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1861, p1694-1695, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-J93K-Z)
Birth Informant: 12 Jul 1865, Eliza Catherine Colbeck, granddaughter (RGD33: Eliza Catherine Colbeck, no 27/1865, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-43p311j2k)
Birth Informant: 10 Dec 1866, Hester Mary Colbeck, granddaughter (RGD33: Hester Mary Colbeck, no 38/1866, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-44p548j2k)
Residence: 26 Feb 1867, [I4] High St, Bothwell, owner, house, annual rateable value £15 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1867, p466-467, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-V3LK)
Residence: 1 Mar 1870, [I4] High St, Bothwell, owner, house, garden, annual rateable value £15 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1870, p356-357, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-VB3M)
Residence: 7 Feb 1871, [I4] High St, Bothwell, owner, house, garden, annual rateable value £15 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1871, p186-187, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98F-KSSD)
Conveyed: 25 Mar 1873, [I4] High St, Bothwell, 1r 11p to George & Alfred Ibbott; a weekly rent charge of six shillings to be paid to John Colbeck and Elizabeth his wife during their joint lives by the said George & Alfred Ibbott (LIST: John Colbeck, historic deed, no 05/9097)
Died: 19 Jul 1875, [I4] High St, Bothwell, aged 88, retired tradesman, decay of nature (RGD35: John Colbeck, no 11/1875, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-44p40j2k)
Death Notice: 22 Jul 1875 (MERC: "Deaths," Colbeck, 22 Jul 1875, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8938709)
Buried: 23 Jul 1875, Public Cemetery, Bothwell (BC: John Colbeck, 1875, site unknown)
Spouse - Elizabeth Murray.
Born: abt 1795, England (RGD35: Elizabeth Colbeck, no 474/1885, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-54p46j2k)
Married: 20 Apr 1817, John Colbeck, London, England (LMAR: Colbeck-Morris, 1817, Westminster, https:/www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/10024109:1623)
Arrived: 30 Sep 1833, Hobart (GO3: John Colbeck, p641/1833, 'Ann,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/GO3-1-1)
Census: 1 Jan 1842, [I4] High St, Bothwell, female, aged between 21 and under 45, married, arrived free, Church of England (CEN1: John Colbeck, p219/1842, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CEN1-1-2-219)
Article: 18 Dec 1876, named under "Acknowledgement" Henry C Hurst (MERC: "Acknowledgement," 18 Dec 1876, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8949923)
Residence: 19 Mar 1878, [I4] High St, Bothwell, executors of John Ibbott (owner), house, annual rateable value £10 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1878, p494-495, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898F-J97X-7)
Residence: 27 Jan 1880, [I4] High St, Bothwell, executors of John Ibbott (owner), house, annual rateable value £10 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1880, p92-93, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-998N-9SFV)
Residence: 17 Feb 1885, [I4] High St, Bothwell, executors of John Ibbott (owner), house, annual rateable value £10 (TGG: "Valuation Roll," 1885, p304-305, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G98N-S9XC)
Died: 19 Apr 1885, Bothwell, aged 90, decay of nature (RGD35: Elizabeth Colbeck, no 474/1885, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-54p46j2k)
Death Notice: 22 Apr 1885 (MERC: "Deaths," Colbeck, 22 Apr 1885, https:/trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9103843)
Buried: 22 Apr 1885, Public Cemetery, Bothwell (BC: Elizabeth Colbeck, 1885, site unknown)
Children of John Colbeck and Elizabeth Murray:
William Colbeck.
Born: abt 1819, England (GO3: John Colbeck, p641/1833, 'Ann,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/GO3-1-1)
Arrived: 30 Sep 1833, Hobart (GO3: John Colbeck, p641/1833, 'Ann,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/GO3-1-1)
No further research has been carried out at this timeBorn: abt 1822, London, England
Rosina Elizabeth Colbeck.
Born: abt 1825, London, England (VBDM: Rosina Elizabeth Sinclair, death, no 918/1874)
Arrived: 30 Sep 1833, Hobart (GO3: John Colbeck, p641/1833, 'Ann,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/GO3-1-1)
Married: 10 Oct 1844, William Ballingall Sinclair, Hobart (RGD37: Sinclair-Colbeck, no 1229/1844, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-4p14j2k)
Census: 1 Jan 1842, [I4] High St, Bothwell, female, aged between 14 and under 21, arrived free, Church of England (CEN1: John Colbeck, p219/1842, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CEN1-1-2-219)
Died: 1874, Victoria, aged 49 (VBDM: Rosina Elizabeth Sinclair, death, no 918/1874)Spouse - William Ballingall Sinclair.
Born: abt 1813, Scotland (RGD35: William B Sinclair, no 3627/186, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-6p240j2k)
Married: 10 Oct 1844, Rosina Elizabeth Colbeck, Hobart (RGD37: Sinclair-Colbeck, no 1229/1844, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-4p14j2k)
Died: 5 Dec 1862, Hobart, aged 49, general dealer, abscess of the liver (RGD35: Wm B Sinclair, no 3627/186, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-6p240j2k)Born: abt 1829, Cumberland, England
Hannah Maria Colbeck.
Born: 12 Jul 1833, London, England (PRES: Hannah Maria Colbeck, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 21/1844)
Arrived: 30 Sep 1833, Hobart (GO3: John Colbeck, p641/1833, 'Ann,' https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/GO3-1-1)
Census: 1 Jan 1842, [I4] High St, Bothwell, female, aged between 7 and under 14, arrived free, Church of England (CEN1: John Colbeck, p219/1842, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CEN1-1-2-219)
Baptised: 24 Sep 1844, Bothwell (PRES: Hannah Maria Colbeck, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 21/1844)
Married: 29 Dec 1855, Richard John Rogers, St Mark's Church, Pontville (RGD37: Rogers-Colbeck, no 42/1855, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/rgd37-1-14p19j2k)
Died: 28 Dec 1867, Hobart, aged 34, internal haemorrhage from left ovary from extra uterine gestation (RGD35: Anna Maria Rogers, no 7105/1868, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-7p257j2k)Spouse - Richard John Rogers.
Born: abt 1834, place unknown (RGD37: Rogers-Colbeck, no 42/1855, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/rgd37-1-14p19j2k)
Married: 29 Dec 1855, Hannah Maria Colbeck, St Mark's Church, Pontville (RGD37: Rogers-Colbeck, no 42/1855, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/rgd37-1-14p19j2k)
No further research has been carried out at this timeBorn: 3 Oct 1835, Tasmania
George Ibbott Colbeck.
Born: 22 Feb 1838, Tasmania (PRES: George Ibbot Colbeck, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 23/1844)
Census: 1 Jan 1842, [I4] High St, Bothwell, male, aged between 2 and under 7, born in the colony, Church of England (CEN1: John Colbeck, p219/1842, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CEN1-1-2-219)
Baptised: 24 Sep 1844, Bothwell (PRES: George Ibbot Colbeck, baptism, NS592/1/1, no 23/1844)
Died: 15 Dec 1849, Bothwell, aged 11, diabetes (PRES: George Colbeck, death, NS592/1/1, no 32/1849)
Buried: aft 15 Dec 1849, Public Cemetery, Bothwell (PRES: George Colbeck, death, NS592/1/1, no 32/1849)Sophia Colbeck.
Born: abt 1840, Tasmania (CEN1: John Colbeck, p219/1842, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CEN1-1-2-219)
Census: 1 Jan 1842, [I4] High St, Bothwell, Female, aged under 2, born in the colony, Church of England (CEN1: John Colbeck, p219/1842, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CEN1-1-2-219)
Died: 28 Feb 1842, Hamilton, aged 2 (RGD35: Sophia Colbeck, no 32/1842, https:/libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-18p138j2k)
Property in Bothwell purchased by John Colbeck
For more information click on the link under the map.
Complete maps located on the Property History page.
Tasmanian Archives: Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified)
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