Bothwell Families

These pages offer a glimpse into the lives of the Bothwell families during the 1800s.
You’ll find family trees and timelines - while not exhaustive, they will continue to be updated as research progresses.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information presented.

John Colbeck (1788-1875)
Elizabeth Murray (1795-1885)

🏠Property History

John Colbeck.

b: abt 1788, England (1); d: 19 Jul 1875, Bothwell, Tasmania (1); bur: 23 Jul 1875, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (2).

Spouse - Elizabeth Murray.

b: 1795, Cumberland, England (3); m: 20 Apr 1817, London, England (4); d: 19 Apr 1885, Bothwell, Tasmania (3); bur: 22 Apr 1885, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (5).

Children of John Colbeck and Elizabeth Murray:

  1. William Colbeck - b: abt 1819, England (6).**

  2. Sarah Frances Colbeck - b: abt 1822, England (7); d: 23 Feb 1910, Bothwell, Tasmania (7); bur: 24 Feb 1910, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (8). Spouse - John Mears Ibbott, son of John Ibbott and Hannah Perkis, b: 3 Mar 1813, London, England (9); m: Tasmania; d: 8 Jun 1883, Bothwell, Tasmania (10); bur: 12 Jun 1883, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (11).

  3. Rosina Elizabeth Colbeck - b: abt 1825, London, England (12); d: 1874, Victoria (13). Spouse - William Ballingall Sinclair, b: abt 1813, Scotland (14); m: 10 Oct 1844, Hobart, Tasmania (12); d: 5 Dec 1862, Hobart, Tasmania (14).

  4. John Morris Colbeck - b: abt 1829, England (15); d: 1919, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales (15). Spouse - Harriet Martha Chivers, daughter of George Chivers and Martha Inee, b: abt 1837, Bothwell, Tasmania (16); bap: 20 Mar 1837, Bothwell, Tasmania (16); m: 5 Sep 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania (17); d: 17 May 1879, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales (18).

  5. Hannah Maria Colbeck - b: 12 Jul 1833, England (19); bap: 24 Sep 1844, Bothwell, Tasmania (19); d: 28 Dec 1867, Hobart, Tasmania (20). Spouse - Richard John Rogers, b: abt 1834, place unknown (21); m: 29 Dec 1855, St Mark's Church, Pontville, Tasmania (21).**

  6. Henry Charles Colbeck - b: 3 Oct 1835, Tasmania (22); bap: 24 Sep 1844, Bothwell, Tasmania (22); d: 18 Apr 1908, New Town, Tasmania (23); bur: 22 Apr 1908, St Mary's Cemetery, Gretna, Tasmania (23). Spouse - Eliza Chivers, daughter of George Chivers and Martha Inee, b: 8 Mar 1841, Bothwell, Tasmania (24); bap: 29 Jan 1851, Bothwell, Tasmania (24); m: 8 Mar 1860, Bothwell, Tasmania (25); d: 24 Jan 1903, Macquarie Plains, Tasmania (26); bur: aft 24 Jan 1903, St Mary's Cemetery, Gretna, Tasmania (27).

  7. George Ibbott Colbeck - b: 22 Feb 1838, Tasmania (28); bap: 24 Sep 1844, Bothwell, Tasmania (28); d: 15 Dec 1849, Bothwell, Tasmania (29); bur: aft 15 Dec 1849, Bothwell Cemetery, Tasmania (29).

  8. Sophia Colbeck - b: abt 1840, Tasmania (30); d: 28 Feb 1842, Hamilton, Tasmania (31).

** No further research undertaken on this individual.

Sources

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)

Sources

Family of John Colbeck 

  1. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), John Colbeck, no 11/1875, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-44p40j2k).

  2. TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Colbeck, 22 Jul 1875, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8938709).

  3. Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, John Colbeck, 1875, site unknown.

  4. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Elizabeth Colbeck, no 474/1885, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-54p46j2k).

  5. ancestry: London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938, Colbeck-Morris, 1817, Westminster (https://www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/10024109:1623).

  6. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Colbeck, 22 Apr 1885, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9103843).

  7. Deaths in the District of Bothwell 1844-1938 (RGD17), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z1640, Sarah Frances Ibbott, RGD17/1/2, no 767/1910.

  8. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Sarah Frances Ibbott, 1910, section A26, site 10-11.

  9. FamilySearch: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, John Mears Ibbett, 1813, London (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CFLC-ZFN2).

  10. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), John Mears Ibbott, no 46/1883, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-52p49j2k).

  11. Bothwell Cemetery Records, John Mears Ibbott, 1883, section A26, site 10-11.

  12. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Sinclair-Colbeck, no 1229/1844, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-4p14j2k).

  13. Victoria: Births, Deaths & Marriages (https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history), Rosina Elizabeth Sinclair, death, no 918/1874.

  14. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), William B Sinclair, no 3627/186, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-6p240j2k).

  15. New South Wales: Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages (https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/family-history-search), John M Colbeck, death, no 18328/1919, Wagga Wagga.

  16. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Harriet Martha Chivers, baptism, 20 Mar 1837.

  17. Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Colbeck-Chivers, no 3/1859, Hamilton (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-18p2j2k).

  18. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Colbeck, 26 Jun 1879, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8978341).

  19. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Hannah Maria Colbeck, baptism, no 21/1844.

  20. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Anna Maria Rogers, no 7105/1868, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-7p257j2k).

  21. Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Richard John Rogers-Anna Maria Colbeck, no 42/1855 (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/rgd37-1-14p19j2k).

  22. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Henry Charles Colbeck, baptism, no 22/1844.

  23. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Colbeck, 20 Apr 1908, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12694483).

  24. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Eliza Chivers, no 110/1851.

  25. Registers of Marriages, Tasmania (RGD37), Colbeck-Chivers, no 4/1860, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-19p4j2k).

  26. The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954), "Deaths," Colbeck, 29 Jan 1903, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12268326).

  27. Find A Grave, Eliza Colbeck, 1903, Memorial ID 204839570, citing St Mary's Church of England Cemetery, Gretna, Tasmania, Australia; maintained by Tanya V, contributor 49442830 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204839570/eliza-colbeck).

  28. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, George Ibbot Colbeck, baptism, no 23/1844.

  29. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, George Colbeck, death, no 32/1849.

  30. Libraries Tasmania: Census Returns for Various Districts, Tasmania (CEN1), John Colbeck, p219/1842 (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CEN1-1-2-219).

  31. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Sophia Colbeck, no 32/1842, Hamilton (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-18p138j2k).