Bothwell Families

These pages offer a glimpse into the lives of the Bothwell families during the 1800s.
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Henry Charles Colbeck (1835-1908)
Eliza Chivers (1841-1903)

Henry Charles Colbeck, son of John Colbeck and Elizabeth Murray.

b: 3 Oct 1835, Tasmania, Australia (1); bap: 24 Sep 1844, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (1); d: 18 Apr 1908, New Town, Tasmania, Australia (2); bur: 22 Apr 1908, St Mary’s Cemetery, Gretna, Tasmania, Australia (2).

Spouse - Eliza Chivers, daughter of George Chivers and Martha Inee.

b: 8 Mar 1841, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (3); bap: 29 Jan 1851, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (3); m: 8 Mar 1860, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (4); d: 24 Jan 1903, Macquarie Plains, Tasmania, Australia (5); bur: aft 24 Jan 1903, St Mary’s Cemetery, Gretna, Tasmania, Australia (6).

Children of Henry Charles Colbeck and Eliza Chivers:

  1. George Chivers Colbeck - b: 21 May 1861, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (7); d: 6 May 1939, Tunnack, Tasmania, Australia (8); crem: 8 May 1939, Carr Villa Memorial Park, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia (8).

  2. William Henry Colbeck - b: 22 Apr 1863, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (9); bap: 6 Dec 1863, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (10); d: 14 Jan 1866, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (11); bur: aft 14 Jan 1866, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (12).

  3. Martha Ethel Colbeck - b: 24 Aug 1865, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (13); d: 17 Oct 1865, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (14); bur: aft 17 Oct 1865, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (15).

  4. Hester Mary Colbeck - b: 12 Nov 1866, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (16); bap: 19 Nov 1866, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (17); d: 23 Jul 1899, Macquarie Plains, Tasmania, Australia (18).

  5. Albert Charles Winthrop Colbeck - b: 29 May 1869, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (19); bap: 5 Sep 1875, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (20). No further research carried out on this person.

  6. Ethel Adeline Alma Colbeck - b: 5 Apr 1871, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (21); bap: 14 May 1871, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (22). No further research carried out on this person.

  7. Arthur Frederick Robert Wayn Colbeck - b: 15 Jul 1875, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (23); bap: 5 Sep 1875, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (24). No further research carried out on this person.

  8. Wilfred Hobart Russell Colbeck - b: 27 Jul 1881, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (25). No further research carried out on this person.

Sources

Sources

Family of Henry Charles Colbeck

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

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

  3. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, Eliza Chivers, no 110/1851.

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

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

  6. 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).

  7. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), George Chivers Colbeck, no 490/1861, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-39p118j2k).

  8. TROVE: The Examiner (Launceston, TAS : 1900-1954), "Deaths," Colbeck, 8 May 1939, p1 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/52307288).

  9. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), William Henry Colbeck, no 14/1863, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-41p601j2k).

  10. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, William Henry Colbeck, no 319/1863.

  11. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), William Henry Colbeck, no 1/1866, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-35p31j2k).

  12. Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records, William Henry Colbeck, 1866, site unknown.

  13. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Martha Ethel Colbeck, no 37/1865, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-43p313j2k).

  14. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Martha Ethel Colbeck, no 10/1865, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-34p26j2k).

  15. Bothwell Cemetery Records, Martha Ethel Colbeck, 1865, site unknown.

  16. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Hester Mary Colbeck, no 38/1866, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-44p548j2k).

  17. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Esther Mary Colbeck, no 351/1866.

  18. Registers of Deaths, Tasmania (RGD35), Hester Mary Colbeck, no 622/1899, New Norfolk (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-68p194j2k).

  19. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Albert Charles Winthrop Colbeck, no 17/1869, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-47p551j2k).

  20. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Albert Charles Winthrop Colbeck, no 399/1869.

  21. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Ethel Adeline Alma Colbeck, no 7/1871, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-49p280j2k).

  22. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Ethel Adeline Alma Colbeck, no 439/1871.

  23. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Arthur Wayn Colbeck, no 15/1875, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-53p463j2k).

  24. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Arthur Frederick Robert Wayn Colbeck, no 522/1875.

  25. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Wilfred Hobart Russell Colbeck, no 2802/1881, Hobart (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-12-p432j2k).