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

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

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

Children of Henry Charles Colbeck and Eliza Chivers:

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

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

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

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

  5. Albert Charles Winthrop Colbeck - b: 29 May 1869, Bothwell, Tasmania (19); bap: 5 Sep 1875, Bothwell, Tasmania (20).**

  6. Ethel Adeline Alma Colbeck - b: 5 Apr 1871, Bothwell, Tasmania (21); bap: 14 May 1871, Bothwell, Tasmania (22).**

  7. Arthur Frederick Robert Wayn Colbeck - b: 15 Jul 1875, Bothwell, Tasmania (23); bap: 5 Sep 1875, Bothwell, Tasmaniaa (24).**

  8. Wilfred Hobart Russell Colbeck - b: 27 Jul 1881, Hobart, Tasmania (25).**

** No further research undertaken on this individual.

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).