Bothwell Families

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John Morris Colbeck (1829-1919)
Harriet Martha Chivers (1837-1879)

John Morris Colbeck, son of John Colbeck and Elizabeth Murray.

b: abt 1829, Cumberland, England (1); d: 1919, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales (1).

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

b: abt 1837, Bothwell, Tasmania (2); bap: 20 Mar 1837, Bothwell, Tasmania (2) m: 5 Sep 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia (3); d: 17 May 1879, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales (4).

Children of John Morris Colbeck and Harriet Martha Chivers:

  1. Emily Colbeck - b: 10 Jul 1860, Bothwell, Tasmania (5); bap: 29 Aug 1860, Bothwell, Tasmania(6).**

  2. Anna Martha Colbeck - b: 11 Jan 1862, Bothwell, Tasmania (7); bap: 2 Dec 1862, Bothwell, Tasmania (7); d: 16 Apr 1875, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales (8).

  3. Harriett Colbeck - b: 28 Oct 1863, Bothwell, Tasmania (9); bap: 30 Mar 1864, Bothwell, Tasmania (10).**

  4. Eliza Catherine Colbeck - b: 12 Jul 1865, Bothwell, Tasmania (11); bap: 24 Oct 1865, Bothwell, Tasmania (12); d: 21 Apr 1875, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales (8).

  5. John Mayland Colbeck - b: 11 Jan 1869, Bothwell, Tasmania (14); bap: 21 May 1869, Bothwell, Tasmania (15).**

  6. George William Cyril Colbeck - b: 17 Mar 1872, Bothwell, Tasmania (16); bap: 21 Jul 1872, Bothwell, Tasmania (16); d: 30 Apr 1875, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales (8).

** No further research undertaken on this individual.

Sources

Sources

Family of John Morris Colbeck

  1. 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.

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

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

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

  5. Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Emily Colbeck, no 530/1860, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-38p663j2k).

  6. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Emily Elizabeth Colbeck, baptism, no 265/1860.

  7. Bothwell Presbyterian Church Registers (NS592), microfilm Z2238, NS592/1/1, Anna Martha Colbeck, baptism, no 306/1862.

  8. TROVE: Launceston Examiner (TAS : 1842-1899), "Deaths," Colbeck, 12 Jun 1875, p4 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/52899790).

  9. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Harriet Colbeck, no 39/1863 (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-41p605j2k).

  10. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), Tasmanian Archives, microfilm Z2238, NS1854/1/1, Edith Harriet Colbeck, no 327/1864.

  11. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), Eliza Catherine Colbeck, no 27/1865, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-43p311j2k).

  12. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, Eliza Catherine Colbeck, no 330/1865.

  13. Launceston Examiner (TAS : 1842-1899), "Deaths," Colbeck, 12 Jun 1875, p4 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/52899790).

  14. Registers of Births, Tasmania (RGD33), John Mayland Colbeck, no 1/1869, Bothwell (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-47p549j2k).

  15. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, John Mayland Colbeck, no 396/1869.

  16. Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854), NS1854/1/1, George William Cyril Colbeck, No 462/1872.