John Colburn/e/Colhoun/Colquhoun
- Born
- 1820-01-01 12:00:00
- Died
- 1905-06-01 12:00:00
- Gender
- Male
- Place of migration
- Migrated to/Born in Australia
John Colhoun aged 19, born 1820, was No. 1904 in The Irish Prison Register for Kilmainham, date 8th February 1839. He was a labourer transported for having stolen goods in his possession. Sentenced 7 years. He was of Donegal, tried by AGt Beamish? 31st December 1838. Height 5' 71/4". Grey eyes, fair hair and fresh complexion. He was single, R.C. & could read and write. Disposed of by the barque "Waverly" 15th February 1839. His convict indent stated that his mother Anne Murray was expected by another convict ship.
Signed name upon marriage to Margaret Reardon as John Colburn, on 16th June 1853, in Sydney NSW, married by Daniel V.M. O' Connell. Witnesses Francis Murray & Hannah Morris who signed too. J.P.B. Casey witnessed all signatures.
On his children's birth certificates John stated he was born in Lisclamerty near Raphoe, Donegal.
Dr. F.W. Langton M.D. of Edinburgh saw him on 20th June 1905 before he died on the 22nd in Redfern. By then he was known as John Colquhoun. He was buried ironically in Waverley cemetery in Sydney.
I don't have URLs for my information as it is mostly based on hard copy certificates I purchased in the 80s. Some information is up on Ancestry & many people have copied my tree. Ancestry has uploaded as a source, the Illawara Pioneer Register to which I contributed information on the Colquhouns in the 1980s, but without attribution to me.
