Here is the storey so far. But we need to know more about John Colburn's father and were they got to in Ireland. The text bellow is largly thanks to Colin Graham ( a fellow assendant to John)
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John Colburn Deth Cet by daughter Clara shows born Londonderry, Ireland.87YO 1820
Birth for John Colburn’s daughter Rebecca (5/8/1866) shows Place ofBirth Lisclamarty, Donegal, Ireland. 42 YO 1822.
1839 Anne Murray and (son) John Colburn (Colquhoun or Colhoun) from Ireland to Aus.
Anne Murray Cov # 380 age 60yo was Sentenced on 31st Dec, 1838 to 7years in Donegal for stealing poultry was aboard barque 'Whitby' Dep 18/2/1839 arriveSydney 23/6/1839
John Colburn Cov #39/703 age 19 was Sentenced on 31st Dec, 1838 to 7years in Donegal for stealing poultry was aboard barque 'Waverley' Dep 22/2/1839Arv 17/6/1839 Birth place Raphoe, Lisclamorty, County Donegal. Ireland. Occupation : Labourer
Tiket of leave, # 44/1936. 16thjuly 1844 Wollongong bench perm to remain district Illawarra.
Endorsement 15/7/1845 permission district Brisbane water. name John Colburne.
Ticket of Freedom Feb 20 1846. no.46/219. 26 years old.
John Colburn married Margaret Reardon St Maryscathedral Sydney 16/6/1853 now 33 Margaret 20
Margaret Reardon: a Nursemaid born at Rathkale, Croom, Limerick County Irelandand assisted immigrant to N.S.W. 17yrs arrived on the "Maria" 29/6/1850. 1 of Irish girls taken to fill a need forservants. father John Reardon (dead had been a farmer) mother Johanna (nee Mcinerney)living Rathkale union (workhouse).
John Colburn and his wife Margarethad 10 children; he now styled himself Colquhoun, their first child born the
Ann Jane 6/5/1854 Kincumber near Gosford N.S.W.
John 27/10/1855 Kincumber, Oc. Sawyer.
Margaret 25/8/1856.
Catherine Mary 15/2/1860.
Edward 14/2/62.
William 21/8/1864.
Rebecca 5/8/1866.
Elizabeth 1871.
Clara 11/12/1873.
Andrew Aug 1862. Buttai (drowned 1877 east Maitland)
John Colquhoun occupation was now given as a farmer. location was CockleCreek near Kincumber, Kincumber 1850 Land sales and farming were encouraged bythe govt in the 1850's as the getting of timber declined with Sydneys demands diminishing in the 1840's timber getting picked up again in the 1860's when theeconomy improved as gold was found. When Rebecca was born, the birth wasregistered at west Maitland, John Colquhoun was a sawyer again and witnesses tothe birth were Julia Bourke (mid wife) and Bridget Mooney. Clara was born at William Street, EastMaitland, the family home. John Colquhounwas now 53 years old and occupied as a labourer. His wife Margaret was 39years. Witnesses to the birth were JuliaCarlow, (midwife) Jane Colhoun (sister)? And Mary Collins. This is the lasttime the family were recorded using the Colhoun variant. In 1880 the Colquhoun family were living in Sydney,518 Harris Street, ultimo. John was now agardener. By 1882 they had moved to 20 JamiesonStreet. In 1890 they were living in 35 Edwardstreet, Chippendale (Redfern area) on June19 1890 John Colquhoun, sen or Jun,bought plot 948 in the general selection, section 9 of Waverley cemetery Sydneyfor Margaret Colquhoun’s burial that day. She had died on the 18/6/1890 at Edward Street, municipality of Redfernaged 57. She died of heart disease and the duration of last illness was 6weeks. The death was registered by afriend. C. James. Yule. Of Hunter Street,Sydney. She was buried by a Presbyterianminister. On 4/10/1900 her daughter Elizabeth Davidson aged 28 would be buriedin the plot too. The witness to theburial were Edward Colquhoun and c.james Yule (Rebecca Colquhoun’s futurehusband) John continued living at no 35 until about1893 his son John junior continued tolive at 34 Edward street and later at 4 Edwardstreet, he was railway guard. In 1892 JohnColquhoun bought plot no 949 in which was buried Margare Tinxman (nee Colhoun)15 June 1894 aged 37, and Charles Yule 24/9/1898 (aged 7 hours) (grandson of MargaretColquhoun) John Colquhoun died at theage of about 86 at Castlereagh street, Redfern. Cardiac failure and enteritison 22 Jun 1905 and like his wife had a Presbyterian burial on the 23 Jun 1905at Waverley cemetery.