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William Henry Colbert 1891–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Nov 1891

Birth Location: Marsden NSW Australia

Death Date: 15 Jan 1962

Death Location: Hendra, Queensland, Australia

Father: Dufriee Colbert

Mother: Catherine Wilcockson

Spouse(s): Margaret MacPherson

Children(s): Kathleen Colbert, William Colbert, Maisie Colbert, Dorothy Colbert, William Colbert, Phillis Colbert, Mary Colbert, Margaret Colbert

The story of William Henry Colbert began in 1891 in Marsden NSW Australia. William Henry Colbert married Margaret Elizabeth Macpherson, and had children including Dorothy Jean Colbert, Kathleen Agnes Colbert, Maisie Annie Colbert, Margaret Dulcie Colbert, Mary Nellie Colbert, Phillis D Colbert, William John Colbert, William Oscar Noel Colbert. William Henry Colbert passed away in 1962 in Hendra, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of William Henry Colbert began in 1891 in Marsden NSW Australia.
  • William Henry Colbert married Margaret Elizabeth Macpherson, and had children including Dorothy Jean Colbert, Kathleen Agnes Colbert, Maisie Annie Colbert, Margaret Dulcie Colbert, Mary Nellie Colbert, Phillis D Colbert, William John Colbert, William Oscar Noel Colbert.
  • William Henry Colbert passed away in 1962 in Hendra, Queensland, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dufriee Colbert
1865–1895
Birth Location: Clonavaddy, Tyrone, Ireland
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Catherine Wilcockson
1873–1933
Birth Location: (reg Forbs NSW) Wollongough Station, LACHLAN River, New South Wales, Australia
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Spouses(s)

Margaret MacPherson
1892–1974
Birth Location: Temora, New South Wales
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Children(s)

Kathleen Colbert
1920–1988
Birth Location: Temora, Nsw, Australia
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William Colbert
1919–1920
Birth Location: Temora, Nsw, Australia
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Maisie Colbert
1925–2004
Birth Location: Temora, Nsw, Australia
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Dorothy Colbert
1922–1996
Birth Location: Parramatta, Nsw, Australia
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William Colbert
1915–1917
Birth Location: Temora, Nsw, Australia
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Phillis Colbert
1913–1989
Birth Location: Temora, Nsw, Australia
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Mary Colbert
1918–1988
Birth Location: Temora, Nsw, Australia
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Margaret Colbert
1916–1992
Birth Location: Temora, Nsw, Australia
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William Colbert's Ancestors

Self
William Colbert
1891–1962
Birth Place: Marsden NSW Australia
Parents
Dufriee Alexander Colbert
1865–1895
Clonavaddy, Tyrone, Ireland
Catherine (Anne) Wilcockson
1873–1933
(reg Forbs NSW) Wollongough Station, LACHLAN River, New South Wales, Australia
Grandparents
Edward (Lucas) Wilcockson
1832–1905
Smethcott, Shropshire, England
Francis Bailey
1854–1897
Murringo NSW Australia
Great-Grandparents
STEPHEN BAILEY
1821–1886
MARGARET relatives
1830–1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Bailey
1790–1819
EMANUEL VICTOR
1767–

William Colbert's Descendants

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William (Henry) Colbert (29 Nov 1891–15 Jan 1962) m. Margaret (Elizabeth) MacPherson (10 Mar 1892–8 Aug 1974)
  1. 1. Kathleen (Agnes) Colbert 1920–1988 m. John (Frederick) Sutton 1912–2001
  2. 2. William (Oscar Noel) Colbert 1919–1920
  3. 3. Maisie (Annie) Colbert 1925–2004
  4. 4. Dorothy (Jean) Colbert 1922–1996
  5. 5. William (John) Colbert 1915–1917
  6. 6. Phillis (D) Colbert 1913–1989 m. George Minopetros 1905–1965
  7. 7. Mary (Nellie) Colbert 1918–1988 m. Cecil (John) Pond 1920–1992
  8. 8. Margaret (Dulcie) Colbert 1916–1992 m. Patrick Goode –1961

William Colbert's Timeline

3 Records

1891
29 Nov 1891
Birth of William Henry Colbert in Marsden NSW Australia
Marsden NSW Australia
1913
1913
Age 22
William Henry Colbert was married in Temora, New South Wales
Temora, New South Wales
1962
15 Jan 1962
Age 71
Death of William Henry Colbert in Hendra, Queensland, Australia
Hendra, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1891
    Event Place: Marsden NSW Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Birth Index
    [2] Australia, World War II Military Service Records, National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australia; Citizen Military Forces Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; Series: B884

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1913
    Event Place: Temora, New South Wales
    Record Source: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1962
    Event Place: Hendra, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia Death Index
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