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 1839 - 1885
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| Name |
William Edward COLSTON |
| Born |
05 Dec 1839 |
Portobello, Scotland  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Immigration |
29 Jan 1853 |
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia [1] |
- Arrived in Sydney on board the 'Tamar' 29 January 1853, having sailed from Plymouth, England 12 October 1852. He was aged 13 years and with him were his father James, who was 39 years old, his stepmother Margaret, who was 48 years old and his sister Eliza, who was 18 years old.
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| Occupation |
Barnawartha North, Victoria, Australia |
| Stonemason and Farmer |
- William acquired stone from "Colston's Quarry" in Barnawartha, which he used to build houses in the area.
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| Died |
02 Feb 1885 |
Barnawartha North, Victoria, Australia |
| Buried |
Barnawartha, Victoria, Australia |
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| Person ID |
I313 |
Peck and Hall Genealogy Pages |
| Last Modified |
21 Jan 2016 |
| Father |
James Forsyth COLSTON, b. 02 Aug 1812, Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland , d. 09 Sep 1869, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia |
| Mother |
Jemima WALKER, b. Abt 1801, Scotland , d. 29 Nov 1851, London, Middlesex, England |
| Married |
06 Apr 1832 |
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Family ID |
F91 |
Group Sheet |
| Family |
Mary Hannah CHRISTIE, b. 12 Mar 1848, Caoura, New South Wales, Australia , d. 18 Sep 1889, Barnawartha North, Victoria, Australia |
| Married |
10 Jan 1867 |
Albury, New South Wales, Australia |
| Children |
| > | 1. James Forsyth COLSTON, b. 1 May 1867, Barnawartha, Victoria, Australia , d. 26 Aug 1929, Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia |
| | 2. Janet Christie COLSTON, b. 11 Mar 1869, Barnawartha, Victoria, Australia , d. 23 Mar 1869, Barnawartha, Victoria, Australia |
| > | 3. Janet Christie COLSTON, b. 17 Aug 1870, Barnawartha, Victoria, Australia , d. 25 Aug 1936, Barnawartha, Victoria, Australia |
| | 4. William Edward COLSTON, b. 14 Jul 1872, Barnawartha North, Victoria, Australia , d. 10 Feb 1904, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia |
| | 5. Jemima Margaret McPhail COLSTON, b. 7 Aug 1876, Barnawartha, Victoria, Australia , d. 22 Jun 1879, Barnawartha, Victoria, Australia |
| | 6. Mary Hannah COLSTON, b. 2 Dec 1878, Barnawartha, Victoria, Australia , d. 8 Dec 1878, Barnawartha, Victoria, Australia |
| > | 7. Alexander Simon COLSTON, b. 07 Jan 1880, Barnawartha, Victoria, Australia , d. 12 Feb 1949, West Coburg, Victoria, Australia |
| > | 8. Arthur Alfred COLSTON, b. 24 Nov 1883, Barnawartha, Victoria, Australia , d. 24 Nov 1926, Albury, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Last Modified |
27 Jul 2014 |
| Family ID |
F97 |
Group Sheet |
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| Event Map |
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 | Born - 05 Dec 1839 - Portobello, Scotland |
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 | Immigration - 29 Jan 1853 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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 | Occupation - Stonemason and Farmer - - Barnawartha North, Victoria, Australia |
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 | Married - 10 Jan 1867 - Albury, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Died - 02 Feb 1885 - Barnawartha North, Victoria, Australia |
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 | Buried - - Barnawartha, Victoria, Australia |
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| Sources |
- [S3] NSW: State Records NSW .
AONSW reels 2136 & 2465.
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