See also

Family of John Colbia and Mary Barnard

Husband: John Colbia

  • Name:

  • John Colbia1

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural / farm labourer2,3

  • Executive Summary:

  •  

  •  

  •  

  • He joined the Mormon Church but did not emmigrate to America with his family. The history records just two sentences on this matter - '[John] had allowed himself to become angered with the Church because he objected to the late hours the missionaries held meetings. This was the last John saw of his wife, son, and daughter'

  • Birth:

  • 1807 (app)

  • Purleigh, Essex, England2,3

  • Witness:

  • 29 Sep 1832 (age 24-25)

  • John Colbia witnessed the marriage of James Wilkinson and Sarah Barnard on Saturday on 29 September 1832 in St. Mary the Virgin Church, Church Street, Tollesbury, Essex, England

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 30)

  • Vicarage, Mundon, Essex, England2

  •  

  • an agricultural labourer as John Coolbar living with his wife Mary, daughters Ellenor, Caroline and Emeley, and son John. Born in Essex

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 44)

  • Mundon, Essex, England3

  •  

  • married head of the household as John Coolbear working as a farm labourer and living with his wife Mary, daughter Eleanor, and sons John and David. Born in Purleigh Essex

Wife: Mary Barnard

  • Name:

  • Mary Barnard1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • John Barnard (1780?- )

  • Mother:

  • Eleanor Reynolds (1780?- )

  • Birth:

  • 1807 (app)

  • Tollesbury, Essex, England2,3

  • Witness:

  • 29 Sep 1832 (age 24-25)

  • Mary Barnard witnessed the marriage of James Wilkinson and Sarah Barnard on Saturday on 29 September 1832 in St. Mary the Virgin Church, Church Street, Tollesbury, Essex, England

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 30)

  • Vicarage, Mundon, Essex, England2

  •  

  • as Mary Coolbar living with her husband John, daughters Ellenor, Caroline and Emeley, and son John. Born in Essex

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 44)

  • Mundon, Essex, England3

  •  

  • married wife as Mary Coolbear living with her husband John, daughter Eleanor, and sons John and David. Born in Tollesbury Essex

Child 1: Ellenor Coolbar

  • Name:

  • Ellenor Coolbar4

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • laundress / washer woman3

  • Birth:

  • 1834 (app)

  • Mundon, Essex, England3,4

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 7)

  • Vicarage, Mundon, Essex, England4

  •  

  • living with her parents John and Mary, sisters Caroline and Emeley, and brother John. Born in Essex

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 17)

  • Mundon, Essex, England3

  •  

  • unmarried daughter as Eleanor Coolbear working as a laundress and living with her parents John and Mary, and brothers John and David. Born in Mundon Essex

Child 2: Caroline Coolbar

  • Name:

  • Caroline Coolbar4

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Executive Summary:

  •  

  •  

  •  

  • At age 23 (1858), this courageous young woman left England without any other family members, sailed to America, then joined a wagon train that traveled by ox-drawn wagons across America's Great Plains. She answered the call to gather to Zion in the territory of Utah, in North America. It is recorded that she walked most of the way, despite the slight limp from having scarlet fever as a child! For four years, she would live a continent away from any immediate family members. It wasn't until 1862 that Caroline's 56 year-old mother and 19 year-old younger brother (Mary Ann Barnard Coolbear and David Coolbear, respectively) would cross the plains in the John Murdock wagon train of 65 wagons and 700 people. See note in personal file for more details

  • Birth:

  • 1835 (app)

  • Essex, England4

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 6)

  • Vicarage, Mundon, Essex, England4

  •  

  • living with her parents John and Mary, sisters Ellenor and Emeley, and brother John. Born in Essex

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 17)

  • Mundon, Essex, England3

  •  

  • unmarried daughter as Eleanor Coolbear working as a laundress and living with her parents John and Mary, and brothers John and David. Born in Mundon Essex

Child 3: Emeley Coolbar

  • Name:

  • Emeley Coolbar4

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 1837 (app)

  • Essex, England4

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 4)

  • Vicarage, Mundon, Essex, England4

  •  

  • living with her parents John and Mary, sisters Ellenor and Caroline, and brother John. Born in Essex

Child 4: John Colbear

  • Name:

  • John Colbear5

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural / farm labourer3

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1840

  • Mundon, Essex, England3,4,5

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 1)

  • Vicarage, Mundon, Essex, England4

  •  

  • as John Coolbar living with his parents John and Mary, and sisters Ellenor, Caroline and Emeley. Born in Essex

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 11)

  • Mundon, Essex, England3

  •  

  • son as John Coolbear working as a farm labourer and living with his parents John and Mary, sister Eleanor, and brother David. Born in Mundon Essex

Child 5: David Coolbear

  • Name:

  • David Coolbear6

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1843

  • Mundon, Essex, England3,6

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 7)

  • Mundon, Essex, England3

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents John and Mary, sister Eleanor, and brother John. Born in Mundon Essex

Child 6: Sarah Coolbear

  • Name:

  • Sarah Coolbear7,8

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1845

  • Maldon "Registration District", Essex, England7

  • Death:

  • Q2 1846 (age 0)

  • Maldon "Registration District", Essex, England8

Sources

1.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Tollesbury St. Mary marriages 1813-1837 ref:D/P 283/1/11 image:30 page:55 entry:164. Cit. Date: 3 February 2020.

2.

England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:327 book:21 folio:5 page:5. Cit. Date: 4 February 2020.

3.

England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:1778 folio:278 page:9. Cit. Date: 4 February 2020.

4.

England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:327 book:21 folio:6 page:6. Cit. Date: 4 February 2020.

5.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Maldon 1840 quarter:1 volume:12 page:141. Cit. Date: 4 February 2020.

6.

Ibid. Maldon 1843 quarter:3 volume:12 page:149. Cit. Date: 4 February 2020.

7.

Ibid. Maldon 1845 quarter:4 volume:12 page:138. Cit. Date: 4 February 2020.

8.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Maldon 1846 quarter:2 volume:12 page:97. Cit. Date: 4 February 2020.