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COLBORN, James
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Name COLBORN, James Birth Between 1823 and 1824 Walsoken, Norfolk
Gender Male Death Yes, date unknown Person ID I5442 Edgoose Last Modified 1 Feb 2026
Family DUCKLIN(G), Mary, b. Between 1822 and 1823, Stradsett, Norfolk, England
d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 14 Oct 1845 Hull, Yorkshire, England
Children 1. COLBORN, Eliza, b. Between 1846 and 1847, Walsoken, Norfolk
d. 1920, South Shields, Northumberland, England
(Age 74 years)2. COLBORN, George, b. 1849, Walsoken, Norfolk
d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. COLBORN, Charles, b. 1851, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
d. 1929, Sunderland Registration District, County Durham
(Age 78 years)4. COLBORN, Martha, b. Between 1855 and 1856, The Netherlands
d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F1895 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Notes
JAMES COLBORN 1823 or 1824-
The marriage between James COLBORN and Mary DUCKLIN was registered in 1845. It took place on 14 October 1845.
(GRO December Q 1845 Hull 22 333)
The 1861 census of 8 Little South Street, Wisbech St. Peter:
*James COLBORN, head, aged 36, sawyer, born at Walsoken, Norfolk;
Mary COLBORN, wife, aged 37, born at Stradsett, Norfolk;
Eliza COLBORN, daughter, aged 14, scholar, born at Walsoken, Norfolk;
George COLBORN, son, aged 11, scholar, born at Walsoken, Norfolk;
Charles COLBORN, son, aged 9, scholar, born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire;
Martha COLBORN, daughter, aged 6, born in Holland (British Subject).
(RG9/1049/45/1)
From the 1871 census of 8 Wilson Street, Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, County Durham:
*James COLBORN, head, aged 46, labourer, born at Walston (sic), Norfolk;
Mary COLBORN, wife, aged 47, born at Stradsett, Norfolk;
Martha COLBORN, daughter, aged 16, domestic, born in Holland.
(RG10/5002/34/62)
The 1881 census of 6 Chapel Row, Penshaw, County Durham:
*James COLBORN, head, aged 56, coal miner, born at Walsoken, Norfolk;
Mary COLBORN, wife, aged 56, born at Stradsett, Norfolk;
Thomas WOOD, son-in-law, aged 29, plumber, born at Pelton Fell, Durham;
Martha WOOD, daughter, aged 26, born in The Netherlands (British Subject).
(RG11/4974/3/2)

