John H. HOLCOMBE

1823 - 1896  (72 years)

• Name	John H. HOLCOMBE
  Birth	18 May 1823	Tiverton, Devon, England
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Feb 1896	Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
  Death	11 Feb 1896	Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
  Person ID	I6959	Davidson-Radford

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Mary Ann FURBER,   b. 24 Dec 1832, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia d. 1909, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	16 Aug 1849	Hinton, New South Wales, Australia
  Children	1. Harriet Georgiana HOLCOMBE,   b. 25 Jun 1852   d. 2 Jun 1854 (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural ]  [Mother: natural ]   2. Sarah Hannah Webber HOLCOMBE,   b. 28 Feb 1855   d. 1855  [Father: natural ]  [Mother: natural ]   3. Elizabeth Muir HOLCOMBE,   b. 22 Apr 1858   d. 1931 (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural ]  [Mother: natural ]   4. John Herbert James HOLCOMBE,   b. 11 Jul 1861   d. 8 Oct 1882, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia (Age 21 years)  [Father: natural ]  [Mother: natural ]   5. Montague William HOLCOMBE,   b. 19 Aug 1863   d. 1893 (Age 29 years)  [Father: natural ]  [Mother: natural ]   6. Constance Rebecca Wilhelmshurst HOLCOMBE,   b. 1865, Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia d. 1927, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural ]  [Mother: natural ]   7. Arthur E HOLCOMBE,   b. 1869   d. 1930 (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural ]  [Mother: natural ]   8. Ethel G HOLCOMBE,   b. 1871, Vacy, New South Wales, Australia d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural ]  [Mother: natural ]   9. Edith Lucy HOLCOMBE,   b. 1874   d. 1944 (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural ]  [Mother: natural ]   10. Blanch Zella M HOLCOMBE,   b. 1877   d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural ]  [Mother: natural ]
  Family ID	F1844	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 May 1823 - Tiverton, Devon, England Marriage - 16 Aug 1849 - Hinton, New South Wales, Australia Burial - Feb 1896 - Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Death - 11 Feb 1896 - Maitland, New South Wales, Australia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  John Holcombe arrived in Australia on 24 June 1841 aboard the "Earl Gr ey". He was a baker, settler and dealer. He moved to Wide Bay, Queensl and, with his father-in-law, George Furber, but had returned to NSW be fore George Furber was slain by aborigines. John Holcombe was a settle for some years at Goonoo Goonoo, Tamworth. His wife had 19 children , 11 of whom died at birth or in infancy; one was blind; and another d ied aged 21 years. His daughter, Elizabeth Muir, married a Tamworth gr azier, John Maunder (1854-1931). His wife's mother was the daughter o f George and Elizabeth Muir who were the first innkeepers in East Mait land, at the Corner of Melbourne and Newcastle Roads. (Courtesy of Bar bara Selby-Adams) John Holcombe was baker, settler and dealer. He move d to Wide Bay, Queensland, with his father-in-law, George Furber, bu t had returned to NSW before George Furber was slain by aborigines. Jo hn Holcombe was a settler for some years at Goonoo Goonoo, Tamworth. H is wife had 19 children, 11 of whom died at birth or in infancy; one w as blind; and another died aged 21 years. His daughter, Elizabeth Muir , married a Tamworth grazier, John Maunder (1854-1931). His wife's mot her was the daughter of George and Elizabeth Muir who were the first i keepers in East Maitland, at the Corner of Melbourne and Newcastle R oads.