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Richard Colbeck

Birth	:	5 Nov 1843 Lincolnshire, England
Death	:	12 Feb 1920
Burial	:	Lakeview Cemetery, Leamington, Essex County, Canada
Coordinate	:	42.0415100, -82.6021800
Plot	:	Section E
Description	:	RICHARD COLBECK, a general farmer and stock raiser of Mersea township, has been more or less identified with the farming interests of Essex County for over thirty years. He came to Canada from England when a young man, and has helped to develop the resources of the fertile Province of Ontario. James Colbeck, father of Richard, was born in Raithby, Lincolnshire, England, and, like his father, John Colbeck, was a gamekeeper on the estate of Squire Chaplin. The name was originally spelled Coulbeck, but of late years the “u” has been dropped. James Colbeck passed his entire life in England,... Read More	RICHARD COLBECK, a general farmer and stock raiser of Mersea township, has been more or less identified with the farming interests of Essex County for over thirty years. He came to Canada from England when a young man, and has helped to develop the resources of the fertile Province of Ontario. James Colbeck, father of Richard, was born in Raithby, Lincolnshire, England, and, like his father, John Colbeck, was a gamekeeper on the estate of Squire Chaplin. The name was originally spelled Coulbeck, but of late years the “u” has been dropped. James Colbeck passed his entire life in England, where he died at the age of eighty. He and his wife were both members of the Church of England. He married Elizabeth Gainsborough, who was born in Cawthorp, daughter of John and Mildred (Pridgeon) Gainsborough, and descended from the famous Duke of Gainsborough. She lived to be eighty years of age, and was the mother of twelve children, as follows: Anne, who is the widow of John Kitchen; Rebecca (deceased), who married Benjamin Baumber; John, who lives in Bradford, Ont.; James, who lives in Gladwin, Michigan; Charlotte (deceased), who married Joseph Burkett, and lived in England; Joseph, who was a soldier in the Union army during the Civil war; William, who lives in Lambton County, Ont.; Elizabeth, who married Robert Fletcher, and lives in England; Thomas, who lives in Vancouver, B.C. ; Richard, who is mentioned below; and two children who died in infancy. Richard Colbeck was born Nov. 5, 1843, in Tathwell, Lincolnshire, England, and there grew up, attending the parish school, and working on the farm of Squire Chaplin, where his father was gamekeeper. Later he was employed about the horses in the hunting stables of the estate, and when he was sixteen became groom and driver for a clergyman of the Church of England. After five years in that place he returned to his old home, where he served the widow of Squire Chaplin in the capacity of butler until 1865, when he left England for Canada. He sailed from Liverpool on the Allan Line steamship “Hibernian,” and landed at Quebec. He came first to Brantford, Ont., and for five years was employed on the Grand River, at a salary of $150 a year. In 1871 he came to Essex County, locating at Sturgeon Creek, in Mersea township, where he rented 200 acres of the Jackson farm, which he and his brother Thomas operated in partnership for a year. At the end of that time he bought his brother’s interest, and carried on the farm independently for four years. He then bought his present farm of fifty acres, on the Bevel line, on which he built a frame house, cleared the land, and brought it under cultivation. After a time he rented this farm, and returned for a while to the Jackson farm, later going to Detroit, Michigan, where he was employed as a gardener by Hon. W. K. Anderson, on his place at Grosse Point. There he remained until 1892, when he returned to Mersea township, and has since been engaged in farming and stockraising in partnership with his son-in-law, Robert Burkett. In 1871 Mr. Colbeck married, at Kingsville, Ellen, daughter of John and Isabella (Robinson) Jackson. Three children were born to this union, as follows: John Howard, who died when two weeks old; Amelia Margaret, who married Robert Burkett and Frederick William, who died in June, 1902, in Colorado, from the effects of lung trouble. Mrs. Colbeck died Dec. 17, 1901 and is buried in Lake View cemetery. Like her husband and daughter, she was a member of the Church of England. Mr. Colbeck is a man of domestic habits, fond of his home and family. In his business dealings he is noted for his honesty and uprightness of character. In politics he is a Conservative. Robert Burkett, who married Amelia Margaret, daughter of Richard Colbeck, was born in Covernham, Lincolnshire, England, May 22,1864, son of Joseph and Charlotte (Colbeck) Burkett. He attended the parish school, and, his father being a prosperous land holder, remained at home until he reached his majority. He came to America in 1883, sailing from Liverpool and landing in New York, whence he went to Michigan, where he learned the trade of painter, which he followed there until 1898. He then came to Mersea township, where he has since been engaged in farming and stock-raising, residing on the Colbeck farm with his father-in-law. In polities he is independent. He is a member of the Methodist Church, and fraternally belongs to the I.O.F. He married Amelia Margaret Colbeck in 1895, and they have one child, Rosa Ella. The Commemorative Biographical Record for the County of Essex, Ontario, by J.H. Beers & Co., 1905, pp 81-82

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Latitude: 42.0415100
Longitude: -82.6021800

Family Members:

Spouse

Ellen Jackson Colbeck

(1850 - 1901)

Children

John Howard Colbeck

(1872 - 1872)

Amelia Margaret Colbeck Burkitt

(1874 - 1961)

Frederick William Colbeck

(1876 - 1902)

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Coordinate: 42.0415100, -82.6021800

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Coordinate: 42.0426240, -82.6005580

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Coordinate: 42.0619870, -82.6569760

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Coordinate: 42.0887800, -82.6664100

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Coordinate: 42.0380530, -82.7442180

15. Gosfield Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0712060, -82.7390520

16. Pearl Street Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0374200, -82.7460200

17. Greenhill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0362701, -82.7465134

18. Fairview Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0862240, -82.4640880

19. Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary
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Coordinate: 42.0668600, -82.7497900

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Coordinate: 41.9425670, -82.5162670

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Coordinate: 42.0975800, -82.4376526

22. Cottam Cemetery
Cottam, Essex County, Canada
Coordinate: 42.1357860, -82.7535720

23. Woodslee United Church Cemetery
South Woodslee, Essex County, Canada
Coordinate: 42.1761300, -82.7201200

24. North Ridge Cemetery
Kingsville, Essex County, Canada
Coordinate: 42.1568640, -82.7905260