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     David Colbert was born on 8 July 1854 in Cumberland Street, Sydney, New South Wales. He was the son of Patrick Colbert and Johanna Bourke. David Colbert was christened on 30 July 1854 in St James, Sydney.
     David died in 1854 in New South Wales.

     Johanna Bourke was christened on 2 February 1820 in Fermoy, Cork, Ireland. Certified on emigration, daughter of Thomas Bourke shoemaker & Norry Spilane. However this would make her 60 not 70 at death.
     Johanna Bourke married Patrick Colbert, son of Garret Colbert and Bridget Toohill?, on 2 August 1839 in Fermoy, Cork. Stephen Colbert states it was 2 August.
     Johanna Bourke and Patrick Colbert arrived per "Elphinstone" on 8 October 1840 at Sydney, New South Wales. He departed Plymouth 3 June 1840, as a bounty immigrant with wife Johannah. Elphinstone 425 tons under Capt. T Fremlin, 26 crew, 12 passengers, 248 bounty immigrants: Patrick Colbert - brought out by Mr Gapper, Native of Fermoy, son of Garret Coleburt, farm labourer, aged 24 years on embarkation, Person certifying register of baptism 4 March 1816 J Murphy, C Vicar, character and person certifying the same James Morrough, Esq. manager of the National Bank of Ireland, Fermoy, Good health, Reads & writes, Roman Catholic; Bounty immigrants: Johannah Coleburt, wife of Patrick, daughter of Th. Bourke, a shoemaker and Norry Spilane, house servant, aged 24 years on embarkation, native of Fermoy, Person certifying registry of baptism 2 Feb 1820 J Murphy, C. vicar. good health, read & writes, Roman Catholic.
     Johanna died of chronic bronchitis on 26 December 1880 in Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia, aged 60. She was aged 70, parents unknown, wife of Patrick, 38 years in the colony. She was buried on 28 December 1880 in Petersham.

     Francis O Colbert was born before 1860.
     Francis O Colbert married Margaret Ryan in 1882 in Gunning, New South Wales.