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Colbeck may refer to: People with the surname *James Colbeck (1801–1852), English stonemason who worked on the Ross Bridge, Tasmania *Joe Colbeck (born 1986), English athlete in football * Julian Colbeck (born 1952), English musician and businessman * Patrick Colbeck (born 1965), American politician *Richard Colbeck (born 1958), Australian politician * William Colbeck (gangster) (1890–1943), US politician and organized crime figure *William Colbeck (seaman) (1871–1930), British seaman who distinguished himself on 2 Antarctic expeditions * William Henry Colbeck (1823–1901), New Zealand politician Places or other uses *Cape Colbeck in Antarctica * Colbeck, Ontario *Colbeck Archipelago in Antarctica *Colbeck Basin in Antarctica *Colbeck Bay in Antarctica See also *John Macleod of Colbecks Colonel John Macleod of Colbecks (1761–1822) was a British soldier, during the Napoleonic Wars. He was a son of Donald Macleod tacksman of Balallan in the Isle of Lewis and Jane, daughte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Colbeck
James Colbeck was the lead stonemason on the Ross Bridge, Ross, Tasmania. Both he and Daniel Herbert received full pardons for their work on the bridge. Born in Dewsbury in the West Riding of Yorkshire in 1801, Colbeck worked as a stonemason in London on Buckingham Palace from 1822 to 1825. Newly married and with a young son, Colbeck grew tired of living apart from his wife and child, and returned to Dewsbury. Unable to find work in the area and desperate to feed his starving family, Colbeck, John Blezzard and George May broke into a house in Huddersfield stealing food, clothing and money. Having succeeded once, they repeated their rash act again in a home in Saddleworth and were caught. Sentenced at the York Assizes on 22 March 1828 to transportation for life for burglary, Colbeck was shipped from London to Van Diemen's Land Van Diemen's Land was the colonial name of the island of Tasmania used by the British during the European exploration of Australia in the 19th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |