Below is a brief summary of the British Colenso
family members with records indicating their presence in
I have not yet included details of the children
of Colenso women.
1834 |
William Colenso (1811 to 1899) arrived in William was the eldest son of Samuel May Colenso and Mary Veale
Thomas. |
1848 |
Edwin
Colenso (1827 to 1897), travelled
to Edwin married twice – Eliza Cook and later Martha Austin – having a
total of 12 sons and 3 daughters. The majority of Colensos
in He was the youngest son of Samuel May Colenso and Mary Veale Thomas. |
1853 |
Jonathan
Colenso (1810 to 1883), with his wife Ann Carter arrived in Jonathan was a stone mason and the family settled in Sandhurst, now Jonathan and Ann’s son William died unmarried, but the other
daughters married and settled in Jonathan was the son of Jonathan Colenso and Elizabeth Ladner of |
1856 |
Ann
Colenso (1817 to 1893), arrived on the Medway with her husband
John Thomas. They do not appear to have had any children and settled in She was the daughter of John Colenso and
Jane Moon, born in Falmouth. |
1859 |
William
Henry Colenso (1828 to 1890), arrived in William was the son of James Colenso and |
1863 |
William H Colenso
(1841 to 1923?), arrived in William was the son of John Colenso and
Mary Tyacke, born in Breage. |
1876 |
William
John Colenso (1853 to 1921), with
his wife Eliza White arrived in William and Eliza had three sons who died
in infancy and two daughters. Around 1905 they moved to the outskirts of William was the son of Edward Colenso and
Jane Hosking, born in St Erth. |
1878 |
John
Richards Colenso (1860 to 1937), arrived in Townsville His sister Rosina
Colenso (1857-1931) also
immigrated to These siblings were two of the surviving
children of John Colenso and Eliza Jane Richards. They were born in Helston and Crowan
respectively, with their father dying in 1868 and their mother before the
1871 Census – consequently they were in the Helston Workhouse for that
census. |
About 1880 |
Richard
Thomas Colenso (1855 to 1936), disappeared
from Richard was a bricklayer, born in Mylor
and the son of Richard Thomas Colenso and Caroline Jory. |
1883 |
William
Henry Colenso (1856 to 1914), arrived
in In May 1886 William Henry, his wife and
brothers Charles, Fred and Sidney are shown as passengers traveling to Charles Edward Colenso (1862 to 1886) returned to All of the others returned to These siblings were the children of Joseph
Colenso and Louisa Pymm of |
1885 |
Thomas
Henry Colenso (1855 to 1906), arrived in Thomas was the son of Edward Colenso and his wife Jane Hosking, born in Hayle. |
1889 |
Walter
Ernest Colenso (1867 to ?), arrived in Walter was the son of George Colenso and Jane
Boardman Williams, born in |
1893 |
George
Squire Colenso (1865 to 1948) was
a seaman who married Mary Ann Wilson in Mary Ann brought up the sons and they were
the patriarchs of the George was the son of George Squire Callenso and Fanny Elizabeth Holbert Tozer, born in Devonport. |
Before 1931 |
William
Albert Colenso (1901 to 1933) was
a Methodist Cleric who married William Albert was the son of Albert Hannay Colenso and Louisa Mary Prowse, born in |
After 1962 |
Joseph
George Dennis Colenso (living) with
his wife Olga Mowbray and children Jean, Steve and Alan. They live in
northern NSW and Joseph is the son of Joseph George Colenso
and Mary Winifred Collard, born in |
About 1980 |
Terence
William Colenso (living) with
his wife Sue McWilliam and son Iain. Another son
David was possibly born here. They live in NSW. Terence is the son of William Charles
Frederick Colenso and Gladys Vera Marriott, born in Bexley |
Before 1991 |
Henry
Royston Colenso (living) with
his wife Pamela, daughter Carol and son Kelvin settled in Henry is the son of Arthur Colenso and
Rose Harvey, born in |
Before 1996 |
Christopher
Colenso-Dunne (living) settled
in |
Before 1996 |
Ronald
Clive Alan Colenso (living) settled
in Clive is the son of George Bryan Raymond
Colenso and Antonia Lisby, born in Hampshire,
descended from the His brother Bryan |