Joseph Henry Cobby (abt. 1833 - 1873)

Born about 1833 in London, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Jessie (Stark) Glover — married 1856 (to 1873) in Lambeth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Died 1873 at about age 40 in Victoria, Australia

Biography

Joseph Henry Cobby was born around 1833 in London, England, the son of Phoebe and Henry Cobby.

He was christened on 18 May 1834 at St John the Evangelist, Lambeth, Surrey.^[1]

He married Jessie Stark at Lambeth in 1856.^[2]

Joseph emigrated to Australia on the Champion of the Seas in 1866.^[3]

Joseph died in 1873 in Victoria, Australia, aged 40 years.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWQL-DZG : 19 March 2020), Joseph Henry Cobby, 1834.
2. ↑ London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938

   Name Joseph Cobby

   Gender Male

   Record Type Marriage Banns (Marriage Bann)

   Marriage Banns Date 1856

   Marriage Banns Place Saint Mary At Lambeth: Lambeth Road, Lambeth, England

   Spouse Jessie Stark

   Register Type Parish Register

3. ↑ Public Records Office of Victoria - Search Terms: COBBY - Ship: CHAMPION OF THE SEAS - Date Arrived: 1864 to 1867

   Family name	Given name	Age	Year arrived	Month	Ship	Captain
   COBBY	JOS	32	1866	NOV	CHAMPION OF THE SEAS	OUTRIDGE JAMES M
   COBBY	JESSIE	32	1866	NOV	CHAMPION OF THE SEAS	OUTRIDGE JAMES M
   COBBY	JESSIE	6	1866	NOV	CHAMPION OF THE SEAS	OUTRIDGE JAMES M
   COBBY	JOSEPH	4	1866	NOV	CHAMPION OF THE SEAS	OUTRIDGE JAMES M

4. ↑ Death record: 357 / 1873. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Name: Joseph COBBY); (Place of birth: LOND); (Age at death: 40); (Spouse at death: Jessie STARK); (Mother: Unknown); (Father: Unknown)