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1868 - 1945 (77 years)
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Name |
Arthur Joseph Colborne |
Born |
1868 |
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England, UK |
Gender |
Male |
Occupation |
Builder |
Died |
12 Apr 1945 |
Person ID |
I20619 |
Lasbury Family |
Last Modified |
10 Jan 2024 |
Wife |
Helen Eliza Sargent b. 1869, Bath, Somerset, England, UK d. 11 Apr 1942, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK (Age 73 years) |
Married |
1898 |
Highworth, Wiltshire, England, UK |
Children |
| 1. Arthur Kenneth Colborne b. 6 Oct 1899, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK d. 16 Apr 1963, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK (Age 63 years) |
| 2. Robert Stanley Colborne b. 11 Apr 1901 d. 1969, Bexleyheath, Kent, England, UK (Age 67 years) |
| 3. Reginald Alan Colborne b. 1904, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK d. 10 Apr 1936, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK (Age 32 years) |
| 4. Leonora Vera Colborne |
| 5. Ronald Henry Colborne b. 1906 d. 1998 (Age 92 years) |
| 6. Ralph Douglas Colborne |
| 7. Edward Bryan Lloyd Colborne b. 5 Jun 1910, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK d. 1983, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK (Age 72 years) |
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Last Modified |
10 Jan 2024 |
Family ID |
F7453 |
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| Born - 1868 - Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England, UK |
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| Married - 1898 - Highworth, Wiltshire, England, UK |
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Notes |
- Arthur Joseph, born in Midsomer Norton in 1870, was the son of Thomas Colborne, also a builder and timber merchant who by 1873 was established at the Cross Roads, Stratton St. Margaret.
From 1876-1940 the Colborne family built a staggering number of properties in Swindon. The father and son firm built houses in a street off County Road close to their business premises which was later named after them, although the spelling has since been changed to Colbourne. Despite being on the verge of bankruptcy in 1911-13 A.J. Colborne continued in business until the late 1930s.
The Ordnance Survey Map dated 1889 shows Westcott Street School surrounded by fields, however by 1900 the whole length of Birch Street was built up.
The Bishop and Pritchett sale included eight lots in Birch Street although whether Colborne built these remains unknown. Lots 1-3 comprised nine, two bedroomed houses and lots 6, 7, and 8 a total of 10 houses, numbers 56-65 Birch Street.
Lot 4 was a shop and dwelling house at 10 Birch Street let at 8s a week (40p about ?31 today). The property included a double fronted window, open space for standing goods and a paved yard with side entrance and garden. The living accommodation consisted of a "Sitting Room, 3 Bedrooms, Good Living Room, Wash house and pantry."
The Swindon Advertiser reported that Levi Lapper Morse bought two lots, 13 Gloucester Street and 7 Weymouth Street for ?380 (about ?29,500 at today's values).
The only other lot to change hands was Lot 5, numbers 25-27 Birch Street. Mr. A. Mold paid ?525 (over ?40,700 today) for the three houses described as containing a "Lobby, Passage, Parlour, 3 Bedrooms, Living Room and Back Kitchen with Coal House and WC. The properties had gardens with rear access and 'forecourts with palisading.'
Despite the pre sale hype and 'a good company present' on the day, the sale proved disappointing - the powers of advertising not quite what they are today!
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