Assisted Immigrants to Victoria
12 CORBETT David, 29, Farm Servant, Protestant, Read & Write: Neither, Native Place: Down
13 CORBETT Eliza, 28, Farm Servant, Protestant, Read & Write: Neither, Native Place: Down
14 CORBETT Eliza, 4, daughter, Protestant, Native Place: Down [Book 1 Page 178]

33 CORBETT John, Age: 27, Trade: Labourer, Religion: Protestant, Read & Write: Read, Co Down
34 CORBETT Sarah, 28, Housekeeper, P, Read, Co Down
35 CORBETT John, 2, Son, P, Co Down
36 CORBETT Infant with [Book 1 Page 179] (This is the Disposal List for the Alan Ker compiled at Port Phillip so it includes this baby who was born on the voyage, later names James. He was one of six babies born on the voyage, 4 males and 2 females.)

8 CORBETT James, 21, Labourer, Protestant, Read, Native Place: Down, (listed with single males) [Book 1 Page 183]

David CORBETT b abt 1812 County Down, Ireland (shipping)
David CORBETT (b abt 1812) d 1868 aged 56 yrs bp Ireland, parents unknown [Vic 3155] bur Geelong Western Cemetery.
David CORBETT m bef 1838 Elizabeth b abt 1813 (shipping)
Elizabeth CORBETT (b abt 1813) d 1893 aged 80 yrs Geelong d/o Henry SMITH/Elizabeth WILLIAMS [Vic 14312] bur Geelong Eastern Cemetery.

Children of David CORBETT and Elizabeth (maybe SMITH)

John CORBETT b abt 1814 County Down, Northern Ireland (shipping)
Poss John CORBETT d 1853 Newtown (no age, no parents) [Vic 1889 Early Church Record St Mary's RC Geelong] bur Geelong Eastern Cemetery. (There are two entries for a John Corbett (no age) buried in the GEC in 1853 but only one in the death index.)
John CORBETT m c1836 Ireland, Sarah b abt 1815 County Down, Ireland (shipping)
Sarah CORBETT re-m?, d?

Children of John CORBETT and Sarah (maybe CHALMERS)

James CORBETT b abt 1820 County Down, Northern Ireland (shipping)
James CORBETT (b abt 1817) d 1899 aged 82 yrs Creswick, parents unknown [Vic 5394]
1899 Death of James CORBETT
James Corbett, Miner aged 82 yrs died on or about 19 May 1899 of old age at Bald Hills near Creswick, Shire of Ballarat, County of Talbot, parents not known. Informant was D McLennan Snr Constable of Police in charge of body 20 May 1899 Creswick, registered 22 May 1899 at Creswick, buried 23 May 1899 Crewsick Cemetery, Undertaker R Pasco, Rev Edw Davies Anglican. Deceased was born in the North of Ireland and had live 58 yrs in Victoria, married in Geelong (age not known) to Ellen Folkes. Issue: William 55, David 51, John, James, Thomas, Elizabeth, Robert, 2 deceased. [Death cert 5394 provided by Belinda Watson]
James CORBETT age 82 bur 23 May 1899 Creswick Cemetery.

James CORBET m 1846 Helen FOLKS (ms CROKE) [Vic 1948, ECR f758 Presbyterian Geelong] Married 12 Mar 1846 by A LOVE, Minister of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland. James signed and Helen made her mark in the Presence of Witnesses John CORBET who signed and Sarah CORBET who made her mark. [R/N 176 marr cert provided by Belinda Watson]

Ellen CORBETT (b abt 1824) d 1891 aged 67 yrs Creswick Hospital d/o James CROWK/Ellen BURKE [Vic 10054]
On 11 Sep 1891 at Creswick Hospital, Ellen Corbett, Housewife, 67 years, died of a liver complaint, last seen by Dr Moffitt the day before she died, Father: James Crowk, Farmer, Mother: Ellen Crowk, formerly Burke. Informant was Robert Corbett, Son, Creswick, registered 12 Sep 1891 at Creswick, buried 13 Sep 1891 at Creswick Cemetery, Undertaker: Richard Pasco, Revd Michael Meade, RC, Witnesses: R Pasco and Robert Wall. Deceased was born in Kilkenny, Ireland and had lived 50 years in Victoria, married in Geelong, age not known to James Corbett. Three crosses indicate that the place of her first marriage, her age and the name of her first husband were not known. Issue: William 42, David 40, John 38, James 36, Elizabeth 34, Thomas 32, Robert 25. By a former marriage: Christopher 4?, Mary Ann 47? (ages illegible) [Death cert 10054 provided by Belinda Watson]
Ellen CORBETT age 72 (b abt 1819) bur 13 Sep 1891 Creswick Cemetery.

Ellen CROICK also immigrated from Ireland, arriving just ten weeks before the CORBETT brothers.
Passenger Number 9, Ellen CROICK Age 19, Trade: housemaid, unmarried, Religion: RC, Read or Write: neither, Native Place: Kilkenny, Bounty £19.
The tally of British subjects who immigrated to the Colony of Port Phillip aboard the ship Forth showed 35 families consisting of 108 souls, 48 unmarried males and 70 unmarried females. The ship of 481 tons with Master William Baxter sailed from Plymouth, England and arrived 19 Sep 1841 at Melbourne. [Book/Page 1/89, Fiche 4 Assisted Immigrants to Victoria] (found by Belinda Watson)

Ellen CROKES m1. 1842 Christopher James FOLKS [Vic 35400, ECR f509 St Francis RC Melbourne]
Christopher James Folks and Ellen Croke were married 23 January 1842 at Melbourne, by Revd PB Geoghegan. Witnessess: Maria Dunn and John Woods [R/N 192, No in Sydney Register 1188, provided by Belinda Watson]
James FOKES (b abt 1812) d 1845 age 33 Geelong [Vic 118, ECR f978 St Mary's RC Geelong]

Two children of Christopher James FOLKS and Ellen CROKE:
1. Marianne FOLKES b 1844 Geelong d/o James FOLKES/Ellen [Vic 344 ECR f10 St Mary's RC Geelong]
Marianne FOLKES born 5 Sep 1844 baptised 29 Oct 1844 Geelong by Clergyman Officiating, Michael Stephens [Copy of baptismal entry R/N 344 provided by Belinda Watson]
Mary Ann FOAKES bp Geelong m 1866 Robert CURTIS bp Bath (Somerset, England) [Vic 75]
2. James FOLKES b 1845 Newtown s/o James FOLKES/Ellen CROKE [Vic 1325 ECR f19 St Mary's RC Geelong]
Roman Catholic Baptisms Solemnised in the Parish of Geelong in the County of Grant
James Folkes born 13 Dec 1845, baptised 28 Dec 1845, Parents' Names: James Folkes, Ellen Croke, Abode: Newtown, Sponsors: Michael Collins and Ellen Collins, Celebrated by: R Walsh. [Copy of baptismal entry 1525 provided by Belinda Watson]

Children of James CORBETT and Ellen CROKE