Francis COLLINGBURN, born c1830, Bath, Somersetshire, England, son of Thomas COLLINGBURN and Jane ___ married in 1858 at Chetwynd, Victoria, Australia to Ann BEST, born 1836, Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England daughter of Charles BEST & Maria COUSINS.

Francis COLLINGBURN & Ann BEST had the following known family:

1. Henry James COLLINGBURN b. 1859, Harrow, Vic, m. Rose LAMB
2. Francis William COLLINGBURN b. 1861, Sandford, Vic, m. Hannah Grace HOLLAND
3. George COLLINGBURN b. 1862, Sandford, Vic, m. Emily DICKIN.
4. Ann Elizabeth COLLINGBURN b. 1863, Merino, Vic, m. John LEWIS
5. Edwin Charles COLLINGBURN b. 1865, Merino, Vic, m. Mary ann Elizabeth McINNES
6. Mary Jane COLLINGBURN b. 1866, Sandford, Vic, m. Jonah JONES
7. Sarah Maria COLLINGBURN b. 1869, Merino, Vic.