George Graham E COLLIS

George Graham E COLLIS

Male 1891 - Abt 1913  (~ 21 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  George Graham E COLLIS was born in Sep 1891 in Handsworth, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England (son of George Smith COLLIS and Florence Alma Ellis); died about May 1913 in Reading, Berkshire, England.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: C279447728286E49837A503F6743F79AC4E5

    Notes:

    Died age 21, probably unmarried.

    Could this be the right George? It was registered in 1913. His father died in Reading, Berkshire in 1906.
    England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915
    Name: George G E Collis
    Estimated birth year: abt 1892
    Year of Registration: 1913
    Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
    Age at Death: 21
    District: Reading (1837-1974)
    County: Berkshire
    Volume: 2c
    Page: 405

    1891 England Census
    Name: George S Collis
    Age: 63
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828
    Relation: Head
    Spouse's name: Florence
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Witham, Essex, England
    Civil Parish: Handsworth
    Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity
    County/Island: Staffordshire
    Country: England
    Street address: 9 Johnston St. Occupation: retired grocer
    Registration district: West Bromwich
    Sub-registration district: Handsworth
    ED, institution, or vessel: 20
    Household Members: Name Age
    George S Collis 63 retired grocer
    Florence Collis 37 wife born Isle of Mann
    Dorcas G Collis 1 daughter born Stafford, Handsworth
    Dorcas Collis 59 sister born Witham, Essex living on own means

    1901 England Census
    Name: George Smith Collis
    Age: 73
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828
    Relation: Head
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Witham, Essex, England
    Civil Parish: Handsworth
    Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity
    County/Island: Staffordshire
    Country: England
    Street address: 234 Healthfield Rd.; Occupation: Living on own means; Condition as to marriage: Wid., Registration district: West Bromwich
    Sub-registration district: Handsworth
    ED, institution, or vessel: 41
    Household schedule number: 17
    Household Members: Name Age
    George Smith Collis 73 living on own means, widower
    Grace E Collis 11 dau born Handsworth, Staffordshire
    George E Collis 9 son born Handsworth, Staffordshire
    Mary Clark 75 visitor widow
    Alice Clark 42 servant


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  George Smith COLLIS was born on 16 Apr 1828 in Witham, Essex, England; was christened on 16 Apr 1828 in Witham, Essex, England (son of Christopher Annett COLLIS and Maria BRIDGE); died about Aug 1906 in Reading, Berkshire, England.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 546E8565CE26774C8EF5DACD78ED412A5D48

    Notes:

    England births and Christenings 1538-1975
    The index is an electronic database of information transcribed from original records.
    George Smith Collis
    baptism/christening: 16 Apr 1828
    Witham, Essex, England
    father: Christopher Annett Collis
    mother: Maria
    indexing project batch# 104624-5
    source film # 1702677
    ref # item 8 p 122
    Re: FAMILY OF GEORGE SMITH COLLIS, ARTIST
    By genealogy.com user March 05, 2002 at 04:49:41
    · In reply to: Re: FAMILY OF GEORGE SMITH COLLIS, ARTIST
    Mrs Fay mundy 3/04/02
    Thank you for responding.George Smith Collis was my paternal great grandfather, I am trying to find out more about his offspring other than my paternal grandfather (Edwin Martin Collis, born 1877 and paternal great aunt (Annie Grace Dyrenforth).I believe there was another brother (half) - E.G. George Collis? but I have no other information regarding this.
    By Mrs Fay mundy March 04, 2002 at 02:30:41
    · In reply to: FAMILY OF GEORGE SMITH COLLIS, ARTIST
    3/03/02
    Sally please contact me as I have a tree for Christopher. GG John Collis & Sarah GP John Collis & Dorcas Ely Parents Samuel Collis & Susan Smith. Christopher had 3 Wifes & 5 Children.I have a very large collection of Collis names . Fay Mundy (nee Collis)
    By genealogy.com user March 03, 2002 at 08:08:42
    MY GREAT GRANDFATHER WAS GEORGE SMITH COLLIS, BORN WARWICKSHIRE, ENGLAND, 1828 - FAMOUS ARTIST KNOWN FOR HIS PAINTING "HOME OF THE REDMAN", DIED 1907 AT READING, BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND.HIS FATHER WAS CHRISTOPHER ANNETT COLLIS.ANY INFORMATION HELPFUL.
    George Smith Collis
    in the England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 No Image
    Name: George Smith Collis
    Gender: Male
    Baptism Date: 16 Apr 1828
    Baptism Place: Witham, Essex, England
    Father: Christopher Collis
    Mother: Annette Maria (Annette was Christopher's middle name, not Maria's first name)
    FHL Film Number: 1702677


    1851 England Census
    Name: George S Collis
    Age: 23
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828
    Relation: Son (probably the inn was owned by his father, Christopher)
    Father's Name: Richard F This father and mother are not correct. they are listed in the household above.
    Mother's Name: Sarah
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Witham, Essex, England
    Civil Parish: Lambeth
    Ecclesiastical parish: Brixton
    County/Island: Surrey
    Country: England
    Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability:
    Registration district: Lambeth
    Sub-registration district: Brixton
    ED, institution, or vessel: 6
    1575-0474>
    Household schedule number: 18
    Household Members: Name Age (I believe the property is listed under the father, Christopher's name)
    William Collis 24 son, brewer now publican
    George S Collis 23 son, painter
    Delene Collis 19 should be Dorcus, daughter, publican assistant
    Belen A Collis 22 Should be Betsy Ann, neice
    Henry W Chappell 3 grandson
    Thomas Waite 22 servant
    Mary Ann Garling 34 servant
    Edward Turner 40 lodger

    The following is probably not ours as he is a servant in the 1861 census born in 1826 - Abridge, Essex, England
    Surname Given Name District Volume Page
    Marriages Mar 1853
    Collis George Smith Marylebone 1a 620
    The district Marylebone spans the boundaries of the counties of London and Middlesex; information about it can be found here .


    1891 England Census
    Name: George S Collis
    Age: 63
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828
    Relation: Head
    Spouse's name: Florence
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Witham, Essex, England
    Civil Parish: Handsworth
    Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity
    County/Island: Staffordshire
    Country: England
    Street address: 9 Johnston St. Occupation: retired grocer
    Registration district: West Bromwich
    Sub-registration district: Handsworth
    ED, institution, or vessel: 20
    Household Members: Name Age
    George S Collis 63 retired grocer
    Florence Collis 37 wife born Isle of Mann
    Dorcas G Collis 1 daughter born Stafford, Handsworth
    Dorcas Collis 59 sister born Witham, Essex living on own means

    1901 England Census
    Name: George Smith Collis
    Age: 73
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828
    Relation: Head
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Witham, Essex, England
    Civil Parish: Handsworth
    Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity
    County/Island: Staffordshire
    Country: England
    Street address: 234 Healthfield Rd.; Occupation: Living on own means; Condition as to marriage: Wid., Registration district: West Bromwich
    Sub-registration district: Handsworth
    ED, institution, or vessel: 41
    Household schedule number: 17
    Household Members: Name Age
    George Smith Collis 73 living on own means, widower
    Grace E Collis 11 dau born Handsworth, Staffordshire
    George E Collis 9 son born Handsworth, Staffordshire
    Mary Clark 75 visitor widow
    Alice Clark 42 servant

    Could this be our George?

    England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915 about George Smith Collis
    Name: George Smith Collis
    Estimated birth year: abt 1828
    Year of Registration: 1906
    Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
    Age at Death: 78
    District: Reading (1837-1974)
    County: Berkshire
    Volume: 2c pg 188

    Ancestry.com: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1861-1941. Record for George Smith Collis
    Collis, George Smith of 4 Richmond-road, Reading died 12 August 1906, Probate London 2 Oct 1906, to Alice Dowden Clark spinster, effects L 125 5s 5d

    George married Florence Alma Ellis in Dec 1888 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England. Florence (daughter of Lister Ellis and Eliza) was born on 26 Mar 1855 in Onchan,Isle Of Man,England; died in Dec 1895 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Florence Alma Ellis was born on 26 Mar 1855 in Onchan,Isle Of Man,England (daughter of Lister Ellis and Eliza); died in Dec 1895 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England.

    Other Events:

    • _MARNM: Mrs George Smith Collis
    • _UID: 74C56854653464418274C5A49F7919430652

    Notes:

    Surname Given Name District Volume Page
    Deaths Dec 1895
    Collis Florence Alma West Bromwich 6b 487 age 41
    The district West Bromwich spans the boundaries of the counties of Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire; information about it can be found here .

    Notes:

    England marr. index vol60, pg 1292
    Surname Given Name District Volume Page
    Marriages Dec 1888
    Collis George Smith West Bromwich 6b 1292
    The district West Bromwich spans the boundaries of the counties of Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire; information about it can be found here .

    Children:
    1. Dorcas Grace E COLLIS was born in Dec 1889 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England; died in Mar 1929 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.
    2. 1. George Graham E COLLIS was born in Sep 1891 in Handsworth, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England; died about May 1913 in Reading, Berkshire, England.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Christopher Annett COLLIS was born on 7 May 1800 in Braintree, Essex, England; was christened on 24 Jul 1801 in Braintree, Essex, England (son of Samuel COLLIS and Susannah SMITH); died in Jun 1869 in South Stoneham, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; was buried in South Stoneham, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: 1832: Baker, Victualler; residence 1839:
    • Reference Number: *
    • _UID: 2F6625C640922E42B30FABD42757EF2F9F37

    Notes:

    Things to do:
    1. Look through records in binder to add details
    2. Is there an 1831 Census? no
    3. Are there news articles or advertisements for Star brewery or Kennington Brewery?
    4. Who did temple work for Christopher Annett Collis, mother, Susannah Smith/Collis?
    5. Can more info on children be found? What about New Zealand/Australia?
    6. 4. What is the name of the town where the White Horse Inn was located? Bert's email states it was in Witham.

    Timeline for Christopher Annett Collis:

    1800 May 7 Christopher born Braintree, Essex, England
    1821 marriage: June 7 Maria Bridge in Witham, Essex, England
    1822 Aug 11 daughter, Jane, born Essex County to Chrisopher and Maria
    1824 son, Samuel Annett, born Essex
    1825 son, Samuel Annett, died Witham, Essex, England
    1826 May 20 son, William, born Witham,
    1827 Christopher went bankrupt
    1828 April 16 son, George Smith Collis, born Witham,
    1829 Feb 9 daughter, Maria, born Witham,
    1830 Poll Books and Electoral Registers Christopher A Collis, Witham
    1831 May 21 daughter, Dorcus, born Witham,
    1832 Christopher was a baker, brewer in Witham,
    1833 Death: May 23, wife, Maria, in Witham,
    1833 Christopher moves to Chelmsford as a brewer's clerk at Kennington Brewery, Dorset St
    and Chapham Rd near the oval cricket grounds in London.
    1836 son? Joseph Collis born (he was born after Christopher's wife Maria died and before he married Eliza)
    1838 Oct 19 Marries Eliza Parker at St. Giles Cripplegate, London England. 1839 daughter, Eliza Collis born
    1839 Owned a Tavern/Public House, The Woolpack Inn (near the White Horse Inn), Church St. Chipping Hill,
    Witham
    1839 Pigot's Directory: baker, Chipping Hill, Witham (Baker's yeast and yeast for ale may have been
    interchangeable at that time)
    1841 Census: Christopher and Eliza living Brixton, Lambeth, Surrey, England
    1844 Sept, wife, Eliza dies, Lambeth, Surrey, England
    1846 Jul 9 marries Alice Scott Honeysett at St. Giles Cripplegate, London England.
    1851 Census: Christopher with wife, Alice, in Hounslow, Middlesex 177 London Rd, Brewer at Star Brewery,
    employing 1 labor and two sons
    1851 London, England, Electoral Registers, Christopher in Heston, Star Brewery
    1853 London, England, Electoral Registers, Christopher in Heston, Star Brewery
    1868 Christopher marries Elizabeth Archer age 37, spinster
    1869 Death: Christopher South Stoneham, Hampshire age 69



    According to the records sent to me from Bert Collis I write the following:
    Christopher was bankrupt in 1827 and paid his creditors 2s.6d. in the pound. (i.e. One eighth) but by 1833 he was buying a small house in Witham and started in business as a victualler and baker. In 1833 he was in Chelmsford and was listed as a brewer's clerk of Kennington Brewery, Dorset Street and Chapham Rd. Brewer's clerk. (44 K from Witham, 35 K from Chelmsford. He also with his brother William became tenant of the Swan Inn at Brentwood in Essex. (Quite a coincidence! He soon failed again owing nearly four hundred pounds mainly to the brewers and was again made bankrupt. The Essex Record Office has a thick wad of court papers on the claims and counter claims. It includes a letter written by Christopher A Collis to the brewers solicitors. Christopher moved to London and became Brewers Clerk at the Kennington Brewery in Dorset St. Clapham Road. (This was near the Oval Cricket Ground). His father Samuel Collis was buried at Braintree on Jan 27th 1832, age 70 (Information from Bert Collis)

    http://search.labs.familysearch.org
    England births and Christenings 1538-1975
    The index is an electronic database of information transcribed from original records.
    Christopher Annett Collis
    baptism/christening:24 Jul 1801
    Braintree, Essex, England
    father: Samuel Collis
    mother: Susannah
    indexing project batch# 103390-0
    source film # 1702171

    UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893
    Name: Christopher A Collis
    Poll Year: 1830
    Residence: Witham
    Where Freehold lies: White Notley Houses occupier: Hawkes
    Hundred: Lexden And Witham
    County: Essex

    (page 111;1838 Marriage solemnized in
    the Parish Church in the Parish of St Giles without Cripplegate in the city of London.
    No. 222 Married 19 Oct 1838, Christopher Annett Collis, age 39, bachelor, profession: Brewer, Residence:
    Witham, Essex, Father's name: Samuel Collis, Profession of father: Sadler
    Eliza Parker, age 31, Spinster, residence: Witham, Essex, Father's name: Henry Parker, profession of father:
    Sawyer)

    1841 England Census Christoper Collis
    Name: Christoper Collis
    Age: 40
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1801
    Gender: Male
    Civil Parish: Lambeth (St. Mary Lambeth Parish)
    Hundred: Brixton (Eastern Division)
    County/Island: Surrey
    Country: England
    Street address: Camberwell Lane South Occupation: Brewer
    Source information: HO107/1054/1
    Registration district: Lambeth
    Sub-registration district: Brixton
    ED, institution, or vessel: 2
    Folio: 31
    Page:
    Line number: 12
    GSU Number: 474652
    Household: Name: age
    Christoper Collis 40
    Eliza 35,
    William 15,
    George 14,
    Maria 10,
    Samuel 5,
    Joseph 5,
    Dorcus 5,
    Eliza 5,
    Henry Parker 20 (probably Eliza's brother) carpenter

    1851 England Census Christopher A Collis
    Name: Christopher A Collis
    Age: 52
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1799
    Relation: Head
    Spouse's name: Alice
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Braintree, Essex, England
    Civil Parish: Heston
    Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity
    Town: Hounslow
    County/Island: Middlesex
    Country: England
    Street address: 177 London Rd. Occupation: Brewer employing 1 labor and two sons
    Registration district: Brentford
    Sub-registration district: Isleworth
    ED, institution, or vessel: 1a
    Neighbors:
    Household schedule number: 177 Star Brewery, London Road
    Household Members: Name Age
    Alice Collis 53 wife, born Norfolk, Thilgay
    Christopher A Collis 52 brewer
    Samuel Collis 17 son, born Witham, Essex brewer
    Joseph Collis 15 son, born Witham, Essex brewer
    Eliza Collis 14 daughter, born Witham, Essex scholar at home

    London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965
    Name: Christopher Annett Collis
    Year: 1851
    County or Borough: Star Brewery, London
    Smallberry Green, Hounslow Road, in the parish of Heston, County of Middlesex
    Ward or Division/Constituency: Heston

    London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965
    Name: Christopher Annett Star Collis
    Year: 1853
    County or Borough: London, County of Middlesex
    Ward or Division/Constituency: Heston
    Street address: Star Brewery, Smallberry-green Hounslow

    England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983
    Name: Christopher Annett Collis age 67, widower, reside Portswood, father Samuel Collis, Saddler
    and Elizabeth Archer age 37, spinster, reside Portswood, father William Archer, Blacksmith
    Year of Registration: 1868
    Quarter of Registration: 21-Mar
    District: South Stoneham
    County: Hampshire
    Volume: 2c
    Page: 89

    England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1983
    Surname Given Name District Volume Page
    Deaths Jun 1869 age 68
    Collis Christopher Annett S. Stoneham 2c 29
    The district S. Stoneham is an alternative name for South Stoneham and it is in the county of Hampshire

    Food in the 17th Century
    In the early 17th century people began eating food with forks for the first time.
    During the century new foods were introduced into England (for the rich) such as bananas and pineapples. New drinks were introduced, tea and coffee. In the late 17th century there were many coffee houses in the towns. Merchants and professional men met there to read newspapers and talk shop.
    In the late 17th century the rich began eating ice cream. Many rich people built special underground chambers in the grounds of their houses for preserving ice during the summer. The ice was covered in straw to preserve it.
    However for the poor food remained plain and monotonous. They subsisted on food like bread, cheese and onions. Ordinary people continued to eat pottage each day.
    Food in the 18th Century
    There was little change in food in the 18th century. Despite the improvements in farming food for ordinary people remained plain and monotonous. For them meat was a luxury. A poor person's food was mainly bread and potatoes. In the 18th century drinking tea became common even among ordinary people.
    19th Century Food
    In the early 19th century the working class lived on plain food such as bread, butter, potatoes and bacon. Butcher's meat was a luxury. However things greatly improved in the late 19th century. Railways and steamships made it possible to import cheap grain from North America so bread became cheaper. Refrigeration made it possible to import cheap meat from Argentina and Australia. Consumption of sugar also increased. By the end of the 19th century most people (not all) were eating much better food.
    The first fish and chip shops in Britain opened in the 1860s. By the late 19th century they were common in towns and cities.
    In the late 19th century the first convenience food in tins and jars went on sale. Although the principle of canning was invented at the end of the 18th century tinned food first became widely available in the 1880s. The can opener was invented in 1855 and the rotary can opener followed in 1870. Furthermore in the 1870s margarine, a cheap substitute for butter, was invented. Tomato ketchup was invented in 1874.
    Several new biscuits were invented in the 19th century including the Garibaldi (1861), the cream cracker (1885) and the Digestive (1892). Furthermore new sweets were invented during the 19th century including peanut brittle (1890) and liquorice allsorts (1899).
    For centuries people drank chocolate but the first chocolate bar was made in 1847. Milk chocolate was invented in 1875.

    19th Century Britain
    In the 19th century Britain became the world's first industrial society. It also became the first urban society. By 1851 more than half the population lived in towns.
    The population of Britain boomed during the 19th century. In 1801 it was about 9 million. By 1901 it had risen to about 41 million.
    This was despite the fact that many people emigrated to North America and Australia to escape poverty. About 15 million people left Britain between 1815 and 1914.
    However there were also many immigrants. In the 1840s many people came from Ireland, fleeing a terrible potato famine. In the 1880s the Tsar began persecuting Russian Jews. Some fled to Britain and settled in the East End of London.
    19th Century Society
    In the early 19th century Britain was an oligarchy. Only a small minority of men (and no women) were allowed to vote. The situation began to change in 1832 when the vote was given to more men. Constituencies were also redrawn and many industrial towns were represented for the first time. The franchise was extended again in 1867 and 1883. In 1872 the secret ballot was introduced.
    However in the 19th century at least 80% of the population was working class. In order to be considered middle class you had to have at least one servant. Most servants were female. (Male servants were much more expensive because men were paid much higher wages). Throughout the 19th century 'service' was a major employer of women.
    In the 19th century families were much larger than today. That was partly because infant mortality was high. People had many children and accepted that not all of them would survive.
    In a 19th century family the Father was head of the family. He wife and children respected him and obeyed him (at least that was the theory!). Until 1879 a man could legally beat his wife and until 1882 all a woman's property, even the money she earned, belonged to her husband. Divorce was made legal in 1857 but it was very rare in the 19th century.

    Christopher married Maria BRIDGE on 7 Jun 1821 in Witham, Essex, England. Maria (daughter of George BRIDGE and Elizabeth Endersby) was born about 1797 in Witham, Essex, England; was christened on 18 Feb 1797 in Witham, Essex, England; died on 23 May 1833 in Chipping Hill, Witham, Essex, England; was buried in Chipping Hill, Witham, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Maria BRIDGE was born about 1797 in Witham, Essex, England; was christened on 18 Feb 1797 in Witham, Essex, England (daughter of George BRIDGE and Elizabeth Endersby); died on 23 May 1833 in Chipping Hill, Witham, Essex, England; was buried in Chipping Hill, Witham, Essex, England.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: *
    • _MARNM: Mrs Christopher Annett Collis
    • _UID: 5A9DF27CE32F49438EFC7E2F0B37BCDC1491

    Notes:

    Maria died at age 36

    Notes:


    Maria Bridge
    England, Essex Parish Registers
    Name Christopher Collis
    Event Type Marriage
    Event Date 07 Jun 1821
    Event Place Witham, Essex, England
    Gender Male
    Marital Status Married
    Spouse's Name Maria Bridge

    Children:
    1. Jane COLLIS was born on 11 Aug 1822 in Chipping Hill, Witham, Essex, England; was christened on 11 Aug 1822 in Witham, Essex, England; died in Dec 1895 in Braintree, Essex, England.
    2. Samuel Annett COLLIS was born in 1824 in Witham, Essex, England; died in 1825 in Witham, Essex, England.
    3. William COLLIS was born on 20 May 1826 in Chipping Hill, Witham, Essex, England; died on 3 Feb 1900 in Brentwood, Contra Costa, California, United States; was buried on 5 Feb 1900 in Union Cemetary, Brentwood, Contra Costa, California, United States.
    4. 2. George Smith COLLIS was born on 16 Apr 1828 in Witham, Essex, England; was christened on 16 Apr 1828 in Witham, Essex, England; died about Aug 1906 in Reading, Berkshire, England.
    5. Maria COLLIS was born on 9 Feb 1829 in Witham, Essex, England; was christened on 9 Feb 1829 in Witham, Essex, England.
    6. Dorcus COLLIS was born on 21 May 1831 in Witham, Essex, England; was christened on 21 May 1831 in Witham, Essex, England; died in Sep 1896 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England.
    7. Samuel Annett COLLIS was born about 1833 in Chipping Hill, Witham, Essex, England; died in Sep 1909 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.

  3. 6.  Lister Ellis was born about 1814 in Longtown, Cumberland, England.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 28D645771E6DF24EB0AD1110403619C759B0

    Notes:

    1851 Isle of Man Census about Lister Ellis
    Name: Lister Ellis
    Age: 37
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1814
    Where born: England
    Relation: Head
    Spouse's Name: Eliza Ellis [Eliza J Briscoe]
    Gender: Male
    Civil Parish or Township: Conchan
    County/Island: Isle of Man
    Country: Isle of Man
    Street Address:
    Occupation: landed proprietor
    Registration district: Isle of Man
    ED, institution, or vessel: 2a
    Household schedule number: 149
    Piece: 2525
    Folio: 48
    Page Number: 46
    Household Members: Name Age
    Lister Ellis 37
    Eliza Ellis 37 Douglas, Isle of Man
    Olivia M Ellis 7 Douglas, Isle of Man
    Graham L Ellis 4 Douglas, Isle of Man
    Agnes Costain 27 house servant
    Margaret Preston 23 house servant
    Eliza Doyle 22 house servant
    Edward Briscoe 95 grandfather, widow, landed proprietor, Ireland
    Eliza J Briscoe 39 wife, mar, British West Indies
    Caroline Briscoe 16 daughter, Ireland
    Maria Briscoe 6 daughter, England
    Sarah Holland 20 servant
    Elizth Leary 28 servant



    1871 England Census
    Name: Sister Ellis [Lister Ellis]
    Age: 57
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1814
    Relation: Head
    Spouse's Name: Eliza Ellis
    Where born: Longtown, Cumberland, England
    Civil parish: Liverpool
    Ecclesiastical parish: St Mark
    County/Island: Lancashire
    Country: England
    Registration district: Liverpool
    Sub-registration district: Mount Pleasant
    ED, institution, or vessel: 36
    Household schedule number: 15
    Piece: 3786
    Folio: 6
    Page Number: 6
    Household Members: Name Age
    Sister Ellis 57 gentleman
    Eliza Ellis 57 born Isle of Man, Douglas ?
    Florence Alice Ellis 16 " ?

    Lister married Eliza. Eliza was born about 1814 in Douglas, Isle of Man, Great Britain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Eliza was born about 1814 in Douglas, Isle of Man, Great Britain.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 37E239E74546004CBB644941D083C5431496

    Children:
    1. 3. Florence Alma Ellis was born on 26 Mar 1855 in Onchan,Isle Of Man,England; died in Dec 1895 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Samuel COLLIS was born in 1762 in , Essex, England (son of John COLLIS and Dorcas ELY); died in 1832 in Braintree, Essex, England; was buried on 27 Jan 1832 in Braintree, Essex, England.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: High Street Braintree, Essex, England; Saddler and Harness Maker;
    • Reference Number: *
    • _UID: 4CD3C3E683CB6B47A5B411CA9D73DC301820

    Notes:

    Things to do:
    1. check out christening dates for the children.
    2. court records for Samuel and Susannah.
    3. where is Tollesbury, Essex in relation to Bocking and Braintree?
    4. death dates of first Dorcus and first William.
    5. Susannah's death date and place. (found this- copy in pictures/Marilyn ancestors/Collis/Samuel)
    6. find info on Jeff Clinton, descendant of William Collis, son of Samuel.
    7. Is there an 1831 census?
    8. Is Samuel buried in St Michaels Church yard?
    9. How do I know Rebecca is daughter of Samuel

    Timeline for Samuel Collis:
    1762 Samuel Collis born Essex, England
    1785 Oct 20 Samuel marries Susannah Smith at Bocking, Essex, England
    1788 Oct 5 daughter Susannah born in Bocking
    1790 Jul 3, son Samuel born in Braintree, Essex, England
    1794 Apr 11, daughter, Dorcus born in Braintree,
    1795 Jul 12, son Charles Smith born in Braintree,
    1797 Jun 17, son William born in Braintree,
    1800 May 7, son Christopher in Braintree,
    1803 Aug 9, daughter Dorcus born in Braintree,
    1804 son, William born in Braintree,
    1814 daughter, Rebecca Ely born in Braintree
    1826 Pigot's Directories show Samuel Collis as a Saddler in High Street, Braintree, England
    1832 Samuel died at Braintree
    1832 Pigot's Directories show Susannah Collis as a Saddler in High Street, Braintree, England.

    BOCKING, a village, a parish, and a subdistrict, in Braintree district, Essex. The village stands on the left bank of Blackwater river, and on the Braintree railway, adjacent to Braintree; forms a suburb of that town; consists chiefly of one long street; and is a seat of petty sessions. A trade in baizes, called "bockings," was at one time prominent; and a manufacture of silk and crape is now carried on. The parish includes also Bocking-street and Bocking-Church-street, ¾ and 2 miles distant from Braintree, both with post offices under that town, and the former situated on the branch Roman road from Chelmsford. ...
    "BRAINTREE <../Braintree/index.html> and BOCKING, though distinct parishes, form one continuoous town, extending for a mile on the road between Chelmsford <../Chelmsford/index.html> and Halstead , and the rivers Blackwater and Podsbrook, and having a united population in 1861 of 8,186

    England, Boyd's marriage indexes, 1538-1850 Transcription
    First name(s) Samuel
    Last name Collis
    Birth year -
    Marriage year 1785
    Spouse's first name(s) Susan
    Spouse's last name Smith
    Place Bocking
    County Essex
    Country England
    Source Boyd's marriage index, 1538-1850
    Record set England, Boyd's Marriage Indexes, 1538-1850
    Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
    Subcategory Marriages & divorces
    Collections from Great Britain

    SOURCE: LDS marriage sealing batch # A457628 sheet # 1132, input 457628-457632 Made a will in 1831 while ill and died in 1832 , his occupation listed as Saddler and Harness maker (Essex Record Office Will 532BR33)
    Pigot's Directories show Samuel Collis as a Saddler in High Street, Braintree, England, in 1826 and Susannah Collis as Saddler at the same address in 1832.

    England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991," Samuel Collis (familysearch.org)
    name: Samuel Collis
    gender: Male
    burial date: 27 Jan 1832
    burial place: Braintree, Essex, England


    * It is perhaps of interest and significance to note that his youngest child is named Rebecca Ely and that a Marriage Bond shows John Collis aged 21 of Castle Hedingham married Dorcas Ely aged 20 of Sibyl Hedingham at Gestingthorpe about 1748.

    Samuel's son William - descendant Geoff Clinton of Abbots Langley, Herefordshire geoffclinton@tiscali.co.uk

    Samuel married Susannah SMITH on 20 Oct 1785 in Bocking, Essex, England. Susannah (daughter of Josiah SMITH and Susannah) was born about 1768 in Tollesbury, Essex, England; died on 17 Jan 1840 in Braintree, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Susannah SMITH was born about 1768 in Tollesbury, Essex, England (daughter of Josiah SMITH and Susannah); died on 17 Jan 1840 in Braintree, Essex, England.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Saddler
    • Reference Number: *
    • _MARNM: Mrs Samuel Collis
    • _UID: 86ADA1E7877F8E48880F3E2263F3279FAA02

    Notes:

    Have copy of this death certificate ( widow of Samuel Collis - harness maker)
    "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N61-HPS : accessed 19 February 2016), Susannah Collis, 1840; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Braintree, Essex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England

    Name: Susannah Collis
    Year of Registration: 1840 March
    Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
    District: Braintree
    County: Essex
    Volume: 12
    Page: 11
    line : 9

    Notes:

    Welcome to the home of U.K. Parish Register Information. (freereg.org.uk)

    County Essex
    Place Bocking
    Church St Mary the Virgin
    RegisterNumber 455
    MarriageDate 20 Oct 1785
    GroomForename Samuel
    GroomSurname COLLIS
    GroomAge
    GroomParish Braintree
    GroomCondition Bachelor
    GroomOccupation
    GroomAbode
    BrideForename Susanna
    BrideSurname SMITH
    BrideAge
    BrideParish
    BrideCondition Spinster
    BrideOccupation
    BrideAbode
    GroomFatherForename
    GroomFatherSurname
    GroomFatherOccupation
    BrideFatherForename
    BrideFatherSurname
    BrideFatherOccupation
    WitnessOneForename Mary
    WitnessOneSurname BECKWITH
    WitnessTwoForename Joseph
    WitnessTwoSurname SMITH
    Notes D-P 268-1-6 img130/p122 Lic. He signed. She signed (Susannah SMITH). Witness 1 signed. Witness 2 signed.
    FileNumber 21710

    Children:
    1. Susannah COLLIS was born on 5 Oct 1788 in Bocking, Essex, England; was christened on 5 Oct 1788 in Saint Mary the Virgin, Bocking, Essex, England; died after 1831.
    2. Samuel COLLIS was born on 3 Jul 1790 in Braintree, Essex, England; was christened on 17 Aug 1790 in Braintree, Essex, England; died in Jun 1870 in Luton, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire.
    3. Dorcus Annett COLLIS was born on 11 Apr 1794 in Braintree, Essex, England; was christened on 30 May 1794 in Braintree, Essex, England.
    4. Charles Smith COLLIS was born on 12 Jul 1795 in Braintree, Essex, England; was christened on 8 Sep 1795 in Braintree, Essex, England; died in Sep 1855 in Louth, Lincolnshire, England.
    5. William COLLIS was born on 17 Jun 1797 in Braintree, Essex, England; was christened on 24 Jul 1801 in Braintree, Essex, England; died after 1871 in Surrey, England.
    6. 4. Christopher Annett COLLIS was born on 7 May 1800 in Braintree, Essex, England; was christened on 24 Jul 1801 in Braintree, Essex, England; died in Jun 1869 in South Stoneham, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; was buried in South Stoneham, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.
    7. Dorcas COLLIS was born on 9 Aug 1803 in Braintree, Essex, England; was christened on 16 Sep 1803 in Braintree, Essex, England.
    8. William COLLIS was born in 1804 in England; died after 1834 in England.

  3. 10.  George BRIDGE was born in 1770 in , Essex, England, United Kingdom (son of BRIDGE); died about 1822 in , Essex, England, United Kingdom.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: *
    • _UID: 5ACC515326A16043A3BB2BEB67173B8EEFBA

    Notes:

    Things to do:
    1. Read George's will

    Timeline for George Bridge:
    1768 George born in Essex county, England
    1792 George married Elizabeth in Essex, England
    1794 daughter, Maria born in Witham, Essex, England
    1796 daughter, Elizabeth, born in Witham, Essex, England
    1798 daughter, Catherine, born in Witham, Essex, England
    1822 George died in Essex county, England

    George Bridge seems to have been a shopkeeper, made a will 26 May 1821. He owned land in Witham, Chippinghill.The executors of his will proved 28 Nov 1822, were wife Elizabeth, Joseph Bridge, and Josiah and Martin Sanders.

    *These last entries are interesting bits of information?
    1.
    http://www.historyhouse.co.uk/placeB/essexb26b.html
    History of Braintree and Bocking >> White's Directory 1848
    Note: the directory lists the names in the following order: Surname, First Name. It also abbreviates names. These have been reversed and typed in full to assist research.
    Those in Bocking are labelled as such, the remainder are in Braintree.
    George Bridge, tallow chandler and soap manufacturer Mr. Joseph Bridge

    London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 about George Bridge
    Name: George Bridge
    Spouse Name: Elizabeth Enderesby
    Record Type: Marriage by banns
    Event Date: 15 May 1796
    Parish: St George the Martyr
    County: Middlesex
    Borough: Southwark

    George Bridge
    in the England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    Name: George Bridge
    Gender: Male
    Burial Date: 1 Aug 1822
    Burial Place: Witham, Essex, England
    FHL Film Number: 1702677
    Reference ID: item 8 p 46

    George married Elizabeth Endersby in 1796 in Essex, England, United Kingdom. Elizabeth was born about 1772 in Witham, Essex, England, United Kingdom; died after 1822 in England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Elizabeth Endersby was born about 1772 in Witham, Essex, England, United Kingdom; died after 1822 in England, United Kingdom.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: *
    • _MARNM: Mrs George Bridge
    • _UID: D097195195BE72438D2F7FA3DD987A5B01AE

    Children:
    1. 5. Maria BRIDGE was born about 1797 in Witham, Essex, England; was christened on 18 Feb 1797 in Witham, Essex, England; died on 23 May 1833 in Chipping Hill, Witham, Essex, England; was buried in Chipping Hill, Witham, Essex, England.
    2. Elizabeth BRIDGE was born in 1800 in Witham, Essex, England; was christened on 24 Aug 1800 in Witham, Essex, England ; died after 1822 in England.
    3. Catherine BRIDGE was born about 1798 in Witham, Essex, England; died after 1822 in England.