Other Events:

• _MARNM: Smith
• _UID: 50C31D4C94A0794C8470DE720B7E198DE818

Notes:

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Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Dec 1862
COLLIS Emily Clara Islington 1b 269

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Dec 1886
COLLIS Emily Clara Islington 1b 3*1 I think it's page 351 (couldn't find spouse)

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
Name: Emily Clara Collis
Age: 24
Estimated birth year: abt 1862
Spouse Name: Alfred Edward Smith
Spouse Age: 29
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 21 Nov 1886
Parish: St Barnabas, Hornsey Road
County: Middlesex
Borough: Islington
Father Name: Louis Hastings Collis jeweler
Spouse Father Name: Alexander Thomas Smith clerk

1901 England Census
Name: Emily C Smith
Age: 38
Estimated birth year: abt 1863
Relation: Wife
Spouse's name: Alfred E
Gender: Female
Where born: Hornsey, Middlesex, England
Civil parish: Islington
Ecclesiastical parish: St Saviour
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street Address: 42 Regina Rd.
Registration district: Islington
Sub-registration district: Upper Holloway
ED, institution, or vessel: 46
Household schedule number: 57
Neighbors:
Clara H Collis 64 born St. Pancras
Ellen A Collis 30 dau, born Islington, London, electric wire winder
Florence E 27 dau, born Islington, London, electric wire winder
Sidney A 24 son, born St Lukes, London, instrument maker
Jessie E 22 dau, born Islington, London, electric wire winder
Walter L 19 son, born Islington, London, instrument maker
Household Members: Name Age
Alfred E Smith 42 head, clerk, Service Manager
Emily C Smith 38
Alfred C Smith 13 son, Holloway, London
Francis H Smith 11 daughter, Holloway, London
Olive E Smith 7 daughter, Holloway, London
Stanley S W Smith 8 months son, Holloway, London

Emily married Alford Edward Smith on 21 Nov 1886 in St Barnabas, Islington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. Alford (son of Alexander Thomas Smith) was born about 1857 in Camden Lower, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Alford C Smith was born about 1887 in Holloway, London, England, United Kingdom.
2. Francis H Smith was born about 1889 in Holloway, London, England, United Kingdom.
3. Olive E Smith was born about 1893 in Holloway, London, England, United Kingdom.
4. Stanley L W Smith was born about 1900 in Holloway, London, England, United Kingdom.

Other Events:

• Occupation: watchmaker, Postal Telegraph Instrument Repr
• _UID: 2DA15D246DEF5443AB10C95C543DE129BD69

Notes:

1851 England Census
Name: Ley H Colli [Ley H Collis]
Age: 15
Estimated birth year: abt 1836
Relation: Son
Father's Name: William
Mother's Name: Betsey
Gender: Male
Where born: Brentwood, Essex, England
Civil parish: Clerkenwell
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mark
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England
Registration district: Clerkenwell
Sub-registration district: Goswell Street
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Household schedule number: 82
Household Members: Name Age
William Colli 53
Betsey Colli 50
William Colli 24
Dorcas Colli 18
Ley H Colli 15 son
Susannah Colli 12
Rebecca Colli 8
James Colli 19

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
Name: Ley Hastings Collis
Spouse Name: Harriet Clara Cooper
Record Type: Banns
Event Date: 12 Dec 1858
Parish: St Mary
County: Middlesex
Borough: Islington

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Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Dec 1858
Collis Ley Hastings Islington 1b 360
Cooper Harriett Clara Islington 1b 360

1861 England Census
Name: Ley H Collis
Age: 25
Estimated birth year: abt 1836
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Harriett C
Gender: Male
Where born: Brentwood, Essex, England
Civil parish: Clerkenwell St James
Ecclesiastical parish: St James
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England
Registration district: Clerkenwell
Sub-registration district: Goswell Street
ED, institution, or vessel: 9
Household schedule number: 2 #40 Wynyatt St
Household Members: Name Age
Ley H Collis 25 watchmaker
Harriett C Collis 24 wife, born Paddington, Middlesex, England
Mary A Cooper 13 sister-in-law, Paddington, Middlesex, England

1871 England Census
Name: Louis H Collis
Age: 35
Estimated birth year: abt 1836
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Clara
Gender: Male
Where born: Brentwood, Essex, England
Civil parish: Clerkenwell
Ecclesiastical parish: St James
County/Island: London
Country: England
Registration district: Holborn
Sub-registration district: Goswell Street
ED, institution, or vessel: 13
Household schedule number: 272
Household Members: Name Age
Louis H Collis 35 occupation: Co....ding Balance
Clara Collis 34
Emily Collis 8
Louis Collis 6
Harry Collis 4
William Collis 2 years, 6 months
Ellen Collis 8 months

1881 England Census
Name: Ley H. Collis
Age: 44
Estimated birth year: abt 1837
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Clara
Gender: Male
Where born: Brighton, Sussex, England
Civil parish: Islington
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street Address: 3 James St
Condition as to marriage: Married
Occupation: Postal Telegraph Instrument Repr
Registration district: Islington
Sub-registration district: Islington West
ED, institution, or vessel: 65
Household Members: Name Age
Ley H. Collis44
Clara Collis 44 wife, born St Pancras, Middlesex
Emily Collis 18 Daughter, Artificial Florist, born Islington, Middlesex
Louis Collis 16 son, General laborer, born St. Lukes', Middlesex
Harry Collis 14 son, errand boy (unemployed), born Clerkenwell, Middlesex
William Collis 13 son, errand boy, born Clerkenwell, Middlesex
Helen Collis 10 daughter, scholar, born Clerkenwell, Middlesex
Charles Collis 8 son, scholar, born Clerkenwell, Middlesex
Florence Collis 6 daughter, scholar, born Islington, Middlesex
Sidney Collis 4 son, born Islington, Middlesex
Jessie Collis 2 daughter, born Islington, Middlesex

1891 England Census
Name: Loy H Collis (Ley H Collis
Age: 50
Estimated birth year: abt 1841
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Clara
Gender: Male
Where born: Brentwood, Essex, England
Civil parish: Islington
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
County/Island: London
Country: England
Registration district: Islington
Sub-registration district: Highbury
ED, institution, or vessel: 26
Neighbors: Henry L Collis, head, age artificial florist, born Clerkenwell, London and wife Sarah A wife, M....machinist, dress, born, St Lukes, London
Household Members: Name Age
Loy H Collis 50 head, Watchmaker
Clara Collis 50 born St Pancras, London
Ellen Collis 20 electrician NK, born Clerkenwell, London
Florence Collis 16 artificial Florist, born Clerkenwell, London
Sidney Albert Collis 14 bedstead painter, born Clerkenwell, London
Jossie Collis 12 scholar, born Islington, London
Walter Calles 10 scholar, born Islington, London


England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915
Name: Ley Hastings Collis
Estimated birth year: abt 1837
Year of Registration: 1900
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Age at Death: 63
District: Coventry
County: Warwickshire, West Midlands
Volume: 6d
Page: 374

Ley married Harriett Clara Cooper on 12 Dec 1858 in Islington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. Harriett was born about 1837 in Paddington, Middlesex, England; died in Dec 1903 in Islington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• _MARNM: Collis
• _UID: 17A6E5CD63EBCF4EB398E55081ACEE49BE85

Notes:

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Jun 1892 (>99%)
Collis Clara 8 Hartley W. 2c 111
Deaths Dec 1903 (>99%)
Collis Clara Harriet 67 Islington 1b 162

Notes:

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Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Dec 1858
Collis Ley Hastings Islington 1b 360
Cooper Harriett Clara Islington 1b 360
The district Islington spans the boundaries of the counties of Greater London, London and Middlesex

Other Events:

• _UID: E27E257E0F76A3419DA45851C19818C48B24
• Occupation: 1851, 1861,1871, Clerkenwell, Middlesex & Wandsworth, Surrey; Coach trimmer

Notes:

Descendant- Geoff Clinton of Abbots Langley, Herefordshire, England geoffclinton@tiscali.co.uk also Mike Kelly Mike@m-kelly.freeserve.co.uk

William christening date Parish Register pp152: 24 Jul 1801, Braintree, Essex, England

1851 England Census
Name: William Collis
Age: 53
Estimated birth year: abt 1798
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Betsey
Gender: Male
Where born: Braintree, Essex, England
Civil parish: Clerkenwell
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mark
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England
Street Address: 1 Brewer St
Registration district: Clerkenwell
Sub-registration district: Goswell Street
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Household schedule number: 82
Household Members: Name Age
William Colli 53 born Braintree, Essex, coach trimmer
Betsey Colli 50 born Boston, Lincolnshire
William Colli 24 born Boston, Lincolnshire, coach painter
Dorcas Colli 18 born Witham, Essex, straw bonnet maker
Ley H Colli 15 born Brentwood, Essex, coach Trimmer,
Susannah Colli 12 born Brentwood, Essex, scholar
Rebecca Colli 8 born Brighton, Sussex, scholar
James Colli 19 born South, Louth, Lincolnshire, nephew, harness maker ( believe James father is
Charles and mother Sophia as found in Louth in the 1841 census)

1861 England Census
Name: William Collis
Age: 63
Estimated birth year: abt 1798
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Betsey
Gender: Male
Where born: Braintree, Essex, England
Civil parish: Clerkenwell
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mark
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England
Street Address: Occupation: coach trimmer
Registration district: Clerkenwell
Sub-registration district: Goswell Street 49 Lil John Rd.
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors:
Household schedule number: 120
Household Members: Name Age
William Collis 63 coach trimmer
Betsey Collis 60 born Boston, Lincolnshire
Dorcus Collis 28 born Witham, Essex, bonnet maker
Rebecca Collis 18 born Brighton, Essex, bonnet maker

1871 England Census
Name: William Collis
Age: 73
Estimated birth year: abt 1798
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Betsey
Gender: Male
Where born: Braintree, Essex, England
Civil parish: Clapham 2 Caroline Place
County/Island: Surrey
Country: England
Registration district: Wandsworth
Sub-registration district: Clapham
ED, institution, or vessel: 15
Household schedule number: 182
Household Members: Name Age
William Collis 73 coach trimmer
Betsey Collis 70 born Boston, Lincolnshire, England

William married Betsy Winn about 1825 in . Betsy was born in 1807 in Blyton, Lancashire, England; was christened on 21 Oct 1807 in Blyton, Lancashire, England; died after 1871 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• _MARNM: Collis
• _UID: 6953B0BB41D80F489E399FAE66A9DC42E82A

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]

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.
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