Other Events:

• _MARNM: Simpson, & Branwhite
• _UID: BAD2089965C8904A9D1C2A00B4279C97256D

Notes:

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County Essex
Place Pebmarsh
Church St John the Baptist
RegisterNumber 330
DateOfBirth 15 Jul 1830
BaptismDate 15 Aug 1830
Forename Mary Bentall
Sex -
FatherForename Samuel
MotherForename Hannah Susanna
FatherSurname COLLIS
MotherSurname
Abode Pebmarsh
FatherOccupation Farmer
Notes D-P 207-1-5
FileNumber 20849



Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Jun 1871
Branwhite Charles Hammond Halstead 4a 475
SIMPSON Mary Bentall Halstead 4a 475

1861 England Census
Name: Mary B Simpson
Age: 30
Estimated birth year: abt 1831
Relation: Wife
Spouse's name: William (note that there are some Simpsons just before, probably related to William)
Gender: Female
Where born: Pebmarsh, Essex, England
Civil parish: Stisted
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Occupation: retired Grocer
Registration district: Braintree
Sub-registration district: Bocking
ED, institution, or vessel: 7c
Household schedule number: 25 Stisted Villas, Pricis Green
Household Members: Name Age
William Simpson 57 retired grocer, born Halsted, Essex, England
Mary B Simpson 30 wife
Elizabeth M Thorne 25 servant

1881 England Census
Name: Mary B. Branwhite
Age: 49
Estimated birth year: abt 1832
Relation: Visitor
Gender: Female
Where born: Pebmarsh, Essex, England
Civil parish: Pebmarsh
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Street Address: Byndes Farm
Education: Employment status:
Occupation: Farmers Wife
Registration district: Halstead
Sub-registration district: Halstead
ED, institution, or vessel: 15
Neighbors:
Household Members: Name Age
Hannah S. Collis 84 head farmer 41 acres 2 men, born Halstead
Hannah S. Bentall 50 visitor, auctioneers wife, born Pebmarsh
Mary B. Branwhite 49 visitor, farmers wife, born Pebmarsh
Elizabeth Jay 28 servant

1891 England Census
Name: Mary Bentall Branwhite
Age: 60
Estimated birth year: abt 1831
Relation: visitor
Gender: Male
Where born: Pebmarsh, Essex, England
Civil parish: Halstead
Ecclesiastical parish: St Andrew
Town: Halstead
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Street Address: Head Street
Occupation: auctioneer & surveyor, employer
Registration district: Halstead
Sub-registration district: Halstead
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Household Members: Name Age
Ezekiel Henry Bental 65
Hannah Susannah Bentall 60 wife, born, Pebmarsh, Essex
Edith Mary Bentall 24 daughter, single, born Gestingthorpe, Essex
Mary Bentall Branwhite 60 visitor, widow, farmer (sister in law) born Pebmarsh, Essex
Rose Monk 20 general servant

1901 England Census
Name: Mary B Branwhite
Age: 70
Estimated birth year: abt 1831
Relation: Widow Head (Widow)
Gender: Female
Where born: Pebmarsh, Essex, England
Civil parish: Gestingthorpe
Ecclesiastical parish: Gestingthorpe St Mary
Town: Gestingthorpe
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Street Address: 31 The Moat
Registration district: Sudbury
Sub-registration district: Bulmer
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Household schedule number: 31
Household Members: Name Age
Mary B Branwhite 70 head, widow, farmer, employer
Sarah Collis 61 widow, visitor, living on own means
Georgina Downs 26 servant, housemaid
Ellen Downs 21 servant, cook



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Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Mar 1903
Branwhite Mary Bentall 72 Sudbury 4a 471

Mary married William Simpson on 30 Oct 1855 in Lambeth, Essex, England, United Kingdom. William (son of Philip Simpson) was born in 1804 in Halstead, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Dec 1855
COLLIS Mary Bentall Lambeth 1d 499
SIMPSON William Lambeth 1d 499

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 about Mary Bentall Collis
Name: Mary Bentall Collis
Spouse Name: William Simpson
Spouse Age: Full Age
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 30 Oct 1855
Parish: Lambeth St Mary
Borough: Lambeth
Father Name: Samuel Collis
Spouse Father Name: Philip Simpson
Register Type: Parish Register

Mary married Charles Hammond Branwhite in Jun 1871 in Halstead, Essex, England. Charles was born about 1819; died in Sep 1886 in Sudbury, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Jun 1871
Branwhite Charles Hammond Halstead 4a 475
SIMPSON Mary Bentall Halstead 4a 475

Other Events:

• _UID: B2A1FA262CB92B4DAD0CE4932D2CEE236AB9
• Occupation: 1824/1851, Pebmarsh; 1824: farmer of Pebmarsh, residence 1851: Worlds End Farm, Pebmarsh, England

Notes:

England & Wales non conformist Record Index (RG 4_8)
RG4_0487
Samuel Collis
Baptism13 Jul 1784
Castle Hedingham, Essex,
father: Jonathan Collis
mother: Jane

Samuel Collis is listed as an auctioneer appraiser in Pebmarsh
U.K., City and County Directories, 1600s-1900s Record for U.K., City and County Directories, 1600s-1900s 1839 Pigot's Directory 39 Halstead, Essex
Also listed is John Bentall as Gentry and Clergy

1851 England Census about Samuel Collis
Name: Samuel Collis
Age: 67
Estimated birth year: abt 1784
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Hannah Susannah
Gender: Male
Where born: Pebmarsh, Essex, England
Civil parish: Pebmarsh
Ecclesiastical parish: Rochester
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Street Address: Occupation:
Registration district: Halstead
Sub-registration district: Halstead
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Household schedule number: 22
Household Members: Name Age
Samuel Collis 67 farmer of 280 acres employing 11 men and 5 boys
Hannah Susannah Collis 52 wife, born Halstead, Essex
John Collis 24 son, born Pebmarsh, Essex
Mary Collis 20 daughter, born Pebmarsh, Essex
Jemima Bond 18 servant

Samuel married Hannah Susannah BENTALL on 20 Apr 1825 in Pebmarsh, Essex, England. Hannah was born about 1796 in Halstead, England; was christened on 10 Jul 1796 in St Andrew, Halstead, Essex, England; died after 1882 in , Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Occupation: 1882: farmer at Pebmarsh, Byndes Fm, England
• _UID: 804A20135D7EA84EB4B6189787B2806101D1

Notes:

How did I decide her last name was Bentall?

Other Events:

• Occupation: residence Pebmarsh 1788 ERO:66BR28 (will of Benjamin Grainger)
• _UID: 80E6706FE70A75428F769DCD1405EB45A53E

John married Jane GRAINGER on 24 Apr 1781 in St George the Martyr, Southwark, Surrey, England, Great Britain. Jane was born about 1753 in of St George, Southwark, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• _UID: 3BD5BCDB82808E45A408F7E0F4246297103C

Notes:

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 about John Collis
Name: John Collis
Spouse Name: Jane Granger
Record Type: Banns
Event Date: 24 Apr 1781
Parish: St George the Martyr
County: Middlesex
Borough: Southwark

Other Events:

• Occupation: Farmer; residence 1777: Great Maplestead, Essex, England (Essex Review, vol 20, p 106)
• Reference Number: *
• _UID: 39C6C452F440A244993F08C4F2F0882F6C50

Notes:

Things to do:
1. find on map Braintree, Great Mapleston (Maplestead?), and parish-Sible Hedingham
2. review will of John
3. who did temple work for John Collis?
4. What was John's occupation? farmer 1777 in Great Mapleston
5, What do we know about John?

Timeline for John Collis

1727 Jul 14, John Collis born at Braintree, Essex, England
1747 Mar 9, John marries Dorcas Ely
1749 John Collis born
1762 Samuel Collis born
? Edward Collis born
1815 John Collis dies at Great Mapleston, Essex, England


John was listed of Great Maplestead in County of Essex, England at the time of making his will. He asked to be buried in the meeting house yard Castle Hedingham. He listed leasehold messuage or tenement farm lands and premises situate lying and being in the parish of Sible Hedingham

John married Dorcas ELY on 9 Mar 1748 in Gestingthorpe, Essex, England. Dorcas (daughter of William ELY and Mary) was born in 1728 in Castle Hedingham, Essex, England; died before 1815 in , Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Reference Number: *
• _MARNM: Collis
• _UID: 9DBCD3718A8D4A45AC4AB4AA51567412C423

Notes:

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Search Record Details
County Essex
Place Gestingthorpe
Church St Mary the Virgin
RegisterNumber
MarriageDate 09 Mar 1748/49
GroomForename John
GroomSurname COLLIS
GroomAge
GroomParish
GroomCondition Single Man
GroomOccupation
GroomAbode Castle Headingham
BrideForename Dorcas
BrideSurname EALEY
BrideAge
BrideParish
BrideCondition Single Woman
BrideOccupation
BrideAbode Sibyl Headingham
GroomFatherForename
GroomFatherSurname
GroomFatherOccupation
BrideFatherForename
BrideFatherSurname
BrideFatherOccupation
WitnessOneForename
WitnessOneSurname
WitnessTwoForename
WitnessTwoSurname
Notes Seax D-P 85-1-1
FileNumber 20518