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- London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1558&enc=1> about Ann Esther Randall
Name: Ann Esther Randall
Record Type: Baptism
Date: 15 Jun 1828
Father's Name: Thomas Randall, butcher, London Rd.
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Randall
Parish: St George the Martyr
Borough: Southwark
County: Middlesex
In February 1832 an outbreak of cholera broke out downstream in Rotherhithe, then part of Surre, quickly spreading pstream to Southwark and Lambeth in the same county, 13 Metropolitan police officers died of the disease along with the general public. written by Bernard Brown.
NDGW # 69-005
Anne's death certificate states her mother's maiden name as "Ann Beufield" could be Benfield.
!CHRISTENING: LDS Extracted records- Batch # C022442 sheet 5665, call # 307693
!BIRTH: Family Bible in possession of Marilyn Parker.
!DEATH: State File #437 vol. 2 pg. 2084
!CENSUS: 1900 California, Contra Costa County, film # 1240085, book # 280, Sheet # 6, she was living, a widow, as head of household with Lillian E., age 27, and Rachel, age 34, who were both single. The census stated she owned the home free. The value of her home in Brentwood upon Anne's death, 3 Jan 1918, was &1000.
Sealed to Parents 22 Jan 1971 S G
Anne Esther Randall was said to have been a lady in waiting to queen Victoria before Anne was married. ( The royal archives in England have no record of this and they say that they keep very good records of Ladies in Waiting. Nor do they have any record of her mother, Elizabeth or Ann Benfield as a lady in waiting.). The story is told by the family that the queen gave Anne a pair of silk stockings that are still in the family. As far as can be proven, it is just a fun family story.
Anne Esther'Randall's family had their own coach and footman. Her father was a pork butcher on London Road in Southwark, England. Anne was christened at the church of England, Saint George the Martyr, just down the street. There was a debtor's prison next door to the church. At the time Anne was growing up, Charles Dicken's father was in that debtor's prison. Charles Dicken's would visit his father there. It is most likely that Charles Dicken's also attended that same church as a child. I don't know where she met her future husband, but the story passed down is that her father was not pleased that she married William Collis, who was a brewer. They married in 1852. Within 4 1/2 years they had 4 children: Ada, William, Laura, and Anna. Was it adventure that prompted them to immigrate to the United States? Whatever the reason, they were preparing to leave England, when their 3rd child, Laura Elizabeth, died suddenly, at 2 years of age, just 8 days before sailing. It is believed she died from the inoculations received in preparation for the trip. On 25 April 1858 they left from London, England, sailed for America on the ship Cornelius Grinnell with Capt A. G. Fletcher, and arrived in New York 3 June 1858. What a hardship to leave a little one behind. Another little boy, Alfred, was born to Anne almost a year after arriving in the U.S. Another little boy, Austin, was born nearly 5 years later. At ages 5 and 7, both Alfred and his sister, Anna, died within 2 weeks of each other. Rachael was born a year later in 1866. After being discharged from the Union Army, William and Anne decided to move west. Rachael was born in New Jersey before they left by freighter to go to the Isthmus of Panama. They crossed the Isthmus where they marveled at the monkeys. They then boarded a freighter up the Pacific Coast to San Francisco. Their furniture was shipped around the horn of South America. They settled in San Francisco where William was a saloon keeper. Their last three children, Walter, Florence, and Lillian were born in San Francisco, California. They had 10 children born to them, 3 of which died young. One child, Rachael, was listed as an imbecile, rumored to have been caused by a fall on her head,and never married.
After the death of her husband, Anne maintained a home in Brentwood with her two unmarried daughters, Lillian and Rachel. In 1903 she lived at 566 Walter Street in San Francisco. She had a dowager hump caused by osteoporosis. The last 4 years before her death, she lived with her daughter, Florence Gates, because she needed contant attending. Anne died at age 90, January 2, 1918, of old age. She is buried in the Point of Timber Cemetary in Brentwood, Costa County, California. Her will left the ranch in Brentwood, valued at $1000, to be divided among her 6 surviving children.
1841 England Census <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8978&enc=1> about Ann Randall
Name: Ann Randall
Age: 13
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828
Gender: Female
Where born: Surrey, England
Civil Parish: St George The Martyr
Hundred: Southwark
County/Island: Surrey
Country: England
Street Address: Occupation:
Registration District: St George Southwark
Sub-registration District: London Road
Neighbors:
Piece: 1086
Book: 5
Folio: 37
Page Number: 18
Household Members: Name Age
Thomas Randall 38
Elizabeth Randall 32
Ann Randall 13
Edwin Randall 7
Elizabeth Randell 5
Amelia Randell 4 Mo
1851 England Census <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8860&enc=1> about Ann Randall
Name: Ann Randall
Age: 28
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1823
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Thomas Randall
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Randall
Gender: F (Female)
Where born: St. Georges, Surrey, England
Civil Parish: Southwark St George
County/Island: Surrey
Country: England
Street Address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability:
Registration District: St George Southwark
Sub-registration District: London Road
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Neighbors:
Household Schedule Number: 42
Piece: 1565
Folio: 99
Page Number: 14
Household Members: Name Age
Thomas Randall 48
Elizabeth Randall 42
Ann Randall 28
Thomas Randall 20
James Randall 18
Edwin Randall 17
Elizabeth Randall 15
David Stonehill 20
Samuel Atterbury 23
Emma Luck 29
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Ann E Collis
Age in 1860: 32
Birth Year: abt 1828
Birthplace: England
Home in 1860: Buffalo Ward 2, Erie, New York
Gender: Female
Post Office: Buffalo
Value of real estate: 200
Household Members: Name Age
Wm Collis 33 butcher
Ann E Collis 32
Ada Collis 6
William Collis 5
Bertha Collis 3
Alfred Collis 1
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Annie E Collis
Home in 1900: Supervisors District 5, Contra Costa, California
Age: 42
Estimated birth year: abt 1858
Birthplace: England
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Race: White
Home owned free
Immigration year: 1857
Household Members: Name Age
Annie E Collis 42
Lillian E Collis 27 Asst. Post mistress
Rachel Collis 34
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Anne E Collis [Anne E Callis]
Age in 1910: 82
Birth Year: abt 1828
Birthplace: England
Home in 1910: Township 9, Contra Costa, California, Railroad Ave.
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1858
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Neighbors:
Household Members: Name Age
Anne E Collis 82 10 children, 6 living
Rachel Collis 40
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1828 - 1918 (89 years)
