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

Elizabeth married George BRIDGE in 1796 in Essex, England, United Kingdom. George (son of BRIDGE) was born in 1770 in , Essex, England, United Kingdom; died about 1822 in , Essex, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Notes:

Maria died at age 36

Maria married Christopher Annett COLLIS on 7 Jun 1821 in Witham, Essex, England. Christopher (son of Samuel COLLIS and Susannah SMITH) 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. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: A98D0E97E1167F4BB5AFF739E4754AAD80E1

Notes:

could this be the right one?
George Bridge
mentioned in the record of Elizabeth Bridge
Name George Bridge
Gender Male
Wife Eliz.
Daughter Elizabeth Bridge
Name Elizabeth Bridge
Gender Female
Christening Date 24 Aug 1800
Christening Place Witham, Essex, England
Father's Name George Bridge
Mother's Name Eliz.
CITING THIS RECORD

"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQ76-6J6 : accessed 19 February 2016), George Bridge in entry for Elizabeth Bridge, 24 Aug 1800; citing Witham, Essex, England, reference item 8; FHL microfilm 1,702,677.
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ENGLAND BIRTHS AND CHRISTENINGS, 1538-1975

Elizabeth married Robert PAGE on 17 Jun 1819 in Witham, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 78791A2F79BE734591995394600F2B4E2205

Notes:

Married Samuel Collis a Saddler in Witham.
There is a Catherine Bridge died Dec 1859, Chelmsford, Essex, England Vol 4e page 82 (England Death Index.) but she would have had the sirname of Collis at her death.

Catherine married Charles Smith COLLIS on 23 Nov 1820 in Braintree, Essex, England. Charles (son of Samuel COLLIS and Susannah SMITH) 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. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _MARNM: Chappell
• _UID: 35729247C59D02449E81EDC44EFE9EEFD13E
• Occupation: 1871, Newland Street, The George, Witham, Essex, England; Innkeeper's wife

Notes:

England births and Christenings 1538-1975
The index is an electronic database of information transcribed from original records.
Jane Collis
baptism/christening: 11 Aug 1822
Witham, Essex, England
father: Christopher Annett Collis
mother: Maria
indexing project batch# 104624-5
source film # 1702677
ref # item 8 p 75

1851 England Census
Name: Jane Chappell
Age: 29
Estimated birth year: abt 1822
Relation: Wife
Spouse's name: Henry
Gender: Female
Where born: Witham, Essex, England
Civil parish: Witham
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Street Address: Occupation: Millright employing 4 men Witham Blue Mill Yard
Condition as to marriage: married
Registration district: Witham
Sub-registration district: Kelvedon
ED, institution, or vessel: 1a
Neighbors: Barnard Chappell
Household schedule number: 9
Household Members: Name Age
Henry Chappell 35
Jane Chappell 29 wife
Jane Maria Chappell 6 daughter
George Chappell 2 son
Infant Chappell 1 Mo daughter
Ephraim Firmin 17 apprentice
Louisa Bright 24 domestic servant


1861 England Census
Name: Jane Chappell
Age: 39
Estimated birth year: abt 1822
Relation: Wife
Spouse's name: Henry
Gender: Female
Where born: Witham, Essex, England
Civil parish: Witham
Town: Witham
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Street Address: Newland Street? Occupation: Millwright, brewer, and Inn keeper:
Registration district: Witham
Sub-registration district: Witham
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Household schedule number: 20
Household Members: Name Age all family born in Witham
Henry Chappell 45 Millwright, brewer, and Inn keeper
Jane Chappell 39 wife
Jane Maria Chappell 16
Henry William Chappell 14
George Chappell 12
Emma Susannah Chappell 10
Annie Chappell 8
Hellen Bertha Chappell 6
Arthur Barnard Chappell 4
Edith Alice Chappell 2
Kate Elizabeth Chappell 9 Mo
Amelia Wakeling 24 governess
John Overett Smith 20 apprentice millwright
Jane Richardson 22 cook
Ann Richardson 14 housemaid
William Ashwell 15 Pot boy servant

1871 England Census
Name: Henry Chappell
Age: 55
Estimated birth year: abt 1816
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Jane
Gender: Male
Where born: Witham, Essex, England
Civil parish: Witham
Town: Witham
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Registration district: Witham
Sub-registration district: Witham
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Household schedule number: 47 Newland Street, The George
Household Members: Name Age
Henry Chappell 55 Inn keeper
Jane Chappell 48 born Essex, Witham, Inn keeper's wife
Annie Chappell 18 born Essex, Witham, daughter, barmaid
Arthur Barnard Chappell 14 born Essex, Witham, son
Edith Alice Chappell 12 born Essex, Witham, daughter
Kate Elizabeth Chappell 10 born Essex, Witham, daughter
Charles Annett Chappell 8 born Essex, Witham, son
Henrietta Jane Chappell 5 born Essex, Witham, daughter
Frances Avery Chappell 39 visitor born Middlesex, London
Sarah Cotter Chappell 19 Servant
Ann Wood 16 Servant
John Dudman 17 Servant, pot boy

1881 England Census
Name: Jane Chappell
Age: 58
Estimated birth year: abt 1823
Relation: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Chippinghill Witham, Essex, England
Civil parish: Witham
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Street Address: Guithavon Street Private House
Condition as to marriage: Windower (Widower)
Education: Employment status:
Occupation: Annuitant
Registration district: Braintree
Sub-registration district: Witham
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Neighbors:
Household Members: Name Age
Jane Chappell 58 annuitant
Edith Alice Chappell 22 daws governess
Charles Annett Chappell 18 apprentice to ironmonger

1891 England Census
Name: Jane Chappell
Age: 69
Estimated birth year: abt 1822
Relation: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Witham, Essex, England
Civil parish: Witham
Ecclesiastical parish: Witham
Town: Witham
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Street Address: Guilhavon Street, Conservative Club.
Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status:
Registration district: Braintree
Sub-registration district: Witham
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Neighbors:
Household Members: Name Age
Jane Chappell 69
George Morgan Chappell 17 grandson, ironmonger apprentice, born Essex White Notley


This could be the right one?
Surname Given Name District Volume Page
Deaths Dec 1895
Chappell Jane Braintree 4a 386 age 73
The district Braintree is in the county of Essex; information about it can be found here .


http://www.gyford.com/domesday/
Five mills are mentioned in this area at Domesday; these would all have been watermills, windmills not being found in England until about 100 years later. The River Brain runs through the area from north to south, to join the larger Blackwater in the south-east of the area.

Like woods and meadows, the watermills were retained by the lord of the manor. This was because of the profit to be made from their essential function, in this case grinding corn.

In later records we know of only three such mills in Witham parish. Only one of these still has an actual mill building today, namely Blue Mill or Machins Mill, on the Blackwater (this probably belonged to either Blunts Hall or Benton Hall at Domesday). The two other survivors are now only represented by mill houses, at Chipping Hill (no.1 Powershall End), and Newland (Old Mill House, Guithavon Valley). This last eventually belonged to the 13th century settlement of Newland, and may not have been present at Domesday.

Thus there were either two or three Domesday mills that did not survive many centuries. This is a common feature, many mills being recorded at Domesday in places where there is now only a relatively small watercourse, for instance at Faulkbourne and Fairstead, upstream from Witham on the River Brain.

Jane married Henry Chappell about Feb 1844 in Lambeth, Surrey, England. Henry (son of Barnard Chappell and Sarah) was born about 1815 in Witham, Essex, England; died in Jun 1875 in Witham, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: F10A71553BAB2147874D57C97ECA377AFC93

Notes:

England births and Christenings 1538-1975
The index is an electronic database of information transcribed from original records.
Samuel Annett Collis
baptism/christening: 11 Sep 1824
Witham, Essex, England
father: Christopher Annett Collis
mother: Maria
indexing project batch# 104624-5
source film # 1702677
ref # item 8 p 94

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• Occupation: Brewer, Carpenter and Bar Keeper
• Reference Number: *
• _UID: 9AD4983E54D12041B7753B0AE56EB762A723

Notes:

Things to do:
1. look for George Collis, brother to William in 1861 census as a painter? found him in 1891 and probably also 1901.
2. How do I know that in 1859 William arrived in Philadelphia, PA?
3. Newspapers of Hammonton, NJ and graves in Kensington. Did they choose Kensington because of Kensington, ENG
4. Naturalization papers Petition Aug 1858, New York county
5. Find any info on William 1826 to 1841. Ask Bert any newspaper accounts about Father?
6. Info on Chipping Hill, Witham, Essex, England
7. Who did the temple work for William's father, Christopher? and Anne's sealing to parents, 22 Jan 1971 S G
8. Who is Henry W. Chappell, grandson, in 1851 census?
9. Is there a will for Thomas Randall and also Elizabeth Randall?
10. Plot town's lived in: Witham, Brixton, , Hammersmith, Barnes, Richmond, Camberwell, Southwark.
11. Brentwood homestead papers. Did they choose Brentwood because there is a Brentwood near London?
12. Cemetary in Southwark for Randall and Laura Elizabeth Collis
13. Christening of first four children in England
14. Why did he enlist in Union Army
15. Why did they come to California?
16. Is there information on the saloon on Berry Street, SF? land records?

Timeline for William Collis
1826 May, William bn Chipping Hill, Witham, Essex, England
1833 May, William's mother Maria died, Chipping Hill, Witham
1838 Oct, William's father, Christopher Collis, marries Eliza Parker, St Giles, Cripplegate, London
1841 Census: living with father Christopher Collis, step mother, Eliza and several brothers and sisters,
Civil Parish:Lambeth (St. Mary Lambeth Parish), Brixton, Surrey, England, Camberwell Lane So
1846 July, William's father marries Alice Honeysett
1851 Census: William is an Inn keeper living with brother, George, and sister Dorcus in Lambeth, (also a Betsey Ann
Collis, a neice, and Wesley W Chappell who is listed as a grandson, probably to William's father, Christopher.)
Brixton, Surrey,England. (Brixton is a short distance from where Anne Randall lived)
1852 Nov, married Anne Randall, St. Pauls Parish, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England
1853 Nov, daughter, Ada Annie born in Barnes, England
1854 Nov, son, William Arthur born in Barnes, England
1856 Apr, daughter, Laura Elizabeth born in Richmond, England
1857 Jan, Anne's father, Thomas, died.
1857 Aug, daughter, Anna Bertha born in Camberwell, England
1858 April 6 - Laura Elizabeth died at London Rd. Southwark, England (apparently at grandparent's
house just after Anne's father, Thomas, died.)
1858 April 25 - Sailed from port in London, England, to America
1858 June 3 - Arrived New York (It looks like the trip took less than 1 1/2 months.)
1858 Aug, Petition for Naturalization, New York County
1859 May 9, son, Alfred George born in Buffalo, New York
1860 Census in Buffalo, New York, Wm, Ann and 4 children, he is listed as a brewer
1861 May 12, enlisted in Company F 21st regiment of New York Volunteers of Union Army in Elmira,
New York
1861 July-Oct served as a nurse in hospital
1862 June - Feb 1863 was ill in hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with war related disability
1863 Feb 9, discharged due to disability
1864 son, Austin Watson born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1865 Jan, daughter, Anna Bertha, age 7, & Feb, son, Alfred George, age 5, buried in Kennsington, Pennsylvania
1866 daughter, Rachel born in Hammonton, New Jersey
1867 Sep 3 - 1 1/2 story house on 3 1/4 acres for sale in Hammonton, New Jersey for $100. (Philadelphia Exchange)
1868 listed in San Francisco directory at Mission & Precita
1868 Sept listed in San Francisco directory at Berry Street
1868 Sept son, Walter Winner born Berry Street, San Francisco
1870 Census, San Francisco, Wm, Ann and 5 children, He is listed as a Carpenter
1871 daughter, Florence born San Francisco
1872 daughter, Lillian born San Francisco
1871-74 listed in San Francisco directory at Berry Street as a saloon keeper
1876 homesteaded in Brentwood, Contra Costa, California
1880 Census, Tnp 5 Contra Costa County, Wm Ann and 7 children, He is a farmer
1884 homestead recorded'
1896 California great register Contra Costa County, farmer, age 70, 5 feet 6 1/2 inches fair complexion, hazel eyes,
brown hair, born Entgland. naturalized 4 Sept 1870, Dist. San Francisco, registered 5 Aug 1896
1900 William died at age 73 in Brentwood of a brain hemorrage and is buried in the Point of Timber cemetery, now
called the Union Cemetary
1900 Census, Ann, widow, and 2 daughters living in Contra Costa County, CA
1910 Census, Ann and one daughter living in Contra Costa County, CA
1918 Anne Esther died in Brentwood of old age at almost age 90.

William Collis and Anne Esther Randall

William Collis and Anne Esther Randall were married by license on the 18th day of November in 1852 in Saint Paul's church in the Parish of Hammersmith, Middlesex County, England. This is where William's father lived at the time. It is said that Anne's parents did not approve of the marriage. The story passed down is that her father was not pleased and may have disowned her when she married William Collis, who was a brewer. The 1851 Census shows William is an Inn keeper, or publican, of the Royal Veteran at # 8 Zoar Place, living with his brother, George, and sister, Dorcus, in Lambeth, a civil parish and within the ecclesiastic parish of Brixton, in the county of Surrey, England. The Inn in Lambeth was probably no more than a mile from Thomas Randall's butcher shop. Did William Collis meet Anne Randall at the Inn or at her father's butcher shop when he bought pork for the Inn? Perhaps William and Anne met at some local social activity. It is unknown where and when they met.

Anne was born 13 March 1828 at Southwark, (which means south of London Bridge), England. She was the oldest of 8 children of Thomas Randall and Elizabeth Benfield, his wife. In the 1851 census, she is listed as a butcher's assistant. Anne Esther Randall was said to have been a lady in waiting to queen Victoria. 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. ( 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). There is a photo on glass of Elizabeth Benfield Randall. There is also a photo and an oil painting of Anne Esther as a child. The oil painting is said to have been hanging on the wall of her home during the San Francisco earthquake on April 18, 1906. Florence saved the painting by cutting it out of the frame and rolling it up. Thus Florence kept it in her home eventually giving it to her brother, William's oldest son, Langley.

Anne's father, Thomas Randall, was a pork butcher at 78 London Road in Southwark, England. He had his own coach and footman and at least one servant. 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. Anne was christened in Saint George the Martyr Church and a part of the Church of England, which was just down the street from their home and butcher shop. The family very likely attended church with Charles Dickens. There was a debtor's prison, Marshalsea jail, 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. Although he worked outside as a boot black, it is most likely that Charles Dicken's also attended that same church as a child. Even the prisoners were let out to attend church.

Conditions in early 19th century towns were often dreadful as seen through the eyes and stories of Charles Dickens. towns were dirty, unsanitory and overcrowded. Streets were very often unpaved and they were not cleaned. Rubbish was not collected and it was allowed to accumulate in piles in the streets. Since most of it was organic, when it turned black and sticky it was used as fertiliser. Furthermore in the early 19th century poor people often had cesspits, which were not emptied very often. Later in the century many people used earth closets. (A pail with a box containing granulated clay over it. When you pulled a lever clay covered the contents of the pail). In the early 19th century only wealthy people had flushing lavatories and poor families often had to share toilets. On Sunday mornings queues (long lines) formed at the public toilets. In the late 19th century flushing lavatories became common.

Given these horrid conditions it is not surprising that disease was common. Life expectancy in towns was low (significantly lower than in the countryside) and infant mortality was very high. British towns and cities suffered outbreaks of cholera in 1831-32 and again in 1848-49. Fortunately the last outbreak at last spurred people into action.
In the late 19th century most towns dug sewers and created piped water supplies, which made life much healthier.

Within 4 1/2 years of their marriage, William and Anne had 4 children: Ada Anne, William Arthur, Laura Elizabeth, and Anna Bertha; all born in England in varying towns just west of London. Ada Anne born November 12,1853 and William Arthur, born November 24, 1854, both in Barnes, Surry County; an area just south of London with several breweries. Laura Elizabeth born April 6, 1856, in Richmond, and Anna Bertha born 23 August, 1857,in Camberville.

Why did they decide to come to America? Was it adventure that prompted them to emigrate to the United States? Was it lack of funds? Was it the falling out with her father? 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. Ironically, she died at Anne's parent's home on London Road in Southwark. Anne's father, Thomas Randall, had died the previous year. It is believed the baby died from the inoculations received in preparation for the trip. The dye was cast. Their tickets had been purchased, so on the 25 of April in 1858, they left from London, England, and sailed for America on the ship, Cornelius Grinnell, with Capt A. G. Fletcher. They arrived in New York on the 3 of June of that same year. The voyage had taken less than one and a half months. What kind of a hardship was it to sail across the Atlantic Ocean in that small ship with three small children and to leave a little one behind in a new grave? Anne surely was grieving in her heart, but kept busy in body by the needs of her other three children.

The first known place of residence in the U.S. is Buffalo, New York, where their 5th child Alfred George was born May 9, 1859. William and his family were living in Buffalo during the 1860 census and he was listed as a brewer, his occupation in England. It is from Buffalo on the 4th of May, 1861, at age 34, that William enlisted in the 21st Regiment of New York volunteers in the Union Army and served as a private under General Wadsworth in Virginia. His description is given as light complected, hazel eyes, brown hair and 5 feet 6 inched tall. He mustered in May 12, 1861 at Elmira N.Y., and was in the detached service from 1 Aug 1861, serving in the hospital as a nurse, (possibly using his chemistry background as a brewer). In March and April 1862, he was in the Washington Street Hospital in Alexandria, Virginia. Then again in June 1862 through February 1863 he was a patient in the Christian Street General Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia was known for its several hospitals for Civil War casualties, but it was not a place of heavy military conflict.

On February 6, 1863, William was discharged from Captain Clinton's Company, for physical disability, (by reason of general disability connected with spinal irritation due to wearing the cartridge belt.) William appears on the Company muster out roll dated 18 May 1863, Buffalo, N.Y. In later years he was unable to work due to rheumatism in the small of his back and hips and collected disability. He lived in Antioch, CA at the time of application for disability.

The family was living in Philadelphia after his discharge and another child, Austin Watson, was born there on January 29, 1864. Philadelphia must not have seemed a happy place to live considering William's hospitalization and the tragedy of the deaths of 2 more of their children. Alfred age 5, and his sister, Anna, age 7, died within 2 weeks of each other in late January and early February of 1865. They were buried in Kensington, Pennsylvania, a northern area of Philadelphia. Perhaps they chose Kensington because it reminded them of the Kensington back home in England. Their 7th child, Rachael, nicknamed Rettie, was born a year later in 1866. She was never quite normal. On the mother's widow's pension application it states that "Rettie was an imbecile from birth." Rettie never married and lived to be 46 years old. She lived with her mother her entire life.

An article appeared in the Philadelphia Exchange on September 3, 1864, offering land owned by William Collis for sale for $100. The place was listed as a small farm, 3 1/4 acres situated on Hammonton Avenue in the village of Hammonton, Atlantic County, N. J. about 1 mile from the station of the Camden and Atlantic Railroad. It was a 6 room, 1 1/2-story frame house; cellar, kitchen and storeroom, conveniently fitted with sink, closet &c; barn, cart shed and lots of berries, fruit and shade trees.

Sometime between February 1866 and September 1868, Anne and William moved with their family to San Francisco. They went by Steamer down the Atlantic coast to the Isthmus of Panama. Then traveled across the Isthmus about 7 miles by train and then by donkey to the west coast. Their son, William Arthur remembers being in awe of the monkeys there. They then boarded a freighter up the Pacific Coast to San Francisco. (See appendix 1. Crossing the Isthmus of Panama.) Their furniture was shipped "around the horn" of South America. They settled in San Francisco. In 1868, William Collis is listed as a saloon keeper in the San Francisco Directory as living on the corner of Mission and Precita Avenue. On September 14, 1868, Walter Winner was born at 130 Berry Street, San Francisco. Florence was born January 8, 1871 and Lillian, their last child was born October 11, 1872. Both were also born at Berry Street, San Francisco. William Collis is listed in the San Francisco Directories of 1871 through 1874 as a saloonkeeper at 130 Berry Street. In the 1871 directory he was also listed as a carpenter.

In 1873, William and his family settled in Brentwood, Contra Costa County, California. They were familiar with the name Brentwood as there was a Brentwood just north of London in England close to where they had lived. A Patent for 160 acres of Homestead Land was granted to William Collis in Washington, D. C. on 25 Sep 1876 and was not recorded in the Martinez County Recorder's office until 10 Nov 1884. (This land is located on the official map of Contra Costa Co. published in 1908. They lived there until William's death on February 3, 1900. He died of hemorrhage into the brain at the age of 73, and was buried February 5th, at the Point of Timber Cemetary, in Brentwood, Contra Costa County, California. William was said to have a bit of an ornery streak later in life.

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.

William and Anne Collis had 10 children born to them; 4 in England, 3 on the east coast of the United States, and 3 in San Francisco. Three of the 10 children died young. One was disabled for life. Two daughters married later in life and had no children. Only 4 of the 10 children had children. William and Anne had fifteen grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren.



William Collis was born, 20 May 1826, at Chipping Hill in Witham, Essex County, England. Chipping Hill means market place. It is in East Essex, 1 mile north of Witham Parish on the River Brain. It was the site of a Roman Camp. William was the 3rd of 6 children of Christopher Annett and Maria (Bridge) Collis. His brothers and sisters were: Jane, Samuel (who died young), George, Maria, Dorcus and Samuel. William and his father were both brewer's. William is listed as a Publican in the 1851 census (Pub comes from Publican). William's mother died when he was 7 years old. 5 years later his father married Eliza Parker and Christopher and Eliza had two children, Joseph and Eliza. Christopher's wife, Eliza, also died as in 1846 he is listed as a widower and marries a widow named Alice Honeysett Leste. As far as is known, they had no children.

In the Lambeth, Surrey, England 1841 Census William Collis, age 15, was living with father, Christopher and Eliza Collis and brothers and sisters: George, Maria, Samuel, Joseph, Dorcus and Eliza. Lambeth is just a bit southwest of Southwark, Surrey, England. Christopher was a brewer. They lived on Camberwell Rd. which may be the same as the current Lambeth Rd. By 1851 William, George, and Dorcus along with a grandson and niece of Christopher, were living apart from the family, but still in Lambeth on what looks like #8 Zoar Place, Royal Veteran; probably an Inn or Saloon owned by Christopher as William, George and Dorcus are listed as sons and daughter. William was a brewer or Publican (which is British for Inn or Saloon). Dorcus is listed as a Publican assistant. George is listed as a painter. There are also 2 servants and a lodger listed there.

William and his father, Christopher, were both brewers. In the 1851 census Christopher is now married to Alice and is living at 177 London Rd, Hounslow, Middlesex County, England. Hounslow is about 10 miles west of London and Southwark. Christopher is a Brewer and has 3 of his children with him; Eliza, Joseph, and Samuel. He is listed as a brewer employing 1 laborer and 2 sons. Where is daughter, Maria? Is Henry Chappell, listed as the grandson, the son of Maria? It appears this may be the case.

According to Langley Collis, William came across the isthmus by rail. He homesteaded Deer Valley, by Mount Diablo, by a Government War Grant. Watt and Will both worked Balfour- Guthrie share crop.

The following information was written by Florence Elizabeth Collis Gates, daughter of Ann Esther Randall and William Collis. "William Collis was born 20 May 1826 at Chipping Hill*, Witham, Essex, England. He was educated in London, England and was an accomplished musician, specializing on the violin. He owned a Stradavarian violin, which he played at concerts. He also played a cornet professionally." "His father was a brewer and wealthy. so he had to study chemistry. Before his marriage, he made music his profession. "He was married to Anne Esther Randall on 18 November 1852, in St. Paul's Parish Chapel, London, England. She was born 13 March 1828. Two years after his marriage, he owned and operated a brewery in Richmond, England. He disposed of this when leaving for America." They left England 25 April 1858 for America." "In 1861 he enlisted in the 21st Reg. N.Y. volunteers at Buffalo, NY. He served under General Wadsworth, at Richmond, Virginia. He was injured and sent to Christian St. Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When he recovered, he was placed in charge of the lab in the hospital. He was discharged Feb 9, 1863. He moved with his wife and family to San Francisco, California, in 1867."

The following information is from a letter dated 1 March 1975 to Marilyn Parker from Alma Collis, daughter of William Arthur Collis, Who was the son of William and Anne Collis. Arthur was born in Barnes, England in 1854. He always said that he was born within the sound of "Big Ben". He was about 13 years old when he moved with his parents to San Francisco. Langley Collis is Alma's brother. "Langley and Marge Collis came to see me last Saturday. We had quite a visit and did some reminding each other about this and that. Langley says Dad and his family came from New Jersey via boat, across Panama, through jungles via donkey. Dad couldn't get over the monkeys. Then they got on another ship and came to San Francisco. Their furniture came around the horn."

The following is taken from a letter dated December 1977 to Marilyn Parker from Marjorie Collis Ward, daughter of William Arthur Collis who was the son of William and Anne Collis. "I do hope you did (go to visit Langley Collis, her brother). You would have seen the portrait of Anne (Collis as a child). Langley had it hanging over the mantel in their living room. It is a charming painting. I loved it as a child and as an adult too. It hung in Aunt Florrie's house in Brentwood when I saw it first to remember. Although the old folks were great for `everything to the oldest son', who was my father William Arthur, I think he always felt Aunt Florrie deserved the portrait. She went into their burning home in San Francisco, the result of the earthquake of 1906, cut it out of its frame, rolled it up and ran back out through flames with it. Aunt Florrie gave it to Langley as `the oldest son of the oldest son'. He and Margaret treasured it. I believe their oldest, Reyburn, has it now."
*Chipping Hill means market place. It is in East Essex, 1 mile north of Witham Parish on the River Brain. It was the site of a Roman Camp.

England births and Christenings 1538-1975
The index is an electronic database of information transcribed from original records.
William Collis
baptism/christening: 16 Jun 1826
Witham, Essex, England
father: Christopher Annett Collis
mother: Maria
indexing project batch# 104624-5
source film # 1702677
ref # item 8 p 107


1841 England Census
Name: William Collis
Age: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826
Gender: Male
Civil parish: Lambeth
Hundred: Brixton (Eastern Division)
County/Island: Surrey
Country: England
Street Address: Camberwell Lane, South
Registration district: Lambeth
Sub-registration district: Brixton
Neighbors:
Household Members: Name Age
Christoper Collis 40
Eliza Collis 35
William Collis 15
George Collis . 10
Maria Collis 10
Samuel Collis 5
Joseph Collis 5
Dorcas Collis 5
Eliza Collis 5
Henry Parker 20 carpentar (probably Eliza, the wife's, brother

The following is our William. The abstraction is incorrect. These should be two separate households with William at the start of the second. He couldn't possibly be the son of Richard and Sarah. Look at the ages of Richard and Sarah.
1851 England Census
Name: William Collis
Age: 24
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1827
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Richard F (No he's not)
Mother's Name: Sarah (No she's not)
Gender: Male
Where born: Witham, Essex, England
Civil parish: Lambeth (Lambeth is just southwest of Southwark, England)
Ecclesiastical parish: Brixton
County/Island: Surrey
Country: England
Street Address: 8 Zoar Place, Royal Veteran
Occupation: brewer now publican (British saloon keeper or inn keeper)
Condition as to marriage: unmarried
Registration district: Lambeth
Sub-registration district: Brixton
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Household schedule number: 18
Household Members: Name Age
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

Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1912
Name: William Collis
Gender: Male
Occupation: Brewer
Abode: St John's Grove
Parish as it Appears: Richmond
Spouse: Anna Esther Collis
Child: Laura Elizabeth Collis
born 6 Apr 1856
baptized 16 Jul 1856 Richmond, St Mary Magdalene
Reference Number: P7/1/14

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Name: William Collis
Arrival Date: 3 Jun 1858
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826
Age: 32
Port of Departure: London, England
Destination: United States of America
Place of Origin: England
Ship Name: Cornelius Grinnell (Note:This was the 2nd Cornelius Grinnell, the first one having wrecked at Squan Beach, NJ in 1853 without loss of life.)
Search Ship Database: Search the Cornelius Grinnell in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: New York
Line: 14
Microfilm Serial: M237
Microfilm Roll: M237_184
List Number: 439
Port Arrival State: New York
Port Arrival Country: United States

New York Port, Ship Images, 1851-1891
Name: William Collis
Arrival Date: 3 Jun 1858
Age: 32
Port of Departure: London, England
Port of Arrival: New York, United States
Ship Name: Cornelius Grinnell
Ship built: 1850
Shipping line: Swallowtail Line
Ship tonnage: 1,118 tons
Ship description: 3 masts

Soundex index to petitions for naturalization from New York County.
More information below
New York Petitions for Naturalization Record about William Collis
Name: William Collis
Naturalization Date: 23 Aug 1858
Former Nationality: English
Title and Location of Court: Common Pleas Court, New York County
Volume: 206
Record Number: 164
Note! Philadelphia Naturalization Rocords (fische # 6100592

1859, Oct 8 -Collis, William - GR Brit - CP Court - Date of Declaration of intent/and or oath of allegiance.

New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865
Name: William Collis
Birth Date: 1827
Birth Place: England
Residence Place: Buffalo, New York
Enlistment Date: 8 May 1861
Enlistment Location: Buffalo, Erie, New York
Regiment: 21st Regimetn
Company: F
Rank: Private
Race: White

Civil War, Company Muster Roll:
William Collis- Pvt. Co. F 21st Reg't of NY volunteers
Enlisted by Captain Clinton, 4 day of May 1861, at Buffalo, N Y, to serve for 3 years.
Mustered in 12 May 1861, Elmira, NY
Detached service in hospital as a nurse, July -Oct 1861
Returned to his company, 24 Oct 1861
March/June 1862-sick in Washington Street Hospital, Alexandria, VA
June 1862 Feb 1863-sick in Christian Street US General Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Discharged 9 Feb 1863 as incapable of performing the duties of a soldier
(By reason of general debility connected with spinal irritation).

! BIR-MAR:Collis family bible in possession of Marilyn Parker

William arrived in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1859, (source: 9292 pg. 166, United States Works Projects Administration, Index to records of Aliens' Declaration of Intentions and or oath of allegiance, 1789-1880 in U. S. Circuit Court, U.S. Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia, 11 Vols. Compiled by WPA Project #10837. Sponsored by Pennsylvania Historical Commission, 1940, Lancour 188, (Vol. 1: Letter C, PP1-297) Wm. Collis was naturalized 6 Sept 1870, San Francisco, CA, 4th Dist.

*1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Wm Collis
Age in 1860: 33
Birth Year: abt 1827
Birthplace: England
Home in 1860: Buffalo Ward 2, Erie, New York
Gender: Male
Post Office: Buffalo
Value of real estate: $200
Household Members: Name Age
Wm Collis 33 Eng Brewer
Ann E Collis 32 Eng
Ada Collis 6 Eng
William Collis 5 Eng
Bertha Collis 3 Eng
Alfred Collis 1 NY

U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Name: William Collis
Residence Year: 1868
Street address: Mission and Preeita Avenue
Residence Place: San Francisco, California, USA
Occupation: Carpenter, Dwl
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1868

*1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Wm Collis
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1827
Age in 1870: 43 house carpenter
Birthplace: England
Home in 1870: San Francisco Ward 9, San Francisco, California
Family and neighbors:
Annie E. 41 England
Ada A. 15 Eng
Wm A 16 Eng
Austin W. 6 PA
Rachel 4 NY
Walter W. 2 CA
Race: White
Gender: Male
Value of real estate:
Post Office: San Francisco

U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Name: William Collis
Residence Year: 1871
Residence Place: San Francisco, California, USA
Occupation: Liquor Saloon And Carpenter
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1871

U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Name: William Collis
Residence Year: 1872
Street address: llaggin and Berrv
Residence Place: San Francisco, California, USA
Occupation: Liquor Saloon
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1872

U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Name: William Collis
Residence Year: 1873
Street address: 130 Berry
Residence Place: San Francisco, California, USA
Occupation: Liquor Saloon
Publication Title: San Francisco Directory, 1873

U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Name: William Collis
Residence Year: 1874
Residence Place: San Francisco, California, USA
Occupation: Sticker (with B & J S Doe - doors, sashes, & blinds )
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1874

*1880 United States Federal Census
Name: William Collis
Home in 1880: Township 5, Contra Costa, California
Age: 54
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826
Birthplace: England
Relation to head-of-household: Self
Spouse's name: Esther A.
Father's birthplace: ENG
Mother's birthplace: ENG
Neighbors:
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
William Collis 54
Esther A. Collis 51
William A. Collis 24 (Ada A. was also listed on this line)
Austin W. Collis 15
Rachael Collis 12
Walter W. Collis 11
Florence E. Collis 10
Lillian E. Collis 8

U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
Name: William Collis
Gender: Male
Place Filed: California, USA
Relation to Head: Soldier
Spouse: Anne E Collis

Search for Type: Births Surname: Collis County: Surrey England
Birth date Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Dec 1853 COLLIS Ada Annie Richmond S
Jun 1856 Collis Laura Elizabeth
Dec 1857 Collis Anna Bertha
Dec 1854 Collins ? William Arthur Richmond S

Search for Deaths Surname: Collis County: Surrey England
Mar 1839 Collis Female St George Southwark
Mar 1839 COLLIS Female St Geo Southwk
Dec 1839 Collis Female St Geo Sthwk
Dec 1839 Collis Female St George Southwark
Mar 1842 Collis Sarah St George Southwark
lizabeth St George Southwark
Jun 1849 Collis Herbert Richard Charles St George Southwark
Jun 1853 Collis George St Geo Sk

Appendix 1.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Vol. XXXV, 1888
California Inter Pocula by Hubert Howe Bancroft
http://books.google.com/books?id=pu0NAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA155&dq=California+by+the+isthmus+of+Panama#PPA177,M1

The Voyage to California P157-8 (Crossing the Isthmus of Panama)

(The Panama Railroad of seven miles was completed Jan 1858
Seven miles of that great undertaking-great considering the time and the place -the Panama railway was accomplished when, on the first of March, 1852, we dropped anchor off Chagres; and to afford the company due encouragement, those seven miles must be traveled over, and contribution levied for the same, at the rate of nearly one dollar a mile, on every passenger crossing the Isthmus thereafter. So orders were given to weigh anchor, and proceed thence two or three leagues easterly to Colon, or Navy bay, then called Aspinwall, the name and glory of the first admiral being thrust aside for those of a New York money magnate. However, the old name of Colon was a few years after restored. There we disembarked, and rode over the seven miles of completed work, paying for the same quite liberally, when we were permitted to engage boats and ascend the Chagres river which we could as easily and as cheaply have done before as afterward.
Crossing the Isthmus in early times, for an untravelled, provincial people, was a feat altogether individual and unique; a feat very different from a three or four hours' ride in comfortable rail-cars, through ever changing scenery which affords the observer constant delight, as the journey is now made.
Chagres at this time was a town of about seven hundred native inhabitants, dwelling in some fifty windowless, bamboo huts, with thatched, palm-leaf roofs, and having open entrances, and the bare ground for a floor. The town was surrounded by heaps of filthy offal, and greasy, stagnant pools bordered with blue mud. It is situated on a small but exceedingly picturesque and almost land-locked bay, well nigh buried by the foliage that skirts its banks and rolls off in billowy emerald toward the hill beyond. Between the shore and mountains stretch away for miles in every direction broad, open savannahs, cut into farms covered with chaparral, and stocked with cattle. Where the river and ocean meet rises a bold bluff crowned by the castle of San Lorenzo, whose ruined fortress and battlements, gnawed to a skeleton by the teeth of time, gaze mournfully out upon the sea which lashes its waves against its steep foundations, as if determined to uproot in all these inhospitable parts the last vestige of the olden time. Fallen to the bottom of the cliff were parapet and guns; screaming sea-birds occupied the crumbling, moss-covered watch-tower; while within the dismounted cannon, bearing, with royal arms of Spain, the date of 1745, were slowly changing into rust. Remnants of the old paved road which ascends the hill were there, and the drawbridge over the moat--once wide and deep, but now rank with vegetation--leading to the main gateway; likewise the drawbridge to the citadel on the verge of the cliff, whence a charming view of sea and land may be had. At Chagres, passengers were accustomed to stay no longer than sufficed to engage boats and start on their journey. This region is specially noted for the insalubrity of its climate.

COLON
Aspinwall, or Navy bay, where the first blow upon the railway was struck, occupies a small swampy mud-reef called Manzanilla island, fringed with mangrove trees, and originally covered with interlacing vines and thorny shrubs, and inhabited only by reptiles, beasts and poisonous insects.
The rainfall at Aspinwall is very heavy. During the rainy season, which is from May to January, the windows of heaven are opened, and in October and November there is a quick succession of deluges. Glued furniture falls in pieces; leather moulds, and iron oxidizes in twenty-four hours.
Quite a contrast between the old and the new! In making the transit by rail, the day before reaching Aspinwall every one descended into the hold of the steamer, either in person or by proxy, selected his baggage, had it weighed and checked, and paid ten cents a pound for all over fifty pounds if a holder of a steerage ticket, and all over one hundred pounds if a holder of a cabin ticket. Baggage was then transferred to the steamer on the other side without further trouble to the owner. No sooner was the plank out than the slosely penned passengers, with a rush squeezed and stampeded--the American style of disembarking--hastened ashore, scattered themselves among the hotels, shops, and fruit venders, and were soon lost in present gratification of appetite, and in laying in a store of comforts and disease for the future. The pleasure of placing foot on shore after a long voyage, even though it be the soft spongy shore of Aspinwall, is exquisite. To a cramped sea-rolled landsman any spot of earth looks lovely, especially when viewed from the sea. To tread on solid ground, and feel mother earth beneath your feet again, seems like a return from supernatural regions. Thus to land and thus to cross the Isthmus is a pleasant change from the tiresome life on board the steamers. Railway passengers wish the ride was longer, wish they could so ride all the way to San Francisco. Seated by an open window, the face fanned by the motion of the train, and armed with a pitcher or pail of iced water, the ride is indeed charming. But at the time of which I write crossing the Isthmus was a very different affair, as I shall show.

REDUNDANT VEGETATION

Surpassingly beautiful is the foliage along the banks of this Circean stream. Rolling up from either side are mountains of impervious forest, gigantic, Rank, and wild. Every shade of green, somber and bright, mingles with rose-red, purple, white, and yellow, orange, blue, and pink in endless varying kaleidoscope. Solemn palms, thick-leaved mangoes, bold majestic teaks, and bounteous bananas are linked by crimson-blossomed parasites, which, twining, interlacing, creeping, and pendant, mat and unite all brotherhoods in close embrace, and over-reaching the glistening banks meet their image in the glassy waters. Bending acacias dig their sinewy roots into the soft earth to prevent falling, and weave their branches into thick screens; bread-fruit hangs in huge clusters overhead, and plantain pine-apple and orange, mango and lime, papaw alligator-pear and sugar-cane, yield profusely their spontaneous favors. It is no trifling matter to be a tree in the tropics. If erect and strong it is made a plant-patriarch, whether it will or not, and must support a dense mass of orchids, purple convolvuli, and creeping plants of almost every genus and species, which if spread upon the ground would form a thick carpet covering a space five times the area of the tree's shadow at noon-day; and when at last the forest behemoth is smothered to death, and dragged down by these relentless parasites, its sapless trunk is speedily buried in broad leaves and tender vines and bunches of spongy moss, and its tomb decorated with flaming flowers and delicate microscopic blossoms.
Underneath dark vistas of shadowy colonnade are tall grasses and tangled shrubbery through which wild beasts with difficulty force their way. What in our colder climnes are rare exotics, here riot in the open air, bursting with exuberance. Innumerable flowers of every hue gild the landscape; the tiny blossoms of the north spread out in flaming proportions, or assume shapes in which they almost lose their identity, while innumerable species unknown to the northern naturalist abound in rank profusion. Chief among those, and one of the most remarkable that blooms in any clime is the Flor del Espiritu santo, the flower of the holy ghost. Lifting its graceful form from marshy pools and decayed logs to a height sometimes of six or seven feet, it throws out broad lanceolate leaves by pairs from jointed leaf-stalks, while on a leafless flower-stalk springing from the bulb are sometimes ten or fifteen tulip shaped blossoms of alabaster whiteness, and powerful magnolia perfume, enfolding within their tiny cups the prone image of a dove, formed in such consummate grace and symmetry as no art could approach. And with this emblem of innocence and celestrial purity rising from a sensual paradise; with its gentle head bent meekly forward, its exquisitely shaped pinions hanging listlessly by its sides, its tiny bill, tipped with delicate carmine, almost resting on its snow white breast, in form and feature the very incarnation of ethereal innocence--shall we blame the early priests for pointing the pooor natives to this flower, and telling them God is here:

ANIMATED NATURE

Palm trees of various descriptions line the banks, and gorgeous water lilies dip their fragrant heads as the boat passes over them. Every shower of rain is like the sprinkling of perfume on the vegetation. Birds of richly painted plumage and shrill song illuminate the forest; the dark, scarlet-breasted toucan, which tosses its food from its long serrated beak into the air and catches it in its throat, and in drinking, as the padres say, makes the signh of the cross, whence they call it Dios te de, (May God give thee); screaming parrots, parroquets and flamingoes with their harsh discordant voices, and black and yellow turpiales, wild turkeys, peacocks, and herons, and multitudes of others, gorgeously feathered and sweet of song, glitter amidst the shadowy green. Chattering monkeys leap from tree to tree and swing upon the pendent vines; mammoth blue butterflies, brilliant as the rainbow, dance in the sun and rise to match the azure of heaven on wings a hand broad; and bumming birds, beautiful as the butterflies, buzz and poise and dart from flower to flower. Myriads of insects with burnished coats of mail sparkle in the air and people the plants, while all through the day the shrill whistle of the chicharra--a kind of green grasshopper--is heard, which beginning in a low gurgle, rises into a clear blast like the whistle of a steam engine, and which may be distinguished a mile distant.

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Down from the mountains and out of the tropical wilderness we approach the borders of the broad Pacific. Fromm a series of plains dotted with patches of black thorn and cactus, and groves of citron, orange, and mango, we strike into the paved road, cross the old stone bridge, and are soon among the plantations and suburban residences of Panama. Goats and herds of cattle now mingle with bands of pack mules, mounted stragglers, and pedestrians; water-carriers ply their trade with increased activity as the day draws to a close; houses, two and three stories in height, of wood and adobe, supplant the remoter reed huts, and following the current of gold-seekers we leave behind the shops outside the walls, cross the moat, and passing under the arched and towered gateway of Puerta de Tierra, with its old stone cross and bell, we enter Panama
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Vol. XXXV, 1888

William married Anne Esther RANDALL on 18 Nov 1852 in Saint Pauls Church, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England. Anne (daughter of Thomas RANDALL and Elizabeth Benfield) was born on 13 Mar 1828 in 77 London Rd, Southwark, Surrey, England; was christened on 15 Jun 1828 in St. George the Martyr, Southwark, Surrey, England; died on 3 Jan 1918 in Brentwood, Contra Costa, California, United States; was buried in Union Cemetary, Brentwood, Contra Costa, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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]

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Martin. Elizabeth was born in 1835 in England; died in 1882 in Riverside, Cook, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• _UID: 7C4126397177864281FF04B2FA70934140B1

Notes:

England births and Christenings 1538-1975
The index is an electronic database of information transcribed from original records.
Maria Collis
baptism/christening: 9 Feb 1829
Witham, Essex, England
father: Christopher Annett Collis
mother: Maria
indexing project batch# 104624-5
source film # 1702677
ref # item 8 p 128

Other Events:

• Occupation: 1870: Seminary for girls (owner), Witham, Essex, England
• _UID: 498B77C5217B5043BF6741FF844938822CAF

Notes:

England births and Christenings 1538-1975
The index is an electronic database of information transcribed from original records.
Dorcas Collis
baptism/christening: 29 May 1831
Witham, Essex, England
father: Christopher Annett Collis
mother: Maria
indexing project batch# 104624-5
source film # 1702677
ref # item 8 p 147

Never married?

Surname Given Name District Volume Page
Deaths Sep 1896
Collis Dorcas West Bromwich 6b 427 age 65
The district West Bromwich spans the boundaries of the counties of Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire

Other Events:

• Occupation: England; brewer
• _UID: 1CE7E870E057F642B52999D9B1FD1F5E45C5

Notes:

1861 England Census
Name: Samuel Annett Collis
Age: 28 unmarried
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833
Relation: Head
Gender: Male
Where born: Chipping Hill, Essex, England
Civil Parish: Heston
Ecclesiastical parish: Hounslow
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England
Registration district: Brentford (just west of Hammersmith)
Sub registration district: Isleworth
ED, institution, or vessel: 14 Wellington (Jane Bathl?)
Neighbors:
Household schedule number: 113
Household Members: Name Age
Samuel Annett Collis 28 Brewer

1871 England Census
Name: Samuel A Collis
Age: 37
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Caroline
Gender: Male
Where born: Chippen Hill, Essex, England
Civil Parish: Cheriton
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Registration district: Elham
Sub registration district: Folkestone
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Neighbors:
Household schedule number: 168
Household Members: Name Age
Samuel A Collis 37 deaf from accident, Practical brewer
Caroline Collis 34
Emma E Collis 5
Samuel A Collis 4
William Collis 3
Florence C Collis 2
Mary A Collis 3 months

1881 England Census
Name: Samuel A. Collis
Age: 47
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Caroline
Gender: Male
Where born: Chipping Hill, Essex, England
Civil Parish: Aston
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England
Street address: 10 CT 1 House Alma St
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education: Employment status:
Occupation: Brewer (Journeyman)
Registration district: Aston
Sub registration district: Aston Manor
ED, institution, or vessel: 18
Household Members: Name Age
Samuel A. Collis 47 Brewer, journeyman born, Essex, Chipping Hill
Caroline Collis 44 wife born Surrey, Kingston on Thames
Emma E. Collis 15 Cigar & cigarette maker born Middlesex, Hounslow
Samuel A. Collis 14 telegraph messenger born: Surrey, Redhill
William Collis 13 telegraph messenger born: Surrey, Redhill
Florence C. Collis 12 born, Kent, Sandgate
Mary A. Collis 10 born, Kent, Seabrook, Cheriton
Henrietta J. Collis 9 born, Kent, Seabrook
Constance Ada Collis 7 born, Kent, Seabrook
George E. Collis 5 born Staffordshire, Pennban

1891 England Census
Name: Samuel A Calles
Age: 54
Estimated birth year: abt 1837
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Baroline (Caroline)
Gender: Male
Where born: Essex, England
Civil parish: Aston
Ecclesiastical parish: St Silas
Town: Aston Manor
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England
Street Address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status:
Registration district: Aston
Sub-registration district: Aston Manor
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Household Members: Name Age
Samuel A Calles 54 brewer
Baroline Calles 54
Florence C Calles 22 daughter, born Cheriton, Kent, silver chain maker
Mary A Calles 20 daughter, born Cheriton, Kent, jeweler
Henrietta I Calles 18 daughter, born Cheriton, Kent,watchmaker
Constance V Calles 16 daughter, born Felkstone, Kent, dressmaker
George E Calles 15 son, born Perry Barr, Staffordshire, errand boy

1901 England Census
Name: Samuel Collis
Age: 67
Estimated birth year: abt 1834
Relation: Head
Gender: Male
Where born: N, Essex, England
Civil parish: Aston Manor
Ecclesiastical parish: Lozells St Paul
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England
Street Address: Occupation: Journeyman brewer,
Condition as to marriage: widow
Registration district: Aston
Sub-registration district: Aston Manor 137 Clifford St
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Household schedule number: 67
Household Members: Name Age
Samuel Collis 67 widow, Journeyman brewer
Henrietta J Collis 28 daughter, ware house woman, born Seabrook, Cheriton, Kent
George E Collis 25 son, carpenter, cabinet maker, born Perry Barr, Staffordshire
Kate Spaldin 36 boarder,

England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915
Name: Samuel Annett Collis
Estimated birth year: abt 1834
Year of Registration: 1909
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Age at Death: 75
District: Birmingham (1837-1924)
County: Warwickshire
Volume: 6d
Page: 22

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Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Sep 1909
COLLIS Samuel Annett 75 Birmingham 6d

Samuel married Caroline Smith in Jun 1863 in Brentford, Middlesex, England. Caroline (daughter of Richard SMITH and Caroline) was born on 9 Dec 1839 in Kingston On Thames, Surrey, England; was christened on 19 Jan 1840 in All Saints, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England; died in Sep 1897 in Aston, Warwickshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• _MARNM: Boynton
• _UID: E7767427A14B194F832C41E2CDAF1FC079AE

Notes:

England births and Christenings 1538-1975
The index is an electronic database of information transcribed from original records.
Susannah Collis
baptism/christening: 24 Nov 1822
Witham, Essex, England
father: Charles Smith Collis
mother: Catherine
indexing project batch# 104624-5
source film # 1702677

1851 England Census
Name: Susannah Boynton
Age: 28
Estimated birth year: abt 1823
Relation: Wife
Spouse's name: Thomas Boynton
Gender: Female
Where born: Witham, Essex, England
Civil Parish: Habrough
County/Island: Lincolnshire
Country: England
Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability:
Registration district: Caistor
Sub-registration district: Great Grimsby
ED, institution, or vessel: 25
Neighbors:
Household schedule number: 33
Household Members: Name Age
Thomas Boynton 30 Journeyman grocer and draper, born Habrough, Lincolnshire
Susannah Boynton 28
Frank William Boynton 2 son, born Habrough, Lincolnshire
Stella Boynton 1 daughter, born Habrough, Lincolnshire

1861 England Census
Name: Susanah Boynton
Age: 38
Estimated birth year: abt 1823
Relation: Wife
Spouse's name: Thomas Boynton
Gender: Female
Where born: Witham, Sussex, England
Civil Parish: Habrough
Ecclesiastical parish: Yarborough
County/Island: Lincolnshire
Country: England
Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage:
Registration district: Caistor
Sub-registration district: Great Grimsby
ED, institution, or vessel: 29
Household schedule number: 1
Household Members: Name Age
Thomas Boynton 40 grocer & draper, born Hasbrough, Lincolnshire
Susanah Boynton 38
Frank W Boynton 12 son, born Habrough, Lincolnshire
Mary Ann Boynton 7 daughter, born Habrough, Lincolnshire
Chales Joseph Boynton 4 son, born Habrough, Lincolnshire
Thomas Henry Boynton 3 son, born Habrough, Lincolnshire
Susanah Collis Boynton 1 daughter, born Habrough, Lincolnshire
Susanah Hutton 17 house servant

1881 England Census
Name: Thomas Boynton
Age: 60
Estimated birth year: abt 1821
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Sarah Boynton
Gender: Male
Where born: Habrough, Lincoln, England
Civil Parish: Habrough
County/Island: Lincolnshire
Country: England
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education: Employment status:
Occupation: Grocer & Draper
Registration district: Caistor
Sub-registration district: Great Grimsby
ED, institution, or vessel: 53
Household Members: Name Age
Thomas Boynton 60
Sarah Boynton 50
Ann Nicholson 18 boarder, domestic servant

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Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Dec 1850
Boynton Thomas Caistor 14 340
Births Sep 1853
Boynton Mary Ann Caistor 7a 526
Births Jun 1856
Boynton Charles Joseph Caistor 7a [35][79]_
BOYNTON Charles Joseph Caistor 7a 590
Births Mar 1858
BOYNTON Thomas Henry Caistor 7a 554
Births Mar 1860
BOYNTON Susanna Collie Caistor 7a 597
Births Jun 1862
BOYNTON Charles Robert Caistor 7a 579
Births Sep 1867
Boynton Walter Caistor 7a 570
Births Jun 1872
Boynton Edwin Saul Caistor 7a 620
Births Dec 1881
BOYNTON Frank Caistor 7a 611
Births Mar 1896
Boynton Charles Caistor 7a 634
Births Sep 1917
Boynton Douglas H Cock[es] Caistor 7a 931
Births Mar 1926
BOYNTON Rachel Cook Caistor 7a 1014

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Mar 1850
BOYNTON Thomas Caistor14 235
Deaths Jun 1851
Boynton Charlotte Caistor 14 227
Deaths Dec 1858
Boynton Stella Caistor 7a 405
Deaths Mar 1860
Boynton Catharine Bridge Caistor7a 412
Deaths Sep 1861
Boynton Susannah Collis Caistor 7a 372
Deaths Jun 1869
Boynton William 81 Caistor 7a 379
Boynton William 84 Caistor 7a 379
Deaths Jun 1870
Boynton Frank Whitaker 21 Caistor 7a 354
Deaths Sep 1897
Boynton Charles Robert 35 Caistor 7a 444

Susannah married Thomas Boynton in Dec 1847 in Louth, Lincolnshire, England. Thomas was born about 1820 in Hasbrough, Lincolnshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• _MARNM: White
• _UID: CC0D0C76A9AF954C9F477D0B1E30A5DCD154

Notes:

England births and Christenings 1538-1975
The index is an electronic database of information transcribed from original records.
Elizabeth Catherine Collis
baptism/christening: 18 May 1823
Witham, Essex, England
father: Charles Smith Collis
mother: Catherine
indexing project batch# 104624-5
source film # 1702677

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Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Sep 1843
Collis Elizabeth Catherine Louth 14 648
WHITE Samuel Louth 14 648

1851 England Census
about Elizabeth C White
Name: Elizabeth C White
Age: 29
Estimated birth year: abt 1822
Relation: Wife
Spouse's name: Samuel White
Gender: Female
Where born: Witham, Essex, England
Civil Parish: Haltham
County/Island: Lincolnshire
Country: England
Condition as to marriage:
Registration district: Horncastle
Sub-registration district: Tetford
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 41
Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel White 33 Blacksmith, employing ? men, born Haltham, Lincolnshire
Elizabeth C White 29
Charles B White 6 son, born Halsham, Lincolnshire
Albert T White 3 son, born Halsham, Lincolnshire
Warresden Clements 18 apprentice
Susan Dickinson 14 servant

1861 England Census
Name: Elizabeth C White
Age: 39
Estimated birth year: abt 1822
Relation: Wife
Spouse's name: Samuel White
Gender: Female
Where born: Witham, Essex, England
Civil Parish: Haltham
County/Island: Lincolnshire
Country: England
Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage:
Registration district: Horncastle
Sub-registration district: Tattershall
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Household schedule number: 20
Household Members: Name Age
Samuel White 43 Blacksmith, master, born Haltham, Lincolnshire
Elizabeth C White 39 born Witham, Essex,
Charles B White 16 son, blacksmith, born Haltham, Lincolnshire
Albert S White 13 son, born Haltham, Lincolnshire
Charles Curtis 23 servant, blacksmith
Charles W Wright 7 visitor, scholar

1871 England Census
about Samuel White
Name: Samuel White
Age: 53
Estimated birth year: abt 1818
Relation: Head
Gender: Male
Where born: Haltham On Bain, Lincolnshire, England
Civil Parish: South Thoresby
Town: South Thoresby
County/Island: Lincolnshire
Country: England
Registration district: Louth
Sub-registration district: Withern
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Household schedule number: 31
Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel White 53 married, innkeeper Obine (sic) Inn,
Charles B White 26 Son, unmarried, blacksmith, born Haltham On Bain, Lincolnshire
Betsy Fliertham 34 visitor, unmarried
Henry Smith 50 servant, yard
Edward Skipworth 22 servant, wheelwright
Rebecca Smally 18 general domestic servant

1881 England Census
about Samuel White
Name: Samuel White
Age: 63
Estimated birth year: abt 1818
Relation: Head
Gender: Male
Where born: Haltham, Lincoln, England
Civil Parish: South Thoresby
County/Island: Lincolnshire
Country: England
Condition as to marriage: Widow
Occupation: Innkeeper
Registration district: Louth
Sub-registration district: Withern
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel White 63
Charles B. White 36 son, unmarried, blacksmith, born Haltham, Lincolnshire
Sarah Bonnett 19 domestic servant
Charles Green 32 boarder
Joseph Edeson 31 boarder
William Pinnington 20 boarder

Elizabeth married Samuel White in Sep 1843 in Louth, Lincolnshire, England. Samuel was born about 1818 in Haltham, Lincolnshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• _UID: 3E4DC5433B6C2344B87719A594AD7B37810E

Notes:

Could this be the same?
Surname Given Name District Volume Page
Deaths Dec 1861
Chappell Jane Maria Witham 4a 181
The district Witham is in the county of Essex; information about it can be found here .

Other Events:

• _UID: FE10ECAB16157147B9DE500D97454C9E429B
• Occupation: 1881, White Notley, Braintree, Essex, England; Innkeeper, Cross Key Inn

Notes:

Surname Given Name District Volume Page
Births Jun 1847
Chappell Henry William Witham 12 312
The district Witham is in the county of Essex; information about it can be found here .

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search
Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Mar 1870
CHAPPELL Henry William Kensington 1a 249
MORGAN Mary Kensington 1a 249


1881 England Census
Name: Henery William Chappell
Age: 34
Estimated birth year: abt 1847
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Mary
Gender: Male
Where born: Witham, Essex, England
Civil parish: White Notley
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Street Address: Cressing Road Cross Key Inn
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education: Employment status:
Occupation: Innkeeper
Registration district: Braintree
Sub-registration district: Braintree
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Neighbors:
Household Members: Name Age
Henery William Chappell 34
Mary Chappell 34 Innkeeper's wife, born Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Gertrude Mary Chappell 10 dau born White Notley, Essex, England
Ernest Harry Chappell 9 son born White Notley, Essex, England
George Morgan Chappell 7 son born White Notley, Essex, England
Hugh Robert Chappell 2 son born White Notley, Essex, England
Arthur Kettley 19 Pot boy, Domestic
Susie Stokes 17 General servant
Elizabeth Ann Lewsey 13 General servant, nurse maid

Who is this family? He is too old to be Henry William
1891 Wales Census about Mary Chappell
Name: Mary Chappell
Age: 17
Estimated birth year: abt 1874
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Henry
Gender: Female
Where born: Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
Civil parish: Cadoxton Juxta Barry
Ecclesiastical parish: Cadoxton
Town: Cadoxton
County/Island: Glamorgan
Country: Wales
Street Address:
Education:
Employment status:
Occupation:
Registration district: Cardiff
Sub-registration district: St Nicholas
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Household Members: Name Age
Henry Chappell 59 widow hotel keeper
Albert Chappell 24
Sidney Chappell 23
Fred Chappell 19
Mary Chappell 17
Amelia Johnson 24
Ellen Arundel 21
Kate Michael 20
Ellen Flannian 27
Christty Brown 19
Elizabeth Gould 25
Owen Haynes 25




This could be the right Henry William
Surname Given Name District Volume Page
Deaths Mar 1892
Chappell Henry William Braintree 4a 513 age 44
The district Braintree is in the county of Essex; information about it can be found here .

Henry married Mary Morgan in Mar 1870 in Kensington, Middlesex, England. Mary was born in 1847 in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales; died about 1885 in of Witham, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• _UID: 520A04D594F393458002A47AC506048D904E

Notes:

Surname Given Name District Volume Page
Births Mar 1849
CHAPPELL George Witham 12 343
The district Witham is in the county of Essex; information about it can be found here .

Could this be our George Chappell?
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915 about George Chappell
Name: George Chappell
Estimated birth year: abt 1849
Year of Registration: 1866
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
Age at Death: 17
District: Witham
County: Essex
Volume: 4a
Page: 204 (click to see others on page)

Other Events:

• _UID: 57F6EDD59D3115428C7727FDDE13F96BB0C6

Notes:

Surname Given Name District Volume Page
Births Mar 1851
Chappell Emma Susannah Witham 12 360
The district Witham is in the county of Essex; information about it can be found here .

England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915 about Emma Susannah Chappell
Name: Emma Susannah Chappell
Estimated birth year: abt 1851
Year of Registration: 1867
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Age at Death: 16
District: Witham
County: Essex
Volume: 4a
Page: 190 (click to see others on page)

Other Events:

• _UID: D24DFA8262C1C4419CB53ACD0AD7F31C0B9C

Notes:

Surname Given Name District Volume Page
Births Dec 1852
Chappell Annie Witham 4a 245
The district Witham is in the county of Essex; information about it can be found here .

Did Annie get married or move away before 1881 census? She's not there.

Other Events:

• _UID: D1545E3F4D53BB439A5790887AB45D332753

Notes:

Surname Given Name District Volume Page
Births Dec 1854
Chappell Ellen Bertha Witham 4a 428
The district Witham is in the county of Essex; information about it can be found here .

England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915 about Ellen Bertha Chappell
Name: Ellen Bertha Chappell
Estimated birth year: abt 1855
Year of Registration: 1871
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Age at Death: 16
District: Witham
County: Essex
Volume: 4a
Page: 219 (click to see others on page)

Other Events:

• _UID: 7834A72D0CB80F4DAD50F2889D02DF22B700

Notes:

Surname Given Name District Volume Page
Births Sep 1856
Chappell Arthur __rnard Witham 4a 258
The district Witham is in the county of Essex; information about it can be found here .

Did Arthur get married or move away before 1881 census?

Other Events:

• _UID: 0EF908907D1A744AAACE69972BDF85272228

Notes:

Surname Given Name District Volume Page
Births Sep 1858
Chappell Edith Alice Witham 4a 246
The district Witham is in the county of Essex; information about it can be found here .

Edith is with mother in 1881 census Witham, Essex, Eng

FreeBMD UK http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/
Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Sep 1885
Chappell Edith Alice Braintree 4a 727
OXLEY Horace Braintree 4a 727

1891 England Census
Name: Horace Oxley
Age: 37
Estimated birth year: abt 1854
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Edith A
Gender: Male
Where born: Witham, Essex, England
Civil parish: Witham
Ecclesiastical parish: Witham
Town: Witham High Street
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Street Address: Occupation: Draffess? Manager in charge
Sub-registration district: Witham
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
household Members: Name Age
Horace Oxley 37 born Witham, Essex
Edith A Oxley 32 born Witham, Essex
Victor H Oxley 3 born Witham, Essex
Muriel E Oxley 2 born Witham, Essex
Herbert C Oxley 7/12 born Witham, Essex
Elizabeth E Joyce 15 nursemaid
Jane H Cutts 20 servant

Edith married Horace Oxley in Sep 1885 in Braintree, Essex, England. Horace was born about 1854 in Witham, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• _UID: 9862501944BAE74E80B32305A10CE0A422B1

Notes:

Surname Given Name District Volume Page
Births Sep 1860
CHAPPELL Kate Elizabeth Witham 4a 273
The district Witham is in the county of Essex; information about it can be found here .

Who is this?
England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
Name: Kate Elizabeth Chappell and Percy Maxwell Wells
Year of Registration: 1894
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Braintree
County: Essex
Volume: 4a
Page: 785

1901 England Census
Name: Percy M Wells
Age: 40
Estimated birth year: abt 1861
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Kate E
Gender: Male
Where born: Calcutta, India
Civil parish: Lewisham
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street Address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: Merchant's clerk
Registration district: Lewisham
Sub-registration district: Lewisham
ED, institution, or vessel: 43
Household schedule number: 105
Household Members: Name Age
Percy M Wells 40
Kate E Wells 40
Kathleen E Wells 5
Stanley C Wells 1
Alice L Lockett 30
Olive Hare 18

Kate married Percy Maxwell Wells in May 1894 in Braintree, Essex, England. Percy (son of Wells and Frances) was born in 1860 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India; died on 23 Sep 1935 in Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• _UID: C5D85286BDB70642AA599170B33B9B4A08DB

Notes:

Surname Given Name District Volume Page
Births Mar 1863
CHAPPELL Charles Annett Witham 4a 323
The district Witham is in the county of Essex; information about it can be found here .

Other Events:

• _UID: 8C4534C11B5008408696CB825A25FD177532

Notes:

Surname Given Name District Volume Page
Births Dec 1865
Chappell Henrietta Jane Witham 4a 294
The district Witham is in the county of Essex; information about it can be found here .

England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915 about Henrietta Jane Chappell
Name: Henrietta Jane Chappell
Estimated birth year: abt 1866
Year of Registration: 1871
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
Age at Death: 5
District: Witham
County: Essex
Volume: 4a
Page: 219 (click to see others on page)

Other Events:

• _UID: 37E2C8784E0E284BBB3C81CBEFE64989122D
• Occupation: 1875/1895, San Francisco, CA; cloakmaker, dressmaker

Notes:

born 4:30 am
England Birth index indicates Adda Annie Collis born Dec 1853, Richmond Surry, vol 2a page 192.

Ada at age 22 is listed in the San Francisco Directories of 1875 and 1876 at 11 Rausch as a cloakmaker. In 1879-80, she is again listed as a cloakmaker at 74 Natoma. Then in 1895 at age 42, she is listed as a dressmaker at 22 Derby Place as is her sister Lillian, age 23.

married at age 58

1920 United States Federal Census Record about Ada A Melcher
Name: Ada A Melcher
Age: 66 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1854
Birthplace: England
Race: White
Home in 1920: Oakland, Alameda, California
Sex: Female
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Year of immigration: 1862
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Mother's Birth Place: England
Father's Birth Place: England
Image: 22

!NOTE: No children.
!death: state file # 25-53421
Brentwood Union Cemetary

Ada married Amos MELCHER on 3 Jun 1912 in California, United States. Amos was born about 1864 in Germany; died on 23 Mar 1944 in , Alameda, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• _UID: CC3F7A6382DEDF4CB43A50318EE9469A394C

Notes:

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: William A. Collis
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1856
Birthplace: England
Home in 1880: Township 5, Contra Costa, California
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: William Collis
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's name: Esther A. Collis
Mother's Birthplace: England
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Household Members:
Name Age
William Collis 54
Esther A. Collis 51
William A. Collis 24
Austin W. Collis 15
Rachael Collis 12
Walter W. Collis 11
Florence E. Collis 10
Lillian E. Collis 8

California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898
Name: William Arthur Collis
Residence Year: 1886 (Registered 1882)
Residence Place: Empire, Contra Costa, California
Age: 27 (naturalized by virtue of his father's naturalization)
Birth Year: abt 1855

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: William A Collis
Age: 45
Birth Date: Nov 1854
Birthplace: England
Home in 1900: Supervisors District 5, Contra Costa, California
Sheet Number: 6A
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 114
Family Number: 114
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1859
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Years in US: 41
Naturalization: Na
Occupation: Farmer
Months not employed: 0
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
House Owned or Rented: R
Farm or House: F
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
William A Collis 45

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: W A Collis
Age in 1910: 55
Birth Year: abt 1855
Birthplace: England
Home in 1910: Township 9, Contra Costa, California
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1868
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Alice Collis
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Wheat Farmer
Industry: Wheat Farm
Employer, Employee or Other: Own Account
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Farm or House: Wheat Farm
Naturalization Status: Naturalized
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 10
Neighbors: Austin Watson is the dwelling just before this
Household Members:
Name Age
W W Collis 55
Alice Collis 36
Alma Collis 8
Langley Collis 6
Muriel Collis 4
Randall Collis 1
William Sullinger 50 hired man

could this be the same William?
U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Name: William Collis
Residence Year: 1912
Street address: 1651 16th
Residence Place: Oakland; Alameda; Berkeley, California, USA
Occupation: Cabinet Maker
Publication Title: Oakland, California, City Directory, 1912

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: William A Collis
Age: 65
Birth Year: abt 1855
Birthplace: England
Home in 1920: Brentwood, Contra Costa, California
House Number: Farm
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1858
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Native Tongue: English
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: Farm Work
Employment Field: Own Account
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged
Naturalization Status: Naturalized
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
William A Collis 65
Alma A Collis 18
Langley W H Collis 16

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Alice L Collis
Age: 46
Birth Year: abt 1874
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1920: Coloma, El Dorado, California
Street: Lotus Road
House Number: X
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Teacher
Industry: Public School
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Home Owned or Rented: Rent
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Alice L Collis 46
Muriel Collis 14
Randall Collis 11
Marjorie Collis 8
His wife Mary "Alice" is listed in 1930 Census, CA Santa Clara, San Jose with her mother, Emma Collis. both listed as widows.

!Death: age 84, 25 Jan 1937, in San Joaquin County, State file # 8276

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Name: William Arthur Collis
Birth Date: 24 Nov 1854
Birth Place: Surrey, England
Death Date: 25 Jan 1936
Death Place: Stockton, San Joaquin County, California, USA
Burial or Cremation Place: Brentwood, Contra Costa County, California, USA
Father: William Collis
Mother: Anne Ester Collis
URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-..

William married Mary Alice LANGLEY on 16 Aug 1900 in North San Juan, Nevada, California, United States. Mary (daughter of Henry C. LANGLEY and Emma P PARKER) was born on 26 Apr 1873 in Idaville, White, Indiana, United States; died on 14 Nov 1962 in , Alameda, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• _UID: 4DD88007F0F6604594FCBE6CF7835C8E5591

Notes:

born at 7 pm

79 London Road

England Birth index indicate Laura Elizabeth born Jun 1856, Richmond Surrey Vol 2a, page 195
Death Index indicates Laura Elizabeth Collis died Jun 1858 at Saint George, Hanover Square, London, Surry, Volume 1d page 116.

Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1912
Name: William Collis
Gender: Male
Occupation: Brewer
Abode: St John's Grove
Parish as it Appears: Richmond
Spouse: Anna Esther Collis
Child: Laura Elizabeth Collis
born 6 Apr 1856
baptized 16 Jul 1856 Richmond, St Mary Magdalene
Reference Number: P7/1/14

Other Events:

• _UID: E6CBE23EB3338C48ABED31E82406D3D30CF8

Notes:

35 Clarendon Street, 10 pm

England birth/christening fDec 1857 Camberwell, London, Surrey Vol 1d Page 431

Ann Esther Randall

Ann B. Collis
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915
Name: Ann B. Collis
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 24 Jan 1865
Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gender: Female
Age: 7
Birth Year (Estimated): 1858
Father's Name: William
Mother's Name: Ann E. Collis

Other Events:

• _UID: A783E0A88E8A904E9F33315BF048D5F00355

Notes:

Clinton Street, 4 am

Other Events:

• _UID: E4E1D7B3C163FB49912B463CABC7D4BDF8DF
• Occupation: 1930, Pittsburg, CA; steel worker, farmer

Notes:

Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-1999
Name: Austin Watson Collis
Baptism Age: 0
Event Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 29 Jan 1864
Baptism Date: 21 Aug 1864
Baptism Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Denomination: Episcopal
Organization Name: Zion Protestant Episcopal Church
Father: William Collis
Mother: Ann Esther Collis

California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898
Name: Austin Watson Collis
Residence Year: 1886
Residence Place: Contra Costa, California
Age: 22
Birth Year: abt 1864

California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898
Name: Austin Watson Collis
Residence Year: 1892
Residence Place: Contra Costa, California
Age: 28
Birth Year: abt 1864

1896 July 29 California register of voters -Residence 1918, Greenwch, SF

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Austin W Collis
Home in 1900: Supervisors District 5, Contra Costa, California
Age: 37
Birth Date: Jan 1863
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relationship to Head of House: Head
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Spouse's name: Clara E
Marriage Year: 1888
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 12
Residence : Supervisor's District 5, Brentwood, Byron, and Empire Precincts, Contra Costa, California
Occupation: farmer
Household Members: Name Age
Austin W Collis 37
Clara E Collis 31 wife, born CA
Elmer W Collis 10 son, born CA
Clara B Collis 9 daughter, born CA
Harold A Collis 5 son, born CA

California State Roster, 1909 Government and Military records Record
Given Name: Austin W.
Surname: Collis
Position: Notary
Page #: 225
Residence: Brentwood
County: Contra Costa
Source Information:
Graden, Debra, comp.. California State Roster, 1909 Government and Military records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
Original data: California Blue Book or State Roster 1909. Sacramento, CA, USA: State Printing Office, 1909.

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: A W Collis
[A W Callis]
Age in 1910: 46
Birth Year: abt 1864
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1910: Township 9, Contra Costa, California
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Clara E Collis
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Wheat Farmer
Industry: Wheat Farm
Employer, Employee or Other: Own Account
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Farm or House: Farm
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 21
Neighbors: brother William A Collis is living next farm
Household Members:
Name Age
A W Collis 46
Clara E Collis 41
Clara Beni Collis 18
Howard A Collis 15
Pacific O Castro 44 handy man

U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Name: Austin W Collis
Residence Year: 1914
Residence Place: Richmond, California, USA
Occupation: Farmer
Publication Title: Richmond, California, City Directory, 1914

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Austin Collis
Home in 1920: Raymond, Pacific, Washington
Age: 51 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1869
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Sussie Preston
Father's Birth Place: England
Mother's Birth Place: England
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Rent
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 1040
Household Members: Name Age
Austin Collis 51 labor veneer plant
Sussie Preston Collis 45 wife born CA

California, Voter Registrations, 1900-1968
Name: Harold Austin Collis
Residence Year: 1920-1924
Street address: Lathrop
Residence Place: San Joaquin, California, USA
Party Affiliation: Republican
Occupation: Farmer

U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Name: Austin W Collis
Residence Year: 1924
Street address: 2650 Kingsland
Residence Place: Oakland; Alameda; Berkeley, California, USA
Occupation: Driver
Publication Title: Oakland, California, City Directory, 1924

California, Voter Registrations, 1900-1968
Name: Austin W Collis
Residence Year: 1924
Street address: 2807 Shattuck av
Residence Place: Alameda, California, USA
Party Affiliation: Republican
Occupation: Driver

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Austin W Collis
Home in 1930: W 12th Street, Pittsburg, Contra Costa, California California')>
Age: 66
Estimated birth year: abt 1864
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Mary
Race: White
Occupation: guard at Steel plant; Education: Military service: no; value: $6000, own home; Age at first marriage: 61 Parents' birthplace both England
Household Members: Name Age
Austin W Collis 66
Mary Collis 47 wife marr age 43 bn CA, father born Azores, mother born France.

California, Voter Registrations, 1900-1968
Name: Austin W Collis
Residence Year: 1942
Street address: 169 W. 12th SU, Pittsburg
Residence Place: Contra Costa, California, USA
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Occupation: Janitor

California Death Index, 1940-1997
Name: Austin Watson Collis
Social Security #: 0
Sex: MALE
Birth Date: 29 Jan 1864
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Death Date: 7 Apr 1942
Death Place: Contra Costa
Mother's Maiden Name: Randall
Father's Surname: Collis
buried Brentwood Union Cemetary

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Name: Austin W Collis
Birth Date: 1864
Death Date: 1942
Burial or Cremation Place: Brentwood, Contra Costa County, California, USA
Spouse: Clara Eva Collis
Children: Harold Austin Collis
URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-..

Austin married Clara Eva NICHOLSON on 24 Oct 1886 in California, United States. Clara (daughter of George W NICHOLSON and Nancy HOWARD) was born on 5 Feb 1869 in Brentwood, Contra Costa, California, United States; died on 20 Jul 1914 in Brentwood, Contra Costa, California, United States; was buried in Union Cemetery, Brentwood, Contra Costa, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Austin married Susie Preston DAVES on 15 Mar 1919 in , Contra Costa, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Austin married Maria Thomas on 21 Jul 1926 in Alameda, California, United States. Maria was born about 1884 in California, United States; died after 1930 in Probably California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Also Known As: Retta
• _UID: AB66C95A0EFFC844A716A499DD9056000A82

Notes:

William Collis
mentioned in the record of Rachel Collis
Name William Collis
Sex Male
Wife Anna
Daughter Rachel Collis
Other information in the record of Rachel Collis
from New Jersey, Births
Name Rachel Collis
Event Type Birth
Event Date 09 Feb 1866
Event Place Hammonton, Atlantic, New Jersey, United States
Gender Female
10 pm

Brentwood Union Cemetary

!NOTE: Never married, was retarded from an episode of Typhoid or Diptheria when she was 12 years old. Her neice Dorothy Boydsto, daughter of Lillian, wrote that "Rett" and Dorothy used to play with dolls under Grandma's dining room table. Dorothy was 6 years younger than Rachael.
!Death: age 46, state file #12-23019

1870 census states Rachel was born in New York.

Other Events:

• Occupation: Blacksmith, farmer, house builder
• Reference Number: *
• _UID: 142FDE5B63C1224EB7529AE60363D684593A
• Census: 1870, 1880, 1910, 1920

Notes:

Things to do:
1. Look in Brentwood CA newspapers 1880-1910, for articles and wedding, birth, death of Arthur, etc.
2. Look in Colfax WA newspapers 1910-1918 for articles.
3. Look in Winner's letters for info
4. Do I have a will and death cert? for both Laura and Walter?

Timeline:
1868 Walter born Berry Street, San Francisco, CA
1870 Census, Walter age 2, living with parents San Francisco, CA
1880 Census, Walter age 11, living with parents Contra Costa County, CA
1892 Oct listed in California voter registration, age 24, farmer in Briones Valley residence, Brentwood
post office, 5 foot 10 in tall, fair complexion, hazel eyes, dark hair, left leg shorter,
1893 Marriage Certificate -Walter and Laura in Brentwood, Contra Costa, CA
1894 daughter, Hazel, born, Brentwood, CA
1896 June California voter registration, farmer in Brentwood
1896 son, Ernest Russell, born Brentwood, CA
1898 daughter, Gladyce, born, Brentwood, CA
1900 Census, Walter age 33 Contra Costa County, CA; living with wife, Laura, and three children,
Hazel, Russell, & Gladyce,.
1900 Oct; son, Winner, born, Brentwood, CA
1901 & 1902, he is listed as a blacksmith living at 4164 17th Street, San Francisco. He shoed horses for
the San Francisco Streetcars.
1902 Aug; son, Arthur, born, Brentwood, CA
1907 Sep, 5; son, Arthur, died in Brentwood while Walter was on business selling farm equip. in
Washington.
1907 Sep 19; son, Edgar, born Brentwood, CA
1910 Census, Walter, age 42, Diamond, Whitman, Washington; living with wife, Laura, and five
children, Hazel, Russell, Gladyce, Winner, & Edgar
1912 daughter, Hazel married in Whitman County, Washington
1917 daughter, Gladyce married in Dayton, Washington.
1918 Walter, Laura, and son Edgar moved back to Brentwood, CA to farm left him by his mother
1920 Census, Walter, age 51, House Construction; Oak St., Brentwood, Contra Costa County, CA; living
with wife, Laura, and Edgar and 2 boarders in construction.
1923 Walter fell off ladder while picking apples in Wenatchee, WA.
1930 Jan 22, Walter died of bladder cancer in San Francisco.
1930 Census, Laura living in Oakland, Alameda, CA with daughter, Gladyce and husband Pete Ping
1940 Census, Laura living in Sacramento, CA with daughter, Gladyce and husband Pete Ping
1940 Aug 7, Laura died of old age. She had been with her son, Winner in Oregon and Gladyce had gone
to Oregon to bring her home to live with her and her husband Pete Ping. Laura was in a rest home
at the time of her death at age 74.

Walter Winner Collis and Laura Susan Grigsby were married 4 Oct 1893 in Brentwood, Contra Costa County, California. They met in Brentwood where their parents had adjoining farms. Her wedding veil was adorned with live orange blossoms. They were the parents of 6 children; Hazel, Ernest (known as Russell), Gladyce, Winner, Arthur, and Edgar. Five of the children lived to adulthood. Arthur died as a young child. They lived in Brentwood behind Walter's blacksmith shop later moving to Colfax, Washington, then back again to Brentwood.

Laura was born 2 Jul 1866 in Napa County where her parents had met and married. She was the oldest of 4 children, all of which attended school in Brentwood, California. Her father was a successful farmer there. Her mother was often ill, and many times Laura stayed home from school to care for her mother. She was an accomplished piano and organ player. When her husband died, Laura moved to Oregon to be with her son, Winner, but was soon retrieved by her daughter, Gladyce, who brought her to live her last days in Sacramento. Laura died in 1940 at the age of 74 from heart disease.

Walter Winner Collis was born 14 Sept 1868 at 130 Berry Street, San Francisco, California, Walter was the 8th of 10 children born to William and Ann (Randall) Collis of England. William Collis, is listed in the 1868-1874 San Francisco directory as having a saloon and residence at that address. It is reputed to have been nice real estate at that time. In the 1888 San Francisco directory, Walter was listed as a lamplighter and trimmer for The Cal Electric Light Co. in San Francisco, living at 1517 Vallejo Street. (is this our Walter Collis?) Before the turn of the century he was a grain farmer in Brentwood, Contra Costa County, California. My father, Russell Collis, said that farming was never his best occupation. In 1902, he is listed as a blacksmith living at 4164 17th Street in San Francisco. He shod horses for the San Francisco Streetcars. In 1906, during the earthquake, he and his family were living behind the blacksmith shop in Brentwood, California. He later worked for the Holt Harvestor Company as a traveling salesman, demonstrating and selling equipment. His family was living in Berkeley during that time. He was sent to Washington State and was there in 1907, when his son, Arthur, choked to death. Aunt Gladyce remembers the body lying in the living room for about one week while they waited for Dad to return for the funeral. Two weeks after Arthur's death, Laura gave birth to her sixth child, Edgar. The family moved to Diamond, Washington and in the 1910 census he is listed again as a blacksmith in his own shop.

The following information was told to me by Russell Collis in January of 1976.
"In 1910 the family (Walter Winner's family) moved to Diamond, Washington. Walter worked in a blacksmith shop there. In 1918, Walter inherited $700 from his mother. He took Laura, Edgar, a cow and the furniture on a freight train back to Brentwood to 40 acres of property left to Laura by her father, Erasmus Grigsby. Walter nearly died of the flu. Gladyce and Hazel had both married in Washington. Russell and Winner both stayed to work."
"In 1923 Walter, Laura and Edgar returned to Washington for Bertha and Russell's wedding and then went on to Wenatchee, Washington, to pick apples. Walter fell off the ladder onto his back. He later developed kidney and bladder problems attributed to the fall. They called it cancer. It was hardening of the bladder. The bladder was like granite inside and they would chip it off in chips. Walter was never really well after that. Doctor Regen and Doctor Reynolds at the University hospital in San Francisco wanted to operate. The cost of $150, Walter felt was too high and the county owed him something after all these years. He went to the County Hospital in Martinez. It didn't help and when he went back to University Hospital, it was too late. He died there in 1930 at age 61.

He left the farm in debt and it was taken over by the bank shortly after his death. Farming was not his best interest." "Walter played the coronet well and he played any kind of brass instrument. He played in the band in Diamond for a while. He also played the mouth organ well. He had a short leg and walked with a limp, but he was a very strong, husky man. He could pick up a one hundred-fifty pound anvil by the horn and hold it straight out at arm's length. He also was an expert swimmer and at one time made a wager he could swim the river from Brentwood to San Francisco Bay. No one took him up on it so he didn't swim it."

MEMORIES OF Walter Winner Collis by Grandson, WALTER LEROY COLLIS
(as told to Marilyn Parker, June 4, 1988)

I remember little of the ranch in Brentwood; just going through the orchard between Grandma Collis' and our little shack, Grandpa sitting in the rocking chair on the porch with tears rolling down his cheeks because he hurt so bad. Yet Grandpa always had time to play with me. Whenever I'd come, he'd hold me on his lap.

I can remember Grandma chasing him around, telling him, "Walter! do this." Boy! He'd move. She was just a little tiny squirt. We used to gather around the piano and sing the old traditional stuff on Christmas Eve. Money was tight so we would go out and cut down a tree whether it was pine or whatever, and decorate it with homemade decorations. I remember stringing popcorn, making chains and paper decorations.

Grandpa Collis was a big man, religious, a blacksmith, 6 feet 1 inch on one foot and 6 feet 2 inches on the other; A big man with big arms. He wouldn't hurt a fly. He fell across a ladder picking fruit and developed cancer of the bladder.


!BIRTH: Berry Street, 10 pm (William Collis family bible in possession of Marilyn Parker)
!MARRIAGE: Marriage Cert. in possession of Laura Mae Just. (I have a copy)

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Walter W Collis
Age in 1870: 2
Birth Year: abt 1868
Birthplace: California
Home in 1870: San Francisco Ward 9, San Francisco, California
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: San Francisco
Value of real estate:
Household Members: Name Age
Wm Collis 43 (male citizen of US)
Annie E Collis 41
Ada A Collis 16
Wm A Collis 15
Austin W Collis 6
Rachel Collis 4
Walter W Collis 2

*1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Walter W. Collis
Home in 1880: Township 5, Contra Costa, California
Age: 11
Estimated birth year: abt 1869
Birthplace: California
Relation to head-of-household: Son
Father's name: William
Father's birthplace: Eng
Mother's name: Esther A.
Mother's birthplace: Eng
Occupation: Going To School
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
William Collis 54
Esther A. Collis 51
William A. Collis 24
Austin W. Collis 15
Rachael Collis 12
Walter W. Collis 11
Florence E. Collis 10
Lillian E. Collis 8

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Walter Collis
Age: 33
Birth Date: Sep 1866
Birthplace: California
Home in 1900: Supervisors District 5, Contra Costa, California
Race: White
Gender: Male
elation to Head of House:
pouse's Name: Laura Collis
Marriage Year: 1893
Years Married: 7
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Occupation: Farmer rented farm
Household Members: Name Age
Walter Collis 33 farmer
Laura Collis 33
Hazel Collis 5
Russel Collis 3
Gladys Collis 2

*1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Walter L Collis
Age in 1910: 42
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868
BirthPlace: California
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: England
Mother's Birth Place: England
Spouses's Name: Lora
Home in 1910: Diamond, Whitman, Washington
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Blacksmith, own shop (own it free, house)
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
Walter L 42
Lora Collis 44
Hazel Collis 15
Russel Collis 13
Gladys Collis 11
Wynner Collis 9
Edgar Collis 2

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Walter W Callis
Home in 1920: Brentwood, Contra Costa, California, Oak Street
Age: 51 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1869
Birthplace: California
Relation to Head of House: Head
Occupation: Construction, House builder, for wages
Spouse's Name: Laura E
Father's Birth Place: England
Mother's Birth Place: England
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Own farm
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 492
Household Members: Name Age
Walter W Callis 51
Laura E Callis 53
Edgar D Callis 12
Samuel S Logan 37 boarder, builder, house builder
Roy C Motter 21 boarder, painter, house builder

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Laura S Collis
Birth Year: abt 1867
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: California
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law
Home in 1930: Oakland, Alameda, California
Map of Home: View Map
Street address: 76th Ave
Block: 3099
House Number in Cities or Towns: 1446
Dwelling Number: 255
Family Number: 262
Age at First Marriage: 27
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Missouri
Mother's Birthplace: Missouri
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Elmer F Ping 32
Gladys E Ping 30
Frank E Ping 57
Mary E Ping 52
Laura S Collis 63

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Laura Collis
Age: 73
Estimated birth year: abt 1867
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: California
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law
Home in 1940: Sacramento, Sacramento, California
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: 13 Avenue
House Number: 4964
Inferred Residence in 1935: Sacramento, Sacramento, California
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 10A
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 5th grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Elmer Ping 44
Gladyce Ping 41
Laura Collis 73
Edgar Collis 32

!DEATH: died age 62, State file #5389 vol. 10 page 1322, buried:Brentwood Union Cemetary

findagrave.com
Walter W. Collis..
Birth: 1864
Death: 1930
Burial:
Union Cemetery
Brentwood
Contra Costa County
California, USA

From the dawn of the Iron Age through the 19th century, the blacksmith trade grew in demand and became increasingly specialized in the process. America would not even exist were it not for the smithy. Indeed, civilization itself is indebted to the blacksmith for virtually all material innovation up to the advent of the factory floor. The importance of the blacksmith cannot be overstated. But then, something happened: machines.
The smithy trade began to decline in the mid-19th century, as machines began to produce items that were formerly made by the blacksmith. At first it was the simple things: nails, hooks, fence rods. In time, more complex products were machine-crafted, such as hinges and barbed wire. The smithy simply couldn't compete with the economics of machine-crafted implements, a phenomenon that soon gave rise to a virtuous cycle of machine-dominance in the production of most material goods. What the machines didn't take from the smithy was soon eaten by other competitive innovations and historical events:
Ransom E. Olds' re-introduction of the assembly line (circa 1901) to meet demand for the new "horseless carriage" meant the smithy's skill in shaping iron rims for wheelwrights was rendered superfluous to transportation needs.
Soon thereafter, the extensive adoption of large open-geared tractors negatively impacted demand for simply farm tools, horse shoes, and other finely crafted items previously considered agricultural necessities.
The Great Depression killed a last bastion of the blacksmith market niche when architectural ironwork became a symbol of a luxury-laden bygone age. In a matter of less than 100 years after Longfellow's poem was published, the vital trade of smithy was all but dead.

. research Holt Harvester Co during 1910-1930:
History Of Holt Harvester Co
1883 The Stockton Wheel Company was established by Benjamin and Charles Holt.
1886 The first Holt "link belt" combined harvester was sold, replacing unreliable mechanical
geared harvesters.
1890 Benjamin Holt unveiled his version of the steam traction engine with new, patented steering
clutches.
1892 The Stockton Wheel Company was incorporated as The Holt Manufacturing Company.
1904 Benjamin Holt tested a steam powered machine that moved on self-laying tracks instead of
wheels. He named this invention the "Caterpillar".
1931 Marysville Tractor & Equipment Co. was formed by Daniel W. Beatie to cover Marysville,CA
1935 Roseville facility in Placer County was opened.
1939 Holt Bros. was formed by Parker M. Holt and Harry D. Holt to cover Santa Maria, California.

Walter married Laura Susan GRIGSBY on 4 Oct 1893 in Brentwood, Contra Costa, California, United States. Laura (daughter of Erasmus Dorwin GRIGSBY and Elmira MILLER) was born on 2 Jul 1866 in , Napa, California, United States; died on 7 Aug 1940 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States; was buried in Union Cemetery, Brentwood, Contra Costa, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Occupation: Portrait Artist
• _MARNM: Gates
• _UID: 93AA095384EFDD43906D3842313909E1F7C4

Notes:

Berry Street, 6 am

!NOTE: In 1900 at age 29, Florence was listed in the San Francisco directory at 21 Elgin Park as an artist. In 1901 she was at the same address as a portrait artist. It is said that she ran into the burning building during the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906 to cut out of the frame, the childhood painting of her mother, Ann Randall Collis. On 21 March 1921 Florence was living in Brentwood, California. She married at age 32 and had no children. Dorothy Phillips told me that Florence was an artist for Universal Studios. (Barbara thinks she worked for Disney Studios) She died at age 74 in 1945 in Stockton, CA.

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Florence E Gates
Age: 47
Birth Year: abt 1873
Birthplace: California
Home in 1920: Brentwood, Contra Costa, California
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Merville E Gates
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors:
Household Members: Name Age
Merville E Gates 43 Farmer owns house
Florence E Gates 47

1930 United States Federal Census about Elwood M Gates
Name: Elwood M Gates
Home in 1930: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California (West 4th St. #323)
Age: 53
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
Birthplace: Kansas
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Florence
Race: White
Occupation: Real Estate Broker,
Military Service: yes, sp
Rent/home value: rent 40
Age at first marriage: 25,23
Parents' birthplace: Massachusetts, New York
Household Members: Name Age
Elwood M Gates 53
Florence Gates 50 (Portrait artist)

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Florence Gates
Respondent: Yes
Age: 69
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1871
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: California
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California
Street: North Swall Drive
House Number: 120
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California
Residence in 1935: Same House
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 1A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 6
Occupation: Artist Portrait Nonriative
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 38
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 2nd year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 8
Income: 150
Income Other Sources: Yes
Neighbors:
Household Members: Name Age
Florence Gates 69

California Death Index, 1940-1997
Name: Florence E Gates [Florence E Collis]
Social Security #: 0
Sex: FEMALE
Birth Date: 8 Jan 1871
Birthplace: California
Death Date: 18 Jan 1945 (age 74 years)
Death Place: San Joaquin
Mother's Maiden Name: Randall
FATHER'S SURNAME: Collis

registrar@askart.com (Veronika)
http://www.askart.com/askart/g/florence_collis_gates/florence_collis_gates.aspx
These Notes from AskART represent the beginning of a possible future biography for this artist. Please click here Born in California on Jan. 1, 1871. While in San Francisco in 1896-1900, Gates studied at the Mark Hopkins Art Institute. By the 1930s she was living in Beverly Hills. She died in San Joaquin County, CA on Jan. 18, 1945. Member: Calif. Society of Min. Painters. Exh: Calif.-Pacific Int'l Expo (San Diego), 1935; GGIE, 1939. Source:Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"City Directory; Death record.

Florence married Merville Elwood GATES on 26 Jul 1903 in , Contra Costa, California, United States. Merville (son of GATES and Mrs. Gates) was born on 3 Aug 1876 in Kansas, United States; died on 10 Jun 1933 in , Los Angeles, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Occupation: Asst. Post mistress in Brentwood in 1900
• _MARNM: Boydston
• _UID: DF680E258527E741916C0B93E1CC75737EC7

Notes:

Berry Street

Brentwood Union Cemetary

!death: state file # 54-18985. Age 81.

Lillian married William Leroy BOYDSTON on 28 Aug 1901 in California, United States. William (son of Ullyses Ambler BOYDSTON and Margaret Elizabeth GRAVES) was born on 13 Sep 1873 in Colmar, McDonough, Illinois, USA; died on 20 Aug 1957 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States; was buried in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• _UID: 390A8896B2FF9D4C9DA7EED94B7FB5DC6188

Notes:

Died age 39, unmarried.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Surname Given Name District Volume Page
Births Dec 1889
Collis Dorcas Grace E W. Bromwich 6b 748
The district W. Bromwich is an alternative name for West Bromwich and it spans the boundaries of the counties of Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Mar 1929
Collis Dorcas G E 39 2b 1031

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

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• _UID: F94F2336E6BE854781692F40F3A9DC270963

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Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920
Name: Anna G Davison
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 4 Sep 1884
Marriage Place: Cook, Illinois, USA
Spouse Name: Lewis F Dyrenforth
Spouse Gender: Male


View 1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Annie Davison
[Annie Collis]
Age: 27
Birth Date: Abt 1853
Birthplace: England
Home in 1880: Riverside, Cook, Illinois, USA
Dwelling Number: 15
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital status: Divorced
Father's name: George Collis
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's name: Elizabeth Collis
Mother's Birthplace: England
Occupation: School Teacher
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
George Collis 52
Elizabeth Collis 45
Edwin Collis 2
Annie Davison 27
Collie Davison 5

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Name: Annie C Dyrenforth
Age: 46
Birth Date: Oct 1853
Birthplace: England
Home in 1900: Riverside, Cook, Illinois
Sheet Number: 1
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 1
Family Number: 1
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Lewis F Dyrenforth
Marriage Year: 1885
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Mother: Number of Living Children: 3
Mother: How Many Children: 3
Occupation: Teacher Piano
Months Not Employed: 0
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Lewis F Dyrenforth 52
Annie C Dyrenforth 46
Robert C Dyrenforth 13
Elizabeth Dyrenforth 9
George C Davison 24
Edwin M Collins 22
Thomas Howard 15

Annie C Dyrenforte
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Name: Annie C Dyrenforte
[Annie C Dyrenfort]
[Annie C Dyrenforto]
Age in 1910: 56
Birth Year: abt 1854
Birthplace: England
Home in 1910: Riverside, Cook, Illinois
Street: Long Common Rd
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1855
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Teacher
Industry: Piano Studio
Employer, Employee or Other: Own Account
Home Owned or Rented: Rent
Farm or House: House
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Number of Children Born: 3
Number of Children Living: 3
Out of Work: N
Number of weeks out of work: 0
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Annie C Dyrenforte 56
Robert C Dyrenforte 23
Elizabeth C Dyrenforte 19

View 1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Annie C Dyrenforth
Age: 66
Birth Year: abt 1854
Birthplace: England
Home in 1920: Riverside, Cook, Illinois
Street: Herrick Road
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1855
Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law
Marital status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Native Tongue: English
Able to Speak English: Yes
Naturalization Status: Naturalized
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Lewis T Marks 30
Elizabeth Marks 29
Anne Marks 3
Lewis Marks 0
Annie C Dyrenforth 66

Name: George Smith Collis
Birthplace: England
Sex: Male
Wife: Elizabeth Martin
Daughter: Annie Collis Dyrenforth
Other information in the record of Annie Collis Dyrenforth
from Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths

Name: Annie Collis Dyrenforth
Event Date: 15 Oct 1923, 15 Oct 1923
Event Place: Riverside, Cook, Illinois
Gender: Female
Race: W
Age: 69
Birth Year (Estimated): 1854
Birth Date: 19 Oct 1853
Birthplace: London, England
Father's Name: George Smith Collis
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Martin
Mother's Birthplace: England
Occupation: U
Residence Place: Riverside, Illinois
Burial Date: 18 Oct 1923
Burial Place: Rose Hill, Chicago

Family/Spouse: Davison. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Lewis F Dyrenforth. Lewis was born in Nov 1847 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died before 1910 in Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 9B75C5DA96475344B38DB8ECA9D017B54C70

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• _UID: 2149A1FB4C2FCC40A08BC198D2B4CC65C85D

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England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Emma Eliza Collis
Births Jun 1865
COLLIS Emma Eliza Brentford 3A pg 52


London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
Name: Emma Eliza Collis
Record Type: Baptism
Date: 7 Jul 1865
Father's Name: Samuel Annett Collis
Mother's Name: Caroline Collis
Parish: St Paul, Hounslow Heath
Borough: Hounslow
County: Middlesex

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Marriages Sep 1887
COLLIS Emma Eliza Birmingham 6d 229
CORBETT John Charles Birmingham 6d 229

1901 England Census
Name: Emma E Corbett
Age: 35
Estimated birth year: abt 1866
Relation: Wife
Spouse's name: John C
Gender: Female
Where born: Bethnal Green, London, England
Civil parish: Walthamstow
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary ( I think this could be St Luke)
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Street Address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status:
Registration district: West Ham
Sub-registration district: Walthamstow
ED, institution, or vessel: 22
Household schedule number: 318
Household Members: Name Age
John C Corbett 39 born Stepney, London, England, clerk
Emma E Corbett 35 born Bethnal Green, London, England
Lydia R L Corbett 11 born Bethnal Green, London, England
Grace M E Corbett 8 born Hackney
Albert B Corbett 6 born London, London
Edith F M Corbett 4 born Bow, London
Frank C Corbett 2 born Wston? Essex

Emma married John Charles Corbett in Sep 1887 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. John was born about 1861 in Stepney, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 73A5DB763CA5854681D10F5C9E1871E8E1D1

Notes:

England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 for Samuel Annett Collis
Name Samuel Annett Collis
Gender Male
Baptism/Christening Date 21 Oct 1866
Baptism/Christening Place SAINT MATTHEW,REDHILL,SURREY,ENGLAND
Father's Name Samuel Annett Collis
Mother's Name Caroline
Mother's Birthplace
Mother's Age
Indexing Project (Batch) Number C13272-1
System Origin England-ODM
Source Film Number 991695

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Marriages Mar 1888
Collis Samuel Annett Birmingham 6d 136
Ensor Annie Louisa Birmingham 6d 136

1871 England Census
Name: Samuel A Collis
Age: 4
Estimated birth year: abt 1867
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Samuel A
Mother's Name: Caroline
Gender: Male
Where born: Redhill, Surrey, England
Civil parish: Cheriton
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Registration district: Elham
Sub-registration district: Folkestone
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Household schedule number: 168
Household Members: Name Age
Samuel A Collis 37
Caroline Collis 34
Emma E Collis 5
Samuel A Collis 4
William Collis 3
Florence C Collis 2
Mary A Collis 3 months

1881 England Census
Name: Samuel A. Collis
Age: 14
Estimated birth year: abt 1867
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Samuel A.
Mother's Name: Caroline
Gender: Male
Where born: Redhill, Surrey, England
Civil parish: Aston
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England
Street Address: 10 CT 1 House Alma St
Occupation: Telegraph Messenger
Registration district: Aston
Sub-registration district: Aston Manor
ED, institution, or vessel: 18
Household Members: Name Age
Samuel A. Collis 47
Caroline Collis 44
Emma E. Collis 15
Samuel A. Collis 14
William Collis 13
Florence C. Collis 12
Mary A. Collis 10
Henrietta J. Collis 9
Constance Ada Collis 7
George E. Collis 5

1891 England Census
Name: Samuel A Collis
Age: 24
Estimated birth year: abt 1867
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Annie L
Gender: Male
Where born: Redhill, Surrey, England
Civil parish: Leeds
Ecclesiastical parish: St Matthew
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England
Street Address: Occupation: Muulder, brass foundry
Registration district: Leeds
Sub-registration district: West Leeds
ED, institution, or vessel: 19
Household Members: Name Age
Samuel A Collis 24
Annie L Collis 23

Samuel married Annie Louisa Ensor in Mar 1888 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Annie was born about 1868 in Astow, Warwickshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 6804BC406BECD94A9B9C5A81D2AD0EC5466D

Notes:

1881 England Censusabout William Collis
Name: William Collis
Age: 13
Estimated birth year: abt 1868
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Samuel A.
Mother's Name: Caroline
Gender: Male
Where born: Redhill, Surrey, England
Civil parish: Aston
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England
Street Address: 10 CT 1 House Alma St
Occupation: Telegraph Messenger
Registration district: Aston
Sub-registration district: Aston Manor
ED, institution, or vessel: 18
Household Members: Name Age
Samuel A. Collis 47
Caroline Collis 44
Emma E. Collis 15
Samuel A. Collis 14
William Collis 13
Florence C. Collis 12
Mary A. Collis 10
Henrietta J. Collis 9
Constance Ada Collis 7
George E. Collis 5

1901 England Census about William Collis
Name: William Collis
Age: 33
Estimated birth year: abt 1868
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Agnes
Gender: Male
Where born: Red Hill, Surrey, England
Civil parish: West Bromwich
Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England
Street Address: Occupation: Cabinet maker
Registration district: West Bromwich
Sub-registration district: West Bromwich South West
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Neighbors:
Household schedule number: 236
Household Members: Name Age
William Collis 33
Agnes Collis 35 Birmingham, Warwickshire,
May Collis 7
William Collis 5

William married Agnes Eugenie Till in Jun 1892 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Agnes was born about 1865 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 9B059F0FBCB32F4E86BF3FDF35CB9F67A39D

Notes:

1901 England Census
Name: Florence Handley
Age: 28
Estimated birth year: abt 1873
Relation: Wife
Spouse's name: Tom
Gender: Female
Where born: Birmingham
Civil parish: Aston Manor
Ecclesiastical parish: Aston Brook St Mary
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England
Street Address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status:
Registration district: Aston
Sub-registration district: Aston Manor
ED, institution, or vessel: 64
Neighbors:
Household schedule number: 123
Household Members: Name Age
Tom Handley 29 glassblower, born Stourbridge, West?
Florence Handley 28
George Corbett 16 ironmonger, born Birmingham

Florence married Thomas Handley in Sep 1892 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Thomas was born about 1867 in Stourbridge, West, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 81A581E33565E04D9448AA4DBE6F5BEA9692

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1901 England Census
Name: Mary Ann Ackerman
Age: 30
Estimated birth year: abt 1871
Relation: Wife
Spouse's name: James Charles
Gender: Female
Where born: Seabrook, Kent, England
Civil parish: Smethwick
Ecclesiastical parish: Old Church
County/Island: Worcestershire
Country: England
Street Address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status:
Registration district: Kings Norton
Sub-registration district: Harborne
ED, institution, or vessel: 20
Neighbors:
Household schedule number: 71
Household Members: Name Age
James Charles Ackerman 30 born abt 1871, Kingswood, Warwickshire, toolmaker
Mary Ann Ackerman 30
Florence Eva Ackerman 2 months daughter, born abt 1901, Smethwick, Staffordshire, England

Mary married Charles James Ackerman in Jun 1900 in Aston, Warwickshire, England. Charles (son of James Weaver Ackerman and Susannah Hartnell) was born about 1871 in Kingswood, Warwickshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 90558C0F02D7B14083BD59C79D309D1F337E

Notes:

Could this be our Henrietta?
Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Jun 1872
COLLIS Henrietta Jane Elham 2a 873

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Henrietta Jane Collis
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1872
Registration district: Elham
Inferred County: Kent
Volume: 2a
Page: 873



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Marriages Sep 1913
Collis Henrietta J Evans Aston 6d 901
Evans Arthur Collis Aston 6d 901

Henrietta married Arthur Evans in Sep 1913 in Aston, Warwickshire, England. Arthur was born about 1870 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 2CAAF4CA0C2C7742AD01BDF01112563992A8

Notes:

One of these is probably husband to Constance?
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Marriages Mar 1900
Collis Constance Ada Aston 6d 331
Shell William Aston 6d 331
Slater Alfred Aston 6d 331

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
Name: Constance Ada Slater
Probate Date: 7 Jul 1960
Death Date: 8 Apr 1960
Death Place: Bournemouth, England
Registry: London, England

Constance married William Shell or Alfred Slater in Mar 1900 in Aston, Warwickshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: FCB85283A262D74196903A905DDFDA681321

Notes:

one of these is probably wife to George.
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Marriages Sep 1904
COLLIS George Ernest Aston 6d 501
Hopkins Christina Jane Aston 6d 501
Spalding Kate Aston 6d 501

George married Christina Hopkins or Kate Spalding in Sep 1904 in Aston, Warwickshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 67AABA6E0F42F2449B825CDFE1792F4BEC0B

Notes:

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Deaths Jun 1870
Boynton Frank Whitaker 21 Caistor 7a 354

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• _UID: E6DE70F46BF1C44A8CF789F43F7B8719EC36

Notes:

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Births Sep 1853
Boynton Mary Ann Caistor 7a 526

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Marriages Mar 1877
BOYNTON Mary Ann Caistor 7a 867
COCKING Thomas Caistor 7a 867
The district Caistor is in the county of Lincolnshire

1881 England Census
about Mary A. Cocking
Name: Mary A. Cocking
Age: 28
Estimated birth year: abt 1853
Relation: Wife
Spouse's name: Thomas Cocking
Gender: Female
Where born: Habrough, Lincoln, England
Civil Parish: Ashby De La Laund
County/Island: Lincolnshire
Country: England
Street address: Farm House
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:
Employment status:
Registration district: Sleaford
Sub-registration district: Sleaford
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Cocking 30 farmer 346 acres, employing 3 men 2 boys, born Grimoldby, Lincolnshire
Mary A. Cocking 28
Sarah E. W. Cocking 3 daughter, born Gayton Le Marsh, Lincolnshire
Mary S. Cocking 2 daughter, born Gayton Le Marsh, Lincolnshire
Christina Cocking 1 daughter, born Gayton Le Marsh, Lincolnshire
Frederic Cooper 20 nephew, farm servant, indoors, born Gt Carlton, Lincoln
Edith Cooper 17 neice, domestic servant, born Gt Carlton, Lincoln
Lucy Craven 17 servant, born Gayton Le Marsh, Lincoln
Charles Holden 19 servant

1891 England Census
about Mary A Cocking
Name: Mary A Cocking
Age: 38
Estimated birth year: abt 1853
Relation: Wife
Spouse's name: Thomas Cocking
Gender: Female
Where born: Seaborough, Lincolnshire, England
Civil Parish: Tothill
Ecclesiastical parish: Tothill
Town: Tothill
County/Island: Lincolnshire
Country: England
Street address:
Registration district: Louth
Sub-registration district: Withern
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Cocking 60
Mary A Cocking 38
Thomas H Cocking 9 son, born 1882, Bloxholm, Lincolnshire
Frederic J Cocking 5 son, born 1886, Tothill, Lincolnshire
William Cocking 3 son, born 1888, Tothill, Lincolnshire
Julia Cooper 29 visitor
Wallace G Cooper 14 visitor
Eva K Barber 13 servant
Charles Coupland 24 servant
John Coupland 17 servant

1901 England Census
about Mary A Cocking
Name: Mary A Cocking
Age: 47
Estimated birth year: abt 1854
Relation: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Habrough, Lincolnshire, England
Civil Parish: Gayton Le Marsh
Ecclesiastical parish: Gayton le Marsh St George
Town: Gayton Le Marsh
County/Island: Lincolnshire
Country: England
Street address: Main Road
Occupation: farmer, employer
Condition as to marriage: widow
Registration district: Louth
Sub-registration district: Withern
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 33
Household Members:
Name Age
Mary A Cocking 47
Sarah E Cocking 23 daughter, born abt 1878, Gayton Le Marsh, Lincolnshire
Thomas H Cocking 19 son, born abt 1882, Bloxholme, Lincolnshire
William Cocking 13 son, born abt 1888, Tothill, Manor, Lincolnshire

Mary married Thomas Cocking in Mar 1877 in Caistor, Habrough, Lincolnshire, England. Thomas was born about 1851 in Grimoldby, Lincolnshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: F3748F9235FD0C41A98444BC5AA6490B8873

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Births Jun 1856
Boynton Charles Joseph Caistor 7a [35][79]_
BOYNTON Charles Joseph Caistor 7a 590

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• _UID: 004B4AD0EBF57D49AEEAAED52C472B51153E

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Births Mar 1858
BOYNTON Thomas Henry Caistor 7a 554

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• _UID: 28C999B006E4884FB369D70343398048354F

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Births Mar 1860
BOYNTON Susannah Collis Caistor 7a 554

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Deaths Sep 1861
Boynton Susannah Collis Caistor 7a 372

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