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John Collis 1849–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 1849

Birth Location: Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England

Death Date: 13 Dec 1932

Death Location: Broadwey, Dorset, England

Father: Eli Collis

Mother: Elizabeth Brockway

Spouse(s): Emily Day, Eliza Hiscock

Children(s): Henry Collis, Sydney Collis, Cecil Collis, May Collis, Clara Collis, Reginald Collis, Evelyn Collis, Alice Collis, Allan Collis, Margaret Collis, Wilfred Collis, Frances Collis

The story of John Collis began in 1849 in Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England. In 1851, John Collis resided in Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England. John Collis married Eliza Jane Hiscock, Emily Day, and had children including Alice Eliza Sophia Collis, Allan Garfield Collis, Cecil Stephen Collis, Clara Elizabeth Collis, Evelyn Maria Collis, Frances Elizabeth Collis, Henry John Brockway Collis, Margaret Collis, May Maria Louise Collis, Reginald Cecil Collis, Sydney Harold Collis, Wilfred Basil Collis. John Collis passed away in 1932 in Broadwey, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Collis began in 1849 in Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England.
  • In 1851, John Collis resided in Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England.
  • John Collis married Eliza Jane Hiscock, Emily Day, and had children including Alice Eliza Sophia Collis, Allan Garfield Collis, Cecil Stephen Collis, Clara Elizabeth Collis, Evelyn Maria Collis, Frances Elizabeth Collis, Henry John Brockway Collis, Margaret Collis, May Maria Louise Collis, Reginald Cecil Collis, Sydney Harold Collis, Wilfred Basil Collis.
  • John Collis passed away in 1932 in Broadwey, Dorset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Eli Collis
1818–1888
Birth Location: Batcombe, Dorset, England
EC
Elizabeth Brockway
1824–
Birth Location: Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England
EB

Spouses(s)

Emily Day
1848–1888
Birth Location: Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England
ED
Eliza Hiscock
1848–1928
Birth Location: Stour Provost, Dorset, England
EH

Children(s)

Henry Collis
1871–1905
Birth Location: Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England
HC
Sydney Collis
1872–1908
Birth Location: Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England
SC
Cecil Collis
1873–1874
Birth Location: Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England
CC
May Collis
1873–1876
Birth Location: Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England
MC
Clara Collis
1875–1875
Birth Location: Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England
CC
Reginald Collis
1876–1939
Birth Location: Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England
RC
Evelyn Collis
1878–1938
Birth Location: Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England
EC
Alice Collis
1879–1960
Birth Location: Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England
AC
Allan Collis
1881–1921
Birth Location: Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England
AC
Margaret Collis
1882–1970
Birth Location: Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England
MC
Wilfred Collis
1884–1885
Birth Location: Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England
WC
Frances Collis
1887–
Birth Location: Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England
FC

John Collis's Ancestors

Self
John Collis
1849–1932
Birth Place: Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England
Parents
Eli Collis
1818–1888
Batcombe, Dorset, England
Elizabeth (Harriet) Brockway
1824–
Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England
Grandparents
Matthew Collis
1774–1829
Longburton, Dorset
Jane Perrot
1783–1853
Hermitage, Dorset
Great-Grandparents
Betty Collis
1765–
Issac Perrot
1760–
Jane Elford
1765–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Collis
1742–1795

John Collis's Descendants

1.
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John Collis (January 1849–13 Dec 1932) m. Emily Day (11 Oct 1848–2 Jul 1888) m. Eliza (Jane) Hiscock (January 1848–30 May 1928)
  1. 1. Henry (John Brockway) Collis 1871–1905
  2. 2. Sydney (Harold) Collis 1872–1908
    1. 1. Harold (John Noble) Collis 1908–1977 m. Helen (Gillanders) Campbell 1911–1961
  3. 3. Cecil (Stephen) Collis 1873–1874
  4. 4. May ((Maria) Louise) Collis 1873–1876
  5. 5. Clara (Elizabeth) Collis 1875–1875
  6. 6. Reginald (Cecil) Collis 1876–1939
  7. 7. Evelyn (Maria) Collis 1878–1938 m. Thomas (Slade) Page 1873–1928
    1. 1. Freda (Collis) Page 1904–
    2. 2. John (Edward) Page 1902–
    3. 3. Evelyn (Caroline E) Page 1903–
    4. 4. Hilda (Frances) Page 1907–
    5. 5. Thomas (Noel) Page 1911–
  8. 8. Alice (Eliza Sophia) Collis 1879–1960 m. Henry (John) Scribbins 1854–1925
  9. 9. Allan (Garfield) Collis 1881–1921 m. Mary (Paddon Jones) Page 1876–1957
    1. 1. Reginald (A) Collis 1914–1996
    2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Collis 1912–1997 m. Brynley Hughes 1905–1989
  10. 10. Margaret Collis 1882–1970 m. James (Sturt) Bird 1884–1964
  11. 11. Wilfred (Basil) Collis 1884–1885
  12. 12. Frances (Elizabeth) Collis 1887–

John Collis's Timeline

14 Records

1849
January 1849
Birth of John Collis in Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England
Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England
1849
14 Mar 1849
John Collis was christened in Iwerne Minster, Dorset
Iwerne Minster, Dorset
1851
1851
Age 2
John Collis resided here in Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England
Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England
1861
1861
Age 12
John Collis resided here in Iwerne, Dorset, England
Iwerne, Dorset, England
1870
April 1870
Age 21
John Collis was married in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
1871
1871
Age 22
John Collis resided here in Bradford, Trinity, Wiltshire, England
Bradford, Trinity, Wiltshire, England
1881
1881
Age 32
John Collis resided here in Iwerne Courtnay, Dorset, England
Iwerne Courtnay, Dorset, England
1891
1891
Age 42
John Collis resided here in Iwerne Minster, Iwerne Minster, Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England
Iwerne Minster, Iwerne Minster, Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England
1901
1901
Age 52
John Collis resided here in Iwerne Minster, Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England
Iwerne Minster, Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England
1911
1911
Age 62
John Collis resided here in Bincombe and Broadway, Dorset, England
Bincombe and Broadway, Dorset, England
1921
1921
Age 72
John Collis resided here in Colenso, Broadway, Dorset, England
Colenso, Broadway, Dorset, England
1932
8 Dec 1932
Age 83
Death of John Collis in Weymouth, Dorset, England
Weymouth, Dorset, England
1932
13 Dec 1932
Age 83
Burial of John Collis in Broadwey, Dorset, England
Broadwey, Dorset, England
1933
7 Mar 1933
Age 84
John Collis - Probate in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 1849
    Event Place: Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dorchester, England; Reference: PEBDY: RE 33, 41-2, 51, 61-2, 71
    [2] 1911 England Census
    [3] 1881 England Census
    [4] General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5a; Page: 325
    [5] 1851 England Census
    [6] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [7] England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, Library and Museum of Freemasonry; London, England; Freemasonry Membership Registers; Description: Membership Registers: Country O 1208-1296 to Country P 1299-1390; Reel Number: 15
    [8] Wiltshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns
    [9] 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 1510220, RD 263 RS 1 ED 2; Book: 10220

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1849
    Event Place: Iwerne Minster, Dorset

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: April 1870
    Event Place: Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Iwerne, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Bradford, Trinity, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Iwerne Courtnay, Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Iwerne Minster, Iwerne Minster, Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Iwerne Minster, Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Bincombe and Broadway, Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Colenso, Broadway, Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 1510220, RD 263 RS 1 ED 2; Book: 10220

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wellington, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Newspapers.com Marriage Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1932
    Event Place: Weymouth, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
    [2] Dorchester, England; Reference: PEBDY: RE 33, 41-2, 51, 61-2, 71
    [3] General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5a; Page: 325

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1932
    Event Place: Broadwey, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Dorchester, England; Reference: PEBDY: RE 33, 41-2, 51, 61-2, 71

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1933
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
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