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William Watts Collier 1875–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1875

Birth Location: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 20 June 1919

Death Location: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Father: William Collier

Mother: Catherine O'Meara

Spouse(s): Alice Kelleher

Children(s): John Collier, Alice Collier, William Collier, Patrick Collier, Mary Collier

William Watts Collier was born in 1875 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, the child of William Watts Collier And Catherine O Meara. In 1919, William Watts Collier resided in Sandhurst East, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. William Watts Collier married Alice Maude Kelleher, and had children including Alice Amelia May Collier, John Joseph Collier, Mary Dorothy Collier, Patrick Francis Pat Collier, William John Collier. William Watts Collier passed away in 1919 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • William Watts Collier was born in 1875 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, the child of William Watts Collier And Catherine O Meara.
  • In 1919, William Watts Collier resided in Sandhurst East, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
  • William Watts Collier married Alice Maude Kelleher, and had children including Alice Amelia May Collier, John Joseph Collier, Mary Dorothy Collier, Patrick Francis Pat Collier, William John Collier.
  • William Watts Collier passed away in 1919 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.

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William Collier's Ancestors

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William Collier
1875–1919
Birth Place: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Parents
William Watts Collier
1846–1914
New South Wales, Australia
Catherine O'Meara
1851–1917
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Grandparents
James O'Meara
1817–1858
Tipperary, Ireland
Jane (Blake) Shanahan
1816–1892
County Tipperary, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William O'Meara
1798–1840
Honoria
1784–1869
Thomas Shannahan
1788–1865
Catherine Fannon
1789–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel O'Mara
1756–1824
Mary Peacocke
1782–1830

William Collier's Descendants

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William (Watts) Collier (1875–20 June 1919) m. Alice (Maude) Kelleher (abt 1880–25 Jan 1944)
  1. 1. John (Joseph) Collier 1911–1944
  2. 2. Alice (Amelia May) Collier 1903–1928
  3. 3. William (John) Collier 1907–1986
  4. 4. Patrick (Francis (Pat)) Collier 1910–1928
  5. 5. Mary (Dorothy) Collier 1920–1921

William Collier's Timeline

3 Records

1875
1875
Birth of William Watts Collier in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
1919
1919
Age 44
William Watts Collier resided here in Sandhurst East, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Sandhurst East, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
1919
20 June 1919
Age 44
Death of William Watts Collier in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1875
    Event Place: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
    [2] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [3] Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917, The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Birth Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Sandhurst East, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 June 1919
    Event Place: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Death Index, The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Death Records

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