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08-01-10, 22:27
Name - "official" name and what they were known as
William Richard Collis,think he was probably known as Bill
Date and place of birth
29 Oct 1861, Wards Cross, Hurst Berkshire
Names of parents
Edmund Richard Collis and Catherine Tupper Harwood
Date and place of baptism - if applicable
1 Dec 1861, St Nicholas, Hurst, Berkshire
Details of each of his or her marriages - if any
married 15 Nov 1886, Christ Church St Laurence, Sydneyto Laura Sophia MARTIN
Occupation(s) - if any
Chief Clerk, Registrar and Mining Warden, N.S.W. Dept of Mines
Military service - if any NIL
Addresses where they lived - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on.
Parents at Lodge Parke, Hurst in 1861 census
Oct 1862-Feb 1863 "Orwell" to Sydney NSW (brother Henry Orwell Collis was born on 12 Dec 1862 during the voyage)
1864-1886 Parramatta Road, Concord/Burwood.
1886-1918 Susan St, Auburn
1918-1922 "Wilora", Hay St, Collaroy (Sydneys Northern beaches)
Date, place and cause of death
25 Oct 1922, Sydney Hospital
William had a "seizure" on the ferry going Manly, on the way home one evening after work. He was taken to Sydney Hospital but died soon after.
Date and place of burial / cremation.
26 Oct 1922 Manly Cemetery - attended by representatives of the NSW Mines Dept and other govt bodies with whom he had contact, union officials and other digintaries.
Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable
have not found one yet
Memorial inscription - if any
I have seen it, but silly, did not write it down
William Richard Collis,think he was probably known as Bill
Date and place of birth
29 Oct 1861, Wards Cross, Hurst Berkshire
Names of parents
Edmund Richard Collis and Catherine Tupper Harwood
Date and place of baptism - if applicable
1 Dec 1861, St Nicholas, Hurst, Berkshire
Details of each of his or her marriages - if any
married 15 Nov 1886, Christ Church St Laurence, Sydneyto Laura Sophia MARTIN
Occupation(s) - if any
Chief Clerk, Registrar and Mining Warden, N.S.W. Dept of Mines
Military service - if any NIL
Addresses where they lived - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on.
Parents at Lodge Parke, Hurst in 1861 census
Oct 1862-Feb 1863 "Orwell" to Sydney NSW (brother Henry Orwell Collis was born on 12 Dec 1862 during the voyage)
1864-1886 Parramatta Road, Concord/Burwood.
1886-1918 Susan St, Auburn
1918-1922 "Wilora", Hay St, Collaroy (Sydneys Northern beaches)
Date, place and cause of death
25 Oct 1922, Sydney Hospital
William had a "seizure" on the ferry going Manly, on the way home one evening after work. He was taken to Sydney Hospital but died soon after.
Date and place of burial / cremation.
26 Oct 1922 Manly Cemetery - attended by representatives of the NSW Mines Dept and other govt bodies with whom he had contact, union officials and other digintaries.
Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable
have not found one yet
Memorial inscription - if any
I have seen it, but silly, did not write it down