Emily Collin (1846 - 1912)

Born 24 Feb 1846 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Ancestors

Died 17 May 1912 at age 66 in Forehoe, Norfolk, England

Biography

Emily was born at Saffron Walden in Essex on 24 February 1846, the daughter of a Saffron Walden solicitor, Joseph Thomas Collin, and his wife, Lucy Cross. She was baptised on 31 March. ^[1] Emily was raised in Saffron Walden ^{[2] [3]} but by 1871 the family had moved to Wendens Ambo. ^[4]

By 1881 Emily had become the Lady superintendent of Rugeley District Hospital in Staffordshire, assisted by her sister, Fanny. ^[5] Their sister Lucy Wilkes died in 1885 followed by Lucy's widower, John Fiske Wilkes in 1888 leaving a family of 6 children and in 1891 Emily was at Wendens Lofts with them and another of their aunts, Emily Wilkes and their 40 year old cousin, Mary Collin. ^[6]Ten years later she had joined Fanny who was living with their mother, Lucy. ^[7] After Lucy's death Emily moved to Norfolk, dying at Forehoe on 7 March 1913. ^[8] Her estate worth £1818 17s 7d was probated to her brother, Turner and her sister Fanny. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptismal record Saffron Walden, Essex (31 March 1846 Emily Collin daughter of John Thomas Collin and Lucy) Viewed at Ancestry. Text only
2. ↑ 1851 Census of England
   Church St, Saffron Walden, Essex

   First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Joseph T	Collin	Head	Married	Male	41	Attorney and solicitor	Quendon, Essex
   Lucy	Collin	Wife	Married	Female	37	-	Latton, Essex
   Marianne	Collin	Daughter	-	Female	7	-	Saffron Walden, Essex
   Louisa	Collin	Daughter	-	Female	6	-	Saffron Walden, Essex
   Emily	Collin	Daughter	-	Female	5	-	Saffron Walden, Essex
   Alice	Collin	Daughter	-	Female	3	-	Saffron Walden, Essex
   Lucy	Collin	Daughter	-	Female	1	-	Saffron Walden, Essex
   Eliza	Linsdell	Servant	Unmarried	Female	27	House servant	?, Essex
   Emma	Chipperfield	Servant	Unmarried	Female	18	House servant	Bungay, Suffolk
   Susan	Loveday	Servant	Unmarried	Female	14	House servant	Elmdon, Essex

3. ↑ 1861 Census of England
   Church St, Saffron Walden, Essex

   First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Joseph T	Collin	Head	Married	Male	51	Attorney at Law	Quendon, Essex
   Lucy	Collin	Wife	Married	Female	47	-	Latton, Essex
   Marianne	Collin	Daughter	Unmarried	Female	17	Scholar	Saffron Walden, Essex
   Louisa	Collin	Daughter	Unmarried	Female	16	Scholar	Saffron Walden, Essex
   Emily	Collin	Daughter	Unmarried	Female	15	Scholar	Saffron Walden, Essex
   Alice	Collin	Daughter	Unmarried	Female	13	Scholar	Saffron Walden, Essex
   Lucy	Collin	Daughter	Unmarried	Female	11	Scholar	Saffron Walden, Essex
   Turner	Collin	Son	-	Male	8	Scholar	Saffron Walden, Essex
   Anne	Collin	Daughter	-	Female	5	Scholar	Saffron Walden, Essex
   Fanny	Collin	Daughter	-	Female	4	Scholar	Saffron Walden, Essex
   Mary Ann	Whiffin	Servant	Unmarried	Female	25	Cook	Linton, Cambridgeshire
   Emma	Scott	Servant	Unmarried	Female	31	Nurse	Wallington, Hertfordshire
   Charlotte	Perry	Servant	Unmarried	Female	20	Housemaid	Saffron Walden, Essex

4. ↑ 1871 Census of England
   Wenden Ambo, Essex

   First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Joseph T	Collin	Head	Married	Male	61	Attorney and Landowner	Quendon, Essex
   Lucy	Collin	Wife	Married	Female	57	-	Latton, Essex
   Marianne	Collin	Daughter	Unmarried	Female	27	-	Saffron Walden, Essex
   Louisa	Collin	Daughter	Unmarried	Female	26	-	Saffron Walden, Essex
   Emily	Collin	Daughter	Unmarried	Female	25	-	Saffron Walden, Essex
   Alice	Collin	Daughter	Unmarried	Female	23	-	Saffron Walden, Essex
   Lucy	Collin	Daughter	Unmarried	Female	21	-	Saffron Walden, Essex
   Turner	Collin	Son	Unmarried	Male	18	Undergraduate at Trinity College, Cambridge	Saffron Walden, Essex
   Sarah	Arnold	Servant	Unmarried	Female	45	Domestic servant	Langham, Suffolk
   Susan	Richardson	Servant	Unmarried	Female	27	Cook	Gt Chesterford, Essex
   Mary A	Richardson	Servant	Unmarried	Female	26	Housemaid	Walden, Essex
   Mary A	Gowlett	Servant	Unmarried	Female	21	Housemaid	Radwinter, Essex

5. ↑ 1881 Census of England
   District Hospital, Brereton, Rugeley, Staffordshire, England

   First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Emily	Collins	Head	Unmarried	Female	35	Lady Superintendent	Saffron Walden, Essex
   Fanny	Collins	Sister	Unmarried	Female	24	-	Saffron Walden, Essex
   Fanny	Aston	Servant	Unmarried	Female	64	Head nurse	Madely, Staffordshire
   Margaret	Stewart	Servant	Unmarried	Female	18	? nurse	No information
   Emma	Mansfold	Servant	Unmarried	Female	22	Domestic servant cook	Rugeley, Staffordshire
   Susan	Richardson	Servant	Unmarried	Female	27	Cook	Gt Chesterford, Essex
   Alice A	Cotton	Patient	Unmarried	Female	18	Nurse	London
   Mary Ann	Wood	Patient	Unmarried	Female	21	Domestic servant	Brewood, Staffordshire
   Charles H	Gill	Patient	Unmarried	Male	21	Gardener and Domestic servant	Gloucestershire
   Daniell	Brady	Patient	Unmarried	Male	58	Agricultural labourer	Roscommen, Ireland
   John	Heenahan	Patient	Married	Male	36	Coal miner	Roscommen, Ireland
   John	Johnson	Patient	Unmarried	Male	63	Coal miner	Brereton, Staffordshire

6. ↑ 1891 Census of England
   Lofts Hall, Wenden Lofts, Essex, England

   First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   John Fiskes	Wilkes	Head	-	Male	11	Living on own means	Sutton, Surrey
   Lucy Lettice	Wilkes	Sister	-	Female	11	-	Sutton, Surrey
   Katharine	Wilkes	Sister	-	Female	8	-	Wenden Lofts, Essex
   Annie	Wilkes	Sister	-	Female	8	-	Wenden Lofts, Essex
   Alice	Wilkes	Sister	-	Female	5	-	Wenden Lofts, Essex
   Madeleine	Wilkes	Sister	-	Female	5	-	Wenden Lofts, Essex
   Emily Mary	Wilkes	Aunt	Single	Female	46	-	Elmdon, Essex
   Emily	Collin	Aunt and visitor	Single	Female	45	-	Saffron Walden, Essex
   Mary	Collin	Cousin and visitor	Single	Female	41	-	Heydon, Essex
   Seven	female	servants	-	-	-	-	-

7. ↑ 1901 Census of England
   House in own ground, Wendens Ambo, Essex

   First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Lucy	Collin	Wife	Widow	Female	87	Living on own means	Latton, Essex
   Emily	Collin	Daughter	Single	Female	55	Living on own means	Saffron Walden, Essex
   Fanny	Collin	Daughter	Single	Female	44	Living on own means	Saffron Walden, Essex
   Mary Ann	Crackall	Servant	Single	Female	41	Cook	Linton, Cambridgeshire
   Alice	Harvey	Servant	Unmarried	Female	33	Parlour maid	?, Staffs
   Edith	Freeeman	Servant	Unmarried	Female	15	Under housemaid	Great Chesterford, Essex

8. ↑ England and Wales death index (Registered Forehoe 1912 2nd qu Emily Collin 66)
9. ↑ National Probate Calendar (20 June 1912 Emily Collin of Firgrove, Morley, Norfolk died 17 May 1912. Estate valued at £1818 172 7d. Probate granted to Turner Collin, nephew, and Fanny Collin, spinster)

• Diary of Rev Arthur Cross, her cousin