Robert Collis (bef. 1791 - aft. 1871)

Born before 24 Apr 1791 in Aston, Oxfordshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Unknown) Collis — married about 1814 in England

Descendants

Died after 1871 after age 79 in Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada

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Biography

Robert was born in Aston, Oxfordshire, England and was baptised on April 24, 1791 in Bampton, Oxfordshire. He is the son of William Collis and Ann Hosier.^[1]

He was the husband of Ann and their family were in Fredericton, York, New Brunswick by at least 1836 when their daughter Julia Collis was born.

His wife Ann died sometime after the 1861 Census but before the 1871 Census when he was the head of the household in Fredericton, York County with son Robert and daughter Elizabeth with him as well as his daughter Julia Darlington and her husband and children. Robert's religion was Baptist and his occupation was listed as: Sexton B M H ^[2]

Research Notes

Many online trees have Robert marrying widow Ann Kelvie in Bampton, Oxfordshire but they omit the fact that she was a widow and use that surname as her maiden name.

Unfortunately, that record was for August 27, 1865 so it's definitely NOT the correct couple. The Robert Collis who did marry Ann Kelvie was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Collis.^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Oxfordshire Parish Registers 1538-1904", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HG8X-5P6Z : Thu Oct 05 00:11:14 UTC 2023), Entry for Robert Collie and William Collie, 24 Apr 1791.
2. ↑ "Canada Census, 1871", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4MJ-8H6 : Wed Dec 06 00:41:30 UTC 2023), Entry for Robert Collis and Robert W Collis, 1871.
3. ↑ Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR17/1/R4/1
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.

• "Canada Census, 1851", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWRT-XKY : Wed Oct 04 13:42:05 UTC 2023), Entry for Robert Collis, 1851.

• "Canada, New Brunswick Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQMY-Y67 : 23 February 2021), Robert Collis, Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada; citing line number 454, p. 12; Library and Archives Canada number M-556, Public Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 477,560.