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William Watts COLLIER (1820 - 1891)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Harriet Abbot COLLIER (1843 - 1883) John Abbott COLLIER (1854 - 1923)	William Watts COLLIER (1820 - 1891) + Harriett Ann ABBOTT (1818 - 1892)

b. 1820 at Oystermouth, Glamorgan, Wales

m. 1844 Harriett Ann ABBOTT (1818 - 1892) at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

d. 13 Oct 1891 at White Hills, Victoria, Australia aged 71

Near Relatives of William Watts COLLIER (1820 - 1891)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	John ABBOTT	1793	Bridgewater, Sommerset, England	1878	London, Middlesex, England	85
Mother in Law	Mary Ann BISS	1797	Crowcombe, Somerset, England	1858	Bristol, Gloucestershire, England	61
Self	William Watts COLLIER	1820	Oystermouth, Glamorgan, Wales	13 Oct 1891	White Hills, Victoria, Australia	71
Wife	Harriett Ann ABBOTT	1818	Bristol, Gloucestershire, England	1892	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia	74
Daughter	Harriet Abbot COLLIER	1843	Hotham, Victoria, Australia	1883	California Gully, Victoria, Australia	40
Son	John Abbott COLLIER	1854	Long Gully, Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia	26 Jun 1923	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia	69
Son in Law	Evan JOHNS	1833	Oystermouth, Glamorgan, Wales	1885	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia	52
Daughter in Law	Elizabeth MITCHELL	1856	Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia	12 Mar 1938	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia	82
Grandson	Evan Reece JOHNS	1869	White Hill, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia	1908	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	39
Grandson	Horatio David COLLIER	05 Dec 1874	Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia	13 Jan 1940	Sydney, NSW, Australia	65
Grandson	William John COLLIER	1877	Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia	15 Nov 1944	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia	67
Granddaughter	Mary Elizabeth COLLIER	1880	Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia	05 Aug 1949	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia	69
Grandson	James COLLIER	10 Aug 1882	Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia
Grandson	George Alexander COLLIER	28 Aug 1885	Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia	14 Sep 1964	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia	79
Niece	Eleanor COLLIER	1854	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1946	South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	92
Sister in Law	Mary Ann ABBOTT	1818	Bristol, Gloucestershire, England	1898	South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	80

Events in William Watts COLLIER (1820 - 1891)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1820		William Watts COLLIER was born	Oystermouth, Glamorgan, Wales	Note 1
abt 1841	21	Immigration		Note 2	60
1843	23	Birth of daughter Harriet Abbot COLLIER	Hotham, Victoria, Australia	Note 3	52
1844	24	Married Harriett Ann ABBOTT (aged 26)	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Note 4	52
1854	34	Birth of son John Abbott COLLIER	Long Gully, Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia	Mitchell family tree
1883	63	Death of daughter Harriet Abbot COLLIER (aged 40)	California Gully, Victoria, Australia	Note 5	52
13 Oct 1891	71	William Watts COLLIER died	White Hills, Victoria, Australia	Note 6	52, 60
14 Oct 1891	71	Burial	White Hills Cemetery, Bendigo, Victoria	Note 7	82

Note 1: William Watts Collier tree - ancestry

Note 2: see death notice in 1891 - a colonist of 50 years

Note 3: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name Harriet Collier Birth Date Abt 1843 Birth Place Melbourne, Victoria Registration Year 1843 Registration Place Victoria, Australia Father William Collier Mother Harriet Registration Number 13217 Household Members Name Age Harriet Collier Harriet William Collier

Note 4: Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name William Walt Collier Spouse Name Harrlet Marriage Place Victoria Registration Place Victoria Registration Year 1844 Registration Number 4892 Household Members Name Age William Walt Collier

Note 5: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name Harriet Johns Birth Year abt 1843 Age 40 Death Place Eaglehawk, Victoria Father's Name Wm W Collier Mother's Name Harriet Abbott Registration Year 1883 Registration Place Victoria Registration Number 8002 Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current Name Harriet Johns Birth Date 1843 Birth Place Victoria, Australia Death Date 30 Sep 1883 Death Place Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo City, Victoria, Australia Cemetery Eaglehawk Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo City, Victoria, Australia Has Bio? N Father William Watts Collier Mother Harriet Collier Spouse Evan Johns Children Thomas William Johns URL http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=81519312&ref=acom

Note 6: Reg No 1891/18479 - Wm Watts Collier - White Hills - age 73 - born c 1818 - parents Wm and Harriet Abbott (? name of wife) William Watts Collier tree - ancestry Received William watts colliers death cert no. 18479. states profession as -caster [ could be - pottery and porcelain casters fill moulds with clay to cast pottery wares] father William watts collier [gentleman] mother harriet collier - maiden name abbott buried- whitehills cemetery Web: International, Find A Grave Index Name William Watts Collier Birth Date 29 May 1820 Age at Death 71 Death Date 13 Oct 1891 Burial Place Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Household Members Name Age William Watts Collier Leader (Melbourne) 24 Oct 1891 COLLIER.—On the 13th October, at Epsom, near Bendigo, William Watt Collier, the beloved husband of H.Collier, aged 72 years. a colonist of 50 years.

Note 7: Bendigo Cemeteries Trust COLLIER, WILLIAM W Date of Death: not available Date of Burial: 14/10/1891 Interment Number: 11729 Cemetery: WHITE HILLS Section: MON K1 Grave Number: 11729

Personal Notes:

from death reg of son John

Source References:

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Reg No 1891/18479 - Wm Watts Collier - White Hills - age 73 - born c 1818 - parents Wm and Hart Abbott (? name of wife)

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name William Walt Collier Spouse Name Harrlet Marriage Place Victoria Registration Place Victoria Registration Year 1844 Registration Number 4892 Household Members Name Age William Walt Collier

60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

- Reference = (Immigration)

- Notes: Leader (Melbourne) 24 Oct 1891 COLLIER.—On the 13th October, at Epsom, near Bendigo, William Watt Collier, the beloved husband of H.Collier, aged 72 years. a colonist of 50 years.

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Leader (Melbourne) 24 Oct 1891 COLLIER.—On the 13th October, at Epsom, near Bendigo, William Watt Collier, the beloved husband of H.Collier, aged 72 years. a colonist of 50 years.

82. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Cemetery Web Pages, Title: Cemetery Web Pages

- Reference = Bendigo Cemetery Trust (Burial)

- Notes: COLLIER, WILLIAM W Date of Death: not available Date of Burial: 14/10/1891 Interment Number: 11729 Cemetery: WHITE HILLS Section: MON K1 Grave Number: 11729

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