Streets where they lived

I have identified approx 15 families of Silk Weavers named Collier with 2 Fountain Heads.
It seems likely that some of the families may be linked to some of the other families.

There was a heavy concentration of weavers in Shoreditch, Spitalfields and Bethnal Green in the 18th & 19th centuries.
Some families lived close to one another  which may provide clues to enable some of these families to be linked together.

Here are the main examples:

Holywell Street or Lane, Shoreditch

The Fountain Heads

1781/2

William & Phoebe Collier, Holywell Street
per bp Matthew Collier 1781 and Sarah Delves Collier 1782

Family 18

1765

Abraham & Elizbeth Collier of Holywell Lane
per bp son Abraham 19.8.1765

Family 20

1717/1724

Abraham & Ann Collier of Hollywell St
per bp Stephen 1717, Francis 1719 and Ann 1724

Family 1

1791

James & Elizabeth Collier of Holywell Lane
per bp son Thomas 1791

New Inn Yard

The Fountain Heads

1779

St Leonards, Shoreditch

William & Phoebe Collier of New Inn Yard
per bp of son Thomas Collier 18.1.1779

1785

St Leonards, Shoreditch

William & Phoebe of New Inn Yard
per bp of daughter Phoebe Collier 17.2.1785

Family 5

1819

St Leonards, Shoreditch

Joseph Collier, Weaver & Hannah of New Inn Yard
per bp of sons James & Samuel Collier 19.10.1819

Family 10

1818

St Leonards, Shoreditch

William Collier, Weaver & Elizabeth of New Inn Yard
per bp son Joseph Collier (?) 8.3.1818

St John St, Bethnal Green

Fountain Heads

1808

William Collier of John St
buried Christ Church, Spitalfields 20.12.1808 (age 68)

Family 1

1813

James Collier, Weaver & Elizabeth of St John St
per bp of daughter Jane St Matthews, Bethnal Green 21.2.1813

1848

Thomas William Collier, Weaver 21 St John St
per marriage to Rachel Willett at St Johns 21.2.1848

1851

Thomas William Collier, Silk Weaver & Rachel St John St
per Census

1861

Thomas William Collier, Silk Weaver & Rachel 25 St John St
per Census

Family 2

1814

William Delves Collier, Weaver & Eleanor of St Johns
per bp of daughter Jane St Matthews, Bethnal Green 14.8.1814

1816

William Delves Collier, Silk Manufacturer & Eleanor of St Johns Street
per bp of son Henry St Matthews, Bethnal Green 14.8.1816

Family 11

1820

William Collier, Weaver & Charlotte of St John St
per bp of daughter Elinor St Matthews, Bethnal Green 27.2.1820

Tyssen Street, Bethnal Green

Family 1

1851

Joseph Collier, Silk Weaver & Mary of 7 Tyssen St
per Census

Family 5

1851

Hannah (Rosler) Collier, Hand Loom Weaver & Family (including Samuel & James) 4 Tyssen St
per Census

1861

James & Samuel Collier, Silk Weavers 3 1/2 Tyssen St
per Census

1871

Samuel Collier, Silk Weaver & Ann 3 Tyssen St
- James Dock Labourer (55) staying with Samuel & Ann
per Census

Family 14

1851

Ann Collier (Married) Silk Winder 3 Tyssen St
per Census

Virginia Row, Bethnal Green

Family 6

1849

James Collier, Weaver & Mary Ann 1 Virginia Row
per birth of daughter Mary Ann Collier 15.8.1849

1851

James Collier, Silk Weaver & Elizabeth 9 Virginia Row
per Census

Family 9

1841

William Collier, Weaver & Hannah Hood 12 Virginia Row
per birth of son William Collier 6.9.1841 & 1841 Census

1845

William Collier, Weaver & Hannah Hood 12 Virginia Row
per birth of son Samuel Collier 2.4.1845

1847

William Collier of 14 Virginia Row (father of Joseph Collier Weaver of 17 Virginia Row) to be examined per Poor Law Removal & Settlement Records

1851

William Collier, Weaver & Elizbeth
William Collier, Weaver & Hannah
both of 12 Virginia Row per Census

Family 10

1848

Joseph Collier, Weaver (father William  Collier, Weaver) of 17 Virginia Row
per marriage to Elizabeth Matthews St Mary's, Spitalfields 19.6.1848

Conclusion

Some families lived close together:

Holywell Lane or Street, Shoreditch

William & Phoebe Collier (1781/2) and James & Elizabeth Collier (1791).

New Inn Yard, Shoreditch

Joseph & Hannah Collier (1819) and William & Elizabeth Collier (1818).

Tyssen Street, Bethnal Green

Joseph & Mary Collier (1851), Hannah Rosler(with sons Samuel & James  Collier) (1851) and Ann Collier (1851).

John St or St John Street, Bethnal Green

James & Elizbeth Collier (1813), William Delves Collier & Eleanor Collier (1814/6)
and William CollierFamilies 1 and 2 lived close to one another in 1813-1816& Charlotte Collier (1820)

Colin Bower
8 January 2017

Links to:

Silk Weavers named Collier - Introduction & Index

Silk Weavers named Collier - The Story So Far

Collier Family - Progress to Date