The Bower & Collier Family History
Research by Colin Bower
Silk Weavers named Collier
Information on 3 William Collierss
The internet has a lot of information about the following 3 William Colliers.
1. William Collier Senior
St Dunstan & All Saints, Stepney
William Collier, Weaver
married 5.3.1738
Sarah Dealus (could have been Delves per bp 1717)
William & Sarah had 2 sons:
St Leonards, Shoreditch
Matthew Collier born 3.1.1742 bp 24.1.1742
(Parents William & Sarah Collier)
William Collier born 4.5.1742 bp 31.5.1741
(Parents William & Sarah Collier
Will dated 16.2.1789 was proved on 1.10.1789
2. William Collier Junior
St leonards, Shoreditch
William Collier
married 3.9.1782
Phoebe Booth
William & Phoebe had 6 children:
William Delves Collier bp c 1773(who married Eleanor Evitt)
Ann Collier bp c 1777 (who married William Kemp)
Thomas Collier bp 8.1.1779 (who married Mary Kemp)
Matthew Collier bp 26.3.1781
Sarah Delves Collier bp 26.12.1782
Phoebe Collier bp 17.2.1785(who married John Smithers)
William & Phoebe were both buried at Christ Church, Spitalfields:
Christ Church, Spitalfields
William Collier buried 20.12.1808 (age 68)
Phoebe Collier buried 7.2.1812
As shown in William's Will (dated 28.11.1808, proved 11.4.1809) there was a lot of wealth in the family at this point:
3. William Delves Collier
Christ Church, Spitalfields
William Delves Collier
married 9.11.1795
Eleanor Evitt
William & Eleanor had 12 children:
Matthew Collier bp 18.9.1798
Sarah Delves Collier bp 25.8.1799
Ann Collier bp 29.11.1802 (who married William Stainer)
Eleanor Collier bp 29.11.1802 (who married William Kemp)
John Collier bp 20.9.1804
Amelia Ann Collier bp 14.7.1805
James Collier bp 23.2.1806
Thomas Collier bp 20.3.1808
George Collier bp 15.4.1810
Caroline Collier bp 8.7.1812
Jane Collier bp 4.8.1814
Henry Delves Collier bp 14.8.1816 (who married Mary Ann Westlake)
Note: The bp dates have been ontained from the IGI
Colin Bower
15 January 2017
Links to:
Silk Weavers named Collier - Introduction & Index
