Silk Weavers Named Collier - Families

Family 1

2. Charles Collier, Silk Weaver (1841-1853)
- born circa 1805
- married (1) Elizabeth (Eliza) Adams 25.8.1822 per IGI
- married (2) Maria (Collier)Weaver per 1851 Census
- father of Emma (Collier) Cordell, Silk Weaver
- father of Sarah Collier, WEaver
- Weaver per birth of daughter Ann Collier 28.2.1840 City of London Lying-in Hospital
- Silk Weaver, Pleasant Place, Bethnal Green
per 1841 Census (Age Circa 35)
- Weaver, 7 Tavistock Street, Bethnal Green per 1851 Census (age 41) - Weaver
per marriage certificate of daughter Emma 6.8.1850
marriage certificate of son Charles 15.10.1853
marriage certificate of daughter Maria 13.4.1856
marriage certificate of son George Feargus 25.12.1865

 

2. Mary or Maria Collier, Weaveress (1851)
- born 1810/11
- second wife of Charles Collier
- Weaveress,7 Tavistock St, Bethnal Green
per 1851 Census (Age 40)

• 3. Emma Collier, Silk Weaver (1851)
  - born 1829/30
  - married 6.8.1850 to William James Cordell (Huguenot links)
  - witness John Collier per marriage certificate
  - Silk Weaver, 2 Harrold Street, Bethnal Green
  - per 1851 Census (Age 20 )
• 3. Sarah Collier, Weaveress (1851)
  - born 1834/5
  - daughter of Charles Collier
  - Weaveress, 7 Tavistock St, Bethnal Green
  per 1851 Census (Age 16)

[2. John Thomas Cordell, Weaver (1827)
- born circa 1802
- bp of son William James Cordell 4.2.1827
(Age circa 25)

• 3. William James Cordell, Weaver (1850)
  - born 1.10.1827
  - Has Huguenot links
  - married 6.8.1850 (Age 23) to Emma Collier
  per mariage certificate]

Family 2

1. Thomas Collier 8/1 (see Note 2) Silk Weaver (1803-1841)
- born 1778/9
- married 4.7.1802 to Mary (Kemp) Collier
- Christ Church, Spitalfields per Leigh Collier
- Weaver, John Street per bp daughter Mary Sarah 31.8.1803 at Christ Church
per Huguenot records - Silk Weaver, Shacklewell St, Bethnal Green
per 1841 Census (Age circa 60)
- 12 Shacklewell St, Bethnal Green
per 1851 Census (Age 72)

1. Mary (Kemp) Collier
- born 1781/2
- known Huguenot links
- married 4.7.1802 to Thomas Collier 8/1
Christ Church, Spitalfields per Leigh Collier
- 12 Shacklewell St Bethnal Green
- per 1851 Census (Age 69)

2. Mary Sarah (Galopin) Randall (born Collier), Weaveress
- per Huguenot records
- daughter of Thomas Collier 8/1
- bp 31.8.1803 Christ Church, Spitalfields
- 22 Retreat Place, Bethnal Green
- per 1851 Census (Age 47)

2. Elizabeth Collier, Silk Weaver (1841)
- born 1805/6 - married John Furby 9.6.1833 Christ Chucrh, Spitalfields
- Silk Weaver, Colier Court, Bethnal Green
- per 1841 Census (Age 35)

2. William Collier, Weaver (1839)
- son of Thomas Collier 8/1
- bp 26.11.1815 St Matthews, Bethnal Green
- married 4.3.1838 to Eleanor Noon
Christ Church, Spitalfields per IGI
- Weaver Shacklewell St, Bethnal Green
per son William's birth certificate 5.6.1839

2. James Collier 7/1 (see Note 2) Silk Weaver (1839-1851)
- born 27.11.1819
- son of Thomas Collier 8/1
- married 3.2.1839 to Elizabeth Butler
St Matthews, Bethnal Green per Leigh Collier
- Silk Weaver, Shacklewell St, Bethnal Green
per 1841 Census (Age 21)
- Silk Weaver, 4 King Street, Bethnal Green
per 1851 Census (Age 31)

2. Elizabeth (Butler) Collier, Silk Warper (1851), Silk Weaver (1871)
- born 1821/2
- married 3.2.1839 to James Collier 7/1
St Matthews, Bethnal Green
per Leigh Collier
- Silk Warper, 14 King Street, Bethnal Green
per 1851 Census (Age 29)
- Silk Weaver, 131 Gossett St (formerly King Street), Bethnal Green
per 1871 Census (per Leigh Collier)

• (3. Thomas Collier 6/1 (see Note 2) Not apprenticed to Silk Weaving
  - born 9.10.1843
  - son of James Collier 7/1
  - lived at 80 Wellington Street, Bethnal Green (1866)
  per Leigh Collier
  - Wood Carver, 52 Royston Street, Bethnal Green
  per 1881 Census (Age 37))

• 3. James Collier, Weaver (1851)
  - born 1839/40
  - son of James Collier 7/1
  - Weaver, 14 King Street, Bethnal Green
  per 1851 Census (Age 11)
  - Florist, 52 Wellington Row, Bethnal Green
  per 1881 Census (Age 41)

Family 3

1. Samuel Collier, Hand Loom Silk Weaver (1851)
- Born 1779/80
- wife Susannah Collier
- daughter Sarah Collier
- Hand Loom Silk Weaver, 2 Abbey Street, Bethnal Green
per 1851 Census (Age 71)

2. Thomas Collier, Broad Weaver (1851)
- Born 1815/6
- son of Samuel Collier
- wife Ann Collier
- Broad Weaver, 2 Abbey St, Bethnal Green
per 1851 Census (Age 35)
- Silk Weaver, 49 Edward Street, Bethnal Green
per 1861 Census (age 44)

2. Ann Collier, Broad Weaver (1851)
- born 1815/6
- wife of Thomas Collier
- Broad Weaver, 2 Abbey Street, Bethnal Green
per 1851 Census (Age 35)

- Silk Weaver, 49 Edward Street, Bethnal Green
per 1861 Census (age 45)

 

• 3. Ann Collier, Silk Weaver (1861)
  - born 1840/1
  - Silk Weaver, 49 Edward Street, Bethnal Green
  per 1861 Census (Age 20)
  - Weaver, 49 Edward Street, Bethnal Green
  per marriage Adelphi Chapel, Hackney Road, Bethnal Green 22.8.1861

• 3. Mary Collier, Silk Weaver (1861)
  - born 1843/4
  - Silk Weaver, 49 Edward Street, Bethnal Green
  per 1861 Census (Age 17)

2. Sarah Collier, Hand Loom Silk Weaveress (1851)
- born 1824/5
- daughter of Samuel Collier
- Hand Loom Silk Weaveress, 2 Abbey St, Bethnal Green
per 1851 Census (Age 26)

Family 4

1. Thomas Collier, Weaver (1848)
- born circa 1800
- Weaver per marriage certificate of son Thomas William Collier 21.2.1848

2. Thomas William Collier Hand Loom Weaver Silk (1851-1881)
- born 1822/3
- wife Rachel Willett
- Weaver 21 St Johns Street, Bethnal Green
per marriage certificate 21.2.1848
- Weaver 25 St Johns Street, Bethnal Green
per birth of son Thomas 3.2.1851
- Hand Loom Weaver Silk, St Johns St, Bethnal Green
per 1851 Census (Age 28)
- Silk Weaver, 66 Hare Street, Bethnal Green
per 1881 Census (Age 57)

2. Rachel (Willett) Collier, Home Loom Weaveress (1851-1881)
- born 1822/3
- wife of Thomas Collier
- Hand Loom Weaveress, 22 St Johns St, Bethnal Green
per 1851 Census (Age 28)
- Silk Weaver, 66 Hare Street, Bethnal Green
per 1881 Census (Age 58)

• (3. Thomas William Collier, French Polisher
  - Born 1850/1
  - wife Rebecca Elizabeth Wicks
  per marriage certificate 1 June 1873 (age 23)
  - Witness James Benjamin Collier
  - French Polisher, 66 Hare Street, Bethnal Green
  per 1881 Census (Age 32))

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2. James Collier, Silk Weaver (1851)
- born c 1808/9
- wife Elizabeth Collier
- Virginia Row, Bethnal Green
per 1851 Census (Age 43)

2. Elizabeth Collier, Weaveress (1851)
- born c 1811/2
- wife of James Collier
- Weaveress, Virginia Row, Bethnal Green
per 1851 Census (Age 39)

3. James Collier, Weaver (1849)
- born c 1836 (per 1851 Census) - wife Mary Ann Vickers - Weaver of 1 Virginia Row, Bethnal Green
per birth of daughter Mary Ann Collier 15.8.1849

3. Abraham Collier
- born c 1838 (per 1851 Census)
- wife Mary Ann Howsham (1861-1881)
- Wife Weaveress of 7 Fox Street, Bethnal Green
per 1861 Census
- Wife Silk Fringe Weaver of 227 Cambridge Road, Bethnal Green
per 1881 Census

Family 7

2. Joseph Collier, Silk Weaver (1841-1851)
- born 1802/3
- wife Mary Ann (Sanders) Collier
- daughter Elizabeth Collier
- Weaver, Kent Street, Spitalfields
per 1841 Census (age about 30)
- Weaver, 6 Peacock Place, Bethnal Green
per birth son William 8.3.1847
- Silk Weaver, 7 Tyssen St, Bethnal Green
per 1851 Census (Age 48)

2. Mary Collier, Silk Weaver (1851)
- born 1805/6
- wife of Joseph Collier
- Silk Weaver, 7 Tyssen St, Bethnal Green
per 1851 Census (Age 15)

• 3. Elizabeth Collier, Silk Weaver (1851)
  - born 1834/5
  - daughter of Joseph Collier
  - Silk Weaver, 7 Tyssen St, Bethnal Green
  per 1851 Census (Age 16)

Family 8

2. Joseph Collier, Weaver (1840-1851)
- born 1807/8
- wife Harriett (Baker) Collier
- Weaver, 6 Patience Street, Bethnal Green
per birth of son Samuel 25.1.1840
- Silk Weaver Hand Loom 3 James St, Bethnal Green
per 1851 Census (Age 43)

2. Harriett (Baker) Collier, Silk Weaver Hand Loom (1851)
- born 1808/9
- wife of Joseph Collier
- Silk Weaver Hand Loom, 3 James Street, Bethnal Green
per 1851 Census (Age 42)

Family 9

1. William Collier, Silk Weaver (1841)
- born c 1790
- wife Elizabeth Collier
- Silk Weaver, Hope Street, Bethnal Green
per 1841 Census (age about 50)
- Weaver
per marriage of son James 27.3.1842

1. Elizabeth Collier, Silk Weaver (1841)
- born about 1790
- husband William Collier
- Silk Weaver, Hope Street, Bethnal Green
per 1841 Census (age about 45)

2. William Collier, Weaver (1838-1845)
- bp 9.3.1812 at St Leonard's Church, Shoreditch
- son of William & Elizabeth Collier
- married to Hannah Hood 13.2.1836 at St Leonard's Church, Shoreditch
- Weaver, 21 Swan Street, Bethnal Green
per birth of daughter Charlotte Elizabeth 23.6.1838
- Weaver, 18 St James Street, Bethnal Green
per birth of son William 29.12.1839
- Silk Weaver, Somers Buildings, Hope Street, Bethnal Green
per 1841 Census (age about 25)
- Weaver, 12 Virginia Row, Bethnal Green
per birth of sons William 6.9.1841 and Samuel 2.4.1845

2. James Collier, Silk Weaver (1841)
- born about 1820
- son of William & Elizabeth Collier
- wife Sophia Thorogood
- Silk Weaver, Hope Street, Bethnal Green
per 1841 Census (age about 20)

2. Caroline Collier, Silk Weaver (1841)
- born 1822/3
- daughter of William & Elizabeth Collier
- Silk Weaver, Hope Street, Bethnal Green
per 1841 Census (age 18)

2. Samuel Collier, Silk Weaver (1841)
- born about 1824/5
- son of William & Elizabeth Collier
- Silk Weaver, Hope Street, Bethnal Green
per 1841 Census (age 16)

 

2. Sarah Collier, Silk Weaver (1841)
- born about 1826/7
- daughter of William & Elizabeth Collier
- Silk Weaver, Hope Street, Bethnal Green
per 1841 Census (age 14)

 

Family 10

Joseph Collier, Weaver (1840-1)
- born c 1815
- wife Elizabeth Matthews
- Weaver 1 New Nichol Street, Bethnal Green
per birth of son Joseph 8.4.1840
- Weaver, White Horse Court, Wheeler Street, Spitalfields
per 1841 Census (age 25)

Family 11

2. William Collier, Weaver (1853)
- Born circa 1810
- Weaver, Wells St, Hackney
per marriage of daughter Eleanor Collier to William Thwaites (25.12.1853)

Family 12

2. Samuel Collier (Silk Weaver 1861-1871) & James Collier, Weavers (1861) - Born 1820/3 and 1815/6 respectively
- Weavers of 3 1/2 Thyssen Street, Bethnal Green
per 1861 Census
- per 1871 Census
Samuel Collier,Silk Weaver, 3 Thyssen Street, Bethnal Green (age 48)
- wife Ann
- brother James Collier, Dock Labourer (age 55)

Family 13

Thomas Collier Weaver (1840)
- born circa 1808
- wife Ann Primmer per IGI 23.6.1828
- Weaver
per birth of son George Furgus 10.6.1840 at City of London Lying-in Hospital

Notes:

1. All the names have been given an estimated Generation number
2. Leigh Collier numbered his Family Tree Maker sheets :
8/1 Thomas Collier
7/1 James Collier – his son
6/1 Thomas Collier – son of James

The above names have been listed in a Names Index:

Silk Weavers Named Collier - Families Name Index

Colin Bower
30 September 2008

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