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Jean McKay

Parents:

• Birth*: Jean McKay was born in 1874 at Victoria, Australia.
• She was the daughter of Duncan McKay and Ann Hall.
• Anecdote: The informant on Ann McKAY's death certificate (1915) was Jean McKAY (her daughter) of "Verna", 80 Blythe St, Brunswick, Victoria.
• (Witness) Death: Jean McKay witnessed the death of Ann Hall on 10 August 1915 at 80 Blyth St, Brunswick, Victoria, Australia.
• Anecdote*: Annie, Jean and Jack (John) all lived together in St Kilda in Melbourne. They never married. They went to South Africa at one time and had a restaurant there. They later ran a restaurant in Perth, Western Australia and then went back to Melbourne. George was the only one to permanently settle in Western Australia. Annie, Jean and Jack sent money to Len and Elsie McKay for music lessons for their daughter Florence.

John McKay

Parents:

• Birth*: John McKay was born in 1876.
• He was the son of Duncan McKay and Ann Hall.
• Anecdote*: Annie, Jean and Jack (John) all lived together in St Kilda in Melbourne. They never married. They went to South Africa at one time and had a restaurant there. They later ran a restaurant in Perth, Western Australia and then went back to Melbourne. George was the only one to permanently settle in Western Australia. Annie, Jean and Jack sent money to Len and Elsie McKay for music lessons for their daughter Florence.

Johanna Murray

• Birth*: Johanna Murray was born circa 1840.
• Marriage*: Johanna Murray married John Mackay, son of William McKay and Isabella McLaren, circa 1864 at Kilmore, Victoria, Australia.
• Married Name: As of circa 1864, her married name was Mackay.

John William Mackay

Parents:

• Birth*: John William Mackay was born circa 1865 at Victoria, Australia.
• He was the son of John Mackay and Johanna Murray.

Isabella Mackay

Parents:

• Birth*: Isabella Mackay was born circa 1870 at Victoria, Australia.
• She was the daughter of John Mackay and Johanna Murray.

Georgina Mackay

Parents:

• Birth*: Georgina Mackay was born circa 1871 at Victoria, Australia.
• She was the daughter of John Mackay and Johanna Murray.

Thomas Hall

• Marriage*: Thomas Hall married Ann McDonald on 10 June 1805 at Kilmonivaig, Inverness, Scotland.
• Anecdote*: Thomas is recorded as a shepherd on his son Angus's death certificate (1869).

Ann McDonald

• Birth*: Ann McDonald was born in 1789 at Laggan, Inverness, Scotland.
• Marriage*: Ann McDonald married Thomas Hall on 10 June 1805 at Kilmonivaig, Inverness, Scotland.
• Married Name: As of 10 June 1805, her married name was Hall.

Gwen Gardner

• Marriage*: Gwen Gardner married Eric George Hoare, son of George Fortescue Hoare and Ellen Gregg, in 1988 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Gwen was a widow.
• Married Name: As of 1988, her married name was Hoare.

Thomas Collier

Parents:

• Birth*: Thomas Collier was born in 1811 at Barking, East Ham, Essex, England.
• He was the son of Stephen Collier and Mary Brown.
• Marriage*: Thomas Collier married Sarah Mills, daughter of Sarah (?), on 24 October 1849 at Witney, Oxfordshire, England^B, Witnesses: Elizabeth Collier and Daniel Seeley.
• Residence*: On 7 April 1861 Thomas Collier and Sarah Mills lived at Ivy House, East Ham, Essex, England, Ivy House is across the road from the old Post Office near the old Cock Inn in East Ham and no longer exists (i.e. has been demolished). The Cock Inn was at 56 High Street North, East Ham buthas been demolished and a Barclays Bank is there now. The Old Post Office is a rare old building that survives in East Ham. Mrs Sarah Mills appears to be the victualler at the Cock Inn between 1845 and 1851 (census). The 1861 census records Thomas Collier, son of Stephen and Mary Collier, as residing at Ivy House in 1861 next to the Cock Inn and the Post Office. The 1838 tithe map of East Ham was checked and although Ivy House is not mentioned, Thomas does occupy two plots in the centre of East Ham village (plots 162 & 163) owned by Edmond Pycroft Esq. It seems reasonable to assume that this is the location of Ivy House especially as the Post Office is across the road and the Cock Inn almost adjacent to it.^1,2
  
• (Witness) Will: Thomas Collier is mentioned in the will of Stephen Collier dated 1 June 1863 at West Ham, Essex, England.
• (Witness) Will: Thomas Collier is mentioned in the will of Robert Curtis dated 1864.
• Anecdote*: Thomas Collier, of Ivy House, East Ham, in the County of Essex, Baker, filed for bankrupcy on 15 July 1868.³

Stephen Brown Collier

Parents:

• Birth*: Stephen Brown Collier was born circa 1830; age at death in 1876 given as 46 years.¹
• He was the son of Stephen Collier and Mary Brown.
• Residence: On 7 June 1841 Stephen Brown Collier lived at High St Great Ilford, Barking, Essex, England, (a boarding school?)²
• Residence*: In 1863 Stephen Brown Collier lived at East India Service, Madras, India.³
• (Witness) Will: Stephen Brown Collier is mentioned in the will of Stephen Collier dated 1 June 1863 at West Ham, Essex, England.
• Anecdote*: In 1868 or thereabouts Stephen was working for the East India Service in Madras.
• Occupation*: Stephen Brown Collier was a bricklayer in 1876.⁴
• Death*: Stephen Brown Collier died on 17 February 1876 at 75 Paul Street, West Ham, Essex, England. He died at the home of his sister Elizabeth Keen and her husband John.^1,4
• Probate*: His estate was probated on 3 March 1876 at Essex, England, Effects under £300.⁴

Sarah Ann Collier

Parents:

• Birth*: Sarah Ann Collier was born circa 1815 at East Ham, Essex, England.¹
• She was the daughter of Stephen Collier and Mary Brown.
• Marriage*: Sarah Ann Collier married Henry Brittain on 9 July 1843 at St George the Martyr, Southwark, Surrey, England.^2,3
• Married Name: As of 9 July 1843, her married name was Brittain.
• Residence*: In 1863 Sarah Ann Collier and Henry Brittain lived at West Ham, Essex, England.²

Henry Brittain

• Birth*: Henry Brittain was born circa 1814 at Kent, England.¹
• Marriage*: Henry Brittain married Sarah Ann Collier, daughter of Stephen Collier and Mary Brown, on 9 July 1843 at St George the Martyr, Southwark, Surrey, England.^2,3
• Residence*: In 1863 Henry Brittain and Sarah Ann Collier lived at West Ham, Essex, England.²

Sarah Mills

Parents:

• Birth*: Sarah Mills was born circa 1822 at Rotherhithe, Surrey, England.¹
• She was the daughter of Sarah (?)
• Marriage*: Sarah Mills married Thomas Collier, son of Stephen Collier and Mary Brown, on 24 October 1849 at Witney, Oxfordshire, England^B, Witnesses: Elizabeth Collier and Daniel Seeley.
• Married Name: As of 24 October 1849, her married name was Collier.
• Residence*: On 7 April 1861 Sarah Mills and Thomas Collier lived at Ivy House, East Ham, Essex, England, Ivy House is across the road from the old Post Office near the old Cock Inn in East Ham and no longer exists (i.e. has been demolished). The Cock Inn was at 56 High Street North, East Ham buthas been demolished and a Barclays Bank is there now. The Old Post Office is a rare old building that survives in East Ham. Mrs Sarah Mills appears to be the victualler at the Cock Inn between 1845 and 1851 (census). The 1861 census records Thomas Collier, son of Stephen and Mary Collier, as residing at Ivy House in 1861 next to the Cock Inn and the Post Office. The 1838 tithe map of East Ham was checked and although Ivy House is not mentioned, Thomas does occupy two plots in the centre of East Ham village (plots 162 & 163) owned by Edmond Pycroft Esq. It seems reasonable to assume that this is the location of Ivy House especially as the Post Office is across the road and the Cock Inn almost adjacent to it.^1,2
  

Thomas Keen

Parents:

• Birth*: Thomas Keen was born circa 1864 at West Ham, Essex, England.¹
• He was the son of John Keen and Elizabeth Collier.
• Occupation*: Thomas Keen was a carpenter on 3 April 1881.¹

William Shaw

• Birth*: William Shaw was born circa 1754.
• Marriage*: William Shaw married Jane Alcorn on 1 February 1785 at Chailey, Sussex, England^B.¹
• Marriage*: William Shaw married Susan Green on 19 October 1791 at Chailey, Sussex, England^B, witnesses: Stephen Garnham and James Kemp.²
• Burial*: William Shaw was buried in 1828 at Chailey, Sussex, England^B.

Susan Green

• Birth*: Susan Green was born circa 1765.
• Marriage*: Susan Green married William Shaw on 19 October 1791 at Chailey, Sussex, England^B, witnesses: Stephen Garnham and James Kemp.¹
• Married Name: As of 19 October 1791, her married name was Shaw.
• Burial*: Susan Green was buried on 28 September 1799 at Chailey, Sussex, England^B.²

William Green

Parents:

• Baptism*: William Green was baptized on 30 January 1791 at Chailey, Sussex, England^B.¹
• He was the son of Susan Green.
• Anecdote*: William Green joined the British Army at Maidstone, Kent, in 1812 as a member of the 57^th Regiment of Foot. He went to Ireland with the regiment in 1818 where he met and married Mary Kelly in 1819. (Source: Jeff Green of Victoria, Australia - descendant of William - March 2013.)
• Anecdote: Another descendant, Ursula Corkish, writes: Together with three children they came to Australia aboard the convict ship "Royal Charlotte" (Willian as a guard) arriving Sydney 1825. Three more children were born in Sydney before moving to Van Dieman's Land where he was discharged and given a grant of land and took up a position as Poundkeeper in Launceston. He later relocated to Hamilton, Victoria where he died in 1864 after falling out of a tree while shooting possums, in the company of his grandson, William.

Jane Alcorn

• Marriage*: Jane Alcorn married William Shaw on 1 February 1785 at Chailey, Sussex, England^B.¹
• Married Name: As of 1 February 1785, her married name was Shaw.
• Burial*: Jane Alcorn was buried on 29 January 1790 at Chailey, Sussex, England^B.²

Jane Shaw

Parents:

• Baptism*: Jane Shaw was baptized on 8 May 1785 at Chailey, Sussex, England^B.
• She was the daughter of William Shaw and Jane Alcorn.

William Shaw

Parents:

• Baptism*: William Shaw was baptized on 11 February 1787 at Chailey, Sussex, England^B.
• He was the son of William Shaw and Jane Alcorn.
• (Witness) Will: William Shaw is mentioned in the will of Thomas Packham dated 20 March 1830 at Clayton, Sussex, England.¹

Thomas Shaw

Parents:

• Baptism*: Thomas Shaw was baptized circa 1788.
• He was the son of William Shaw and Jane Alcorn.

William Collier

Parents:

• Baptism*: William Collier was baptized circa 1752.
• He was the son of Edward Collier.
• Marriage*: William Collier married Deborah Cripps on 28 April 1781 at St Mary's, Witney, Oxfordshire, England^B.
• Anecdote: On a lease signed by Stephen Collier in 1820 he states that his father William is a blanket weaver of Witney. The document says that Stephen is to inherit six cottages from his father who had inherited them from his father Edward (who died in 1792 and bought the cottages in 1787).
• Anecdote*: Details about the family of William Collier and Deborah Cripps have been provided by Derek Collier of Berkshire, England. He is a descendant of their son William Collier and has more detailed information than provided here. He can be contacted at derekc774 @ btinternet.com.
• Death*: William Collier died in 1836 at England. "age 84 years."

Deborah Cripps

• Baptism*: Deborah Cripps was baptized on 28 May 1761 at St Mary's, Witney, Oxfordshire, England^B.
• Marriage*: Deborah Cripps married William Collier, son of Edward Collier, on 28 April 1781 at St Mary's, Witney, Oxfordshire, England^B.
• Married Name: As of 28 April 1781, her married name was Collier.
• Burial*: Deborah Cripps was buried in 1821 at Witney, Oxfordshire, England^B.

William Collier

Parents:

• Baptism*: William Collier was baptized on 16 August 1789 at Witney, Oxfordshire, England^B.
• He was the son of William Collier and Deborah Cripps.
• Marriage*: William Collier married Sarah Dell in 1811 at Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England.
• Occupation*: William Collier was a surgeon at Stokenchurch, Buckinghamshire, England.
• Anecdote: William and Sarah had eight children in 1834.
• Anecdote*: William was sentenced to transportation for life to Australia at his trial at the Old Bailey on 2 January 1834 at the age of 43 years for fraud against the Bank of England. He had been 22 years in the medical profession.
• Anecdote: William left Portsmouth and arrived at Adventure Bay, Bruny Island, Hobart, Van Diemen's Land on 30 Jun 1834 on the ship "Arab". While a convict he held the following positions:
  Medical Attendant, Bridgewater 1835
  Medical Dispenser, Jericho 1837
  Medical Attendant, Ross, 1840
  Medical Attendant, Probation Station, Jericho 1841
  Medical Attendant Anson Prison Hulk 1844
  His addresses have been found to be:
  Stokenchurch, England for 12 years
  Bloomsbury, London, England 1819 (from letter re land grant - see notes)
  Hobart, Van Diemen's Land (VDL) 1834
  Brighton, VDL 1835
  Bridgewater, VDL 1835
  Jericho, VDL 1837, 1841
  Oatlands, VDL 1842
  Launceston, VDL 1842
  New Town Farm, VDL 1844
  Launceston 1852 (family records)
  (Source: http://www.medicalpioneers.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?detail=1&id=3880.)
• Anecdote: History in Australia: http://www.medicalpioneers.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?detail=1&id=3880.
• Anecdote: William received a conditional pardon on 12 Jun 1846.
• Anecdote: In 1847 William was a schoolmaster working at Saint Joseph’s Boys School Hobart (56 pupils). The school was opened in 1847. In 1852 he is said to be in Launceston.
• Death*: William Collier died circa 1860 at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Thomas Collier

Parents:

• Baptism*: Thomas Collier was baptized on 17 February 1791 at St Mary's, Witney, Oxfordshire, England^B.
• He was the son of William Collier and Deborah Cripps.
• Anecdote*: Thomas sold the freehold of a house and shop in Witney High Street in 1845.
• Marriage*: Thomas Collier married Sarah Miles in 1849 at Witney, Oxfordshire, England^B, Witnesses were Elizabeth the daughter of Michael Cripps Collier, and her future husband Daniel Seeley.
• Death*: Thomas Collier died in 1850 at Witney, Oxfordshire, England^B.

John Collier

Parents:

• Baptism*: John Collier was baptized on 17 February 1782 at Witney, Oxfordshire, England^B, confirmed in parish records by Derek Collier 2013.
• He was the son of William Collier and Deborah Cripps.
• Anecdote*: It is thought that John Collier (Colyer) went to Tasmania in 1833 with William and Thomas Brown. It is possible that John was an accomplice to his bother William in the crime for which he was sentenced to transportation for life to Australia in 1834. Perhaps he left before the trial to get away?

Mary Collier

Parents:

• Baptism*: Mary Collier was baptized on 19 March 1793 at St Mary's, Witney, Oxfordshire, England^B.
• She was the daughter of William Collier and Deborah Cripps.
• Marriage*: Mary Collier married Samuel Green in 1813 at England.
• Married Name: As of 1813, her married name was Green.
• Death*: Mary Collier died in 1824 at Witney, Oxfordshire, England^B.
• Burial*: Mary Collier was buried on 19 December 1824 at Witney, Oxfordshire, England^B.

Elizabeth Collier

Parents:

• Birth*: Elizabeth Collier was born on 22 August 1795 at Witney, Oxfordshire, England^B.
• Death*: Elizabeth Collier died on 22 August 1795 at Witney, Oxfordshire, England^B.
• She was the daughter of William Collier and Deborah Cripps.
• Burial*: Elizabeth Collier was buried on 23 August 1795 at Witney, Oxfordshire, England^B.

Michael Cripps Collier

Parents:

• Baptism*: Michael Cripps Collier was baptized on 27 June 1802 at Witney, Oxfordshire, England^B.
• He was the son of William Collier and Deborah Cripps.
• Anecdote*: Note: Information on Michael Cripps Collier has come from his descendant Mike Sandon (mikesandon77 @ gmail.com).
• Marriage*: Michael Cripps Collier married Jane Angel on 16 January 1825 at Witney, Oxfordshire, England^B, by licence.
• Occupation*: Michael Cripps Collier was Rope and Sacking Manufacturer in 1847 at High St, Witney, Oxfordshire, England.
• Marriage*: Michael Cripps Collier married Elizabeth Wellstood on 29 May 1867 at Registry Office, Witney, Oxfordshire, England.
• Occupation: Michael Cripps Collier was a rope, twine and sack manufacturer in 1869.
• Death*: Michael Cripps Collier died on 9 June 1873 at 38 Bridge St, Witney, Oxfordshire, England, at age 70. He died of chronic cystitis, exhaustion.