The Children of Pierce Collit

The Children of Pierce Collit.

Grandchildren

1811 Pierce

1813 Josiah

1815 John

1818 Elizabeth

1819 Eliza

1821 Lydia

1823 Frances

1825 James

1826 Lucy Ann

1826 Edward Field

Oldest daughter Maria. married Philip Strickland in1811,at St Matthews Church at Windsor,

Her children to Phillip Strickland were 3 sons. Phillip died in 1816.

Pierce Strickland b. 14 Dec 1811⁵
Josiah Strickland b. 28 Jan 1813⁹
John Strickland b. 28 May 1815, d. 3 Oct 1849⁹

In the 6th October 1817 she again married to Edward Field at Castlereagh. The Fields were their best friends and neighbors. They had 5 daughters and two sons. Edward died in 1846 aged 49 and was buried at Castlereagh.

Elizabeth Field+ b. 17 Apr 1818, d. 30 Jul 1900¹⁰
Eliza Field b. 5 Dec 1819, d. Mar 1829¹
Lydia Field+ b. 9 Sep 1821¹⁰
Frances Field b. 20 Apr 1823, d. Dec 1849¹⁰
James Field+ b. 2 Jan 1825¹⁰
Lucy Ann Field b. 23 Dec 1826, d. 29 Aug 1896¹⁰
Edward Field *b. 17 Sep 1828, d. 22 Dec 1896¹

*Edward Field went on to be the last Innkeeper at Rose Inn.

Maria died in 1829 and was buried at Castlereagh aged 33. Pierce and Mary must have been devasted as their eldest daughter had been through so much with them. She left 10 grandchildren for them.

Edward went on to marry Ester Lees on the 18th October 1830 and they had 6 more children. The first being born in 1833, 4 years after Marias death. This time lapse at lease gave the couple a chance to cope with the children from the Edwards first marriage to Maria.

Edward died at Castlereagh on the 7th December 1846 aged 49 and his occupation was given as Innkeeper living at Castlereagh.

John Field b. 23 Mar 1833, d. 1899³
Thomas Field b. 16 Mar 1834³
Eliza Field+ b. 31 Jul 1835, d. 3 Apr 1906⁶
Pierce Field+ b. 5 Aug 1837, d. 1916³
Josiah Field b. 30 Nov 1839³
Henry Field b. 1840, d. 13 May 1868^7,8

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Maria, now aged 28 had married Phillip Stickland in 1811at St Matthews in Windsor, but Phillip died in 1811. On the 6th October 1817 Maria again was married to Edward Field.

in totla Maria had . Maria died in September 1829. Sarah, now aged 27,had married John Watkins in 1816. Frances, aged 15 had married Thomas Pembroke in 1822. Sophia maried Thomas Rawsone in

Grandchildren

Second daughter who sailed out the Pierce and Mary was Sarah. At the age of 19 she married John Watkins on 9th September 1816 at the Castlereagh Church at Castlereagh.

1818 James

1819 Mary Ann

1821 Maria

1823 Ann

1824 Elizabeth

1824 Sophia

1827 Michael

1830 Ellen

1831 Joseph

1832 William

1840 Sarah

They had 3 children one son and two daughters.

James Watkins b. 8 Aug 1817, d. 5 Oct 1853²
Mary Ann Watkins b. 6 Jun 1819²
Maria Watkins+ b. 14 Mar 1821²

John died at Mount York on the 19th June 1844 Sarah aged 39 , then married Michael Scott aged 35 on the 1st January 1846. Michael was Irish and a Roman Catholic and lived at Coalpit Vale. Together they had 9 children

Later in her life Sarah moved and lived at Forbes and died on 18 May 1867 of pneumonia being aged 70 at Cadow", Forbes. Michael died eight years later on 1 June 1875 aged 74 at Carrowobity.

Ironically the two daughters Ann and Elizabeth both died a day apart in March 1863. of "colonial/bilious fever"

Their children:

Eldest son Michael was 22 when he died in 1849 and was buried at Hartley in the Roman Catholic section.

Next son Joseph married Eliza Field at Mount York on 11th August 1852. They also was living at Coalpit Vale

Hi died on 3 September 1875 Broad Creek, Bogabagil, age 44.ofscrofulous disease of the kneejoints His occupation was listed as carrier,

William Scot was married on 16th June 1849 at Carcoar to Ester Jones

Sarah was listed as a Wesleyan Methodist and she was married at St Berbnnards Church at Hartley to Pierce Field carrier on the 22nd August 1859. She too moved out to Forbes and she died Orange Road, near Forbes, aged 82, old age and senile decay

Ann Scott b. c 1823, d. 17 Mar 1863
Elizabeth Scott b. c 1824, d. 18 Mar 1863¹⁰
Sophia Scott b. c 1824
Michael Scott b. c 1827, d. Mar 1849
Ellen Scott b. c 1830
Georgina Scott b. c 1831
Joseph Scott+ b. c 1832, d. 3 Sep 1875¹
William Scott b. a 1832, d. 12 Feb 1863¹⁰
Sarah Scott+ b. 6 Jun 1840, d. 14 Feb 1922¹²

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1826 Mary

1829 Susannah

1831 Jane

1833 Esther

1836 Sarah

1840 Pierce

1842 John

Eldest son and the first child born in Sydney was John on the 8th February 1803. at Castlereagh.

John aged 19, married on the 28th January in 1822 at the Castlereagh Church to Hannah Lees. Hannah was 19 at the time of the marriage

John died at his property Myall Park near Forbes aged 87 of senile decay on the 2nd June 1886

Hannah died on 26th December 1874 at Back Creek near Cowra at the age of 71, of Asthma

Hannah father John Lees was a devout Christian. He gave an acre of land at Castlereagh to the Wesleyan Church, built a small chapel on it .A new church at Castlereagh was built in 1847 and in 1921 Mary and John Lees were re-interred at that site

Mary Collits b. 8 Dec 1826¹
Susannah Collits b. 5 May 1829¹
Jane Collits b. 24 Jun 1831⁴
Esther Collits b. 10 Oct 1833¹
Sarah Collits b. 30 Aug 1836⁴
Pierce Collits b. 13 Mar 1840⁵
John Collits b. 25 May 1842¹

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1822 Mary

1828 Pierce

1840 Sarah

1842 Charles

1844 Joseph

1848 Alfred

Francis was the next to be born on 26 September 1804 at Castlereagh. At the age of 18 she married Thomas Pembroke on the 25th July 1822 at the Castlereagh Church.

Francis died at 'Three Brothers" at Bathurst on 19th August 1869 a the age of 68 of entertitis.

Children of 1st marriage Mary , Henry 30, Ellen 28 living; 4 males deceased

Mary Pembroke b. 22 May 1822⁵
Pierce Pembroke b. 28 Aug 1828⁵

She then married Charles Fell age 40on the 4th January 1841 at Mulgoa.

Children of 2nd marriage

Sarah Fell b. 23 Oct 1840⁵
Charles Fell b. 10 Oct 1842⁵
Joseph Fell b. 12 Dec 1844⁵
Alfred Fell b. 16 Dec 1848³

Sarah was born at Regentville Estate", Mulgoa, and baprised on the 10 Janaury 1841 at Mulgoa daughter of Charles & Fanny Fell, "Regentville Estate", Coachman

Charles was born on 10th Octobver 1841 at Mount York Hartley and was baptised on 17th Janaury 1843 at Bathurst. His fathers occupation at the time was listed as Farmer at Mount York Hartley

Jospeh was born on 12th December 1842 at Hartley and Baptised at Bathurst his father still listed as a Hartley Farmer.

Alfred was born on 16th December 1848 at Hartley and was christened at Kelso on 25th March 1849

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1840 Caroline

1842 Pierce

1848 James

1851 Sophia

James was born 21st March 1806. They had him baptized on 24th June 1810 at Castlereagh . It was not until 6 August 1832 that James decided it was time to get married. So Ellen Leech, became his wife.

this was till he married Bridget Clifford. they had a duaghter Caroline born in 1840

Bridget Clifford

Child

Caroline Collits b. 23 Feb 1840¹

31st August 1840 Sophia Higgins became his third wife , the marriage taking place at Hassons walls.

Pierce Collits+ b. 14 Mar 1842⁶
James Collits b. 18 Jun 1848⁷
Sophia Jane Collits b. 11 Jun 1851⁷

James lived till 30th December 1880 at his property Carrawobitty at Forbes where he dies aged 84 his occupation being listed as "Squatter"

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Joseph Collits was born on 17th March 1808 and was also baptised on 24 June 1810. Jospeh did not get married till 21st July 1845 when he married Mary Perry who was a widow, the marriage taking place at Castlereagh. He was listed as living at Mt Victoria as was Marys place of residence. Mary was born as Mary Ann Field on the 14 March 1795 and was 13 years older than Josphe at their time of the Marriage. Jospeh was 37 and Mary 50.

Mary died Bogabigli, near Forbes, age 71, of Diarrhoea on the 12 November 1865. The nexr ear on 6th March 1866 he married Martha Sherringham at Mount Clarnece (near Hartley). He was listed at a "grazier" of Lachlan River

there were no children from either marriage.

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1827 Thomas

1829 Joseph

1834 James

1840 Maria

1843 Eliza

1846 Sophia

1847 Thomas

1849 William

1851 Jesse

Sophia was born on 16 January 1810 at Catlereagh, She went on to marry Thomas Rawsthorne on 30 October 1826 at the age of 16.

Thomas Rawsthorne b. 23 Jun 1827, d. 15 Jun 1837⁵
Joseph Rawsthorne b. 4 Oct 1829⁵
James Rawsthorne b. 26 Jan 1834⁵

She later married Thomas Morris on 19th March 1838 at Castlereagh Thomas had been living at Vale of Clwydd

Maria Jane Morris b. 10 Mar 1840⁵
Eliza Stella Morris b. 12 Jul 1843⁶
Sophia Morris b. 8 Feb 1846⁵
Thomas Lachlan Morris b. 30 Jun 1847⁷
William Clarence Morris b. 23 Sep 1849⁵
Jesse Morris b. 5 Oct 1851⁵

She died on 25th January 1868 at Billybong Forbes at the age of 58 from a fever that had lasted 6 weeks

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1832 Sarah

1836 Mary

1841 John

1843 Sylvanus

1845 Thomas

1847 Sarah

1850 Amelia

1852 Maria F

1854 Pierce

Amelia Collits was born in Windsor on 27th September 1812 and baptised a month later on 25th October 1812 at St Mathews Windsor.

She married John Skeen on 29th June 1832 at the age of 20 a the Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Kelso,

Sarah Skeen b. 14 Sep 1832⁵
Mary Skeen b. 29 Apr 1834⁶
John Skeen b. 30 Nov 1841⁷
Sylvanus Skeen b. 6 Oct 1843⁶
Thomas Skeen b. 12 Oct 1845⁶
Sarah Victoria Skeen b. 3 Dec 1847⁶
Amelia Sophia Skeen b. 10 Feb 1850⁶
Maria Francis Skeen b. 22 Mar 1852⁶
Pierce Skeen b. 22 Jan 1854⁷

She lived a long life and died on 8th October 1896 at Kanimbla aged 84 of senility and Buried 11/10/1896, Mount York, near Mount Victoria

John Skeen died on 29th June 1873 at Mount York

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1844 Eliza

Willam Collits was the last born child of Pierce and Mary. Born at Castlereagh on the 13th June 1815 and baptised on 25 February 1816. on the 1st August 1842 he married Caroline James at Penrith. Caroline was murdered on the Mt Victoria pass after a drinking outing.

He then married Mary Ann Quinn on the 1st August 1842 at Penrith . They had one child

Eliza Collits b. 7 Nov 1844³

William died at Bogabigal near Forbes and was buried on the 28th December 1867aged 53 of consumption of 9 months duration.

December 1867?

Bogabigal, near Forbes, NSW, Australia, William Collits, Grazier, age 53, consumption, 9 months

1811 Pierce

1813 Josiah

1815 John

1818 Elizabeth

1818 James

1819 Eliza

1819 Mary Ann

1821 Lydia

1821 Maria

1822 Mary

1823 Ann

1823 Frances

1824 Elizabeth

1824 Sophia

1825 James

1826 Edward Field

1826 Lucy Ann

1826 Mary

1827 Michael

1827 Thomas

1828 Pierce

1829 Joseph

1829 Susannah

1830 Ellen

1831 Joseph

1831 Jane

1832 Sarah

1832 William

1833 Esther

1834 James

1836 Mary

1836 Sarah

1840 Caroline

1840 Maria

1840 Pierce

1840 Sarah

1841 John

1842 Charles

1842 John

1842 Pierce

1843 Eliza

1843 Sylvanus

1844 Eliza

1844 Joseph

1845 Thomas

1846 Sophia

1847 Sarah

1847 Thomas

1848 Alfred

1848 James

1849 William

1850 Amelia

1851 Jesse

1851 Sophia

1852 Maria F

1854 Pierce