COLLETT Family Tree

with links to British India

 

My grandmother Sarah Jane Collett was born in Asansol, West Bengal in 1891 to Henry and Catherine Collett. A cousin of mine has done copious research on our family tree, our common ancestors being Lewis and Mary Collett who lived in Mumbai in the early nineteenth century. Happy to hear from other Collett family members!. Emma Louise Oram

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? COLLETT married ?, children:

  1. Lewis Andrew Collett (born 1771; died 10 November 1843 in Girgaum, Bombay, India)

Next Generation

Lewis Andrew COLLETT (b 1771, d 10 Nov 1843 in Girgaum, Bombay, India. Occupation on his burial records is stated as "Inhabitant coach builder.") on 29 March 1812 in Surat married Mary Regina SMITH (b 1781, d Oct 1847 Bombay)   (Marriage entry reads as follows: " 1812 March 29th Mr Lewis A Collett and Mary Smith were married in default of a Protestant Clergyman residing at the factory by Captain Egan, Fort Adjutant on the 20th October 1805 and remarried by Rev A. Burrowes on 29th March 1812." Children:

  1. Caroline Antonia Mary Colett, (b 1807 Surat, India; d 8 Feb 1830 Bombay) on 20 Dec 1826 in Bombay married John HARRISON

  2. George Smith Collett (b 7 Aug 1810, c 26 May 1811 Surat, d 8 Feb Agra)

  3. Arnold Burrows Collett (b 1 Mar 1812 Surat, India, d 21 Aug 1878 Bombay)

  4. Thomas Richard Collett (b 1817, d 29 May 1819 Surat)

  5. David Fallon Collett (b 28 Oct 1819, c 17 Jan 1820 Surat)

  6. Rodney William Collett (b 7 Sep 1825, c 16 Jan 1826 Bombay)

Next Generation

Caroline Antonia Mary COLLETT, (b 1807 Surat, India; d 8 Feb 1830 Bombay) on 20 Dec 1826 in Bombay married John HARRISON

 

George Smith COLLETT (b 7 Aug 1810) on 22 Feb 1836 in Byculla married Anne Ursula HACKNEY, children:

  1. Anne Ursula Hackney Collett

  2. George Smith Collett (b 5 Mar 1837, c 5 Apr 1837)

  3. Henry Ashwood Colett (b 1845, d 26 Mar 1895 Madras)

  4. Robert Benjamin Collett (b 29 Sep 1854, c 4 May 1862 Agra)

Arnold Burrows COLLETT, (b 1 Mar 1812 Surat, India, d 21 Aug 1878 Bombay) on 5 February 1838 in Bombay, India married Mary WRIGHT .(Marriage entry reads as follows: " I declare that I am a member of the Church of Scotland established by law. A.B. Collett. Bombay, 5th February 1838. I hereby certify that Arnold Burrowes Collett, Bachelor inhabitant of Bombay and Mary Wright, Spinster of the town of Paisley, Scotland were married by me in St Andrews Church in presence of Robert Highat Esq Commander of the ship "Elizabeth", Mr William Henry Bell & others of Bombay."  Witness W.H. Bell, Children:

  1. Lewis Arnold Collett (b 9 Dec 1838 Bombay)

  2. Charlotte Jane Collett, on 15 Mar 1870 in Bombay married David Skinner KEMP (son of Robert Kemp)

  3. Arnold Burrows Collett (b 4 Jul 1841 Bombay)

  4. Elizabeth Collett (b 6 Jan 1843, c 2 Apr 1843 Bombay)

Next Generation

Anne Ursula Hackney COLLETT on 25 Jul 1881 in Benares married Guard Samivelle Arthur JOSEPH (son of Ezekiel Joseph)

 

George Smith COLLETT  (b 5 Mar 1837, c 5 Apr 1837, d 16 Apr 1894 Bareilly, Calcutta) at 25yrs on 30 Jun 1862 in Kidderpore married 25yr Christina STEWART, (b 1837 daughter of Richard Stewart) children:

  1. George Smith Collett. Assistant Surgeon (b  26 Sep 1867 Delhi, c 29 Dec 1867, d 21 Feb 1903 Umballa)

  2. Margaret Isabella Stewart Collett (b 1874)

Henry Ashwood COLLETT (b 1845, d 26 Mar 1895 Madras) married Catherine COSTELLOE, children:

  1. Ella Elizabeth Collett (b 23 Apr 1872 Dinapore, c 3 May 1872)

  2. Ann Ursula Collett (b 8 Oct 1874 Howrah)

  3. Catherine Margaret Collett (b 1876)

  4. Emilia Collett (c 2 Apr 1878 Kanpur)

  5. Henry Ashwood Collett (b 17 Dec 1879, c 15 Apr 1880 Allahabad)

  6. Henriett Augustus Collett (b 6 Nov 1881, c 18 Nov 1881 Benares)

  7. Grace Mildred Collett (b 1886)

  8. Lawrence John Collett (b 23 Jun 1888, c 28 Jul 1888 Dinapore)

Henry Ashwood COLLETT (b 1845, d 26 Mar 1895 Madras) on 28 Apr 1890 in Asansol married Catherine DAVIS, (b 1867, d 10 Mar 1923 Calcutta) children:

  1. Sarah Jane Collett (b 14 Jun 1891, c 19 Sep 1891 Asansol)

  2. Arthur Cecil Collett (b 6 Oct 1893, c 3 Dec 1893 Poona)

Robert Benjamin COLLETT (b 29 Sep 1854, c 4 May 1862 Agra) at 23yrs on 27 Dec 1877 in Dinapore married 16yr Jessie Adelaide HOLDWAY (b 1861 daughter of Henry Holdway)

 

Next Generation

George Smith COLLETT Assistant Surgeon (b  26 Sep 1867 Delhi, c 29 Dec 1867, d 21 Feb 1903 Umballa) at 19yrs on 11 Jun 1887 in Calcutta married 19yr Agnes Caroline MADGE (b 1868 daughter of Duncan Campbell Madge, d 18 Sep 1932 Calcutta), children:

  1. George Smith Collett (b 1891, d 24 Jan 1906 Barrackpore)

  2. Agnes Christina Hewit Collett (b 4 Dec 1892, c 22 Jan 1893 Calcutta)

Margaret Isabella Stewart COLLETT (b 1874) at 17yrs on 23 Jan 1891 in Cawnpore married 28yr John Charles GILLMAN (b 1863 son of James Gillman)

 

Ann Ursula COLLETT (b 8 Oct 1874 Howrah) at 17yrs on 18 Feb 1891 in Asansol married 30yr Peter LEITCH (b 1861 son of John Leitch)

 

Catherine Margaret COLLETT (b 1876) at 16yrs on 24 Jun 1892 in Calcutta married 21yr Teaplanter Thomas Richard LARDNER (b 1871 son of Frederick James Lardner)

 

Henry Ashwood COLLETT (b 17 Dec 1879, c 15 Apr 1880 Allahabad) married Hilda Louisa SHARP, children:

  1. Audrey Hilda Sharp Collett (b 6 Feb 1904, c 29 Feb 1904 Tundla)

  2. Henry Ashwood Sharp Collett (b 14 Aug 1905, c 15 Oct 1905 Delhi)

  3. Angus George Sharp Collett (b 6 Oct 1906 Ghaziabad)

Henry Ashwood COLLETT (b 17 Dec 1879, c 15 Apr 1880 Allahabad) married Lena Marie ?, children:

  1. Peter Ashwood Collett (b 2 Jul 1932, c 9 Jul 1932 Calcutta)

Grace Mildred COLLETT (b 1886) at 18yrs on 21 Jun 1904 in Calcutta married 31yr William Aldridge CALLAGHAN (b 1873 son of John Henry Callaghan)

 

Sarah Jane COLLETT (b 14 Jun 1891, c 19 Sep 1891 Asansol) at 25yrs on 10 May 1916 in Calcutta married 29yr Alfred George ORAM (b 1887 son of James Oram), children:

  1. Ronald Ashwood Oram (b 27 Jun 1917, c 29 Jul 1917 Amritsar)

  2. Richard Drummond Charles Oram (b 19 Feb 1920, c 5 Apr 1920 Karachi)

Next Generation

Agnes Christina Hewit COLLETT (b 4 Dec 1892, c 22 Jan 1893 Calcutta) at 24yrs on 27 Jul 1916 in Calcutta married 28yr Henry George FUREY (b 1888 son of Robert Furey)

 

Agnes Christina Hewit FUREY nee COLLETT (b 4 Dec 1892, c 22 Jan 1893 Calcutta) widowed, at 48yrs on 15 Dec 1940 in Calcutta married 29yr Arnold Harry DOMINY (b 1911 son of Charles Christina Dominy)

 

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? COLLETT married ?, children:

  1. Joseph William Collett

Next Generation

Joseph William COLLETT married Josephine ?, children:

  1. William Joseph Collett (b 2 Dec 1906 Madras)

  2. Elizabeth Collett (b 15 Apr 1914 Bilaspur)

  3. Benedict Patrick Collett (b 9 Mar 1919 Perambur)

Next Generation

William Joseph COLLETT (b 2 Dec 1906 Madras) at 24yrs on 17 Dec 1930 in Calcutta married Norah Mary WALLACE (b 1914 daughter of William Wallace), children:

  1. Ricardo William Collett (b 13 Feb 1931)

  2. Juliet Gertrude Collett (b 19 Dec 1932, c 11 Jan 1933 Calcutta)

  3. Genevieve Marie Collett (b 19 Sep 1934 Calcutta)

  4. Robert James Collett (b 19 Jan 1937 Calcutta)

  5. Austin Anthony Collett (b 12 Jul 1938 Kharagpur)

Next Generation

Juliet Gertrude COLLETT, (b 19 Dec 1932, c 11 Jan 1933 Calcutta) married Stanley Ignatius RODRIGUES (b1927), children:

  1. Rockwell Ramuss Rodrigues

 

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