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Abraham Collings

Abraham was born in 1827 in Cowpe.¹

Birth Notes
- Aged 14 in 1841, living at Cowpe, Rossendale
  Aged 42 in 1871, born Coupe, Spotland

Abraham's father was Abraham Collins and his mother was Ann Mather. His maternal grandparents were Edmund Mather and Melicent Ashworth. He had two sisters named Elizabeth and Mary. He was the second oldest of the three children.

General Notes
- In 1851, Abraham (22) was still at Coupe (i.e Cowpe) with mother Ann Collings (Wid, 52) and two lodgers.
  
  1862 to 1865, Abraham lived at Mill End (the Mill at Waterfoot) where Ephriam and Emilia were born and Elizabeth Died.
  
  In 1865 Abraham and Sarah moved to Booth Fold, which is where Elimia and Sarah Ann were born.
  
  In 1871, Abraham, (42, born Coupe) and wife Sarah (36), both born Coupe, Spotland were at Booth Fold, Newchurch with Mary Ann (16), Ephriam (8), Emilia (5), and Sarah Ann (1)

Occupation Details
- From 1851 Abraham's occupation was Fire Beater in Newchurch in Rossendale.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Abraham Collins
  - b.1803 d.Mar 1844 R Rossendale
  
  Abraham Collings
  - b.1827 in Cowpe
  
  Edmund Mather
  - b.~ 1770 in Crawshawbooth d.Mar 1803 R Rossendale
  
  Ann Mather
  - b.1800 in Lower Booths d.Jan 1853 in Newchurch in Rossendale
  
  Melicent Ashworth
  - b.1774 in Newchurch in Rossendale d.Mar 1846 R Rossendale

Personal Timeline

Click here for details of Abraham's family with Sarah Ann Asten

¹ 1841 UK Census