Happy Collings
Happy was born in June 1847 in
Bolton and her christening took place there on August 22nd, 1847.
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Birth Notes
aged 5 in 1851 (named "Appy")
aged 14 in 1861
aged 24 in 1871
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1847
COLLINGE Happy WILLIAMS Little Bolton LB/14/322
Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 22 AUG 1847 Bolton Le Moors, Lancashire, England
Parents:
Father: John Collins
Mother: Sarah Collins
COLLINGS, HAPPY WILLIAMS
GRO Reference: 1847 J Quarter in BOLTON UNION
Volume 21 Page 135
Happy's father was
John Collings and her mother was
Sarah Williams. She had three brothers and three sisters, named
William,
Edmund,
George,
Ellen,
Harriet and
Mary. She was the second youngest of the seven children. She died at the age of 75 in May 1923 in
Bolton. She was buried on May 17th, 1923.
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Death Notes
Name: Happy Hamer
Death Registration Month/Year: 1923
Age at death (estimated): 76
Registration district: Bolton
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 8c
Page: 486
Name: Happy Hamer
Register Type: Burial
Death Date: abt 1923
Burial or Cremation Date: 17 May 1923
Burial or Cremation Place: Lancashire, England
URL: https://www.deceasedonline.com...
Happy and
James were married in a civil ceremony on September 27th, 1868 at
St. John (Bolton) by Walter Chamberlain and witnessed by Mary Ann Schofield; Squire Hardman Nelson.
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Marriage/Union Notes
Marriages Sep 1868 (>99%)
Collings Happy Bolton 8c 314
Collins Happy Bolton 8c 314
HAMER James Cunliffe Bolton 8c 314
Marriage: 27 Sep 1868 St John, Bolton, Lancashire, England
James Cunliffe Hamer - Full, Mangler, Bachelor, Little Bolton
Happy Collins - Full, Sorter, Spinster, Little Bolton
Groom's Father: Peter Hamer, Cabman
Bride's Father: John Collins, Butcher
Witness: Mary Ann Schofield; Squire Hardman Nelson
Married by Registrar's Certificate by: Walter Chamberlain
Notes: [Bride signed 'Happy Collings']
Register: Marriages 1862 - 1883, Page 84, Entry 168
Source: LDS Film 1966167
They had seven daughters named
Sarah,
Mary,
Emma,
Happy,
Maria,
Eva and
Ethel.