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William Collings (Taylor)

William was born in June 1844 in Bolton and his baptism took place on June 22nd, 1845 at St. Peter's (Bolton).¹²

Birth Notes
- Aged 7 in 1851
  Aged 16 in 1861
  Aged 26 in 1871
  
  Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1844
  TAYLOR    William    TAYLOR    Western Bolton    WB/10/265
  
  TAYLOR, WILLIAM        -
  GRO Reference: 1844 J Quarter in BOLTON UNION
  Volume 21 Page 143
  
  Name:    William Taylor
  Baptism Date:    22 Jun 1845
  Baptism Place:    Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
  Mother:    Ann Taylor
  Reference Number:    GB127.L243/1/3/17
  
  Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1845
  TAYLOR    William    TAYLOR    Eastern Bolton    Bolton    EB/14/97
  TAYLOR    William    TAYLOR    Little Bolton    Bolton    LB/12/27
  TAYLOR    William    TAYLOR    Western Bolton    Bolton    WB/11/452
  
  William was born 1 or 2 years before the parents married, so possibly not the son of Joseph.

William's father was Joseph Collings and his mother was Ann Taylor. His paternal grandparents were William Collings and Maria Mather. He had three brothers and three sisters, named Joseph, Samuel, George, Maria, Elizabeth and Sarah. He had a foster brother named John. He died at the age of 35 in 1879 in Bolton.³

Death Notes
- Died before 1871, as Jesse was living with grandparents after then. Only one record matched:
  
  Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1879
  COLLINS William 35 Eastern Bolton EB/59/463

General Notes
- William was born before his parents married. His 1844 birth was registered as TAYLOR, not COLLINS.
  
  In 1861, William (16) was with parents and family at 18 Garside Street, West Bolton
  
  In 1862, another William Collings married Esther Talbot.
  
  In 1863 William married Maria Barrow and they had a Son William than died and then a son Jesse in 1864, before his wife Maria died in 1866. William then returned to his parents, leving Jesse to be brought up by her grandparents.
  NOTE: There may be two different Williams!
  
  In 1871, William (26), unmarried, a carter, was still with his parents. William had left home and married by 1881.

Occupation Details
- From 1861 William's occupation was Cotton Finisher in Bolton.
  From 1871 his occupation was Carter in Little Bolton.
  - Occupation Notes
    - Carter at 20 Dawson Lane

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- William Collings
  - b.1790 in Middleton d.Feb 1852 in Bolton
  
  Joseph Collings
  - b.1824 in Bolton d.Mar 1890 in Bolton
  
  John Mather
  - b.1713 in Warrington d.Apr 1768 in Warrington
  
  Richard Mather
  - b.Nov 1737 in Turton d.May 1826 in Turton
  
  Ellen Blinstone ^*
  - b.1714 in Burtonwood d.06 Jan 1780 in Warrington
  
  James Mather
  - b.28 Sep 1761 in Turton d.Oct 1811 in Little Bolton
  
  Edmund Howarth ^*
  - b.May 1702 in Lower Darwen
  
  Ann Howarth
  - b.1744 in Lower Darwen d.May 1786 in Turton
  
  Anne
  - b.1696
  
  Maria Mather
  - b.1795 in Bolton d.Jan 1857 in Little Bolton
  
  John Lomax
  - b.~  1702 in Entwistle
  
  James Lomax
  - b.1735 in Bolton d.1831 in Bolton
  
  Ellen Cross
  - b.~  1706 in Darwen
  
  Happy Lomax
  - b.08 Feb 1768 in Bolton d.23 Jun 1843 in Bolton
  
  Mary Taylor
  - b.~  1731 in Deane d.1796 in Bury
  
  William Collings (Taylor)
  - b.Jun 1844 in Bolton d.1879 in Bolton
  
  Ann Taylor
  - b.1825 in Bolton d.Oct 1882 in Bolton
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

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¹ 1851 UK Census
² Manchester CoE Births & Baptisms
³ FreeBMD.org.uk
Source/Citation BMD (FreeBMD.org.uk)