Immigrant Collis's
Several Collis families have come into Essex from other parts of the
country, without any obvious connection with the indiginous families.
William Collis, who was born in Newbury, Berks, in 1806, settled in
Roydon and opened a butcher's shop there. He and his wife Sarah had
seven children and the youngest, Alfred, followed into the family butchery.
Charles Collis, born about 1834 in Southampton, settled in Brightlingsea
before the 1881 census. His wife Mary was born in Salisbury and their
son Walter became a pupil teacher in Brightlingsea.
In 1881 there were only 22 immigrants into Essex .There were several
Collis families in West Ham, some, unsurprisingly, from London, but
one family from Hampshire. There were two Collis's from Ireland hut
Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Herts and Kent only contributed five between
them.
Outside Essex
As one would expect, there are many
Collis families in Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and London.
There are also large groups in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight as well
as Berkshire and Oxfordshire, and in the Somerset area.
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