Mary Watkins1

F, #5450, b. 31 July 1843, d. 21 July 1932
FatherJames Watkins2 b. 8 Aug 1817, d. 5 Oct 1853
MotherJane Morris2 b. 1824, d. 18 Nov 1900
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of Keith Graham Bassett
Last Edited31 Jan 2022
Birth*31 July 1843 Hartley, NSW, Australia2 
Baptism24 March 1844 Bathurst, NSW, Australia;
When Baptized: March 24th 1844
When Born: July 31st 1843
Child’s Christian Name: Mary
Parents’ Names: James and Jane Watkins
Abode: Hartley
Quality or Profession: Settler
By whom the ceremony was performed: W H Walsh2 
Death of Father5 October 1853 Mount York, NSW, Australia;Principal=James Watkins3 
Married Name29 August 1865 Collits1 
Marriage*29 August 1865 Forbes, NSW, Australia;Groom=Pierce Collits4 
Death of Mother18 November 1900 Camp Hill, Forbes, NSW, Australia;
Deaths at Forbes.
About 1 a.m. on Sunday morning last Mrs. James Rawsthorne, senr., late of Carrawobity Station, died from failure of the heart's action at the residence of her son (Mr. J. E. Rawsthorne), Camp Hill Forbes, at the ripe age of 78 years. The deceased was mother of Mrs. J. H. Richards, Newhaven, Condobolin.;Principal=Jane Morris5 
Death of Spouse25 December 1928 8 Frederick Street, Petersham, NSW, Australia;Principal=Pierce Collits6,7 
Death*21 July 1932 8 Frederick Street, Petersham, NSW, Australia;
COLLITS.—July 21, 1932, at her residence, 8
Frederick-street, Petersham, Mary, relict of the late
Pierce Collits. In her 91st year.8 

Family

Pierce Collits b. 14 Mar 1842, d. 25 Dec 1928
Children

Citations

  1. [S651] NSW BDM Indexes, 2530/1865 Pierce Collits & Mary Watkins.
  2. [S1570] NSW Early Church Records 1788-1855, baptism Mary Watkins 1844.
  3. [S1419] Our past Blue mountaineers, vol 1, cemetery transcitions.
  4. [S1481] NSW Marriage Indexes, 2530/1865 Pierce Collits & Mary Watkins.
  5. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Lachlander, Friday, November 23, 1900.
  6. [S1473] NSW Death Indexes, 19922/1928 Pierce Collits.
  7. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Sydney Morning Herald, Wednesday, December 26, 1928.
  8. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Sydney Morning Herald, Friday, July 22, 1932.
  9. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 11236/1865 Sophia J Collits.
  10. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 12133/1868 (Female) Collits.
  11. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 9555/1870 Joseph James Collitts.
  12. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 9775/1872 Maude M Collits.
  13. [S1317] Death Certificate transcript.
  14. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 11154/1876 Lydia Fanny Collits.
  15. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 11561/1877 Albert E Collits.
  16. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 11562/1877 Herbert E Collits.
  17. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 13152/1879 Walter William Collits.
  18. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 15193/1881 Ernest Steven Collits.
  19. [S1752] Ancestry Sydney Anglican Parish Regiters, 1818-2011, online https://ancestry.com, marriage Thomas Stewart Collett & Franziska Josefine Colinstine Martens 1918.