Maria Collits1

F, #1051, b. 1 September 1796, d. September 1829
FatherPierce Collits2 b. c 1769, d. 19 Sep 1848
MotherMary Hardwick2 b. 24 Dec 1769, d. 4 Aug 1841
Relationship4th great-aunt of Keith Graham Bassett
Last Edited8 May 2022
Name Variation Maria Collett3 
Birth*1 September 1796 King St, Tower Hill, St Botolph Without Aldgate, London4 
Baptism25 September 1796 St Botolph without Aldgate, London;
Maria Collett Daur of Pierce & Mary Born 1 Inst, King St, Tower Hill4 
(Passenger) Transported14 December 1801 "Minorca", Port Jackson, NSW, Australia;Convict=Pierce Collits, Passenger=Mary Hardwick5 
Married Name4 September 1811 Strickland6 
Marriage*4 September 1811 St Matthews, Windsor, NSW, Australia;Philip Strickland & Maria Collett
Witnesses George Gilbert & Susannah Randall;Groom=Philip Strickland6 
Death of Spouse9 November 1816 Castlereagh, NSW, Australia;age 26;Principal=Philip Strickland7 
Marriage*6 October 1817 Christ Church, Castlereagh, NSW, Australia;
Solemnization of Marriage by Banns between Edward Field and
Maria Strickling and married by me at Castlereagh this day
Henry Fulton
Edward Field (his mark)
Maria Stricklan (her mark)
Witnesses
James Portsmouth (his mark)
Mary Colletts (her mark)
;Groom=Edward Field8 
Married Name6 October 1817 Field9 
Muster 1825*1825 Evan, NSW, Australia;Maria Collett, BC, Wife of Edward Field, Evan3 
Census 1828*1828 Evan, NSW, Australia;Edward Field, 31, Born in the colony, Protestant, Farmer
Maria Field, 32, Came Free, "Minorca" 1801, Protestant
Elizabeth Field, 10
Eliza Field, 9
Lydia Field, 7
Frances Field, 5
James Field, 3
Lucy A Field, 2
Edward Field, 6m;Head=Edward Field, Daughter=Elizabeth Field, Daughter=Eliza Field, Daughter=Lydia Field, Daughter=Frances Field, Son=James Field, Daughter=Lucy Ann Field, Son=Edward Field10 
Death*September 1829 Evan, NSW, Australia7 
Burial*23 September 1829 Castlereagh Anglican Cemetery, Castlereagh, NSW, Australia;
age 33, a Native, Settler, abode Evan

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Maria Field & daughter Eliza headstone

Family 1

Philip Strickland d. 9 Nov 1816
Children

Family 2

Edward Field b. 16 Sep 1797, d. 7 Dec 1846
Children

Citations

  1. [S48] Lees Family Reunion.
  2. [S1230] IGI batch C006338 - St Botolph without Aldgate.
  3. [S1469] 1825 Muster for NSW Australia.
  4. [S1529] London, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, online www.ancestry.com.
  5. [S1222] Convicts to Australia.
  6. [S1312] St Matthews Windsor Parish Registers 1810-1856.
  7. [S1223] NSW Deaths 1788-1975.
  8. [S1792] Castlereagh Christ Church marriages 1815-1857, Edward Field & Maria Stricklan 1817.
  9. [S1219] NSW Marriages 1788-1857.
  10. [S1235] 1828 Census for NSW Australia.
  11. [S1338] Patricia Braden.
  12. [S1220] NSW Baptisms 1788-1855.