A One-Name Study of Cornwall/Devon Bassetts/Bassets

Pierce Collits¹

M, #5429, b. 13 March 1840, d. 7 August 1914

Father

John Pilmore Collits¹ b. 8 Feb 1803, d. 2 Jun 1886

Mother

Hannah Lees¹ b. 25 Jun 1804, d. 26 Dec 1874

Relationship

1st cousin 4 times removed of Keith Graham Bassett

Last Edited

21 Jun 2022

Birth*

13 March 1840

Mount York, NSW, Australia²

Baptism

23 May 1841

St Barnabas, Hartley, NSW, Australia;
When Baptized: 23rd May 1841
When Born: 13th March 1840
Child's Christian Name: Pierce son of
Parents' Names: John and Hannah Collets
Ábode: Mount York
Quality or Profession: Settler
By whom the Ceremony was perfomed: Will: G: Australia²

Marriage*

27 April 1870

Hartley, NSW, Australia;Bride=Elizabeth Jones³

Death of Mother

26 December 1874

Back Creek, near Cowra, NSW, Australia;Hannah Collits, age 71, Asthma, 5 months
Father Field, Farmer
Mother Mary Stevens or Stephens
born Penrith NSW
Married Penrith NSW, John Collits
Children of marriage Maria 44, Esther 41, Pierce 34, John 32 living; 5 deceased; 1 male, 4 females
Informant Pierce Collits, son of deceased, Back Creek
Buried 27/12/1874, Cowra Cemetery;Principal=Hannah Lees⁴

Death of Father

2 June 1886

"Myall Park", near Forbes, NSW, Australia;John Collits, age 87, Selector, senile decay, 10 days
Father Pierce Collits, Grazier
Mother unknown
born Penrith NSW
Married Hannah Lees, 19, Penrith NSW
Children of marriage Esther 51, Pearce 46, John 43 living, 3 girls deceased
Informant Pierce Collits, son, Forbes
Buried 5/6/1886, Forbes
Minister Rev E Dunstan, Church of England
Witnesses John Young & Richd Stone;Principal=John Pilmore Collits⁴

Death*

7 August 1914

Sand Hills, Forbes, NSW, Australia^5,6

Obituary

11 August 1914

"The Forbes Advocate", Forbes, NSW, Australia;
OBITUARY
MR. PIERCE COLLITS.
At his residence, Sand Hills, on Friday night last, the death occurred of Mr. Pierce Collits, one of the real old residents of Forbes district. Deceased, who had reached the great old age of 74 years, had been suffering for a considerable time from a severe internal complaint. Born at Hartley, in New South Wales, the late Mr. Collits came to Forbes at a very early age, and married and settled down in the district. He was very fond of Forbes and has resided here practically ever since. In the early mining days here Mr. Collits did general work about the district, and later on he took up farming pursuits at Sand Hills, where he resided up till the time of his death. Deceased was very highly respected, and leaves a widow, four sons, and five daughters, all well-known residents.
The funeral on Sunday afternoon was very largely attended, the remains being interred in the private cemetery at Sand Hill, and the service at the graveside was conducted by the Rev. A. J. Gardner. The funeral arrangements were in the hands of Mr. W. E. Luthje.⁶

Family

Elizabeth Jones b. 25 Aug 1852, d. 17 Jul 1932

Children

Mary Hannah Collits⁷ b. 27 Jul 1871, d. 1 Jun 1922
Grace Collits+⁸ b. 23 Jun 1873, d. 22 Mar 1954
Lillian Collits+⁹ b. 29 Nov 1874, d. 28 Jul 1969
Henry Harold Collits+¹⁰ b. 25 Jun 1876, d. 9 May 1953
John Collits+¹¹ b. 3 Nov 1878, d. 22 May 1947
Esther Collits¹² b. 28 Jul 1880, d. 9 Aug 1893
Joseph Collits+¹³ b. 7 Oct 1882, d. 5 Aug 1952
Elizabeth Collits+¹⁴ b. 17 Feb 1885, d. 25 Mar 1972
George Collits+¹⁵ b. 15 Oct 1886, d. 17 Mar 1940
Frank Collits+¹⁶ b. 14 Aug 1889, d. 5 Mar 1941
Stanley C Collits¹⁷ b. 31 Jan 1892, d. 6 Jul 1892
Lydia Sybil Collits¹⁸ b. 27 Apr 1893, d. 7 May 1961
Cecilia M Collits¹⁹ b. 15 Mar 1897, d. 29 May 1897

Citations

[S651] NSW BDM Indexes, V18421976 28/1842 Pierce Colletts.
[S1570] NSW Early Church Records 1788-1855, V18421976 28/1842 Pierce Collets.
[S1481] NSW Marriage Indexes, 2406/1870 Pierce Collits & Elizabeth Jones.
[S1317] Death Certificate transcript.
[S1473] NSW Death Indexes, 13052/1914 Pierce Collitts.
[S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Forbes Advocate, Tuesday, August 11, 1914.
[S1473] NSW Death Indexes, 9455/1871 Mary H Collits.
[S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 10323/1873 Grace Collitts.
[S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 10013/1874 Lillian Collits.
[S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 11200/1876 Henry Harold Collits.
[S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 12389/1878 John Collits.
[S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 13039/1880 Ester Collits.
[S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 13927/1882 Joseph Collits.
[S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 16933/1885 Elizabeth Collit.
[S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 26387/1886 George Collits.
[S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 21623/1889 Frank Collits.
[S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 13131/1892 Stanley C Colliss.
[S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 13388/1893 Cecilia M Collits.
[S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 11995/1897 Cecilia M Collits.