Brief Life History of Robert
When Robert Collier was born about 1535, in Feckenham, Worcestershire, England, his father, Henry Collier, was 27 and his mother, Sybil, was 30. He married Eleanor Wythe in 1560, in Feckenham, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 17 September 1588, in his hometown, at the age of 54, and was buried in Walsall St Matthew, Staffordshire, England.
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Sources (13)
- England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
- England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973
- Robte Collier in entry for Thomas Collier, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Spouse and Children
1535–1588 Male
1539–1571 Female
Children (4)
1562–1648 Male
1564–1587 Female
1565– Female
1568– Male
Parents and Siblings
1510–1557 Male
1507–1587 Female
Siblings (7)
1529– Female
1531– Female
1535–1588 Male
1537–1582 Female
1540–1582 Female
+2 More Children
World Events (6)
1549 · Book of Common Prayer
Age 14
1558 · Act of Uniformity
Age 23
1569 · State Lottery
Age 34
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English colier, in most parts of the country ‘maker or seller of charcoal’, but in some areas (such as Bolton le Moors and Wigan, Lancashire) where coal measures were near the surface, ‘miner or seller of coal’ (in the modern sense, ‘fossil fuel’). The name was taken to Ireland from England and was first recorded there in 1305. In Petty's ‘census’ of 1659, it was recorded as a principal surname in Meath.
English: occupational name from Middle English coilour, coliour, culliour, Old French coileor, coillour ‘tax collector’. Surnames with this origin seem to have died out in Britain.
French (northern): from collier ‘collar’, a metonymic occupational name for a maker of collars.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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