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1901 England Census Record Name: Fridwick Collett [Frederick Collett] Age: 21 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880 Relation: Son Father`s name: William Mother`s name: Sarah A Gender: Male Where born: Wantage, Berkshire,England Civil parish: Gloucester Ecclesiastical parish: St James County/Island: Gloucestershire Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: Registrationdistrict: Gloucester Sub-registration district: South Hamlet ED, institution, or vessel: 26 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 5 Household Members: Name Age Fanny E Collett 26 Fridwick Collett 21 Lily Collett 6 Sarah A Collett 51 William Collett 51 Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 2431; Folio: 46; Page: 1. BIOGRAPHY: 35P7 http://www.collettfamilyhistory.net/Part 2035 20- 20The 20Melksham 20Line 201700 20to 202007 20Rev.3.htm BIOGRAPHY: WILLIAM COLLETT was born at Melksham around 1849.He was a blacksmith and he married Sarah Hayward of Melksham around 1870 with whom he had four children during the following ten years. BIOGRAPHY: In 1881 Sarah A Collett aged 31 of Melksham and a shoeing smith’s wife, was living at Partridges Yard in Wantage with the four children, William 8 born at Melksham, Fanny 6, Ellen 4 and Frederick 1 all born at Wantage. BIOGRAPHY: The children’s father, William Collett aged 32 and of Melksham, was not with them on the censusday, but was in lodgings at 38 Newport Street in Swindon where he was working atthat time. BIOGRAPHY: Sometime in the late 1880s the family moved to Gloucester where William worked at the Gloucester Wagon Works. He later set up his owncoach building company under the name Wm Collett & Sons. This was confirmed inthe 1901 Census. BIOGRAPHY: The census records show the family living in thecity of Gloucester. William’s age was given as 51 as was Sarah’s and living with them was their son William aged 28, all three confirmed as being born at Melksham. Also still living with their parents at that time were daughter Fanny aged 26 and youngest son Frederick aged 21, both of Wantage. BIOGRAPHY: The occupation of father William Collett was given as coach builder, while eldest son William was a coach-smith, and the youngest son Frederick was a coach painter. BIOGRAPHY: BIOGRAPHY: 35Q1 BIOGRAPHY: William Collett BIOGRAPHY: Born circa 1873 BIOGRAPHY: 35Q2 BIOGRAPHY: Fanny Collett BIOGRAPHY: Born circa 1875 BIOGRAPHY: BIOGRAPHY: 35Q3 BIOGRAPHY: Ellen Collett BIOGRAPHY: Born circa 1877 BIOGRAPHY: BIOGRAPHY: 35Q4 BIOGRAPHY: FREDERICK COLLETT BIOGRAPHY: Born circa 1880
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