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John Collis

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Barrow House.
From street view.

John Collis,
born 1810,
of Barrow House, Barrow Harbour, on the coast to the NW of Tralee, Co.Kerry.
See Wikitree.
He is listed as of Barrow at mar.
He mar 1836 to Millicent Agnes Blennerhassett [born 1810].
She died 1843.
He sold Barrow House in 1870.
He died 25 March 1878, The Spa, Tralee, age 68 yrs.
They had issue:

1. Letitia Collis, born 1837.
   She mar 1 December 1863 to Oliver Mason Creagh [born 1833].
   They mar at Ardfert (NOT Tralee). See mar cert from here.
   They emigrated to New Zealand 1865.
   Letitia died in New Zealand, 1865, age 28 yrs. See grave.
   
   Oliver mar 2ndly, 1869, to Annie Cashel [born 1842] and had issue.
   Death notice says she was dau of George Cashel of Shallee, Co.Tipperary.
   Findagrave.com thinks she was dau of George Cashel and Jane Anne Franklin of Bedford House, Co.Kerry.
   Annie died 1890, New Zealand, age 48 yrs. See grave.
   Oliver died 1924, New Zealand, age 91 yrs. See grave.
   
   Letitia and Oliver had issue:

   1. Millicent Agnes Blennerhassett Creagh,
      born 1865, Ireland,
      died unmarried, New Zealand, 1925. See grave.

   
   

2. Diana Collis,
   born 1839,
   died unmarried, Dublin, 1930, age 91 yrs.

   
   

3. Melicent Collis,
   Melicent Agnes Lucy Collis, born 1840, NOT Millicent.
   
   She mar 21 January 1865 to Rev. William R. Hiffernan [William Ruby Hiffernan, or Heffernan, born 1823, son of Rev. Thomas Exham Hiffernan].
   Rev. William was a CoI cleric. At mar he was a Curate at Glenbeigh, Co.Kerry.
   They mar at Ardfert (NOT Tralee). See mar cert from here. See other copy from here.
   
   He was a Curate at Ballycushlane, Co.Kerry, 1867 to 1885. See [Ardfert and Aghadoe Clergy, p.59 and 100].
   They lived at Cahereenard, Kealgorm townland, SW side of Castleisland, Co.Kerry.
   She died 3 Nov 1885, Cahereenard, age 45 yrs. See death cert from here.
   See him listed in Kealgorm in 1901 census.
   He died 31 July 1909, Cahereenard, age 86 yrs. See death cert from here.
   See admin of estate. From here. Granted to James Chute, M.D. (unidentified).
   [Ardfert and Aghadoe Clergy, p.61] shows that Rev. William had a sister Isabella Louisa Hiffernan who married in 1856 to Capt. Thomas Chute. So James Chute is probably his nephew.
   The disposal of his estate was disputed. See item in Kerry Evening Post, December 4, 1909. Says James Chute is next-of-kin to Rev. Hiffernan, and Diana Collis and Thomas Collis are next-of-kin to his wife. Looks like no children.

   
   

4. Thomas Collis,
   born 1840.
   Emigrated to New Zealand.

   
   

Barrow House on 1829 to 1842 map.
See modern map.
This is now a guesthouse, Barrow House.