Thomas Collis
- Things to see:
- Collis graves.
O'Neill's Point Cemetery,
Bayswater, Auckland, New Zealand.
See map
and street view.
- Thomas Collis grave.
Block X, Plot 059.
- John Collis grave.
Block I, Plot 111.
- William Francis Collis grave.
Block C, Plot 10.
Thomas Collis grave.
Photo 2013.
See
full size.
Photo by Aaron Ferris.
From
billiongraves.com
Thomas Collis,
born 1840,
of
Barrow House, Co.Kerry.
See
Wikitree.
He is listed as of Barrow at mar.
He
mar 1866, Tralee,
to his 3rd cousin
Arabella Collis [bapt 21 Aug 1831].
His father sold
Barrow House in 1870.
Thomas is listed as living Spa, Tralee, at dau's birth 1873.
Emigrated to New Zealand 1875:
Settled in New Zealand.
Lived from 1890 to death 1918 in Devonport,
suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
They lived Calliope Rd, Devonport.
Arabella's unmarried sister Frances lived with them.
Frances
died at Calliope Rd, Devonport, on 8 May 1904.
She is buried at O'Neill's Point Cemetery in the same plot where
William Francis Collis below was buried later in 1930.
Arabella died 1 Apr 1917, age 85 yrs.
She was bur at
O'Neill's Point Cemetery,
Bayswater, Auckland.
Thomas died at Calliope Rd, Devonport, 7 Sept 1918, age 78 yrs.
He was bur at
O'Neill's Point Cemetery.
Thomas and Arabella had issue:
- John Collis,
Jack,
born 4 Dec 1867, Barrow House.
See birth cert
from here.
Lived in area of
North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand.
At father's death 1918 he is listed as working in the Telegraph Department.
He lived at 6 Mays St, Devonport, Auckland.
He died at 6 Mays St, Devonport, 3 May 1931, age 63 yrs.
He was bur at
O'Neill's Point Cemetery.
See findagrave.
- William Francis Collis,
born 30 June 1870, Barrow House.
See birth cert
from here.
School teacher in New Zealand.
At father's death 1918 he is listed as school master.
As at death 1930 he was living King Edward Ave,
Takapuna, North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand.
He died at King Edward Ave, Takapuna, 4 Nov 1930, age 60 yrs.
He was bur at
O'Neill's Point Cemetery.
See findagrave.com.
Funeral attended by
Alexander Harris MP
and Julius Williamson, Mayor of Takapuna.
- Kate Collis,
born 6 Apr 1873, Spa, Tralee.
See birth cert
from here.
At father's death 1918 she is alive, unmarried.
Alive at brother's death 1931.
She must be Kate Collis who died 19 Dec 1945, age 71,
and is buried at Torbay cemetery,
Torbay, Auckland.
See
photo
from
here.
See
inscription
from
here.
Newspaper reports of death of Thomas Collis in 1918.
Posted at
findagrave.
These incorrectly say he is grandson of Sir Rowland Blennerhassett.
He is in fact grandson of
Rowland Blennerhassett,
son of Sir Rowland Blennerhassett.
John Collis
John Collis grave.
Photo 2013.
See
full size.
Photo by Aaron Ferris.
From
billiongraves.com
See
other shot.
From
findagrave.
Newspaper report of death of John Collis in 1931.
Posted at
findagrave.
William Francis Collis
Newspaper reports of death of William Francis Collis in 1930.
Posted at
findagrave.
