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John Colling                                          1754-1837
John was born in November 1754, the son of Anthony Colling and Margaret Richardson, at Great Stainton/Greatham, County Durham.

Isabella Dobson                                    1761-1840
Isabella was born about 1761.
I have identified the following children.
  Robert Born 10 Nov 1785   Sunderland Married Elizabeth Swan
Thomas Born abt 1791   Sunderland Died 23 Mar 1803
Anthony Born abt 1794   Sunderland Married Sarah Coundon
John Born 4 Jun 1797   Sunderland  
Eleanor Born 6 Sep 1799   Sunderland  

Birth of Parents
John Colling b: Nov 1754  c: 12 Nov 1754       Great Stainton/Greatham, County Durham
son of Anthony Colling and Margaret Richardson

Isabella Dobson b: abt 1761        

Marriage
29 May 1785
John Colling
Isabella Dobson
Sunderland, County Durham

Children
Robert Colling b: 10 Nov 1785  c: 5 Jan 1786             Sunderland, County Durham
son of John Colling and Isabella Dobson
Thomas Colling b: abt 1791  c: 15 May 1791             Sunderland, County Durham
son of John Colling and Isabella Dobson       Died 23 Mar 1803
Anthony Colling b: abt 1794  c: 11 May 1794             Sunderland, County Durham
son of John Colling and Isabella Dobson
John Colling b: 4 Jun 1797  c: 9 Jul 1797             Sunderland, County Durham
son of John Colling and Isabella Dobson
Eleanor Colling b: 6 Sep 1799  c: 7 Mar 1800             Sunderland, County Durham
daughter of John Colling and Isabella Dobson

Death
John Colling Died abt 1837       1837 3Q Sunderland 24 116
 

Death
Isabella (Dobson) Colling Died 28 May 1840, Age 79,   Widow of John Colling, Schoolmaster, Zion Street, Sunderland
Burial: 31 May 1840       1840 2Q Sunderland 24 173

SPECIAL THANKS  to Anja Baker, of Paddock Wood, Kent, a descendant of this family, for many of the details provided above.